Griffin Family

12/23/2005 LETTER TO JENNIFER DAVIS MAST (FRIEND FROM HIGH SCHOOL) I have an old out of tune piano from around the 1920's sometime. I used to know but have long since forgotten.  I could take the piano apart to find out, but am not that ambitious!  It was an ugly old beast - an upright grand - and a bear to move.  When it crossed the threshold of our latest home my husband said -- if we ever sell this house the piano is going with it!  (We were fortunate enough that when we originally purchased it the guy wanted it out of his house so bad he delivered it for free -- and he had some piano mover equipment). I was able to take apart the piano and remove the original panels and recover them.  The first time I did it in a maroon velvet and the second time a dark material.  It looked SO much better after it's $10 makeover.  I think I liked the velvet better but I couldn't find any more of that material cheap when I went to redo...

Andrew Shopinski, Dallas Griffin, Colton Turner and Ryan Del Toror Arrow of Light Ceremony 10/11/2005 Letter to Becky Things are crazy as usual. Yesterday I had off – Columbus Day – had a nice day.  I did some laundry and house stuff but nothing too serious!  Mostly just hung out with Andy and the girls and had a nice day. Andy and I had a nice Anniversary get-away last Wednesday.  Andy’s parents came and watched the kids from 1 p.m. – 9 p.m. and we went to Mesquite and got a room and had a buffet and went swimming and then went home.  Would have been nice to stay over night but it is TOO much hassle at this stage. Webelos Day Camp, Dallas Griffin middle Saturday was Webelos Day camp.  It was pretty cool.  They had 6 stations where they did requirements.  They had a science rotation, made catapults, did art work, learned how to use a knife and build a fire, rope tying and compass use.  They had a catered lunch...

10/5/2005 LETTER TO JENNIFER MAST (FRIEND FROM HIGH SCHOOL) Hey - Good to hear from you.  It is interesting to read about your life and realize how different our lives our.  You in your cold winter laden climate, me in my hot never see a drop of snow climate.  You with your 1 quiet boy with a life of solitude.  Me with my 5 wild banshees - I don't believe I remember what quiet or solitude is?!?  I think we both have enviable situations!!! Things here are good.  Everyone is healthy and happy and extremely busy. Andy broadcasting basketball game at Dixie State Andy - is enjoying sports broadcasting and writing for the Deseret News and the Daily Spectrum.  He started an internet broadcasting web site this year (utahpreps.net) and broadcasts all the local high school's football games on the web site.  You can go online and listen to him if you are interested - they archive all the games.  He also does a 10 minute ...

approx date: 10/1/5 Letter to Jennifer Mast Hey - Good to hear from you.  It is interesting to read about your life and realize how different our lives our.  You in your cold winter laden climate, me in my hot never see a drop of snow climate.  You with your 1 quiet boy with a life of solitude.  Me with my 5 wild banshees - I don't believe I remember what quiet or solitude is?!?  I think we both have enviable situations!!!   Things here are good.  Everyone is healthy and happy and extremely busy. Andy - is enjoying sports broadcasting and writing for the Deseret News and the Daily Spectrum.  He started an internet broadcasting web site this year (utahpreps.net) and broadcasts all the local high school's football games on the web site.  You can go online and listen to him if you are interested - they archive all the games.  He also does a 10 minute sports talk show on the local TV station.  In his spare time he is a stay...

4/6/2005 MORGAN’S PERSPECTIVE ON GRANDMA’S QUILT STORY BY BECKY CHASE Kids with their Grandma's quilts!                                           Threads of  Compassion I have fond memories of my grandma Laurito. From the time I was tiny I learned to call her "The Jelly Bean" grandma because whenever grandma came to visit, she came with a bag full of jelly beans. Jelly beans were always on the counter in her kitchen and in the backseat of her car. The only thing better than a grandma that loves jelly beans is a grandma that loves to share her jelly beans. And boy did grandma love to share! Grandma and grandpa Laurito didn't live near my family until three years before grandma my died. They had lived in NJ for more than 30 years but that was too far away from their children and grandchildren in Utah so they finally packed up and moved out....