Paula started the process by calling the Relief Society president in Cheri and Josh's ward. The ward rallyed around the family and Cheri and Randall were taught by the full time missionaries. The baptism service was wonderful.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
2008-04-26 Cheri Skadal and Randall Skadal
Paula started the process by calling the Relief Society president in Cheri and Josh's ward. The ward rallyed around the family and Cheri and Randall were taught by the full time missionaries. The baptism service was wonderful.
Friday, April 25, 2008
1976 Missy and Mindy
We took this photo after Jennifer Nielsen had butchered Missy and Mindy's hair in a game of 'beauty shop' at he Nielsen's apartment. They were playing at Nielsen's under the supervision of Carl Nielsen when this happened. Mom was very upset and called me at work. Her emotional state made me think that perhaps there were injuries from scissors. We called Melissa by Missy. She changed from her nickname when she left home for BYU.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
2008-04-23 Savannah marries Wren Withers
Savannah is the first of the Roylance 'phase 2' grandchildren to marry, and she set a good example by marrying in the temple. We were able to participate when Savannah received her endowment on April 19. We attended the wedding dinner on April 22 at the Joseph Smith Memorial building. We had front row seats at the wedding ceremony and along with the Fords and Mindy and Sarah we spent a long time at the reception on April 23. This photo was taken in April 2002 when Savannah was at Alta HS. She met Wren on her first day at Alta as a sophomore, and they have been a couple ever since. Emily or Rachel may be the next of the second group of Roylance grandchildren to marry.
This is a photo of Adam and Savannah. Adam couldn't attend the wedding because of his summer work committment in New York City.
2008-04-11 Palm Springs
We spent a week in Palm Springs biking, golfing, and hiking. Bonnie and Henry Yeates were also in Palm Springs with their daughter, Jana, and her family. We went golfing a couple of times with them and enjoyed their company on a hike in Palm Canyon.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
2008-04-10 Grandpa Roylance's sister passes away
PHYLLIS ROYLANCE PECK Phyllis Roylance Peck 1929~2008 Phyllis Roylance Peck died peacefully on April 10th, 2008 at the age of 78. She was born April 23, 1929 in Parker, Idaho to Darwin and Alta Roylance. Mom will always be remembered for her excellent cooking, craftiness, resourcefulness, and poker prowess. Mom endured many hardships throughout her life, but she had a large, loving, supportive family that she loved very much. She loved to talk about her brothers' many accomplishments; she especially enjoyed cooking and caring for her brother, Bill. As a young mother, Mom made a beautiful home for her family, and she was always ready to rise to any occasion. Birthdays, Christmas, and other holidays were the best; home baked cookies, cakes, and breads were always on hand. There wasn't anything she couldn't do. Later on, mom struggled, but she still did the best she could with what she had. Mom spent the last years of her life at Arlington Hills Rehabilitation Center where she made many friends with the nurses and aides who cared for her. The family wishes to thank them for their friendship and excellent care. She is survived by daughters, Anissa (Jim) Rogers of Portland, Oregon; and Tammy Rogers, Heather Rogers, and Cheryl (Doug) Perkins of Salt Lake City. She is also survived by her brother, Byron (Beverly) Roylance of West Valley; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Kathy Parker; son, Todd Rogers; and four brothers. Mom, we love you. May you finally be at peace. Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on 4/13/2008.
2008-04-15 Salt Lake Bike Tour
Paula, Thomas, Michael and I rode our bikes in the 2008 Salt Lake Bike Tour. We rode 25 miles in about 90 minutes. The route took us from the U of U to Holladay at 6200 South, then down the Van Winkle Expressway to the Gateway center downtown. The roads were closed to traffic and it was great fun to ride without worry about the traffic. The weather was a little windy, but pleasant. After the ride we took Trax back to the U where we had left the truck.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
2008-04-08 Should I become a serious body builder?
I think I might start spending more time with my 'Brute' in the basement.
60-Plus, Ripped, and Natural Competitors
By ABBY ELLIN
UNTIL nine years ago, Dr. Neal Grossman didn’t make a habit of parading around his bedroom in his skivvies and admiring his physique in the mirror. Nor did he ever imagine that his oldest son, then a teenager, would take one look at his father midflex and cry out, “Dad, put your clothes back on!”
But now that Dr. Grossman, a 60-year-old Baltimore dentist, is a competitive amateur bodybuilder, an extra ounce of flab makes the difference between a sizable trophy and going home empty-handed. “The minute you start winning, that’s all the validation people need to accept what you do as legitimate and something to be appreciated,” said Dr. Grossman, who is 5-foot-2 and a chiseled 121 pounds.
