Hi, Let me tell you how
Ladybug's Alley came to be.
My sister and I
grew up being very close.
We of course shared our room together
.
We played together.
Our favorite games were Barbie/Ken (of course), and
we loved playing John and Judy (our parents). We even
had our dog "Chico" (our brother), lol. We moved a lot with
our father's job, so a lot of times, we were all we had for friends.
As we went into teens, and dating became the rage.
I, being the oldest, dated
in groups at first. This was a great
way to be able to bring my sister along. She just blended right
into the group. And usually, her boyfriends were within the group
we ran in too! We really have a lot of Happy Memories of these times.
Once I got married, and moved to another state, we kind of lost each
other for a few years, while I was raising my little one's and she
got married and was making a career for herself.
We did visit at a
few holidays, but our time together was also filled with other family members.
Then, we had a family emergency and meet back up at the hospital.
Our Mother was diagnosed with cancer. Thank God for our bond, cause we had
to really lean on each other thru these few weeks we had with Mom. God blessed
her with a very short illness and then took her to heaven.
This being a
blessing for her, but a tragedy for us. Mom was our family strength.
She was the glue that held everything together. You always knew she would be
there to love and understand and help all she could. She loved Christmas and did
everything she could to pull us all together for the holiday. Eleven years
later,
she is still missed just as if it was yesterday.
Thru these days of adjusting, we leaned on each other for strength and memories.
But, God not only blessed our mother, but soon after, took other family members:
Our brother (Skeeter)/G'ma (father's side) were taken 24 hours from each other,
both of our dear grandparents (mother's side), our loving father that grieved
himself
to death, and more recently, our very special Aunt (Mom's sister).
Seemed like
they all went relatively close together making it even harder for us to deal
with.
We realize Mom has them all in her beautiful garden in heaven, drinking coffee
and
laughing. But,
when you are left here on earth, you have to deal with the loss.
That is just what my sister and I did!
We held close to each other and our
wonderful memories. Our mother had given each of us a cute little nickname:
My sister's was "Ladybug" and mine was "Crissy", our brother's was "Skeeter".
I became disabled thru these years and became homebound.
I always had a dream
to build my own site and make a little extra money to help do things with my
grandchildren. With the encouragement of my "Ladybug".
This dream has come
to a reality. Of course, this also took a lot of support from my kids and
grandkids,
cause this was all I did for months...lol.
So. I wanted to dedicate this site to my
sister ("Ladybug") and my family, which you will find their names
throughout
this site
also.
Of Course, I could not of made it at all if it weren't for God's help.
Together we
made it past a lot of obstacles that were put in my path. He even blessed me
with a few
grounded angel's to assist me with computer repair, PayPal assistance, web design and hosting plans.
I am grateful to these
special angels as well. They not only helped with their business, but gave me
support
and help to finally get "Ladybug's Alley" online. God blessed me with these
angels and
special friends. Without any of them, I never would of made it.
We'll Sis....here it is! May you always know how much I love you!
Please, grab a comfy chair, your favorite coffee, and take a look around. We
always love
having coffee with friends!
