2/9/2005 - HI EVERYONE HOW YA DOIN?? MID WEEK YEAH!! SO I AM TRYING TO PUT UP A NEW LITTLE CLIP OF ARLEE SCOOTING ACROSS OUR BED BUT AM HAVING A HARD TIME LOADING IT INTO MY HOST SITE. HOPEFULLY I CAN GET IT SOON. HOPEFULLY TODAY I CAN GET IT UP! NOTHIN NEW HERE A LITTLE COLD AND MAYBE A LITTLE SNOW COMIN OUR WAY AGAIN BUT WE WILL SEE. WE ARE GONNA TAKE THE KIDS FOR VALENTINES DAY TO SEE FINDING NEMO DISNEY ON ICE IT SHOULD BE REALLY CUTE. I JUST LOVE DISNEY!! KIDS HAVE THERE PRACTICES TODAY AND WE WILL BE BUSY PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY WEDNESDAYS ARE BUSY HERE SO IS FRIDAY TOO HA HA! THIS WEEKEND IS MY TUPPERWARE PARTY SO WE WILL SEE HOW THAT GOES TOO! SO THATS IT NOT MUCH HUH? ANYHOW LOVE TO YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY!! PARTY OF FIVE
2/8/2005 - WELL HOWDY PARTNERS!! HOW YA'LL DOIN? GOOD HERE ON THE HOMEFRONT JUST HANGIN OUT WITH THE FAMILY. OOH ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LITTLE RICKS PARTY AHHHH WE ARE HOPING TO DO IT THIS WEEKEND JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE ALL OR FRIENDS ARE AROUND EVERYTHING IS READY TO GO JUST NEED THE PEOPLE:) SO HOPEFULLY THIS WEEKEND! IF NOT ITS A FOR SURE THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE IT IS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND THATS ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE IT WHEN ITS A 4 DAY! HEE HEE!! HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT DAY YESTERDAY. LITTLE BIT IS FUNNIER AND FUNNIER BY THE DAY. SCOOTIN AROUND ALOT I CANT WAIT TO SEE HER ACTUALLY CRAWL TODAY I WILL TAKE SOME MORE VIDEO OF HER SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT! I NEED TO SCHEDULE HER APPT FOR HER SHOTS WHICH A LITTLE OVERDUE BUT SHE WAS UNDER THE WEATHER AND I DIDNT WANT TO TAKE HER IN NOT FEELING WELL. SO THIS WEEK MY POOR LITTLE BIT WILL GET STUCK SOME MORE WITH THOSE HORRIBLE SHOTS!! POOR PUNKIN :( ANYHOW HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND SMILING PARTY OF FIVE
2/7/2005 - WOW WHERE DO I START WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND AND A BUSY ONE AT THAT! SATURDAY WE HAD FRIENDS OVER AND SUNDAY OUR GIRL SCOUT TROOP HAD THINKING DAY! THEY ALL GOT THERE COUNTRY THEY HAD CHOSEN AND TAUGHT OTHER GIRL SCOUT TROOPS ABOUT IT. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. SUNDAY WE SNACKED ALL DAY AND WATCHED THE SUPERBOWL NOT ROOTING FOR ANY PARTICULAR TEAM BUT IT WAS FUN! I PUT UP ALOT OF NEW PICS SOME OF THEM VERY FUNNY. WENT TO ANOTHER HOME AND GARDEN PARTY ON FRIDAY AND SPENT TOO MUCH ON STUFF THEY WERE SELLING BUT ITS ALL GOOD. ITS RAINING HERE RIGHT NOW WOW THE WEATHER SURE TOOK A TURN THE GOOD THING IS ALL THE SNOW IS GONE. WONDER IF WE WILL GET MORE? SPRING MAY HAVE STARTED EARLY HERE AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE SAYING BUT WHO KNOWS. OUR PARTY SATURDAY WAS SO FUN WE BUSTED OUT THE KARAOKE MACHINE AND IT WAS HILARIUOS TO SEE EVERYONE TAKE TO THE SINGING. WOW WHAT A BLAST GUESS WE NEED TO BRING IT OUT MORE OFTEN:) WELL NOT MUCH ELSE GOING ON JUST THE START OF THE NEW WEEK HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND KEEP ON SMILING! LOVE YOU PARTY OF FIVE
2/6/2005 - HI ALL! HAD A FUN NIGHT LAST NIGHT WITH FRIENDS. LOTS OF FUN AND LAUGHS. ANJTE'S HUSBAND DENNIS WAS GONE FOR A MONTH AND HE GOT BACK LAST NIGHT SO WE HAD A LITTLE HEY WELCOME BACK BASH! OK SO MY LITTLE BIT IS A THUMB SUCKER OUT OF NO WHERE SHE STARTED DOING THIS! IT IS REALLY CUTE BUT AHHHHH NOT SURE I REALLY WANT HER TOO. I HAVE READ THAT IT IS A SMART BABY THAT WILL PACIFY THEMSELVES (HEE HEE) THEY KNOW HOW TO SOOTH THEM SELVES. THIS IS SO HONEST MY LITTLE ONE HASNT CRIED IN DAYS SHE IS SO CONTENT THAT MUST BE WHY! :) SHE IS FEELING MUCH BETTER AND DOING SO WELL I CANT BELIVE HOW MUCH SHE IS GROWING!! OOH HERE IS PART OF THE ARTICLE ON THUMB SUCKING JUST THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE MYSELF FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT! HEEE HEE JUST BETWEEN ME AND YOU SHE LOOKS SO CUTE THOUGH (SUCKING HER THUMB!)LOVE YA PARTY OF FIVE!
