Hello People. Today for fun, we just about suceeded in cutting off the end of my thumb so this is difficult. BTW, in case any of you were considering trying it, it wasn't that much fun afterall...I don't really recommend it. I thought I should give ya'll an update on Grandma . Her kidneys are failing her. They are functioning on at 30%. I went to the dr with her the other day, he ordered a blood test, urine test and ultrasound on the kidney to see if he can figure out what is going on with them. He suspects that it's just old age, but then he says that she isn't really old enough to expect this kind of situation. Anyway. She really isn't doing well. each day she is in a panic about something that didn't happen that she is sure did. Her feet and lower legs were VERY swollen when she was here Thurs for dinner. She had to wear her slipon slippers, but even they didn't fit-her heels were sticking out the end about 1". She had grocery sacks on ove...
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Cool, Clear Water [echo] Water! We've spent the last couple of evenings in the basement (blub) vacuuming up water and moving furniture and getting (drip) the carpet out (North end of the house, both front and back). The soaker hoses (splash) that run in the flowers in both the back and front were inadvertantly left on and we had a major flood downstairs. Thanks Chad for spending (slop) some of your 24th of July vacation to help out. Hope the (blub) BBQ we had was worth it. Of course, it didn't (drip) turn out all bad. I quite enjoyed the moment yer mom put her arms around (splash) me and said thanks for not yelling at her. :-)
Well, I made it to 5 months!! Here I am showing off my 5-month poochy belly. The picture with the back pack on depicts what I look like every night from 6pm to 8am since It contains my TPN (my IV feeding) so I haul it around with me.... it's a pain when you have to go to the bathroom 3-4 times a night and haul it with!!! I was thinking about how hard this whole pregnancy thing has been, but then I got to thinking about all of the blessing that I've had along with it. It would have been HORRIBLE if we would have been pregnant while we lived in Nevada-- first of all, we didn't have any health insurance : { secondly, we would have had to travel to Utah for our health care through a huge gorge and considering I'm at the hospital here almost 5 days out of every week that would have been aweful. Third, I am very lucky that I have such a good support system: Steve is the most perfect husband in the world and is SO supportive and wonderful; it was nice that mom ...
Jackson Hole Trip Left for Jackson on Thurs AM. Guy & Ann rode with us in our Prius as it gets good mileage without feeling like riding in a tin can. Our condo was just down the street from the place we all stayed a few years back in Teton Village . Thursday night we went to Bubba's BBQ for dinner and just walked around the Teton Village area. Friday we got up and went to Jenny Lake and took a short hike. That ended when we went back to Bubba's for lunch (see my comments on yer mom's post for that story). We went on a white water/dinner trip in the afternoon evening where we did the same stretch of river we did with you kids, but stopped on the bank for a steak BBQ (see my comments on yer mom's post for that story). On Saturday we got up and hiked up Cascade Canyon , between the peaks of the Tetons, on the most beautiful hike I've ever been on. . We ran into a moose while up there. That night we went to the Bar J Wrangler's dinner show . (see story below...
WERE BACK! yesirrree, we are home. we had a great time. Kim had to bite his tongue on many agitating moments in an effort not eat Anne in some of her exasparating moments (like, last night at 10 pm when she wanted to drive into Jackson 40 min round trip so she could buy laundry soap Or like when she caused a panic at the BarJ Wranglers dinner show because she lost her purse, which was actually back at the condo!) I know we have our quirks too, that they also must have been trying them....but we had fun. It is a tradition that I would like to keep alive going somewhere once a year with my siblings/spouses. I would rather do it with my children, but we can't afford to pay everyones way on those kind of adventures, and until our kids are out of school/and the dating scene, it doesn't seem like it would work. Hopefully it will be before we're too old to do fun stuff with em.... One good thing/bad thing. It is really the same thing. My new bridge that had to be RE-done abo...
I unexpectedly spent tonight in the Riverwoods Urgent Care facility for an hour and a bit. I got a pretty good cut above my eye. Cambrie and Steve already got to see the cut a little bit over the webcam as they were helping me decide if it was worth getting stiched or not. The webcam probably didn't give the most vivid picture of it. I'll post pictures later when Cherie emails them to me. To make a long story short, of course, the seriousness of these cuts have to be measured by the number of stitches. They told me that it was a pretty good cut (which I knew from first hand experience) and that if I hadn't come in, it would have turned into a really bad ugly scar. He said it will still turn into a pretty good scar, but not as much. The cut was about an inch long. They put four stitches inside of the cut to keep it all together in there and 17 stitches on the outside, for a grand total of 21 stitches. If it were blackjack, I would have won. I'll tell all about what h...