He is one of a small but growing number of 60- and 70-year-old bodybuilders stripping down to Speedos, slathering on bronzer, and strutting their stuff onstage in natural, or drug-free, competitions. The season for amateur and pro-level events begins this month.
Last year, the World Natural Sports Organization, one of about a dozen bodybuilding groups devoted to drug-free contests, had 44 competitors older than 60, up from two in 2000, said Jeffrey Kippel, a founder.
Many bodybuilding contestants are not tested and steroids use is rampant. But most natural bodybuilding contests require participants to complete urinalysis and polygraph tests before events.
In the last five years, the number of men and women in their 60’s and 70’s competing in United States Bodybuilding Federation shows has doubled to 16, said Brian Washington, the commissioner of the federation, another drug-free group. Those figures will not put senior softball leagues out of business any time soon, but in an age in which athletes are publicly flogged for using steroids and human growth hormones, it is heartening to find a cohort of older Americans hellbent on getting cut the old-fashioned way. Or so they say.
Skeptics believe that natural bodybuilders may not be entirely drug-free.
Still, the oldest age group of natural bodybuilders has drawn enough interest that last year the Fame World Tour, a series of physique competitions sanctioned by Mr. Kippel’s organization, hired Scott Hults, a retired Naval officer-turned-bodybuilder to be in charge of promotions for the 60-plus division.
“Age is a statistic, not a burden and there is no reason a man or woman can’t get into and maintain the best shape of their lives at any age,” said Mr. Hults, 64, who has competed in 26 shows since 2005 and last year won an age-group title.
Some older bodybuilders were weight lifters or wrestlers in their youth; others are fitness buffs who want to test their mettle; still others are retirees who refuse to go gently anywhere.
Although it is harder to build muscle later in life — 18 to 35 are considered the prime muscle-building years — it is possible, said Jose Antonio, the vice president of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Take Ed Cole, who entered his first bodybuilding contest last year at age 71. After retiring in 1992, Mr. Cole, who is 5-5, ballooned to 195 pounds. In 2000, he resolved to start weight training, which he had not done since he was a gymnast in his youth. He spent 90 minutes a day hoisting weights in the fitness center he built in his basement, and by 2004, he was 50 pounds lighter, and a certified personal trainer to boot.
He overhauled his diet, too. But after roughly seven years of diligent eating “for nutrition only,” he was ready to grease up his muscles and join the brawny and drug-free. To this day, he said, nothing stronger than magnesium has passed his lips.
Older bodybuilders tend to be disciplined purists. Younger competitors might want to push the envelope and beef up as much as possible, said Dr. Antonio, who has a Ph.D in muscle physiology. “Older individuals just want to improve their physique.”
Mr. Hults said: “Maybe if I had started bodybuilding in my 20’s instead of my 60’s, I might have used steroids. But since I did get into the game later in life, it made sense for me to go the natural route. I’m glad I did. I have been able to achieve much on my own, without illegal muscle enhancements. That in itself is very satisfying.”
But he does acknowledge knowing several senior athletes now on steroids, human growth hormone or testosterone replacement therapy.
For the most part, the senior bodybuilders say they take great pride that their amped-up pectorals are strictly the result of diet, exercise and vitamins and supplements.
Prized supplements include creatine for strength, glutamine for muscle recovery, branch chain amino acids for muscle development, all of which Dr. Antonio, who is also the chief executive of International Society of Sports Nutrition, recommends for bodybuilders.
Mr. Kippel’s group, along with the International Natural Bodybuilding Federation, the amateur arm of the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation, randomly test during the year. Still, antidoping experts wonder just how natural “natural” bodybuilding is.
Neither the World Natural Sports Organization nor the International Natural Bodybuilding Federation perform blood tests, which is the only way to test for human growth hormone, said Dr. Gary Wadler, an internist and a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
There are also certain so-called natural supplements that can contain traces of banned substances.
“We saw for many years that dietary supplements were contaminated with androstenedione, which is converted in the body to testosterone, but many people were not knowingly taking it,” Dr. Wadler said. “That problem has been diminished, but whether it’s been totally eliminated I have no way of knowing.”
The athletes insist they are clean.
“The older guys despise the drug scene,” said Len Bosland, 82, from Glen Rock, N.J., who has been a bodybuilder for decades, still competes and was Mr. New Jersey in 1952.
Unlike weight lifting, which depends on brawn, bodybuilders train to look good in swimsuits that leave little to the imagination. They must perfect 8 to 10 poses and are judged on criteria such as grace, muscle symmetry, definition and body shape. A choreographed routine to music is also required.
Melvin Cooper, 64, a father of seven and a Brooklyn pastor, did not expect to be bodybuilding in his twilight years. But two years ago, while working out at a gym, a bodybuilder approached him and said: “ ‘You look good, man. Where do you compete?’ ” Mr. Cooper recalled.