Babies generally suck their thumb to soothe themselves, which is good, because they need to learn how to rely on their own resources. The ability to regulate or control one's behavior and emotions is an important developmental challenge. When your child sucks her thumb, she's finding ways to make herself feel better without your help.
You don't have to stop your child from sucking her thumb right now. In general, thumb-sucking is more irritating to parents than it is harmful to kids. Your baby will stop when she's ready and has developed other ways of soothing herself.
2/5/2005 - HI EVERYBODY HOW YA DOING? JUST HANGIN OUT THIS WEEKEND THINK WE ARE HAVING SOME FRIENDS OVER TONIGHT SO THAT SHOULD BE FUN!! RICKY HAS A BASKETBALL GAME TODAY THEY WON THE LAST ONE YEAH!! ALSO TOMARROW I AM GOING AS A TROOP LEADER WITH THE GIRL SCOUTS TO THERE THINKING DAY IT IS GONNA BE FUN! THE GIRLS DID THAILAND THIS YEAR. ILL GET PICS IT SHOULD BE A GREAT TIME!! HOPE YOU ARE ALL ENJOYING YOUR WEEKEND I KNOE WE WILL, I GET SOME NEW PICS UP SOON SO HANG TIGHT!! LOVE TO YOU ALL PARTY OF FIVE
2/4/2005 - HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY!!! WOW 12 YEARS AGO TODAY ME AND RICK HAD OUR VERY FIRST DATE TIME FLYS HUH? SO HAPPY 12 YEARS TO US HEE HEE! ARGHHH I AM HAVING COMPUTER PROBLEMS SEEMS AS I HAVE A VIRUS OR SOMETHING ON HERE BECAUSE I CANT STAY ONLINE FOR TOO LONG I GET A MESSAGE ABOUT AND ERROR AHHH! ITS DRIVING ME NUTS! ANYHOW WE ARE UPDATING THE FMILY ROOM STAY TUNED FOR THAT! I GOT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FRAMES FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILY PHOTOS THEY ARE A BEAUTIFUL MAHOGANY FINISH WHICH IS WHAT ALL OF OUR NEW FURNITURE WE ARE ADDING IS GOING TO BE! ILL POST PICS LATER ON ON THE PROGRESS! HOPEFULLY DADDY'S NEW COMPUTER WILL BE HERE SOON AND WE ALSO ARE ADDING A BRAND NEW HARD DRIVE TO THIS ONE SO WE WILL SEE IF UPDATING THIS ONE WILL HELP! WENT TO BASKETBALL PRACTICE WITH LITTLE RICK YESTERDAY IT WAS ALOT OF FUN. HE DID SO WELL TOO. ITS SO CUTE TO WATCH HIM IN ACTION.ALEXIS IS ON TOP OF THE WORLD WITH HER NEW CELL PHONE I EVEN ADDED A CUTE I LOVE YOU SCREEN SAVER TO SURPRISE HER THIS MORNING ITS CUTE!! NOTHING ELSE NEW HERE HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A FABULUOS WEEKEND. NEXT WEEKEND IS LITTLE RICKS PARTY AND MY TUPPERWARE PARTY TOO SO WE WILL SEE HOW THAT ALL TURNS OUT! LOVE TO YOU ALL & MISSIN YA BUNCHES! PARTY OF FIVE!
