The Gerber Gazette: June 2008

Friday, June 13, 2008

OK...here is the update from Texas! It is HOT. Duh right?!

The Race for the Cure went very well! Thanks to everyone that donated. We raised close to $10,000 through donations and bake sales at work. A lot of my co workers donated homemade treats and we sold them to everyone in our office for 2 days during lunch. We brought in almost $1000! It was a great experience for me.

The family is great. The kids are growing fast! Anthony is 9 and Desiree will be 7 in September. They will be staying with us the whole summer. They are taking Taekwondo lessons the whole summer. They just started classed this week and already Desiree has won best in class. Since they did so good, I took them to get 7-11 slurpee's...their favorite treat!

Ivan is doing great. He is working hard out in the summer heat and his mechanic shop is thriving.

I have decided to go to college. I am currently attending Kaplan University (online) studying Medical Transcription. After I finish my associates and get into the work I will decide if I will continue my education to pursure my bachelors in RN Administration. I have only been taking classes for 2 weeks but I have received 100% on my 4 projects I have turned in already! Now I just have to maintain it!

I hope everyone is doing well. Hopefully we will see everyone in October for Rem's wedding! (I'm hoping I'll be able to get the time off to see everyone again!) Love you all!

Elissa, Ivan, and family

Iowa floods

I'm sure you've all seen on the news how bad the flood is here in Cedar Rapids. Luckily we are not underwater...yet. We are about 3-4 blocks from where people had to be evacuated and less than 1/2 a mile from the water. The gas station down the street is completely underwater as are the houses of a few people in the ward. This older couple was fixing up one of their rental houses for the missionaries to live in and now it is under water almost to the 2nd story! We live on a hill so the water shouldn't be coming to us, but it's so weird to watch the news and see places that you go everyday that are now underwater and to not be able to get around like we normally do. Here's some pictures of the torrential rain we were having yesterday. Our street looked like a river and our backyard was getting to be a lake. But otherwise we're doing good. Just sick of being stuck inside.

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Where in the world is Tahlya Sandiego?

You know you're singing the song right now.

So, where in the world IS Tahlya Sandiego?

Soon to be Guatemala (and a bunch of other locations near Guatemala).

Yes, Tahlya is going to Guatemala!!! After a year of saving her pennies, she is ON HER WAY! She will be gone for 11 days!

Tahlya: We are anxiously anticipating a report on your trip!

Updates

Elissa: How was your Race for the Cure?

Jeremy & Lynnette: We need to see some new pics of the kiddos!!!

Jessaca: I don't think I'd even recognize Taylee if I saw her... send us a photo!!

Robert: Send us something!!

Grandma & Grandpa: What's new?

This is how I roll...

This is Brogan wearing his hard hat while watching a movie. He got a Bob the Builder tool set from Auntie Erin and Uncle Chad for his birthday. At first, he didn't want much to do with it... (he was partially distracted by a Buzz Lightyear) and now, he wears the hard hat EVERYWHERE. Yes, everywhere. I should have taken a photo of him wearing it in the stroller for our walk this morning... It must be an OSHA regulation to wear one while watching The Jungle Book.

At least he's not doing this: (yet)