I'm Still Here...I think...

I haven't posted in 4ever. Things have been hectic since summer is over. Taryn started 7th grade and Landri is doing her pre-k curriculem at daycare. Taryn has dance team practice after school Mon.-Wed. and dance class at the studio on Mon. & Tues. nights. Wednesday is church. Thursday evening Landri has dance. (her first year) She really seems to like it. Thursday nights are Taryn's performances at their home games. Of course Hurricane Gustav and Ike came through and since I work in insurance the office has been pretty crazy. We just got finished with soccer. Rich coached Landri's team. They had games on Tuesday's and Saturday's. I joined a new life group every other Thursday night. I'm seriously thinking about giving Healing Place as my new address when asked. LOL I love it though! All the craziness!!

Tonight Liz and I went to the Live the Dream Conference volunteer meeting. We got a sneak peak of the opener and got to hear some secrets about next weeks 2nd annual conference. It's gonna be awesome. I can't wait!

SHE'S HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can never get these images loaded up the way I want them, but whatever. Taryn is finally home!!!!! We picked her up in New Orleans last night and then went to Cafe' Du Monde for iced cafe' au lait and beignets. As you can see from the first pic, Landri grabbed the first hug and kiss. The male flight attendant offered me a hug when he saw that I couldn't break up the love fest between the girls. I politely declined. Then this morning I go wake up the girls and find them as you see in the second picture. AWWWW....i had to grab the camera. Sometimes it just doesn't get any sweeter than that. I often question why God gave Landri the personality of a MULE and why Taryn is soooo soft hearted and cries at the drop of a hat. I think I got my answer this morning when I saw this. I am BLESSED way beyond what I deserve! Thank you Lord for these two precious souls, and help me to never take for granted the honor of being their Mother.

Here Comes Another One

I am overly excited to announce that I ...




















AM GOING TO BE AN AUNT AGAIN!!!! My sister is FINALLY going to have another baby. I was also excited that she called and told me first. Before she told her husband, or even our Mom. Sometimes I get sad because we are not as close as I would like us to be, (a lot to do with the big age gap) and then she does something like that and it makes me feel sooo special. I pray that while her hormones and emotions are totally out of whack she'll finally start coming to church with me...because so far she's come to one Chick Night and that was way over a year ago. I pray for a healthy nephew, because we don't have any boys yet. Really it doesn't matter...just as long as he or she is healthy! But, I'm leaning towards a boy!

Goodbye Mrs. Monica

I found out Thursday morning that Landri's teacher , Mrs. Monica's last day was that Friday...the next day. I cried all the way to work, at work, on the way home. I took this picture Friday morning...I'm crying just looking at it. Landri has a huge behavior problem and gives all of the other teachers HELL. Mrs. Monica was the only she really behaved for and listened to and LOVED. I'm devastated. I am worried how Landri will be with another teacher. When I bring her to school in the mornings if Monica is not there for whatever reason, Landri won't even go in the class. What's it going to be like for my baby this week and the following weeks. It breaks my heart. We are both going to miss Mrs. Monica! :(

Pamper Night Success

Just a few pictures I took with my phone last night. What a great time! I worked instead of getting pampered and it was so rewarding to greet all of the beautiful ladies with a smile. I got there 30 minutes early and got in line for SUSHI, and it was soooo good! Of course for non sushi lovers there were other things to choose from. There were also choclate dipped fortune cookies with a message from Pastor DeLynn inside. It read somrthing like this: "Have a great night. God believes in you and so do we. Love, DeLynn " That's what I love about HPC...the special attention to every detail. Everyone I talked to was so excited. Every year Pamper Night gets bigger and better. I wish I knew how many ladies were there, but it was jam packed! A question I got asked a lot was, "where's the bathroom?" Do you know what is great about that question? That question means FIRST TIME GUESTS. Ladies that we got make an impression on by making them feel special and showing them Jesus through SERVING them. Wow...what an honor! Thank you Jesus for letting me be a part of that. Thank you for the wonderful inspiring ladies that I serve with. To God be the glory!

Pamper Night!!!

GET PAMPERED!

WHEN: Monday, June 9
WHERE: Highland Campus
WHAT TIME: 5pm – 9pm
• Free spa services include:
Manicures, Pedicures, Facials, Eyebrow Waxing, Scalp Massages and Paraffin Wax, Massages
• Food
• Lots of giveaways with a Vacation Getaway Giveaway
• Walk Ins are Welcome!

I'm so excited that Pamper Night is just around the corner. This is an awesome way to minister to ladies by making them feel special with some FREE pampering. If you love sushi then you're in for a real treat. This pamper night has an asian theme. Along with the other many giveaways, a VACATION will be given away. I NEED THAT! I'll be working on the greeting team that night and I can't wait to see all the smiling faces. Child care is provided ages 0-5 at the Highland campus and ages 6-11 down the street at the annex campus. If you haven't registered yet, just show up. It's gonna be GREAT! See you there!

HECTIC

To say the last 2 weeks of school were hectic would be a complete understatement.

In order: Landri hurt her foot and had to have it xrayed the day after Mother's day. On my way back to work from bringing her for the xray...a flat tire. Thank you Jesus is happened right by the daycare which is a minute from my house. I gave up on the day at that point and missed work completely. The next day Taryn had a cleaning at the dentist during my lunch break...it lasted longer and I was late getting back to work. Taryn had her end of the year band concert that night, and performed a solo on her flute. She did so good. Wednesday I almost made a full day at the office until I was struck with a sudden migraine headache. I had to leave early, go home, take medicine and get in bed. Well, then came all the rain and storms. Thursday morning I got dressed for work, went to drop Landri at daycare to find out that they did not have electricity and were not opening. Thankfully Rich had not left for work yet and said he would stay home with her that day. That Saturday we went to a birthday party for my friends twins. It was a great day. Then last Wednesday my co worker went on vacation. I had felt myself starting to get sick early in the week, and the day she left was the day I could barely lift my head to get out of bed. I was SICK. I never had time to go to the dr. but I believe it was bronchitis or something similar. I made it through work that day but it was rough. Work has been extremely busy lately. Thursday was Taryn's last day of school. They got out at 11:30, so I picked her up on my lunch break and brought her to work with me for the rest of the day. She was not feeling good, so she slept until it was time to go. That night we managed to go see Prince Caspian, even though we both felt horrible. Friday she went to work with me all day, got a hair cut during my lunch hour, came home, packed her clothes and she left for her dad's early Saturday morning. Landri wanted to bring her sissy to the airport, so she tagged along. I got some sad pictures of her at the airport that I cannot seem to get off of my camera. WHEW! It's been a whirlwind. My house is really quiet with only one child. This week was better. Probably because it was shorter since we were off for Memorial day, and my co worker was back. YAY!