08/22/05
BACK TO THE GRIND!!!
HI THERE ALL!!! WOW BUSY BUSY HERE THE PAST FEW WEEKS. MY SISTERS CAME OUT TO VISIT ON THE 4TH OF AUGUST ONE OF THEM LEFT ON THE 8TH IT WAS A SHORT VISIT BUT NICE TO HAVE HER HERE. MY OTHER SISTER JESSICA STAYED A FEW MORE DAYS AND LEFT ON THE 13TH THAT WAS A BLAST WE HAD LOTS OF FUN DOING THINGS TOGETHER AND CATCHING UP. IT WAS GREAT TO BECAUSE I EVEN GOT A CHANCE TO SPEND WITH MY NEW NEPHEW CODY WHO IS SUCH A BABYDOLL AHHHH I LOVE HIM HEE HEE. I EVEN TOOK US OUT TO GET THERE PICS DONE CODY'S TURNED OUT SO CUTE BUT LITTLE ARLEE WAS IN A BAD MOOD AND WE REALLY GOT NOTHING FROM HER HAHA! I DID BUY A COUPLE SHOTS BUT HAD HOPED I WOULD HAVE GOTTON HER IN A BETTER MOOD. HER PICS FOR HER ONE YEAR BIRTHDAY WILL BE DONE HERE IN A WEEK OR SO ANYWAY SO HOPEFULLY ILL CATCH HER IN A GOOD MOOD. SO AFTER MY SISTER LEFT WE HAD A COUPLE OF DAYS TO RELAX AND RECOOPERATE WITH THE KIDS, SO WE WERE OFF TO SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA AND HAD A BLAST. THIS TIME I GOT TO GO ON ALL THE RIDES SEEING AS THE LAST TIME WE WENT I WAS PREGO. MY SWEET FRIEND TORI WATCHED ARLEE FOR US THEY ARE REAL GOOD FRIENDS OF OURS SO I WAS GLAD SHE WAS WITH SOMEONE I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THIS WAS ARLEE'S FIRST BABYSITTING EXPERIENCE AND SHE DID SO WELL, HA HA AS YOU KNOW BEING A MOM I CALLED OFTEN TO CHECK ON HER HA HA ALL I GOT WAS WILL YOU JUST HAVE FUN SHE IS FINE!!! HA HA HA!!!! THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK THE KIDS OUT TO DINNER AT A WONDERFUL MEXICAN RESTURAUNT OOH MAN IT WAS GREAT. THEN IT WAS OFF TO ARKANSAS WHERE WE SPENT LOTS OF QUALITY TIME WITH HIS BROTHERS AND MY SISTER IN-LAWS. I GOT QUITE A FEW PICS SOME FROM MY CAMERA PHONE AND MY DIGITAL CAMERA TOO. RICK BEING THE FORGETFULL ONE HE LEFT HIS CAMERA PHONE IN ARKANSAS SO THEY ARE MAILING IT OUT TO US, HE GOT SOME GREAT PICS OF THE GUYS FISHING TRIP. ALL THE GUYS RICK, RONNIE, RUSTY AND THERE FATHER ALONG WITH EVEN LITTLE RICKY WHO MIGHT I SAY HAD A BLAST. THEY WENT FISHING ON RICKS DADS PONTOON BOAT, WENT SWIMMING, JUMPED OFF CLIFFS EVEN MY LITTLE RICKY DID THAT I WAS SO SHOCKED, HE SURE IS GROWING UP. NO BITES THAT DAY EXCEPT RUSTY RICKS OLDER BROTHER CAUGHT SOMTHING THE SIZE OF A GOLDFISH HAHAHA. AT NIGHT WE ALL SAT AROUND AND HAD WINE AND OF CORSE THE GUYS DID THE BEER THING. OOH MAN I CANNOT BELIEVE THE HUMIDTITY THERE WOW!!! AND THE THE MOSQUITOS AHHH I GOT EATEN ALOVE WE DONT HAVE THEM HERE IN ILLINOIS LIKE THAT I HAVE MAYBE GOTTEN ONE OR 2 BITES IN THE YEAR AND A HALF I HAVE LIVED HERE, BUT THERE OOOH MAN. WE WENT SWIMMING AND DID THE GIRL THING DURING THE DAY WOW I HAD ALOT OF FUN. I REALLY ENJOY BEING AROUND RICKS FAMILY THEY ARE GREAT. ITS FUNNY TO SIT BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE STORIES IN THE PAST WE JUST SIT AND LAUGH. ALSO WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW I SPENT MY 20TH BIRTHSAY WITH THEM WOW ITS CRAZY THEY ALL COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW LONG ITS BEEN I MET ALL OF THEN WHEN I WAS 19 AND OF CORSE I CAN THANK THE HUBBY FOR THAT HEE HEE. ANYHOW WE DID HAVE TONS OF FUN AND I CANT WAIT TO VENTURE BACK NEXT TIME ILL WEAR MORE BUG SPRAY. GUESS THEY ARE ALL WANTING TO MAKE A TRIP OUT HERE NEST OOH THAT WILL BE SO GREAT TOO. ME AND RICK ARE HOPING TO HAVE THANKGIVING HERE WITH EVERYONE SO WE WILL SE IF THAT TURNS OUT. WOW I HAVE JUST BABLED ON AND ON HUH? WELL I AM OFF TO DO SOME THINGS AROUND HERE AND DURING THE DAYS TO ADD TO MY LIST I AM WATCHING KIDS RIGHT NOW I HAVE 4 OTHER KIDS I WATCH. SOME FRIENDS REALLY NEEDED DAYS CARE SO I OFFERED TO DO IT HERE, THIS WEEK I AM GOING DOWN TO GET MY CPR CERTIFICATION RENEWED ALSO THERE IS A NEW CLASS FOR MEDICAL SAFTEY I THINK I WILL TAKE AS WELL, THINGS WITH OUR BUSINESS ARE PICKING BACK UP SOON YOU WILL ALL BE ABLE TO SEE THE PRODUCT OF OUR BUSINESS JUST HANG IN THERE A LITTLE LONGER AND ILL POST THE LINK TO OUR BUSINESS SITE. I KEEP WONDERING HOW THE HECK I AM GONA BE ABLE TO HANDEL THE DAYCARE HERE, SOCCER, GIRL SCOUTS, ICE SKATING, ICE HOCKEY, TODDLER TIME, FAMILY EVENING WHICH NEEDS TO BE A NIGHT WHERE THERE IS NO ACTIVITY HAHA AND STILL TRYING TO GET A SLOT FOR MYSELF FOR A COACH ON ONE OF THE KIDS SOCCER TEAMS. DADDY WILL BE COACHING HEAD COACH THIS SEASON AND HE IS SO EXCITED TOO.GUESS ITS GOOD WE CAN BOTH JUGGLE CAUSE WOW ITS NESSESARY NOW HAHAHA! ANYHOW LOTS OF LOVE YOUR WAY AND WILL UPDATE LATER
JAMIE
AND HER FABULOUS FOUR!
