Goonies

Have you ever seen the movie Goonies? It is one of my favorites. A little too much cursing to allow my children to watch it but a good movie for when they are a little older. Well anyway... Emma is my little photographer, she is almost 3 and loves cameras and taking pictures. She is really quite good at it and I love to see things the way she does. How do these things tie together? Goonies and Emma's love of photography. Well Emma took a picture of her baby brother Dustin and it reminds me of Goonies. Dustin in this picture looks like the big guy that Chunky meets under the restaurant. You know the guy... the big one that can only say one word at a time. For example...Babyruth. I can just see Dustin in this picture saying Babyruth. His ear all sticking out probably from some sticky food he just ate. (no Dustin does not always look like this) I really dont think that my son looks like a deformed big retard... I just hear that guy when I see this picture. So for me it is a good laugh!

Happy Birthday Ganny

Soft little Eliza

My little Eliza just turned 5. She is a little girl with a big dream. Eliza wants to be a ballerina. Not a all around dancer, she doesn't want to do hip-hop or tap she wants to be a ballerina. She has been asking me for a solid year to buy her real leather ballet slippers. This year for Christmas Eliza got her ballet slippers...pink leotard...soft pink skirt...and a ballet bag. She now asks everyday when she will be starting ballet. Right now we cant afford ballet with Matthew (my husband) starting school in a month and our plan to get out of debt in the next year. So for now I am just showing her what I can of ballet. She is so passionate that she listens to every word and tries her hardest to be perfect. I wanted to mark this point in her life so we took a lot of pictures! Here are some of my favorite...

All Of the little ballerinas in the house! Eliza, Monica (my little sister) and Emma my little baby!

Dermatomyositis and Emelia

I just wanted to let you all know we started a blog page to keep family and friends up to date with Emelia. Please check it out!! www.dermatomyositisandemelia.blogspot.com

My Bed!!

This was a unbelievable find!! Last year Matthew and I had spotted this beautiful sleigh bed at our town wide garage sale. It was priced at $700. As the weekend continued the owner lowered and lowered the price until she had it down to $250. My husband asked her what she would take for the bed....her response blew him out of the water $150!




She told him she paid $3000 for it new and was moving and didn't want to take it. Why not... is my only question. But hey, for me it was a great find and I absolutely love this bed. It is super solid and has side rails that are over a foot tall. When I brought it home we had never had a king bed before so we completely redid our room. It went from blue and white to this. This is what in our family we call thock and roch, which is thick and rich for... your house ( well that's what we call it anyway) I am participating and spreading the word about

Finding Fabulous: Frugalicious Friday...share your fabulous finds!

My Little Sister

When I was growing up all I ever wanted was a little sister. I was the only girl sandwiched between two brothers. I begged and begged but I never got one....until.... I was 23 years old and expecting my own daughter. On October 11, 2004 my dream of having a little sister came true. I was excited and jealous all at the same time. Even as a grown woman with children of my own I realized I was no longer my daddy's little girl. I was his big girl. For some reason this reality was so painful for me. All of it melted away when I got to meet my little sister for the first time. She was 4 years old ( I know...I know... why so long) I was 7 months pregnant with my fifth baby. I was so excited to see my dad and have him meet my children. And all my little sister could think about was getting to meet her big sister. I love her so much. Who knew, that even with an age gap and only 4 days together, you could love someone so much and feel that big sister bond. I am so excited to be able to move and be with my little sister. I hope that the next year living with her, I can measure up to the role of the loving big sister. Happy Birthday Monica!! Only 29 days until I am in Texas with you!!

Monica Weaver

The start of a new school year

My little Eliza started school this year. She is in a pre-k program at the school here in town. On her first day she didn't cry she was thrilled!!! She had gone the week before and got glasses for reading. Eliza picked them out all by herself.

Eliza's first day of school!


William, Eliza and Cole


On their way!


Breakfast time!



Eliza's classroom and friends.