Griffin Family

It's been a busy week here. School is keeping Katie busy with homework most days, Holly just a little. Holly seems to really like Mr. Ivie and it seems like a good fit so far. She brought home her Eagle paperwork and has started working on getting that Eagle award (memorize star spangled banner, constitution, states, presidents, etc). You did that right? Do you remember if your other brothers did too?  Mr. Ivie said Holly's class is ... challenging. SO they don't get to do as much cool stuff as when you were in there. Plus with a new principal they aren't allowed to play outside as much during class time. Sad.  Monday night last week while we were chatting with you we went to Dad's friend Dave's house for Pizza and swimming. They live in Little Valley and have a really nice pool. (and home). Their kids are all grown up and live in Chicago so they really seemed to enjoy having people to hang with.  They just moved here after working in Chicago their whole ...

8/31/2014 It's been a busy week as dad winds down his sports year.  He has been working super long days and getting very little sleep. I think 3.5 hours a night has been typical lately.  But I think he survived and can slow down a little bit now. The girls have been busy too.  It's so weird to think in a week we'll be done with elementary school forever!  WOW.  We are getting old! Grandma and pa Laurito came and have spent the week with us.  They got here Tuesday night and will leave tomorrow.  They have kind of been doing their own thing and us ours and then we have dinner and the evening together, maybe. Friday Holly got a trophy for 2nd place in the science fair.  She sang so long, farewell with the choir and got to sing the last part solo.  (the sun, has gone to bed and so must I...goodbye...)  She was also recognized as getting the Eagle award (4 kids in the school so far have done it but they said 2 more are trying...

8/25/14 Dawn Wright alerting neighbors that help is needed! Been a super busy fast week.  After we talked to you Monday afternoon a big flash flood came through our town.  Several homes got major amounts of water in their homes.  Do you remember the Olsen's from Pioneer Circle (truck drivers that lived behind us, Felicity Olsen's grandparents)?  They had recently redone their basement from a flood a year ago and they got hit again.  Not happy campers.   Flooding yards in hobble creek Keith Jones yard, across the street from us Ali Lane became Ali River Holly Lane and Ali Lane  Carnevale's driveway is in the street Sister Rae working hard to clean water out of the house Also the Carnevale's (our primary president's family).  They just moved in to Hobble Creek in March and live up against the dog park almost...next to Clark's house.  They got the whole of Washington City dumped into their hom...

8/3/2014 Hey, I saw that you called or texted. We drove Bryce to the MTC on Wednesday.  Dropped off at 12:45. It was REALLY hard. Harder than last time. (Maybe 'cause we knew what was coming?!) Bryce was really emotional as were we. I think sending an 18 year old was also a contributing factor. It just felt like we were sending our baby away and I wasn't ready and neither was he! Last meal with Marlee Katie gonna miss her bro Brother love Emotional parting Wearing sunglasses so you can't see us crying Awe.  Mamma gonna miss her boy.  Of course I think we are and we'll be fine but WOW.  Hard. Funny thing. When Andy got home he looked at Bryce's cell phone.  There was a calendar evening popped up that said, 12:45 July 30, end of life as I know it.  Haha. Ain't that the truth! Goodbye son, I'll miss ya! Anyway, Andy and I drove from Provo down to Cedar City. Cried and talked most of the way down.  ...