08/21/05
WELL FINALLY BACK AND SETTLING BACK INTO LIFE HERE AT HOME. AS MOM I HAVE TO PICK UP THE PACE AGAIN!! SUMMER HAS COME TO AN END!! SCHOOL FOR MY BIG BOY STARTS ON WEDNESDAY AND I AM SO NERVOUS FOR MY BABY, I KNOW HE WILL DO SO WELL THOUGH. ALEXIS IS ANXIOUS TOO. NOT ONLY IS SCHOOL BACK IN BUT THAT MEANS MOMMY DUTIES PILE UP EVEN MORE. SINCE BOTH KIDS ARE AT 2 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS DIVIDING UP ROOM MOM IS GONNA BE A CHORE BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE! FALL SOCCER SEASON HAS STARTED FOR US AND ITS THE KIDS 3RD SEASON AND OOH MAN ARE THEY EXCITED. DADDY OF CORSE WILL BE HEAD COACH AND AS FOR ME I AM TRYING TO FIND A SLOT FOR MYSELF AS A COACH FOR ONE OF THE KIDS TEAMS. THERE IS ONLY 2 COACHES PER TEAM SO HOPEFULLY ILL GET ONE. AND ADDING TO THAT AS A TROOP LEADER OF ALEXIS GIRL SCOUT TROOP ILL BE HEADING THAT UP IN THE WEEK AHEAD. ALEXIS SHORTHLY AFTER THAT WILL BEGIN A ICE SKATING CLASS SHE IS THRILLED ABOUT THAT AND I MYSELF AM SO EXCITED FOR HER.THEN OF CORSE THERE IS MY LITTLE BIT!(ARLEE) DADDY AND ME CERTAINLY CANT LEAVE HER OUT SHE WILL BE ATTENDING CLASSES WITH MOMMY AND DADDY AT THE RECREATION CENTER, SO AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE GONNA BE SLAMMED HERE HA HA HA! AFTER SOCCER ENDS RICKY WILL THEN SLIDE RIGHT INTO ICE HOCKEY WHICH HE IS SOOOOOO EXCITED ABOUT HE CANT STOP TALKING ABOUT IT. DADDY ALSO WANTS TO GET ON SOME SORT OF TEAM TOO, THEY DO HAVE IT FOR ADULTS AND I THINK IT WOULD BE PRETTY COOL TO WATCH HIM PLAY. SO WHAT ARE ME AND DADDY GONNA DO FOR TIME TO OURSELVES OUTSIDE OF JUGGLING SPORTS HA HA! WELL WE ARE TAKING UP BOWLING!! YEP THATS RIGHT THE BOWLING LEAUGE STARTS THIS MONTH AND I AM SO EXCITED FOR THAT AS WELL WHEEEW GOSH CAN WE ADD ANYMORE TO THE LIST HAHA! I WILL BE UPDATING IN MY STORIES ABOUT ALL OF OUR NEW ADVENTURES WE HAVE HAD THIS PAST FEW WEEKS, WOW DID WE DO ALOT!! SO FEEL FREE TO READ UP ON THE WARD FAMILY FUN ILL TALK TO YA'LL LATER GATORS
08/18/05
HOWDY FROM ARKANSAS!! WOW IS IT HOT AND HUMID HERE WOOOO HOOOO. WE SURE ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME AND THE KIDS ARE HAVING SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME TOO. WE ARE ALL ANXIOUS TO GET BACK TO GET READY FOR THE BIG SCHOOL DAY ON WEDNESDAY THE KIDS ARE OVER JOYED ABOUT IT. FALL SOCCER IS HERE AND THE KIDS ARE PUMPED AS WELL. RICKY REALLY WANTS TO DO ICE HOCKEY TOO SO IT LOOKS LOKE WE WILL BE ENROLLING HIM SOON. ALEXIS AND ARE ARE BACK WITH GIRL SCOUTS THE TROOPS TALE TIME OFF FOR THE SUMMER BUT AS THE LEADER I AM ALSO ANXIOUS TO SEE ALL OF THE TROOP AND SEE HOW THERE SUMMER'S WERE. ANYHOW JUST A QUICK CHAT WE ARE OFF TO EAT AND OFF FOR SOME FISHING, TALK TO YA LATER. LOOK FOR NEW PICS SOON!!!
