tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31615603483321178362012-02-16T06:19:35.765-07:00A blog site dedicated to the life and times of Dave Boizelle, his family and his heritage.Dave Boizellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05702773541970343609noreply@blogger.comBlogger921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161560348332117836.post-41027227105304972302011-01-01T15:03:00.002-07:002011-01-01T16:05:22.622-07:00

Baby Will helps us ring in the new year prior to his 7:30pm bedtime. In between chewing on a walnut and stuffed animals, he had time to ham for the camera.

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http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5534822 The Utah State Aggies have to come away from last night's game with Oklahoma feeling pretty good about themselves and what they have accomplished in one year. The difference in Utah State's performance over the last time these two teams played is nothing short of amazing. A look at the stats shows that Utah State matched up nicely with Oklahoma on every

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I........AM.........MORGAN. I......AM.......OLDER.

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One small reason that I have not blogged for some time is that I didn't feel like it. Another reason is that I could not come up with a good title. I am more interested today to blog but as you can see, I still did not come up with a good title.The grand babies have made for some great travel opportunities this year. Went to Echo Lake, Montana in early August to join Jon, Steph, and the

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A friend of mine sent this picture to me some time ago. The picture was entitled, "A Global Warming Protest." At the time, the debate on global warming was at a peak and I thought it was a clever way to take a step back and chuckle at our collective fervor, regardless of what side of the debate one might take.

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[UPDATE] I believe that I should have provided a little more set up for this picture. It is possible that my intent was misunderstood.There are two pictures of Becky that come to mind when I think of her. Both are very positive and inspiring. One is a picture of her sitting on the stairs at our home in St. Charles, IL., many years ago. She was in her little pink swimsuit holding an open pink

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Toward the end of our 2009 Christmas Holiday, we slipped over to a bowling alley in Mesa for 10 frames of humiliation. The goal was to break 100 or die of laughter trying. It turned out that Mom and Ben tied for the high score of somewhere around 110. The rest of us slunk out of the alley murmuring face-saving excuses. I have included media for your interest.The first clip shows Ben's ball

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Funny thing has happened on the way to finding a new job. I started consulting. Whether consulting will be my future or if it will be an interim way to earn a living is unclear. I can tell you that the work continues to come in and the revenue is growing. I enjoy the work. I get to do more of what I like to do.I have affiliated myself with another consultant. His business is two-fold: Providing

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The current economic downturn has impacted millions of workers in the US and created a new dynamic in the hiring environment. The types of positions now available in the AZ market are typically lower to mid-level positions to be filled with workers with 6-9 years of experience. Just enough experience to be productive without a lot of payroll. This means most of the opportunities available to

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Lauren and Becky came home for a visit this last week. This gave them an opportunity to hear Ben speak at church following his return from his mission. It was delightful to have them home. We had fun in the pool, enjoyed a trip to the temple to do ancestral work and otherwise enjoyed renewing our associations.They are on the road again returning to Utah; Becky to Cedar City and Lauren on to Salt

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Over the last few days, we hosted Brett Spackman at our home. He has been a lot of fun to have around. He is smart and inquisitive. I was really impressed with his command of current events.It was mighty hot outside so our outdoor activities centered mostly around eating, Bahama Bucks and pool time.Ben and I engaged Brett in one of our family favorite pool games of snatching a football in

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Ben arrived a noon today at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, AZ. We left immediately for Pete's Fish & Chips in downtown Mesa, Ben's favorite restaurant of all time. He will be released from his mission this evening at 5:30pm by President Salmon, our Stake President.

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Stay Tuned As More Comes To Light.

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Lindsay fills the holes created by the screws with thin set to prepare the backerboard for tile. Lindsay tapes a seam where two pieces of backboard join. The job is done. Lindsay will let the thin set dry before she starts to lay tile. Another good job, Lindsay! This is a job that needs to be done in the event that we need to sell or rent the house.

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The upstairs bathroom is under renovation. Lindsay and I have made good progress this week. After chipping out the old tile and patching the floor, we finally started laying the backerboard. Lindsay finds the floor joists and marks a line. Lindsay measures dimensions for another piece of backerboard.Measure twice, cut once, as Lindsay always says. Lindsay notes her measurements on the wall.

