7/17/2004 - HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!! HELLO ALL TODAY IS BEAUTIFUL AND SO GLAD!! WE ARE GOING FISHING AND I CANT WAIT. THE KIDS ARE SO EXCITED HOPEFULLY WE CAN ACTUALLY CATCH SOMTHING WE'LL SEE. HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY WILL LET YA KNOW ABOUT THE DAY LATER:) THE WARDS
7/16/2004 - THIS CARD WAS GIVEN TO RICK AND I YEARS AGO I HAD IT WRITTEN OUT FRAMED AND MATTED I THINK ITS GREAT INSPIRATION FOR ANY LOVING COUPLE! 10 GOLDEN RULES FOR STAYING HAPPY WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE!
1.FIRST AND FOREMOST LOVE EACHOTHER. REALIZE JUST HOW LUCKY YOU ARE TO BE IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE WHO LOVES YOU.SAY "I LOVE YOU" OFTEN AND IN DIFFERENT WAYS.SURPRISE EACH OTHER WITH GIFTS AND PRAISE TO SHOW YOUR LOVE. 2.LISTEN OBJECTIVELY TO EACH OTHER,AS YOU WOULD TO A FRIEND. ACCEPTANCE IS A KEY TO UNDERSTANDING AND A BUFFER FOR TENSION AND RESENTMENT. 3.NEVER STOP TREATING EACHOTHER LIKE SWEETHERTS.DO THINGS THAT SWEETHEARTS DO. SHARE CHORES AROUND THE HOUSE. TAKE PRIDE IN THE WAY YOU LOOK AND ACT FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR PARTNER.BUT NEVER LET EXTERNAL VALUES HAVE MORE IMPORTANCE THAN THE INTERNAL FEELINGS OF YOUR HEART. 4.TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER GO TO THE DR. WITH EACH OTHER. PUT THE OTHER FIRST BUT DO NOT NEGLECT YOUR OWN NEEDS EITHER. 5.LOOK AT EACH OTHER FOR HELP. DON'T LET YOUR PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS GET OUT OF HAND AND MAKE SURE YOU GO IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS YOUR IN LIFE TOGETHER BE THANKFUL. 6.TALK ABOUT THINGS TOGETHER AS YOU WOULD WITH A FREIND.ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT YOUR PARTNER.SHARE YOUR SECRETS AND NEVER BETRAY YOUR PARTNERS. 7.SETTLE ON THE FACT YOU HAVE MADE A CHOICE AND YOU ARE NO LONGER LOOKING FOR ANYONE ELSE. DON'T FLIRT THINK OF THE CONSEQUENCES. DON'T CONSIDER IT. 8.BE IN AGREEMENT ABOUT HOW YOUR MONEY IS SPENT. BIG ITEMS SHOULD BE DISCUSSED. 9.WHEN IN DOUBT ABOUT YOUR ACTIONS ASK YOURSELF HOW YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED.IF YOU HAVE ARGUED.. NEVER GO TO SLEEP WITHOUT FORGIVENESS EVEN IF ITS NOT YOUR FAULT. BE FAITHFUL ABOUT THIS YOU WONT BE SORRY. 10. HAVE FUN!!
