Poor Lucky

We woke up Sunday morning and one of Lucky's ears was flopped down.  I thought maybe he was just getting so old he couldn't hold it up anymore so I went on.  That night I thought I'd better see if something was wrong with his ear so I felt it and there was.  I thought if it wasn't better in the next day I'd call the vet and get him in.  I decided to do some research online to see if there was anything out there about it.  I found exactly what I needed and that I needed to get him to the vet.  I took him Tuesday afternoon and they took him back immediately for surgery.  It broke my heart.  They told me to come back in a couple of hours to pick him up.  When we went back they brought him out and his poor ear was dripping blood.  Talk about an upset Mommy!  They took him back and wrapped his ear up.  He's got to go back in 2 weeks to have his ear looked at and possibly get the stitches out.

This is Lucky the morning his ear was not sticking straight up.

Right after the surgery at home.

He wouldn't quit messing with his ears so I had to get him this collar.  He did NOT like it.

Fall Fest 2009

We had our annual Fall Fest for the Switch students on October 23rd & 24th and it was incredible!  It started out Friday night at church around 7.  We took the students across the street to Chuck E. Cheese's to eat and to play around for a while.   It was a nuthouse over there with our 100+ students but we had a blast.  Here is my switchgroup at Chuck E. Cheese.

After dinner we went back to the  church and put together 1,000 boxed lunches for the homeless downtown we were going to minister to the following day.  It always amazes me how much the students like doing these kinds of things. 

After we finished the boxed lunches, we had the most amazing time of praise and worship.  I LOVE seeing our students trully worshipping.  We encouraged the students to get away from everyone else and just worship Him alone.  We had students standing up with their hands held high.  We had students on their knees.  We had students flat on their faces...all worshipping God.  It makes me so proud of them and brings tears to my eyes.  We've been going through a series called I Am Second with our students and it has really spoken to them.  Several of our leaders got up and told their stories of struggles they've dealt with and how they've overcome these difficult times. 

We then got into our switchgroups and encouraged our students to write their story and to tell why they are second.  They were given the opportunity to then video their story.  My girls were so excited about doing this (I really think I have the best switch students out there).  We finally got to bed about 4 am to only get up 3 hours later at 7 am.  We joined the Block Party downtown to serve the homeless.  I could go on and on and tell story after story of how their lives were impacted that day.  God was definitely moving in their lives.

Sarah, one of my switchgirls, and I had the opportunity of spending some time with one of the homeless named Michelle.  She was such a blessing to both of us.  She told us her story and it was awesome to hear her giving glory to God...even though she is living on the streets.  This was taken during the praise & worship.

Always have to add a picture of us!  :)  David was a leader in the spa area where they were giving out massages and washing the feet of the homeless.

God is SO good!

Our Honeymoon

For our honeymoon we went to Kansas City. We had a blast! We had originally reserved a car once we got there and it was like an economy car. While we were standing in line to pick it up, we saw a picture of a mini. So...here it is!  It was so much fun. 

We ate a TON of food, did some shopping, saw a Kansas City Royals game with David's Mom and her boyfriend (they live there), and just drove around checking everything out. We love to explore cities we've not been too and to look at the old buildings and stuff.  Here are a couple of pictures from the Royals game.

 

The New Mother-In-Law and Me

Here are a couple more pictures from our time there.

Us at the Plaza.

Our Wedding

Here are a few of our MANY favorite wedding pictures.  Thanks Randy at Randy Coleman Photography for the most amazing pictures ever!

 

 

 

 

50% Off Sale

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Welcome to The Tarver's New Blog Site

Well, we've been married 5 weeks tomorrow so I guess it's about time to get started on blogging about our family happenings.  We are getting settled in to married life and are loving it.  David started his new job at Terracon as a CADD Operator and IT Specialist on September 14th and loves it.  I was just given the privilege to begin working from home starting, hopefully, around the 15th of this month.  I am so excited!  I will be posting wedding pictures and honeymoon pictures soon.