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I think I have not been hired due to my outdated ties. If only I had realized this months ago, I would now be well employed and making excessive income. My children have stepped in and have dressed their father for success. Take a look my Father's Day tie makeover below. Thanks kids for sprucing up your dad. I mean, look at these pictures! Who could resist hiring me now with ties like these?

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Lindsay passed her driving exam and can now drive with an adult....with other cars on the road....and pedestrians all around....and cyclists....and....animals...is my littlest girl really ready for all this?

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY REBECCA!

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Alien spacecraft? Top secret military craft? Mistaken weather ballon? UFO?Actually it is one of the most clever little gadgets we have ever used. Jon and Steph presented this item to Sandy for Mother's Day. It is a vented lid that is to be used in microwaves to cover bowls and plates instead of using plastic wrap. I love it and use it all the time. No more splatter in the inside of the microwave,

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Sandy and Lindsay have driven to Utah to attend the wedding of Randee Hawkes and Tim Bereese. I decided not to go with Sandy since she plans to stay the entire week. I couldn't justify spending that much time away from the job search and access to critical job search resources. I am in the 5th month of job search and the stress is starting to take a toll. A new work situation would be most

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Sandy, Lindsay and I took some time over spring break to get into the outdoors. There is a ranch on the way to Prescott called Gold Bar Ranch that offers camping and fishing. We camped for an evening and fished the next day. Here are some pictures of our fun adventure.

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Kathy Merkley sent an Amaryllis down to us when Erik and Lauren came to visit for Christmas. We watched it grow in the kitchen bay window since that time. The stem grew quickly and before we knew it, beautiful flowers appeared.

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Lindsay's Desert Dolphin Synchronized Swim Team competed today. They chose a very difficult routine. There was concern that it might be too difficult. Competition and judging in Arizona are tough given the number of competitive synchronized swim team in the state. It is very difficult for a team to score well. Good scores are above 6.0 on a 10 point scale. The best teams in the state average

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For her prince.

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(Disclaimer: I am probably making a big deal about this because of mid-life crisis issues)The Tour of Tucson results are now official and posted. I can share my official results. I don't know why it took so long for the times to become official but there must be some inaccuracy in the tracking system.The picture above is from the Tour newspaper and shows the group of 1210 riders that competed in

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Sister Joyce, the wife of Ben's mission president, occassionally sends us pictures of our missionary following a mission activity. Ben is pictured here with his new companion, Elder Snyder. I believe that Ben is training Elder Snyder. He is currently serving in Layton, Utah.Ben often has family sightings and chance encounters due to so many relatives living in and around areas in which he has

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Some pictures of Dad and associates provided by an old friend from New Jersey. Our ward youth group attended a 50s style dance at the stake center in East Brunswick, NJ. I don't know why our glasses were so large. It must have been the style or my head was too small.

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Sandy visited the dentist the other day for a root canal. While she was lying in the chair, a piece of equipment came loose from the boom and fell on her face - right between her eyes just above her nose! Luckily, nothing was seriously broken or damaged.When Sandy came home it was clear that she had been crying for some time. She explained that she had been hurt at the dentist office. I

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Jon and Stephanie waved goodbye and headed for Las Vegas this afternoon. We wish them well.

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The Boizelle family attended the funeral of Rex Spackman, Sandy's father, in Northern Utah on September 20, 2008. Ben was allowed by his mission president to attend the funeral and the graveside services. This gave us the opportunity for a family picture which included Jon's wife Stephanie Quinton and Lauren's husband Erik Merkley.From left to right: Stephanie, Jon, Rebecca, Ben, Sandy, Dave,

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One of the fun classes that Jon took in his last semester at BYU-I was a woodworking class. His final project was making a pendulum clock. I had to put these pictures up. This is an heirloom quality piece that will be handed down to family members over time.This is not a kit. Every piece of this clock was handcrafted from raw hickory lumber. I examined this clock up close and was impressed with

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One of our favorite holiday activities is to go down the street to a local orange grove and pick a few boxes of oranges and make fresh squeezed juice. There is almost nothing better than fresh orange juice on ice...liquid AZ sunshine! We tried to fit this activity in before Lauren and Erik left for Utah but the weather did not cooperate. This week has been beautiful...nearly perfect for picking.

