Introduction to this blog

Hello to all who partake of this blog.

This blog will be another way to have a journal and to make it available to my friends and family.

In this journal I will be putting down my thoughts, stories, memories. I also intend to leave messages to my children and grandchildren, to my wife and my parents. I would also like to extend messages to my brothers and sisters and their families.

We in the Mormon faith have been instructed on several occasions to put down such on a record for future generations. I agree with this with all my heart. What a wonderful gift for the generations to come to be able to read about events that shaped ones life. What a wonderful gift to read about your ancestry and their thoughts, memories and see photos. What a wonderful way to share how to overcome problems that were faced.

I intend this as a way to bring families together not apart. These are MY thoughts, memories etc. I do not intend at all to hurt or anger anybody. I will do to my best ability to keep things as factual as possible. But sometimes ones memory dose not match that of another. So please do not use these words as way to jab or argue with another. Please just smile and say well, in my memory he has it a little wrong. Please use these words as a way to learn, love, and grow.

Let me start of by introducing myself...

I am Darryl Jon Root. I was born 16 February 1962 in Hawaii to Susan Lee Everstine and Ronald Frank Root. I am the eldest child. My brother Loni was born 9 March 1963. My brother Michael was born 1965 and died the same year. My parents divorced soon after. I had the honor of having a great man raise me when my father could not. His name is George Allen (Skip) Parry Jr. Skip adopted my brother Loni and I when we were little. Skip did his best to be a father to us both. When I was about 16 my parents divorced and I was curious to find my father again. When I did I found out I had 2 more brothers and 1 Sister. Max, Kit, and Terry accepted me and Loni with open arms and hearts. My step mother Sunshine is a wonderful person and has shown me and my family love. My dad Skip married Lori and I have a sister Kelly. Both of them are so awesome. My mother married Robin Hughes. Robin is also great. He has 5 children and I try to be close to them too.

I was married to Karen Lee Whitlock 29 November 1980. Stphen Darryl Root was born 1 June 1981 Nicole joined the family 21 May 1984. In 1995 Karen I divorced. As a father I made some mistakes and for that I am truly sorry. I married Susie Rice 9 Sept 1995 and we have been going strong ever since. We were blessed to be able to adopt Michal Logan Blair Root born 16 October 2002.

I have 3 wonderful grandchildren Aaron Michael Root, Virginia Grace (Gracie) Root and Justin Mathew ( I can never spell his last name. I am sorry Justin.)

I currently live in Provo, Utah. Utah is a gorgeous state.

I will close this here and will write soon.