2. My mother last on right next to Dad in the following picture http://macsheep.tripod.com/Morgan/id44.html was born in Ririe, ID on March 3, 1930 and grew up mostly in Lincoln, ID. My father was born in Idaho Falls, ID on September 20, 1929 and grew up mostly in Amman, ID. Both Lincoln and Amman were part of th Idaho Falls school district so they grew up together and never dated until a mistake brought them together, mom was visiting a friend and dad went there to get his date, moms friends sister who was not there. Anyway when moms date got there her friends mom got involved and suggested that dad take out mom and moms date take out her daughter, moms friend as she thought moms date was to good for mom. She then dared dad to take out mom and the rest is history. They were married May 21 1947 in the Idaho Falls Temple. Since then they have moved several times. My father worked for his father in the dairy business grandpa had in Amman as a truck driver moving the milk from the barn to the dairy then he started working for the dairy picking up milk from many farms and taking the milk to he dairy. Then they all, in the above picture, moved to Victor, Montana to work together on a farm that my grandfather had bought. Each in turn moved away to follow a different skill because the farm grandpa had bought couldn’t pay as much as they wanted to earn. Dad stayed with grandpa until grandpa sold the dairy farm. Later they found that the reason they struggled so much is they bought their hay fro Montana and not from Idaho. Grandpa and dad both got jobs working on a state representatives ranch, where they worked until the owner could afford both. So dad got a job driving truck for Mayflower moving company and we moved to Stevensville, MT. dad quit Mayflower when he found they had not been honest with him. He then started driving for another company who could keep him home more. When that didn’t work out dad started working as foreman for a lumber yard which burnt as part of a forest fire so dad started working as a fireman for the state. We then moved to Othello, WA, where dad worked as plant foreman in a fresh pack potato plant. Then he went to work as a dispatcher/manager for a trucking company. And finally he worked as a truck driver for a chemical company out of Pasco, WA for twenty years. My mom, although very stern is one of the most loving people I have ever known. My dad loves his wife more than anyone can imagine, he will stand up for her regardless. My father taught me the importance of always working hard. My mother taught me the importance of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
A little about me...
1. What's my heritage? From my parents and I come close but never touch anyone famous or worldly significant. We come from the line of the brother of Joseph Smith Sr. His first name is Silas through my grandmother Nield’s Ross lineage. She was a Morgan as can be seen at the following site http://macsheep.tripod.com/Morgan/id12.html .On the side of my grandmother Passey, Helen Lee, I have been told that she is a cousin of President Harold B. Lee but I have never seen the connection. Because Paf 5 does not run on Mac OSX or OS9 I cannot lookup my family origins but from memory, which is getting poorer and poorer with age and my disease, most came from England Wales and Herefordshire, from Scotland and from France anywhere from early 1700s to mid – late 1800s. Many came to better their lot in land and freedom and most others came for religious reasons. I know the Nield family settled in Star Valley Wyoming a little southwest of Yellowstone National Park. Some of the Lee fami settled in North Carolina and others of the family settled in Utah and Idaho. The Morgan family, Thomas and Ann, emigrated to Utah in the 1851 they were baptized in the Mormon religion in 1840 by the missionary Wilford woodruff in the Herefordshire England area. They immigrated to Utah and were sent to Idaho. The only family that I cannot find is the Passey family of my grandparents. I just cannot find anything on them. Most came over to farm.
2. My mother last on right next to Dad in the following picture http://macsheep.tripod.com/Morgan/id44.html was born in Ririe, ID on March 3, 1930 and grew up mostly in Lincoln, ID. My father was born in Idaho Falls, ID on September 20, 1929 and grew up mostly in Amman, ID. Both Lincoln and Amman were part of th Idaho Falls school district so they grew up together and never dated until a mistake brought them together, mom was visiting a friend and dad went there to get his date, moms friends sister who was not there. Anyway when moms date got there her friends mom got involved and suggested that dad take out mom and moms date take out her daughter, moms friend as she thought moms date was to good for mom. She then dared dad to take out mom and the rest is history. They were married May 21 1947 in the Idaho Falls Temple. Since then they have moved several times. My father worked for his father in the dairy business grandpa had in Amman as a truck driver moving the milk from the barn to the dairy then he started working for the dairy picking up milk from many farms and taking the milk to he dairy. Then they all, in the above picture, moved to Victor, Montana to work together on a farm that my grandfather had bought. Each in turn moved away to follow a different skill because the farm grandpa had bought couldn’t pay as much as they wanted to earn. Dad stayed with grandpa until grandpa sold the dairy farm. Later they found that the reason they struggled so much is they bought their hay fro Montana and not from Idaho. Grandpa and dad both got jobs working on a state representatives ranch, where they worked until the owner could afford both. So dad got a job driving truck for Mayflower moving company and we moved to Stevensville, MT. dad quit Mayflower when he found they had not been honest with him. He then started driving for another company who could keep him home more. When that didn’t work out dad started working as foreman for a lumber yard which burnt as part of a forest fire so dad started working as a fireman for the state. We then moved to Othello, WA, where dad worked as plant foreman in a fresh pack potato plant. Then he went to work as a dispatcher/manager for a trucking company. And finally he worked as a truck driver for a chemical company out of Pasco, WA for twenty years. My mom, although very stern is one of the most loving people I have ever known. My dad loves his wife more than anyone can imagine, he will stand up for her regardless. My father taught me the importance of always working hard. My mother taught me the importance of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
