This and That

First, I just wrote out a check to pay off my Trailblazer. Finally! Five years (and a couple of months) and it's all paid off. I've been longing for this day for a while now. I can't tell you what a relief it is, but it feels so good to be rid of that one big payment a month.

Second, here's some of the pictures from Lucero's photo session at Sears.

I liked her expression in this one best, but the dang photographer didn't even think about that one foot missing. She just looks silly without it, don't ya think?


A close up


I like this one, but I'm not sure why I didn't order any prints of it.


My mom thinks she looks too big girl-like in this photo.


I would've preferred if the chair was white or cream, but at least you can see the full length of the dress.


I didn't care too much for this one at all. I mean, Lucero looks cute, but the flowers are a bit too casual for the dress.


Another close up, but once again I didn't order prints of it. Not sure why. I guess I felt pressured to narrow down my options and this one was eliminated.


Um, not to crazy about this one either. She looks kinda like Mady from John & Kate + Eight.


Once again, great photo of my daughter, but the bear is overbearing (no pun intended) her.


The only full length shot without props and that actually shows both her feet. She looks cute, but I still prefer the expression from the first one. However, I went ahead and ordered this in a large print, 'cause I needed that one full length shot that captured her as a baby.

Truly, I wish I had taken professional pictures of her when she was a newborn, but yall know the old song and dance: no money in budget = no photos. And even these photos aren't exactly what I had in mind, but I needed something. I guess they turned out well overall though.

Third, Golightly is still fighting strong to heal herself. Her condition remains the same but she becomes more and more responsive everyday. She has been moved upstairs at Baylor to the 13th floor and into a private room, which I guess means she's doing well enough to be moved off the ICU floor.

I've thought about her so much in the last three weeks. I so miss our conversations, her e-mails with links to some blog featuring a cute idea, her texts filling me in on some little detail in her day, her blog posts and even her comments on my blog. I'm praying that when she wakes up, she's better than before. I understand they said there were lesions or tears in her brain that were unrepairable, but I believe God is bigger than that and can fix any tear man can't. I just want her to wake up, so we can pick up where we left off, but better.

To Kathy - I didn't realize there was an article related to the accident. I would like to read it if you have a link for it. Thanks.