LOVE YA
JAMIE AND HER FABULOUS FOUR
(PARTYOFFIVE)
08/15/05
QUICK UPDATE HELLO ALL!!! WELL TONS OF FUN HERE AND MANY MANY MORE PICS TO COME. AFTER A FUN VISIT WITH MY SISTERS HERE WE ARE NOW OFF TO GO VISITS RICKS BROTHERS IN ARKANSAS. ARLEE IS DOING SO WELL AND IS JUST ABOUT TO DO THE WALKING THING. RICKY AND ALEXIS ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE ANXIUOS FOR SCHOOL TO BEGIN BUT STILL HAVING A FUN TIOME ENJOYING THE REST OF THERE SUMMER. OOH WOW LOTS TO UPDATE BUT JUST NO TIME ILL GIVE A FULL REPORT WHEN WE ALL GET BACK AND FINALLY THINGS CAN SETTLE DOWN. LOTS OF LOVE YA'LL
JAMIE
08/09/05
HI ALL QUICK HI AND HELLO TO YOU ALL!! REAL BUSY WITH THE FAMILY HERE MY SISTER JESSEY IS STILL HERE WITH CODEY AND WE ARE HAVING SOOOOOO MUCH FUN! HAVENT WORKED ON THE SITE AT ALL LOOKS SO PLAIN ILL GET TO IT IN A FEW DAYS. HOPE YOUR ALL WELL AND SMILING TALK TO YA LATERS!!!!!!!!!!
08/03/05
HIDEE HO NEIGHBORS!!!
WOW BEEN A COUPLE DAYS SINCE I HAVE WRITTEN WHEEEW! BEEN A LITTLE BUSY AROUND HERE YOU KNOW ENJOYING THE SIMMER HAHA! LAST WEEKEND WE HAD SO MUCH FUN HUNG OUT WITH SOME FRIENDS EVEN WWALKED DOWN AROUND THE CORNER FROM OUR HOUSE WHERE THE VIOLENT FEMMES WERE PLAYING AS WELL AS THE 10,000 MANIACS PRETTY COOL HUH! ITS CALLED GLENFEST GUESS THEY HAVE IT EVERY YEAR IT WAS ALOT OF FUN. I WENT WITH MY FRIEN TORI AND HER HUBBY MY HUBY WANTED TO STAY HOME AND CHILL WITH THE KIDDOS SO IT WAS A NICE BREAK FOR ME. HAD A DRINK AND 2 BEERS IT WAS SO MUCH FUN AND WITH THE DRINKS VERY RELAXING HA HA HA! THE KIDS ARE GREAT AND STILL NO TEETH FOR MY LITTLE ARLEE:( STILL ISNT MAKING MUCH MORE PROGRESS ON THE WALKING BUT THAT OK TOO. SEEMS AS SHE TAKES 2 STEPS FORWARD HER MIND TAKES 2 STEPS BACK HA HA HA. MY SISTER AND HER HUBBY JOHN ARE COMING OUT ON THURSDAY AND I CANT WAIT!!! ALSO JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY SISTER JESSICA WILL BE JOINGIN THEM YAY!!!! I FINALLY GET TO MEET MY NEPHEW CODY! SO ON FRIDAY WE ARE HAVING ALEXIS BIG BIRTHDAY BASH WE HAVE INVITED ABOUT 48 PEOPLE SO IT SHOULD BE LOTS OF FUN. WE PUT OFF HER PARTY JUST SO MY SISTERS COULD JOIN IN THE FUN. THE LAST TIME THEY SAW ARLEE SHE WAS ONLY ABOUT 9 WEEKS OLD WOW HUH. ANYHOW THATS ALL THE NEWS HERE THE KIDS ARE GETTING EXCITED ABOUT SCHOOL AND ALEXIS IS MORE EXCITED ABOUT THE SCHOOL SHOPPING TRIP HAHAHA! ANYHOW LOVE TO YA ALL
JAMESTOWN!
