I guess it’s about time I
participate in writing a family newsletter.
I always enjoy reading all of yours, so I guess it’s only fair for us to
contribute.
Some of you may have heard Christy
and I bought a house! We closed on
December 28th and moved January 5th. Thanks to a lot of help from family and
friends we moved in about 5 hours! We
now live about 25 minutes from my parents.
We are going to miss being in the same ward with them, but we look
forward to our new ward.
Christy is working for Conseco Finance, as a home loan
processor. She has made some friends at
work and she seems to enjoy her job.
She’s also been working hard decorating our house and turning it into a
home. She received her first calling a
couple of months ago as a Sunbeam teacher!
She’s love her little Sunbeams and I can tell her Sunbeams really love
her. She will be missed when we change
wards. She also teaches the pit
(marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, bells, etc.)
at
Next month will be 2 years I have
worked for ATC. The last 16 months I’ve
been testing more soil than concrete. I
test the moisture content (cook dirt) and the compaction or density of soil. They call me the Dirt Doctor. It’s been a good job but it’s not what I
want to do for ever. I’ve been looking
into starting my own business. I want
to sell percussion equipment online specifically to high schools and
colleges/universities in the Southeast.
I’ve already purchased a domain name.
It’s not quite up yet but check it out in the future. www.southerndrums.com I’ve been staying busy with developing the
indoor show for
Well that’s about it for now. It’s good to hear from all of you. Till next time.
We love you.
Ben, Christy, and Shadow
January 2002