2/3/2005 - OKAY SO HERE IS THE LOW DOWN ON THE CELL PHONE THING! DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY DECIDED I WOULD GET A CELL PHONE. SO WENT TO T-MOBILE AND IT WAS SO QUICK AND EASY TOOK ONLY LIKE 10 MINS FILLED OUT A APP AND SIGNED & WALKED AWAY WITH A AWESOME PLAN. GOT HOME AND TOLD RICK WE HAVE A NEW CELL PHONE HE WAS LIKE WHERE IS MINE, OOH MAN. SO YESTERDAY HE MENTIONED IT WOULD BE TOO HARD TO SHARE IT BETWEEN THE THREE OF US , ALEXIS FOR WHEN SHE IS AT ACTIVITIES AND SCHOOL SO SHE CAN CALL AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIS. ANYHOW I AGREED, HE SAID HE WANTED HIS OLD PHONE TURNED BACK ON SINCE WE DISCONNECTED THEM WHEN WE MOVED THINKING WE WERE NOT GONNA NEED THEM YA RIGHT! MAN ITS HARD NOT HAVING A CELL!! SO I WENT INTO SPRINT WHERE WE HAD A PREVIOUS SERVICE AGREEMENT AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED TO OPEN A NEW ACCOUNT SEEING AS ITS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE WE LAST HAD SERVICE WITH THEM. SO I OPENED THE ACCOUNT AND THAY GAVE US A GREAT FAMILY PLAN WITH 2 FREE PHONES HMMM I THOUGHT WELL SINCE ALEXIS HAS SERVICE LIKE ALL HER FRIENDS THROUGH T-MOBILE AND ALL HER CALLS TO THEM ARE FREE MAYBE I WILL GET ME ONE WITH DADDY SO OUR CALLS ARE FREE TO ONE ANOTHER. ANYHOW I DID AND THATS THE STORY HA HA KIND OF BORING BUT NOW WE ALL HAVE PHONES LETS JUST HOPE ALEXIS IS A GOOD GIRL WITH IT HA HA HA!!! THERE ARE RESTICTIONS WE HAVE SET ON HER PHONE SO SHE BETTER NOT BREAK THE RULES OR IT WILL BE TAKEN AWAY. I AM SURE SHE WILL BE GOOD SHE IS SUCH A GOOD KID! NOTHING ELSE NEW REALLY JUST ALL HANGIN OUT AS USUAL HOPE YOU ARE ALL HAVING A WONDERFUL DAY AND WISHING YOU THE BEST OF THE REST OF THE WEEK!! LOVE YA PARTY OF FIVE!!
2/2/2005 - WELL HOWDY EVERYONE!! LAST NIGHT I POSTED THE PICTURES WE DID THEY CAME OUT OK! THE KIDS LOOK CUTE AND OOOH MAN ITS SO HARD TO GET EVERYONE TO SMILE ALL AT THE SAME TIME WOW! THE FAMILY PIC IS THE MOST DECENT OF THE ONES WE HAD TO CHOOSE FROM. POOR DADDY WAS ON HIS KNEE AN THE HARD FLOR AND SOTHING WAS UNDER IT SO HE WAS A BIT UNCOMFORTABLE BUT THEY STILL LOOK OK! LITTLE RICK IS SUCH A TURKEY HE WAS COMPLETLY BORED AND WANTED TO PLAY WITH ALL THE PROPS IT WAS FUNNY OR HE JUST WANTED TO HAVE HIS OWN PIC HA HA!! WHAT A HAM! SO HIS TURNED OUT CUTE. WE WILL BE GOING TO THAT PLACE FROM NOW ON THEY WERE AWESOME AND HAVE SO MANY NEAT THEMES TO DO. THEY ARE ALL SEASONAL OF CORUSE BUT IN A FEW MONTHS WE WILL GO BACK TO HAVE SOME MORE OF THE KIDS DONE. SO THATS ALL THATS NEW ON THE HOMEFRONT HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND DOING GREAT. OOH ONEMORE THING LITTLE ARLEE IS SO FUNNY SHE GOES TO BED ON HER BACK BUT MUST DECIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT SHE WOULD RATHER BE ON HER TUMMY. BECAUSE THE PAST COUPLE DAYS I WOKE UP TO HER SLEEPING ON HER BELLY WITH HER LITTLE BOOTIE IN THE AIR ITS SOOO DARN CUTE. ILL TELL YA SHE HAS THAT TURNING OVER AND SCOOTING THING DOWN!! ITS NOT LONG BEFORE SHE WILL BE CRAWLIN ANYHOW LOVE TO YOU ALL MISS YA AND A BIG HUG FROM US PARTY OF FIVE!!