2. My mother last on right next to Dad in the following picture http://macsheep.tripod.com/Morgan/id44.html was born in Ririe, ID on March 3, 1930 and grew up mostly in Lincoln, ID. My father was born in Idaho Falls, ID on September 20, 1929 and grew up mostly in Amman, ID. Both Lincoln and Amman were part of th Idaho Falls school district so they grew up together and never dated until a mistake brought them together, mom was visiting a friend and dad went there to get his date, moms friends sister who was not there. Anyway when moms date got there her friends mom got involved and suggested that dad take out mom and moms date take out her daughter, moms friend as she thought moms date was to good for mom. She then dared dad to take out mom and the rest is history. They were married May 21 1947 in the Idaho Falls Temple. Since then they have moved several times. My father worked for his father in the dairy business grandpa had in Amman as a truck driver moving the milk from the barn to the dairy then he started working for the dairy picking up milk from many farms and taking the milk to he dairy. Then they all, in the above picture, moved to Victor, Montana to work together on a farm that my grandfather had bought. Each in turn moved away to follow a different skill because the farm grandpa had bought couldn’t pay as much as they wanted to earn. Dad stayed with grandpa until grandpa sold the dairy farm. Later they found that the reason they struggled so much is they bought their hay fro Montana and not from Idaho. Grandpa and dad both got jobs working on a state representatives ranch, where they worked until the owner could afford both. So dad got a job driving truck for Mayflower moving company and we moved to Stevensville, MT. dad quit Mayflower when he found they had not been honest with him. He then started driving for another company who could keep him home more. When that didn’t work out dad started working as foreman for a lumber yard which burnt as part of a forest fire so dad started working as a fireman for the state. We then moved to Othello, WA, where dad worked as plant foreman in a fresh pack potato plant. Then he went to work as a dispatcher/manager for a trucking company. And finally he worked as a truck driver for a chemical company out of Pasco, WA for twenty years. My mom, although very stern is one of the most loving people I have ever known. My dad loves his wife more than anyone can imagine, he will stand up for her regardless. My father taught me the importance of always working hard. My mother taught me the importance of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Calixtas new Tag game
1. Started your own blog: Early 2007
2. Slept under the stars: July 1957
3. Played in a band: What ls a band?
4. Visited Hawaii: Never
5. Watched a meteor shower: Don’t remember
6. Given more than you can afford to charity: Often
7. Been to Disneyland: Summer 1956 was too short for many rides
8. Climbed a mountain: More than once, never all the way to the top!
9. Held a praying mantis: Never
10. Sang a solo: Never
11. Bungee jumped: Never
12. Visited Paris: Never
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea: Never
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch: Idon’t know if it is an art form but I have taught myself several programming languages.
15. Adopted a child: 1979
16. Had food poisoning: more than once
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty: Never
18. Grown your own vegetables: 1981, 1982
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France: Never
20. Slept on an overnight train: Never
21. Had a pillow fight: many times
22. Hitch hiked: many times
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill: How uncouth, whenever I didn’t want to use a vacation day!
24. Built a snow fort: many times
25. Held a lamb: More than once
26. Gone skinny dipping: at least one more time than I should have
27. Run a Marathon: Never
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice: Never
29. Seen a total eclipse: at least once
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset: many times
31. Hit a home run: Never
32. Been on a cruise: Never
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person: Never
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors: many times
35. Seen an Amish community: Never
36. Taught yourself a new language: Never
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied: Most of the time (an old man looking back and appreciating all the Lord has given me)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person: Never
39. Gone rock climbing: Never
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David: Never
41. Sung karaoke: Never
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt: summer 1959
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant: as a missionary (not a good idea as he wanted to eat not listen to a couple weirdoes)
44. Visited Africa: Never
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight: several times
46. Been transported in an ambulance: Never
47. Had your portrait painted: in the 1800s
48. Gone deep sea fishing: once with father and brothers
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person: Never
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris: Never
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling: Never
52. Kissed in the rain: favorite form of kissing
53. Played in the mud: many tomes
54. Gone to a drive-in theater: that’s all we had as in my eary teens
55. Been in a movie: Never
56. Visited the Great Wall of China: Never
57. Started a business: Never
58. Taken a martial arts class: 1990 1991 algo asi
59. Visited Russia: Never
60. Served at a soup kitchen: many times in Chapel Hill
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies: ?
