Just to see If I could do it

1. I am 6'5" tall, 220 lbs.
2. I have flaming red hair.
3. I have been on ESPN at different sporting events several times.
4. I have clearly defined freckles, not blurry ones.
5. I wrote a page in my journal every day on my mission and still enjoy writing in my journal at least once a week.
6. I am never in the sun enough to tan on more than my arms and legs except at the Beach house, then it is a good burn. I don't burn as often now that I'm older and wiser.
7. I am often asked how to spell words, proofread important documents and don't get paid to do either.
8. I am often considered lucky by my wife and win a fair amount of drawings and contests; I swear it is the power of positive thinking.
9. I enjoy changing the oil in my car and anything else I can fix myself.
10. I went to Law School for one year and hated the school part.
11. I shot my first elk and deer while at Law School.
12. I have seen U2, Creed, Maroon 5, Gwen Stefani, Nickelback, Sevendust, & No Doubt in concert.
13. I appreciate my wife's willingness to cook and try new recipes.
14. I was diagnosed with Adult ADD while at Law School. I'm still trying to figure it out.
15. I don't just like change, I crave it.
16. We have lived in 5 apartments and one house in 7 years of marriage.
17. I like to wrestle with my boys.
18. I love that each of my boys is so different.
19. I have a harder time getting mad at Rusty than Stone. Have you ever seen him cry?
20. I don't like to pay the bills, I don't like to even see them b/c I will worry about them.
21. I do like to pay tithing and Fast Offerings.
22. I have had 2 heroes growing up: Bobby Griffitts and Caleb Zimmerman
23. I can forgive anyone but struggle with forgiving myself.
24. I like to drive long distances and think, but I don't like to dawdle on road trips, I like to get there and be efficient in my travel; I like to know know exactly how far and how long remains on the trip.
25. I am a people watcher; I got a degree in Sociology watching people and social norms. I find humor in breaking social norms, like turning to face people in the elevator.
26. I have only really loved one job I had, working for United Airlines. Didn't have to take the job home, excellent flight benefits which was great b/c I love to travel.
27. The only thing I fear at this point in life would be losing any of my boys.
28. I want to learn to speak Spanish fluently.
29. I was disappointed when I opened my mission call to Florida one year after being there for spring break AND only speaking English.
30. I enjoy talking about relationships and how to improve them and how to improve me.
31. I love making new friends and meeting new people and I love staying in touch with old friends but find it harder when it is one-sided.
32. Good friendships often mean more to me than family ones b/c it is by choice, not by blood.
33. I'm not a pessimist and I don't enoy talking to them; I don't enjoy being a realist, though sometimes it's necessary.
34. I try to be as optimistic as possible.
35. I love Mariners baseball and can watch a game start to finish on TV.
36. I enjoy building things.
37. I enjoy working out but don't like to do it alone.
38. Janna dumped me twice before we got engaged.
39. I can fit my fist in my mouth.
40. I enjoy a good day of manual labor.
41. I love intense summer thunder and lightning storms.
42. I love to hunt w/ my dad and am content not shooting anything while hunting if it means I got to spend the time with my dad and/or family.
43. I was 15 when I earned my Eagle Scout and got my driver's license.
44. I had 22 companions on my mission.
45. I loved Florida.
46. I never broke a bone in my body until after high school and since have broken 3 (hand, wrist, finger)
47. 2 of my 3 sons have broken legs before their 2nd birthday.
48. Did I mention I love my boys?
49. I like it when Janna has dark hair.
50. I like it that Janna doesn't get sick when she is pregnant.
51. I will teach my boys how to enjoy working hard and how to earn and save money.
52. I hardly studied in high school and my freshman year at BYU.
53. I won 2 slam dunk contests my freshman year at BYU.
54. I went from a 2.5 GPA to a 3.3 by graduation at BYU.
55. I made the honor roll and Dean's list every semester at Boise State.
56. My primary Love Languages are physical touch and words of affirmation.
57. I love starting projects but don't like the detail at the end. That's why I'm a contractor, not a subcontractor. Projects that I do finish are very rewarding and I find a lot of satisfaction in them.