2/1/2005 - GOOD MORNING, AFTERNOON OR NIGHT WHENEVER YOU ARE READING THIS!! HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL. WE ARE GOOD HERE THE KIDS ARE FEELING SOOOO MUCH BETTER AND HAPPY AS LITTLE BUGS! TODAY I AM GONNA POST OUR FAMILY PICTURES SO STAY TUNED FOR THOSE:) WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE SNOW IT HASNT BEEN TOO COLD SO THATS GOOD.MY KITCHEN IS ALMOST UP AND GOING ILL POST PICS SOON AS I GET ALL THE ESSENTIALS IN IT, ITS GONNA BE CUTE. OUR NEW KITCHEN TABLE SHOULD BE HERE THIS WEEK I CANT WIAT THAT IS DEFINATLY LONG OVERDUE WE NEEDED ONE SO BAD. THIS TIME WE ORDERED A TABLE THAT SEATS SIX!! SO ITS ALOT BIGGER THAN OUR LAST ONE WHICH WAS A LITLE TINY 4 PERSON TABLE. LITTLE BIT IS FINE AND SOO FUN GOSH SHE IS DOING SO MUCH STUFF NOW ITS SO DARN CUTE. ILL POST VIDEO SOON I PROMISE HEE HEE! TODAY I GET MY HAIR CUT NOT SHORT THOUGH ITS SO LONG NOW AND I WANT TO GROW IT REALLY LONG SO JUST A TRIM AND NEW STYLE I HOPE IT TURNS OUT! SO ANYHOW NOTHING ELSE NEW HERE JUST HANGIN OUT WITH THE FAMILY. ALEXIS TURNS IN HER COOKIE SHEET TODAY FOR GIRL SCOUTS SO HOPEFULLY HER AND THE TROOP DID WELL IN SALES TOGETHER. NEXT IS OUR SITE SALES THAT WILL BE FUN. ILL BE DRESSED LIKE A GIRL SCOUT MOMMY HELPING SELL SELL SELL!! LITTLE RICK HAS BASKETBALL TODAY AND HE IS LOVING IT HE GOES TWICE A WEEK AND ITS SO DARN CUTE. CANT WAIT TILL SOCCER AGAIN THOUGH THAT WAS REALLY REALLY FUN!! I LOVE THAT THEY ARE SO WILLING TO PLAY SPORTS ITS SO MUCH FUN WATCHING THEM. SO LOOK AT ME I JUST KEEP CHATTING ILL SIGN OFF FOR NOW STAY TUNED FOR THE PICS. LOVE TO YOU ALL ! & GOD BLESS PARTY OF FIVE
1/31/2005 - WELL HAPPY MONDAY TO YOU ALL. THIS WEEKEND WAS FUN SPENT IT WITH OUR FREINDS. ALTHOUGH LITTLE RICKY STARTED COMPLAINING HIS THROAT HURT SO DADDY TOOK HIM TO THE DR YESTERDAY. ALEXIS STERP TEST CAME BACK NEGATIVE BUT HER TONSILS STILL HAVE YUCKY WHITE SPOTS SO SHE HAS TO FINISH ALL OF THE MEDICATION. THE DR SAID RICKY IS FINE AND JUST GAVE US AOME TYLANOL THE CHOICE OF DRS HA HA AT LEAST MILITARY ONES! OK SO FUNNY STORY, RICK WAS IN THE KITCHEN THE OTHER NIGHT AND HAD PUT LITTLE BIT (ARLEE) IN HER CHAIR IN FRONT OF THE TV. A FEW MINUTES LATER HE WALKED IN ON HER LAYING ON THE FLOOR WATCHING TV SOOO FUNNY . SEEMS AS SHE JUST WANTED TO LAY ON THE FLOOR AND NOT IN HER CHAIR SHE SCOOTED HERSELF OUT OF HER CHAIR HOW CUTE IS THAT! I JUST KNOW SOON SHE WILL BE INTO EVERYTHING!! SHE SCOOTS AROUND ALOT WHICH I GUESS SOON SHE WILL BE CRAWLING ITS SO CUTE!! GUES ALL HER TUMMY TIME IS PAYIN OFF SHE JUST LOVES IT NOW!! SO WE CANT LEAVE HER IN ONE SPOT CAUSE SHE ROLLS ALOT!! I JUST LOVE THIS AGE I CANT BELIEVE HOW FAST SHE IS GROWING :( NOTHING ELSE NEW TUESDAY I WILL POST OUR FAMILY PHOTOS SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT!! SO JUST A WEEKEND INSIDE WE HAD ALOT OF PLANS BUT SEEING AS WE HAVE KIDDOS A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER WE TOOK IT EASY. I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND STAY TUNED FOR THOSE PICS!!! PARTY OF FIVE
1/29/2005 - HI ALL HAPPY SATURDAY! WELL MY PRINCESS ALEXIS WAS WITH MOMMY YESTERDAY AT THE HOSPITAL SHE SEEMED TO SOUND FUNNY TO ME BUT SAID SHE WAS FEELING FINE STILL I ASKED HER IF I COULD SEE HER THROAT AND SHE OPENED WIDE AND THERE I SAW TONSILITIS STARING ME IN THE FACE. SHE SAID HER THROAT WASNT SORE BUT A LITTLE. I AM SO PRONED TO STREP AND TONSILITIS AND KNOW JUST WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND ITS NOT PRETTY. SO I TOLD HER I WANTED TO TAKE HER IN. WE SAT THERE FOR NOT VERY LONG AND THE DR CALLED US IN . WOULDNT YOU KNOW SURE ENOUGH DR MOMMY DIAGNOSED RIGHT! SHE IS ON PENICILLIAN AND FEELIN FINE SEEMS AS WE CAUGHT IT BEFORE IT GOT REALLY BAD HOPEFULLY THE BABY AND FAMILY DOESNT GET IT! BUT MY LEXI IS FEELIN FINE AND A LITTLE TROOPER! WE HAD FUN AFTER SHE WANTED TO GO