Louisiana fruitloop

Parish shows

2011-01-24T09:01:00.003-06:00

well, we made it to the Parish shows.
Coco was calm and weighed in at 204 lbs. Lauren did good in Showmanship, taking it was her first time and i was proud of her. (being kinda shy and then thrown out in front of hundreds of people, she did very good!)

in the market Hog show on saturday, she got a blue ribbon, but Lauren was happy with that.

Purple is the best, but i am happy that Lauren was happy for her blue ribbon.

now just to do it all over again starting Feb.3rd!

New Orleans trip january 2011

2011-01-17T09:32:00.003-06:00

oh how i love New Orleans....(less the smell).

the personality and history of the city makes me so excited to walk those streets.

just walking down St. Peter's, i was in la-la land... kinda day dreaming of all those that people in history that set foot in this city by the mighty mississippi....

kinda makes you think of all the things that took place in NOLA....amazing.

we had a GREAT time with the dugas' and totally enjoyed visiting "nawlin's again!

thanks brent and tiffany for a wonderful birthday gift!

i love JANUARY!

2011-01-10T10:49:00.003-06:00

top 5 reasons to love the month of january!

5. the weather, love it!
4. football playoffs
3. long nights
2. no sun
and the NUMBER 1 REASON.............

1. my birthday!

i will be 36 on the 30th!

Our great friends are taking Fred and I down to NOLA this Friday and we will return Saturday noonish.
i am so looking forward to this weekend!

then on the 29th, a girls night at www.ldlcasino.com !
just four married ladies on the town!
it's gonna be a blast!

then the pig shows start.... get ready for pictures

God Bless our friends

2011-01-07T09:36:00.003-06:00

Our beautiful friends (Jude and Adrienne) are in our hearts today.

on December 30, 2010, two precious babies were brought worth into this world.

Colette is doing fine today , from reports i am hearing.
her twin brother did not make it, but he is now an angel looking down on his family!
Quinn Christopher Hebert on December 30, 2010. Beloved son of Adrienne Miller Hebert and Jude Christopher Hebert. Brother of Jacques Adam Hebert and his twin sister, Colette Dale Hebert. Grandson of Cynthia and Karl Hoffpauir of Lake Charles, LA, Sandra and Jerry Hebert of Iowa, LA and Patrick Miller. Great- Grandson of Gloria and Larry Hoffpauir and Richard Miller, Sr. Nephew of Bradley Miller, Jerilyne and Darren Theriot, Joey and Jill Hebert, Jerred and Amy Hebert, and Jeremy and Rebecca Hebert. Also survived by numerous cousins. Quinn was born an angel and now he is in heaven watching over us.

being thankful today

2011-01-04T16:11:00.002-06:00

thankful for my sweet fred!
for my wonderful daughter: Lauren.
for having a home that i can call mine.
for a car that gets me where i need to be.
for family that supports me,
friends that i love to have fun with and be around.

cherish life my friends. you only get one shot at it and right now i am thankful to see, hear, breathe, taste and feel . i have two legs to walk, two arms for hugs!

Welcome 2011~!

2011-01-03T09:34:00.002-06:00

As for as 2010, it was a fantastic year for us.
I expect that 2011 to be far better!
Lauren has Swine shows in january and february.
My birthday is 27 days away, we are planning a trip to New Orleans.
We plan on getting back into the camping trip to go fishing also.
have a wonderful 2011!

Disney trip: day 3 and 4

2010-06-01T19:07:00.005-05:00

Sunday: may 23

up and Adam! we were up at 7:15 and ready to go to breakfast at 8:15.

on the bus to Hollywood studios for STAR WARS WEEKENDS!!!!!!!!

holy cow that place was PACKED UP! Lauren did not want to wait in the LONGGGGGGG lines to get pictures and autographs... i was a tad bummed by this, because this is the reason we picked this weekend. but i totally understood her reason, the lines were wrapping around buildings and it was hot. so to keep with the memories i wanted to keep for her of the trip, i took pictures of the characters with other kids...i will crop the kids out, but it's funny looking thru the pictures and seeing Other kids....LOL

funny huh? i think it is, but i will have memories....

so about 3:30 we were sweating bullets and wanted a break, so back to the hotel and in the pool for a whittle swim. it was nice.

we ate supper at the food court and off to magic kingdom! the had late hours today for resort members till 2:00 AM! we walked to adventure land and rode pirates of the C and off to splash mountain and big thunder mountain rail road! i was very happy Lauren rode those two rides!but we had a deal, if she rode those i would have to go on it's a small world....my own personal hell. the mix of the dolls and that horrendous song makes me physically ill... SERIOUSLY! i can not take it.

so a few more rides and fire works, we made it home about 1:30 am....tired people.

monday : may 24

we slept in some...that was nice to get some sleep. skipped breakfast and off to EPI-COT. that is how Lauren says it. we got fast passes to test track and then off to MEXICO for lunch at San Miguel's, in the pyramid. it was wonderful... had a Sol beer, they did not serve corona's, it was very good and cold.

heading over to test track. lauren was nervous, heck i was too, never rode it before....WOW! that was cool! i loved it! so we went over to soarin' to get a fast pass since there was a 2 hour wait...

at 2:15 we got the fast pass and the return time was 8:15! holy cow. so back to world showcase and drank, ate snacks and it rained...i think we were the only three out side in the rain, it felt wonderful. killing time, window shopping and off to the sea area to see nemo and friends...

finally soarin'....so neat!

left Epcot and ate and swam.....another long day.

Disney trip: days 1 and 2

2010-05-31T16:10:00.003-05:00

friday: may 21
woke up as normal 6.30 am and got lauren to betty's for school...Lauren wanted Mimi to bring her on her last day of 2nd grade.
fred got home and we started packing and getting the car loaded. Lauren got home about 10:00 and we said good-bye to mimi and wayne and left for iowa. we had a few bills to mail off and gas up the car...stopped by mcdonald's for a bite on the road...11:00 we are on I-10 heading EAST!

we get about a mile from jennings and we all have to make a potty stop...( jennings is only about 20 minutes from the house!) so we stop and back on the road...
i watched for police and traffic over the Atchafalaya Basin bridge...all clear. got thru baton rouge, no problem. OOPS! looks like I-10 is backed up, we took the cut across on I-12 thru Slidell and hammond area....BIG MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the traffic starts to back up, before i know it, i passed an off ramp at Livingston....CRAP...the cars are at a dead stop for about 20 minutes, then it starts creeping, and i mean a snails pace.... long story short, a tanker truck over turned on the Interstate and the State police closed it down. Hazardous spill... FLUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!
4 hours, yes, 4 FREAKING hours and this is just crawling.... they detoured the traffic up to holden to 190 then back down to I-12 thru Albany....i was at my wits end and fred was like a caged animal....glad lauren slept thru most of it.

SO at 5:45 we are back on I-12 heading east and hit I-10 to MISSISSIPPI. YEAH!
we stopped a few times to pee and gas up... it's getting dark....really hate that 4 hour crap back on I-12...but we are moving right along.
drive on to alabama! lauren loved the tunnel and it was nice to see the water.
but at 8:30 we called it quits and stopped at a Holiday Inn in Pensacola...good night!
what a long day!

saturday: may 22
we set the alarm for 7 am....
but for some reason, i was up at 6:00, holy crap! the time will change and add an hour....woke up fred and lauren, come on we gotts to go! Lauren wanted breakfast, but we have to go! on the road at 7:00 and stopped at some rinkie dink town along I-10 at a mcdonald's and got it to go...
back on the road, same thing today , stopped less for the pee breaks and on to I-75 south to ORLANDO! (sidenote: i love that MS, AL and FL have rest stops...nice ones too!) so we get on the florida turnpike and get going again.... making great time. we need to be there at 3PM and we are right on schedule! get off turnpike and OH SHIT! am i in down town Houston? the overpasses, underpasses and on and off ramps everywhere! signs EVERYWHERE! ok, i gotta chill, so i follow the TOMTOM and get off at Lake Buena vista Drive.... looks familiar, there is a Disney sign....? so keep going and i am starting to sweat....Christy calls and says Amber is feeling bad and will not be able to met up with us....BUMMER! but i am still lost.... so we get to an intersection and i call the hotel....madeline was awesome! she knew where we were and helped me get back on I-4 and back to the REAL disney off ramp....to to the hotel 25 minutes late!
but hey, better there then on that damn interstate!

