I've been tagged!!!

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

10 Years Ago (Feb. 1998):
I was in the MTC ready to go to Colombia. Wow, It's been that long? I didn't keep a journal but if I remember right I got to Bogota on February 10th. Ten years ago today! I heard that the Bogota airport was in a dangerous part of town. When I left the airport there were a lot of people waiting outside, most of them grabbing at us trying to take our bags. Then we got into the mission van and went to the Mission Office. Late that evening I heard police sirens and a lot gun fire from just outside. It really set the tone for the next two years.

5 Things on my To-Do List today: The day is over, so I'll tell you what I did today:
1. I went over to Flight Safety and worked on checklist flows.
2. Came back to my hotel room and studied CRJ limitations.
3. Went out for some air.
4. Came back to my hotel room and studied the electrical system on the CRJ.
5. Watched the NASCAR Shootout.
(tomorrow I'll probably to the same thing, Except watch the Pro Bowl insteed of racing.

Snacks I enjoy:
I love Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Nuked Marshmellows and Grapes.

Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Make sure my whole family was taken care of.
2. Take care of my kid's, siblings', nephews' & nieces' educations were paid for.
3. Form a charitable organization that wasn't corrupt.
4. Buy a CRJ (that plane is amazing).
5. I'd flight instruct. It's really fun and rewarding teaching others to fly.
6. Wake up, the reality is....well I just don't see it happening.

3 of my bad habits:
1. I take REALLY long showers...I think I ran the hot water out of the Hyatt Hotel in Atlanta.
2. Most nights I kick Korri in my sleep......a lot. Sorry sweetie ;)
3. What ever I bring into the truck, stays in the truck! It's usually a mess.
4. I avoid the dirty draipers

5 places I have lived:
1. Provo, UT (most of my time was past here)
2. Spanish Fork, UT
3. Springville, UT
4. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (in northern Florida, next to Jacksonville. Very nice place to live. Just a few blocks from some beautiful beaches....I'd like to get back there some day.)
5. Houston, TX (the arm pit of the USA...It's actually not bad. I just didnt like my job all that much and that's the ONLY thing I did there. Hopefully I'll start to like it now. There are a lot of neat things there.)

5 jobs I have had:
1. Cherry factory in Payson.
2. Frandsen's Rec Center. I built motorcycles.
3. Bill's Appliance. 9 years, I really miss working with my Dad and I like fixing things and learning new stuff.
4. Standardization instructor. (Jacksonville Beach, FL) I trained new flight instructors and stuff.
5. Training Center Manger/Chief flight instructor. (Houston TX). Same company as in FL. It was a promotion to the most difficult thing I've had to do. ATP asked me to go to Houston and establish a new location. It was about 3 months before I was able to take a weekend off.

5 things people don't know about me:
1. I was thrown into fence and had a gun held to my head while being robbed on my 21st birthday. It's actually a really funny story. They took everything I had but a big bowl of rice I was carrying (It's also a long story)
2. I'm scared of heights, but I love flying.
3. When I was on my mission I was impressed with the fact that I'd marry somebody that went to my high school. But I also felt that I'd marry somebody from California. I forgot about that until after Korri and I got married. We went to the same high school and she's from California.
4. One year I played trick for Halloween. I got on my motorcycle and chase older kids down the street until they'd drop their bag of candy.
5. I've wanted a gorrilla costume for years now. My plan is to ride my motorcycle around town with it on. Maybe race a motocross race with it on. Korri laughs at me but some day I'll be laughing at her with a cool gorrilla costume on.

Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years.
5 years: I see myself with a couple more kids. I want to get on with Continental mainline by then. They're a good airline that is well managed, right now anyways.
10 years: Watching my kids grow, Korri and I will be enjoying the benefits of traveling. Hopefully I'd be with Continental flying international trips with enough seniority to either be a flight instructor within the company or a Designated Pilot Examiner for the FAA.

SUCCESS!!!

We finally got Max's picture taken! Korri has been trying for a month to do this. She would get him in his hair and outfit on then go out the door to get his picture taken. Over and Over. Here's the story:

Korri walks in to the photo studio in the Wal-Mart. They walk into the studio and look around for a moment. Max takes a good look and begins crying. "Oh Well, maybe he's tired. I'll try again tomorrow."

The next day she goes through the same routine. Max is fine the whole way to Wal-Mart, once they walk into the studio he begins crying! She decides to leave and try a couple days later.

A few days later they go through the same routine. They go into the Wal-Mart, once Max saw the studio he begins crying!!!

I was a bit skeptical and thought maybe Max was tired. A few days later we all went to Wal-Mart for grocercies. I told Korri I was taking Max to test something. We walked up to the studio entrance. As I got close Max got nervious. Once I walked in he began crying! So I turned around and left. Outside of the studio Max stopped. So I turned around and started heading for the studio. Instantly he began crying. So I turned around and walked away in disbelief. Of course Korri is watching this from a distance laughing.

A couple weeks later we stopped by Wal-Mart to pick up some things for me to take to Atlanta. It had been a long day. Walking into Wal-Mart Korri got embarressed because I left Max's left shoe in the truck. He spilled water on him so he was all wet too. As we left I grabbed Max and began walking to the studio. Just to see what his reaction would be. He was tense but relaxed when I showed him the pictures on the wall and the toys in the back. But he would not let me put him down. Korri stood in awe as we walked throught the studio. We decided that this may be our only opportunity. I sat Max down on the stool. Korri kneeled next to him and took off his other shoe and the photographer began snapping pictures as I made him laugh. It was hard work but the pictures were worth it. (The airplane was a toy we had bought him that day and he has no shoes!)