Buh Bye Tree

Almost 5 years...is how long we lived in our house in Keithville and nothing ever happened. Even when Hurricane Rita came through after Katrina a few years back..no damage at all....but then we moved into our new house and BAM!! Our beautiful tree in backyard is demolished. The first large branch fell after Hurricane Gustav and took out the fence and then on Saturday night the other large branch fell and missed the house (Thank Goodness) and what is left of the tree will need to be cut down for the safety of house and our renters. Our renters also told us that there was a lot of shingles in the yard but they could not tell if they were from our house or not. Chris went yesterday morning to look at the damage and found all the shingles are from over the Master Bedroom. So we made a claim but it might take weeks or months before a claims adjuster can come out and look due to the amount of claims that have been made. Lets just hope we do not have any leaks in the mean time. Below are pics of what is left of the tree...this tree is so beautiful when it is in bloom. It had pretty white flowers, I think someone told me it was a Japanese Pear Tree but I am not for sure if that is accurate or not.

Restless weekend

No pics this time...we had a miserable weekend enduring Tropical Storm Ike. We had a lot of rain and strong wind at our house and finally lost power around 5PM on Saturday....Thank Goodness we have a lot of natural light in our house. We went around the corner to a friends house that lost power too and had pizza and the kids played while we all stared at each other...haha!! Finally Brooke was getting crabby so we went home and I managed to find the candles and we had our bath by candlelight. She went to bed with no problems, despite the fact that it was 80 degrees in the house. I put her to bed in a diaper and diaper cover since she is so good now at taking her diaper off. We cracked her window just a bit because the wind and rain was soaking the window sill and we did not want it to ruin the carpet or her furniture...Now on to us, we tried cracking our bedroom window but to much water was coming in so sleeping in there was not an option for me and my hot natured self...So I made me a palette on the floor in the living room and slept in front of the window where the breeze was blowing...it was actually nice and cool, but the floor was not so comfy and I found myself waking up every 30 min or so. Finally the power came on at 2AM and we shut all the windows and went and got in the bed....My allergies are so bad and my body is sooo sore...haha I feel every bit of 31 today. On the other hand I do feel lucky because there are a lot of people that lost everything and people in our city without power and they plan on having it restored by Thursday so I am lucky we went only 9 hours or so. It really shows me how dependant we are on the comforts of life....the power was out and we had no clue what to do with our selves...the kids were playing like nothing was going on. I hope everyone weathered the storm ok.

What a cute mess!!

Brooke is getting really good at feeding herself with a spoon or fork but she tends to get it everywhere. Last night we had spaghetti and meatballs and for desert a ice cream sandwich. Since she is feeding herself more, a quick bath usually follows dinner time...but last night, Chris and I looked at her and she was just a laughing...I quickly grabbed the camera and snapped these priceless pics.



Hangin out in my new chair while my Mom cooks.





I could not resist this Kodak moment!!

Reruns Are Fun

Well Reruns is here for the Fall/Winter sale and I signed up to work 10 hours so I could see the stuff being brought in and shop the workers sale. When I worked Saturday I found all kinds of stuff I wanted for Brooke but nothing compared to the Dora kitchen...its a talking kitchen that says 28 phrases and it looked like new for 20.00. I signed up to work so last night I was able to purchase 20 items..2 items per 1 hour your work. I got her 2 jackets, a raincoat, 4 pairs of jeans and numerous outfits. Not to mention the kitchen, playfood and untensils and her favorite the yellow chair. Reruns is open to the public on Tuesday and they have website if your are interested. www.rerunsarefun.com

A Hurricane and a Daredevil

Well we survived Hurricane Gustav, it was not nearly as bad as expected..Thank Goodness. Here in North Louisiana we had alot of rain but that was about it. Because we have so many Evacuees here from New Orleans and other parts of South Louisiana our daycare was turned into a shelter...so we had to switch off with Brooke, I chose to bring her to work with me because my office is on the third floor and she would not be in the customer part of the bank....she had a blast running around and spreading her cuteness all around the bank. So then she got very tired and we decided to try out our new napmat...she slept for about 30 min until her Daddy came to pick her and woke her up...and then it was his turn....he called and told me it was impossible to anything done with her....(shocking)....so he then lets her take a nap at 4PM and lets her sleep until 530 when I got home from work....so needless to say she was not ready to wind down until 930.That made for a long evening for me. He is home with her today and I told him not to let her take a nap that late again. I have a few pictures from the long weekend and last night....I have a daredevil on my hands, she loves to climb and stand on anything she is not supposed to. See pics below of her standing on the table with her butt in the air watching TV. I also included pics from last night..She LOVES Tyson Chicken Fries and since I was just making french bread sandwiches for Chris and I that is what I made her...they were not baking quick enough for her though so she kept going over and beating on the glass of the oven.






Hurricane Rain Clouds and doing a little work with Mommy



I am not sure how Mommy does this without a nap





Just Random cuteness pics.



Sometimes she sits there like a good girl



Little Daredevil



Yummy Yummy, chicken fries get in my tummy!!

Still Not a 100%

Brooke as of this morning was still feeling rotten. Thank Goodness for Ms Irma, they miss keeping her and I am lucky I have to take Brooke when she is not feeling well. This morning she had a temp of over a 100.00 and still just feels rotten. I am so glad we are off Monday so I can get her well (I hope) she just looks so miserable. Here are a few pics when she was distracted with something other than my shoulder. I got her Costume in the mail so of course we had to try it on. We also got her new napmat in and she laid on that for a little while....hopefully when she returns to daycare she will sleep better with it. I also included pics of her getting trapped in Chris's office...she had pushed her car into the door enough to get in there but could not get out...I was in the kitchen getting her something and could hear her but could not find her...until she started banging on the door and fogging up the glass...haha so cute!! And last but not least, Brooke thinks she is a stunt double because she likes to try and stand on her 4-wheeler rather than ride on it...we call her Awful Kanawful. I hope everyone has a good long weekend.



My New Napmat for Daycare (maybe she will sleep better)




Trying On my Daisy Duck costume







You heard of Evil KaNeeval but we like to call Her Awful Kanawful



Brooke Got stuck in Dada's Office

My Very sick baby

Brooke has got a horrible Viral Infection, with High fever, cough, runny nose etc. This is by far the sickest she has ever been. I am hoping she feels better soon. Oh and on top of that she is getting 4 new teeth, 3 has broke thru the gums already but this last one is being stubborn. Here are some pics from yesterday....there is no question that she feels bad. Its breaking my heart.She had such a high fever...and it broke so she was so flushed.