Reid & Katie Madsen

A Box for a New Tool

Turkeys before paint

Turkeys after paint

Sometime in September Sister Thiot (a.k.a. Robynn Thiot) asked me if I would cut out turkeys for a crafts project the Relief Society was doing for Thanksgiving. I agreed and Sister Thiot brought me 12 pieces of pine from which I was to cut out 12 turkeys. This consisted of a head piece, beak, and 5 feathers. When finished, nails are driven into the bottom of the pieces and they are stuck onto a pumpkin. And amazingly it kinda, sorta, does look like a turkey. Read the rest of this entry »

Thiot’s Terrific Thanksgiving Table Top!

1/2 of table top

A few streets east of us is the home of Dick and Robynn Thiot. Dick is better known in our ward as Bishop Thiot, and Robynn is better known in our ward as, well, Sister Thiot. And in case you’ve forgotten, the Thiot’s have 5 children: Ricky, Tasha, Charlie, Pierce, and Skylar. And with the exception of Skylar, all the Thiot’s children are married. And while were on the subject Skylar is more commonly known as Elder Thiot of the Russia Rostov Na Donu Mission. Elder Thiot is presently home on medical leave while U.S. doctors try to figure out what the Russian bugs are doing to his innards. Read the rest of this entry »

Leanne Madsen — U.S. Citizen — 9-June-2008

Today was a Red, White, and Blue, letter day for our family! Leanne Madsen was sworn in this afternoon as a citizen of the United States of America! Read the rest of this entry »

Madame Regent Retires

My two-year term as Regent of the Mary Shirley McGuire Chapter, NSDAR came to a close on May 17, 2008. The event took place at Southfork Ranch in Plano, TX at our annual Spring Luncheon. Read the rest of this entry »

Grandpa Visits Grand Coulee Dam

A recent business trip found me in Portland, Oregon, with nothing to do for about 3 days before my next business meeting, and my return home. Instead of sitting around the hotel room I decided to drive up to Grand Coulee, Washington, and see the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. Read the rest of this entry »

More From Grandpa’s Workshop

After finishing the Entertainment Center, I decided to do another small project before embarking on anything really big. This time I targeted the guest bedroom closet. Read the rest of this entry »

Wild Weather in Texas!

The forecast was for thunderstorms throughout the night, so before going to bed on April 8th, I decided to check the local 24×7 weather channel. The radar views of central and north Texas were disturbing. A stationary front extended from central Texas, through Dallas, and all the way up into Missouri and points north. And to make matters a bit more dicey a long line of thunderstorms were visible along that front moving towards Dallas. Read the rest of this entry »

Danny and Elaine Schacht’s picture site

I’ve added a link to the left to the Picasa Web Site that contains pictures from Danny and Elaine.  The star of that site is presently their new arrival Benjamin Daniel Schacht.  Take a look.

New Years with Peter, Noel and Kayli Madsen – Phoenix, Arizona

New Years Eve 2007 found Katie and Reid in Pecos, Texas. We were on our way to visit Peter, Noel and Kayli Madsen in Phoenix and stopped in Pecos for the night. We celebrated the coming new year by eating Chinese food at a local restaurant and went to bed early. On New Year’s day we drove the remaining distance to Phoenix, Arizona. Read the rest of this entry »

Welcoming Home the Troops – DFW Airport – Christmas 2007

Today Katie and I did something completely different for Christmas. We contacted the USO on Christmas Eve to find out when US Troops, returning from Iraq for R&R, were arriving at DFW Aiport. Then, on Christmas morning, we drove out to DFW Airport to welcome the troops home. Read the rest of this entry »