SHOPPING SO AWAY WE DID WE HAD SO MUCH FUN. THEN WE BOTH HAD A CRAVING FOR STARBUCKS NO COFFEE FOR HER BUT HER FAVORITE IS A DOUBLE CHOCLATE CHIP BLENED SOMTHIN OR OTHER AND I HAD A BLENDED CARAMAL FRAPPICHINO YUMMY YUMMY! THEN WE WERE OFF TO TARGET WHERE SHE PICKED OUT THREE NEW KARAOKE CDS AND SANG THE NIGHT AWAY. HER FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW IS I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL ITS SO CUTE. WHEN WE GOT HOME DADDY HAD MADE A HOME MADE CHICKEN POT PIE AND IT WAS HUGE BUT WE GIGGLED BECAUSE WE HAD ALREADY PIGGED OUT AT MCDONALDS HEE HEE SORRY DADDY! BUT AN A TO YOU FOR THE EFFORT:) WE LOVE YOU BUNCHES! ANYHOW THATS IT FOR NOW WE WILL MOST LIKLY BE GOING ICE SKATING TODAY IF NOT WE ARE GOING TO SEE A SCARY MOVIE JUST THE GIRLS OF COURSE. LOVE TO YOU ALL I WILL UPDATE LATER GATORS! PARTY OF FIVE
1/28/2005 - WELL HI THERE! HAPPY FRIDAY TO YOU ALL. YESTERDAY WAS A FUN DAY BASKETBALL FOR RICKY AND ALEXIS MUSICAL THEATER IT WAS SO CUTE TO WATCH RICKY PLAY. DADDY WATCHED FROM THE SIDE WITH LITTLE BIT WHILE MOMMY HELPED COACH IT WAS FUN. I USED TO PLAY BASKETBALL SO I FELT RIGHT BACK AT HOME. STILL NO TOOTH FOR LITTLE BIT YET AND I AM HOPING ITS NOT THE REAL THING I SWEAR I FEEL SOMTHING THOUGH! I WILL POST SOME VIDEO TODAY OF ARLEE AND ALEXIS PLAYING MAN ALEXIS CAN SURE GET HER TO LAUGH ILL TRY TO GET THE BEST FOOTAGE I CAN ITS SOOOO CUTE. WE ARE ALL JUST HANGIN OUT THINK WE WILL BE GOING ICE SKATING THIS WEEKEND IF THE WEATHER IS NICE SO IF WE DO ILL POST PICS. I AM TAKING THE LITTLE GIRLS TO THE MOVIES WE WANT TO SEE SOMTHING SCARY HEE HEE SO THAT SHOULD BE FUN TOO. ME AND DADDY ARE GONNA TRY TO GO ON OUR LITTLE OVERDUE ANNIVERSARY DINNER AND ROMANCE THE NIGHT AWAY! SO IF ALL WEATHER IS NICE THAT SHOULD HAPPEN IF NOT WE WILL TRY NEXT WEEKEND. WHICH REMINDS ME LITTLE RICKS BIRTHDAY PARTY ID NEXT WEEKEND OOH MAN ITS GONNA BE FUN. ANYHOW ENOUGH RAMBLING I DO THAT SOMTIMES HA HA HA I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A FABULOUS WEEKEND AND I WILL UPDATE DAILY AS USUAL SO KEEP POSTED FOR ANYTHING NEW! GOD BLESS AND A BUG HUG FROM US PARTY OF FIVE
1/27/2005 - WELL HELLO THERE! HOW YA ALL DOING? FINE FINE HERE YESTERDAY WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW AND ITS SO SOFT LIKE POWDERED SUGAR ITS NEAT. DIDNT DO MUCH YESTERDAY BUT WE DID GO FILE OUR TAXES OOH THE JOY THIS TIME OF YEAR WOW WE GOT BACK MORE THAN WE EVER HAVE HOLY COW! FEELS LIKE WE WON THE LOTTERY HA HA! NOTHING MUCH ELSE NE RICKY HAS PRACTICE TONIGHT AND ALEXIS HAS HER MUSICAL THEATER. STILL NO WIGGLE TIME CLASS FOR ARLEE HASNT STARTED YET IN FEB IT WILL SO CANT WAIT ME AND RICK ARE DOING IT WITH HER. THEY ARE HAVING A DADDY AND ME CLASS TO THAT RICK IS DOING WITH HER. AND LIL RICK AND I WILL BE IN STICKY FINGERS TOGETHER I CANT WAIT!! ANYHOW THATS THE LATEST HERE BORING HUH? HAHA NOT FOR US THOUGH WE ARE ENJOYING OUR TIME TOGETHER. HOPEFULLY WE CAN HIT THAT SLEDDING THIS WEEKEND. ILL UPDATE LATER GATORS! LOVE TO YOU ALL AND A PRAYER FOR RIKIDUNY WE LOVE YOU KEEP YOUR HEAD UP! PARTY OF FIVE
OK FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DONT KNOW WHAT RIKY DUNI MEANS HERE IS THE DOWN LOW ON IT! SO MY HUSBANDS NAME IS RICK AND SO IS MY MOMS AND THEN WE HAVE LITLE RICK TOO FUNNY WELL THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT ANYWAY. WHEN ALEXIS WAS A BABY SHE WOULD ALWAYS ASK RICK (MY MOMS HUSBAND) WHAT RIKI DUNY, MEANING SHE WAS TRYING TO SAY WHAT ARE YOU DOING IT WAS SO CUTE AND MY MOM PICKED UP ON IT. WE ALL THOUGHT IT WAS SO FUNNY WE AND KEPT IT GOING! RIKY DUNI HA HA SO ANYHOW IT STUCK AND HE IS RIKY DUNI GET IT? ANYWAYS TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT WE CALL HIM DUNI MAKES IT EASIER ANYHOW WE HAVE 3 RICKS HA HA HA! I JUST LOVE THIS PICTURE THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL!