7/16/2004 - HAPPY FRIDAY!!!! HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND THE BASE HERE IS HAVING KIDS DAY AND PLAYING HARRY POTTER SO WE ARE TAKIN THE KIDS! WE ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER SURPRISES IN MIND :) SO THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BE VERY FUN! CAN YOU BELIEVE IN JUST 5 SHORT DAYS I WILL BE 28 AHHHHHH OOH MAN OOH WELL I STILL FEEL LIKE A TEEN:) LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU ALL THE WARDS
7/15/2004 - HI YA'LL THURSDAY IS HERE WHICH ONLY LEAVES TOMARROW AS FRIDAY YEA!!!! I LOVE THE WEEKENDS WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER! THIS WEEKEND WE HAVE SOME SURPRISES FOR THE KIDS AND SOME GREAT FUN ALONG WITH IT. HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND DOING FINE. STILL HANGING IN THER WITH JUST 65 DAYS LEFT THATS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. WELL LOVE TO YOU ALL WILL CHAT LATER. THE WARDS
7/14/2004 - HI ALL, MAN HAVE I BEEN SOOOOOOOOO TIRED. TODAY I TOOK IT EASY RICK WAS HOME AGAIN AND IT WAS GREAT! ITS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY TOO. WE ARE GETTING ANXIOUS 66 DAYS WOW! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT. I FEEL ALOT BETTER THAN I HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY I FEEL GREAT! STILL GETTING LOTS AND LOTS OF CONTRATIONS BUT NOTHING I AM TOO WORRIED ABOUT. I CANT WAIT TILL THE REAL DAY THOUGH! HOPE YOUR WEEK SO FAR HAS BEEN GOOD HANG IN THERE AND IT WILL BE FRIDAY BEFORE YA KNOW IT! WE LOVE YA THE WARDS
7/13/2004 - HI EVERYONE HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND FEELIN GREAT!! THINGS HERE ARE GOOD AND JUST GETTING BETTER. MYSELF FEEL A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER LATELY BUT I AM SURE AS SOON AS WE FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON I WILL BE UP AND ABOUT AGAIN! DR COHAN IS RUNNING SOME TESTS ON MY LIVER, KIDNEYS AND GAULBLADDER TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN KEEPING ME SO UNCOMFORTABLE. I AM HOPING IT IS A SEVERE CASE OF JUST PLAIN O'L HEARTBURN. WE WILL FIND OUT LATER THIS AFTERNOON! HOPE YOUR DAY IS GREAT WILL POST LATER GATORS THE WARDS
7/12/2004 - OOH MAN HEARTBURN SUCKS!! OVERALL THIS PREGNANCY HAS BEEN PRETTY GOOD BUT THE HEARTBURN IS KEEPIMG ME UP ALL NIGHT LONG NOW!!! OOH MAN AND JUST THINK I STILL HAVE 9 WEEKS TO GO AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! WELL ANYHOW HOPE YOUR WEEKEND WAS WONDERFUL OURS WAS. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN. HOPE YOUR WEEK GOES FAST FOR YOU ALL WHO WORK AT LEAST YOU DONT HAVE ALL DAY HEARTBURN!! THE WARDS
7/11/2004 - SUNDAY WOW ALREADY!! WELL WE DID FIND A NICE CHURCH THAT WE WILL BE GOING TO I THINK THE KIDS AND EVEN OUR WHOLE FAMILY WILL REALLY BENIFIT FROM A CHURH EXPERIENCE. SUNDAY SCHOOL WILL BE GREAT FOR THE KIDS TOO! WE ALREADY NOW PRACTICE OUR OWN FAMILY NIGHTS AND HAVE FOR QUITE A LONG TIME PRAYERS ALL ALWAYS SAID AND THE KIDS ARE TAUGHT LOTS ABOUT OUR HEAVENLY FATHER. SO AT THAT I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT NICE PEOPLE WE WILL MEET TOO. YAESTERDAY WAS WONDERFUL AND WE ALL HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME THINK WE MAY GO BACK TODAY!! HOPE YOU ALL HAD A WONDERFUL WEEKEND AND HOPE YOUR WEEK IS GREAT TOO, LOVE YOU ALL THE WARDS
7/10/2004 - HI THERE AND HAPPY SATURDAY!!! HOPE YOUR WEEKEND IS WONDERFUL AND YOU HAVE FUN FUN FUN!! ITS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY AND LOTS OF FUN WITH THE KIDS PLANNED. NOT TO MENTION THE BARBEQUE WE ARE GOING TOO :) ITS SO NEAT JUST ABOUT EVERY WEEKEND SOMEONE HAS A BARBEQUE AND ALL THE KIDS JUST TEAR IT UP. ITS SO NICE TO HAVE SUCH GREAT FRINDS HERE EVERYONE HAS REALY TAKEN US UNDER THERE WINGS. WELL HOPE YOUR ALL DOING GREAT AND WILL TALK AT YA LATER. THE WARDS IN GOOD O'L ILLINOIS!
