Recently I posted some photos of my families beach trip. I got a call from my wonderful niece Ellen. She said "Aunt Amy, I did not see any photos of me on your web page"! So I went back to my collection of photos and decided to create a post devoted just to her and here they are!

Isn't she sweet!!!

At the Beach with my family...












My sister in-law Peggy Sue taking pictures....



Getting ready for my great nephew Nathan's baby shower on the beach...




Nathan and Grandmother Knight....



My niece Mamie....



My cousin mark riding the waves...



My 2nd cousin samuel...



My cousin Amanda and her baby (mycousin) Mary Marshall...












My sister in-law Susan's best side.....

My friend Julie....This weekend I was invited to share the uniting of my two friends Julie and Eric in marriage. They are two great people and I felt honored to be able to be a part of a very beautiful ceremony. Here are a few photos I'd like to share.... I wish them all the happiness and love that this journey brings!!

I just wanted to share my children with you guys! Here is what is in the tank...









- 1 Royal Gramma
- 1 Damsel
- 2 Perculas
- 1 Brittle Star
- 1 Fancy Banded Serpent Star
- 1 Mandarinfish
- 1 Orange-spotted Goby
- 1 Cleaner Shrimp
- 1 Pistol Shrimp
- A few Hermit crabs
- 1 Waving Coral
- 1 Sea Anemone
- 1 Leather finger Coral
- 1 Long Tentacle Plate Coral
- Several Feather Dusters

It is so peaceful...I love sitting and watching them.

Well...another one of my family members is celebrating a birthday. My neice Mamie, currently in Chile studying and learning, is celebrating her birthday. And in honor of her birthday I'd like to share a little of her with you. Here are a few photos I took of her at one of our Christmas Family Gatherings....isn't she beautiful and sweet and Oh....what nice teeth....We love you Mamie!!!

Love your Aunts!

Wow...How do I start. I sit here with the TV going and think about all those people in New Orleans, Mississippi and Alabama. The footage is so sad. Sure some fortunate folks got out of there and yes some have gotten relief. But what about all those who are still suffering and dying. It makes me start thinking about a lot of things. Well, first I'd like to thank my parents for all they have done for me. I have recently taken a position at my place of employment that exposes me to all types of folks. Those that are wealthy and those that live in poverty. I am constantly telling those that ask me how I like my new position how grateful I am for my upbringing and the things I've been given in life. No, we were not rich in material things. No I never wanted for anything (except that pony but that's another story) but this recent tragedy in LA, MS and AL has really opened my eyes even wider and I hope it opens the eyes of others too. We need to pull together the greatest resources available to make sure we can handle situations such as these. I think we need a better plan....don't you?

My Sister, (Deborah, who changed her name to Debbie when she moved to Virginia, said it sounds more sophisticated) said to me the other day "Amy, you need to put more pictures out on your blog page, you need to keep putting new stuff out there". So I thought and thought. What should I put out there. Then as quick as a flash of light it came to me. See when I first moved to Virginia my sister and her family were so nice to me, they let me live in their home for a year (before kicking me out). My sister cooked for me. My brother-in-law gave me a job. They took care of me when I was sick and even referred me to their Dentist (which by the way is very nice). Oh, did I say dentist? Let me tell you this quick story. I had a very bad tooth ache and had to visit the dentist on a Sunday. Because he is so great, he met me at his office on a Sunday morning. He escorted me to the chair and he told me he was going to get my chart and he would be right back. When he returned he sat in the chair next to me and began to look at my chart. He said "Hmmm, I see". Now, I figured he was just reviewing my dental records but NOOOOO....He looks down at me and says "There's something in your file I would like you to take a look at Amy". Well, I was scared to death. What could it be? I must have something terribly wrong. Probably major surgery or something! So he opens the file and turns it around to me and says "Do you recognize this person?" Wellllll nowww, that person was me! It was a copy of second grade school photo. I was dressed in a blue shirt that was all wrinkled and misfitting, I had cut my own hair a few days before (in preparation of my school photo) and I'm not sure what had happened to my face. It looked pretty stupid.

So, that brings me to my current blog page. In honor of my sister, I decided to put her photo out here on my blog page. Sort of a tribute to her. After all, it is her birthday on August 29th. So here she is....one photo is how she looked as a young sweet little girl and the other is how she looks today, a grown sophisticated women. Do you see a big change???

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SBBM!!!!