One Wand Sold!

Well there you have it. My fist wand sold on Ebay. I hope this comes to be a regular thing.
PS: Go see The Dark Knight. Best movie of the year!

The Wands Go Up ON Ebay!!!

I know it may be a little early on Halloween but I have decided to take a shot at this and put a couple of my wands on Ebay. I have hand crafted these two wands and the starting bid is $10. Those of you who have seen my wands know that this is a very good price. The buy it now price is $15. If you know anyone who would be interested send them the link and spread the word. I am in the process of making about 40 wands so there is no limit to the amount I can do. I also offer family discounts. LOL.
Here are the links to ebay and a couple pictures.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=260267954532&Category=88898&_trksid=p3907.m29

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=260267939095&Category=88898&_trksid=p3907.m29

4th of July

Well here we are celebrating our fourth of July with the Blue Man Group. You talk about awesome. Thank goodness we got tickets to the stadium of fire this year to see them. We also saw Miley Cirus. That girl is on drugs or something because she has so much energy. The fire works were done to movie music such as Superman, Back to the Future and Indiana Jones. Anyways. Here are a couple of pictures

Cali is where the friends are :)

Mandi and I have sadly returned to Utah after a week in California. We had a great time with our friends James and Colin. I hope we can see you guys again soon and until next time. Let's go Surfin

I found a way to save money and look cool :)

My new niece

Check it out. I'm an uncle, again!

Canyon Lands

Last month Mandi and I took our first camping trip of the year along with Tyler, Alene, Caiden, Ryan, and Brady. It was so nice to get outside after a long winter. We took two ten plus mile hikes. One to Paul Buyon's Potty and another to Druid Arch. Getting to Paul Bunyon's potty was not easy. Most of the hike was through a wash. We were dragging our feet through the sand. We were amazed enough with the landscape that the hike didn't discourage us. We had a chance to look at some ruins from the Anasazi Indians. It's amazing how this stuff still stands.

I was most impressed with the Druid Arch hike. It was through this canyon. The Landscape seamed to change dramatically so there was always something to look at. The arch itself was huge. It was much bigger in real life than the pictures that I have. we were lucky to go when we did. There weren't a lot of people on these particular hikes. Just remember to bring some rope if you plan on getting to the top of Paul Buyon's potty. Especially if you have kids with you. Otherwise you might have to form a chain in order to get everyone down.

You can't play Rock Band unless you rock out like this. Otherwise, you are just a Gigantic Nerd playing a piece of plastic!

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Book Report: Return of the King

What a way to finish a story. Once again I know many of you have seen the movie but if you think you have seen it all you are missing out on one last battle. The battle of the Shire! After all the crap they had to go through with Minas Tirith and Mount Doom they return to there own home and it is taken over with servants of the enemy. Little do they know these four Hobbits can kick some serious butt.

Friendship is such an important role in these books. Frodo wouldn't have made it very far without Sam. He is truly the ordinary hero. A gardener turned warrior turned Father. In the end Frodo leaves Sam to his new life and sails off into the west. To say goodbye to this fellowship is sad but there are always new adventures.

Every time I finish a series I think that there is nothing else interesting to read in life. It sounds dumb and I know it isn't true but I get too attached and I always want more. Lucky for me there are more books of Middle Earth I can read. I've already started the Silmarillion.

BOOK REPORT: TWO TOWERS

After I finished Fellowship of the Ring I started reading the Two Towers. I also went out and bought 7 books of middle earth that I plan on reading after I am done with The return of the king which I am reading now.

The Two towers is a perfect example of why I chose to read the Lord of the rings. There are so many differences from book to movie adaptations and it's always nice to know how much a director will change and for what reasons.

In the book Sam Wise and Frodo only have small disagreements over Smeagol. Sam never left Frodo and they went on to Shelobs layer together. In the movie Gollum separates Sam and Frodo by accusing Sam of eating all of their lembas bread. Sam turns back to go home when he finds the bread on the stairs down below. He gets angry and returns to save his master from Shelob the spider. I think this was a wise choice on Peter Jackson's part. It really set up a story for loyalty and unselfishness. It made Sam all the more ordinary hero.

We also have a character like Faramir. In the movie he is once tempted by the ring. He decides to take Frodo and Sam to Minas Tririth to see his Father. He has a change in heart when he hears Frodo pull his sword on his friend Sam who is trying to save him. Faramir realizes the ring can be held by no one and sends Sam and Frodo on their quest. In the book Faramir has the chance to see the ring yet he never desires to take it to his father. The book shows him as a smart and understanding person. His brother may have been the great warrior but Faramir shows his true qualities.