07/26/05
TODAY IS THE DAY WOW HAS TIME FLOWN BY!! MY LITTLE GIRL IS NOT SO LITTLE ANYMORE AND IS THE BIG 10 YEARS OLD, WORDS CANNOT EVEN DESCRIBE HOW SO VERY PROUD ME AND RICK ARE OF HER SHE HAS MADE OUR LIVES SO BEAUTIFUL. LOOKING AT HER REALLY BLOWS MY MIND IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY I WAS HOLDING HER IN MY ARMS THINKING WOW WHAT A SPECIAL GIFT FROM ABOVE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LITTLE OR SHOULD I SAY BIG PRINCESS MAY ALL THE DREAMS YOU HAVE ALWAYS COME TRUE AND IF THEY SEEM IMPOSSIBLE I SURE AS HECK WILL TRY MY BEST TO MAKE THEM COME TRUE FOR YOU! LOVING YOU FOREVER MOMMY
07/25/05
HI ALL HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND? OUR WAS WONDERFUL WE HAD SOME FRIENDS OVER ON SATURDAY TO CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY IT WAS SOOOOO MUCH FUN. THE GREAT NEW NEWS IS I AM TAKING GUTAIR LESSONS AND HAVE A GREAT GUITAR NOW TO LEARN FROM :) MY HUBBY SET ME UP GOOD! I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO PLAY AND AM SO EXCITED TO LEARN. I CAN SAY THIS MY LITTLE RICKY IS SOOOO EXCITED TO BECAUSE HE IS SO INTO HIS GUTAIR AND WANTS TO LEARN SOOOO BAD TOO I AM PUTTING HIM IN LESSONS AS SOON AS HE PICKS UP ON HIS READING SKILLS A LITTLE MORE. ARLEE IS ABOUT TO WALK AND VERY SHORTLY SHE NOW CAN STAND ALONE ALL BYHERSELF FROM A SITTNG POSITION AND WALKS FROM OUR CHAIR TO THE TABLE WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO NOT MUCH LONER AND SHE WILL BE A PRO! ALEXIS HAS HER CAST OFF FINALLY FUNNY STORY ABOUT THAT HA HA HA! SHE WAS SUPOSSED TO HAVE IT OFF FOR GOOD NEXT WEEK AND REALLY WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SPLINT ON IT IN THE FIRST PLACE WELL I MEAN WHEN THEY PUT THE SECOND CAST ON THE DR SAID ALL SHE REALLY NEEEDS IS A SPLINT BUT I CHOSE THE CAST OVER THAT . SHE DOESNT HAVE A BREAK OR REALLY A FRACTURE JUST A BRUISED BONE BUT THE DR WANTED A CAST ON IT JUST TO MAKE SURE. SO ANYHOW WE TOOK IT OFF YESTERDAY AND WOW HER ARM LOOKS SO FUNNY HAHAHA! THE PART OF HER ARM THAT WAS HIDDEN IS SOOO WHITE AND THE REST OF HR IS ALL TAN IT WAS HILARIOUS. SHE IS SO EXCITED TO HAVE IT OFF AND JUST IN TIME FOR SIX FLAGS. LAST WEEK SHE WAS GONNA HAVE IT OFF BUT APPOINTMENTS WERE NOT AVALIBLE HOW LAME IS THAT. SO WE TOOK IT ON OURSELVES MAN I KNOW THATS BAD BUT I DID TELL THE DR AND HE SAID THATS OK HE WAS JUST SHOCKED WE GOT IT OFF AND LAUGHED. SO SHE WILL HAVE TO WORK OUT HER WRIST ALOT NOW THAT THE CATS IS OFF AND MAKE SURE TO WORK THAT JOINT OUT AGAIN. NOTHING ELSE NEW HERE THATS ALL REALY . TOMARROW IS MY BABY'S 10TH BIRTHDAY WOW TIME SURE FLIES. AND ONLY NEXT WEEK MY SISTER WILL BE OUT HERE TOOO WOOOO HOOO CANT WAIT! ANYHOW I WILL CHAT WITH YA ALL LATER GATORS. HAVE A GOOD ONE HAPPY MONDAY!
JAMESTOWN
07/21/05
HOLY MOLY!!!
WOW OK ITS OFFICIAL I AM 30 YEARS OLD TODAY WOW! ME AND RICK WEREJUST TALKING ABOUT HOW HE REMEBERS WHEN I TURNED 19 HAHAHAHA SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY! I CAN SAY THIS THE YEARS HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL TO ME AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS AS WELL AS THINGS I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER GO THROUGH BUT WOULD DO THEM ALL OVER AGAIN BECAUSE IT MADE ME THE PERSON I AM TODAY! I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THE BEAUTIFUL FAMILY I HAVE AND EVEN MORE THANKFUL FOR MY HUSBAND RICK BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM NOE OF THIS WOULD BE HERE STILL OR EVEN BE AT ALL! ANYHOW GOTTA GO PAD MY BOTTOM RICK SAID 30 YEARS 30 SPANKINGS HAHAHAHA!
