progress update and much more ....

It is Sunday night and I won't be home tomorrow until late afternoon I thought I would go ahead and post tonight so y'all have something new to read .

First of all today has been kind of a rough day. It is the 23rd anniversary of the death of my baby sister Kendra . I was only seven when she passed away and I didn't fully understand everything at that time and then I kind of tried to put it out of my mind as I got older . When I got married at age 18, not long after that Kendra's death really hit me so as the years go by it is a bit rough each year on her birthday and then on the date of her death. I normally don't talk about it with anyone but I don't think I have ever told you all about her and I just have her on mind today .

She was born July 22,1982 , I was seven . The doctors knew immediately that things weren't right with her . Soon we found out that she was born with Hydrocephalus or as I have always known it , water on the brain and later she contracted Pneumococcal Meningitis. She passed away on January 14 , 1983 , she was five months and twenty three days old.

My oldest offspring has had her camera out again as you can see and she couldn't have picked a worse time to want a picture of she and I together . The wind had blown my hair every which way but off . Please excuse everything you see in the background because we are starting to pack .














A lot has happened with our house since I posted last . The framers finished the floor joist . Let me tell you , this thing is really starting to take some serious shape with each step they complete. That little indention you see there is where our small front porch will be . Later we are going to add a bigger porch on the front .














This was Saturday morning . I wanted to get some pics so I drove over there and I was surprised to find the framers there with part of the floor decking on . The main guy told me to climb on up and get some pics from a different angle so I was standing in what will be the walk-in closet in the master bedroom when I snapped this one .














This one was taken today after church . As you can see my son wouldn't have it any other way than to get up there and walk around . I do believe now that it is shaping up , the kids attention is directed on the house instead of the port-a-potty.














Mr. Breazy snapped this one for me because I couldn't climb up there since I was in a dress . He is standing in what will be our middle childs bedroom .














Today when we drove onto our property there was a strange car and a young guy walking around on our newly laid decking . It turns out he is the vinyl siding guy and he was coming to check things out since they will be starting later this week or early next week . The house is starting to look bigger and bigger with each step as well . I can't wait until they set the inside walls . There will be a couple of days that I will be gone most of the day . I am going to be there through the whole process when they raise the walls and the trusses .

I will be out tomorrow until probably late afternoon . I am going shopping and to have lunch with a friend so I will catch y'all when I get back. Have a wonderful and safe day !