My Monkeys...

So, the other morning I could hear something in the cabinet, so I went to look in the kitchen and this is what I found.

I said, "What are you doing, Monkey?"

Emma said, "I not mon-key, I E-mma. "

Now I know where all the snacks are going!

Freezing temp....

Last Thursday and Friday we had some really cold weather. Thursday night it was like 12 degrees over night and then Friday it wasn't much warmer. Kory was off work, so that evening we all got in our PJ's. and built a fire in the fireplace. It was alot of fun, we watched tv, played on the internet and had some FUN family time. We ended up making a palet on the floor for all of us to spend the night by the fire. After a couple of hours on the floor, I got up and got on the couch. I'm too old for the floor!

Yes, that's me with NO make up on...

100th day of school

Tomorrow will be the 100th day of school for Sara. Over the weekend she had to do a project for this event. She had it all planed out what she wanted to do. She did it nearly all by herself, except for the glueing of the macaroni.

Cold Weather....

The girls are happy that we are having cold weather so they can wear their new clothes.

Sara has really become aware of her clothes. She likes decide what she will wear and how she wants her hair. I use to could pick out her clothes and just do her hair with no comments. Our mornings are sometimes a fight. The other day she wanted to wear her pink "high heels" with this green sweater and then pink bows that match the shoes. She told me "pink and green go together mom!" Well, I let her wear it. She is going to be a bold dresser.

"Make up" night

Sara has this store in the mall that she loves. It's the Libby Lu store, she calls it the "Hannah Montana Store". They have lots of Hannah Montana stuff and high school musical stuff. Well, we went there today and it's going out of business. Alot of stuff was gone and so she asked what was going on with the store. She looked up at me said "What am I going to do with out my store?" It was really funny, she was SO serious. Well, she got a pretty cool make up kit at 50% off.

Tonight while Kory and Alyssa went to the movies, we played with the make up. Sara had SO much fun, she loved it. She really liked the hot pink eye shadow, we all got some of it.

Bruchhaus Family Christmas...

Then the Saturday after Christmas we went to Elton, Louisisana to have christmas with my aunt (My mom's sister) and her family. It it always alot of fun. I only get to see these cousins once a year.

Weldon Christmas...

The Monday before Christmas we left Jacksonville and we to my dad's house to have Christmas there. Angie and Jessie came over too and ended up staying at Dad and MJ's. Cindy came in to town Christmas eve. We were all there except for Pete. It was really nice to all be together.

Foster Family Christmas

I love visiting family, but it's nice to be home also.

We including Kory left here on the Sunday before christmas heading to Jacksonville, TX to have "Christmas" with Kory's family. The girls were excited and ready to get there. We stoped in Ruston for Kory to visit Wal-Mart and saw a few old friends there, then got back on the road.

(L to R) Emma, Sara, Lauren, Hallie

Remembering...

13 years ago today (actually it was the 20th but it was 12:30 in the morning and we had been at the hospital all day, to me it was the 19th) I lost my mom to cancer. Wow, it's been that long, it's hard to believe. I don't remember much about that Christmas, but I do remember much about my mom. We had our up and downs but the last year of her life was the first year of Alyssa's life and we had gotten closer. It wasn't just that Alyssa and I had moved back home, it was because I understood what being a mom meant. She was a great one! She wasn't perfect, but she was a great mom!

I've spent the last few days thinking about her and wondering how she did some of the things she did. Like my sister's and I are VERY close! How'd she do that, How did she make us so close and be each other's friends? Another big one, is how did she have cancer 15 years earlier (Breast cancer) and get it all removed and not ever go back to the doctor after that! She would tell us she wanted to be alive one day and dead the next. Well, she got her wish...we found out the cancer was back (in the other breast) and was also in her liver and only about 10% of her liver was working, during Thanksgiving of that same year. She only lasted 3 weeks. It all happened so fast. It was hard and I thougth my world had ended. Here I was with a one year old, 22 years old, & single. I still had my dad and my sister's, but still I felt alone.

We had wonderful neighbors, and they truely embraced us after she passed away. They were older, but they took us under their wings and started working on us. My sister, Alyssa and I started going to church with Nana Betty and Papa Robert. We were saved and baptisized all in this little baptist church. I believe that sometimes God allows things to happen to us for his glory and this is one of those times! God saw the big picture...I don't think I would be the person I am today without this happening to me.

Thank you MOM! I miss you MOM! I love you MOM!

My Mom and Dad the day my oldest sister got married, July 1993

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

For our house to yours...Merry Christmas!

Sunday School Christmas party

Last night we have our Sunday School christmas party at our house. It was SO much fun. We ate, (lots of great food brought) then played the white elephant (dirty Santa) game, then shaved Franks head. Yes, you read that right. Frank wanted to shave his head, so the guys did it. It was really funny. You just had to be here.

Linus said it best!!

Another Early Christmas...

Kory's brother, Clint and his wife, Carrie sent the girls and us our christmas presents early. They loved opening the presents. I can see now it will be alot of fun with Emma this year. She was so funny.

Cookie Swap!

Last night I went to a Cookie Swap with the ladies of my Sunday School class. It was ALOT of fun, I highly recommend it! We had a great bowl of soup and then lots of treats and lots of great fellowship.

Santa came early...

Saturday Alyssa was baby sitting for Emma and Sara while I had gone to Stamp Camp. I had no more then walked in the door and Sara tells me, "I love the kitchen in the basement, Sissy (Alyssa) said it's a playhouse. " "Can we play with it?"

I had gotten them a Playhouse for christmas and had it in the room in the basement. Hidden I thought...guess I was wrong.

Well, I am as much of a kid as they are, and once they knew about it, I wanted to put it together and let them play with it...after a few hours of convincing Kory to help me put it together, we gave it to the girls. Emma has LOVED it! She has played for hours with it. She loves the door bell, she will ring it and they say, "Hello, anybody home?". It's too cute.

Thanksgiving Weekend...

I didn't think we were going to be going anywhere for Thanksgiving, but at the last minute we decided to go ahead and go to TX for the week. It was ALOT of fun. BUSY, but alot of fun!
I took pictures of my niece Jessica (she's a senior this year) and my other niece, Tatiana. I love being with family! It is always so much fun!!

Time flys....

MAN, where did November go?
We have been so busy and time is flying by, it will be 2009 before I know it.

Sara's Field Trip to the farm...

I went to Old Baker's Farm with Sara's kindergarten class today. It was warm and rainy when first got there, then as time went by it would rain a little, then stop and rain again and stop then it got cool. It was fun even being cold and wet.

Pumpkin Night

Last night our church didn't have a fall festival, instead it had a out reach night. We went trick or treating and handing out tracks to people that opened their doors to us. The kids loved it, they got to get candy and dress up. Sara even wanted to hand them the tracks after they gave her the candy. She said "I want to give them something back". It was alot of fun.