07/19/05
WOW ITS BEEN A FEW DAYS SINCE I HAVE WRITTEN HOLY MOLY WELL I HAVE BEEN SOOO SUSY HERE AT HOME WITH THE KIDDOS AND GETTING MY BUSINESS OF THE GROUND BUT I AM HAVING LOTS OF FUN DOING IT. MY MOM AND I ARE DOING IT TOGETHER AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL BRANCH OUT SO WE HOPE IT DOES THAT WELL! tHINGS HERE ARE GREAT AND WE ARE ALL HAPPY AS BUGS! ARLEE IS SUPERFABULOUS AND STILL TRYING TO THAT WALKING THING HAHA! STILL NO TEETH FOR MY LITTLE BIT BUT I AM SURE IN A MONTH OR 2 THEY WILL COME CHARGING IN. SHE SAYS HI NOW ITS SO FUNNY WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM SHE SAYS HIIIIII AND WILL EVEN WAVE HELLO AND GOODBYE NOW SHE HAS SAID BYE BYE NOW FOR A WHILE BUT NOW ITS CUTE BECAUSE SHE SAYS HI WITH HER HAND TOO. WE WENT TO THE WATER PARK ON SUNDAY AND OMG HAD A BLAST ARLEE SIMPLY LOVED THE WATER SHE STAYED IN SWIMMING WITH ME AND DADDY FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS THEN SHE KIND OF POOPED OUT WE LAYED HER IN HER CAR SEAT CARRIER AND OUT SHE WAS TO SLEEPY LAND. RICKY AND ALEXIS HAD THE GREATEST TIME TOO OOH MAN I CANT BELIVE HOW BRAVE MY LITTLE MAN IS JUMPING INTO THE BIG POOL THEY BOTH DO SO WEL AT SWIMMING. BOTH RICKY AND ALEXIS ARE SO ANXIOUS FOR THERE NEW SPORTS TO START ANS I CANT WAIT EITHER I LOVE WATCHING THEM OUT THERE. WAS THINKING OF PUTTING RICKY INTO SOME GUTAIR LESSONS HE JUST LOVES PLAYING HIS FOR HOURS IN HIS ROOM ITS SO FUN TO HIDE BY HIS DOOR AND HEAR HIS STRUMMIN AWAY AND SINGING HAHA! ALEXIS IS TURNING 10 ON THE 26TH AND GOSH HOW THE TIME FLEW BY! SHE IS TURNING INTO SUCH A WONDERFUL LITTLE GIRL AND ALLLLLL GIRL I MIGHT ADD YESTERDAY ALEXIS AND I DID HER NAILS ALL FRENCH MANICURE AND SHE CANT STOP LOOKING AT THEM HAHA! SHE IS SUCH A PRINCESS SHE JUST CANT STOP ASKING TO GO SCHOOL SHOPPING NOPE SHE IS NOT ANXIOUS FOR SCHOOL JUST WANTS TO SHOP MAN MY LITTLE DIVA HAHAHA. ANYHOW THATS IT HERE NOTHING ELSE NEW OOH WE HAVE STARTED WALKING AT NIGHT AS A FAMILY SO THATS FUN TOO THE KIDS ENJOY IT AND IT GIVES ME AND DADDY A NICE RELAXING TIME TO GET OUT AND HEY GET FIT! HAHAHA THATS THE HAPS HERE LATER GATORS
JAMIE AND HER FAB FOUR!!!
07/12/05
FUN FUN!!
WOW I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ITS BEEN THIS LONG SINCE I HAVENT WRITTEN A STORY WHEEEW. WELL I HAVE BEEN SOOOO BUSY WITH THE KIDDOS. AND THIS WEEKEND WAS A BLAST WE HAD SUCH A WONDERFUL OARTY WITH ALL OUR FRIENDS IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT ABOUT 25 PEOPLE SHOWED WHICH IS MORE THAN I EXPECTED SO IT WAS EVNE THAT MUCH MORE FUN. ALSO WE HAVE ADDED 2 MORE COUPLES TO OUR LITTLE CREW THEY ARE SOOOOOO NICE AND BOTH MOVED TO THE AREA. SO JUST AS WE LOST 2 COUPLES 2 JOINED ALTHOUGH THEY CERTAINLY WONT REPLACE OUR GOOD FRIENDS NOW. WELL YESTERDAY WENT RUNNING AROUND WITH THE KIDDOS. FIRST I WENT TO HAVE MY TEETH CLEANED AND YUCK SEEMS I NEED TO HAVE A ROOT CANAL OOH MAN I WAS LIKE WHAT?? HA HA. THEN TOOK THE KIDS TO THERE SCHOOLS TO GO TO A ITTLE MEETING AND FOR THEM TO MEET SOME OF THE STAFF. I NEEDED TO MAKE SURE ALL WAS GOOD FOR PTA. SINCE AGAIN I AM GONNA BE A HALPING MOMMY. NOW I HAVE 2 SCHOLS TO DO IT WITH AHHHH. AFTER THAT I TOOK TGHE KIDS TO THE PARK CENTER WHICH IS SOOOO COOL THE KIDS LOVE THAT. BUT WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE ABOUT RICKYS ENROLLMENT WITH BASEBALL AND KARATE WE OK AND ALEXIS HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO TAKE UP ICE SKATING. RICKY IN THE FALL WILL ALSO JOIN HOCKEY HE HAS WANTED TO FOR SO LONG NOW AND I KNOW HE WILL BE SO GOOD AT IT. WE HAVE BEEN ICE KATING QUITE A FEW TIMES AND HE IS GETTING SO GOOD SO I KNOW HE WILL TAKE TO THE ICE AND HOCKEY VERY WELL. YESTERDAY THE DADDY AND BABY SWIM CALSSES STARTED HOWEVER THERE ARE ONLY 2 OTHER PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP SO THEY CANCELLED THE CLASS WHICH IS OK WE PAID 118 DOLLARS FOR ONLY 6 DAYS AND THATS I THINK A LITTLE HIGH. SO THE NEXT CLASS THEY HAVE FOR ARLEE IS A SIX WEEK CLASS AND WAY MORE WORTH IT. ME AND RICK CAN BOTH INTERACT WITH HER IN THE POOL AND IT WILL BE SO MUCH FUN!! ANYHOW THATS THE HAPS HERE OOOH YA FORGOT TO TELL YOU ALLO ARLEE IS WAVING BYE BYE AND HELLO ITS SOOO CUTE SHE IS ALSO SAYING KI KI WHICH MEANS KITTY SO OF ALL THE WORDS NOW ITS MA MA, DADA, DOGGIE, KI KI, BUH BUH, BITE, AND BA BA AND THATS ABOUT IT SO FAR SHE IS STILL DOING GOOD AT STANDING ALONE KEEPING OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT WALKING IS REAL REAL SOON SHE DID TAKE 2 STEPS AGAIN LAST NIGHT SO I KNOW SHE IS ALMOST THERE. ANYHOW LOVE TO YOU ALL WILL CHAT LATER!!
