2026 Journal

  30 Apr 2026, Thursday   Priorit ized Daily Task  Melodie McAlpin's 45th Birthday 5:10am - 1st shift Saratoga Springs Temple Note: The greatest gift a father can give his children is to love their mother. That includes being true and faithful to her, by Howard W. Hunter. This principle emphasizes that a father’s love for his wife teaches children stability, respect, and emotional security, fostering a secure environment. Up at 3:00am, personal prayer, showered, shaved, and dressed for the temple.  Debbie is sound asleep; I saw and talked to Cooper Travller as I was leaving.  His dad, mom, brother, and the others of his family are all sleeping.  They did not get to bed until midnight last night.  I worked the first shipt at Saratoga Springs Temple, ane came home.  Debbie was cooking eggs and waffles with fruit for brunch for everyone.  After eating I slept for about and hour and talked to Matthew when I woke.  I sent Melodie a ...

 29 Apr 2026, Wednesday   Priorit ized Daily Task 9:00am - Debbie's red light therapy 11:00am - Debbie and Jared, City of Lehi building permit division for adding a bedroom upstairs here at home 3:00pm - Clara, senior at Long Peak High School reognation  Up a little after 6am, personal prayer, and got ready for the day.  Debbie and I had prayer together.  I tried calling  737-237-8578,  GlycoPezil supplement company but no answer.  Note:  GlycoPezil Specialist Center, 737-237-8578 – No answer Blood Sugar  March 8, 2026 110 Mar 24, 108 Mar 31, 116 Apr 1,         95 Apr 13, 109 Apr 14,   98 Apr 17, 106 Apr 20, 118 Apr 25, 101 Apr 27, 107 Called 800-390-6035. 03/25 CLKBANK*.  GlycoPezil.   $315.90 Spoke with Abraham at 800-390-6035 after holding on the phone until 9 am.  He is sending me instruction on how to get a refund of the $315.90 I spent...

28 Apr 2026, Tuesday   Priorit ized Daily Task  9:30 am - Matthew's business meeting at his office in Provo 12:09 pm - Matthew's flight departs for Orange County Debbie and I were up at 8 am, had personal prayer, and family prayer with Debbie.  I got dressed and went with Matthew to Provo.  His sales meeting was at 9:30 am PST; that is 10:30am here in Provo.  He has another meeting immediately following.  Debbie brought us avocado, egg, bacon on toast with oranges and apple slices to us for breakfast.  Brad Gale, PA, called and talked to me about my sore eyes and infection.  He is calling a prescription in to Costco Pharmacy.  Matthew has caught the sore eye since he has been visiting.  Matt and I had to rush to get him to the Provo City Airport to catch his flight to Orange County.  His Breeze flight left at 1:30 pm for Orange County.  I stopped at Costco and picked up my eye antibiotic from the pharmacy.  When I got...

    27 Apr 2026, Monday  Priorit ized Daily Task  9:00 am Debbie's Red Light Therapy  Check on PT and Daniel Glade medical copay with United Health Care Eye medicine from Costco pharmacy  Note: Life and the atonement was not easy for Christ; how can we ever expect it to be easy for us?  Sitting on the beach, drinking pinacololadas is not ever going to work, because that is not the way you are going to be like God.  That is not what God does.  Sacrifice is what God does, and sacrifice is what makes us holy. Story of the chicken and the pig: one day, they decided to take all their farm animal friends to breakfast.  They all boarded the old farm truck and rode to the crossroad restaurant in town.  The chicken decided she would order breakfast for everyone.  She told the waitress they would all have ham and eggs.  She looked at the pig and asked, "Is that OK with you?"  The pig took a minute and said, "Miss Chicken, ...

