same ol' same ol'

so, my right ankle (the one with the funny bone thingy, that Rachel has also) has been sprained so dang many times in my life, and Monday morning, before i left town for Manti, i sprained it one more time. this is the typical result. I didn't have my resident nurse around for help. it was pretty tender, but i made it through the trip like a champ! all my guys wanted me to go to the hospital and have it checked out. (one even offered to pee on it for me....) i told them this has happened so many times that i am not worried about it, and just limped along.

1979 was a glorious year

Many poignant and historical things happened in this great year. Joshua Von Callister turned 3 years old.
*In 1979 Saddam Hussein was elected president of Iraq and chairman of Revolutionary Command Council. (elected being the operative word here)
*March 28 there was major nuclear accident at the facility on Three Mile Island outside of Harrisburg, Pa.
*John Wayne dies of lung and stomach cancer at Los Angeles, June 11, at age 72.
*The NBA adopted the three point shot.
*In recognition of her efforts, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1979.
*The Center for Disease Control reported the first known cases of AIDS.
*In 1979, the first Post-it notes are invented.
*The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band (#3) on the charts in 1979
* Pink Floyd's The Wall was released in 1979
* The Muppett movie was the second largest grossing movie of 1979!
* Spencer W Kimball was prophet
* Jimmy Carter was president
* Jacob Lathel Callister was born!

this Day June 12th
*1429 - Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk in the second day of the Battle of Jargeau.
*1864 - American Civil War Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor - Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their positions at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south.
*1899 - New Richmond Tornado: 8th deadliest tornado in U.S. history - killing 117 and injuring around 200 people.
*1942 - Holocaust: Future essayist Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
*1987 - Cold War: U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate.
*1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings, but is held liable in a civil suit.
*1924 - George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States was born

Good night, my siblings are getting older! Good thing Becky and I were there to pave the way to 30 for you Jake or you might get lost along the way! 1979 was a glorious year. Jacob you were born before the 3-point shot! sheesh....some how all that 70's funk and junk, stayed attached to your chromosomes. i dare say that 90 % of all the songs you love most and play on your guitar come from that decade. You will also be happy to know that Deena did some Black Magic on Annie while she was here, and you are expected to have a litter of children. something like 8 sets of twins or something like that...good luck with that! I sure hope that this year ( your 30th..WOW) on this earth, treats you well, finds you wealthy, happy, and maybe even daddy. We wish you could be around more often, we miss your antics and good nature!! peace brother, and together ( Becky and I ) officially send you out of the 20's....

oh, and for those who do not know, the picture is not from 1979, more like 1997. but the star is the same!

happy birthday Jacob!

My little-ist brother is 25!

Sheesh -oh- man! as he would say.

the big Beinte Cinco. congratulations on making the ripe, and hallowed age of 25, it is a special year, Deena and I had our first child Caleb when i was 25. there is an age gap between us that really doesn't exist, i believe it is because of your ability to always keep it real. It is a neat talent that i appreciate. I for one have a hard time with BS, i tend to like everybody, i refuse to let other peoples opinions on somebody cloud my own experience or friendships with that person. It is refreshing to be around you Dan, not just because you are one of my siblings, but because you are not going to be somebody you are not just to please people. i personally love that about you. It makes others just want to be themselves when you are around. Personally i think that is what heaven is all about.
My Kids just love you! (and Angie) They always talk about you and wonder when they will see you guys again. you must have some kind of magic with them. Hope this year finds you doing the things you love, gaining a perspective on life, and following your dreams. you can do anything brother!