JAMIE AND HER FAB FOUR!!
07/07/05
HI ALL, WELL FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS WE HAVE HAD OUR FRIENDS ANTJE AND DENNIS STAY WITH US WHILE THEY ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRANSITION TO MOVE TO FLORIDA ITS BEEN SO FUN THEY WILL BE WITH US TILL THE 16TH. THIS WEEKEND WE ARE HAVING A BIG GOIG AWAY PARTY IN THERE HONOR IT SHOULD BE SUCH A GOOD TIME AS IT ALWAYS IS! THE KIDS ARE GREAT ARLEE TRIED ANOTHER ATTEMOT AT TALIKNG A COUPLE STEPS LAST NIGHT BUT STILL NOTHING REAL SOLID I CAN SAY SHE IS DOING SO GOOD THOUGH! STILL NO TEETH BUT THIS KID EATS LIKE A PIGGY!! I CANT BELIVE IN JUST 2 ONTHS SHE WILL BE 1 YEAR OLD WOW HOW TIME FLEW. RICKY IDS DOING SO GREAT AND GETTING SO GOOD ON HIS SKATBOARD THINK MAYNE WE HAVE A LITTLE TONY HAWK ON OUR JANDS. SPORTS ARE STARTING AGAIN SOON AND I REALLY WANT TO LOOK INTO COACHING A TEAM WITH RICK, SO WE WILL SE HOW THAT WORKS OUT. ALEXIS IS STILL ENJOYING HER SUMMER AND IS COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TO HER BIRTHDAY, GETTING HER CAT OFF, AND SIX FLAGS!!! ANYHOW ME AND DADDY ARE DOING GREAT AND LOVE LOVE LOVING EACHOTHER AS ALWAYS LAST NIGHT HE WAS SUCH A SWEETHEART AND JUST HUGS HUGS KISSES KISSES ALL DAY LONG!! IT REALLY SHOWS HOW VERY PROUD OF HIS LITTLE FAMILY HE IS! ANYHOW THATS ENOUGH MUSSYNESS FOR NOW ILL CHAT WITH YA ALL LATER GATORS!!
JAMESTOWN
07/05/2005
HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT 4TH I KNOW WE DID! LOTS OF FOOD AND GOOD TIME WITH A FEW FRIENDS. SO JUST HAVE TO UPDATE ON LITTLE BIT ITS SO CUTE SHE IS SAYING DOGGIE WE ARE WATCHING A FRIENDS DOG AND SHE JUST IS IN LOVE WITH HIM. SHE SAYS DOGGIE NOW AND ALMOST HAS KITTY DOWN BUT ITS MORE LIKE KI KI HAHA. SHE IS DOING SO GOOD AT STANDING ON HER OWN BUT SEEMS SHE IS STILL NOT AS INTRESTED IN TAKING ANYMORE STEPS WHICH AT THE MOMENT IS FINE SHE IS SDOING SO WELL AT EVERYTHING ELSE WALKING CAN BE PUT OFF A LITTLE LONGER SO MABE NEXT MONTH SHE BE A MOBILE BABY WALKER!!! I CAN SAY THIS KIDDO IS IN TO EVERYTHING AND ITS HILARIOUS! ALEXIS IS GREAT STILL HAS HER CAST SHE GOT ANOTHER PUT ON BUT ONLY FOR 2 MORE WEKS. THIS ONE IS CUTE ITS ALL PATRIOTIC HAHA! LITTLE RICK IS SOOOO INTO SKATBOARDING NOW OMG I HAVE TO SAY HE IS SOOOO GOOD HE EVEN KNOWS HOW TO DO TRICKS NOT QUITE SURE HOW HE LEARNED THEM BUT ITS CUTE! YESTERDAY HE HAD A LITTLE ACCIDENT AND WHEN HE DID HIS TRICK TO POP UP THE SKATEBOARD HE GOT POPPED RIGHT IN THE MOUTH! AS YOU KNOW THE MOUTH BLEEDS ALOT SO THERE WAS ALOT OF BLOOD AND ONLY MINOR CUTS HAHA! MAN I JUST HATE SEEING THEM GET HURT!! ANYHOW WE HAD A LOVELY WEEKEND DADDY SPOILED ME LOTS IT WAS NICE. I JUST LOVE MY FAMILY HEE HEE! ANYHOW THATS IT FORN OW LOVE TO YA!
JAMIE
WELL ARLEE HAD A DR.S APPOINTMENT ON TUESDAY AND IT WAS GREAT A LITTLE LATE FOR HER 6 MONTH SHOTS BUT DR SAID THAT WAS FINE. SHE WEIGHS 18 POUNDS NOW AND WOW THE DR WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE ASKED IF SHE WAS CRAWLING I SAID OOH MAN SHE HAS BEEN DOING THAT FOR A WHILE AND NOW IS TRYING TO WALK HE WAS AT A LOSS FOR WORDS AND GOT TO SEE FIRST HAND HOW GOOD SHE IS DOING. SHE WILL STAND NOW FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AND EVEN TAKE TINE ONE AND 2 STEPS AT A TIME. WE PUT HER IN HER POOL DAILY AND SHE WALKS AROUND IN HER SWIM TUBE THINK MAYBE THATS HOW SHE IS GETTING SO STRONG SHE JUST LOVES IT! AS FAR AS LITTLE BIT'S LENGTH SHE IS 28 WELL ALMOST 29 INCHES BUT JUST BARELY. SHE IS SAYING LOTS OF THINGS NOW AND IS SUCH A HAPPY BABY.THATS ALL FOR NOW ON ARLEE HOPE YOUR ALL WELL AND DOING GOOD.
