https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/A personal journal of my life in the Treasure Valley, Boise, Idaho! hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997930A wild weekend of football games. My hometown college team lost a tough in Eugene, Oregon losing to the Ducks by a touchdown. I had my doubts they could win but I love an upset. Losing to the #2 ranked team in the nation can also qualify as a win. The reason being is they were 24 point underdogs....https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997876For several weeks I have been participating in reading articles for points to eventually earning cash which would be transfered to a gift card or debit card. I thought I was going to eventually turn them into an Amazon gift card. It was listed on the choices. But it did not happen. Once I was...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997852The overnight temp is going to be 50 degrees. That's a 40 degree difference from last week. September is harvest time and it's wonderful seeing the pumpkins 🎃 ripening on the vine. Jessica has 9 prized ones in her small garden. I grabbed a green bean off the vine and ate it raw when we checking...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997821Jessica started week 34 today. She had NST (Non Stress Test) today. They checked the baby's heartbeat, oxygen level, and if contractions were present. She was excited she passed. I think they will be doing this weekly until delivery. She said it's a precaution due to her age. I've said all along...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997793September is looking great temperature wise. Just 2 days have temps above 85 degrees. I'm ready to turn the AC off. The AQI has been in the green zone hovering around 44. My visit with my son was great to unnerving. He is classified as miner 2 and his lead is miner 1. My son will be completing...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997767I didn't plan on running the AC today because the high was going to be 88 degrees. My house usually stays 10 degrees below the outside temp. However that changed after I got a message from my oldest son. He ask to stay the night because he's coming from Nevada. It's been a bit of a whirlwind for...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997734I've been waiting weeks for a day like today. The high today was 77 degrees with lots of sun. I still have the bedroom windows open as well as the back door. My house is so fresh it's like a Spring day inside. Congrats to the kids from Curcao! They are the 2026 Little League World Series...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997705I was watching 3 games at once today. The first game started at 10:30 a.m. MST with Japan taking on Curacao for the International Championship. Curasao won 4-0. Japan is usually very good and disciplined but they got a little rattled today and couldn't recover. Curasao moves on to the Little...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997691For the second year in a row I got written up by the HOA for my fence on the North side of my property. Last year they wanted a board replaced near the gate. I complied. The gate is a service driveway that can be used to enter the property to park a camper, class A, B or C motor home. My kids...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/sam444/997663I wrote a two page response to the guy in the finance department. It’s laced with undertones of my anger. I read through it this morning and I keep saying the same thing but I'm just preaching to the choir so to speak. As long as I let them suck me in I'll never be rid of it. They will continue...