Important happenings and just plain fun times!

So, I wanted to show some pictures of things that have been going on or just fun times we've had since I stopped posting. Walter finished building a fence in the back of the house that hides the propane tank, generator, garbage cans, etc., so this is a current view of the back of the house.

For those of you unfamiliar...a crawfish boil thrown by a company. They boiled over 5,000 lbs. that day!
Some co-workers on the boat!

This is Daphne, my brother's daughter. She is going to be 3 in August and is really precious. They will be here visiting next week from Atlanta.

Daphne & I chillaxin on the porch!

Daphne with her wild hair!!

Walter's niece, Shelby & I in the French Quarter after Erin's wedding! We were probably fighting over the beer!

My youngest son, Cameron (affectionately known as "The Boy") and his friend, Madalynn.

This is my brother-in-law, Kevin, and my "nephew," Tyrone. My sister and her husband took Ty in when he was 13 or 14 and he's 27 now. He's recently won 4 out of 4 professional boxing matches in Houston! He's gonna be famous, y'all!

This is me showing Ty who's the best fighter!

Like i'm scared!!!!!!

Me & my sister, Donna during one of my visits to Houston to visit JP.

Donna & her grandson, Elijah on Mother's Day in Louisiana. Elijah will be 3 tomorrow!

This is where I sit and read my Kindle or play on my Iphone in the backyard.

During another trip to Houston, I reunited with a friend from elementary school, Sarah!

I know this is hard for some people to talk about, but it's my reality. I have no problem with it, so talk or ask all you want. This is the prison in Huntsville where JP is currently incarcerated.

Another view....

This is me with my friend, Amy's kids, Ava & Payton. Amy is the daughter of one of my best friends, Dana.

Me & my friend from middle school, Michelle. We've stayed in touch over the years. She does not share my appreciation for the picture taking lol.

The Boy and his friends...Bradley, Bryce, & Madalynn.

Mother's day lunch...my sister, Donna, my mom, and me.

Elijah and my younger nephew, Justin at Ty's fight.

Being funny while waiting for the fight to start...the cops are there to guard him! HA HA HA

My friend Sarah's "garage apartment" that she's allowing us to stay in when we visit JP! How cool is that? And this is only a small part of it!

The girl in the green is my friend, Libby, from middle school. We reunited thanks to Facebook last year. The girl in the blue is her friend, Linda.

My neighbor/friend/hair dresser, Rhonell. Her son is in a great band that we were listening to.

My BFF Lesley, Ty, and me after his fight.....KO in 1 minute, 6 seconds!

Sarah, me, & Lesley waiting for the fight

The fight!

If you can't see him, the other guy is on the ground!

And the winner is...........TYRONE!!

My BFF Lesley on our trip to visit JP at our favorite place, Gringo's!!!

Maybe this was for us??

A classmate of my sisters at the University of Houston. He's from India and doesn't get out a whole lot....we sure entertained him!!! He told my sister, "I try to be good at school, but I didn't know you have friends like these!!"

Statue fun with Amit

GoGo & Binky...brotherly love

My latest obsession...PUFFY TACO'S at Sarita's on the river

Tyrone is a daddy!!!!! Tyrone & Avery

Aunt Dawn & Avery

Avery Marcus

Anyway, just some pictures to share!!! Enjoy!

Is anyone still here??

Wow! Hey there!! I have been missing my blog lately and reading everyone else's! I totally and completely love Facebook, and no I'm not leaving there, but I am always disapointed that I can't go back (without a lot of trouble) and look at old posts and things. Maybe I'll come back to the blog world? Who knows? But for today, it's what I think I'm going to do.

We are having an awesome summer so far. My last day of work was May 25th and I have been enjoying having nothing to do!! Walter (the Wizard) is able to take off from work when needed, so we are able to do some things together. He's already off every other Friday, so that is a nice, long weekend for us both. Elizabeth and the boys are doing well. I was supposed to get Landen today, but he'll be coming over tomorrow night after his first baseball game, and yes, granny Dawn will be there to cheer him on! Landen turned 8 in March and Mack turned 3 in May. Mack is still pretty wild and we don't really keep him much. I am hoping to do better with that soon. Bradley (E's step-son) is 9 now. JP is doing pretty good. He turned 26 in April. He agreed to plead guilty in December and was moved to the state prison system in February. He will be eligible for parole in August 2019. He seems to be adjusting well, he's working in the kitchen at the prison and says he likes it because it keeps him busy. I was able to visit him in May and sit together for 4 hours, which was awesome. Then Lesley & I went back in June and had a 4 hour window visit. She isn't able to have "contact" visits, so this worked out ok. The visits are so much better than in the county jail. We are going back in July and August, since it's summer and we both can work it out to go. Walter will go with us on the August visit. Cameron is great! He's 16 and working for the second summer at Blue Bayou Water Park. He actually saved a man 3 weeks ago! We are proud! He has pulled his grades up and will be a senior next year. We have high hopes for this young man! My step-son, Sean, is 24 now and not doing really well. We are praying that things will turn around for him soon.