07/04/2005
I HOPE YOUR ALL HAVING A WONDERFUL WEEKEND AND YOU ALL ENJOY YOUR 4TH OF JULY. THIS WEEKEND HAS BEEN SOOOO NICE. LOTS OF TIME SPENT WITH THE KIDDOS AND THE PAST 2 NIGHTS ALREADY WE HAVE SEEN SOOOO MANY FIREWORK SHOWS. I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER BUT DONT WANT TO SPOIL IT FOR ANYONE SO I AM BEING A TROOPER. LOTS OF BLOOD WORK I HAD DONE LAST WEEK AND ALL THAT IN ORDER FOR A D&C HOWEVER MY BODY DECIDED TO TAKE CARE OF EVERTHING ITSELF SO YESTERDAY WAS NOT A VERY COMFORTABLE DAY. THE CRAZIEST PART IS WE LOST OUR LAST PREGNANCY MAY 3RD AND NOW THIS PREGNANCY JULY 3RD. I HOPE MY BODY WILL HEAL NICELY IN HOPES THAT SOON ENOUGH A NEW LIFE WILL GROW. ANYHOW I AM FEELING A LITTLE BETTER TODAY AFTER TAKING ALOT OF MOTRIN I SHOULD BE FEELING BETTER TODAY TOO. JUST GLAD I AM WITH MY WONDERFUL FAMILY AND WE ARE HAVING SOME FRIENDS OVER FOR A BARBEQUE. SO THATS THAT HOPE YOUR ALL WELL WILL CHAT WITH YA LATER!
06/28/05
HI ALL HOW ARE YOU DOING? WELL WAS GOING TO GIVE MY STORY A TITLE BUT I AM AT A LOSS FOR WORDS. I DONT REALLY NO WHERE TO BEGIN BUT I AM JUST SO MAD I AM ANGRY SAD SO COMPLETELY LOST AND HOPELESS. THE ONE THING THATS KEEPS ME GOING IIS THE 3 BEAUTIFUL BABIES I HAVE ALREADY BEEN BLESSED WITH I AM TRUELY THANKFUL FOR THEM AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS I CANT BE ANGRY WITH GOD. AT FIRST ITS WAS JUST ALOT OF WHY QUESTIONS?? AM I A BAD PERSON DID I DO SOMTHING WRONG?? THIS TIME I GUESS ITS HITTING ME ALOT HARDER THAN I EVEN THOUGHT IT WOULD. FIRST OFF I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR ALL THE BEAUTIFUL WORDS AND ENCOURAGEMENT IT MEANS SOO MUCH . CHRISTY THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY SPECIAL MESSAGE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE FRIENDS THAT I ALWAYS NEW WERE THE BEST REALLY SHOWED OFF THERE TRUE FRINDSHIPS BY LENDING A STRONG EAR AND COMFORT THROUGH THIS WITH ME I LOVE YOU THANKS SO MUCH! I HOPE YOU ALL KNOW THIS ISNT A FEEL SORRY FOR MY SELF STORY CAUSE ITS CERTAINLY NOT BUT GUESS THIS IS MORE A PLACE TO VENT AND LET OUT MY FEELINGS. THESE NEXT FEW DAYS ILL BE BACK AN FOURTH AT THE DR.S OFFICE AND WE WILL ALL FIGURE OUT OUR NEXT STEPS. THEY WANT TO RUN SOME BLOOD WORK AND SEE IF MY LEVELS ARE DROPPING ANOTHER ULTRASOUND MAY BE DONE BY MY DR TO CONFIM ONCE AGAIN THE PREGNANCY WONT CONTINUE NOT SURE HOW THAT WILL BE BUT GUESS ITS BEST. NETX WEEK ILL MOST LIKELY GO IN FOR A D&C WHICH I AM NOT LOOKING FOWARD TO. ANYHOW WE ARE ALL HANGING IN THERE RICK IS DOING GOOD AND IS PRETTY DARN STRONG THE SHOCK TO HIM REALLY WAS UPSETTING BUT WE CAN ONLY SMILE AT THE HEALTH OF OR BABIES WITH US NOW, SOMEDAY WE WILL MEET OUR DETOURED ANGELS AND FOR THAT DAY IT WILL BE BEAUTIFUL. I CANT WAIT TOO SEE THEIR HEAVENLY FACES LIFE HERE NOW WILL CONTINUE ON AND LOVING WHAT WE HAVE BEEN BLESED WITH MAKES US THE GREAT AND IMPORTANT PEOPLE WE ARE. SOMEDAY GUESS WHEN GOD SEES FIT IT WILL BE OUR TIME AGAIN.
06/26/2005
HAPPY HAPPY DAY!!
