Last Alfred William Ball Family Reunion - 57 Years

August 17th, 2008 No Comments

For 57 years the Ball family has held an annual reunion. This year was the last. Alfred William Ball was my great grandfather. This many years later the family has gotten so large that I don’t really know/recognize anyone. For that very reason I was very careful who I dated in [...]

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Rode Stoddard Creek Friday (A few Fridays ago)

August 17th, 2008 1 Comment

These days I only manage to ride motorcycles with my dad, brother and brother-in-law about once a year. This time we made our way to Stoddard Creek. Its about 60 miles north of my parents house. Very few people can find Idaho on a map which is fine with me. Because [...]

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Watching for Signs

May 23rd, 2008 1 Comment

I wrote this on May 11th but never got around to posting it:
We took the kids to Thanksgiving Point yesterday to look at the gardens. They had a great time. Whenever we travel through the Salt Lake area it seems that my wife has a $10 coupon for JCPenny that “would just be [...]

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A Life Of Service

March 2nd, 2008 No Comments

I attended my great uncle Wes’s funeral today. I never like the idea of going to funerals but every time I go I am glad I did. I didn’t spend a lot of time around Uncle Wes. Mostly I would see him at family events at my grandmother’s (He is my Grandmother [...]

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