When little ones have to leave us

My cousin just lost her five year old son to Luekemia, it is sad when taking it all in, questions always arise as far as why a child would have to suffer such an untimely death. Matthew's was so quick, we found out he was sick Friday and he passed away on Saturday. I am glad that from this tragedy, those that are close to the situation will be able to find some strength in the events that have occured since last Friday. God does work in mysterious ways, yet even amongst the saddest or worst times we can find peace and comfort in the knowledge that he would not leave us alone and that something must be coming from each trial that we are given. Matthew, even though I didn't really get to know you, you are family and I love you, I also believe that now you are in heaven with some of the most caring people that I have known. Death has been a rarety in my life, and I consider myself very lucky for that but on the few occasions that it has entered I am very grateful for the emotions and strength given to me. To the Pritts I wish that you may continue onward, cherish the wonderful years that you had him here, and continue to look forward to the time that you are reunited on the other side. As I have learned from my Mom, it may not seem possible to do, but there are plenty of things that life gives when something like a child is taken away. May God bless you always.

Matthew Raymond Pritt

"Our Miracle"
Twinkle, twinkle little star, Do you know how loved you are? Our little red-headed angel flew home to the loving arms of his Heavenly Father on Saturday, March 22, 2008 due to complications of Leukemia. Matthew Raymond Pritt was born in Provo, Utah on October 26, 2002 to Michael and Connie Pritt. Little did we know how many lives he would touch in the 5 short years of his life. Matthew was a bubbly little miracle full of love. He had great faith in Jesus Christ and loved to go to church, primary and have family home evening. He enjoyed being with his father on scouting activities and loved soccer, swimming, trains, animals, but most of all his little brother. His many friends and cousins will miss him so much.
Matthew is survived by his parents and brother, Nathanael, his grandparents Thomas and Ann Pritt, Royce and Joyce Walker, his best friend and cousin, Geran Winn, and two great-grandmothers, Maxine Davis and Arveda Pritt including many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services for Matthew will be held Friday, March 28, 2008 at 11:00 am in the American Fork 37th LDS Ward Chapel located at 440 North 1100 East, American Fork, Utah. Family and friends may call Thursday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Warenski Funeral Home, 1776 North 900 East, American Fork, Utah and at an additional viewing at the church on Friday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to services.
The Pritt family would like to thank everyone, especially those who cared for Matthew at Primary Children's Medical Center, for the outpouring of love which they have received. They have asked that in lieu of flowers that friends please donate to the Matthew Pritt Trust Fund. Funds received will be used to offset medical and funeral expenses and the remainder will be donated to the Primary Children's Medical Center Foundation directed to the cancer unit.

A new start:

Looks like I should resurrect this thing and try and get it going again........

More to come soon.

Coyote Visits Chicago Sandwich Stop

This is crazy.........blame it on global warming. :o)

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

CHICAGO — For one day, at least, the roadrunner was safe. It seems the coyote was hankering for another kind of fast food.

Employees and customers at a downtown Chicago Quiznos sandwich shop were stunned to see a coyote walk through the propped-open front door Tuesday afternoon and lie down in a cooler stocked with fruit juice and soda.

"It wasn't aggressive at all," restaurant manager Bina Patel told the Chicago Tribune. "It was just looking around."

Employees and customers calmly cleared out of the restaurant, though some took the time to finish their sandwiches and snap some cell-phone photos, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Animal control officers took the passive coyote away after about 40 minutes, after a curious crowd had gathered outside.

"This one definitely I will definitely remember forever. A coyote in downtown Chicago," Quiznos employee Rick Torres told WLS-TV.

The city captures 10 to 15 coyotes every year, especially in the spring when they are most active, said Anne Kent, director of Chicago Animal Care and Control. Veterinarians will examine the coyote and, if he is not injured, release him into the wild.

A Neat Trick

If you have ever wondered where people actually lived in your ward now you can see a ward map online: it is actual pretty simple to do..........

The information is all on this page:

Ward Map>Step 1> So you want a Ward Map?

Step 1: Got to www.lds.org and login to your ward site. (Its under the "About the Church" and then "Stake and Ward Websites") If you have never accessed this then you will need your church membership information, including membership number and confirmation date.

Step 2: Click on "Membership Directory"

Step 3: At the top of the list, right side there is a cvs option left click and then click "OK" Save this file to the desktop in order to find it later.

Step 4: Download this file to the desktop:

http://wardmap.theballfamily.org/WardMap.vbs

Step 5: Run the script file: It will ask you if you have the membership directory, click "OK" then find the File you saved in step 3 and hit enter.

Step 6: A new window should pop-up with a map and info search bar. Wait for the markers to load onto the map and you should have a quick map of your ward members.

(Note: if you don't have Flash Player you can load it here. If you need to change the settings for it then click on the Settings and on the third tab at the top change, Global Security Settings, the setting to "Always Allow")

Enjoy the fun.

Grave Digger's Freestyle Run

It's a great save at 2:50 and then watch the end roll.

After the races was a Freestyle event.........

Batman got in one great jump before his rear axle broke.

This was my favorite obstacle, it was a boat in a pond, then they lifted an ice cream truck on top of it.

Apparently jumping over it wasn't too easy...........

The end of the night for most trucks....being towed out.

We were able to go to the 2007 Monster Jam World Championships on Saturday night, it was amazing to see the races, these trucks got up to 60 mph before slamming on the brakes and making a U-turn, accelerating and then jumping over cars to the finish line. The world Champion for this year came down to Batman vs. Grave Digger and as you can see by the picture Batman was victorious. It was a blast and we would definitely go again.