Blogging hiatus

Not that I blog all that often, but I'm going out of town for a few days.

I'll be traveling the 3.5 hours to spend a little quality time with these.

Don't miss me too much!

One Man's Junk Is Another Man's Treasure...

My sister and I had a lot of "stuff" or junk as our husbands would say. And Valerie & I knew we wanted to have a garage sale. I had taken a few of my things to a friends house here where we live to add to their garage sale and made $46. Not too bad, for as little as I had over there.

Well, I still had a few things and lets just say Valerie had a lot of things...

(just kidding, fake photo) and so we tried to come up with a time/place to have a sale where she lives. So, we conned Molly (and Dan), my sister's sister-in-law, into having one at her house. Three families...so 6 kids, lots of "stuff" and 3 days of "bliss", right? No, really I had a lot of fun and hadn't spent time with Molly for a long time.

I only made $25 at this sale (it cost me more in gas to get there). But, the time spent and the fun we had is irreplacable. I love hanging out with my sister, of course, and really enjoyed spending time getting to re-know Molly. All of the kids together were a little crazy, but by the end of it I was Aunt Jocey to Molly's kids and she is still Aunt Molly to Trey.

I thought the kids might enjoy a Lemonade Stand so we got one going. (I think they sold 1 cup of lemonade, poor things.)

Emerson, Trey, Aubreigh, & Hayden

(Not pictured are AJ and Todd)

Anyway, my sister made a killing compared to Molly & I. I think she made well over $200. She stinks! Thanks again Molly & Dan for letting us hang out and use your garage!!

My Blessings

Sweetness and orneriness personified!

Best friends and cousins.

These are my sister's babies and Trey.

Emerson, Aubreigh and AJ!

My sister Valerie and her kids came out last week for a visit. They live about 4 hours away. We miss them like crazy! Trey talks about Eme, Aubreigh & AJ almost daily. They really are his best friends. When they get together it's like they haven't missed a beat. You would think they live next door. Emerson & Aubreigh have taught him everything they know...which is scary. And if Trey & Aubreigh are missing at the same time, watch out, they are surely up to no good. AJ is Trey's only boy cousin, so he is definitely looking forward to teaching him all about cars, trucks & tractors!

I love these kids like they are my own. I was there when Em was born, on my way when Aubreigh was born, and just finished painting Valerie's toenails when she went into labor with AJ. I would do anything for them as if they were my own. Aunt Jocey loves you all!

So, this is a shout out to all the cousins out there!

Uncle Frankie, Aunt Jocey & Trey miss
everyone and hope to see you soon!

(And I'm sure you'll be hearing more about
my awesome sister later!)