Delaney's B-Day

Happy Birthday to my Niece Delaney which is 9 years old today !! I can remember when she was born, during the Ice and Snow storm in Dec. 2000. Things have never been the same !! :-) ha, ha

Pop's Day !!

Charles (a/k/a Pop or Santa) w/ Sydney Kate

last Christmas 2008. Happy Birthday to You !

December 14 !!

Justin's 20 !!

Happy Late Birthday Justin !! December 1, 1989 We love you !!

Happy Birthday Mom !!

Halloween 09' Christmas 08' (w/ Sydney Kate) Disney World w/ Delaney -Summer 09' My mom will do anything for a laugh, but always envolved in anything we do or wherever we GO !! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM / GRAN !!

In Memory.....

Aunt Irene w/ her daughter Delores Grandma Ella Ford As I sit here and write on this blog, my heart is truly broken. This past week, I lost 2 very special people in my life. First of all I lost my last Grandma, Ella Ford, in Louisiana. I was able to be there the last 2 days of her life and they were some special days. I would like to share one thing with you all that she said to me. When I arrived on Wednesday, she was very comfortable and was just sitting in her chair w/ her eyes closed. I went and knelt down beside her and said 'Hello grandma, it's Lisa. She opened her eyes a little and smiled and said, Lisa Ray. I said yes grandma Lisa Ray. Then she said "Thank You". I said what are you thanking me for ? And she said, for all the great times that we had spent together in the last few years. WOW !! She was a special lady in my life that I had only the priviledge to really get to know in the last few years. And the moments that I had with her family the days before, sitting by her side and singing old Church hymns were definetly PRICELESS !! I returned to Arkansas on Saturday afternoon from Lousiana, just in time to pick up Doy and head to the hospital. I had gotten the call while in Louisiana that my great-aunt Irene was being put on hospice and was not going to be with us very much longer. When I arrived, I was so shocked by the shape that she was in. This night too was very precious to me, as I got to spend some valuable time w/ a precious Lady in her last stages of life on this earth. She knew all of us that were with her and she made us laugh even until the end. As some of you might have known Aunt Rene, she was the ultimate joker. Even if you were in the worst mood and was around her, you were eventually cheered up and no more worries in the world. Aunt Rene had this glow about her all the time. The night that she died, just out of the blue, she said "Testing"..and I thought that's what she had said, but I questioned her again and she said the same thing...Testing. I said what are you testing ?? She said that she was just testing us to see if we were all still with her !! ha,ha What a laugh we got. I'm so grateful that in the last moment of her life here on earth, I was the one of the ones holding her hand as she departed from this earth, to be with her Heavenly Father and all of her family and friends waiting there to greet her w/ open arms. Thank you Aunt Rene and Grandma Ford for all the great memories !! I love you both !!

Lot's Happening

Final trusses going up !! The trusses are on.....finally !!!

Fireplace starting to take shape !!

Plumbing done and waiting to be inspected this

morning (tues.) Billy (the plumber) is heading

back to Nebraska tonight if all goes well !!

Halloween 09

My nieces Sydney Kate & Delaney Sydney Kate isn't sure about Delaney's hair

The little fairy - Sydney Kate

"Gran" a/k/a my mom

She always comes up w/ the best costumes !

Coming Right Along

I just can't get enough of these Beautiful Sunsets that

the Lord gives us ! This morning 11-09. OSB going up on the walls and should have some pictures tomorrow of the trusses going on !!

That Sunset !!

Beautiful Sunset after the Rain !

Very Little Progress, but....Progress !

WALLS, WALLS, WALLS !! Trusses are sitting and waiting to go up

Our little "mascot" Cole - He wants to lay up under the

beams while were sanding on them, so he ends up

looking like a little snow covered puppy dog !!

Cypress Beams for the house. Gotta get 'em in the house

before the trusses go up.

Doy sawing away on the Cypress Tree

he just put in the living room. We've got

3-4 trees that are going in the house that

have to go in also before the roof can be

installed !! It's gonna look Great :-)

Stained Concrete Floors !!

Doy trying to blow the concrete "DRY" so we can stain 1st coat of stain. The color is called "Vintage Umber" and it'll look like a copperish / patina color when it's done. Right now while I'm spraying it is a green color. 1st coat done. We let it dry today (Sunday) and Steam Cleaned it to get the residue off. We sprayed the 2nd coat this evening before going to Church and we'll clean it really good tomorrow (Monday) after the rain stops, I hope !

SHS Homecoming 2009

Ashley and her Escort Brady Epperson

After they were introduced

Getting Ready for the Parade

All set !! Zoom Zoom !!

Here comes the Homecoming Parade

Sydney Kate waiting patiently

SMILE !! They were listening to Arkansan Country

Singer Justin Moore in their car...

Dad & Ashley waiting to have their picture made

Homecoming Court 09

There's nothing like family supporting you in the rain..

Go Jackets !! and Ashley and Uncle Doy

Just missing Justin in this family photo !!

Ashley's Biggest & Littlest Fans !

Hard to keep up w/ Dad's long legs !!

Now this looks like Ashley !! Too bad I

didn't get a picture of her in her Muck Boots !

Walls !!

We now have a few walls up (4) as of Thursday evening.

We've not been able to work outside at all due to all of

the rain, so Thursday was it, before it started raining

again on Friday !!

Concrete !!

Plumbing is done and we're ready for concrete Pump truck arrives Getting ready

Man this thing is HUGE !!

Almost stretched all the way out

1st Concrete truck on site and unloading

Pouring our bedroom first !

Second Truck unloading

3/4 of the way poured !!

All done and what a beautiful, slick finish !!