We’ve been going through a major January thaw with temperatures well above freezing for the past week. The result has been thick fog in the early morning hours and scenes like the one on the left. The forecast says this trend will continue for the next several days. The snow is melting fast and not much replacement in sight.

Nina and I drove (actually, Nina drove and I snoozed) to Idaho Falls in the fog yesterday to do a couple of sessions at the Idaho Falls Temple. We left here about 7:15 a.m. and saw little along the way! We did the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. sessions. The Temple was very busy and the 11 a.m. session completely full. It was very nice to be with so many people in the Temple.

I’ve been busy making the first models of the raised garden/flower beds. The first one I built is the corner model to be put in a corner of a balcony or deck. This one is 30″ tall, specifically for people who want to sit down while gardening or want a smaller bed. The normal height would be about 37 inches tall.

I’ve also got the standard model almost finished. I should have it done tomorrow morning before we leave to go south for a couple of days. It can also be built in two heights. This model is two feet wide and four feet long. Lots of vegetables and/or flowers can be grown in that garden bed. The final model will be a mini model of the standard size … 15″ wide and three feet long.

When the models are finished, I’m going to put up a new website to feature them as I intend to sell them this spring. That website will have pictures and video.

This morning was also our monthly IT Professional Breakfast. We get together once a month for breakfast and conversation at the local Perkins restaurant. They have good breakfasts there and we always have great discussions. A lot of today’s discussion had to do with fraud and transparency … or rather the amount of fraud and lack of transparency in many businesses today.

Tomorrow we’re going to Heather’s. She has tickets for the Draper Temple Open House tomorrow afternoon and we’re looking forward to seeing this beautiful new Temple. We’ll spend the night and come home on Saturday. Life is good and is very busy!