My brother Joe went into the hospital a couple days ago with a blood clot at his lung. He nearly died, and would have, if the clot hadn't been so big that it couldn't actually get into the lung itself, instead it just blocked the blood flow, which caused extreme pain and a massively damaged lung. He's being well cared for, it sounds. I hope he recovers fully.

I took Lacey and Cassidy to Grandma Gwynne's funeral in Cedar City. We had a good time together. It's not too often the girls get a daddy daughter date, and this was an extended weekend together. It was a lot of fun for us, despite the whole funeral aspect. We got to see cousins and uncles and aunts we haven't seen in decades. We've all aged a lot, but no one changes much. The girls swam every chance they could get, which was a lot. Lacey got to hang out with her cousin, Olivia, which was the primary reason I was talked into going at the last minute.

My favorite moment of the trip was sitting outside on the patio, watching the kids in the pool, and chatting with my brothers and sisters. We had some funny conversations, and got to catch up on everyone's activities. Mom and Wally stopped by the hotel Saturday night, and we had a good time talking together.