halloween is right around the corner

i have to say i really enjoy dressing up. this will be the first time in years and i am excited.
we finally got lauren to decide on a costume and fred has a few more things to get for his.
mine is done...woo hoo.

i am trying to get my makeup just right and have been spending hours on my hair style. who would have figured looking like the 20's was so hard?

i will post some pictures after Oct. 31...

Oh, while i am here

our cats.... we got lucky and tabby in march, sometimes and eddie and candy this past weekend...
now, i am not really a cat person, but it's FUNNY to watch cats play....and yes, they are all getting fixed , along with Sir Cookie next week!

summer is over

Tubing on the Calcasieu river with friends

Lauren really ENJOYED the pool this year.

Fred celebrated his 36th birthday with family

Lauren had friends for sleep-overs (Elaine)

Dad invited us twice to Galveston!

My Dad and Seth

Thanks for a GREAT summer dad!

Labor day weekend in Galveston 2009.

Seth, Abi, Nate, Lauren and Tatum




it was a great summer...i hate to say glad it's over, but bring on the cooler weather...

Lauren started 2nd grade this year...and she is really liking school!

hello

long time no see...
well, i will be doing more updates here in the following week. lots of updates and photos to follow too.

i have been good, see ya soon...

still here

i neglect this blog...got addicted to farm town on facebook and that sucks.

have a good fourth of july. time spent with family and friends.

i am still fighting with centurytel over internet service. i hope my call to the public service commission pays off.

i will give an update once i know something...

have a great week

Ode to Cheri

my Pal Cheri...
what can i say about this woman?

she is a true friend, she makes me laugh, alot.

she is a wonderful mother to her 3 beautiful kids and a special wife to her husband.

a daughter with undieing love and a very special friend a one of a kind.

the struggles she endures are heart wenching, the trials and burdens, i pray for her often...

when i first posted on our little social networking site in around jan 2006, cheri was on vacation with her honey...but i did hear and read alot about this crazy woman...

little did i know that i would meet her in dallas at the scrapfest... that Woman was HILLARIOUS. we contected and on tehe last night there, she stayed up til the wee hours of the morning, just talking and laughing the night away....

i just knew i would have to see this lady again....well, i had my chance, the girls in california held a crop and we were on our way to sunny california...WOW! who would travel that far for less then 48 hours? me!

i have never laughed so hard in my life...Cheri also took time away from the crop to take me to the Folsum prison and get lauren a shirt..what a great deal that meant to me...and we both thought johnny did do time there...*giggle*

with strong connections, not only with cheri, but a few other ladies, we have this yearly swap... we like to call it Thriftmas. we hold this swap at the end of january and draw names. it's a friendship i hold dear with these special ladies in my life...

so , i drew kristin's name and sent her a taste of louisiana....i would love to see Ron with his hat on..lol and cheri drew my name...you see cheri has had on hell of a year so far with her family and sickness, i completly understand that.

yesterday i get home and fred put this huge box on the counter in the kitchen....what a surprise! it's from cheri.....i tear into it like a 4 year old on christmas morning....i read the card and the card said there wa a birthday present in there too....oh! boy!

so opened another card and it said to enjoy this with lauren... now i know cheri's humor, i was expecting something funny and silly....BUT, i cried my eyes out....this gift touched my heart.

i really love you cheri pryor... i will nevershare this with lauren with out thinking of you each time i see it....

thank you my friend....

a picture of the goodies.....gott alove that cheri! bubba teeth

still kickin'

well, nothing really new around these parts...
just same ole' same...


that's it. a loss for words....

a day on the river

ross and lauren enjoying the sand bar....cute kids

our captain "high Krack"

lauren and ryan enjoying the ride

ryan and lauren on the tube...lauren's first ride

the first mate, jared. the capt'n. and the green horn

we had a great time on the river, the weather was great and the kids had fun

thanks Russell for a great afternoon.... we need to do this more often