So after I picked up Cambrie N' Steve's piano today from a man driving up from California, I thought to myself, "Self. . . a boat would be a good investment" So I bought one. It's a yellow boat with some blue interwoven in the pattern. It says it's a "3 person boat," and with that said, I think it's best to remind everyone that midgets and toddlers are people too. "3 midget boat" would possibly be a better description. The point is that it hopefully has room for two people, which is the point after all. ...Which also explains the concept of a boat being a good investment. ...then again, maybe the "two person boat" would have been the wiser investment... Mom n' Dad, I'll probably steal your boatless oars as Big 5 Sporting Goods didn't have any oars besides kayak oars.
Gather 'round childrens, I have a tale to tell. To celebrate Benjamin's achievements, I went to Walmart. I wanted a few other things in addition to the water filter, namely a poster, poster tape, and stain remover. As I pulled in to the springville walmart, a truck sped through a stop sign, missing me by about a foot. This startled my car significantly, so it hurried to its parking space and let me out. I told my car I'd be back momentarily -- I only needed a few things, namely a water filter, a poster to decorate my wall, tape to hold up my poster, and some stain remover. I set out looking for my primary target -- the water filter. Where does one find a water filter? I reasoned it would be near the kitchen stuff. So, I wandered around the kitchen aisles a few times, but couldn't see it. I thought maybe it was a "health" item so I wandered over to the health & beauty section. Nope, not there. Hmm.. Maybe I should look for posters. While searchi...
Drumroll please... Benjamin wooed in the potty today!!! Just thought you would all like to know. We went to the Rainforest Cafe to celebrate. Please feel free to celebrate this momentous occasion with us in any way you choose (i.e. eat a whole carton of ice cream, buy yourself some new clothes, do the macarena on State Street-- whatever you feel inspired to do). Congratulations, Benjamin!
Some people wanted to go up the Y last night and told me to come. So I did. I drove. It was about what you could expect from a hike up the Y trail late at night, except for a gigantic black spider crossing the trail. We couldn't see what it was at first because it was dark. I thought it was an obese slow mouse until my flashlight revealed its true identity as absolutely the largest spider I've ever seen in the wild. Are there Tarantulas in Utah Valley? But that's beside the point. The point is that when I came back to my car I noticed that I had been visited by local law enforcement. They left me a nice parking ticket on my window for parking there after park curfew. By the way, for your information, the Y trailhead is in fact considered to be a "park" and it has a curfew too, in case you wanted to know. Upon closer examination of the ticket, I'm realizing that they only way they have to identify me specifically is by the license plate. I also noticed that...
Book Review: Fire in the Bones is a very interesting/educational book about the guy who translated the bible into English. There are many ways that his life parallels Joseph Smith's, and it really strengthened my testimony of the restoration. Very interesting book Angels and Demons is written by Dan Brown (the same guy who wrote DaVinci Code) . It actually has a very similar type of plot to DaVinci Code, but it is not nearly as contraversial. It is about an ancient brotherhood who are trying to destroy the catholic church (via a bomb) on the day of conclave (when a new pope is voted in). The story is a real edge-of-your-seat page-turner and the plot is constantly twisting (much like 24). Oh, and it is PG rated and non-contraversal. Steve and I both highly recommend both of these books.
Hey ya'll. This is just to inform you Ut Valley residents about a couple of family functions upcoming so you can get them on your calendars. First, since the Webers aren't doing a reception for Malesa's wedding , but instead are doing a dinner at the Lion House , they have decided to have a family gathering at their house on Aug 6 at 5 pm. They are doing this specifically to be able to include all the cousins that they won't be able to have at the dinner-Lion house. So, they want to see yall there. Second thing is (SHOCK!) another dinner! Here's the deal with that. Tyler Haslem has been called to the Tonga Nuku'alofa mission and his farewell is at 865 W. 1000 N in Orem at 1 pm. Afterwards about 2:30 they are going to have a family dinner at the Haslem house . However, I will not be attending the dinner. I have had to have SOOO many substitutes in the last 2 months that it is embarrassing. For 3 weeks while in California, for 1 week after the surgery,...