62. Gone whale watching: Never
63. Got flowers for no reason: I don’t think so
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma: Not even blood; except for myself
65. Gone skydiving: Never
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp: Never
67. Bounced a check: many times
68. Flown in a helicopter: Never
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy: Never
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial: yes
71. Eaten Caviar: Never
72. Pieced a quilt: Never
73. Stood in Times Square: yes
74. Toured the Everglades: Never
75. Been fired from a job: Never
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London: Never
77. Broken a bone: Never had some cut off
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle: how fast, never faster than 123 mph
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person: yes
80. Published a book: Never
81. Visited the Vatican: Never
82. Bought a brand new car: twice
83. Walked in Jerusalem: Never
84. Had your picture in the newspaper: Never
85. Read the entire Bible: Many times
86. Visited the White House: tes
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating: Never does watching count
88. Had chickenpox: Yes
89. Saved someone’s life: Never
90. Sat on a jury: been called
91. Met someone famous: Mike Krzyzewski is all
92. Joined a book club: Never
93. Lost a loved one: Yes
94. Had a baby: My wife had six
95. Seen the Alamo in person: Yes
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake: Yes
97. Been involved in a law suit: Yes
98. Owned a cell phone: Yes
99. Been stung by a bee: Yes
2. Slept under the stars: July 1957
3. Played in a band: What ls a band?
4. Visited Hawaii: Never
5. Watched a meteor shower: Don’t remember
6. Given more than you can afford to charity: Often
7. Been to Disneyland: Summer 1956 was too short for many rides
8. Climbed a mountain: More than once, never all the way to the top!
9. Held a praying mantis: Never
10. Sang a solo: Never
11. Bungee jumped: Never
12. Visited Paris: Never
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea: Never
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch: Idon’t know if it is an art form but I have taught myself several programming languages.
15. Adopted a child: 1979
16. Had food poisoning: more than once
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty: Never
18. Grown your own vegetables: 1981, 1982
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France: Never
20. Slept on an overnight train: Never
21. Had a pillow fight: many times
22. Hitch hiked: many times
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill: How uncouth, whenever I didn’t want to use a vacation day!
24. Built a snow fort: many times
25. Held a lamb: More than once
26. Gone skinny dipping: at least one more time than I should have
27. Run a Marathon: Never
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice: Never
29. Seen a total eclipse: at least once
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset: many times
31. Hit a home run: Never
32. Been on a cruise: Never
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person: Never
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors: many times
35. Seen an Amish community: Never
36. Taught yourself a new language: Never
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied: Most of the time (an old man looking back and appreciating all the Lord has given me)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person: Never
39. Gone rock climbing: Never
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David: Never
41. Sung karaoke: Never
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt: summer 1959
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant: as a missionary (not a good idea as he wanted to eat not listen to a couple weirdoes)
44. Visited Africa: Never
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight: several times
46. Been transported in an ambulance: Never
47. Had your portrait painted: in the 1800s
48. Gone deep sea fishing: once with father and brothers
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person: Never
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris: Never
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling: Never
52. Kissed in the rain: favorite form of kissing
53. Played in the mud: many tomes
54. Gone to a drive-in theater: that’s all we had as in my eary teens
55. Been in a movie: Never
56. Visited the Great Wall of China: Never
57. Started a business: Never
58. Taken a martial arts class: 1990 1991 algo asi
59. Visited Russia: Never
60. Served at a soup kitchen: many times in Chapel Hill
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies: ?
62. Gone whale watching: Never
63. Got flowers for no reason: I don’t think so
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma: Not even blood; except for myself
65. Gone skydiving: Never
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp: Never
67. Bounced a check: many times
68. Flown in a helicopter: Never
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy: Never
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial: yes
71. Eaten Caviar: Never
72. Pieced a quilt: Never
73. Stood in Times Square: yes
74. Toured the Everglades: Never
75. Been fired from a job: Never
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London: Never
77. Broken a bone: Never had some cut off
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle: how fast, never faster than 123 mph
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person: yes
80. Published a book: Never
81. Visited the Vatican: Never
82. Bought a brand new car: twice
83. Walked in Jerusalem: Never
84. Had your picture in the newspaper: Never
85. Read the entire Bible: Many times
86. Visited the White House: tes
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating: Never does watching count
88. Had chickenpox: Yes
89. Saved someone’s life: Never
90. Sat on a jury: been called
91. Met someone famous: Mike Krzyzewski is all
92. Joined a book club: Never
93. Lost a loved one: Yes
94. Had a baby: My wife had six
95. Seen the Alamo in person: Yes
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake: Yes
97. Been involved in a law suit: Yes
98. Owned a cell phone: Yes
99. Been stung by a bee: Yes
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Guess what 2
Diana took me to the ddoctor this past Thursday and he told me that I do NOT have CANCER but I do have some pre-cancerous spots that needed to be burnt /frozen off with liquid nitrogen of some kind, before they turn into cancer. This is such a lift off my mind that I can't express the gratitude i feel not to have to deal with another life altering disease.
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