The Church Fellowship

So I never knew that I could have so much fun with a group of women!! We most definitely need to make this outing a monthly one. It will always remind me of the day that I tried to cook but in turn smoked my whole kitchen but when I came home my dinner was more than half gone and was a big hit!! YAY!! I can not wait to see Sharron's pics of the evening that we spent together

The Outcome of Saturday

Ok so Saturday a surveyor came to our house to appraise and survey the land. He let us know that the city is planning on building a right turn lane at the corner of Shed Rd and Swan Lake Rd. Because of this the house next door to ours on the corner will have to be torn down. Our house on the other hand will now be the corner house on the corner of now two lanes of traffic going from both Shed Rd and Swan Lake Rd. The city will also be buying us out of 20 ft of our front yard so that they can widen the roads. So not only will we have to hear construction for a while but now we have less of a yard for Larissa to play in and cars coming from every direction around us. The construction will be done no matter if we refuse the cities offer or not because it is for "the good of the city" so now we have to wait at least 60 days to see what they will be offering us for our 20 ft of land and for the loss of value to our home.

Please Pray for Us!!

Well we had some wonderful news the other day. The couple that we are buying our house from called and said that the City of Bossier called them and want to send their attorney to come and speak to us about buying our house so that they can make a 4 lane at the end of Shed Rd, which would mean tearing down our home. We have been renovating our house for the past few weeks so I kind of hate that we have done all of these improvements to the house just for it to be torn down, but if they give us enough, which I am sure that they will then we will be able to pay cash for a nice double or triple wide and move it out to Haughton. We knew that this day would come where they were going to rezone our area but we did not know that it was going to be happening this soon. I am praying that we get offered a decent amount so that all of our dreams can come true now instead of in a few years after I finish school like we had been planning. I will let everyone know tomorrow after the lawyer leaves what happened

Larissa is 18 months old!!!

Well I can't believe it.... we have less than 6 months until my Larissa turns 2 years old. I never would have imagined that I would have such a smart and wonderful child. She has her own little bubbly personality that shines through the moment that you lay eyes on her. She does so much stuff now it is unreal. First, you can not keep her still for more than just a few minutes if your lucky. She loves to run and play and dance!! She has just started telling people that she loves them. She will point to herself and then wrap her arms around each other and kind of give herself a hug for loves and then say the persons name that she loves. She made me cry the other night because I told her that I loved her and then without me asking she pointed to herself and then did the love sign and then said mama. That was so sweet because she has never done it without me asking her who she loves before. She loves to swim this summer. I am excited because I think that next summer she will be ready for swimming lessons, yay!! She loves balls.... if it is round then it is a ball. We are working on that but at least she knows the shape of objects. She is learning animal sounds and parts of the body also. She can tell you what a dog, cat, duck, elephant, monkey, frog, cow, tiger, and rooster say. She can also show you were her or your eyes, head, hair, nose, mouth, teeth, ears, cheeks, chin, elbows, hands, fingers, feet, toes, knees and stomach are. Her vocabulary has also increased alot also. She is beginning to repeat things that you tell her to say, for example peoples names. I have already started looking at Christmas and birthday presents for a 2 year old and that is crazy because it seems like just yesterday I was pregnant with her and now my baby is becoming a sweet little toddler. It is sad that she is growing but it also excites me to see what the next year will bring us and what wonderful ways that my precious angel will fill my heart even bigger with love and joy!!

Matthew 10/22/92-02/03/08

My Matthew

So last Thursday was 5 months since my wonderful cousin passed away. I went to his grave today because I had not been in a few months and I needed to just talk to him. It feels weird saying all of the things that I should have said to him when he was alive now that he is gone. I never wanted him to feel like I looked at him any different than anyone else and I guess that is why I never told him how I truly felt about him. Not only was he my hero but he was the one that I looked up to because no matter the outcome of anything he always kept a smile!! When I got married 2 years ago I wanted him in my wedding. When I called to ask him I could tell that he was happy that I asked him but also not happy at the same time because he had to wear a "monkey suit". But of course he got measured and dressed up all nice for me, and doing that meant so much . He was my right hand man, literally!! We made a pact that we would always be there for each other when the other needed "an extra hand". It still breaks me apart inside that I was not there to hold his hand and tell him that it would all be okay the day that he passed away. But maybe it was gods wish that I not see him in that state and that was the reason that things happened the way that they did. I did make sure that everyone there told him how much I loved him and the reason that I was not there with everyone. I will always remember that he told me that no one understood him like I did and that with each others sides we were complete!! Now that he is gone I feel a part of myself is gone also. I had a dream about him about a week after he passed away. In my dream he was about six feet tall and he looked wonderful. He also told me that he had spoke to Jesus and because I was having such a hard time with his death that he had okayed it with Jesus and I can see him through the side gates of heaven. I remember in my dream that I just kept looking at him and could not believe what changes had occurred since he had passed. He told me that is what heaven does to you, it makes you normal! I knew that he would never need me again. But of course my wonderful Matthew reassured me that he would always need me and that even though he was gone physically he would always be there for me also. I love him very much and miss him every day of my life. I look forward to the day many many many years from now when I will be able to see my angel again and give him the biggest hug and just tell him that I love him!!!

My Wedding

The 4th

So the Fourth of July was a lot of fun this year!! Larissa is almost 18 months old so I knew that it was going to be an experience introducing her again to all the fun and excitement. Larissa and I went to the lake yesterday morning and she swam for the first time in the lake. After the lake we came home where we popped fireworks and did sparklers. Larissa did not too much like the big loud fireworks but she thought that the colors were "very pretty". Larissa did the sparklers with both her daddy and I. She was mesmerized by them. It was a wonderful day yesterday and I am so glad that Larissa had such a good experience