CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TO MY BIG BABY GIRL, KAY FOR GRADUATING KINDERGARTEN! THE CEREMONY WAS VERY NICE AND ADORABLE! IT WAS A HAWAIIAN STYLE GRADUATION AND THEY WERE ALL DRESSED FOR A LUAU PARTY!!!! THEY SANG TO US AND RECEIVED A FLOWER LEI FROM THEIR TEACHER AND THEIR CERTIFICATE! SHE BROUGHT HOME HER BIG MEMORY BOOK THAT SHE HAS BEEN MAKING ALL YEAR LONG. IT IS SO CUTE! HERE SHE IS STANDING ALL PROUD AND HAPPY!!!



THANKS TO ALL THAT CAME TO SEE HER DURING HER BIG DAY, DADDY, UNCLE ERIC AND JAMES, AUNT MELISSA AND CHRISTOPHER!, I KNOW SHE REALLY LOVED SEEING ALL OF US THERE TO CELEBRATE! AFTERWARDS, CHRISTOPHER CAME OVER FOR A WHILE AND THE KIDDIES WENT SWIMMING AND HUNG OUT. THEN I MADE HER FAVORITE DINNER, BBQ RIBS, BEANS AND RICE! SHE CHOWED DOWN ON HER RIBS AND HAD A GREAT TIME!



WE HAVE A NEW ADDITION TO OUR "ALREADY LARGE ENOUGH FAMILY" A NEW PUPPY. SHE IS HALF LLASO APSO AND HALF YORKIE. (SHE WAS FREE AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH HER) SHE IS ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE AND THE KIDS LOVE HER TO DEATH. I DON'T HAVE TOO MANY GOOD PICS OF HER YET BUT BELIEVE ME, I WILL ! SHE HAS ADAPTED REALLY WELL IN JUST A LITTLE OVER ONE WEEK! IT'S LIKE HAVING A BABY IN THE HOUSE, CAUSE SHE IS SO DARN SMALL AND I HAVE TO MAKE SURE SHE GETS HER PUPPY FOOD TWICE A DAY INSTEAD OF GETTING INTO LEXI AND KARLS FOOD. LEXI AND KARL HAVE BEEN SO GOOD WELCOMING HER INTO OUR HOME! THEY ARE BEING A VERY GOOD BIG BROTHER AND SISTER TO HER!



OTHER THEN THAT, I'M TRYING TO ONCE AGAIN, FIGURE OUT SOME VERY CHEAP THINGS TO DO BEFORE I GO BACK TO WORK. I JUST WISH THAT I COULD BOOK A ROOM AND TAKE THE KIDS SOMEWHERE BEFORE I GO BACK TO WORK ON THE 5TH. BUT BECAUSE MONEY IS SO TIGHT RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THING WE'LL BE DOING MUCH AT ALL. WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THIS DARN LOAN TO GO THROUGH AND FINALIZE IN ORDER TO SEE IF OUR REFINANCE IS GONNA GO THROUGH. FIRST THINGS FIRST, I GUESS. WE MUST HAVE A HOME TO LIVE IN BEFORE WE HAVE ANY EXTRA FUN, RIGHT? ANYWHO.... HOPE ALL IS GOING WELL SO FAR THIS SUMMER!!!!



I AM DOG SITTING THIS WEEKEND SO I WONT BE DOING ANYTHING THIS WEEKEND BUT HOPEFULLY WANT TO PLAN FOR THIS NEXT WEEEK AND WEEKEND!!!!!



AND IF YA'LL HAVE ANY IDEAS ON CHEAP SUMMER FUN, LET ME KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!!!

I WANT TO WISH ALL THE DADS A BIG HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!! TO MY DAD, THE ONE I MISSED THE MOST TODAY, I LOVE AND MISS YOU SO MUCH. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE HOW WELL YOUR KIDS ARE DOING THESE DAYS. WE TOOK FLOWERS TO YOUR GRAVESITE TODAY AND JOSH AND I TALKED OUT LOUD TO YOU, JOSH IS DOING SO GOOD, YOU WOULD BE SO PROUD OF HIM! WE LOVE AND MISS YOU SO MUCH!