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An academic chapter has closed for our son Jon, and his wife Stephanie, and our daughter Lauren. All three graduated in December from their respective universities. Jon and Stephanie attended BYU Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho and Lauren attended Utah State University in Logan, Utah.Jon earned his BA degree in accounting. He will work for RSM McGladrey in Las Vegas while Stephanie completes her student

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Our 2008 Christmas celebration and festivities were wonderful! All of our children were present including Jon and his wife, Stephanie and Lauren and her husband, Erik. We were fortunate for both couples to be on the Arizona Christmas rotation this year. The only person missing this year was Ben who is serving his mission in Ogden, Utah.On Christmas eve we played a Christmas gift exchange game, a

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The verdict on the hand is in. It is quite simple, really. The hand surgeon told me that I have torn ligaments. Specifically, the rupture of the Radial Collateral Ligament of the Index Metacarpophalangeal Joint (how's that for medical lingo?).That is the fiberous connecting ligament between the middle and index fingers at the joint where the fingers meet the hand.The treatment for now is to

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EL TOUR of TUCSONThe 2008 tour of Tucson appears to have been a great success. Close to 7,000 riders competed in different elements of the 109 mile circuit. I rode the 67 mile course. Other distances included 80 miles and 30 miles. This is the largest perimeter (around the perimeter of a city) cycling event in the country.As some of you know, I injured my hand a few weeks ago during a training

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We have a Star Birthday today.23 on the 23rdHappy Birthday Lauren!

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Sandy led a very successful Stake Humanitarian and Enrichment event at the end of September for the Boulder Creek Stake. The event, with luncheon, preceded the Relief Society Broadcast. Ernie Briggs, the husband of the Stake Relief Society President, and I attended. We were man servants in the kitchen. I was quite impressed with overall event and quite proud of Sandy's leadership and

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Lindsay recently competed in a synchronized swimming event for individual skills. Several teams from around AZ competed. Lindsay earned a second place finish for her age group. In addition to the competition, she also became a "big sister" to two younger swimmers on the Desert Dolphins team. She is shown above with one of the "little sisters."In the picture to the left, Lindsay is in front of

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If you are into cycling, sooner or later you will crash. I did just that yesterday during a 97 mile training ride with some friends. We are all training for the Tour of Tucson so getting a century or two in before the big ride is essential. We were about 20 miles from the end of the ride when we approached a roadway construction zone.The lanes were marked off with vertical safety panels, similar

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As I have mentioned in other blogs, I cycle with a group on Saturday mornings and when I can on Monday mornings. Riding with a group is motivating. There is always someone in the group who is stronger and faster or who is having a better day. This fosters more competition which increases conditioning and adds to the fun factor. I can assure you that I am having fun.The group that I ride with is

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Through my membership in the Economic Club of Phoenix, I have access to a fabulous knowledge base aptly called Knowledge@W.P.Carey, sponsored by the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. I always find pertinent articles related to issues that interest me. The faculty are world class and the research is respectable.I came across an article entitled, Grappling with a Global

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We are a the brink of a meltdown of the US economy unless the American public can be persuaded that tax payer dollars need to be infused into the system. The infusion will keep some level of liquidity in the market and will provide a measure of confidence for the remaining credit lenders to free up capital and allow businesses and consumers to borrow money. There are potentially other ways to

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Well the big day finally arrived. Time to fill the pool with 22,500 Gallons of agua through a garden hose! This should take about 20 hours. The funny thing I noticed about filling our pool is that we need to check the water level about every 30 minutes. I don't know why. I don't mean just looking out the window. I mean putting on the flip flops and going to the edge of the pool and staring down

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The pool resurfacing began this morning. I heard a banging outside the house at 5:30am. I got up and went outside to see what was going on. The workmen were already starting to work! One guy was knocking old dried mix off the inside of the mixer drum - at 5:30am! I told them to knock it off and wait until 7am. They went at it again and this time the lady of the house went out and read them the

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Some people drop money on boats. Others drop money in RVs. I decided to drop money into another hole of sorts....a pool renovation.After so many years, pool surfaces begin to deteriorate. Our pool is about 15 years old and it was time to resurface and retile.The process is pretty simple. Chip out the old plaster down to the concrete and remove the old tile. Repair any structural damage and get on