come to find out, there is a Lake buena vista drive and a Buena Vista drive..... *shakes head*
Lauren was so happy to get to the room!

so we unpacked, cleaned up and headed to down town Disney to meet Jessica and Eric at the house of blues! we had a great chat and i was suprised fred did not freak out about meeting "online" people! LOL

we enjoyed our dinner and walked around. jessica and eric had to go back to there hotel at Universal and we walked around downtown for a bit and then caught the bus back to our hotel and swam a bit.....
big day on sunday!

random toughts

2010-05-03T09:06:00.002-05:00

how is that for a monday post?

had a great weekend with friends...Glenn fixed Fred's shotgun and of course we had to try it out, so about 3 boxes of shells later it works fine.

i have to say, i love our friends. We laugh and cry and get along just fine... and the best part, the kids like each other also...

just 17 more sleeps till we leave for DISNEY! so excited to get away... now i need to work on a shopping list...we all need to get some shoes for the week long trip.
plus other odds and ends.

i am looking forward to fall. football, squirrel hunting! WOOT

so that is about it....

back in the saddle

2010-04-12T09:15:00.002-05:00

last week was amazing...who'da thunk!?
anyway, today i am going to go on to both sculpting and cardio and abs, a 3 for all!
i think it will work, i have done a week of working on technique and i think it will be a breeze.

on my day off, i did not eat like a pig either. portion control and i have learned to eat till i was not hungry, not till i was full...

and we are going up and getting P90X, WOO! a friend is giving it to us! i can not wait. but i think i will stick to P90 and do that to completion... i have a bad habbit on not finishing things and i will finish this first.

and guess what!? i lost 5 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOO!

sigh day 3

2010-04-08T07:47:00.002-05:00

they say if you can make it thru the first week, you will be good to go!
who is they? i want to punch them in their cooters!

so back to cardio last night. did the warm up stretch and started on the works.

i HATE YOGA!!!!!!!

i was fine after that , but that upward dog, plank, downward dog crap kills me....so i paused the dvd, got some water and walked around till it was over! LMAO...cheater!

the rest of cardio was awesome, then came the abs!
i did all 100 reps !!!!!!!!!!!

tonight, back to sculpting I-II, i wonder if i will ever advance to III-IV? LOL

Day 2

2010-04-07T07:26:00.003-05:00

i am beginning to think, WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?
got home last night, changed and started on sculpting...with resistance band.
holy Toledo!
a resistance band is like this

i played with it when the box came in and thought, what a piece of cake....YEAH RIGHT!
so 30 minutes of warm-up, using these bands from hell and a cool down. then back to Abs.

so yeah, i am one sore lady today....

i did take my body measurements last night...every inch counts.
i did notice that one thigh is bigger then the other, by two and a half inches? strange! i measured Fred's and his is only like a quarter inch....hum? anyway, i have a goals....
goal #1 : lose 40 pounds. the reason? get back to pre-Lauren weight.
goal #2 : get my thighs even. now i look in the mirror i can see the difference! so weird.
goal #3 : get down to at least a size 9-10 in jeans... i never threw you out my darlings!
goal #4 : eat better. add for veggie and meats to my diet.
why? because i want Lauren to eat better and if i do, she will.

okay, so tonight i got cardio again....and abs....

by the way, in the past 4 days i have only had 1 1/2 cokes.! this is a big deal

day 1 of the the next three months

2010-04-06T07:36:00.003-05:00

yes, i started a workout program and diet... time to shed that weight and get in shape. i think my low point was about January...i turned 35 and just looked in the mirror and thought, " what the hell have you done physically for the past 35 years?" after about 2 minutes of thinking and looking at myself in disgust, it donned on me! i need to get in shape and lose some of this extra flab.
so i kinda planted the seed. telling Fred i wanted p90x. www.beachbody.com
one day he called and mentioned a boot camp version of the famous program (p90x) called P90 or power 90. not as hard as the p90x, but you walk away with about the same results.

so i have it in my mine it's only 90 days, 3 months...not that long. i have made a few promises to myself and intend on keeping them. i finally am able to keep a journal on what enters my body and i am sure i write it all down ( kinda hard with all that damn Easter candy sitting there), but i look at it and say, nope! you have a promise to keep.

i am so took pictures like the program said....first day, 30 days, 60 days and the final. (i will work scrapbooking in to this you know> LOL)

so here is to a new me! my goals are number one right now and i will keep my promise to myself...

side note: glad Easter is over, enjoyed time with family.

talk to y'all soon!

ahhhh!

2010-03-30T16:38:00.002-05:00

winter is over! i will miss you old man!
but i welcome spring, flowers, thunderstorms and the sun.

we have a lot to do, clean pool, finish the deck and plant the flower beds in the front.

girls weekend

2010-03-05T08:14:00.002-06:00

Fred left yesterday to go on a weekend fishing trip with my dad, in Pecan island.
So, Lauren and i get our first girls weekend!
so far so good. Last night we did homework, played a few games and watched hannah montana and ate mcdonald's.
tonight we will be building a FORT in the living room, watching movies and eating pizza.

she was lonesome for her dada last night so i got his huge pillow and put his sleep pants on the pillow and his night shirt. she was so happy about that. and she slept with it all night! so cute! sucha daddy's girl.

i have no idea what to do for saturday, we might so shopping for a wedding present for some friends on the family? i just don't know yet.

i am glad fred is going and doing things, that man needs a hobby.
i will take some pictures tonight and try to post them tomorrow.
have a great weekend!

sickness

2010-02-16T09:43:00.002-06:00

since Dec. 22, 2009 at about 6:30 pm i have been sick.
starting to think i just need to take a break and chill for a week.
with christmas , new years, football, NFC champs, superbowl, birthday and mardi gras i think i have had enough.
so no more going out. just work and to bed. and i need to find another doctor...

drew brees

2010-02-10T11:53:00.001-06:00

this guy is a piece of art!

Drew Brees reveals pre-game chant at Lucy's

When I say 1, you say 2. When I say win, you say for you. ... 1! 2! Win! For you!

When I say 3, you say 4. When I say win, you say some more. ... 3! 4! Win! Some more!

When I say 5, you say 6. When I say win, you say for kicks. ... 5! 6! Win! For kicks!

When I say 7, you say 8. When I say win, you say it's great. ... 7! 8! Win! It's great!

When I say 9, you say 10. When I say win, you say again. ... 9! 10! Win! Again!

Win! Again! Win! Again! Win! Again! Win! Again!

we won! we really won!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-02-09T11:13:00.003-06:00

jared, me and jon-jon! with the chicken we voo doo'd!
Lauren and her supa cool shockey jersey! Geaux saints!
and teh little saints!

even though i can not recall much of it.
(i will have to watch it in full on DVR)

so glad they made it, So glad history was made.
and very glad i was off yesterday.

just days now

2010-02-05T09:42:00.003-06:00

sleep is so overrated!
as i wait for the game to start sunday, i am overcome with dread and joy.
the pressure on the Boys will be so heavy. but they will overcome.
when we won the NFC title, i said many times, "i could careless about if we won the super bowl". but now, i know we can...we have too. not for new orleans, not for louisiana, but for us Fans...we need this...i will start praying for you guys!
give 'em hell out there!

Dear Miami:

2010-02-03T14:14:00.000-06:00

The Saints are coming. And so are we, their loyal, long-suffering and slightly discombobulated Super Bowl-bound fans.

While there's still time to prepare -- although a few hard-core Who Dats will begin trickling in Monday, most of us won't arrive until Thursday or Friday -- we thought we'd give you a heads-up about what you should expect.

First things first: You need more beer.

Yeah, we know. You ordered extra. You think you have more than any group of humans could possibly consume in one week. Trust us. You don't.

New Orleans was a drinking town long before the Saints drove us to drink. But it turns out beer tastes better when you're winning. (Who knew?) So let's just say we're thirsty for more than a championship; adjust your stockpiles accordingly.

And look. When we ask you for a go-cup, be nice to us. We don't even know what "open container law" means. Is that anything like "last call"?

It's Carnival season in New Orleans (that's Mardi Gras to you), and we'll be taking the celebration on the road. So don't be startled if you walk past us and we throw stuff at you; that's just our way of saying hello.

Oh, and sorry in advance about those beads we leave dangling from your palm trees. We just can't help ourselves, also don't forget to order more beer.

February is also crawfish season, and you can be sure that more than one enterprising tailgater will figure out a way to transport a couple sacks of live mudbugs and a boiling pot to Miami.

