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11/9/14 Grandma's 76th birthday!

11/9/14

Another busy week here at the Griffin household.  
Grandma turned 76 years old on Monday.  We went to dinner with Grandma and pa, Eldon, Ben and Laura, Wendy and Eddy.  The girls went to Dickie's during dinner and hung out there.  The weather turned cold so even though Wendy and Eddy now have a pool nobody wanted to use it!  (It's actually warmed back up again but that night it was chilly). I can't remember the name of the place we went but it was pricey and slow.  Dinner took 2 hours.  Not my thing.  
Afterward we went over to Dickie's for cake, icecream and soda and the kids.  Maddie was there.  She looked good.  I think she is going to the dr. this week to see if she can get a handle on her emotions. Not sure if she will go back out on her mission or not.  Most recent thing I heard was she didn't want to.  I guess time will tell.  
Dad had an interview at 8 and dinner took so long that we didn't get to stay and socialize much.  But it was a nice little party.  None of Laura's older boys and kids came, just Taylor.  Sad.  Not sure where the disconnect is but there seems to be a bigger and bigger divide in the family.


Tuesday court was big like usual so didn't get home until about 8:30 p.m.


Wednesday the girls did volleyball practice together (Holly went to Katie's practice) while I did piano and then we had a quick dinner.  Holly did the storytelling festival and won 1st place in her catagory.  (She is such a great little story teller).  So we go on to District competition on Friday at 11.  Lauren Riley also won her category and will be going too.  MacKenzie didn't try.  
Holly also submitted an essay for veteran's day (which Katie helped her write) and she was selected to read her essay to the Veteran's on Tuesday at their luncheon.  
So it's been the week to celebrate Holly's greatness!  
Thursday was my 18th anniversary for working at Washington City.  Had a lousy day at work, ha.  Figures, huh?!  Afterward I just wanted to curl up and go to sleep and cry.  Instead Dad and I went and played pickleball while Katie did her Volleyball for YW.  Ran the icky right out of me!  Felt much better.
(I got a new MAC at work and it is bigger, badder, meaner...and DIFFERENT.  And as with any new computer all kinds of things needed the kinks worked out.  And work doesn't slow down while I fix things, ya know?!  So I'm adjusting and I'll probably really like it soon. But it made for a long week!)
Friday dad went up north to cover football playoffs.  I guess all the southern teams made it.  Dixie, PVHS, DH and Hurricane I think.  And they will all travel up north again Thursday and Friday next week and then again the following week.  CRAZY!!!!  So much $ spent to cart all the kids up north when they all live here!!!  So Dad will be gone alot.


The girls and I had fun walking the new Sullivan trail (connects to Telegraph road), making caramel apples and watching movies Friday while dad was gone.


Saturday we had volleyball games.  Both my teams lost every game.  Ouch.  Long day at the rec center with little reward!  
Hobble creek had a development party to get to know everyone.  Clark's put it on.  It was nice.  They had hotdogs and everybody brought sides.  Lots of food.  Got to meet a neighbor or two that we don't know yet.


Played pickleball again last night. It gets dark at 5:30 or 6 p.m. now.  It is hard to drag ourselves out -- it feels so late!
So there you have it.  The usual at the Griffin household.  
I hope you are doing well.  How's the new comp? Change is usually hard.  I hope you are adjusting well to each other.  
Love the most recent pix you sent.  You look so good!  Keep taking pix for me.  I LOVE IT!!!!!  

Let me know if there is anything I can do for you from here.  LOVE YOU!!!!

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