Griffin Family

PVHS Band (Dallas & Bryce both on board) 9/30/12 Can you believe it's the end of September already?  Today's Aunt Ruthie's birthday (I'll have to remember to call her when I'm done here!!!) This morning started with a meeting with the Stake Presidency.  Dad was asked to be the executive secretary in the bishopric today.  And then after he said yes before church he was sustained during sacrament mtg (along with 2nd counselor) and set apart right after church today.  FAST!  WOW, huh?!  They sure did things fast!  The 2nd counselor was also asked this a.m. before church too. Today was my 2nd time teaching Holly's class and there were only 2 kids.  Holly and a different girl than was here last time I taught.  I can't believe how wiggly the whole senior primary is.  It is kinda crazy.  We'll have to work on figuring out how to help them be more reverent! This past week has been about the same as most weeks. ...

9/23/12 Andy and Katie installing the wall hangings in the hallyway Well after 7 hours we have a ceiling fan installed in our office downstairs.  Holy Smokes was that a difficult project. I will give you a BRIEF explanation.  Our new house has 9 foot ceilings so to start off with the light was VERY high in the sky, ya know?!  And of course we didn't own a ladder.  So Dad got 3 kitchen chairs and could reach the light but not quite see what he was doing up there.  Plus it scared me to have him up there on teetering chairs.  So he gets up there and pulls out the old light to find out that it was installed with a plastic small piece that won't hold a ceiling fan.  It takes quite a bit of effort to remove the buggar.  We go over to Home Depot and buy an extender that should be a piece of cake to install.  Come home and it is WAY too big for the spot it goes in...like 2X too big.  So Dad has to improvise and take parts of it and make ...

Andy & Elder Squires 9/16/12 Maddy & Abby with Aaron & Mason Taylor is home and spoken in church!  Bam.  Just like that.  He's trying to figure out how to fit into the "real" world again!  He seems like he's still adjusting.  English works but he talks a little funny and can't remember some words.  His talk today was good but short.  I was disappointed.  He only talked maybe 10 minutes at most.  And it was all doctrine with only one story from his mission.  After the meeting was winding down the bishop got up and said, Taylor, Elder Squires, I mean, you didn't bear your testimony in Spanish for us.  Come back up and do that before we close.  So he had to get up and who knows what he said!!! (not me!)  So he kinda got to speak 2x!We had a nice luncheon afterward with ham sandwiches that were broiled in the oven.  Yummy.  Chips, fruit, veggies, cookies, soda.  The usual.  All the...

9/9/12 I guess transfers are happening this week, right?   Bryce, Dallas and Andy enjoying the new furniture Taylor will be home on Wednesday and Elder Campos is shipping out of here too.  WOW!!!   Been keeping busy this week with work and the house.  Seems there is always lots to do everywhere I go! We got our living room furniture this week so there is somewhere to sit downstairs.  I must say...it is REALLY comfy!!!  Still waiting for our bed but delivery is scheduled for Monday at 1 p.m.  Yeah!!! Now we got to get busy getting your room ready!!!    So far you have a big oversized, overstuffed chair.  I want to get a queen bed so that when company comes they will use your room (you'll probably be off to college a lot anyway!) Dave approached me and said you can come back to work as soon as you are ready!  I told him you'd probably be ready the week after you get home...is that true?  I just t...

9/2/12 Hi AJ! How was your birthday?  I thought of you on your birthday...I had court until late so I didn't do any celebrating.  I can't believe my baby is 21 years old already!  Where did the time go?  Seriously, it went fast!  You've made me proud!  I couldn't have asked for a better son! Seems like we are so busy lately that I can't remember what we did from one day to the next or what week it is or anything.  I hope it will slow down a little now that I am out of YW, but to be honest with the moving I haven't really felt a slow down yet! I got called in the to the Bishop's office and got a calling already!  I am Holly's 8 year old teacher in Sunday school/ primary on Sunday and then I'll do activity days during the week every other week.  Right now they are doing activity days on Tuesday which will have to change if I am going to participate.  They do it at 5:30 - 6:30 on Tuesday's right now -- which is about the wo...