Month: July 2010

>Bunny Love

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Last time Matthew was mowing he almost mowed over a little nest of baby bunnies!  Every day since, the kids have been taking the bunnies out of their hole and loving them thoroughly.  They are growing so fast!  I feel like this is the best case scenario as far as pets go!  Let their mommy feed them (which I thought she wouldn’t once we started handling them, but so far they seem to be thriving). 
There are three of them, after the fourth one died of fright last week.  
 I succumbed to their cuteness and nestled one for awhile with Nadine this morning.  I believe this one is Philly.

>A Blessed Heritage

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On Sunday we drove to Western PA for my Grandma’s funeral.  It was a really joyful time with family!  All four of us “Watt kids” were able to be there!  Below is a family picture (minus Issac who somehow got missed in action).  I love that we were able to see all but one of our 14 cousins AND all of THEIR kids.  It was a huge party, and it was a gorgeous day.  I still don’t have a camera, so I’m pirating this photo, compliments of my sister, Sherry. 

Sunday night we all stayed a a Quality Inn.  Every hotel was booked and this one actually had four rooms available that night.  So, each of our families of 6 squished into a room with two double beds.  Highlights include: the tilting upper story deck, the shower faucet coming completely out of the wall, the carpets speckled with someone else’s dirt, and the fitness center complete with two treadmills!

On Monday after the funeral we all went to a community pool with two water-slides and let the kids run free!    They had a blast!  None of us brought towels from home, so we made do.  Then we drove off to Breezewood where we overwhelmed the waitress of the Gateway Restaurant with 24 orders… 16 of them being children’s orders.  It worked out well, though, and as always it was hard to say goodbye at the end.  It is a good problem to have, as it just means how special your family is!!!

>Grandma

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This morning around 6:30, my grandma, Betty Horton, went to Heaven!  She had been getting weaker and weaker and now we are rejoicing that she is free of suffering and with Jesus AND Grandpa.  My grandpa died in 1996.  Here are a few pictures I found of her. She always made the best oatmeal chocolate chip recipes and worked hard her entire life.  She gave birth to 9 children, of whom my mom is the oldest, and said she doesn’t remember any of them being hard.  She lived through the depression and never let anything go to waste.  She always remembered our birthdays and sent us birthday cards ON TIME and then all of her great-grandchildren as well.  I loved my grandma and am thankful for the heritage that we have!

Four generations!

>Girlfriends?

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>This morning Jack says to me, “Can you take me back to Grandma Weldon’s house?  I want to see all my girlfriends!”
“Your girlfriends?” I asked.
“Yes!  The ones with the hammock.  They have blue hairs and purple hairs.  They were very beautiful.”
I laughed out loud!  A few weeks ago we were there for Heidi’s birthday and her friends were there.  I don’t recall their hair color being what he described, but they did push him in the hammock!  So cute.  However, I think 4 years old is a little too early to have girlfriends. =)

>The Unwanted Flare-up

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>Well, today Matthew went to his rheumatologist to see what is going on with the Wegener’s Disease.  Unfortunately, after two years of being nearly symptom-free, he had another flare up.  The dreaded word, “flare-up”.  So, probably next week he will begin another round of Rituximab treatments.  The last time he had treatments was right before Elsie was born, over 2 years ago.  They told him he would probably need another treatment in 6 months, but it’s been 28 months, so we’re thankful!  I won’t embarrass him by posting pictures of him two years ago, but suffice to say, his eyes and face looked tired.  It is just amazing how good he’s been.  I hope that by catching it early this time he is able to get back on track towards REMISSION… the blessed word.

>Elmer Mud

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So on Sunday Matt and his brothers (Matt is in the middle of the pit, completely submerged, Will has the orange doo-rag, and Jacob is behind Matt) made Weldon history by participating in the Phiadelphia Merrell Down & Dirty Mud Run!  It was a 5k complete with four obstacles, the last being the mud pit.  They did a good job, and we got a little dirty ourselves, just watching!  I still don’t have a camera, so these are compliments of Jimbo (a friend whose wife and daughter did it as well and we just happened to run into them!) and my camera phone. 

>Phillies Phireworks!

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Last Thursday we surprised our kids and the Soderberg cousins by going to a Phillies game!  We rode the train into the city, ate at Reading Terminal Market, and enjoyed the breezy seats all the way at the top! =)  We were blessed to be at the game that went into extra innings, and the Phils finally won at the bottom of the 12th.  After the game, we enjoyed an awesome display of fireworks!  Needless to say, we were SO tired when we finally arrived home at 2am!

>He’s Got His Angels Watching Over Me…

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Last week, Elsie fell 3 feet from a backyard onto the paved driveway below and landed on her face.  Thankfully, her only injury was a faceplant complete with bloody nose.  She cried for about 30 minutes, then Aunt Heather gave her a piece of gum and Grandma gave her a smoothie and sher perked up considerably.  Nadine’s sunglasses are hiding most of her injuries and since my camera is broken I only have the camera phone here to document.