Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest

This day is a hard one, when I first thought of who I have been "closest" with the longest,

Joel my husband, came to mind.
We have dated since 1993, married since 1996 and that is half of his adult life.

The second person that came to mind is Marla, she and I have been friends since 1984, our Freshman year of High School at St. James Major.

Then I thought of my dad, Mike Combe, he has known me the longest.



So I will add three Pictures to this post...

Day 1- 10 Facts about me and my first picture...

Picture taken after the Randy Newman Concert in New Orleans at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre.


10 Facts about me...

1) I miss my mom daily.
2) I am so glad that I attend church and that Jesus is my Savior.
3) I am lucky to have a husband that loves me unconditionally.
4) I have 2 beautiful daughters who show me every day how lucky I am.
5) I have a huge fear of heights and drowning. Not sure which one is worse.
6) I have the best Dad in the world. He is more helpful than he will ever know.
7) I am the founder of Beta Sigma Phi, Alpha Chapter that gives back to the community and allows me to have sisters that are awesome.
8) I work at home for the state and encourage moms to breastfeed.
9) I have an addiction to TV, I watch General Hospital and blame it on my grandmother, Joyce. She made we watch it back in 1981 and I have been hooked. Charlie's Angels reruns come in at a close 2nd.
10) I am a Girl Scout mom who helps with 2 troops and I am addicted to Girl Scout Cookies...

30 Day Challenge

My Cousin, Malorie, who is in North Carolina is doing this challenge, I am officially stealing it from her, or borrowing it, either way, I am accepting the challenge...


Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts

Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest

Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show

Day 04 - A picture of your night

Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory

Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day

Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most ****** up things with

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate

Day 12 - A picture of something you love

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist

Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without

Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die

Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you

Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently

Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity

Day 19 - A picture and a letter

Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel

Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget

Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at

Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book

Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change

Day 25 - A picture of your day

Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you

Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member

Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of

Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile

Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss

A little Bit of God's Love...

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A new year

Wow, 2009. I can still remember waiting for the world to come crashing down back during the NYE of 1999 and the NYD of 2000. My mom was a in panic, did she get enough water, did we have enough canned goods, was our computer going to crash??? It was all a big hoax. So many people scared my mom into thinking bad things were going to happen. And little did I know that was going to be my last NY with her. She had her heart surgery in October and then the landslide occurred, she had fluid on her heart and the went in to drain it. Slam, she coded on the table and they brought her back, fairly quickly and they thought it would all be fine. They drained the fluid and as they were closing her, Slam, she coded again. It took them much longer to revive her the second time and she slipped into a comma. I can remember getting the call from my dad, it is frightening how you never forget that call. The comma continued, but I swear she squeezed my hand during one of my all nighters by her bedside. The nurses told me it was a reflex, but in my heart I know it was her telling me good-bye. They tested her on October 30th and said that there was no brain activity, and they wanted to take her off of all of the machines on the next day, October 31st. I said there was no way I wanted to remember her leaving on Halloween, let's wait until tomorrow, All Saints Day, and remove her then. She was turned off of all machines on November 1st, and she lingered in a comma without machines for 4 days. My dad and I would go and visit her, and family would come with us. On that 4th day, Novmeber 3rd, the nurses told us we would need to remove her from the hospital and place her in a nursing home or at our home with hospice. We decided to do at home, we couldn't see her in a nurisng home. We signed the papers to have her moved the next day on the 4th. My dad said he wanted to go and visit her that final night by himself. He did and I am not sure what he said or did, but the nurses called the next moring to tell us that she had past away. I have feeling he told her it was okay to go and be free and she listened. We were all at peace that she would not have to spend her days in a hospital bed in my dad's living room, but I so wanted her to sit up and just wake me up out my nightmare. I can't imgaine how my dad deals with all of this. He is so strong and goes on day by day without her. I know he misses her, he says many times she was his one and only and he will never date or see anyone again. It will be 9 years in November that I have lost her. I still cry, I am still so angry I could spit. My girls will never know her as I did. I can tell stories of her great qualities and continue to let the girls see her through my eyes, but is so not fair that she didn't get to Eleanor or know about her. Abigail still remembers her, but Abigail was only 2 when she died. We talk about her often and keep her in our life. I have a feeling she is near, but I would never want to see her again. It is to painful to think she could wander into my life and then have to leave again. I think about that the country song "One More Day" often that if I could have one more day with her I would be greedy and want more days.

So as I look into 2009 I wish for happy moments and few tears. My girls are my favorite things in my life, they are part of me and a part of my mom.