We were also excited by a deal we got shopping Saturday morning: a scanner, fax, copier, printer and photo editor from HP for $25! (I love the goodwill store...)
Happy Thanksgiving from the Grittons -
Jeff Gritton
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was awesome! My brother Bryan came down from Oklahoma City. Trisha cooked a smorgaborg: turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, rolls, pineapple, macaroni and cheese, sweet potato casserole, green beans, cream cheese pie, razzleberry pie and ice cream. It was excellent!
We were also excited by a deal we got shopping Saturday morning: a scanner, fax, copier, printer and photo editor from HP for $25! (I love the goodwill store...)
Happy Thanksgiving from the Grittons -
Jeff Gritton
We were also excited by a deal we got shopping Saturday morning: a scanner, fax, copier, printer and photo editor from HP for $25! (I love the goodwill store...)
Happy Thanksgiving from the Grittons -
Jeff Gritton
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Charity Auction
Charity Auction for Benson and Claire
Benson and Claire were born with a rare genetic disease in which their liver produces too much oxalate, called hyperoxaluria. Claire is on the waiting list for a combined kidney/liver transplant; it is expected that Benson will need one as well. A transplant can cost over $500,000.
They are doing a chariy auction online to help raise money. Seems like a great way to get Christmas shopping done. Hurry! The auction ends November 16th at midnight (I checked it out and they have some really cool stuff - baby hats & headbands, cakes, quilts, purses, Jazz tickets, Wii game, haircut, photo shoot, jewelry, etc).
Benson and Claire were born with a rare genetic disease in which their liver produces too much oxalate, called hyperoxaluria. Claire is on the waiting list for a combined kidney/liver transplant; it is expected that Benson will need one as well. A transplant can cost over $500,000.
They are doing a chariy auction online to help raise money. Seems like a great way to get Christmas shopping done. Hurry! The auction ends November 16th at midnight (I checked it out and they have some really cool stuff - baby hats & headbands, cakes, quilts, purses, Jazz tickets, Wii game, haircut, photo shoot, jewelry, etc).
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Our Daring Adventure for Two
Jeff had a wonderful idea a few weeks ago that we should go to San Antonio for a weekend. I didn't have to work Friday so I dropped him off at work in the morning, packed the car in the afternoon, and headed to Dallas to pick him up and start the road trip to San Antonio.
But his Hyundai wasn't so excited about the road trip - and wasn't afraid to let me know.
Jeff's car had some problems this past week. Jeff looked at it with some guys in our ward who are good with cars; they figured it was the battery and replaced it. It seemed to be doing great...until it rebelled against Dallas traffic (I don't blame it too much). I suppose the little guy had decided he had enough - shut off while waiting for a light to change at the intersection & refused to start up again.
I would've laughed, except that I was blocking bumper to bumper traffic at a major intersection during rush hour. As I was on the phone with the police (trying to get some help since I was too shy to try to stop the traffic weaving around me to get someone to help push the car off of the road) an angel of a man appeared out of nowhere to help me. He gave me his paperback copy of the Bible to hold while he blocked traffic and then pushed the car out of traffic onto a side road. He was a missionary of a church, I'm not sure which one...I was so so so grateful for him showing up! He was an answer to prayer. Tears streamed down my face, partially from being embarrassed from driving a ghetto-mobile, partially from the reality of the trip facing major delays, and partially out of gratitude. He simply said, "Don't panic. Everything will be ok. Have a blessed day." And with that he was gone. He truly did bless my day.
Despite the odds, we decided that we still wanted to make the trip to San Antonio and took my Civic instead. It was hard to make the drive in the dark, but we made it there safe and sound at about 1:00am.
Speaking of ghetto adventures (that I LOVE):
The Microtel Inn wasn't exactly a 5 star hotel on the riverwalk. But it was a bed to sleep in. Which we were thrilled about (plus it accentuated the adventure).
I loved the empty picture frame in the elevator! It was definitely worth taking a picture of it.
Saturday morning we got up and went to Six Flags. Our season passes are transferrable with location & parking - free sounds good to me. And NO lines!