1/26/2005 - WELL HELLO AGAIN! HOW YOU ALL DOING? GOOD ON THE HOMEFRONT NEWEST NEWS RICKY HAS A LOOSE TOOTH AHHH MY LITTLE MAN IS GROWING SO FAST ITS NOT REAL LOOSE BUT HE MADE SURE TO RUN RIGHT UP TO MOMMY AND SAY HEY MOMMY MY TOOTH IS WIGGLY!! IT WAS SO FUNNY I COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING! WHAT A LITTLE TURKEY. SO I LOVE THE NEW SHOW NANNY 911 AND SUPER NANNY THEY ARE SO GREAT TO WATCH MAN I CANT BELIEVE SOME OF THOSE KIDS ON THERE WHEEEW I WOULD GO NUTS. BUT I CAN SAY WE HAVE GOTTEN LOTS OF GREAT IDEAS FROM THAT SHOW AS FAR AS THE KIDS NOT BEHAVING. WE HAVE A NAUGHTY SPOT NOW AND WHEN THEY DONT LISTEN THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE NAUGHTY SPOT FOR THERE SIX MINUTES IT WORKS SOOO GOOD. CONSISTANCY IS THE BEST IT WORKS SO WELL! SO EVERYTHING ELSE HERE IS GREAT OUR SNOW IS MELTING SO FAST BUT HERE WE HAVE MORE ON THE WAY I AM SO GLAD WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND HIT THE SLEDDINNG! SO HOPEFULLY THIS WEEKEND. HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND HAVEING A WONDERFUL DAY LOVE YOU LOTS BYE FOR NOW! PARTY OF FIVE
1/25/2005 - HOWDY PARTNERS! HOW YA'LL DOING TODAY? NOTHIN MUCH HERE JUST HANGIN OUT THOUGHT I WOULD POP IN AND SAY HI!! GETTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER FOR MY FUN FUN TUPPERWARE PARTY COMING UP FEBRUARY 12 THEN TO FOLLOW I AM HOSTING A HOME AND GARDEN PARTY HOW FUN! I HAVE MET SO MANY MORE NEW FRIENDS WITH THESE PARTIES. THIS WEEKEND I AM GOING TO A TUPPERWARE PARTY THAT IS CALLED TASTE OF TUPPERWARE AND WE GET TO EAT FOOD WOOO HOOO CANT WAIT I'M SURE IT WILL BE YUMMY! LITTLE BIT SEEMS TO BE DOING BETTER NO COLD YET BUT IT SURE SOUNDED LIKE IT. I SWEAR I FEEL A TOOTH SO MAYBE THAT IS WHY SHE IS A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER. SHE SURE IS THE HAPPIEST BABY STILL THOUGH! I HOPE SHE IS NOT GETTING A TOOTH WAAAAAH OOH WELL GUESS THEY HAVE TO GROW UP SOMETIME. MY KITCHEN IS COMING ALONG SLOWLY BUT SURLY I HAVE BEEN RECIEVING LOTS OF GREAT GIFS OFF MY REGISTRY ITS SO NEAT TO SEE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE ME!! ESPECIALLY MY MOMMY AND MY SISTER YOU GUYS ARE GREAT!! I KNOW YOU MISS ME HA HA HA!! SOON ENOUGH THOUGH WE WILL BE IN CALI! WE ARE COMING DOWN IN EARLY MARCH ILL POST DATES AS SOON AS I KNOW MORE!SO NOTHING ELSE REALLY JUST US BEING US. LOVE YOU ALL AND HOPE YOUR WEEK FLYS BY!! PARTY OF FIVE
1/24/2005 - MONDAY MONDAY!!! HEY THERE ALL HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND? GREAT GREAT HERE! LOTS OF SNOW AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL. I AM SO GLAD WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE SNOW IT IS COLD BUT SO BEAUTIFUL TOO! WE PUSHED LITTLE BITS APPOINTMENT FOR HER SECOND ROUND OF SHOTS TO THIS WEEK ON WEDNESDAY HOPING THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE BETTER JUST DONT WANT TO DRIVE IN THE SNOWY WEATHER. SHE IS DOING SO GREAT AND SO MUCH FUN. SHE LOVES PLAYING WITH HER FEET AND IS JUST ABOUT ALL ON HER OWN SITTING UP I AM HOPING BY THE NEXT 2 WEEKS SHE WILL BE SET! SHE WILL PLAY WITH TOYS IN FRONT OF HER AND SIT THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE WITHOUT ANY AID AT ALL, ITS SOOO CUTE I CANT BELIVE HOW FAST SHE IS GROWING. HER BABY FOOD IS GOING WELL NOT TO FOND OF PEAS BUT ITS A AQUIRED TASTE HA HA! . SO I AM GETTING THE PREGNANCY ITCH HA HA BUT I WILL HAVE TO BE PATIENT TILL THIS SUMMER WHICH IS NOT TOO FAR OFF ANYHOW. I CANT WAIT TO ADD THE NEXT LITTLE WARD WONDER WHAT IT WILL BE HA HA. OK ENOUGH OF THAT HA HA! NOTHING REAL NEW HERE JUST SAME OL SAME OL. A NEW WEEK AND NEW ADVENTURES. HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A FABULOUS WEEK AND WE WILL UPDATE WITH NEWS AND NEW PICS OF COURSE SO STAY TUNED THATS ALL FOLKS! PARTY OF FIVE