When the dude in the 'Who Dat' T-shirt asks if you want to suck da head and pinch da tail, resist the urge to punch him. He's not propositioning you. He's inviting you to dinner.

And if you see a big Cajun guy who looks exactly like an old Saints quarterback walking around town in a dress ... don't ask. It's a long story. Have you ordered more beer yet?

We know that crowd control is a major concern for any Super Bowl host city. Our advice? Put away the riot gear.

Reason No. 1: Indianapolis is going to lose, and their fans are way too dull to start a riot.

Reason No. 2: New Orleans showed the world on Sunday that we know how to throw a victory party. We don't burn cars. We dance on them.

Reason No. 3: Even if we did lose, which we won't, leaving the stadium would be like leaving a funeral, and our typical response to that is to have a parade.

Speaking of which: If you happen to see a brass band roll by, followed by a line of folks waving their handkerchiefs, you're not supposed to just stand there and watch. As our own Irma Thomas would say, get your backfield in motion. Don't forget the beer order.

And hey, Mister DJ! Yes, we know you've already played that stupid Ying Yang Twins song 10 times tonight, but indulge us just one more time.

To us, "Halftime (Stand Up and Get Crunk)" isn't just a song; it's 576 points of good memories. It's the sound of a Drew Brees touchdown pass to Devery Henderson, a Pierre Thomas dive for first down on 4th-and-1, a Garrett Hartley field goal sailing through the uprights in overtime.

It's what a championship sounds like. You may get sick of hearing it. We won't. Encore, dammit.

Inside Sun Life Stadium, you may find your ears ringing more than usual. We're louder than other fans. Seven thousand of ours sound like 70,000 of theirs.

Don't believe us? Ask the 12th man in the Vikings huddle.

Some people think it's just the Dome that heightens our volume. But you're about to discover a little secret: We can scream loud enough to make your head explode, indoors or out.

It's not the roof. It's the heart.

Well, OK, and the beer. (Be SURE you ordered enough)

Don't be surprised if there are more Saints fans outside the stadium than inside. A lot of us are coming just to say we were part of history, even if we can't witness it up close. The Saints are family to us, and you know how it is with family: We want to be there for them, whether they really need us or not. Because we know our presence will mean something to them, whether they can see us or not. And for those of us outside the stadium, the beer stands should be no more than 50 feet apart.

Come to think of it, seeing as how you're taking us in for the week, we pretty much regard you as family, too. So we're warning you now: If you're within hugging distance, you're fair game.

Hugging strangers is a proud Who Dat tradition, right up there with crying when we win.

Most sports fans cry when their teams lose. Not us. We've been losing gracefully and with good humor for 43 years. Tragedy and disappointment don't faze us. It's success that makes us go to pieces.

Hurricane Katrina? We got that under control. The Saints in the Super Bowl? SOMEBODY CALL A PARAMEDIC!!!

So anyway, don't let the tears of joy freak you out. We're just ... disoriented.

OK. Let's review:

Order more beer. Throw me something, mister. Suck da heads. Wear da dress. Stand up. Get crunk. Hug it out. Protect your eardrums. Pass the Kleenex. Hoist the trophy.

See you at the victory party.

Faithfully yours,

The Who Dat Nation

this is wonderful

2010-01-29T09:51:00.003-06:00

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-01-26T09:03:00.003-06:00

first off, THANKS DAD!!!!!!!! i love, LOVE my birthday gift!
i will wear it with Pride and Love in my black and gold soul!

and now, my insight on that game Sunday...

holy crap, was that awesome? nail bitter, heart attack for those long hours of play.
texting back and forth with my dad...phone calls with mom...
i started to think that "those people" were right.
that the NFL wanted a farve / manning super bowl.... the refs were calling crappy plays and then our guys were playing shotty. Bree's was off and the "slippy handed bush" was not on mark.
but then OT came....i HATE NFL over time...sudden death , it all depends on that coin, heads or tails.... Bree's called it and BAMMMMMMM! we got the ball. COME ON GUYS , show them what you can do....
it all came down to the field goal kicker....Garrett Hartley....when i saw him walk on the field my stomach turned....i knew the Vike's were gonna screw with him , they had a TO left....and they did... went out side to catch my breath, i was hyper-ventilating.

then the time came.... Hartley up, he can make this...He has too...
I started praying Our father....when i got to : but deliver us from evil, he kicked.... OMG it looks good.... will it go thru, THANK you Lord it went thru....
tears streamed down my cheeks... Cheers all thru the house! THE SAINTS MADE IT!

since the SAINTS started Nov. 1,1966. they had never made it to this level!
going to the SUPA BEAUXL!

WHO DAT?

WE DAT!

now i sit , enjoying the win, will they beat Manning? at this point i could careless.
my boys are going to the 305 and that is an awesome feat in it's self.
congrats to them! they deserve it.

GEAUX SAINTS!

who dat?

2010-01-18T09:48:00.002-06:00

wow! that was a great game saturday!

geaux saints....

birthday time around the corner

2010-01-05T08:11:00.006-06:00

i will be 35 years old on the 30th of january...what the hell? 35?

seems like yesterday i was 26...goodness iam getting old...

well, my dad called and asked what i wanted for my birthday, and i totally lost my thoughts on this subject. i don't need anything really. i have a job, i can go out and get what i need...

so here is a list of things i want...enjoy.

yes, that is J. Shockey jersey... #88, the powerhouse of the New Orleans saints...He rocks.

i want Wii Fit with Plus...i looked into joining a gym, but hells that is alot of money per month, one wanted $120.00 per month, who the heck pays 120.00 a month? crazyness.

a James Avery Rememberance ring with citrine.

and last but not least, this charm from james avery. the state of louisiana charm....i am so happy he came out with a louisiana state charm...it's beautiful!

and then this one...heck better then a jersey...LOL the number 88!

thanks for looking .

happy new year

2009-12-30T22:09:00.002-06:00

i have been a bad blogger.... but here are some christmas pictures.

see you in 2010...

i will be updating here daily

http://pixs365.blogspot.com/

love you all!

merry christmas and happy new year

2009-12-29T13:42:00.001-06:00

we had a great Christmas.... i will add pictures later.

looking forward to 2010!

Obsessions

2009-11-17T07:56:00.002-06:00

you would think I would have grown out of being Obsessed with little things.
first it was Stawberry-shortcake, then it was New Kids On The Block, Tom Cruise,
BON JOVI, (well that one is still an healthy obsession).
then 4 books came into the picture....

halloweenie pictures

2009-11-11T10:26:00.002-06:00

tatum and lauren

dad and fred

Elliott and fred

( elliott is looking like " who the hell is that?")

fred and I.

what a turd fred is...way to involved with the pirate ego

we had a great time...i last a few hours but my feet did not.

we had a blast dad , thanks

here ya go cheri and dad...better late then never

halloween is right around the corner

2009-10-22T08:35:00.002-05:00

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

2009-09-22T08:34:00.003-05:00

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

2009-09-22T08:16:00.004-05:00

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

2009-09-09T09:25:00.001-05:00

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

2009-07-07T12:57:00.002-05:00

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

2009-06-19T08:41:00.004-05:00

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'

2009-06-16T12:13:00.001-05:00

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

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

a day on the river

2009-06-08T14:53:00.003-05:00

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

galveston 2009

2009-05-27T13:40:00.003-05:00

jamie, dad, fred, tatum and lauren enjoying the water

had a great weekend...other then the sun, sand and jellyfish.

i really hate the beach, but it was not as bad as i remember the beach in the past.

thanks dad, again. we had a blast

if i had a band

2009-05-13T12:02:00.003-05:00

i visited lesle's blog this morning and saw a really cool idea....

her blog: http://lesliestamps.blogspot.com/

the random on wiki was: NC160, north Carolina hwy 160...

the random quote: affirmatively, but says nothing

the 3rd pic on flicker was: so pretty!

that was fun lesle! MISS ya!

mother's day 2009

2009-05-11T16:13:00.002-05:00

as you can tell, i REFUSED to dress like an idiot....nope, i have had enough of the dressing up.

but, they will get over it...LMAO!

fred managed to get this great shot of me and lauren....happy mother's day...

oh, i almost forgot, lauren got me a new MP3 player!

i am having so much fun downlaoding music!

what a *$@^%@$^ friday

2009-05-08T13:23:00.002-05:00

driving to work this morning....transmission stopped pulling...
got car towed to the service department....
got wrecker driver to drive me to work...
once at work, no internet, no lights, not phones...but the ac was working.
about 8:30 service manager called me and it's gonna be one of two things...
1. tourque converter about 800 dollars.
2. the transmission atleast 2000 dollars.

