October is our favorite time of year....

Dear friends and family,
Brody is doing well and survived a fire ant hill today! If only he could talk. We are so excited about his progress at school and he is continuing to improve daily. Ian and Atlee are in the same room at school this year and they love their teacher. We will also put them together in fourth grade if things continue to be as good as they are now.

Bubba had his best ever show today in Oxford, Alabama. We were well pleased and plan to go back next year. We hope to add Marietta Georgia to the list for next May or October and also maybe the Hannah Market in Oxford. We got an invitation to do a show at the Von Braun Civic Center today. Lucky Buck Jewelry is skyrocketing. Bubba is so talented and I hope he is discovered by someone famous or someone capable of showing the world his talents.

My career in Guntersville has boomed. I never dreamed all the new relationships we were to make would be by divine appointment. I continue to coach and council friends, clients and family while they are in my chair and I love that the words I say are not my own but from the holy spirit. The salon in which I work is for sale and I think the sign goes up this week.

Please continue to pray for our Griffin Adventures. We are having the time of our life.
Ian's interests are LEGO'S and Star Wars and Atlee is motivated by cooking and journaling. Brody still loves toy story and me and Bubba love each other. God has blessed our marriage and given us amazing children. Fred and Sabrina are both doing good and I will see them next weekend. I can't wait!

Have a wonderful October. Friend us on facebook or look us up on Lucky Buck Jewelry for all your shopping needs. We will be in Lewisburg, Tennessee for the Goats, Music and More Festival starting Friday of this week. Come see us.

Dear friends and family,

These are our fall school pictures, our buttons for the Goats, Music and More festival this weekend in Tennessee, my boys waiting on the bus, all 200 of the buttons, and a picture of what our booth looks like set up. I hope that you will come and support us and help us to help Brody. Thank you for all your sincere prayers and support.

This morning Ian said, "Dear Lord, please please please please let Brody have a voice." That can be taken two ways; one that he could actually speak and another that his campaign and testimony "Who's Brody?" could make a difference.

Bud's Best is again sponsoring us with cookies for the event and Sister Schubert once again making a donation to the cause. We are so grateful for them both and look forward to sharing cookies and breakfast rolls with you. Come see us because we also have T shirts and more to give away.

Our friends Leslie and Skip Bondur will be there with their ministry selling "My God is yummy" shirts and alot of other really cool stuff at booths 93 and 94.

Talk to you soon,

Goats, Music and More Festival

Dear friends and family,

We will be in Lewisburg, TN the second weekend of October for the Goats, Music and More Festival with our Lucky Buck Jewelry and our "Who's Brody?" booth. Please come say hello and help us to advocate for Fragile X and Autism. Brody is doing great and I hope to have him at the booth on Saturday. Millo will be with us if the weather is cool and I would love for everyone to see Ian and Atlee and how much they have grown.

Spirits are high here and all is well in Alabama. The kids are very happy in their school and we have done away with TV during the school week which is working well for family time and homework. We are getting a makeover at our house soon by a couple of friends of mine from church. They want to provide Brody with some sensory and vestibular input in his room. How cool is that?

Please continue to pray for our family and the "experiment" we are doing with the re-invention of family. It has been both challenging and rewarding to make the changes we have and we only look forward to the future.

Love and blessings,

Wendy

P.S. Had a few changes since moving here in my hair.

The Griffin Adventures in Guntersville, Alabama

Dear friends,
What a great summer we have had! Life is an adventure to be lived everyday. This is bound to be the richest we have ever been as a family. When we are at a financial low from starting over and building my business at Darlene's Salon and Day Spa, we are at an ALL TIME HIGH. Bubba is making Lucky Buck Jewelry for the September event in Scottsboro called First Monday. He and Nanny are a tag team when it comes to supplies. If we don't have it, she does and if she doesn't have it, we do!
We have been asked by school and the bus to bring extra snacks for Brody. We have been creative at home and this week the Spaghetti Oh's are half price at Piggly Wiggly. Woo Hoo!
The Church at Lake Guntersville has been more than welcoming to us and now Brody has his own room. We are to bring snacks, drinks and supplies to stock it instead of bring a bag every week. What a blessing...
We will be in Tennessee for the Goats, Music and More Festival the second weekend in October. It should prove to be a wonderful event and we are excited to see our friends.
Our new home is awesome and we are enjoying living across the street from the water. We have a bedroom for everyone and Millo is adjusting there. He has had the hardest time with the steps because they don't have carpet. His friends just moved in to Albertville and their names are Shorty and Daisy. They are my mom's dogs that moved here from Tennessee.
Please keep us in your prayers and I will write soon.