So there I was sitting on the big roll of carpet in the "Quad" of Cinnamon Tree apartments, minding someone else's business, when suddenly Marie from apartment 12 walks up to me and says, "Do you have a sister moving in to my apartment?" Knowing that it was rather unlikely that Christa or Cambrie would be moving in any time soon, I assumed "Sister" referred to Breanna. However, I was under the impression that Breanna was possibly moving far far away. Inquiring further, I found out that there is a Groneman moving to apartment 12. Hence the original question to me. Breanna, you didn't tell me you were moving to my ward. When?
Word on the street says that there's going to be some things that go boom in the sky in Cedar Hills this Saturday. I for one am not planning on missing such an event. Mom just said that they're going to be gone, but for the rest of you Utah Valley residents (and even those of you who are not) you should come up to Mom n' Dad's house on Saturday evening to watch stuff blow up. I'm going to be bringing up a hand full of friends from here and we'll most likely be cooking bratwursts or hamburgers or something and watching stuff blow up. Hopefully "stuff" doesn't include the propane tank. If you bring lots of friends, bring your own stuff to cook up. Otherwise just tell me and I'll bring plenty for you too. Chances are, I'll have plenty anyway.
Groneman Family I am happy to announce that after my spending 28 hours (yes, we count them for tax purposes) at the Duplex, we finished what really needed to be done to make it more rentable! I went down for 3 days in a row. Kim spent about 6.5 (ish) hours there yesterday. Between us we replaced the motor in the Swamp cooler, and adjusted the pump and cleaned the water sprayers.. replaced the tap in the bathroom, painted 1 room and touched up all the others, hung a drape, cleared the kitchen drain, cleaned tub, oven, toilet, sinks, cupboards, floors, windows, fertilized the grass, weedeated the place, pruned, cleaned out 2 years of dead growth in the garden, put roundup on noxious weeds in the cracks of the cement, blew away the seeds and dirt, repaired a fence, dug out the old caulk in the bathroom and replaced it with new, restained the kitchen cupboards and more! I'll bet your are all so jealous that you couldn't have been there to help! Sanitizing the place and killin...
It probably doesn't matter what we name our little girl, because the naming trend in the Groneman family seems to divert from the person's original name anyway...Isn't that right Brigham, Cake, Chat, Can, Bert, and Buffalo? Looks like Aladdin has found his niche in the Groneman family. So as of now, Bombquisha might just stay as our daughter's name on her birth certificate since her real name will change in a few years anyway. --Wonder boy ps the next time the fam. gets together, we challenge EVERYONE to marshmallow war games!...using PVC pipe guns of course
Steve and I went to my in-laws place on our 3rd anniversary for a change in scenery since I was feeling rather poorly. When we walked in the door the first thing my mother in law said was "is your chubby face from Steroids, or from pregnancy?" Yes, that is not exactly what I wanted to hear.... but it is the truth: the 'Groneman chin' has taken up residency on my face and I have an extra layer of chub. I'm actually not really chubby anywhere else- infact, I weight 125 lbs which is my pre-pregnancy weight. Nevertheless, I cannot stand to be called chubby so I've decided to try anorexia as a solution to my problem...... oh wait.... considering I've eaten 3 otter pops in the past week, I don't see how I can cut anything else out...... I know!... I'll try bulemia. I'll just vomit up everyth......... ok, nevermind. Alas, I have no choice but to deal with my chubby face.
I am sad to announce that we have sold the Explorer. After digging in the backyard under the fence, scratching at the door during lightning storms...oh...wait...that was the dog. Anyway, some nice people that live in Tooele came today and handed me a check and drove off with it. It was sad to watch it go after it had served us well for so many years. I remember having Brett flag me down in Pleasant Grove and having to drag it home and fix a broken pully. I remember replacing the heater valve that was leaking antifreeze. I remember the first screetch of worn out brakes. I remember having to have the transmission replaced. Ah yes. The memories. The trips. The camps. It was a good and loyal friend. Now, off to think of what I can do with $4,500 dollars! Bwwwahahahahaha!!!.......
After a thorough review of the DVD entitled "Groneman Family Reunion 2006, Reservation Ridge " I would like to ask a few questions. First, I have a few technical questions for dad that need not take up this page, we'll chat later. Second, is the Explorer for sale? I thought that in the riveting "let's go look at the dead flies" field-trip segment that I saw some suggestive white paint on the rear windows. How can you sell such an important part of Groneman family history? It should be bronzed and used as a birdbath in mom's flower beds. Third, what was with you guys and those bug zapper things? Whose idea were those? We were going to show the clips to Benjamin and Jacob, but feel unable to do so due to the barbaric slaughter of innocent animals so graphically portrayed. How many zappers did you have? It looked like everyone had two in each hand. Fourth, has grandpa g had his thyroid function tested recently? I know that Reservation Ridge has colder...