*insert a few cuss words here*

well, insert many cuss words.

so i still have to go to get mother's day foods and gifts....

off to wal mart in the shop truck....yeah! *sarcasim*

once i got back, LB called and said it's the converter....$887.00 labor and parts
well, better then 2000.00 but still, just spent money on this car last week to change out the compressor.....

might be ready tuesday.
now i gotta rent a car.

i hope this weekend is good

100% notes hit

2009-05-07T08:34:00.003-05:00

now, i have gotten 100% before on other songs, but this song has given me a run of bad luck.
this is the only song that i loved to play and yet never got 100% or even 99%, i just barely got 98% last week....so yesterday, i vow'ed that i would kick it's butt.....
and i did, such an awesome feeling. i used lesle's character for good luck and it paid off!
thanks lesle....lol

now to tackle cliffs of dover....LESL!!

with mother's day around the bend.......

2009-05-06T10:19:00.003-05:00

i made this layout for my mom...
she loves purple and this poem is fitting for us.

I often contemplate my childhood, Mom.

I am a mother now, and so I know hard work is mixed together with the fun;

You taught that when you raised me long ago.
I think of all the things you gave to me:Sacrifice, devotion, love and tears,

Your heart, your mind, your energy and soul--

All these you spent on me throughout the years.
You loved me with a never-failing love

You gave me strength and sweet security,

And then you did the hardest thing of all:

You let me separate and set me free.

Every day, I try my best to be

A mother like the mom you were to me.

i am getting a tad sappy and emotional... mother's day has a beautiful meaning to me.

2001: i had just found out about the cancer and Fred and i went to Sam Houston state park to visit with his family...my dad and brother show up...big surprise for me...just thinking about that day makes me weepy, i did not know they were coming. very special moment for me...to know my dad came from Houston to spend that time with me when i was at my lowest...

then November 21,2001: the birth of my one and only daughter. to think that in the months prior, i did not know if i was going to be able to share her birthday with her, to see her born.

so to all you mothers and pre-mothers out there, happy early mothers day.

regardless if you get a card or jewelry or something crazy, just remember that you got something when you became a mother, you got a very special gift, the gift of love.

fortune cookie of the day 5-5-09

2009-05-05T11:34:00.001-05:00

the cookie say:

"Change your thoughts
and you change the world"

lucky numbers : 10,13,15,20,25,28

Vegetable (shu cai)

houston ZOO

2009-05-04T10:09:00.002-05:00

houston: a huge city, where everyone is heading in the same
direction you are ...5:00 traffic on a saturday...stand still.

a rattlesnake.

me and Mr. Goat in the petting zoo

Lauren riding a dolphin...love that hat.

I don't know why, but everytime i go to the zoo,

I love taking pictures of this eagle. So calm and beautiful.

Overall a great weekend with family.

end of the week

2009-05-01T11:47:00.003-05:00

so glad this week is over...
heading to houston today, looking forward to the zoo and what ever else my eyes see.

we got our pool last night, so next week we can start puttig that huge thing up and getting ready for some wet, fun times...

check ya monday! have a great weekend

thursday, end of the month

2009-04-30T08:48:00.003-05:00

i love the end of a month...getting work done and keeping busy.

i completed my circle journal and will be mailing to Kacomi today... i love doing circle journals.
so much fun to work on different books and the themes on this round look like they will be a blast to work on!

still waiting on my attorney to call me back to work on the judgement case...talked with Fred last night and we would be willing to settle for less then owed, but we will have to see what the DORK wants to do.

Lucky and Tabby will be spending the weekend out side. poor babies. i did not want to leave them in the house over the weekend with out no one being home. we converted cookie pen into a kitty friendly environment..i think they will enjoy the fresh air and the noises...

heading to Houston Friday afternoon to visit with dad and family. i hope the weather is nice and we can do some out door things...worried about the swine flu? just a little.

i started working on my coonfest album...i think it will turn out great...i miss my friends that came last month...really miss them.

okay, i gotta get to work, close tickets and head to the post office to mail a few boxes...
Carrie if you read this, you will have mail in a few days time.

i will check in later, if the atty. calls

turning of the tides?

2009-04-29T10:11:00.002-05:00

sleepless night, emotional wreckage....

well, my a/c compressor on my car went out yesterday, which is binding up the driving of my car....sent it to the service department and holy cow! little less then $450.00!

so i called and asked if there was any aftermarket parts that would work....EUREKA! 300.00!
and i worked out a deal to pay the tech. cash for the labor....and my mom said she would handle the parts side of it! (i need to get her a huge mothers day gift!)

then this morning, GET THIS! one of the idiots that dealt with the house moving chaos of 2006, called me. he wants to negotiate the judgment i have against him...i called my attorney and i am waiting to here back on how i go about this...

i am starting to have a different outlook on life...
life is too short for games, i have learned a huge lesson from this...one i will never forget.
life is about being humble, but not letting people walk all over you.
life is too short for things that bother you, move past it and always look for the silver lining...

another thing: never take friends for granted, they love you and they care for you.

quote of the day

2009-04-29T09:21:00.002-05:00

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened~~Dr. Seuss

what a weekend...

2009-04-20T09:07:00.004-05:00

well... it rained all night friday night and all day saturday...

about a week ago, a teacher at lauren school told lauren that she had some kittens that needed a good home. well, fred and lauren ran into her at the store this past week. she told lauren she saved her a black cat and they would soon be ready for their home...well, we decided to get two kittens, to save the lose of sleep and two kitties are better then one, know what i mean?

so saturday afternoon, the call came in, the kittens are ready.... we were scheduled to pick up the kittens sunday after church...

well, our buddies called and wanted to get together to play cards and eat some good ole' soup.

sunday we got the kittens and they are so cute and good with the litter box and just fun to play with....the black one is "lucky" and the tabby colored one, is "tabby"....

lauren and fred returned to school and work today.

see ya later

big update

2009-04-16T11:33:00.002-05:00

wow!! poor little blog, neglected and almost forgotten.

were to start? well, Easter was great...my dad and the Houston clan came in on Saturday.
dad cooked some AWESOME burgers and the kids had a great time. i enjoyed the visit and getting to know Elliott more, what a cute baby.
Easter Sunday: went to church, i was finally able to wear that cute brown pink polka dot dress Fred got me a few months ago...church let out early and we headed home to start the cooking.
Fred's family showed up on time! WOW! it was nice to visit and again i ate way too much!

Monday: Fred called me at work to let me know that his brother and family would be moving back to Louisiana...shocker! but i am blessed...really blessed, Fred and i were able to afford and move out of the old house and that leaves a place open for them to move in to...
they came in on Tuesday and dropped off the horses. they will return for good on may 1st.

i am looking forward to a visit to Houston on the first weekend in may and seeing the zoo or what ever plans dad has for our visit...
that's about it, nothing too crazy..just enjoying the calmness of life and being able to work in the yard finally

mid week blues

2009-04-01T16:33:00.003-05:00

russell finally installed the z-line yesterday...LAUREN loved it! me, not so much.

well, lauren has started her state testing today....she was a tad pissed when we made her go to bed at 8:30 last night....and i can see another fit tonight and tomarrow night! she hates to miss hannah montana...

i am so bored at work, the phone doesn't ring, no one comes by for estimates any more...i hate this economy....and why is gas going back up????

coonfest weekend and updates of sorts

2009-03-27T12:42:00.002-05:00

our groups shot, taken about 2:30 am on sunday morning....
heather, lorij, cass, lesle, kristin and me (sitting)

the tat... i have been wanting a tattoo for about 20 years now...i waited to make sure that i can live the rest of my life with the art i picked...Dali is my FAVORITE artist and once lauren was born i knew that the hands would be at the time she was born...

the pain...hurt like hell, yes hell! when john started it, i was "oh, that is not that bad." then i started feeling funny, that tunnel vision started and i lost hearing in my left ear, i was soaking wet from sweat and hot...on came the a/c and kristin got me a coke...i started counting the tiles on the floor in the shop...one, two, three, four, five....the whole experience lasted about 30 minutes and i am pleased with the out come. something with meaning, something to cherish and adore, a memory that i shared with friends and that lauren loves it, she blushed when i told her it was the time she was born...

