Phoebe's 1st Birthday Party - Nemo

We had it by Angel's house on December 16, 2006. It turned out great! We got her cake from Flour Power and paid a pretty penny for it, which was fine but the one part of the cake that matched the party theme, Nemo, was broken (his face broke off, lol)! Needless to say, I wasn't too happy! But I didn't let it spoil the day! Angel, Joe & Aggie stayed up really late helping me decorate and get everything together. I think Aggie finally left around 11pm to go home and the rest of us were up until about 2am! But it was soooo worth it! Check out the pics!

We had a great time. There was a spacewalk in the backyard for the kiddos, we had a Nemo pinata and favor bags. And Phoebe was not shy about digging into the cake, she loved it and loved when everyone sang Happy Birthday! (I thought she'd freak out from all the people, it was loud!) Guess she showed us! :) We love that kid!

Thanks Angel & Joe for letting us use your house!

RIP Ms. Cynthia

Teal, Cynthia Lee Cantrell


TEAL Cynthia Lee Cantrell Teal, on Thursday, October 5, 2006. Beloved wife of Theodore Teal, Jr. Loving mother of Theodore Teal III, Stacey Calamari, Christopher Teal and Melissa Teal. Grandmother of 9. Sister of Laurie Miller. Daughter of the late Lorraine Munster Cantrell and Norman Cantrell. Age 54. A native of New Orleans, LA and a resident of Chalmette, LA for the past 40 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. A Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of Lamana-Panno-Fallo, 1717 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, at 1:00 pm on Monday, October 9, 2006. Interment in St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery No. 1. Friends may visit on Sunday, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm and on Monday after 10:00 am. Arrangements by JACOB SCHOEN AND SON FUNERAL DIRECTORS. Guestbook may be signed online at www.legacy.com.

Published in The Times-Picayune on 10/8/2006.

RIP Uncle Leroy

Rest in Peace Uncle Leroy, you will be missed and loved always... thanks for doing so much for our family throughout the years.


William Leroy Guerra, Sr. on Sunday, October 1, 2006 at Tulane Medical Center. Beloved son of the late H. Ben Guerra and the late Pauline Morales Guerra. Husband of Edna Asher Guerra. Father of William L. Guerra, Jr., Billy Ray Guerra and Paula Guerra Everhardt. Grandfather of Kayla, Brittani, William III, Matthew, Frederick and Gracie. Brother of Robert Guerra, the late Dora Lee Miller, Ben Guerra and Anthony Guerra, Sr. Age 61. He was a self-employed commerical fisherman. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service from the Metairie Home of LAMANA-PANNO-FALLO, 1717 Veterans Memorial Blvd. at Bonnabel Blvd. on Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 12:00 noon. Followed by interment in St. Bernard Catholic Cemetery. Visitation on Thursday, October 5, 2006 after 9 o'clock a.m. until funeral time. Sign On-Line Guest Book at www.legacy.com. Information call: 831-9901.

Published in The Times-Picayune on 10/3/2006.

Phoebe's 6 Month Shots and more

When Phoebe was 6 months old, I had to take her to the doctor for her immunizations. She also got her ears pierced during the appointment and the doctor opened her "stuff". (She has labial adhesions - I later found out that they shouldn't force it open because it'll just fuse back together... so that pain was for nothing, I was not happy!!) So she had a very bad day, poor baby.

Phoebe's 1 Month Shots

For Phoebe's 1 month immunizations, Michael came with me to the appt. When the doctor gave her the shot, she was screaming so loud. Michael was standing beside me while I was holding her legs. It felt like he rested his head on my shoulder, I started to turn and say what are you doing?! But he collapsed to the floor! He passed out from watching Phoebe get the shot! The dr checked him out but said he's fine and he'd come to in a minute. And he did, he woke up and me and the dr were looking at him, he asked "what's going on"? We told him he passed out and he didn't remember. I was worried but it ended up pretty funny :) Love you babe!