While I was at home for conference I converted a couple old church videos into
DVD's with my dads converter. Its great, I now have digital copies of The
Buttercream Gang, Ensign to the Nations and On Our Own.Last week the weather was really making me mad. It was freezing one weekend and then the next it was above normal warm. On Friday last week we went camping. I have had this planned for this since August so I was really excited when the time finally came. Ellen took the day off and I took a half day. We packed my jeep almost full, its a bit odd to stuff all this stuff and plan for weeks all to go sleep outside for one night.

It was good times. We met my parents and brother with his kids at the site. We camped at
Poinsett State park near Sumter. Dad's truck was more full than mine with all the stuff they brought. Turns out half the stuff they brought were
Sonoco cores (thick cardboard tubes used to wrap various things on) Karl does testing on them and heard they make good fire wood. We had hot dogs and
smores and just sat by the warm fire (even though it
wasnt cold out). The kids got bored because they
dont appreciate sitting and staring at a fire but they went to bed early. Ellen and I had the smallest tent, Karl's was huge as was my parents and they all had air mattresses. They probably slept better than we did but it really
wasnt too bad of a sleep. I woke got up around 5:30 and started the fire. For breakfast we had biscuits and gravy and then packed up. Once we had burned all the cores we all headed home, we made it back by 12. It was a lot of work for about 20 hours of camping but worth it to me.
Iwasnt planning on dressing up for Halloween this year until my office decided to have a costume party. I
couldnt think of any good costume ideas, then one night it came to me, be
domo.
Domo is a Japanese TV network mascot and has also been used as Targets Halloween mascot. Nobody sells a
Domo costume so I ended up making it. A box, brown fleece, screen and a
Styrofoam ball.I wore it last night to the ward Trunk or Treat, I thought it went pretty well. I
couldnt see much because I used screen for the mouth and it was kinda low. Ellen pretty much guided me around the church. I won a cake in the cake walk, I knew I would, I am dang good at cake walk.

Tonight we are cleaning our house that has turned into a monstrosity. I started opening the pile of junk mail and found a jury summons for me. Then I noticed it was last week. It had been sitting on our desk since September 28, eek. So, I filled out the form and said I
couldnt come
because I am a student. Not sure if its a big deal or if I have a warrant out for my arrest and if this will damage my future political aspirations. I hope not.
We also bought Beatles
Rockband, it is intense, a lot of colors and psychedelic backdrops that make it quite difficult to focus on the notes!