7/9/2004 - MAN ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I MISSED A DAY AND A STORY! BUT ALL IS WELL. OUR COMPUTER LINE WAS ON THE GLICTH FOR A DAY OR SO AND ITS FINALLY FIXED!! WE HAVE ALL BEEN WELL DOING NOTHING BUT ENJOYING THE GREAT SUMMER! ALEXIS IS ALREADY ANXIOUS TO START 4TH GRADE MAN I DONT REMEMBER WANTING TO GO BACK BUT U CAN UNDERSTAND SHE REALLY HASN'T BEEN IN SCHOOL TOO LONG HERE. OK SO UPON ENROLLING ALEXIS FOR 4TH GRADE SHE ASKED ME TO BE ... PTA MOM SO OF CORUSE I AM:) I REALLY THINK IT WILL BE GREAT AND LEXI REALLY WANTS ME TO BE A PART OF IT ALL !! SO SOON AFTER THE BABY I'LL BE UP AND ABOUT KEEPIN BUSY AS USUAUL BUT THATS WHAT COMES ALONG WITH MANY CHILDREN YOU ARE ALWAYS ON THE GO!! WHICH IS REALLY GREAT ANYWAY I WANT TO BE A FIT SUPERMOM!!! ANYHOW SORRY I MISSED YA'LL AND MY STORY BUT WILL UPDATE YA TOMARROW!! THE WARDS
7/7/2004 - HELLO HELLO WELL CAN YOU BELIEVE IT ITS ALREADY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK! YESTERDAY I SAW MY DR AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WENT FINE. FOR ALL THOSE WHO KNOW ABOUT THE TECHNICAL STUFF IN PREGNANCY, I WAS STARTING TO LOOSE MY MUCUS PLUG BUT NOT ENOUGH TO BE ALARMED I JUST NEED TO STAY RESTED UNTIL TILL I AM CLOSER TO MY DUE DATE MY CERVIX IS SOFT AND FOR ME THAT IS A GOOD SIGN CONSIDERING IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO EFFACE WITH THE OTHER KIDS. ANYHOW EVERYTHING IS GOOD AND I AM WELL STILL COUNTING THE DAYS TO MY LITTLE ONE!!! 10 WEEKS 3 DAYS! OOH MAN DR SAYS IT CAN BE WHENEVER SO I AM HOPING 2 WEEKS EARLY. ONE MORE FUNNY THING I WAS WEIGHED AGAIN YESTERDAY AND AM AT 162 SO FUNNY BUT I AM SO RELIVED TOO ARLEE IS FINE AND WEIGHS 2 POUNDS 11 OUNCES WHICH IS RIGHT WHERE SHE SHOULD BE. SO STARTING AT A CHUNKO WEIGHT OF 172 MAN THATS SO EMBARASSING TO ADMIT BUT I AM NOW JUST ABOUT 8 MONTHS PREGO AND ONLY 162 I COULDNT BE HAPPIER. I AM HOPING THIS MEANS I CAN LOSE IT QUICKER I AM EAGER TO GET INTO A SMALLER SIZE AGAIN MY GOAL IS A SIZE 7 OR 8 :) THE WARDS
7/6/2004 - WOW WE HAD ANOTHER GREAT FIREWORK SHOW RICK AND I WITH THE KIDS SAT OUTSIDE AND WATCHED LAST NIGHT IT WAS GREAT! I HOPE YOU ALL ARE WELL AND FANTASTIC. WISHING YOU ALL A GREAT NEW WEEK AND LOTS OF SMILES! THE WARDS