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Early on Tuesday Morning, September 16, my father-in-law, Rex Spackman, passed away in his sleep. He was 80 years old. He is survived by his wife, Mildred and their 14 children.I met Rex Spackman for the first time when I visited my wife to be at her home in Lewiston, Utah. I learned later that he was concerned at how long I had been at the Spackman home visiting his daughter that day. He wanted

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This week's cycling has been exhilarating to say the least. I have been cycling with a group formed by a local bike shop. We ride on Saturday mornings at 6am and again on Monday mornings at 5:45am. Saturday rides are usually focused on endurance and thje Monday rides are training for the Tour of Tucson in November.This last Monday we rode to the end of the pavement on the Apache Trail. This is

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Today is a happy day and today is also a sad day. Becky, has earned the opportunity to attend a college of her choice to major in her choice of study. That is the happy news. The sad news is that Becky will no longer be at home and I will miss that very much.

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Sandy, Lindsay and I are in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, for a week of relaxation. We arrived early on Saturday morning (2 AM). After some belated sleep, I set out for a ride to check out the town. To get to the main part of town, you decend to the river valley. This was fun. I was passing cars on the way. On the way back the resort the cars were passing me as I chugged up the hill for several

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Let's have a little contest - a friendly competition - for all my blog readers. Tell me what you think is going through this cat's head. Comment on what you think should go in the thought bubble. All submissions will be put to a vote.

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Goal this Week: 150 miles - Goal was not reached this week. Out of town travel interupted training schedule.Monday, July 14, 2008Miles: 40Route: Out to Goldfield Road, Usury Pass and homeTime: 2 hours, 5 minutesSaturday, July 19, 2008Miles: 45route: Out to Goldfield Road, Brown back to Recker, Recker up through Las Sendas to Power. Power back home.

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I listened to Ted Koppel yesterday on NPR's Talk of the Nation. The topic centered on the drivers of demand for petroleum-based fuels. Here are some interesting points that were made during the discussion.China is introducing 25,000 new cars a day to their highway system.China's highway system now includes 33,000 miles of new freeway-style roads.The Chinese government subsidizes the price of

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Goal this week: 150 miles - Goal was ReachedMonday, July 7, 2008Miles: 30Weight: 174Route: Sossaman to Guadalupe. Guadalupe to Crismon. Crismon to Baseline. Baseline to Goldfield Road to Lost Dutchman Blvd. Turned around and went back to University. University to Sossaman. Sossaman to home.Other exercise: 20 minutes of elyptical work, stretching and light upper body.Comments: The ride was great

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Congratualtions to Team Merkley on their acceptance into the U of U Medical School this fall. This is truly a tribute to the "Team's" motto - Proverbs 3:5-6. Fasts and prayers were offered. The "Team" exercised faith, moved forward with other options and put the outcome in the hands of the Lord.The Boizelle family is proud of Team Merkley! Erik, we are happy that you will be able to live your

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Sandy, Becky, Lindsay and I decided to go to Prescott for the 4th of July. Becky had never been to Prescott before. Lindsay has been to Prescott twice in the past to ride horses at Granite Mountain Stables. Sandy joined me on one of Lindsay's trips and we decided that it would be a lot of fun and much cooler to be in Prescott for the 4th of July. The town was bustling with activity. Parades,

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The Boizelle family was not able to attend the Spackman family reunion this year. We made the decision to not attend after a lot of personal angst but it was wise to cool the travel for awhile. We needed a little recovery before Becky goes off to college. We feel better about the decision knowing that over the last nine months we have been in Utah with Sandy's family several times for the

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I have accumulated only 400-500 miles since the middle of April. A wedding and extensive business travel in May impacted time on the bike. I am not complaining but going forward, I plan to devote more time to cycling in preparation for the Glacier National Park ride in August and for the up coming Tour of Tucson in November.Goals:Ride 150 miles per weekLose 15 lbsRide both sides of Usury Pass 3

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In preparation for my ride through Glacier National Park, I have been learning about the riding conditions on the Going-To-The-Sun road. This ride is going to be an adventure! This summer is the 75th anniversary of the opening of the road. The road has been maintained but the basic configuration has not changed over the years.The route from St. Mary to West Glacier is approximately 56 miles with

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Training for my Glacier National Park ride is coming along well. Now that I have a couple hundred miles on the saddle, I am shifting my training routine to include more grades.I rode this morning for 30 miles. I rode the south side of Usury Pass on Ellesworth 3 times. http://www.roadbikerides.com/ride/view/usery_pass/190I got on the road late due to finding my rear tire flat. By the time I

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Congratualtions, Becky, on your recent HS graduation.

