The Ellis Family

Wade Ellis

These photos were all taken by Anna Belew.

Life's a beach

Mustang Island Summer of 2010

We had a great vacation this summer. We went to Rockport & Port Aransas again. Our girls love the beach. It was really nice to just sit on the beach and read while they played and picked up shells.

I just had to check in and let you know I am still alive. ha ha. I have been writing!!! very excited about this new project.

Gotta Run!

wow what a busy month

I can't believe it has been nearly a month since I last signed on to this blog.
Where has the time gone??? I have been so busy trying to keep up with the kids & the house that I haven't sat down to write anything!
One big thing that has been consuming our time lately is our yard. It seems like we are spending more time out side than ever. Wade has done a such a fabulous job on the yard and new patio area that I want to live out there.

Another time consuming event is the fact that I am so into genealogy again.
I want to be looking up people and dates all the time. This past weekend I found another CSA Veteran in my direct line 3rd Great Grandfather David D Anderson.
On my mothers side there is GW Harrison (Currier for General Sterling Price), & John B Bratcher (19th Tenn Infantry company D).
On Daddy's side William Burl Leatherman (Don't have much pension, application to prove he served) & David D. Anderson (Border's Regt Texas Cav CSA)
I haven't even began to delve into the Ellis side for the girls. My next step is to find all of the proof.

Maybe I will find out some cool information this weekend at the Leatherman Reunion or the next at the Hudson.

Family Reunilon Time

Whew I survived! Saturday was the Ellis family Reunion. Followed by the Plumlee Reunion on Sunday. I have almost caught up on all the dishes and laundry. It is amazing how far behind you get when you aren't doing laundry all weekend.
With all of the family reunions that makes me want to work on genealogy. Working on my genealogy makes me want to write even more there are so many wonderful stories associated with our family history. It is such a shame that so many wonderful stories die with our ancestors.

Yard Work, Yard Work & More Yard Work

Two weeks ago we worked in the yard all day on Saturday trying to get the yard ready for our small group from church to come over for a cookout. Then after so much work we decided to move the party indoors because it turned off too cold for us to sit outside.
Last weekend we again worked in our yard trying to fix a problem spot that is terribly un-even and where the grass will not grow. I worked all afternoon digging a ditch to divert water, then I dug out another area to put in a retaining wall.
This past week we put in a new flower bed and planted 4 shrubs. Then Wade worked all afternoon leveling a place in our yard for a patio. We have been married for 12 years and have lived there the entire time and now are finally doing some much needed landscaping. Next week we will lay sod! I am so excited about our new outdoor living area.

Elizabeth does it again

My wonderfully creative daughter has once again made me so proud of her.
Yesterday we learned that her art work won Second Place at the Association of Christian Schools International Regional Art show. Her response "It's only second"
She won First Place at for her class at the school Art show and Best of Show for her elementary school.
I guess she is humble, while mom is overly boastful.

Locked out!

Yesterday was a crazy day for me. I was running late as usual. As I was leaving Rebecca at my mother in laws house we realized that we had forgotten Becca's dance bag at home. So I gave my mother in law my house key. No big deal I can get it when I pick Rebecca up after work.
After school Elizabeth decided that she wanted Wade to pick her up on his way home. So she went with her dad. He told me he was going up to his parents and would probably be home by the time I was.
When I got home I grab my purse, get to the front door and realize that I don't have house keys. Wade is not home, and the cell reception is not that good at his mom's. (I can't call him to tell him I'm locked out.) My first thought is I will just go get mom's key. Mom & Dad are out of town my key to her house is locked in my house. There is not anyone in the office so I can't get in the office to get the key to mom's, to in turn get my key.

The only thing that is un-locked is mom's camper.
Since I still haven't cleaned it up from the sleep over this weekend I decide this is a good time to do so. It is amazing how easy it is to clean something so small and also amazing how fast you can clean it.
After I finish cleaning the camper I decide I will just sit in the car and wait for Wade to get there. I am really glad that I forgot to drop off Maryann's paper recycling while I was at the church. Because I had 3 or 4 months worth of Country Living magazines to read while waiting for Wade and the girls to come home.

Proud momma of a 10 year old!

Ten years ago today I gave birth to my beautiful baby girl. (she doesn't like for me to refer to her as a baby.) I still can not believe she is already 10 years old.

Seems like it was just yesterday we were checking into the hospital for induction, and then the long day of labor followed by an emergency c-section. (I'll tell the full gruesome story some other time)

She is worth every bit of it.

We are so proud of her, on March 8th she won best of show for her elementary school's art show. So on April 21st her art work will go on to a regional competition. Last week we learned that her children's book that she wrote and illustrated will also be going on to the regional competition.

So there is a real possibility that my daughter could some day be a published author!!

That is right I am one proud momma!

I have enrolled in Book's Authors & all that Jazz!
Wade and the girls can have a fun day with out me.

Books'n Authors 'n All that Jazz

I just saw in the news paper that Weatherford College will host a free writer's workshop on April 24th. I attended the first one of these about 10 years ago. It was a good workshop. this one looks really good with tons more information.
www.wc.edu/booksandauthors

Why do these thing always have to fall on my kids birthdays? Maybe I can schedule Rebecca's Birthday party for Sunday afternoon rather than Saturday.