A Blog and Web Site About The McDougall Family
I mentioned that Carol and I started the processes necessary to go to Moldova in October with a team from our church. I mentioned that I sent away for a certified copy of my birth certificate. I found the web site with all the necessary details of what was required and sent it off. I […]
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Read MoreSince we decided not to go camping because of the rain and cold weather, we decided to make the weekend an enjoyable one anyway. As I am typing this, it is still raining. The rain stopped awhile yesterday from about 1:30 pm into the evening, but started up again in the night and is continuing […]
Read MoreHere are some photos of a simple power meter, and a QRP receiver and transmitter that I built in March and April of 2007. All of them were from “Experimental Methods in RF design“. I actually made a contact with another Ham Radio Operator using the setup exactly as shown in the photo with Morse […]
Read MoreIt has been raining for two solid days now. The moisture is actually a blessing even if it interrupted our plans for this weekend. The rain is really bringing out the green in the area around us. Here is a picture of the beautiful Elkhorn Mountains taken from our front deck. Click on the picture […]
Read MoreOur colorful weather map from yesterday got even more colorful. It has been raining or snowing all day long; and we have canceled our camping trip. We were to be camped right next to a river that may be out of it’s banks while I am writing this. We decided that if the kids can […]
Read MoreMemorial Day weekend is this coming weekend. We have made it a tradition to go camping with some friends every Memorial Day weekend; and this year will be no exception. It may be a very interesting weekend as we are having the strangest mix of weather conditions. There are snow warnings, winter warnings, flood warnings; […]
Read MoreWe are planning on going to Moldova for a missions trip with our church. The trip is to be in October and we are already running short on getting things prepared to go. We completed step one by getting our passport pictures taken. Also, I sent away for a certified copy of my birth certificate. […]
Read MoreWhat a beautiful day it has been. Right now, at 9:45 p.m., the temperature is still, a very nice, 66 degrees. It was up in the 90’s earlier. I chanced it, and took the snow plow off the truck, and pulled out the camper to get it ready for Memorial Day Weekend. Right now, the […]
Read MoreAs promised, we went to the movie “Prince Caspian” tonight. Three of our girls invited three other girls to go, and we all had a great time. It was probably a bit too intense for our 8 year old, but she survived through it. As I mentioned before, many times movies do not reflect the […]
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