Groneman Family

Y es, h ere I a m i n b eautiful d owntown P hoenix . Arg. 97 degrees. Anyway, there's a new "Cheesecake Factory" in SLC and everyone at work says it's really good (albeit a little pricy). I saw one on my way to the hotel from the airport so after checking in, I went back for dinner. It was good. I had some terriyaki beef that was dipped in beer batter then deep fried, with shitake mushrooms and snow peas and onions. Wow....it was good. (bad for me, but good). I had a house salad with it, but no, I didn't get any cheesecacke, and got out of there for just over $30. What do I care, Novell is paying. Maybe for a special occasion I'll try the one in SLC. It is SUCH A BUMMER that I have to leave while that cute little Kiera and my cute little Punkin' are at my house. I protest.

There was sump'n cute sleeping at my house last night! Little Kiera is SO SWEET.

After two fun trips and a visit from Mom, we have finally returned to the blogging world! What a great time we've had over the last two weeks! I'm sure that those of you who were interested in seeing pictures of our trips have already done so since Dad was kind enough to post a link to them, but I thought I'd give you the highlights. San Diego was gorgeous and wonderful! We went because Brigham had an EMed conference there, and since his hotel costs were mostly covered, we thought we'd tag along. Brigham's brother's family lives there and his mom came down, so we were able to go to the beach with them twice and SeaWorld once. I was worried that Jacob would hate the beach, but he LOVED it! He kept running in and out of the waves and chasing seagulls even when he looked like he was going to collapse of exhaustion! When we got to the beach the 2nd day, his cousins wanted to play on the playground, but all he wanted to do was get to the water-- he literally ...

So, my roommate went home to georgia to visit her family for the week. While she was there, they went to a town called Flippen, Ga. I thought it was quite humorous.... here are some pictures of the flippen cemetery and, my personal favorite, the Flippen methodist church. So there it is for your enjoyment.

This is just another interesting article that someone sent me: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MonaCharen/2008/04/25/let_them_eat_ethanol I would really like to know if the US govt is still paying farmers NOT TO PRODUCE anything like they have been for the last 40 years. But hey, if they tell them they have to EARN their own living now, they won't know how. The generation who knew how are dead and buried probably, and their kids who have been raking in the cash for doing nothing, are clueless, I would bet. Hey, Punkin. I just thought I should let you know I have picked up a bug . I think it's the same one Jacob got when he was at your place, so perhaps you have been exposed. But I know you have said that you really don't want to get sick while pregnant...so I just thought I should let you know. I have total larangitis tonight. I know with southwest you can change your ticket...so let us know what you decide!

Well, the time has come to say good-bye to Albuquerque and these darling little Dastrup boys! Good thing we have a marriage coming up in 3 months so I can see em all again! (AND to get Katie officially in the family!) Cambrie I can tell you when you come to New Mexico your kids are going to LOVE it! I am amazed at the variety of really fun things there are to do here with children. Today we got shrunk at the "Botanical Gardens", and we walked through a pumpking that was as big as a building, and there were ants as big as we were, and mazes, and ducks and geese, and a miniture village with running miniture trains, and also trains that people can ride (kiddie trains). There was also a butterfly garden, and an aquarium....and farm animals....and it goes on and on. It was fun: Yesterday we were at the aquarium and they have a open tank where they have mostly sting rays but they also had some baby sharks that were born there. They were about 18 inches long , and they would swi...

Pictures, pictures, and more pictures! I was laughing out loud at the kids playing in the water fountain. Dastrups (and Nelson's) in California Dastrups in Boston (Team Hoyt is an inspiration) And that's my youngest granddaughter !