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I have edited earlier postings, eliminated a few pictures and done some other cleanup to mitigate the need to make this blog private.It has been a pain in the neck for invited readers to sign in. Readership is way down. I have lost motivation to publish since the blog was intended partly to be accessible on the web so other Boizelle's (Boiselle's) could connect with me.The effort of inviting

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http://picasaweb.google.com/DaveBoizelle/AlbertaCanadaJust a few miles west of Cardston, Alberta, Canada is Canada's fourth national park - Waterton Lakes National Park. This park was formed in 1895 and was named after Waterton Lake. It borders the US and Glacier National Park in Montana. The park covers about 200 square miles of rugged mountains and wilderness.The park is very diverse for its

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Jon and Stephanie wedding festivities turned out very well. It took about 9 days and 2600 miles to get it completed but it was well worth it. Jon married a wonderful girl named Stephanie Quinton. She comes from a great family.I have a few pictures from the wedding in Rexburg, Idaho and some from the receptions in Logan, Utah. The camera settings must not have been correct as a few of the pictures

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Sandy, Jon and I traveled to Cardston, Alberta, Canada last week to meet the Quinton family and to participate in several events with family and friends.With a week between Canadian events and Rexburg activities, we decided to explore southern Alberta. We visited Banff and Waterton Park in the Canadian Rockies. The best way to describe the Canadian Rockies is like the Tetons on steroids. The

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A good friend of mine, Scott Barrett, has taken a position with a firm headquartered in Scottsdale. He has been in Scottsdale this week getting up to speed on his new duties and is staying over the weekend and through next week. This gave us the opportunity to go fly fishing this morning.We fished locally on the Salt River just below the Seguaro Lake dam a few miles from my home. This was the

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Lindsay performed in a syncronized swimming watershow this past Saturday. This event was a fun exhibition for family and friends to see the combined skills of the competition and recreation teams. Lindsay did a great job as usual especially in serving her team as the "board." The board forms an under water platform from which another swimmer can stand and perform a manuver like a summersault

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Becky finishes her high school color guard career in a big way. Her High School Winter Guard earned a first place division trophy in the state competition yesterday. Becky's HS joined just two other division first place winnners in the state competition. A score of 87 points placed Becky's guard in the top 3 teams at the competition. This was a tremendous effort in that this is only the second

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I am back to a more regular bike training regimen. I am preparing for the MS 100 that takes place in June in Illinois. Last year, I completed the 100 mile ride in a respectable time. The weather conditions however, were awful; mid-50's and rain most of the ride. I rode on the BP (British Petroleum) team organized by Bill Hall. There were quite a few old friends with whom I rode when I lived in

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The Boizelle family came into the United States via New Orleans from France. Recent research indicates that the family went on to St. Louis for a period and then came back to New Orleans. More on that story later. The last remaining direct Boizelle relative living in Louisiana, to my knowledge is Sybil Boizelle. Sybil is the daughter of Felix Boizelle, the brother of my Grandfather, Paul Boizelle

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The following Sunday Thoughts are generated through my preparations to teach Gospel Doctine class. The focus of study this year is the Book of Mormon, A Second Witness of Christ. I have made every attempt to support the doctrinal statements made through the scriptures and through a search of the reference library found on http://www.lds.org/. The primary purpose of these mini-sermons is for the

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By way of update, we hosted relatives over the last weekend of March. Leon and Colette Spackman came over from Alburquerque, New Mexico. They recently moved from the Washington, DC area to New Mexico due to an employment change and a strong interest to move to that part of the southwest. During their stay we did a lot of catching up and in between we did a few short trips aound the area.On

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I attended General Conference Priesthood meeting this evening. I did so alone as both of my sons, Jon and Ben are now away from home. I saw other younger fathers with their sons sitting next to them and it caused me to reflect on the parental cycle in attending to this duty. I remember attending the same meeting with my father while growing up in New Jersey and them taking my sons when they

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The following Sunday Thoughts are generated through my preparations to teach Gospel Doctine class. The focus of study this year is the Book of Mormon, A Second Witness of Christ. I have made every attempt to support the doctrinal statements made through the scriptures and through a search of the reference library found on www.lds.org. The primary purpose of these mini-sermons is for the benefit