7/5/2004 - OOH MAN WAS THE 4TH A GREAT TIME AND SUCH A WONDERFUL TURNOUT! BELIEVE IT OR NOT WE HAD 14 PEOPLE SHOW UP IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HAVE SO MANY NEW FRIENDS ALL ENJOY EACH OTHERS COMPANY!RICK POOPED OUT EARLY, YEP HE HAD A FEW TOO MANY SHOTS OF GOOD OL QUERVO AND IF YOU ALL KNOW RICK HE DOESNT DRINK IT AT ALL. SO HE PASSED OUT ABOUT 11 O'CLOCK. MYSELF I WAS HAVING TOO MUCH FUN LAUGHING AND HAVING A GREAT TIME. I AM SURPRISED I MADE IT TO 1:30 THATS WHEN THEY ALL STARTED HEADIN HOME. THE KIDS HAD A BLAST AND OF COURSE GOT TIRED FROM THE FUN DAY OF FIREWORKS AND SWIMMING I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT ONE AND WISH YOU A GREAT NEW WEEK AHEAD. WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU ALL! THE WARDS
7/4/2004 - 29 WEEKS WOW!!! ALOMOST THERE AND WE ALL CANT WAIT ITS GETTING SO CLOSE TO OUR LITTLE ANGEL ARLEE GETTING HERE. HERE IS AN IDEA OF HOW BIG SHE IS! SHE IS ONLY ABOUT 3 POUNDS AND WILL BE ADDIND AT LEAST 4 OR MORE UP UNTIL DELIVERY, ITS AMAZING!
7/4/2004 - HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!! HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT ONE. WE ARE HAVING A 4TH PARTY IT SHOULD BE A GOOD TIME ALL OUR FRIENDS ARE COMING AND LOTS OF KIDS TOO! YEA!! MORE FOOD. LAST NIGHT WE SAW A GREAT FIREWORK SHOW THAT WAS RIGHT INFRONT OF OUR HOUSE IT WAS AWSEOME. TONIGHT SHOULD BE JUST AS GREAT. HAVE A GOOD ONE TALK TO YA ALL LATER! THE WARDS
7/3/2004 - HI THERE YA'LL ! YESTERDAY WAS A FUNFILLED DAY IN CHICAGO WE DID TONS AND TONS OF WALKING OOOH MAN I MADE IT THOUGH. AS A RESULT I WAS NERVOUS HAVING SOME CONTRACTIONS ALL DAY SO OF CORUSE I WAIT AND WAIT THINKING ITS OK AND IT WAS. WE WENT IN TO THE HOSPITAL WHICH I REALLY DID NOT WANT TO DO, BUT RICK WAS WORRIED AND MY CALL INTO THE DR TOLD ME TO COME IN ! SO WE DID AND I WAS VEY IMPRESSED AT WHAT WE SAW:) JUST A LITTLE DEHYDRATED AND TOO MUCH WALKING THEY SAID TO TAKE IT EASY. I WAS MONITERED FOR A WHILE AND SO WERE THE CONTRATIONS BUT THANK GOD NOTHING SERIOUS!!! I WANT MY BABY FULL TERM! ANYWAY IT WAS SCARY I WAS VERY NERVOUS AND JUST PRAYED IT WAS OK AND THANK GOODNESS IT WAS. JUST ANOTHER BLESSING FOR US! STILL THE SAME OL CERVIX SOFT WHICH IS GOOD AND HANG IN THERE FOR AT LEAST 8 WEEKS WOOO HOOO!NO PROBLEM HERE. I DONT THINK I AM QUITE READY TO SEE HER YET I STILL HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO GET DONE :)ANYWAY TOMARROW WILL BE OUR 4TH OF JULY BARBEQUE AND IT SHOULD BE A GOOD TIME! FRIENDS, FOOD, FIREWORKS HEY YOU CANT ASK FOR MORE. HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND WILL TALK AT YA SOON. THE WARDS
7/2/2004 - HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY!!!! I AM SO EXCITED TODAY WE ARE GOING TO THE TASTE OF CHICAGO WITH SOME FRIENDS AND A GRIP OF KIDS!ITS OUR FIRST VISIT INTO DOWNTOWN CHICAGO AND I CANT WAIT. FUN FUN AND FOOD FOOD! I WILL UPDATE YOU ALL WITH THE FUN EVENTS. FOR NOW WE ARE OFF. TALK AT YA LATER AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! THE WARDS
