Melissa and Rob Groden
Anastasia Romayne
Melissa and Rob – November 10
Melissa – December 30
Rob – March 21
Anastasia – December 9
Spring/Summer 2007
Well, the summer has had an
interesting start. In March, due to unexpected circumstances Melissa lost
her job. She has been taking the summer off so to speak spending much
needed and enjoyed time with her family. She is looking for the
"right" job that will not take up the majority of her time (unlike
her previous job). She did teach a class at
Anastasia is growing and learning
by leaps and bounds. Her teachers at day care are always impressed by how
quickly she learns and remembers things. She keeps us all busy.
Anastasia recently enjoyed a visit from her Nana and PopPop
and misses them terribly. The visit was wonderful and she kept everyone
entertained, but as always it was much too short and went by way too fast.
We are spending our summer doing
summer things - the beach, the zoo, BBQ's and carnivals. We are having a
great time and enjoying our times together.
Rob, Melissa, Anastasia Groden & Judy Foley
Fall/Winter 2006
The
holidays are fast approaching and our thoughts are with our family members
especially during this season. It seems every time we turn around another
year has come and gone. We are thankful that our family remains bonded
through the updates, newsletters, web sites, etc. Anastasia is going to
celebrate her second birthday next month and we are very excited. She is
absolutely amazing - her teachers at day care call her their "little
success story” the child who starting going and screamed and cried now
wants nothing to do with mommy when she drops her off to see her friends.
Her vocabulary increases at a lightening rate and she is just fun to be
around. Our lives revolve around her and her schedule and we enjoy every
minute of it. We've attached a video that hopefully can be put up on the
web site from Halloween of Anastasia watching herself in the video
camera. Work has been very busy and crazy for all of us and we are
looking forward to the holiday break for some rest and relaxation. We
wish everyone a Happy and Safe Holiday Season and send our love to all!
Judy,
Melissa, Rob & Anastasia
(Foley
& Grodens)
(Video
sent to Kyle to put on website)
Spring/Summer 2006
Happy Summer from the
Foley/Groden Households!
Summer has already started off with a bang!
Anastasia is 18 months old and keep us all very busy. She recently
started day care on a part-time basis to help her get socialized with other
kids her age. It has been a trying, emotional time for mom and dad and a
little hard for Anastasia but we have been getting good reports. She has
a friend who she has bonded with and after the weekend they greet each other
like it is a reunion. We are all excited to see what she learns and all
the new things she will be experiencing.
Work is busy for everyone. Judy's company has gone
through some restructuring and is planning to move locations in 2007 so the
planning has already started. She spends a lot of time with Anastasia
much to the delight and rest of Melissa and Rob. Rob has been very busy
with orientating new members into his band and working several acoustic shows
during the week. We're lucky if he's home two nights in a row, but being
in demand does have its benefits as well! Melissa is also busy with work
- there never seems to be a lack of childreen who need services.
We are all doing very well and look forward to
hearing how everyone else is doing. We'd also like to take this time to
send our love to everyone and our wishes for a healthy and safe summer!
The Grodens (Melissa,
Rob, & Anastasia) & Judy Foley
Fall/Winter 2005
Happy Holidays From
It's hard to believe that time
has gone by so fast. Just last year we were preparing for the arrival of
Anastasia, no we are getting ready to celebrate her 1st birthday. Time
really does go by so fast. We have all been very busy with our jobs and
taking care of Anastasia. We are thankful that we have a healthy
child/grandchild and that we can spend the holidays together. We are also
thankful that we have a wonderful family that takes the time to share with one
another their news (good and bad) in this newsletter. Even though we
cannot all be together we are in each others hearts and minds. We hope
everyone has a great holiday season and a blessed one.
With Love,
Judy, Melissa, Rob and Anastasia
Spring/Summer 2005
Happy Spring from
It has been going
very well for all of us. Rob and Melissa are getting used to being new
parents and Judy is loving being a grandmom.
Rob and Melissa have both finished school already but their graduations are this
month so they are preparing for that. Work is busy for everyone and we
are just enjoying Anastasia and the joy she has brought to our lives. We
hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the spring season. We've
enclosed a picture of Anastasia, hopefully since
the newsletter is web-bound it can go up!
Judy, Rob,
Melissa and Anastasia
Greetings from
First of all we would like to wish everyone
a happy and safe holiday season, we are thinking of you all! There has been a
lot going on since we last caught up. Rob is finished school, he is very happy
to be finished his program and is deciding which direction he is going to go with
his degree. He has been doing some freelance work and still working in the
evenings. Melissa will be done with her Master's program in December. She has
finished all her classes and is working on her final research paper. After she
gets her degree she will be promoted at her job to the Director of Case
Management. She will be responsible for the social workers and resident of her
agency. This is the job she has been preparing herself for and the Board of
Directors have offered her the position when she completes
her degree. Judy is also doing very well, busy at work and busy at work! But
everyone is preparing for a special gift. In January, Melissa and Rob will be
welcoming their first child into the world. Anastasia Romayne
Groden will be making an appearance in the New Year
and we are all very excited about meeting her. So besides finishing school and
working, we are all preparing for the new addition to our family. We hope all
is well with everyone, and again have a happy and safe holiday season.
Melissa
Spring/Summer 2004
From
Well, there hasn't been too
much change since the last newsletter. Judy is busy, busy, busy
at work and spending her spare time relaxing and doing arts and crafts around
the house. Rob is almost finished school, he will be officially done in June, so he is very excited to start a new career. Melissa is
about six months away from completing her Master's program, and she is excited
as well.
So everyone in PA is hard at
work and looking forward to some rest, relaxation, and nice summer weather. We
hope everyone is doing well and we look forward to reading the next newsletter.
Judy, Melissa, and Rob