Griffin Family

I have lots of mending that needs done but I don't think mom will be here long enough to help much with it.  The kids have clothes galore that need to be made into shorts or holes mended. We had a fun weekend.  Aj enjoyed swimming at Sand Hollow Aquatic Center with his cousins.  We had cake and ice cream for his birthday.  He got lots of cool 8 year old stuff and had a great time. In the late afternoon we went up to New Harmony and visited with Grandma and pa and Eldon and Diane came down.  They are still in a pretty bad way.  They went up and saw the place where Becca died.  They were really sad when they got to Griffins.  We spend the evening together- had pizza and hung out.   Sunday I taught the lesson on Living a Virtous Life - which is the new unit we are on.  It went really well - it could have gone a little better but I ran out of time to get things done and had some things go wrong at the last minute - but I sent you a...

Monday, July 12 th , 1999 Life has been chaotic since I got back.   Thursday & Friday I had lots of work to do since I'd been gone so long so work just flew by.  Court was nice and short Thursday - only 2 people came and they both got continued so they could consult an attorney before making a plea.  Boring.  So we were done by 5:30 p.m. Friday night after work I went shopping and got some movies at Albertson’s.  We didn't feel like doing much so we just stayed in and watched movies.  Not too exciting. Saturday we had our first presidency meeting.  The bishop's counselor (Steven Haddox) came and went on for about 1 1/2 hours.  Then we had to do our part (getting things semi-organized -- the ladies that just left had NO CALENDARS - nothing written down about what's going on!!!)  So our meeting ended up being almost 2 1/2 hours.  Yikes.  And we only planned July.  Geesh.  This better stop in a hurry. We...

2/7/98 Saturday Dallas is almost 3 years old.  He is sweet and kind to his baby brother Bryce.  They sleep in the same room and enjoy staying up at night reading stories and talking to each other in their sweet baby voices. Dallas loves to sit and color and play cars and eat treats (but not meals). Bryce is 19 months old.  He is the baby and he knows it. He cries whenever mom or dad leave the room. He loves to do whatever his brothers are doing.  He climbs everything.  Dallas and Bryce love to climb the kitchen cupboards and sneak cookies.  They always get for both of them and share the goodies.  And they share the punishment!  Bryce is a good eater and is almost as big as Dallas. Aj is in Mrs. Davis' class in the 1st Grade at Three Falls Elementary school.  He gets ice cream, pizza, m&m's and popcorn at school.  He gets spoiled at school. Aj loves to read and takes reading tests on the computer at school.  He is the young...

10/17/95 Tuesday What a week!  On Thursday Greg Wood called from the credit union and said $ was available.  We close Friday, October 13 at 7.12%. Moved Friday night to Saturday afternoon. Unpacked all night. Ruth came down from Provo and Laura and Ben worked their tails off!  Sunday we went to our new ward.  It is BIG! Couldn't get gas hooked up until today so we've had no hot water or stove or oven or heat (we don't need that!) Furnace is broken.  Title co called and said they made an error $1608.92 owed today.  What a joke!  I emptied out our accounts to pay it. I'm exhausted and frustrated and still happy to have a beautiful new home.

10/10/95 Still no house - maybe this week.  Haha. Money ran out of the last issue on the people right before us.  More money may come in at a lower rate.  We'll have to see. Dallas is really growing up in a hurry. He is crawling very well on his knees, standing up on things and moving while holding furniture.  He's been really fussy this past week.  Maybe a cold or teeth.  I don't know.  I held him on the coucn all night Saturday. he is really a mama's boy and cries when I leave or come in the room. AJ is also growing up fast.  He's so independent.  He knows what he wants and often gets it.  Saturday Gma and Gpa Griffin were leaving to go home and Aj said, "Where are you going?". Grandma says, "Home to Salt Lake City."  AJ says, "Ok, just a minute I'll get my shoes on!" He is a really good looking little boy.  I sure am lucky to have such a neat family. Andy's been busy training Dean Rock.  Last two weeks he do...

09/24/95, Sunday Well supposedly this week we get our house.  Monday or Tuesday.  I am excited and nervous. There are so many things we'll need to get and do.  I am worried about the neighbors and AJ needs friends. I feel very blessed and think the Lord is really taking care of our needs and wants.  It has been a huge struggle to pay tithing but I feel so blessed since we have.  It seems like I find exactly the things I need on sale or at a yard sale and that somehow things work out. Just in the last month all of the things I wanted to get AJ for his birthday I found at a yard sale for under $10!  A bike, chutes and ladders and a helicopter toy.  I found Dallas a car seat - the exact one I wanted.  I was talking to Laura and saying I didn't have any winder clothes for AJ and the neighbor boy knocked on the door and gave us a big pile, all the right size.  It has been one blessing after another. And now the house has finally started work...