We are currently in crisis mode here in the Dastrup household. Benjamin was going potty for the last time before going to bed tonight when Moo, tired of being left behind on all of our trips to the pool, leapt into the toilet. The good news is that I was able to save him before mouth-to-mouth had to be performed. The bad news is that Moo needed a washing and was unable to accompany Benjamin (AKA Aladdin) to bed. Farewells were made, tears were shed, hearts were touched. Moo is currently in the washer and will be delivered to his bed once he is sanitary once again. We would appreciate all of your moral support during this time of trial.
GRONEMAN FAMILY REUNION CAMP As you can tell, we're back from our week long camping trip. A good time was had by all. Marilyn and I stayed in our trailer. We left June 30th and sadly ( kicking and screaming actually ) returned home July 8th. Saundra and Randy were up there the whole time. They had Connor/Kayson & Andrea/Tabitha up there for a couple of days. Jolynn came up for one night. Steven & Darcy & kids came up for a day. I had pulled Grandpa's trailer up there earlier and he came with us and stayed the whole time. Buff and Chad were up there for a couple of nights & stayed in individual tents for the nights they were up there. We did a lot of playing games, sitting around the campfire, zapping flies with our electric zappers (sounds fun eh?....it really was. Marilyn was enjoying herself with the zapper way too much) and riding ATVs. We took up some rubber band airplane kits and had an airplane fly-off. I think BJ and Chad had a good time riding. I was w...
Groneman Family So, I am not at all sure that this is how I post a blog, but as Kim is out mowing the grass after cutting apart the major limbs that we lost in the microburst that Cedar Hills had while we were gone. The backyard was a disaster. Kim has been out in the heat slaving away for about 3 hours, and he hasn't even gotten to the front lawn yet. And since they didn't get mowed for 11 days, it was time to pull out a thresher! Way too much work for yer ol pa who has spent 9 of the last 10 days doing R &R. !! Just so's you all know: This coming Friday (4 days) we are going to take up Grandpa Gronemans trailer to the Mtn property, where it will have a permanent home. Kim says that it is just too heavy to pull around. So we will use it when we go up there, and the other when we go other places. We arent sure yet what we will do about Grandpa G next year we go camping. One thing we found out about him this year camping: He is a hazard to himself, us and the f...
When we were last home for Christmas and Chad got us started on the 24 series, Steve and I became quickly addicted. But we promised ourselves we would never start another series because they are too addicting and take up too much time. I have recently recalled that pledge though and would like to thank Chad for letting me borrow seasons 2 and 3 as they have sucessfully diverted my attention from my steroid withdrawls. Yes, I'm addicted to Steroids, but I'm almost off of them-- I've gone from 50mg to 3mg-- I'm almost done!! I would also like to thank Christa for that cheesy "Mom and baby Yoga" that she gave me as a white elephant gift. Although extremely cheesy, I do yoga almost daily because it distracts me from my nausea (I do fast forward the chanting/meditation parts). Who would have thought that I would actually use that white elephant gift!!
I just got back from the Family Campout... I'm sure Dad has some great pictures to post, I don't. But it was fun. I had to play on Dad's toys a little bit, to make sure they're okay for him to play with. I went on a few spins, and had a lot of fun. I didn't manage to sneak up on any wild animals really, although Dad and I did see a deer. And lots of sheep. I drove through the mud some, and got Dad's toys dirty. That's all right, they're camping. Things get dirty when you take them camping. It was a fun few days, highly recommended.
We are the champions, my friend! The Ivymount Running Club (IRC) is proud to announce the triumphant completion of its first road race: The Dreaded Druid Hills 10k . The race gets its foreboding name from the seven substantial hills contained within a two mile stretch. A quote from one of last year's runners was, "I love running hills, but that was mean and totally uncalled for." Several members of the IRC admitted to being very nervous before the race, but despite the jitters, all five members of the club finished the race under one hour without walking a step. Members Brigham Dastrup, Christa Dastrup, and Dinah McBride all came in together at 55 minutes, 6 seconds. For more details and information, fans may go to the IRC website .