now , just for the itching to stop....but still worth it...

so glad i was able to see friends and enjoy time with them....

heather came from Utah on wednesday, we laughed and talked into the wee hours of the morning. kristin arrived on thursday! wow! she is a hoot....cass came in on friday(funny story ) and lesle on saturday.

i had a great week/weekend ladies! thanks so much!

been busy

2009-03-16T13:40:00.003-05:00

first off, Lauren had her annual family Math night at school on the 10th!
it was great. lasted about an hour but we walked away with fun math games
and some flash cards...

this weekend we had two birthday parties that lauren was invited too, we were only able to attend one, due to the fact that both parties were at the same time and across town.so we attended erica's birthday party. she is in to tinker bell and we got her a trunk full of tinkerbell dress up clothes! she loved it.

i am engrossed in another book...stacie and lori both raved about it, yet neither one of them has finished the book....i started it this morning and will FINISH it this week.

the time has come! on wednesday i drive to get my buddy heather from lafayette airport. totally excited about meeting her and enjoying the company.....then friday we go get cassa-undra and lesle will be in friday night! it's going to be a great week for me!

the shack by: william p. young. it's very good right now....

okay leslemora

2009-03-09T14:53:00.003-05:00

cliffs of dover 92% notes hit 93,728 score 117 streak

i was surprised! see your guitar playing ass in 12 days

update

2009-03-09T14:48:00.001-05:00

lauren's report card......

busy

2009-03-06T10:32:00.003-06:00

been really busy and forgot about this blog....bad, LORI!

anyway, my baby girl is pretty smart... she got banner roll again this past six weeks!
way to go lauren! i am so proud of her....and she had perfect conduct and is at a winter's end party at school today! they got to wear their robes and will be having hot cocoa and snacks!

only 12 day till my pal Heather will be arriving for the Coonfest! and 14 days till we pick up cassandra in lafayette! then lesle soon be driving in and beth and shannon too! fun!

there is an AIR SHOW this weekend and i would love to go, depends on if i can or not get the tiller to work, i need to start my garden this weekend....

twilight girls

2009-03-06T10:31:00.001-06:00

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mardi gras weekend

2009-02-23T08:25:00.002-06:00

we traveled to Lafayette this weekend. for years my dad has invited us to go there for mardi gras, well, this year we went. SO glad we did, a great time we had also.

yes, us cajun's dress up our dogs for the season.

this is probably this Best picture of the weekend...

my dad, tatum and lauren waiting on the first parade to start.

my bro, Harley...aka: bro-man, bling bling...8 pounds of gold.

the loot

no candy, it's all about the beads

it's hard for the guys...one parade down

over all, it was a great weekend...next time, i will pack clothes.

this weather

2009-02-18T15:26:00.002-06:00

stinks....yesterday: rain....i love rain but it was a hard nasty, humid rain...
today: overcast and humid as all get out, supposed to rain tonight and start to get cooler again.
then reinforcing cool fronts trough out the weekend...i hope it does not rain on us Saturday at the parades....*crossing fingers*

pigs and more PIGS

2009-02-09T09:22:00.002-06:00

so cute! we attended the southwest Louisiana livestock show and rodeo on friday night. we got there hours early to see the show animals...i love looking at the pigs...the sheep and goats were taken home already

what ever day this is....

2009-02-06T16:16:00.003-06:00

slack blogger: i managed to master all 5 of my guitar hero games on medium, now on to hard.
that's kewl! i think so anyways.

the deck will be finished next week. that is another kewl thing going on!

(oh, dad!it's 16x 24...)

i am really excited about it too. a place for some rocking chairs...and a beer cooler

23~gas?

2009-02-03T07:46:00.000-06:00

look closely...gas? it was 31 degrees this morning..

22~oops

2009-02-03T07:41:00.003-06:00

yes, i forgot about posting yesterday.sunday we went to the denny farm. edwina's puppies were out in full force. so cute!or course Lauren wants one, but nope, we have cookie.lol

21~ today

2009-01-30T07:48:00.001-06:00

awe! look at that little girl!
now 34... happy bithday to me!

20~ this and that

2009-01-29T12:58:00.002-06:00

a birthday card from my houston pal, mona....

i laughed at this mona! thanks a million.

hot cocoa time! this is my pig mug......cute, eh?

19~ pet peeve

2009-01-28T10:43:00.003-06:00

phone etiquette!
if you call me i make it a point during my day to return all voice mails.
now if i call you , i am not calling to chit-chat, i am calling about business. if i leave you a meassage on a monday and you fail to call me back, i will call you back tuesday. If you fail to return my call i will call wednesday. now, with that ....clean out your freaking voice mails dude!
when i call you again, "sorry this mail box is full" ! i hate voice mails....

and a side note, yes sir i am calling you again today, and the next day, and the next day till talk to me or call me back, after three months of this, i will talk to you one day! ALEX!

18~ fog

2009-01-27T11:57:00.001-06:00

totally bites, driving to work on a foggy morning....

day 16~ ode to a friend

2009-01-23T07:28:00.002-06:00

every weekday morning i do the same thing;

update my blog and go check out a few message boards that i am a member of.

Yesterday morning, i did just that, updated my blog and headed over to the boards before the start of my day. but, yesterday i was in sadness, a Internet friend passed away, so sudden.

she was a true scrap booking cheerleader. she spent most of her time in the online gallery, commenting on layouts and in the general scrap booking forums and in the stumped scrappers.

she always had a wonderful eye for colors and textures. she enjoyed time in the Games section also, that's where she was mostly in the afternoon.

she had three wonderful children that she adored and loved deeply. a dear husband that we all prayed for that he would find that job he so loved.

you know, my family thinks i am crazy. i go to far off places for less then 48 hours to visit with these online "people". but you know what they are not just "People", they are friends.

the type of friends you can have for a lifetime. the type of friends that kinda love you unconditionally. yes, We fight and the drama starts, but we still rely on one another...

and to think, some of those online friends will be here in march...that's the awesome part.

so to you my FRIEND, janice N. may you rest in peace.

i pray that your children will mourn and rejoice in your life.

may your dear husband find some peace down the road,

God bless you Janice N. you will be missed.

everytime i see Orange, i wil think of you , sweet pal

day 15 ~ a birthday card

2009-01-22T07:33:00.004-06:00

from the most lovely potti h in canada...i love patti's personality, it's just like mine!
thanks potti for the awesome card....

i did not see the "nuts" for about two minutes after i read the card...LMAO!

poor little guy!

day14 your songs

2009-01-21T07:35:00.002-06:00

so thanks to lily from down south for a great topic today....what songs do you have on your ipod/MP3? well, mine is a hand me down from fred's neice....it works and i love it...thanks kelsey.

so here is a list of my artist :

wes hutchinson, the afters, the fray, hinder, jessica simpson, switchfoot, fergie, lifehouse,

gavin degraw, nickleback, crossfade, mark knopfler, edwin mccain, goo goo dolls,

justin timberlake, billy ocean, jimi hendrix, abba, fleetwood mac, kansas, heart, eminem,

europe, ike and tine turner, michael jackson, han halen, chris deburgh, paramore, alicia keys,

john denver, ottis redding, survivor, santana, ben e. king, bb king, gloria gaynor, TLC,

don henley, duran duran, del shannon, paul mccartney, the killers, natalie imbrugala,

the black ghost, george michael, ram jam, neil diamond, the charlie daniels band,

whitney houston, tears for fears, cream, elton john, weezer, murray head, johnny cash,

commodores, dolly partin, dean martin, issac hayes, tom jones, rick astley, huey lewis &news,

bobby brown, jim croce, bay city rollers, muse, bon jovi, alanis morisset, dead or alive, AC DC,

def lepard, beyonce, pink, cheap trick, eric johnson, fat domino, frankie valli, guns n roses,

zz top, erasure, rod stewart, steve perry, steve ray, aerosmith, lionel ritchie, hall and oats,

bonnie rait, elvis, wall flowers, carpenters, kenny loggins, pointer sisters, whitesnake, poison,

queen, billy joel, britney spears, irene cara, right said fred.

looking at this list...alittleof this and that...LOL

day 13 = %@^%@$%^#$^

2009-01-20T08:37:00.002-06:00

yeah, i was a cussing' fool this morning...What Da hell?