    26 April 2026, Sunday  Priorit ized Daily Task  12:09 pm - Pick Matthew up at Provo Airport  Bryan is covering for me on the 1st shift, May 14th (801-205-7042) Brother Keith Nielson is also covering for me on May 14th, first shift 385-277-2457  I was up at 6:30 am, had personal prayer, and worked on double-scheduling for Saratoga Springs substitutes Bryan and Keth.  I showered, shaved, and got ready for church.  Ryan called and talked to Debbie.  Matt called to make sure I am picking him up at the Provo airport at 12:09 pm. Debbie and I had prayer together, and she got ready for sacrament meeting at the 21st Ward at 10:30 am.  After sacrament at 10:30am, Debbie and I drove down to Provo City Airport and picked Matthew up at 12:15pm.  The rain has been coming down all day.  When we got home, I changed clothes.  Debbie took the Subaru and drove over to help Laura set up for the baby shower for TR's wife, Sarah Gou...

25 Apr 2026, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task  Debbie and I slept in, had prayer together, and got ready for the day.  Debbie showed me on social media where Blake, my grandson, had been accepted at Universal Motion Pictures.  I called him and got the details.  It is for an internship working with AI in their day-to-day operations.  He told me that when this year of college ends, he is going to study in Paris next year.  I helped Debbie load the Outback Subaru with tables, chairs, etc., to take over to Laura's for the baby shower for George's sister-in-law (I think she is from Italy).  Debbie and I had brunch before she left.  I did a few minutes of exercise.  Later, I started looking for information on sources that can help me more accurately transcribe my handwritten journals.  I went to Roots Tech 2026 in March and found J. Stephen Little, a Methodist minister, and his podcast partner Mark Thompson.  I listened to them on...

  24 Apr 2026, Friday  Priorit ized Daily Task  Carter Haight's Graduation from BYU 12:30 pm  Alex and Marissa's wedding 12:00 Noon Wedding and sealing in Provo Center Temple 4:00 pm Wedding dinner 7:00 pm Wedding reception Up at 7:15 am, prayer, and had prayer with Debbie.  I got ready and drove to Wells Fargo Bank.  Mikia (I think is assigned to be my personal banker) helped me start downloading companies and individuals into my WF bill payees.  I downloaded about 5 accounts and came home.  Debbie made pachinko, crapes, for breakfast.  I moved the furniture back into our bedroom from the shapooing of the carpet by the Kirby salesman yesterday.  At noon, I went with Debbie to Alex and Marlissa's wedding and sealing at the Provo City Center Temple.  Carter graduated from BYU today.  Michael, and Autumn, and Steve, and Alison Haight, Carter's parents, and his brother, his wife, and daughter were there with Alex and Carter....

  23 Apr 2026, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task  5:10AM - 1st shift, Saratoga Springs Temple 1:30pm - appointment to see Matt McCleary, CPA 3:00pm - Kirby Vacuum cleaner salesmen 9:00pm - Tucker Davis is opening his mission call Up at 2:00 am, prayer, showered, shaved, and dressed for the Temple this morning.  I went to bed at 7 pm.  Debbie stayed up late visiting with Jody.  I sent Matthew an email about the recording of the purchase of A&M for tax purposes.  I sent Blake, my niece, about her mother from my journal entry this past Sunday.  Elain called at 3:40am; she had been up all night.  She wanted me to correct something I had said and wrote, "that I skipped the second grade".  I don't remember this, but she was absolutely sure I had said it.  I remember my second-grade teacher, Mrs. Appel. It was Elain who skipped a grade, if anyone did. I found on Page 32, My First Years on Earth, that I did record I skipped the second gr...

 22 April 2026, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task  Matthew McAlpin's 49th Birthday 9:30am Wells Fargo appointment to transfer funds between accounts 12:30 pm - Lunch with Michael, Alex, and Carter at Vessel Kitchen in Lehi  Note, Matthew's BD card:   Life and time are precious, and how we use them makes all the difference, in the cake we are baking for ourselves and our family.  It is going to matter very little how much money we made, what kind of house we lived in, what kind of car we drove, or the size of our bank account; what is going to matter is the influence you and your dear wife made in the lives of Madeline, Isabella, and Ava.  As a father, looking at you, I am certainly enjoying the cake I baked.                                Happy Birthday - Dad and Grandma Debbie I had prayer, Debbie was up and getting ready to go watch the twin for Samantha while she is...