1/23/2005 - HI THERE WELL THIS WEEKEND WAS FABULOUS AND VERY SNOWY TOO! SATURDAY NIGHT WE HAD A WONDERFUL DINNER FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY AND I EVEN GOT A RING HEE HEE!!! WELL ITS ORDERD BUT I WILL GET IT SOON I HAVE A PIC OF IT POSTED BELOW ISNT IT PRETTY!! I GOT DADDY A NEW COMPUTER IT WILL BE HERE SOON TOO! SO NOW WE CAN BOTH DO OUR OWN THINGS AND NOT HAVE TO FIGHT OVER IT HEE HEE!! THE KIDS ARE WONDERFUL AND DOING GREAT. LITTLE BIT HAS FOUND HER FEET AND THINKS THEY ARE SO FUNNY SHE TRYS SO HARD TO PUT THEM IN HER MOUTH HA HA! GOOD THING SHE IS NOT WALKIN ON THEM HA HA. WERE ATTEMPTED TO GO SLEDDING TO DAY BUT IT WAS TOO NICE JUST RELAXING IN AND PLAYIN WITH THE KIDS. WE WATCHED MOVIES AND JUST SNACKED ALL DAY LONG. I HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND FEELING GOOD. TALK TO YA ALL LATER GATORS!! PARTY OF FIVE
1/22/2005 - WOW CAN YOU BELIEVE IT 10 YEARS AND THEY ALL SAID WE WOULDNT MAKE IT PAST 3 HA HA WELL HERE IS TO YOU ALL WHO DOUBTED! RICK I HAVE HAD OUR UPS AND DOWNS AS EVERONE HAS AND ITS SIMPLY MADE US THE STRONGER PEOPLE WE ARE TODAY. I CAN THANK GOD FOR THE STRENGTH AND THE GIFTS I HAVE BEFORE ME NOW. I AM STILL AS IN LOVE TODAY AS THE DAY I SAID I DO! AND HOW NICE IT IS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND OVER AND OVER AGAIN! WE HAVE 3 BEAUTIFUL BABIES WHICH WE ARE SO VERY PROUD OF AND YEARS OF WONDERFUL MEMORIES WE HAVE CREATED THAT WILL LAST A LIFTIME. THANK YOU RICK AGAIN, YOUR LOVE HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH AND ITS BEEN A WONDERFUL 10 YEARS. I LOVE YOU BABE! WELL WE ARE HAVING A HORRIBLE SNOW STORM WELL HORRIBLE IN MY EYES BUT MAN THERE IS ALOT OF SNOW. TOMARROW RICKYS GAME IS PUT OFF WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE JUST TO BAD TO DRIVE IN. I CAN SAY IT SURE IS BEAUTFUL COMING DOWN. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SNOW SPARKLE IT LOOKS LIKE GLITTER FALLING ITS SO PRETTY AND NICER INSIDE HA HA HA. ANYHOW I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY OUR WEEKENDS AND I WILL POST WITH MORE STORIES LATER. LOVE TO YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS PARTY OF FIVE
1/21/2005 - HI EVERYONE WELL WHAT A FUN DAY YESTERDAY AND BUSY BUSY TOO! WE HAD SO MUCH FUN LAST NIGHT WITH LITTLE RICK IT WAS GREAT.I MADE HOME MADE TACOS PER RICKYS REQUEST AND HE ATE 2 OF THEM GUESS THAT BALL PLAYING GAVE HIM A APPITITE. TOMARROW IS GUESS WHAT? OUR 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WOOO HOOO! LITTLE BIT IS COMING DOWN WITH SOMETHING NOT SURE WHAT BUT SHE SOUNDS KIND OF LIKE SHE MAY HAVE A COLD. SO IF SHE IS NOT FEELING WELL WE MAY HAVE TO POSTPONE OUR NIGHT OUT. WHICH IS OK WE ARE SUPPOSE TO GET ALOT MORE SNOW AND NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE DRIVING DOWNTOWN IN ALL THAT. BUT WE DO HAVE A RAIN CHECK ON A BABYSITER SO ITS ALL GOOD. OUR FRIENDS