58. I regularly recognize people I met or knew from BYU. Almost everywhere we have moved or visited I recognize someone or am recognized by someone.
59. If money were no concern I would work on old cars for fun.
60. Pretty much everything I did revolved around sports in High School.
61. I was awarded the Sowder/Reiswig Male Athlete of the Year after lettering in 4 sports my Senior year of High School.
62. I just bought my first pair of White's Boots after wanting a pair since I was a teenager.
63. My preferred beverage of choice is cold Water.
64. I enjoy singing and love singing in the choir.
65. I miss playing the string bass. I would love to play bass in a band and sing.
66. I am a homebody on the weekends.
67. I wish I could bring my boys to work with me sometimes.
68. I love that Janna is becoming more outgoing and making more friends.
69. Our first date was full of open-ended questions and Yes & No answers from Janna.
70. I am a huge BYU Men's Volleyball fan and almost as huge BYU Football Fan.
71. I want to own property in North Idaho, preferably huntable, quiet property near the mountains.
72. I would love to work with my cousin Brett again.
73. I am 2nd of 8 kids, but the oldest of the 5 Redheads.
74. My youngest brother Sam can't remember life w/o my wife Janna in it.
75. I enjoy Instant Messaging online and am lucky that I can type fast.
76. I was lucky enough to have my cousin Dusty be my best friend growing up.
77. I get along the best w/ my older brother when we don't live under the same roof.
78. The 2 sports I enjoy the most now, volleyball and golf, I didn't play growing up.
79. I still play football regularly and love it.
80. My parents went to all of my sporting events my Senior Year and it still means more to me than almost anything they have ever done.
81. If I don't stay busy at work I start thinking about other jobs and moving.
82. I enjoyed my calculus class at Boise State, I had an excellent teacher.
83. Mowing the lawn, talking to a close friend, driving, and crying are all therapeutic for me.
84. I enjoy cutting my own hair and if you have been up to date since the blog started have seen the many different hairstyles of mine over the last 10 or so years.
85. I used to hate my name and my red hair and now love them.
86. I had stage fright growing up and now enjoy speaking and performing in public.
87. No cavities ever in these teeth, I used to overbrush by hand but now use a Sonicare.
88. I enjoy spending time with my inlaws.
89. My wife's family was one of the reasons I fell in love with her.
90. I started wrestling in 8th grade and made state my Senior Year after also playing basketball that same season.
91. My favorite TV show is the Office and can watch reruns all day. I also love LOST.
92. I listen to the Book of Mormon on my ipod, I don't do well reading it.
93. My favorite calling ever was teaching Gospel Doctrine for 2 1/2 years in Boise.
94. I enjoy falling asleep early and getting up early. I usually wake up before my alarm clock.
95. I will wake up at 2am to brush my teeth if I fall asleep before I brush. see #87
96. I almost died when I was 11 from my appedix rupturing and becoming infected.
97. I almost died a couple of times on the mission by a car that ran a stoplight and a shooting at our apartment building.
98. I still keep in regular contact with a handful of people from the mission.
99. I like to make lists and categorize my favorite movies.
a. Top 10 Overall
b. Top 5 Chick-flick (the Notebook still at #1)
c. Top 10 comedy
d. Top 10 action flick
100. I dated a girl in High School who later became a wanted felon for drugs.

Thanks to Caleb and Tami for their inspiration on the blog.

Today sometime we will have our 4000th hit since we added the counter on our blog. We are glad to know that there are a few of you who like us enough to check and see how we are doing. We started it as a way to let our parents and family know how we are doing and eliminate having to email pictures when Van was born. Now we just do it for ourselves as much as anything.

OK, I need to rephrase this paragraph. I hope I never put things on our blog that should be kept private or talk about all of the things I haven't gotten done, but then find the time to tell you what I haven't done on our blog. Once in a while I read something and go, "did I really just read that on their blog?" To each their own.

Thanks again for reading, until next time...