 21 April 2026, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task   5:10am - covering for Richard Angel at Saratoga Springs Temple 9:00am Debbie's red light therapy  What day and time is meeting with Mike or Matt CPAs about taxes? I got up at 2:00 am, had prayer, and started the day.  I tried to open my Wells Fargo account online, but was locked out.  I showered, made a supplement drink, and got ready to go to work, serve a better word, on the 1st shift at the Saratoga Springs Temple.  I was given Michael Brems assignment for today, 5:30 am to 9:40 am.  I attended prayer meeting, training, worked the veil twice, was assigned to the Chapel, and officiated the 8:45am endowment session.  Debbie went to her red light therapy and shopping for the grandchildren.  When I got home, Debbie and I had brunch and worked on details for the Royal Caribbean Cruise, May 9-16.   We all leave the hotel together; I have a shuttle departing the Miami Airport e...

  20 Apr 2026, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task  Send Matthew information to transfer funds to my Region's account Roy Bryant's 80th Birthday Stopped and see Joslyn Searl, who is going into the MTC.  Debbie gave her a card with some money for her mission.  She is assigned to serve in Lima Peru Mission; Eli and Stacey are her parents; Reed Searl is her grandfather; Eli was the nephew of Debbie, who introduced with Britt Hobbs me and Debbie back in 1910 1:30 pm - Matthew and I meet on Zoom with Jeffery Adams with  Mesa Bridge Capital | A&M (Gateway/Floyd SNF)  Wash and Outback and fill with gas in Lehi Drop the picture frames off from Jody to Lara  8:30pm - Zoom with Abby Hobbs, opening her 18-month mission call to serve in the Germany Frankfurt Mission, starting October 28, 2026 Note: All week I have been having vivid dreams every night about being in Japan on our vacation.  One night, I slept over 12 hours; I just associated it with jet lag...

 19 April 2026, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task  Cooper Traveller's 25th Birthday 11:00 drive up to Wellsville, UT Twin Falls for the blessing of baby Miles David Traveller I slept in until 8:30am. Prayer, showered, shaved, and got ready to ride up to Wellsville and Twin Falls.  Debbie was up early and listening to the Spoken Word and the Tabernacle Choir.  We had prayer together, and at about 10:45am we drove up to Wellsville.  We arrived early and set in the parking lot.  Debbie checked her text messages on her mobile phone, and Casey Benion, Kylie Hobbs' finance was to speak in about 5 minutes. In spite of getting the time wrong, we were not late.  Casey served in a mission in the Ivory Coast of East Africa.  He is an exceptional young man.  He was assigned to serve as the branch president in two branches.  The two former branch presidents wanted to fight each other over a feud between the tribes.  They knew nothing or very l...

18 Apr. 2026, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task  Cabin in Heber, turn on security cameras - check hot water heaters - return skis, boots, and poles back to Big Als at Orem Mall (took care of yesterday) Give Matthew's employee the key to the office in Provo. I did not get up until 11:30 am.  Had prayer and started the day planning with Debbie for the couisn cruise next month.  I started to pay for excursions on the Royal Caribbean cruise for May 9-16, but could not find the mailing addresses to pay.  I worked on cleaning the clothes dryer vent.  Debbie went to help Clara get the material that the sisters in her ward will be using to make a quilt for her.  I was stopped yesterday afternoon from proofreading and editing my handwritten journals, which Vanan Services has scanned and typed.  I have been going to sleep or dozing before I could finish a paragraph for a couple of days or more.  I stopped when I dozed off after doing only one sentence a...

  17 Apr 2026 Friday  Priorit ized Daily Task  Anndalyn Hobbs' 44th Birthday Contact Unclaimed Property   (855) 329-9863                                          Georgia Department of Revenue,                                                                    Local Government Services Division,  Unclaimed Property Section,          4125 Welcome All Road RM # 701,  Atlanta, GA 30349                        METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE Co.,  Name of Owner,  VALLEY VIEW INC,  RUSH JACKIE J,  Report Year: 2014 Property ID: 9330912   Cash Value  $126,227.96,  P...