“I said, ‘I don’t,’ and he said, ‘At your age no one would beat you.’ ”
Mr. Cooper, whose strongest stimulant of choice is Red Bull, entered his first competition, the Hercules, in June last year, and won.
“I do one-handed push-ups for my finale,” he said proudly, adding that he goes to the gym up to three hours daily, except Sundays.
“I make a lot of noise so everyone can hear,” he said. “I’m a big show off.”
So is Dr. Don Morse, who won the Natural Physique Association’s Natural Mr. USA bodybuilding championships for men older than 70.
“I love to get in front of a crowd,” said Dr. Morse, 77, a retired endodontist from Cherry Hill, N.J. After all, it is quite a boost when bodybuilders decades his junior gush: “I’d be so happy if I could look as good as you.”
Bodybuilding has helped a lot of competitors conquer demons. Dr. Grossman, who has won more than 200 trophies, used to have stage fright. “But another fellow in the gym had competed and he said: ‘Who cares? You don’t know anyone.’ I said: ‘Yeah, I’m a grown man. What do I care?’ ”
60-Plus, Ripped, and Natural Competitors
By ABBY ELLIN
UNTIL nine years ago, Dr. Neal Grossman didn’t make a habit of parading around his bedroom in his skivvies and admiring his physique in the mirror. Nor did he ever imagine that his oldest son, then a teenager, would take one look at his father midflex and cry out, “Dad, put your clothes back on!”
But now that Dr. Grossman, a 60-year-old Baltimore dentist, is a competitive amateur bodybuilder, an extra ounce of flab makes the difference between a sizable trophy and going home empty-handed. “The minute you start winning, that’s all the validation people need to accept what you do as legitimate and something to be appreciated,” said Dr. Grossman, who is 5-foot-2 and a chiseled 121 pounds.
He is one of a small but growing number of 60- and 70-year-old bodybuilders stripping down to Speedos, slathering on bronzer, and strutting their stuff onstage in natural, or drug-free, competitions. The season for amateur and pro-level events begins this month.
Last year, the World Natural Sports Organization, one of about a dozen bodybuilding groups devoted to drug-free contests, had 44 competitors older than 60, up from two in 2000, said Jeffrey Kippel, a founder.
Many bodybuilding contestants are not tested and steroids use is rampant. But most natural bodybuilding contests require participants to complete urinalysis and polygraph tests before events.
In the last five years, the number of men and women in their 60’s and 70’s competing in United States Bodybuilding Federation shows has doubled to 16, said Brian Washington, the commissioner of the federation, another drug-free group. Those figures will not put senior softball leagues out of business any time soon, but in an age in which athletes are publicly flogged for using steroids and human growth hormones, it is heartening to find a cohort of older Americans hellbent on getting cut the old-fashioned way. Or so they say.
Skeptics believe that natural bodybuilders may not be entirely drug-free.
Still, the oldest age group of natural bodybuilders has drawn enough interest that last year the Fame World Tour, a series of physique competitions sanctioned by Mr. Kippel’s organization, hired Scott Hults, a retired Naval officer-turned-bodybuilder to be in charge of promotions for the 60-plus division.
“Age is a statistic, not a burden and there is no reason a man or woman can’t get into and maintain the best shape of their lives at any age,” said Mr. Hults, 64, who has competed in 26 shows since 2005 and last year won an age-group title.
Some older bodybuilders were weight lifters or wrestlers in their youth; others are fitness buffs who want to test their mettle; still others are retirees who refuse to go gently anywhere.
Although it is harder to build muscle later in life — 18 to 35 are considered the prime muscle-building years — it is possible, said Jose Antonio, the vice president of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Take Ed Cole, who entered his first bodybuilding contest last year at age 71. After retiring in 1992, Mr. Cole, who is 5-5, ballooned to 195 pounds. In 2000, he resolved to start weight training, which he had not done since he was a gymnast in his youth. He spent 90 minutes a day hoisting weights in the fitness center he built in his basement, and by 2004, he was 50 pounds lighter, and a certified personal trainer to boot.
He overhauled his diet, too. But after roughly seven years of diligent eating “for nutrition only,” he was ready to grease up his muscles and join the brawny and drug-free. To this day, he said, nothing stronger than magnesium has passed his lips.
Older bodybuilders tend to be disciplined purists. Younger competitors might want to push the envelope and beef up as much as possible, said Dr. Antonio, who has a Ph.D in muscle physiology. “Older individuals just want to improve their physique.”