Beautiful scenery
And we found a new car
Then on to the Alamo...
The picture above is of the shrine dedicated to those who died in the battle of the Alamo. It really is amazing. They knew that they faced insurmountable odds, and yet they chose to defend their independence to the death. I really felt like I was walking on sacred ground, knowing how much they had given up for our freedoms.
And now where the Alamo used to be is completely commercialized & turned into any money-making scheme that one could think of. The shrine is, however, in the boundaries of where the Alamo used to be.
And on to the gorgeous river walk...
It was so beautiful! The perfect end to our weekend adventure.
But his Hyundai wasn't so excited about the road trip - and wasn't afraid to let me know.
Jeff's car had some problems this past week. Jeff looked at it with some guys in our ward who are good with cars; they figured it was the battery and replaced it. It seemed to be doing great...until it rebelled against Dallas traffic (I don't blame it too much). I suppose the little guy had decided he had enough - shut off while waiting for a light to change at the intersection & refused to start up again.
I would've laughed, except that I was blocking bumper to bumper traffic at a major intersection during rush hour. As I was on the phone with the police (trying to get some help since I was too shy to try to stop the traffic weaving around me to get someone to help push the car off of the road) an angel of a man appeared out of nowhere to help me. He gave me his paperback copy of the Bible to hold while he blocked traffic and then pushed the car out of traffic onto a side road. He was a missionary of a church, I'm not sure which one...I was so so so grateful for him showing up! He was an answer to prayer. Tears streamed down my face, partially from being embarrassed from driving a ghetto-mobile, partially from the reality of the trip facing major delays, and partially out of gratitude. He simply said, "Don't panic. Everything will be ok. Have a blessed day." And with that he was gone. He truly did bless my day.
Despite the odds, we decided that we still wanted to make the trip to San Antonio and took my Civic instead. It was hard to make the drive in the dark, but we made it there safe and sound at about 1:00am.
Speaking of ghetto adventures (that I LOVE):
The Microtel Inn wasn't exactly a 5 star hotel on the riverwalk. But it was a bed to sleep in. Which we were thrilled about (plus it accentuated the adventure).
I loved the empty picture frame in the elevator! It was definitely worth taking a picture of it.
Saturday morning we got up and went to Six Flags. Our season passes are transferrable with location & parking - free sounds good to me. And NO lines!
Beautiful scenery
And we found a new car
Then on to the Alamo...
The picture above is of the shrine dedicated to those who died in the battle of the Alamo. It really is amazing. They knew that they faced insurmountable odds, and yet they chose to defend their independence to the death. I really felt like I was walking on sacred ground, knowing how much they had given up for our freedoms.
And now where the Alamo used to be is completely commercialized & turned into any money-making scheme that one could think of. The shrine is, however, in the boundaries of where the Alamo used to be.
And on to the gorgeous river walk...
It was so beautiful! The perfect end to our weekend adventure.
Happy Birthday Edison
Happy Birthday Edison!!!
This blog is for my nephew, Edison, who loves "Wiggles" so much that he won't go to bed until he knows that "the wiggles went to sleep."
We went to San Antonio this weekend, where we found "Wiggles World" at their Six Flags. I bet you never knew that the Wiggles live in San Antonio, did you? So here's to you Edison...
(and yes, I admit, it may be a little bit of bribery since he will want to see them so badly in person that his parents just might come to Texas for a vacation). :0)
Happy happy birthday Edison! I can't believe that you are 2 years old now! We love you so much!
Love,
Auntie Trish
This blog is for my nephew, Edison, who loves "Wiggles" so much that he won't go to bed until he knows that "the wiggles went to sleep."
We went to San Antonio this weekend, where we found "Wiggles World" at their Six Flags. I bet you never knew that the Wiggles live in San Antonio, did you? So here's to you Edison...
(and yes, I admit, it may be a little bit of bribery since he will want to see them so badly in person that his parents just might come to Texas for a vacation). :0)
Happy happy birthday Edison! I can't believe that you are 2 years old now! We love you so much!
Love,
Auntie Trish
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