yes, a flat tire on a cold morning.....
luckily, Freddie was off work and i called him at home...
but my this smooth pissed me off, i am at the gas station for 15 minutes, unloading the spare, jack and tire bar...standing out there and NOT ONE he-man stopped to ask to help....
what is this world commin' to?
any way, it's done. drove to the dealership to get another new tire.... and will have my wheels back by 10am....
but the good side, i got to drive mom's truck to work.....i need one of those

day 12....lauren's got BLING

2009-01-19T08:23:00.002-06:00

lauren has always surprised me with the little things in life. when she was a wee little babe, she never tried to walk, just one day (dec.15,2002) she just up and took off... and like riding a bike, she just one day BAM! started riding her bike...

now she has asked a many time about getting earrings...
momma, i want earrings...
no lauren, not yet.

i wanted to make sure SHE wanted earrings and it was not because of a "friend" has earrings.

so yesterday, after church we are eating lunch and she just looks at me and says,
"Momma, i am ready. I want earrings."
okay lauren, but you know it's gonna hurt like heck....
yes i know, but I want them...can we go right now?

so i look at fred and said, it's time...so we finish lunch, (lauren loves Flan)
and head over to the mall....i am still reminding her it hurts like a wasp sting, but she never back down. so in to ICING'S and she picks out her new body jewelry. then ,
LAUREN ARE YOU READY?????

yes, she was ready... not a tear, she actually laughed a bit when she saw them in the mirror.

she was giddy...and could not wait to go home and show Wayne her newest earrings...because he told her that she was be a little lady and not his JO anymore...well he loved them...and she is still JO...

now as any little girl, she is already asking to go earring shopping...i told after 6 weeks we got a earring date, just me and you...

side note: i don't recall the price to getting your ears pierced back in the 80's. but i know my parents did not pay $40.00!

day 11. it's the best things in life

2009-01-16T07:39:00.003-06:00

not the big things that you notice when the big things happen, but the small things...

like this pack of Twinkies.

when Hostess started making Twinkies some million of years ago, they make a cool little snack cake. yellow cake with a nice smooth white filling. BUT, they did not know that the "leftovers" would be a favorite...i LOVE to eat the cakes (one at a time), and then lick the paper holder.
seriously, that to me is the best part, yummy.... and the smell of Twinkies...nothing like it.

oh, today is Friday! have a great weekend everyone...they forcasted COLD brrrrrrrr temps for today, but it was about 30 degrees F when i left the house this morning...
have a safe weekend and enjoy your time off!
see ya Monday....yes for some that is a day off...MLK day, but i will be here....at work, working.

day 10- OUCH!

2009-01-15T07:54:00.002-06:00

public service announcement of January 15Th:

ALWAYS wear your seat belt....

seat belts save lives.

the story: truck was in our shop last week getting the front bumper pad painted...

this past weekend, while driving down a dark country road, A deer jumped in the road.

he swerved to miss the deer and hit a pothole, then a culvert, then a tree, bounced out of the ditch and hit a phone pole.

(i would have gambled and hit the deer)

day 9 photo

2009-01-14T07:34:00.002-06:00

31 degrees...

a bit chilly...just a bit, fore i know that Friday morning will be colder.

you know what sucks?

this cold weather and that blustery WIND!

once that wind picks up, man, that wind chill is horrid.

but there is not a cloud in the sky and ROB said yesterday

afternoon that the dew point was at 19%. that is a wee bit low.

arid, cold weather....LOVE It, what would really make me happy?

cold , sleet, dark day... that's winter.

when pigs fly: day 8

2009-01-13T11:15:00.001-06:00

look at that cute face....so sweet....
yet i still don't want one for a pet, too smelly

day 7 photo a day

2009-01-12T08:47:00.003-06:00

star wars...the obsession is crazy....don't get me wrong i love all 6 movies, but when you challenge your daughter/father to a match, that is crazy...

to think you playing along side your partner and at any time you can "kill" you partner....fred does something lauren doesn't like , and out comes the light saber and fred is dead...

check out the white board on the left! announcing the match....LOL!

day 6 photo

2009-01-09T08:40:00.002-06:00

hello sun! so nice to see you today.

and just to think you will not be here this weekend...but i am enjoying you today.

i hear we are going to get rather cold come the start of next week....

day in photos, day 5

2009-01-08T09:50:00.001-06:00

can you imagne getting this in your stocking for christmas...?

anti monkey butt powder

day 4 of photos

2009-01-07T10:12:00.002-06:00

FILES! i hate filing....

now with the front office taking 3/4 of my space i filed in, i have one area....

this was something i wanted to take care of in 2008...there is always 2009, i guess

a day in photos day 3

2009-01-06T09:07:00.001-06:00

today is the day that DIEGO comes home!

Diego has been gone to visit his granparents in Mexico City since Dec.6th.

WELCOME home !

(lauren is so excited)

a day in photos day 2

2009-01-05T08:20:00.001-06:00

Well, after MANY years of NOT going out to BARS... we went friday night with friends to eat and got pulled into the bar scene. Saw old friends...this is Holly, it was awesome to see she after all those years.... HI Holly!

a day in photos day 1

2009-01-02T07:28:00.003-06:00

they say a picture is worth a thousand words....
well, here is a picture worth a scratch on the head.

our friends, lets call them the Denny's. They have always taken life by the horns and have made life a great thing to lead. until yesterday.

after a nice BIG New years day lunch at the Denny farm, some people started to get on with their days work. But a few of us sat back and enjoyed the afternoon, lets the kids play and some partaking in the rest and relaxation of a lazy afternoon.

so we were sitting on the back patio, and "Mr. 1980" noticed one of the Denny's grand child was riding a 4 wheeler back home...nothing abnormal about that, until you see what he is doing on the 4 wheeler... trotting behind him is his horse, SADDLED.

oh, josh! what the hell are ya doing, son?

we laughed and chuckled our butts off...

later josh showed back up and he was asked " what the hell were you doing".

he said, the horse will not trot... sure! saddled?

his uncle Russ, said " you might be a redneck if" jokes...

i think the kicker was that as we watched this happen, josh looked up and waved the best princess DI wave i have ever seen.....

on jan.2, 2009

2008-12-31T16:35:00.002-06:00

i will be starting my 365 days in pictures, well less the 52 weekends, so that's 106 days less...

my 259 days in pictures....you just never know what you might see here in 2009.

happy safe new year and see you on the other side....

Happy Festivus

2008-12-23T08:58:00.001-06:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus

have a rotten day

great weekend: of sorts

2008-12-22T08:46:00.003-06:00

the story of the weekend:

friday: running late, i had to be at lauren's school at 2:00.
i ended up leaving work not at 11:30 but at 1:00, due to problems at work and payroll issues.
but got all that done and headed home. oh, CRAP! gotta go get the grocery list for Pops.
so i ran home, changed clothes and headed to Rabideaux's meat market.
then hurried to get gas and off to lauren's school, for the Christmas party.
ON TIME!

left there and got home to finish packing and load up stuff.
fred called and said he had to work late....everyone left early, but him and a semi had to be unloaded......and he was bitchy cause i was running late....HA.

so we leave the driveway at 4:00 sharp. ON THE ROAD.
we get on the interstate and hit a major jam at the I-10 bridge....15-20 minutes lost...but we got thru it! smooth driving thru beaumont and great time on Hwy 90 west of beaumont.
then we are on time and doing PERFECT till...........
liberty, texas. 6:10 PM
WTH? the traffic was stopped. not just a crawl but STOP!
i take HWY 90 to houston, due to the fact i hate houston I-10 traffic, and really on a friday evening. so we wait, and wait more...45 minutes later, still not moving and waiting, fred has to potty and i call dad, we have to back track a bit and go to I-10 from liberty, via another small highway.
but it can be done...( I NEED A GPS)

so on the dark, curvy road, boom, there is I-10...yeah! WOO HOOT!
so on to the interstate and heading west again.
we drive maybe 10 miles and OH SHIT! another stand still, by this time i am so sick of this trip.
there , we sit again. not a wreck , but from 5 lanes to two....

so we chill out and make it.
finally 610 loop! getting there.
there is I-45 north, we can make it!

i turn on the radio...what ya know! it's a station out of liberty texas.
the jam on hwy 90, was BAD! at 6:05 PM a lady was crossing the 4 lane highway and got hit by a car. she died at the scene....HOLY CRAP! fred kept saying, thank God we stopped in beaumont to potty and then the traffic in lake charles, that could have been us.

we got to dad's, it took 5 hours....normally 3 on a good day.

so my brother and his wife and their 3 kiddos where there already, they came from dallas.
so wonderful to see those kids again...i did not realize how much i missed them till then.

we woke up saturday morning and ate breakfast. then took the kids to chuck e cheese.
5 kids in CEC....crazy.

got back to dad's and opened gifts!
Nate my cute nephew is 2. dad got all the kids these huge Mickey and Minnie mouse stuffed figures.
nate opened his and looked at it and said" look! Chuck E Cheese!"
he is a riot.

lauren got a cupcake maker deluxe and could not wait to get home to "cook".

fred got a gift card and some "cute" blue mickey slippers....

i got GUITAR HERO! Aerosmith version with TWO controllers!
(COOL!!!!!!!!!)

we left Sunday early afternoon...got home and started to unload.
something was eerie...no barking.