TO MY HONEY ERIC, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE NOT THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF OUR KIDS, YOU ARE STILL A DAD IN MY EYES AND YOU ARE ONE AMAZING DAD!!! YOU HAVE STEPPED UP AND SUPPORTED ME AND THE KIDS IN A WAY THAT MANY FATHERS NEVER DO AND FOR THAT, I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL! THE KIDS LOVE AND CHERISH YOU AS IF YOU WERE THEIR DAD AND I HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT. I TRULY LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO EVERYDAY FOR OUR FAMILY! I KNOW THAT YOU WORK HARD AND LONG HOURS (ESPECIALLY WITH THIS SECOND JOB) AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU! I COULD NOT BE DOING THIS WITH OUT YOU AND YOUR SUPPORT! WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK WITH STARS AND BACK TO THE MOON!!!!!!!!

TO ALL THE OTHER DAD'S IN MY LIFE, M BROTHER, JOSH (WHO I AM SO PROUD OF FOR DOING SO WELL THIS LAST YEAR), I LOVE YA BRO! , MY BROTHER IN LAW, JAMES, YOU ARE AN AMAZING DAD AND I COULDN'T PICTURE LIFE WITHOUT YOU IN IT~ MY SOON TO BE "OFFICIAL" BROTHER-IN-LAW, STEVE, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EVEN EXPLAIN YOU, YOU ARE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO HEATHER AND THE BEST DAD IN THE WORLD! TO PAPA RANDY, PAPA BILL AND PAPA GLENN, WE ALL LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND LOVE ALL THE TIME WE GET TO SPEND WITH YOU! A SPECIAL FATHERS DAY WISH TO JAMES MARIANI~ I KNOW IT HAS BEEN HARD FOR YOU AS YOU CELEBRATE YOUR FATHERS DAY THIS YEAR HOLDING THE MEMORIES OF DAVID CLOSE TO YOUR HEART. I HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL AND HAPPY DAY TODAY! I AM THINKING OF YOU AND PENNY ALWAYS!

I KNOW I PROBABLY DIDN'T MENTION ALL OF YOU SPECIAL DADS, BUT I WANTED TO MENTION THE ONES CLOSEST TO MY HEART AND IN MY LIFE!

HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO ALL THE DADS OUT THERE!!!!

...........MOVING OUT............

WELL, SAT WAS THE BIG DAY. BECCA IS OFFICIALLY MOVED OUT AND IN HER APARTMENT. YES, I'M STILL DEALING WITH IT. I DON'T THINK IT HAS REALLY HIT ME YET AS IT HAS ONLY BEEN ONE DAY. I AM SO PROUD OF HER AND SHE IS DOING SO WELL AS HER YOUNG ADULT LIFE BEGINS TO BLOSSOM. I THINK BACK SOMETIMES AND WONDER HOW OR IF MY LIFE WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF I GOT THE SOME OF THE SAME CHANCES THAT SHE IS GETTING. I GUESS I'M BRAGGING JUST A LITTLE BY SAYING THAT, BUT THAT'S OK, RIGHT? ANYHOW, HERE ARE SOME PICS DURING MOVING DAY AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME AND HELPED (JAMES!!!) AND FOR ALL THE STUFF THAT WAS GIVEN TO HER. IF IT WEREN'T FOR OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE ALOT OF THE STUFF THEY HAVE! A BED, DINING ROOM TABLE AND CHAIRS, RECLINER, ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AND OF COURSE SOME EXTRA CASH THAT WENT TOWARDS THEIR DEPOSIT! WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR A COUCH AND LOVE SEAT SO IF YA'LL KNOW OF A USED/CHEAP SET, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. WE ALMOST GOT A SET SAT MORN FROM A YARD SALE, BUIT WE WERE LIKE 10 MINUTES TO LATE, DARN IT!!!! I WISH I HAD THE MONEY TO GET HER THE THINGS SHE NEEDS, BUT I JUST DON'T, SO LITTLE BY LITTLE, HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING WILL FALL INTO PLACE. I WENT BACK OVER TODAY AND HELPED HER HANG SOME OF HER PICTURES UP. (SHE CALLED ME AND ASKED ME TO COME) AND SHE HAS ALREADY BEEN BACK HERE TONIGHT TO DO LAUNDRY!!! I ASKED HER HOW IT WAS LAST NIGHT AND SHE SAID, A LITTLE SCARY BUT ALRIGHT. I ASSURED HER THAT SHE'LL GET USED TO IT AND SHE KNOWS THAT I AM ONLY A PHONE CALL AWAY AS WELL AS 5 MINUTES. (SHE TOLD ME THE SAME THING!!!) I LOVE YOU BECCA AND I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD WEEKEND!!!