Posted on Monday, 14th February 2011 by chrisjones

Today, according to Hallmark, is Valentine’s Day.  I don’t celebrate it, so it’s not really anything to me, but there’s a huge amount of pink and red about so I take it I’m in the distinct minority. My antipathy has nothing to do with St. Valentine, whoever he actually was; he’s never done me any [...]

Tags: Jeanette, Jones Family News, Love, Valentine's Day
Posted in Blog & News, General | Comments (2)

Posted on Monday, 9th August 2010 by chrisjones

As I left the house from my 20-minute lunch break earlier today I did what I always do when I leave, I kissed my wife and told her I love her. I reached the office and sat for a moment and thought about that.  It’s a tradition we;ve established.  My wife does it and I [...]

Tags: discipline, Jeanette, Martin Luther
Posted in Blog & News, General | Comments (4)

Posted on Thursday, 1st July 2010 by chrisjones

Are birthdays magic?  Well, if you ask a four-year-old, they are.  My little son Nathaniel (“Thanner”) talks about his birthday pretty much all the time, despite the fact that it won’t come ’round until next May.  He tells you how old he is.  Tells you he’s almost five.  Tells you what he wants to do.  [...]

Tags: birthdays, Independence Day, Jeanette, Jesus Christ, lending Utah, mortgage Utah, Thanner
Posted in Blog & News, General, Jones Family News | Comments (5)

Posted on Thursday, 16th April 2009 by chrisjones

Amber Naslund, one of my favorite bloggers, and a very nice person to boot, has a terrific post today about visionaries, architects and bricklayers.  Essentially, one is the visionary that sees the building sitting in a place where nothing now exists.  The second is the person that translates that vision into a plan and organizes [...]

Tags: Amber Naslund, grasshoppers and ants, Jeanette
Posted in Blog & News, General | Comments (4)