HERE ARE SO WONDERFUL TO OFFER TO WATCH OUR BABIES. I JUST DONT WANT TO LEAVE ARLEE IF SHE IS NOT FEELING WELL. SHE ISNT CRANKY AT ALL JUST SLEEPING EVEN MORE BUT I WANNA BE WITH HER SO WE WILL SEE. SO IF WE ARE HOME I CAN AT LEAST SEND THE BIGGER KIDDOS OVER TO OUR FRIENDS AND ME AND DADDY CAN HAVE A ROMANTIC DINNER HERE JUST TO CELEBRATE THE NIGHT AT LEAST! I'LL MAKE HIM A NICE POT ROAST AND ALL THE FIXINS YUMMY YUMMY!! SO LITTLE RICK STARTED BASKETBALL IT WAS SO CUTE TOO. HE WAS SO HAPPY TO MEET LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS AND EVEN SOME OF HIS SOCCER BUDDIES SRE ON THE TEAM TOO, IT WAS A GREAT TIME. ALEXIS HAD HER MUSICAL THEATER CLASS WHICH I WASNT THERE FOR BUT I JUST KNOW SHE WAS GREAT! MOMMY AND DADDY HAD TO BE THERE FOR LITTLE RICKS BIG DAY OF BAKETBALL. HIS FIRST GAME IS SATURDAY CAN YOU BELIEVE IT. ITS AT 11:00 SO I'LL POST ON THAT AFTER THE GAME. HIS TEAM IS CALLED THE BIG DAWGS HA HA HOW CUTE HUH? HE EVEN GOT THE #1 FOR HIS TEAM JERSEY, LIKE HE IS TO MOMMY AND DADDY OUR NUMBER ONE BOY!! ANYHOW THATS ALL FOLKS NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT SO SIGNING OFF FOR NOW, LOVE YA PARTY OF FIVE
1/20/2005 - IT'S HERE MY BABY BOYS BIRTHDAY WOW!!! TONIGHT WE ARE HAVING OUR FAMILY BIRTHDAY PARTY AND THE BIRTHDAY PARTY WELL THE BIG ONE IS PUSHED TO FEBRUARY 4TH BUT IT IS GONNA BE GREAT!! LITTLE RICK STARTS BASKETBALL TODAY TOO OOH MAN I CANT WAIT ILL POST PICS OF HIS FIRST DAY. I LOVE THAT MY KIDS ARE SO WILLING TO DO SPORTS THEY MUST TAKER AFTER BOTH MOMMY AND DADDY. I PLAYED SOFTBALL AND BASKETBALL AND DADDY PLAYED BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL. SO HOPEFULLY GOOD WILL COME OUT OF ALLL OF THIS. IT ALSO CREATES SUCH GOOD BONDING TIME AS WELL AS BUILDING SELF ESTEEM FOR MY BABIES! AFTER BASKETBALL SEASON RICKY AND ALEXIS WILL BE BACK IN SOCCER AND LITTLE RICK ALSO WILL BE IN TEE BALL SHORTLY AFTER THAT. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD TRY OUT ALL SPORTS SEE WHERE THEY EXCELL THE BEST AND THEY IS SO WILLING AND VERY EXCITED TO BE HAVING SO MUCH FUN TIME WITH ALL THERE FRIENDS. SHORTLY INTO THE SUMMER ALEXIS IS STARTING GYMNASTICS TOO ALL THIS DEFINATLEY KEEPS MOMMY AND DADDY BUSY. REMEMBER ALEXIS IS STILL SELLING GIRL SCOUT COOKIS AND REALLY WANTS TO SELL SELL SELL SO FOR ANY OF YOU WHO WANT SOME LET ME KNOW I CAN MAIL THEM OUT TO YA!TODAY MY HUBBY IS TAKING THE CHIEFS TEST HE HAS BEEN STUDYING SOOO HARD AND I AM SO PROUD OF HIM. KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED ALTHOUGH IT WONT BE UNTIL JUNE WHEN WE GET RESULTS BUT IT SURE WOULD BE NICE IF HE MAKES IT! ITS REALLY HARD FOR HIS RATE TO PROMOTE BUT WHO KNOWS. IF THAT DOESNT OR EVEN IF IT DOES HE CAN STILL PUT HIS PACKAGE IN FOR LDO WHICH IS O1E RANK AND IS LIMITED DUTY OFFICER SO AT LEAST WE HAVE THAT SHOT TOO. SO HERE IS TO YOU BABY DO WELL WE ALL KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!! AS FOR ME I AM GETING READY FOR MY TUPPERWARE PARTY ON THE 12TH OF FEBRUARY PRETTY COOL HUH! LOTS OF PEOPLE TO COME SO IT SHOULD BE REALLY FUN. I AM DOING A VALENTINES THEME AND WILL HAVE LITTLE VALENTINE GIFTS FOR EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS. ANYHOW MY MAN AND HIS SPECIAL DAY OOH I JUST LOVE BIRTHDAYS ESPECIALLY MY KIDDOS! ILL POST PICS LATER
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