At Disney Nana bought the kids a little, teeny, tiny, so cute digital camera. They were having so much fun taking pictures and I could hardly wait to get home and see things from their perspectives. But alas, the damn Disney camera's delete button is not tucked away. It is placed brazenly on the back with no "safety". All of their photos were erased when the camera got packed away in the suitcase. Great. Big. Bummer.
Well, we are back. The kids had a ball, but going to Disney World is pretty close to a trip to hell. Really. Not that I have actually been to hell(ok maybe once at my mother-in-laws) but my imaginings of hell are darn close to Disney. The weather was perfect and the company was great, however: it doesn't matter how fair the weather is or how easy the company is when you spend hour after hour after hour standing in line, waiting for buses, getting run over by strollers and getting cut in front of and pushed out of the way. I have been to Disney World before, but don't ever remember it being so crowded. I will probably never go there again. I tried to keep a cheery attitude but it was hard. The kids did have fun so it wasn't a total loss. Enjoy some of our photos:
The airport scene-Houston Hobby
Magic Kingdom-can you feel the joy?
The Dinosaur Ride-the kid in the back row hiding his face is one of mine the one in the middle row huddled up to the lady next to him is another one of mine. This picture is from about the 4th time we rode this thing!
Nessie Attacks!
Every day we'd wind up with rolls of stickers-the game was to tag someone with the stickers without them noticing-Papa is not very observant.
Well, isn't yours?
Can you believe this?
A couple of my kids got cameras and took lots of pics at Disney. I will be posting any of those that turned out soon.
Some of the beads fell off, but I thought that just added to the shabby chic flavor.
Thank you LauraLaughs! I really enjoyed your handiwork!
I don't know what it is about nose pickin' that is so hilarious, but they think it is. They look like crazy children to me.
Julia, Me, Tamaria
See Julia's Junket for pictures of the fabulous food!
This is todays haul. Not an exceptionally good one but fun anyway. 3 books, 3 tops, 1 vintage dress (will look fab on my mannequin) 2 vintage tablecloths, 1 vintage scarf, and 1 soft pink blanket. My favorite is the leopard print hotwater bottle for my daughter-she will LOVE it! Total for everything about $14.
Goodbye to another Friday morning~sigh~
Our house is about 120 years old. We have the coolest attic ever. My husband has been working up there and we are hoping to have it all together by this time next year. I am so excited just at the thought of having my own space up there-craft room, sewing room, studio whatever-it will be mine, mine, mine,mine, mine! I will paint my little corner of the attic pink and white and no one will enter without first knocking on the curtain. It will always be neat and organized and I will be inspired just by walking near the entrance. It will be so infused with estrogen, men will not dare come near. Ahhh, to dream.
This is my corner-it's bigger than it looks.
We have a tower-this will be left open to look up in to. The old wood and nails are very cool.
Awesome space to dream in.
Sophie sends her love.
We found a pretty little room in an antique store that had a couch and was beautifully decorated. We just had to take a minute and snap some pics. This is me and my mom.
This is me and Julia. God has blessed me with a wonderful mother and a wonderful friend.
We each bought several pairs of shoes-we found an awesome deal on boots at Bass-I got brown, she got red.
We are so ready for those horrible south Texas blizzards! LOL As it is about 80 degrees this Sunday afternoon it is hard to believe it ever gets cold anywhere. Having lived in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Pennsylvania I do remember cold December days and am counting my blessings as I sit here with my doors and windows wide open and the ceiling fans humming along on high speed.
You just never know what you'll find in your friends yard sale pile.
I also never would have guessed my sweet friend was so cruel to small animals. She teased these bees with her fake flowers. 
My daughter spent the day with the ladies at the sale. Our shabby chic palace is usually Julia's beauty shop so what's a girl to do besides hair. All she really needed was a willing participant. Leave it to Grandma to go along with the fun! (OK, this is not my daughters Grandma, but she IS somebodies Grandma). She was such a good sport!
This is only one of the styles experimented with that day. If you'll notice the mirror, we also did a little math. 
After the sale we were picking up our signs-yes we actually do that! We pulled into the parking lot of a restaurant to pick one up and saw a chicken under a truck. At first it looked like a one-legged chicken so I had to take a picture. It turned out to have 2 legs afterall, but how did it get there? Was it just the lucky one? Did someone leave the restaurants back door open and it ran out to safety? Really, what was a chicken doing in a parking lot of a restaurant next to the interstate?
The sale is over. It's a big bummer. I can hardly wait for the next one in March!~