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Another beautiful day in southeastern Arizona with my beautiful wife and daughters!This picture was taken at 7,000 ft. in the Chiricahua National Monument, the wonderland of rocks. This national monument was created millions of years ago when the Turkey Creek Volcano erupted and deposited hot ash over an 12,000 acre site. Over the years, the elements eroded the softer ash away leaving a forest

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Sandy, Becky, Lindsay and I set out for adventure today in southeastern Arizona. We drove through Florence and then south to Tucson. The desert wildflowers along the roadside and on many of the hills were spectacular.Our first stop was just north of Tucson at the Biosphere 2. What a fascinating place!Biosphere 2 is in the top three engineering marvels of all time. The 1.5 hour tour provided

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My children badgered me incessantly to get a new cat about a year ago. The former cat was taken to a shelter after a urinary infections caused her to abandon her litter box. I was reluctant to replace one bad situation for another. On a day of uncharacteristic weakness, I gave permission to my wife and two daughters to pick up a new cat from the pet store. Becky and Lindsay had already made a few

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Lindsay performed in a judged syncronized swimming competition today. Teams were mostly from local but there were a few teams from Los Angeles and one team from Las Vegas. Lindsay's team was awarded second place in her age group and category.Syncronized swimming is quite difficult. All the routines are completed in deep water. There is no standing on the bottom of the pool. The girls stay

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The following Sunday Thoughts are generated through my preparations to teach Gospel Doctine class. The focus of study this year is the Book of Mormon, A Second Witness of Christ. I have made every attempt to support the doctrinal statements made through the scriptures and through a search of the reference library found on www.lds.org. The primary purpose of these mini-sermons is for the benefit

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Jon is the oldest child. He was born in Logan, Utah, on August 11. His mom and dad were attending Utah State University. He was a pleasant baby and well liked by his Aunts who called him Baby Jon.As the first born, he was subject to our first attempts at parenting. He seemed to have survived without emotional scars. Typical of first borns, Jon is a hard charger. His work ethic is off the chart

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Lauren is the second oldest child and oldest of the girls in the family. She was born in Logan, Utah, on the 23rd of November. This means that every seven years her birthday falls on Thanksgiving.Lauren is a talented and capable lady - what I call a hands-on-hips kind of lady. From an early age she set her mind to excelling in school and music. Competitive by nature, Lauren also played youth

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The Boizelle family spent the 2006 Christmas Holiday in Branson, Missouri. This was our first Christmas away from home as a family. Some of the kids were not too happy about going to what seemed like an out of the way kind of place. At the end of the trip, however, all were pleased with the experience.We flew into Kansas City, MO., a day or so before Christmas, rented a Grand Caravan and drove

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Today, my wife and I went out to see the wildflowers in the east vally. The best time to view the wildflowers is mid-February through mid-March. We have received the necessary rain to germinate the seeds and it looks like it will be a great wildflower season all over the state.We drove up to Bulldog Canyon in the Tonto National Forest. This is located east of Apache Juntion just off the Apache

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Ben is the third child in the family. He is currently serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is assigned to the Utah Ogden mission. He departed for the mission training center on July 5, 2007. Within this mission he has served in West Layton, Brigham City and now Logan, Utah.His Logan assignment places him on the Utah State University campus. His apartment is

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Becky is the fourth child in the Boizelle family. Becky is interested in just about everything to do with the fine arts. From what I can tell she is pretty good at about everything to do with fine arts too! These special interests provide for a busy and meaningful life. One of Becky's passions during high school has been performing in the marching band color guard. Becky has served as one of the

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Lindsay is the youngest in the family. She is four grades younger than her older sister Becky. I think this has been a challenge for Lindsay since she has not been close in age to her older siblings. When Jon, Lauren and Ben were at home it seemed the world revolved around their schedules and accomplishments.Make no mistake. Lindsay is a force! While modest in her demeanor, she is talented and

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I have a great life and I have a great family. I have been blessed with a terrific wife, Sandy (Spackman), and five beautiful children who have brought honor to the family name.The oldest child is a son named Jon. He is followed by Lauren, then Ben, Becky and Lindsay.Jon is attending BYU Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho, He will complete his degree in accounting in December of 2008. Lauren, recently

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