Hello everyone!
Okay, so things have been a little hectic and I never got a newsletter out last month! Oops! But
better late than never! Things have been going well. I don't really remember a lot about August but I do know it was busy
since we were getting ready for the move! We thought we would get out of there without another storm but Katrina had other
plans. We were blessed in that it moved far enough west that the most we had was a lot of wind and 60mph winds. Not bad at
all. I wouldn't have wished the destruction on anyone but we really were hoping it wouldn't hit us. It was the third one in
11 months for our area and Pensacola is still recovering from Ivan, Katrina was the last thing they needed. Katrina delayed
things a little but for the most part we were able to get out pretty close to plan.
We broke the trip up here into two days for Faith's sake which was a good thing. We left on Thursday
and went to my grandmother's in GA. That was about a 7 hr trip (minor stops included). We got up there with no problems.
Friday was another story. We left my grandmother's on what should have been the last 4 and a half hours of the trip. We were
supposed to be in NC no later than 6pm. We didn't roll into Hickory until almost 11pm. Faith was so sick all day. She kept
throwing up and we'd have to stop to suction her our and change her clothes. This happened 5 or 6 times. Then we had to stop
to hook her up to feed and that took time. Then I had a flat tire and we had to change it then find a place to get the tire
fixed. Off and on during all of this Faith is throwing up constantly. She had had her shots on Wednesday and wasn't feeling
well anyway. And I think she was car sick from never having been in a car for long periods like that. It was terrible. We
finally made it up here and it took about 24 hours for her to start acting like herself and right as she was begining to feel
better she came down with an upper respiratory infection. We've had 2 trips to the ER since Sunday and Wednesday we finally
were given antibiotics. She's doing much better although she has the most pitiful cough. Her daddy said it sounded like a cat
coughing up a furrball! He misses her terribly but will get to see her in October when he and his dad come up here for there
family reunion in Hickory!
As far as the rest of her health she is doing great! She's becoming more and more vocal and active.
She really tried to walk when I hold her in the standing position. She puts those feet one in front of the other until she
gets to me. She's even started bouncing on her legs a little when I sing to her! I put her in an exersaucer and prob her with
blankets and she goes crazy pushing on her feet and pushing with her arms off of the excersaucer. We are amazed on a daily
basis by her accomplishments! PRAISE GOD!!
My mom and dad are doing great! In fact they signed papers on a house today! YAY!!!! It is so gorgeous!
All hardwood floors and ceramic tile, oh it's beautiful. The man has agreed to be out by the end of the month so they will
be able to close on the 30th or Oct 1st, I don't know which. The other great news is that Faith and I are going to have OUR
OWN PLACE!!!!! YIPEEE!!!! We are going to stay in the appartment that we are all living in right now! My parents are going
to help me with it but they feel that it will be best for Faith and I to have our own space! In a few months I'm going to
go back to school to get my nursing degree and it will be nice to have our own place when I get into a groove! It's a
two story appartment with 2 bedrooms and 1 and a half bathrooms. It even has a small screened in back porch! It's
adorable and perfect for Faith and me!
I think that is about it. Things at the church seem to be going well and daddy seems to really like
it. The people have been really excited about them being here. My sister, Dawn, and my niece (Alyssa) are coming to visit
next weekend and I cannot wait!!!!! We are only 2 and a half hours from them!!!!! We will get to see Dawn, Benjy and Alyssa
so much more often! I can't wait! We haven't lived this close to Dawn in YEARS!!! Next weekend will be the first time that
Alyssa gets to meet her baby cousin! We are all excited. She looks at pictures and says "ahs my baby!"
I think that catches us up. I'll be happy when things are unpacked and we are all settled. It will
only be a few more weeks. I miss all of you "down there" though. I may not have called but things have been crazy. I do think
about ALL of you and love you all dearly!!! We will be in touch!!!
We love you all,
Luanne and Faith