7/1/2004 - WOW!! WHAT A FUN NIGHT WE HAD. OKAY I MENTIONED HOW EXCITED I WAS TO SEE MY FIRST FIREFLY HERE. I REMEMBER THE GREAT MEMORIES FORM WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN ARKANSAS AND CATCHING THEM. RICK MYSELF AND THE KIDS WERE CHASING THEM ALL NIGHT IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. THE KIDS WERE SO EXCITED AND I WAS SO HAPPY THEY GOT TO SEE THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME. THERE WERE ALOT MORE OUT LAST NIGHT AND THEY WE WILL GET EVEN MORE AS THE SUMMER COMES ALONG!! I AM GLAD I COULD MAKE A GREAT MEMORY FOR MY OWN KIDS TO REMEMBER!! THE WARDS
6/30/2004 - WOW TOMARROW IS JULY 1ST HOW TIME FLYS!! ALL IS SOOOO GREAT HERE AND NO REAL EXCITING NEWS, ALTHOUGH I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WEEKEND AND I KNOW THE KIDS ARE TOO. FRIDAY NIGHT WE ARE GOING WITH SOME FRIENDS AND THERE KIDS TO WHAT IS CALLED THE TASTE OF CHICAGO IT IS GONNA BE A REALLY GREAT TIME. THERE WILL BE FOOD, ACTIVITIES, FOOD, LIVE BANDS, FOOD, AND OOH CAN YOU TELL I AM FINALLY TO THE HUNGRY PART OF MY PREGNANCY!! THANK GOODNESS I WAS GETTING WORRIED :) ANYHOW IT WILL BE WONDERFUL. SUNDAY FOR THE FOURTH WE WILL BE CAMPING OUT NEAR THE NAVY PIER SOMEWHERE THE FIREWORKS WILL BE AMAZING I HEAR. HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND ENJOY THE REST OF THE WEEK! THE WARDS
6/29/2004 - OK ARLEE'S INVENTORY I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY AND WELL I WAS A LTTLE BORED, TO SEE JUST HOW READY WE REALLY ARE
81 OUTFITS 26 HATS 14 BLANKETS 8 RECIEVING BLANKETS 12 BIBS 4 SPIT UP PADS DIAPERS DIAPERS ! 4 SHEETS 12 PAIR OF SOCKS HMM GUESS WE NEED MORE OF THOSE OOH MAN I COULD GO ON AND ON! WELL YOU GET THE PICTURE, AND A READY ROOM FOR OUR LITTLE ONE TO JOIN US! WE ARE SOOOO READY AND MUCH MUCH MORE. JUST A FEW MORE ADDITIONS AND YIPPY SKIPPY ALL DONE. I AM SO ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE AND WHO SHE WILL LOOK LIKE MORE. WILL SHE SLEEP OR CRY ALL NIGHT, OOOH MAN I HOPE SHE IS LIKE RICKY AND ALEXIS BECAUSE THEY WERE AMAZING AS BABIES! BUT IN DUE TIME I GUESS JUST 9 TO 11 WEEKS I AM HOPING SHE IS AT LEAST A WEEK EARLY OR HOPEFULLY WILL NOT BE AS BIG AS MY LITTLE MAN HE WAS A WHOPPIN 8 POUNDS NOT THAT IT IS HUGE BUT I REALLY WANT A LITTLE ONE. A NICE EVEN 7 POUNDS WOULD BE GREAT OOOH MAN I DON'T CARE I JUST WANT MY LITTLE ONE HERE AND HEALTHY!!ON THAT NOTE I WILL SAY LATER TO YA ALL !! THE WARDS
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