A New Family

July 30, 2012 a new family was established.  Debra Anne Groberg and Matthew Philip Chertudi exchanged vows in Caldwell, Idaho.  The ceremony was held in the backyard of Matt's Aunt Patty in front of the family's wedding gazebo.  Several couples have been married in front of the lovely gazebo and all are still married.  Everyone was helpful and bent over backwards to do everything possible to support Debra and Matt and make 6.30.2012 the day of their dreams. It certainly was a bittersweet moment to see my baby girl married, but I am satisfied that she has married a kind, patient, and supportive man..  The sands of time just keep moving on.

a week of mishaps

10 days of mishaps...

 July 23-July 4 could aptly be entitled "A Series of Misfortunate Events".

Here is the listing in chronological order:

1.  Becky and matt's apartment was rented out from under them and they had to be out by the 30th with 2 weeks notice.

2.Baby Sophie got into Grrandma's meds.  Trip to ER.  Gladly, she is OK.

3.  Air conditioner broken in Boise Vacation Home during heat wave.  Bedrooms on 2nd floor, of course.

4.  Grandma locked keys in car.

5.  Matt and Becky's car broke down.

6.  Owner of home enters early in the morning screaming at us (as we come out of the bedrooms in our PJ's--thank goodness we all had on PJ's)accusing us of breaking the air conditioner. I ask, "How does a person break an AC.  Turn it on?"  She announced in her loud, shrill voice that we would be forfeiting our $500 deposit.

7.  The owner asked why the water in the hot tub was yellow.  We were proud to tell him we had not used it!! (the people before us must have peed in it--but it wasn't us!!)

8.  Baby Sophie finds a screw on the vacation home floor. Puts it in mouth. Thankfully, someone was on alert and got it out.

8. $300 bridesmaids dresses did not fit.  Frantic search for coral dresses.

9.  Matt finds a pill and a screw on the floor of his parent's home and got them before Sophie got them.

10.  Olivia Vest (2 yrs.) SHEDS ALL CLOTHING AND FROLICS IN POND DURING OPEN HOUSE IN Idaho Falls.

9.  In spite of all these mishaps, Debra's wedding and open house went off without a hitch.  Miracle of miracles.