HI ALL WOW WHAT A FUN DAY WE HAD YESTERDAY. PLAYING N THE SUMMER SUN SWIMMING, PLAYING AT THE PARK, AND A BARBEQUE WITH FRIENDS. THE KIDS HAD SOOO MUCH FUN YESTERDAY WEARIN THEMSELVES OUT, ARLEE HAD A BLAST IN THE POOL IT WAS SOOO CUTE SHE JUST WALKED BACK AND FORTH IN HER FLOATY. IT WAS SOO CUTE TO SEE HOW SHE HAD SO MUCH CONTROL OVER THAT THING EXCEPT FPR THE KIDS SPASHING AROUND HA HA WHICH I HAVE TO SAY DIDNT BOTHER HER ONE BIT!! I HAD TO HAVE THE KIDS TONE IT DOWN A BIT WHILE SHE WAS IN THERE I EVEN GOT SOME CUTE VIDEO IT ALREADY UP AND ON THE FRONT PAGE. TODAY NO PLANS YET NOT SURE WHAT WE ARE DOING SO WE WILL BE PLAYING IT BY EAR. I KNOW RIGHT NOW ITS ABOUT 9 IN THE MORNING AND WE ARE REFILLING THE POOL ALREADY SO THAT MAY BE IN THE PLANS HAHA! ANYHOW I HOPE YOU ALL ARE ENJOYING YOUR WEEKEND WE LOVA YA AND WILL CHAT WITH YA LATER GATORS!!!
SOON2BSIXPAC
06/24/2005
SUMMERTIME FUN
HI THERE EVERYONE WELL WOW WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE AND THE KIDS ARE ALREADY IN FULL FORCE PLAYIN IN THE POOL. THE KIDS JUST LOVE IT AND LITTLE ARLEE TO ITS SOOOO CUTE I NEED TO GET SOME PICS OF HER TODAY SO STAY TUNED FOR THOSE SHE HAS SOOO MUCH FUN FLOATIN AROUND IN HER LITTLE FLOATY. THE KIDS ARE WELL AND ME AND DADDY ARE SO GOOD TOO. AS FOR ME JUST TIRED AND ON THE EDGE ON MY SEAT FOR MONDAY THE NEXT ULTRASOUND AND PRAYING THAT EVERYTHING IS JUST FINE. ARLEE IS DOING SO GREAT AT HER STANDING ALONE I EVEN GOT SOME MORE PICS OF HER STANDING I HAVE TAKEN A LITTLE BIT OF VIDEO I STILL NEED TO SIT DOWN TO GET THE VIDEO TOGETHER. I HAVE BEEN SOOOOO BUSY GETTING TOGETHER SOME REALY GREAT THINGS AND SOON I'LL BE A BUSINESS OWNER I CANT WAIT!! SO STAY TUNED FOR THE UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THAT. OOH LAST ALEXIS AND RICKY SPENT THE NIGHT AT OUR FRIENDS HOUSE OOH GOSH I DONT KNOW WHY THE HECK ITS SOOO HARD FOR ME TO LET LITTLE RICKY GO BUT MAN I WAS SOO SAD ALL NIGHT HE WAS GONE, BUT.... AROUND MIDNIGHT THE PHONE RANG AND LITTLE RICKY HAD CALLED TO SAY HE MISSED ME HEE HEE OK I KNOW HE SHOULD LEARN TO BE A BIGGER BOY BUT I CANNOT TELL YOU THE SMILE I HAD ON MY FACE HAHA I WENT OUT SIDE WALKED ACROSS THE PARK AND GOT MY LITTLE MAN HE WAS SOOO HAPPY WE WALKED HOME HAND IN HAND TALKING ABOUT IT HE WAS LIKE WELL MOM I WOULD STAY BUT I MISS YOU I EXPLAINED TI HIM THAT MOMMY MISSED HIM TOO BUT NOT ALWAYS WOULD I BE ABLE TO WALK ACREOOS TO PICK HIM UP SOMETIMES HE WOULD HAVE TO DO IT ALONE, HE SAID YA I KNOW MOM BUT NEXT TIME I WILL STAY OK. IT WAS SOOOO CUTE. LAST NIGHT CAN YOU BELIEVE IT WAS 82 DEGRESS AT 12 AT NIGHT WITH A BEAUTIFUL BREEZE WOW I COULD OF SLEPT OUTSIDE IT FELT SOOOO NICE. SO THAT MEANS THE TENTS WILL BE GOING UP AND WE WILL BE HAVING A CAMP SLEEPOVER HAHA! ANYHOW THATS ALL THE BABBLE FOR NOW WILL TALK TO YA'LL LATER
LOTS OF LOVE
SOON2BSIXPAC
06/21/05
ULTRASOUND!!
OK TODAY IS THE DAY I GET TO SEE MY LITTLE BELLY BEAN YAY!!ILL UPDATE AS SOON AS I GET BACK FROM THE APPOINTMENT ITS AT 1:30 SO STAY TUNED!!
06/20/05
HAPPY FATHERS DAY
HOPE YOU ALL HAD A WONDERFUL WEEKEND WE SURE DID, LOTS OF GOOD FAMILY TIME AND PLAYING OUTSIDE WITH THE KIDDOS IN THERE POOL! FATHERS DAY WE GOT DADDY SOME MOVIES AND MADE HIMA VERY SPECIAL DINNER THEN I MADE DADDY HIS FAVORITE DESSERT CALLED PINAPPLE FLUFF IT WAS SOOOOO YUMMY. WE WERE HOPING TO HIT UP FISHING BUT WE WERE HAVING SO MUCH FUN HERE WE DIDNT MAKE IT. HOPEFULLY THIS COMING WEEKEND WE CAN. ANYHOW HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT TIME AND WONDERFUL FATHERS DAY TO ALL THE DADIES OUT THERE WE SURE HAD A GREAT ONE HERE WITH RICK!! LOBE YA
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