It's a Girl!!!

Last Thursday, Aug. 19th, my daughter had an appointment for an ultrasound. She invited me and my mom to go with her and Justin. If the baby cooperated they would be able to tell the sex of the baby. Well, she did cooperate and we know (fairly certain) that we will be welcoming a little baby girl into our family in January. This is Ashley's first child and my first biological grandchild. We couldn't be more excited about the upcoming arrival of this precious baby.

Here is Ashley and Justin at the Ultrasound Appointment

Me, Ashley and Justin
Nana (my mom), Ashley and Justin

Just a few Yard Sale Finds this past Weekend

This past Saturday was rainy and overcast which made yard sales very bleak. I felt so sorry for all those that put so much hard work into having a yard sale jsut to have the rain put a damper on it. However, we still decided to trek out in the rain. I found this table on wheels at our first stop. They were asking $8 for it and I paid full price. I felt so sorry for them being out in the rain I just wanted to bless them with their asking price. I still think it was worth $8. I a using it in my scrap room to keep items on and when I need them, I can just roll the table next to my work space and there they are...right at my fingertips. Then later at an estate sale I found this planter for $1. I will probably fill it with scrapbooking supplies to keep on the table with wheels...they are made for each other. That is all I bought this weekend. Not a lot to choose from but I think both of my purchases were good buys. Happy Monday everybody.

Rascal Flatts Concert

This past Thursday, July 29th, my twin sister Terri! and I headed over to West Virginia to attend the Greenbrier Classic Golf Tournament and ended the day with a Rascal Flatts concert. We couldn't take a camera to the golf tournament but we got plenty of pictures of Gary, Jay and Joe Don at the concert. They put on an amazing show. Their stage (at an outdoor venue) and their graphics were just awesome. We thoroughly enjoyed the concert. It was another great time with my womb-mate.

4th of July Fun

Our 4th of July was pretty laid back. But here we are watching the fireworks.

Here are Lyndsay, Jonathan, Tiffany and Laura.

Ashley, Me and Mark

Robert and Terri

I was trying out the 'fireworks' mode on my camera. I think some of them came out really well while others, not so much! I hope you all enjoyed your 4th.

A new addition to our Family!!!

Our daughter Ashley has recently found out that she is going to be a mother. Her baby is due in mid-January. Her first ultrasound was yesterday.

Awww...isn't he/she so adorable???

A Graduation and A Vacation

Our son Matthew graduated on June 13th at 2pm. We headed to North Carolina for the weekend long celebration. We spent most of the day Saturday with Matthew, his girlfriend Allina and Tiffany. It was a wonderful day.

We are so proud of Matthew

This is Matthew and Allina I don't know why our kids seem to have to make a picture with silly or funny faces everytime we all get together. It must be something in their genes. What does that say about me???Here they are trying to act normal. This is Tiffany, Ashley, Matthew and AllinaI made Matthew a scrapbook for Graduation. He has only been in my life for a little more than 6 years but I think I captured his life before me pretty well. Mark had many keep-sake items from Matthew's childhood. I could tell that this book meant a whole lot to him. You should have seen the smile on his face as he looked through it. This smile doesn't even come close but it is still a good one.Here is the Graduate with my Mom and Dad
Here he is with us...

I think it surprised my husband when he was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion. He cried like a baby but I love that about him.

Here is Matthew with AllinaOur Graduate!!!! Boy does he make a mama proud. We love you Matthew.

Now for Vacation!!! We left straight from Matthew's Graduation and headed for Williamsburg, VA for a week of vacation. We went with my sister, Terri! and her family. (Robert, Jonathan, Laura and Lyndsay)

We are all piled up in our bed on the first morning we woke up there. We had the condo directly above theirs. We would just meet first thing each morning (in someone's room) to plan out our day.

At night they snuggled up on the couch with Uncle Mark as we watched a movie.

Busch Gardens - here we come

Waiting in line to ride the Loch Ness Monster!!! Yea!!! I love roller coasters. Here is Robert, Terri! and Lyndsay

Jonathan rode by himself

...and Laura and I rode together.

Fun at the swimming pool at the condo. We had three pools to choose from. We had a 'blast'!

The twins in the pool. (Terri! and Me)

All of us girls ended up dressing alike on the last day at Busch Gardens. How funny.

Lynsday and Terri!

Yard Sale Finds

Our local Civic Center had a 'Monster Flea Market' yesteday and my sister and I just 'had' to be there. There was probably 50 different vendors set up for the day. Some professional vendors that were selling antique dishes, toys, books, etc... Other booths had collections of comic books, records, sport memorabilia, hand made jewelry. And then others were locals that just had yard sales stuff. We got there early and were there probably there almost 2 hours. We didn't end up spending a lot of money but I think we got some good deals. There were two things that we 'went back' for but had already been sold. We learned a very valuable lesson...if you are thinking about getting it...then just do it. If you come back it may be gone.

Here is my stuff...


One vendor had a box full of old prints. We went through and picked out 8 of our favorites then we split them. We now wished we have gotten more than eight of them. We fell in love with so many of them but we were trying to keep some money back for the rest of the tables.

I also got a scrapbook for $1. It's a simple one but it will come in handy for a special project or event. I think it was a great deal. It is brand new. I took the wrapping off of it when I got home.

I also got this adorable 'box'. On one side it says 'BLESSINGS' and the other side says 'HOPES'. It will be used to hold some scrapbooking run-ons in my studio. I love it. It was only $2.00. When I first looked at it the vendor had $4 on it. I decided to walk around a bit and when I came back she had marked it at $2. I grabbed it up instantly.

I love little boxes...as you can tell. I found this little box (and another one exactly like it) at another table. They were both marked $2 each and I immediately picked them both up. My sister and I have matching boxes.

When I opened it up I found out that I could use it as a 'file' box for index cards. This might come in handy for my job but it may also end up being used for scrapbook emblishments. I haven't quite decided yet. Who knows...I will figure it out.

I got this picture at a yard sale we stopped at on our way home from the civic center. I just love the look of this picture. I have held it up in three different places in my home. Where it ends up I do not know at this point. I may need my sister's thoughts on the matter...Terri...help!!

I love this little bell. The vendore ended up coming down to only $3. I just fell in love with it and had to have it. I would have paid the $5 she had on it but when I asked if she would take less she said $3. What a blessing...

I have never really decorated with sea shells but out there in blog-land, I see a lot of people have shells all around and I love the look that they give to a room. So when we found a vendor that offered a 'cup' full for only .50 I had to buy some. For this entire bowl I only paid $1.25. Can you believe it? We couldn't. It was a great buy.

Over all Terri and I had a very successful day. We thought it was well worth going. And to top it all off, we had so much fun together. Just being together, no matter what we do, we have a blast. Living in the same area and doing 'life' with my sister and her family is one of my favorite things. Thanks Terri for a wonderful day....