Gram Emerson

Here is a picture of my Grammy Diane Emerson.

She was a great women not perfect but who is? She raise seven children the youngest being twins. My mom is the second oldest and her second daughter. I have found out that Gram is very crafty. Not only has she done her scrap booking but she has made stuffys crocheting. In fact I believe i have one she made its a two sided doll, it is little red riding hood one side then you flip it over and bring the dress down and its a wolf or bear...i forget. She also was into baking pastries. I would have loved to taste some of those!

Growing up with Gram we did lots of things! We used to go to Hermit Island with her and Grampa and my aunts family. Gram and Gramp always got a camp site a little ways from the rest of us so they could have some privacy and quiet with all us kids...

Grammy loved the ocean. When I turned nine I got to go to her house for the week! We picked up one of my cousins and headed to the ocean.

The past year and a half will be my most cherished memories of her! She got to see my first born and got to spend so much time with her! We visited almost every week so I could clean her house or scrapbook my sweet girls first year of life! Gram was meme to all the great grand kids. My daughter said it once the night before we went up. She may not remember her Meme but she will know that she was loved by her.

We have memories that will be saved and put in her scrapbook. I will write stories of how she and Meme used to scrapbook together. My little girl would paint on memes table! The blue wont come out now.

It was hard to lose Gram she was so dear to all of us. There is one thing that is so great to know! I will see her again! She is in heaven. She kept telling us she wanted to go home and that shed see us again. I may not have gotten to see her in her last days as much as I wanted But she knows I love her and I know she loved me and my children. 

Gram will deffenetly be missed. She will be missed everyday but especialy at this years cookout and when my new little one is born and shes not there to hold it. She will be watching the whole time though :)

AUBURN — Diane M. Emerson, 66, of Farmington passed away Friday, July 13, at the Androscoggin Hospice House.

She was born in Augusta on April 5, 1946, the daughter of Leonel J. and Loretta P. Ouellette Gervais. She was educated in the schools of Augusta.

Diane married James Emerson in 1961 and they raised seven children. She was a graduate of University of Maine at Farmington.Over the years, she tutored adults, worked at Forsters Mfg., and worked as a home care provider for the remainder of her career. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and the Red Hat Society, and she was proud to receive the honor of "Mother of the Year" from the Emblem Club back in the early 1990s. Diane enjoyed crafts, especially scrapbooking, gardening and reading, and everyone else enjoyed her baking.

She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Jim; two daughters, Loriann Crockett and her husband, Larone, of Strong, Dawn Welch and her husband, Rodney "Buddy," of Woodstock; five sons, Peter and his wife, Penny, of Starks, Shawn and his wife, Karen, of Norway, Troy and his wife, Beth, of Texas, Jamie and his wife, Dayna, of Bangor, and Dale of Thomaston; 29 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Paullette and Julie; her brother, Glen; her stepmother, Glenna; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and a sister-in-law, Barbara Gervais.

She was predeceased by her parents; a granddaughter, Rhiannon; and her brother, Henry.

House Guest

We have a house guest this week. My brother just bought her a few days ago.

Meet Bailey

She is beautiful! Little Dawning loves her. We got up this morning (Dawning didnt know she was here) I told her that Bailey was here and that after breakfast we would let her out. Bailey came out and Dawning crawled after just like a dog and she was yelling dog! dog! dog! they have been playing all day today!

When my brother (Uncle Ef) got home today they went out to play fetch.

Dawning wanted the ball just as bad as Bailey did.

They both went after the ball but Bailey can run faster!

She tried to give Bailey the dog. Bailey found an apple and was busy.

We are wanting a dog! espcially seeing Dawning have so much fun with a dog in our house. :)



12 weeks!

Here is baby number 2! This is a picture at 12 weeks.

Here is a second shot of him/her!

Cravings thus far--Chinese, duck sauce, sweets

My emotions lately are crazy! I'm not sleeping even with a sleeping aid which I'm sure is adding to that.

I feel this baby move every night when I am still. Every morning daddy can feel it too! all bulged out of my tummy!

Due date January 3rd 

Doll houses are for dolls...

Little Dawning was told to go play with her doll house because playing with the wood stove was not okay to do. I helped her get it out so she could play with plenty of room. I sat back down and I couldn't see her. I minute later she screamed. I figured she couldn't make her doll do something so I didn't tend to her. but she continued to scream and this is what I found.

I think she has learned that her doll house is for her dolls not little girls...I did get her out...No harm to the house and no harm to Dawning and shes still playing with it.

Laundry never ends!

The laundry at our house seems like its never ending and we have another one on the way which means more clothes and dirty diapers. To save a bit of money I have learned to make my own soap. This batch makes 10 gallons! I have been sharing it with my mom and gram and it has lasted months.

-one bar of soap (grated and it can be any kind of soap)

-1/2 cup of borax

-1 cup Baking soda (or washing soda)

-one 5 gallon bucket

First you grate the soap. I got a little help and she took a small bite of the bar.

Then you boil 4 cups of water and then add the soap until it dissolves. Mean while fill your bucket half full with hot water. 

My beautiful Dawning took almost as much out as I put in. 

Once soap is disolved add it to the bucket along with the borax and baking soda. 

Then stir until mixed and fill the rest of the bucket with hot water.

When you are ready to use fill your container half full with the soap mix and then fill the rest with water. Do this every time you run out of your smaller bucket and you will get 10 gallons of laundry soap.



I cannot believe my eyes...

My little girl is getting so big! I have pulled out some of my old toys and every morning (as well as other times during the day) she plays with her barn and her people.

Here is the Momma

The Daddy

The big girl

She doesn't play with her toys like I remember doing, but she does a very good job at it. she can make them climb the latter in the barn and she opens doors. Today she had her big girl and the momma dancing as she sang.

Soon we will have to pull out a baby for her so she will have everyone in her family!



Body coloring

We have gotten so used to going outside to play that we were sad that it had snowed and this momma was not up for being cold! So we did cleaning and watched Psalty and Clifford. When that was done we thought we would learn to color except I didn't want to get up so we improvised with our bodies!

I also let her use my tummy

Then I had a great thought of we need her year hand and foot prints! so we moved on to the paint.

Then a fun bath for two! We decided it needed some bubbles.

Her Piggy/duck peeking through all the bubbles.

 A Little Batman for Dawning and Dreaming for me!

We decided we deserved a cookie..or two and thought we'd watch some more Clifford (can you tell it was a lazy day today!)

Oh and blue washable makers don't wash off they turn green! Pink High lighter doesn't wash off either.

Tonight for supper we are trying a new recipe using my new grill pan and set!