WHERE IS COOKIE!?!!!????

fred walked out and no cookie. his cable runner had snapped and he was gone!

i was pissed, IDIOT dog.

i unloaded the car, got lauren settled making cupcakes and headed out in the dark, cold night, to look for the idiot dog.

oh, cool, i hear barking, that hound dog bark that only cookie could make....across the street.
i drove down the driveway and headed east.
the house diagonal from use has a huge shop. cookie (idiot dog) was standing at the door barking his head off....

i yelled his name! COOKIE! (idiot dog)

he came, i opened the back door and he hopped in .
got home , cleaned him up and put him in his caged area.

then feed lauren. as i was washing clothes, fred came in an asked what i was doing...

WASHING CLOTHES....duh!

he laughed. " i thought you would be dead to the world , playing GH."

me: " oh yeah! (idiot dog)

so i unpack the guitars, and hook it up.

for hours....i played, finally talked fred into playing....yeah, you know what....he kicked my butt.

so that means i have to practice and practice.....i will beat him.....
(thanks dad...)

so over all it was a great weekend.
and Christmas is coming!

note: will post pictures later...

Thursday

2008-12-18T09:42:00.002-06:00

so much to do, so little time.
today my goals are to complete payroll and scheduling for next week.
get home and start packing. gather gifts and make plans for cookie to be feed this weekend.

friday: complete work duties. be outta here at 12 high noon and head home to finish packing and go to get dad's grocery list done. go to lauren's school for the christmas party at 2:00 and have fun doing that... then get her and fred in the car and make the 3 hour trip to h-town.

busy....busy

oh, POTTI !!!!!!!!!

2008-12-17T09:31:00.002-06:00

my SWEET canadian buddy, send me a lovely card for christmas...
and inside the box was this FABULOUS piggy....so patti like!
and she also sent lauren some moose poop! (that is all gone this morning)

thanks potti! she is perfect....and will be on my piggy tree next year, but this year she is showcased on the big tree....

see you in march buddy!

santa baby

2008-12-16T09:46:00.002-06:00

breakfast with santa saturday at lauren's school...

fred had to "work" saturday morning so lauren and i went alone.

(lauren asked why dada had to work on a saturday, he never works on saturday)

she took pictures with "santa".

but i think she knew Santa was not "santa"... WINK WINK....

a mighty fine santa if i say so myself...

SICKness

2008-12-15T08:53:00.002-06:00

blarf
i feel like crap-o-la.
stomach cramps, the feeling like a flu type illness is coming on.
i could vomit on demand if i would let my self do it.

oh, sickness sucks. my vision is hazy also... slight fever, mild chills.

lauren was sick thursday , so i guess it's my turn

freaky friday

2008-12-12T09:18:00.002-06:00

just some random things that make fridays all the better....

snow

2008-12-11T08:08:00.002-06:00

enough said.....

Random

2008-12-10T11:34:00.002-06:00

it's 11:35 am. i just eat lunch. white pizza and a cup of chili and hot cocoa.
i just sit here , day dreaming.
i love christmas. my second favorite holiday in the world.
i love traveling to my dad's and seeing lauren get excited about seeing her cousins.
i love the christmas mornings, waking lauren up and tell her SANTA came last night.
seeing the sparkle in her eyes is awesome.
i love giving gifts and seeing the reaction of my good shopping skills.

i love the smell of HAM in the oven and tasting that sweet slab of meat.
driving around looking at the lights on the houses, can't beat that.

hearing the salvation army bells when you step out of your car in a packed parking lot.
the crying kids in the toy department wanting toys, and crying when momma says, Christmas is coming soon.

guitar hero

2008-12-09T10:04:00.001-06:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVUgd8ot6BE

love their faces......rock on dudes

SHE IS OFF

2008-12-08T10:50:00.003-06:00

well, Lauren surprises me again.

when that kid wants to do something, she does it.

she just turned 7, and for about 3 years she has had this bike.

she never, NEVER rode it.

she hated the training wheels and hated the bike.

well Friday i get home and she tells me that Saturday morning she wants to show me something.

i think, "oh, man, another farm animal, a new dog, cat?

so Saturday morning, bright and early.

she grabs her bike.

(i should have noticed it under the carport when i got home Friday night)

and she mounts her pink bike, and SHE IS OFF....WOW!

just like that.

after i let my numbness fade, i asked fred when she learned this.

he said she got on friday afternoon after school, fell once and has never stopped since.

now, she wants a new bike for christmas....

( i think she needs to ride this one till next year)

not easy

2008-12-08T07:00:00.001-06:00

stole from Potti whom stole from Stacy who stole it from Lesle.

Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following.
They have to be real places, names, things . . . nothing made up.
And you can’t use your name for the boy/girl name questions.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME? Lori
Four Letter Word: Lazy
Boy Name: Larry
Girl Name: Lillian
Occupation: Labor coordinator
Color: Lavender
Something You Wear: Lingerie
Beverage: Liquior
Food: Lasagna
Something Found in a Bathroom: Linens
Place: Louisiana
Reasons for Being Late: Lauren
Something You Shout: Loser

Edward cullen

2008-12-05T07:00:00.000-06:00

Edward cullen played by robert pattinson

Edward Anthony Masen Cullen was born the son of Elizabeth & Edward Masen on June 20, 1901. In 1918 at age seventeen, having lost his mortal family to a particularly deadly strain of Spanish Influenza, Edward found himself at death's door. Whilst recieveing treatment in Chicago, he came under the care of the enigmatic Dr. Carlisle Cullen. His mother had made a final wish that the young doctor do all within his power to prevent the death of her son from the same disease. It is unclear whether or not she was aware of the fate she was asigning to him. Dr. Cullen complied with her request the only way he knew how: by transforming Edward into a vampire.Presently, Edward resides in the wintry town of Forks, Washington with his "adopted" family: Dr. Carlisle and Esme Cullen, sisters Rosalie and Alice, and brothers Emmett and Jasper. He attended Forks High School, sharing the graduating class of Isabella Swan, human daughter of Police Chief Charlie Swan. Despite more than one hundred years of strict abstinence from human blood, upon meeting Bella he was barely able to resist the urge to feed on her. The unique, potent aroma of her blood proved to be a powerful temptation, awakening the dormant beast within and very nearly destroying the life the Cullens has constructed for themselves.In degrees, Edward learns to overcome and to control his thirst for Bella, and his fascination quickly evolves into passionate adoration. However Bella's penchant for becoming embroiled in dangerous situations weighs heavy on his conscience. When Bella is part of a near-fatal accident involving Tyler Crowley's car in the school parking lot, Edward intercedes and Bella gets discovers his extraordinary physical strength. After he rescues her again, this time from a gang of would-be attackers in Port Angeles, she begins to realise that strength is only one of the strange gifts he posesses. After this incident, the two become inseperable and their love continues to grow and evolve into something profound. Edward finds himself unwilling and unable to stay away from Bella, though he fears that he is exposing her to danger and is soon sharing the secrets of his families various "powers" and their individual histories.Edward's gift is that he can read minds, hearing peoples innermost thoughts. He has never encountered a person who is immune to his power... Until Bella shows up and he realises that her mind is impenetrable. At first this infuriates him, but it is also the catalyst for his obsession with her; How and why is her mind a mystery to him?As Bella comes to grips with the truth about the Cullen family, she continually begs Edward to turn her into one of them. She dreads the fact that she grows older than him day by day, and sees her humanity as more of a curse than a gift as she is pursued by all manner of supernatural assailants.His brothers and sisters include Alice, who can see the future, Jasper, who can control your emotions, Emmett, who has supernatural strength (even for a vampire), and the amazingly beautiful Rosalie. Though most of them trust their natural instincts and avoid her because of her sweet smelling blood, they eventually adjust to the change and support Edward's feelings for Bella. They are all vampire offspring of the mysterious Carlisle Cullen and his vampire wife Esme.While Jasper and Emmett's parents remain unknown, Rosalie and Edward talk of their parents occaisionally. Alice is from an asylum and doesn't know who created her nor does she remember her past human life.Edward is described as being impossibly beautiful. His face is angular and perfect--high cheekbones, strong jawline, straight nose, and beautiful, perfect lips. His hair, which is always in casual disarray, is an unusual bronze shade inherited by his biological mother, Elizabeth. As a human, his eyes were an emerald green. He is said to have a dazzling crooked smile. He stands 6'2", has a slender yet muscular body, and is physically 17 years old.

