Groneman Family

So, as you know, we've been dentist hopping.  Also, for the last few years (actually, since we were in AF) the hygenist (when we've had one) has told me I have Gingivitis and have bad "pockets" on both sides of my mouth.  I've brushed, flossed, and even mouthwashed with special expensive mouthwash to help it out...to no avail. I was expecting to get chastised by our new hygenist when I went to the new dentist yesterday. Nope...she says I'm fine...in fact my gums look very good and healthy. Not even any hint of pockets.  Imagine my surprise since I've really REALLY cut back on the flossing (even though those new flossing thingys make it much easier).  I wondered what caused the turn around?  I've basically made two changes since I went to the dentist last.  First, I rinse with just plain old cheap mouthwash every night before bed (I'm sure Marilyn appreciates it).  I also use the WaterPik I bought for Marilyn about twice a week (to clean under her b...

After all these years, I think I *know* what your mother would really like:  http://bit.ly/l0CLD5

So I've been getting out of my cooking funk by trying out some recipes on the family recipe site. It's been fun, and yummy too! I have a few requests of food I've eaten at your houses. If you're willing to share the recipe, please post them on the fam site and we'll probably be having them over here sometime in the not-too-distant future. --Christa salads (I know you probably just throw them together, but they're delish!) --Tilapia (we had this at the Nelson's house a while ago) --Christa Quesadillas (You add something like spinach and something else, right? We had these at the Nelson's house too and it was a nice change to the regular quesadillas we're used to. We add All Season Salt to ours.) --Marilyn Spaghetti Sauce-for canning (We plan to can this this year using the tomatoes from our garden--assuming we have long enough of a growing season to get a lot of tomatoes!)

Yer mother and I watched (and liked) this one last night via our Wii from Netflix: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848542 "Arranged" is about two young female school teachers in NYC, one Jewish, one Muslim. The movie deals with social mores, prejudices, etc. Though their worlds are far apart, they find they have one thing in common: Their families are arranging their marriages and they bond a friendship and help each other. It is mostly serious but has a few funny moments. Worth watching.

The Easter bunny came last week while the Nelsons were here so there weren't any eggs to find (though I found one Saturday while mowing the lawn and promptly snarfed the malted milk balls inside).   We thought we were gonna have a lonely Sunday just relaxing around the house....then....it was a miracle!.  Dastrups and the C. Groneman and the B. Groneman families showed up and we had a nice ham dinner, apple pie, and played in the back yard!  Coolness.  This time we were missing Buff and the Nelsons, but managed a good time still.  This past week we bought a safety net for our trampoline (we have too many kamikaze grandkids!) and it was nice to just let the little ones jump around without having to worry about them falling off.  For some reason Emmy had issues with the 5 inch gap between the trampoline and the grass and kept calling to me for "Gramps!  Help!" but by the end of the day she got over it by gingerly crawling across it.   She pro...

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