Happy Birthday to My First Born - Victoria Lesa

July 12, 1972, I was pregnant with Les and my first child. The baby was two weeks late.  Les had to force my swollen feet into my shoes for the last month or so.  I was so tired of family and friends calling to see if I had delivered our baby yet. I was so ready to see my feet again and get back into regular clothes.  This was Wednesday, I think my regular doctor day. This day my blood pressure had begun to rise and the only way the doctor said to eliminate that was to deliver the baby and to report to the hospital at 6 a.m. the next morning.

Thursday, July 13, 1972,  As Les and I were driving from Garland, TX over to St. Paul's hospital in Dallas near Love Field, I was excited and yet very scared not really knowing exactly what to expect that my experience would be in "delivering a baby" even with the lamaze class. I just thought about all the incredible pain and war stories I had heard from my friends and others.  At that point if there was any way I could have gotten out of delivering this baby to avoid the pain I would have done it in a New York minute. However, I was also excited to finally discover what it was like to hold my baby. Yes, this would fulfill another one of my life long dreams. After I met the man of my dreams and married. I desparately wanted a big family.  I loved children and I wanted my own.

I was blessed to only experience hour and half of hard labor before Victoria Lesa announced her arrival in this world with that beautiful cry. At the time I didn't know that the doctors and nurses knew what the gender of the baby was according to the heart beat and blood pressure as during labor. Dr. Nabors commented as we moved from the labor room on to delivery that the last boy had been delivered so this would have to be a girl. And yes it was my precious Victoria who changed Les and my life forever on that day.  We are so blessed to have the privilege our first born daughter.

Today, my first born is a beautiful wife to Brandon and mother to 7 year old son, Micah and 5 year old daughter, Lauren . I am so thankful for God's Grace and Mercy as he grew Les and my family beginning with Victoria who changed my life forever in such a wonderful way.

This is a Song of Love I must Sing Happy Birthday to Victoria Lesa a.k.a. Vicki who by her self and through her own family has brought tremendous joy to my world.  Happy Birthday!

Love, Mom

GG & Lauren Day - May 1

My first born Vicki is married to Brandon who live in the Fort Worth - Mid Cities Area near DFW airport. They have blessed Les and me with a now 7 year old grandson and now 5 year old granddaughter. We don't get to see them as often as we'd like but so appreciate the time we have together.

May 1st weekend was a girls weekend for Vicki and Lauren to come to the Houston area for Vicki to help host a bridal shower for one of her best friends forever. While Vicki was occupied with the shower Lauren and I got to have a fun day together.


We first began with a shopping experience for an item that was needed for an event coming up soon. We picked up my friend who was also involved in this project and were on our way. In the meantime, Lauren taught us how to play the game "Banana" when you travel. Young children just love games to pass the time. I'll go into that experience another post.

We were shopping for a Tiara. The person who was to receive this Tiara is a very elegant lady and we asked Lauren to help us select it when we arrived at the jewelry store. Lauren is her Mother's daughter. When we finally found our way to the counter with all the Tiara's in about 30 seconds Lauren pointed a certain one out and said that was it. My friend and I acknowledged her choice, but we needed to look at some other tiara's as well. We both came to agree that Lauren was right own and purchased the Tiara Lauren selected for the Elegant Lady friend to be blessed with.

Digressing a bit when Vicki was about Lauren's age ,it was very clear when we went shopping especially for clothes; if Vicki did not pick it out I was throwing my money away because when we got home she would not wear it. She always knew what she liked and has always had a great sense of style appropriate to her age.

We dropped my friend off then Lauren and I traveled to Tea for Two Tea Room for lunch. Note the bow in the mirrow from Lauren's hair. She ordered her choice from the kids's menu Peanut Butter and Jelly on Croissant with her own personal Tea Pot of Cold Tea. Lauren had other ideas about dessert so we passed on dessert at the Tea Room.













Lauren expresses such confidence after pouring her cold tea from her tea pot as we waited for our entrees.

The joy expressed on Lauren's face below is priceless to me.



Next was our stop at the book store where G.G. (Gorgeous Grandmother - I'm too young to be a grandmother hence G.G,) provided cash for Lauren to select the book of her choice. That was a fun experience. Lauren loved going up to the counter and paying for it all by herself and receiving the change she knew she would get to keep.

Now it was time to go to the park to play after we stopped by McDonald's to get the ice cream she wanted. We only stayed a brief time as even on May 1st the Houston heat was getting too warm.

G.G. had one more errand to run which Lauren loves to go shopping. When we finished that event it was time to pick up Pizza for dinner with Pops, G.G., Lauren's Mom along with Aunt Val, Uncle Ryan and cousin Cooper.

Lauren was a great helper and fun to be with today, May 1st. It was a fun and wonderful day for all of us.