I guess I could post pictures of our summer fun up til now? Or maybe i'll go back a little ways, since you've missed a lot since December! Let's see what I can find!

Elizabeth planned a surprise skating party for Landen and it totally freaked Landen out! He apparently doesn't like surprises and it took 20 mintues to calm him down!!

This is Mack at Landen's birthday party.

This is Landen & Elizabeth.

In May, we had an "end of the year" crawfish boil for our co-workers at our house. It was a great day! Several of my co-workers went to graduate school with me, so we really enjoy working together and also getting to hang out some too!

This is Christine - a co-worker/grad school friend.

This is the Wizard and Tammie's son.

Our coordinator, Terry

Courtney & I - she's another co-worker/grad school friend.

No year is complete without a Lundin wedding...this is Brenden & Kristen

And Erin and Mike.

So anyway, I am missing my blog, so i'm back for now! Let me know if you're still out there!!

The News

Hi everyone,

I have kept my blog online so that I could deliver the news about JP to those who have followed our story and cared so much! I have not found my way back here and really enjoy keeping up with everyone on Facebook, but for those who aren't there, here is our outcome we've waited nearly 3 years for. JP has agreed to take a 25 year plea deal. He will be eligible for parole after 12.5 years and will receive credit for the 3 years he has already served. He is comfortable with his decision and I am relieved to have the answers we have waited for. His attorney was convinced he would receive a life sentence, so this was his best plan, I think. Thank you so much for caring and maybe I'll be back some day, but I doubt it. Find me on Facebook!! Dawn Womack Lundin

The latest info...

Hi everyone,

Once again, JP's trial has been reset! The new date is November 3, which is very frustrating, but I feel like the trial will happen when it is the right time. His attorney is involved in a federal death penalty case and wont have time to work on his case. We want her to have time to work on his case!! So we'll wait. I've written to JP and asked him to call me, but as far as I know, he still doesn't know yet. My friend, Lesley, & I visited him last weekend, but didn't find out about the date change until after the meeting.

Otherwise, things are great! I have the week off of work for Easter break and am very excited! And then only 26 more work days until I have the summer off! Yay!

If you are on Facebook, look for me there - Dawn Womack Lundin. I am there all the time and really enjoy keeping up with everyone that way. Just if you do add me, please don't mention my blog! It's not public knowledge among my family and I would like to keep it that way!!

Have a great day!

Hey!

Hey everyone! I appreciate the messages but have to say I just don't have any interest in blogging right now. I am not going to delete the blog because of my faithful friends that would like to know JP's outcome. I met some true friends here and hope to stay in touch. Speaking of which, I'm loving keeping up with many of you on Facebook!! If you're on there, please add me... Dawn Womack Lundin ... anywho, my friend, Lesley & I are going to visit JP April 4 & 5, then hopefully the trial will start April 28th as scheduled. I will report back when we know if the trial will happen or not.

Look me up on Facebook! I'd love to keep up with you there!

Here I am again!

Hi again! Thanks to my friends who have been checking in on me! I am sad to say that I am just bored with the blogging right now. I know that if I force myself to do it, it wont be enjoyable anymore. My latest fascination is Facebook and if you are a member and want to look me up, feel free (Dawn Lundin). Warning...warning...warning...I will delete you if you ever mention my blog on there!!! Most of my family are members of Facebook and they are not privy to my blog and I plan to keep it that way! I will try to keep the blog going and miss hearing about what my friends are up to.

My step-son was in a motorcycle accident last Tuesday and has a broken leg and wrist. He was not supposed to be riding the motorcycle after several accidents, so it is a very frustrating thing to deal with. This accident wasn't his fault and he's quite lucky about that. He should be going home from the hospital today to await further surgery on his leg and wrist. He has had one already and the doctors want the wait for the swelling to go down before they perform another one. He will be temporarily staying with his mother, which never works out well.

JP is doing good and just waiting on his April trial. He is writing and calling fairly often and sounds like he is doing good. I am just praying for God to work His will in JP's life. I send the attorney & investigator quite a list of questions we have about the case and am patiently waiting to get some answers on all of that.

Cameron is good. He's actually putting some effort into school this semester and I'm glad to see that. Landen spent the weekend with us recently and we had a good time with him. Walter & I are good, but not getting to spend a lot of time together as he is at the hospital with Sean most nights. Just one more thing to work through together!!

I hope you are all doing well.