Katy Perry is a firework

Today, the day after the 4th

I happen on pictures of stars in their stars and stripes garb.

Finding this one of Katy Perry has me

remembering just how much I love this artist.

Not sure why but from her first few songs,

"I kissed a girl and I liked it"

"firework"

I felt compelled to sing her songs.

Once I watched a bio on her she was one of fave's.

I know, weird, right?

When she married Russel Brand I wondered exactly what

was wrong with this awesome star then

i heard her speak of the way she loved him and

i wished them the best, I wanted it to work for the

most odd couple. It didn't but she doesn't seem to be

suffering. I continue to love her and her music.

As for Russel Brand?

I think she is better without him.

If ever you get a chance, watch the bio show,

Katy Perry, Part of me

She is a family loving, down to earth, star.

Just love this dress on her too,

I mean if you can pull it off, do it!

Wedding tomorrow

Tomorrow Bean and I will head to Thibodaux to witness

the Catholic marriage of Katie Duet and Brent Soignet.

Katie is the one we call "Katie the Neighbor"

because we have so many Katie's in our life.

Oh, but she is so, so, so much more to me than just that.

Katie (shown here with gypsy baby in her senior year)

is a year older than gyspy baby but has always been

closer to me than gypsy.

She and gypsy are so different from each other but Katie

and I share so many things that we love.

She and I were known for spending many nights and days

in my scrap room in Thibodaux making things, sharing

thoughts, parts of our lives.

When we moved to Plaquemine, she is the one who 

came help HOBL and I clean and move.

She has also visited many times here as we

made wedding goodies over this past year.

 Brent, above is a lucky, lucky man.

Girls like Katie don't come by often.

I feel like I have said this before of Katie but

it is worth repeating again.

She will be the kind of wife that will never give Brent 

a reason to doubt or worry about her love for him.

He will come home to home cooked meals, happy 

children, a clean home, and Katie.

She will always make the decisions needed to put him first.

 (Katie and her parents and brother at BB and Kd's wedding)

As a daughter, never have her parents had to worry about her.

I know as her daddy walks her down the aisle tomorrow night,

he will reflect on her growing up years and may want to cry,

but he has no worries about loosing her as she is the kind of

daughter who will always be there for them,

will probably never live far from them and only a phone call

will be needed to get her over there.

She is the kind of daughter who will continue to celebrate

her parents and little brother's birthdays.

She is the best big sister to her brother, Stephen.

We joke with Stephen often that there is no girl in the world

that can treat him the way his Momma and his sister 

treats  him. He agrees, poor girl who has to fill those shoes.

Then there is her Momma, Donna.

Oh I can just about imagine the thoughts Donna is 

feeling. She has raised the finest of the finest,

a daughter who looks just like her and is just as kind as she is.

She knows that her child is not the kind that is easy to find.

I hope she knows that her hard work in raising this child

shines through to others. 

Katie will always be part of her Mommy's line of friends.

She is really just gaining a son, not loosing a daughter.

 So, to my "Katie the neighbor"

Good luck tomorrow, my dear friend!

So many people will be there so I am not sure how

much time we will actually be able to see each other

but please know, I love you so much!

You will always have a special piece of my heart

and I can't wait to share the next chapter of your life with you.

Just think the scrap books we gunna make for all the

little Soignet babies.

Enjoy your day, don't worry about the little things

that may or may not go wrong tomorrow, as 

no one will notice and you have worked so hard on this

wedding that it is time to let it go and time

to enjoy the big picture of the reason for the celebration.

It is not about this one day,

it is about the union you and Brent begin tomorrow 

in front of all those who love the both of you.

I will forever be here for you, for anything you may ever need.

I will say it again,

I love you, Katie the Neighbor!

consumed with the deaths of firefighterst

Today, on my Daddy and my sis-in-law Donna's birthday

I am consumed with the stories and deaths of all the firefighters

who were killed fighting wild fires.

So many men, so many good men,

Many under the age of 30.

One father of 4 small children under the age of 6.

I watch a news reel of his wife this morning

speaking of text messages they sent to each other on

Sunday prior to his death.

These 19 men knew they were going to die

together, just the way they worked, together.

Somehow they knew they were not coming out.

I just cannot imagine the questions those little children

ask this morning and every morning their daddy does 

not come home.

On the birthday of my daddy I think,

"I am glad I had him until I was an adult of 20"

He was 45 when I was born so the chance of him

living to see me to adulthood, having been shot

in WWII and living with its complications,

I was a lucky one. When he died I remember

being upset with the facts that he would not walk me down 

the aisle, he would not hold my children in his lap.

This morning, I am thankful for the time I did have with him.

The times he spoiled me rotten, knowing that

each day I stayed home from school meant a new

color book, colors or magazine from his grocery shopping.

These little children, they will not have that.

Their memories of their daddy will be those told by their

Mommy. Prayers to all the firefighters who are nothing

but heroes to the world today.

all good things come to an end...

WORDS TO LIVE BY...

I TRY BUT SURE I MAKE MISTAKES ALONG 

THE WAY!

It is said over and over, all good things come to an end.

The times we had, caring for our Mommy, it ended

with the death of her. We tried, we really did

to keep that closeness, that love to follow us

even after her death.

We vowed to try and get together monthly for

sister days. We missed the first month,

second month we spent the whole weekend at my

home in Plaquemine doing what each of us wanted

to do. Then through a series of events, I am sad 

because I know that thought, that we could all

stay that close, could continue forever

can't happen. We are all so different, so caught up

in our own lives, already growing apart as the glue

has left us. Yesterday was a hard day for me.

I missed my Mommy more than ever but mostly

because I know when we lost her, we also lost part

of a bond that she held for us.

I love my sisters, each of them in different ways

but I know the time has come that we need to move on

and to move on without our Mommy means

less time together. I pray that we all forever,

hold the love for each other that we felt for those

few months. I wish nothing but the best for all 

of my siblings. Pray for us all as we figure out a 

way to go on without "the Momma"

well this put a smile on my face...

As great as the Grand Isle vacation was,

as wonderful as the company was,

it is good to be home as in any family/friend gathering

there is always some drama...

Today, I open an email from my dear friend Stacy 

who was one of our Island visitors

and this is awaiting me.

It began with a story about a glass of water

and how if you hold if for a few minutes or a few hours,

there is no problem with the 20 oz. glass of water.

But hold it for a whole day, a few days

and an ambulance may be needed.

Lay down, lay down, lay down your burdens with me.

Yep, that is one of those old church songs I love.

If you carrying some one else's burdens lay them

down at the foot of God and let them go...

here are a few instances that will help. 

1* Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue!

 

2* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

 

3* Drive carefully . . . It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.

 

4* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

 

5* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

 

6* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

 

7* Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

 

8* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.

 

9* You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.

 

10* A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

 

11* Have an awesome day, and know that someone has thought about you today.

 

It was me, your friend!

 

*Help save the earth . . . It's the only planet with chocolate !!!

Thanks my dear Stacy, not only for the email that was so needed 

today but for the friendship that you and I started many moons ago

and the promise we made to each other to work on 

making it stronger.

I love you big, big!