bio from imdb.com

Jasper hale

2008-12-04T14:00:00.000-06:00

played by jackson rathbone

Jasper Hale (born Jasper Whitlock) is the adopted son of Carlisle and Esme, adoptive brother of Edward, Emmett, and Rosalie, and husband of Alice. He was born in Texas and joined the Confederate States Army in 1861 to serve in the Civil War. Due to his extremely charismatic personality, he ascended through the ranks quickly. Jasper was turned into a vampire in 1863 by a vampire named Maria when he was 20 years old. As a vampire, he gained the ability to manipulate the emotions of those around him. Recognizing his high rank in the army, Maria decided to change him into a vampire to help her claim territory in Monterrey. Jasper's responsibility was to train young vampires and then kill them when they were no longer useful (about a year after their transformation- when their strength began to fade). After about a century of this, he grew weary of the lifestyle and joined an old friend, Peter, and his mate Charlotte. Jasper left the two eventually, not wanting to feed on humans because he could feel his prey's emotions as they died. Alice, foreseeing that they would be together, met him in a half-empty diner in Philadelphia, and together they sought out the Cullen family. Due to his past, where he was able to feed on humans whenever he chose, Jasper lacks strong self-control. He is described as tall with honey blond hair, and is muscular but lean. His body is covered with crescent-shaped scars, after the many years of fighting and training newborn vampires.In Twilight, Jasper accompanies Alice and Bella when they are hiding from James. He uses his ability to calm Bella when she is stressed or afraid. In New Moon, he attacks Bella after she gets a paper cut, prompting the Cullen family to leave Forks to protect Bella. In Eclipse, Jasper teaches the werewolves and vampires fighting techniques to defend themselves against newborn vampires. In Breaking Dawn, Jasper leaves with Alice to find a vampire-human hybrid, and returns with her to defend Renesmee from the Volturi.

bio from imdb.com

alice cullen

2008-12-04T10:30:00.000-06:00

played by ashley greene

Alice Cullen (born Mary Alice Brandon) is the adopted daughter of Carlisle and Esme, adoptive sister of Edward, Rosalie, and Emmett, and wife of Jasper. Alice is described as being petite and pixie-like at 4'10", with a graceful gait and hair that is short, spiky, and black. Her special ability is to see the future, an enhanced version of her ability to have premonitions as a human. However, her ability is limited; she is only able to see the outcome of a decision once it is made. Due to this, decisions made in the spur of the moment can not be foreseen. Alice can see futures involving humans and vampires, though is unable to see the futures of werewolves or half-breeds, such as Renesmee. In Breaking Dawn, Alice theorizes that she can see vampires very clearly because she is one, can see humans somewhat less clearly because she was one, and cannot see werewolves or half-breeds because she never was one. Alice is portrayed as being bubbly and optimistic, and loves and cares for Bella like a sister. Her hobbies include shopping, make-overs, and throwing parties. Alice's early history is very vague, as she remembers nothing of her human life and woke up alone as a vampire. It is eventually revealed that she was born around 1901 in Biloxi, Mississippi, and was kept in an asylum because she had premonitions. Alice was changed by an old vampire who worked at the asylum in order to protect her from James, a tracker vampire who was hunting her. After doing some research, Alice found her grave and discovered that the date on her tombstone matched the date of her admission to the asylum. Through her research she additionally discovered that she had a little sister named Cynthia, and that Cynthia's daughter, Alice's niece, was still alive in Biloxi.Throughout Twilight, Alice uses her ability to see the future and help Bella when she is in danger. The two soon become friends, loving each other like sisters. In New Moon, Alice foresees Bella jumping off a cliff and assumes she is trying to commit suicide, though Bella actually was partaking in the sport of cliff diving. Rosalie, believing Bella to be dead, informs Edward. After discovering the truth, Alice accompanies Bella to Italy to stop Edward from killing himself. They are successful, but are taken to see the Volturi, who act as police of the vampire world. Through Alice's premonitions, Aro is able to see that Bella will eventually become a vampire and invites her, Alice, and Edward to stay with them. They all refuse and return to Forks. In Eclipse, Alice, who proves to be an adept fighter, joins in the fight to destroy a group of rampaging newborn vampires, created by Victoria in an effort to take revenge on Edward. Alice acts as Bella's maid of honor at her wedding in Breaking Dawn and helps with Renesmee until leaving to search out a crossbreed after the Volturi plan to destroy Renesmee, believing her to be an immortal child. Alice is successful and the Volturi, not seeing a threat, leave.

bio from indb.com

carlisle cullen

2008-12-03T14:00:00.000-06:00

dr. carlisle cullen played by peter facinelli

Carlisle Cullen (also known as Stregoni Benefici) was born in 1640 to an Anglican pastor in London, England. His mother died giving birth to him and was raised by his father who believed in the existence of vampires, witches, and werewolves and led hunts. He put his son in charge of the hunts although at first, he was a failure. However, Carlisle found a coven of vampires living in the sewers and he lead an attack on the vampires.After crossing paths with a savage and rather thirsty vampire, he was bitten and turned three days later. Carlisle, disgusted by his own existence tried many ways of destroy himself, but to no avail. After trying to starve himself, he came across a wild animal and his thirst overpowered him. Carlisle discovered he could survive off animal blood rather than human, creating a new way for the vampires to exist unnoticed among humans.Carlisle studied in many areas but chose to stick to medicine. He works in Forks hospital and is almost completely unaware of the appeal human blood holds for him, but only after hundreds of years of practice. When the Spanish Influenza broke out in the early 1900's, Carlisle came across a dying teenager who had been orphaned by the pandemic. Overcome with the need for companionship, Carlisle stole him away and turned him, beginning his family, the boy was named Edward.Carlisle now has a wife, Esme, and five "adopted children": Edward, Alice, Rosalie, Emmett and Jasper. Carlisle is described as being tall, blond, and the look-alike of a model. He stands "6'2" and is slender yet muscular. He is physically 23 years old.

bio from imdb.com

Louisiana fruitloop

Parish shows

New Orleans trip january 2011

i love JANUARY!

God Bless our friends

being thankful today

Welcome 2011~!

Disney trip: day 3 and 4

Disney trip: days 1 and 2

random toughts

back in the saddle

*sigh* day 3

Day 2

day 1 of the the next three months

ahhhh!

girls weekend

sickness

drew brees

we won! we really won!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just days now

Dear Miami:

this is wonderful

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

who dat?

birthday time around the corner

happy new year

merry christmas and happy new year

Obsessions

halloweenie pictures

halloween is right around the corner

Oh, while i am here

summer is over

hello

still here

Ode to Cheri

still kickin'

a day on the river

galveston 2009

if i had a band

mother's day 2009

what a *$@^%@$^ friday

100% notes hit

with mother's day around the bend.......

fortune cookie of the day 5-5-09

houston ZOO

end of the week

thursday, end of the month

turning of the tides?

quote of the day

what a weekend...

big update

mid week blues

coonfest weekend and updates of sorts

been busy

okay leslemora

update

busy

twilight girls

mardi gras weekend

this weather

pigs and more PIGS

what ever day this is....

23~gas?

22~oops

21~ today

20~ this and that

19~ pet peeve

18~ fog

day 16~ ode to a friend

day 15 ~ a birthday card

day14 your songs

day 13 = %@^%@$%^#$^

day 12....lauren's got BLING

day 11. it's the best things in life

day 10- OUCH!

day 9 photo

when pigs fly: day 8

day 7 photo a day

day 6 photo

day in photos, day 5

sigh day 3