Mr. Hults said: “Maybe if I had started bodybuilding in my 20’s instead of my 60’s, I might have used steroids. But since I did get into the game later in life, it made sense for me to go the natural route. I’m glad I did. I have been able to achieve much on my own, without illegal muscle enhancements. That in itself is very satisfying.”
But he does acknowledge knowing several senior athletes now on steroids, human growth hormone or testosterone replacement therapy.
For the most part, the senior bodybuilders say they take great pride that their amped-up pectorals are strictly the result of diet, exercise and vitamins and supplements.
Prized supplements include creatine for strength, glutamine for muscle recovery, branch chain amino acids for muscle development, all of which Dr. Antonio, who is also the chief executive of International Society of Sports Nutrition, recommends for bodybuilders.
Mr. Kippel’s group, along with the International Natural Bodybuilding Federation, the amateur arm of the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation, randomly test during the year. Still, antidoping experts wonder just how natural “natural” bodybuilding is.
Neither the World Natural Sports Organization nor the International Natural Bodybuilding Federation perform blood tests, which is the only way to test for human growth hormone, said Dr. Gary Wadler, an internist and a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
There are also certain so-called natural supplements that can contain traces of banned substances.
“We saw for many years that dietary supplements were contaminated with androstenedione, which is converted in the body to testosterone, but many people were not knowingly taking it,” Dr. Wadler said. “That problem has been diminished, but whether it’s been totally eliminated I have no way of knowing.”
The athletes insist they are clean.
“The older guys despise the drug scene,” said Len Bosland, 82, from Glen Rock, N.J., who has been a bodybuilder for decades, still competes and was Mr. New Jersey in 1952.
Unlike weight lifting, which depends on brawn, bodybuilders train to look good in swimsuits that leave little to the imagination. They must perfect 8 to 10 poses and are judged on criteria such as grace, muscle symmetry, definition and body shape. A choreographed routine to music is also required.
Melvin Cooper, 64, a father of seven and a Brooklyn pastor, did not expect to be bodybuilding in his twilight years. But two years ago, while working out at a gym, a bodybuilder approached him and said: “ ‘You look good, man. Where do you compete?’ ” Mr. Cooper recalled.
“I said, ‘I don’t,’ and he said, ‘At your age no one would beat you.’ ”
Mr. Cooper, whose strongest stimulant of choice is Red Bull, entered his first competition, the Hercules, in June last year, and won.
“I do one-handed push-ups for my finale,” he said proudly, adding that he goes to the gym up to three hours daily, except Sundays.
“I make a lot of noise so everyone can hear,” he said. “I’m a big show off.”
So is Dr. Don Morse, who won the Natural Physique Association’s Natural Mr. USA bodybuilding championships for men older than 70.
“I love to get in front of a crowd,” said Dr. Morse, 77, a retired endodontist from Cherry Hill, N.J. After all, it is quite a boost when bodybuilders decades his junior gush: “I’d be so happy if I could look as good as you.”
Bodybuilding has helped a lot of competitors conquer demons. Dr. Grossman, who has won more than 200 trophies, used to have stage fright. “But another fellow in the gym had competed and he said: ‘Who cares? You don’t know anyone.’ I said: ‘Yeah, I’m a grown man. What do I care?’ ”
Sunday, April 6, 2008
2008-04-05 Baby shower for Kaden Heath
Grandma organized a shower for Lisa and Tom Heath's new baby, Kaden. Kaden is the first great grandchild of Grant and Marie Heath to have the Heath surname.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
The Claim: A Fever in a Baby Is a Sign of Teething
April 1, 2008
Really? Any fever over 103 is a problem beyond teeth.
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
THE FACTS
An old wives’ tale says a feverish baby is not always a cause for concern. Chalk it up to teething, pay little mind and go back to sleep, the saying goes.
But experts suggest otherwise. While the emergence of new teeth in infants under 1 year old can sometimes cause a slight increase in body temperature, studies show it does not generally cause a high-grade fever. The symptoms can be a sign of a serious problem like a viral illness.
In 2000, a Cleveland Clinic team published a study in Pediatrics that followed 125 children from 4-month doctor visit to 1st birthday. In that time, 475 tooth eruptions occurred, and the study found many symptoms in the roughly eight-day periods in which the teeth emerged like increased biting, drooling, gum rubbing, facial rash and decreased appetite. But no teething children had a high-grade fever, 104 degrees or above.
A later study in Pediatrics followed children 6 to 30 months old, with the same conclusion. There was no link between teething and body temperature or high fever. “Before caregivers attribute any infants’ signs or symptoms of a potentially serious illness to teething,” the first study said, “other possible causes must be ruled out.”
THE BOTTOM LINE
Studies show high fevers are generally not a teething symptom and may be more serious.
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