~*~Our Christmas~*~

GRAND CANYON

SO WE WENT TO THE GRAND CANYON FINALLY!! GRANDPA GARY WAS HERE AND WE ALL DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE FUN TO TAKE THE GIRLS UP THERE FOR SOME FRESH AIR...WELL I WASNT THINKING "ICE COLD FRESH AIR". IT WAS ONLY ABOUT 42 DEGREES IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WHERE AS DOWN IN THE VALLEY IT IS STILL ABOUT 75 DURING THE DAY! THE GIRLS WERE SUCH TROOPERS EVEN WITH THE COLD WEATHER. THE BIGGEST PART OF OUR TRIP WAS THAT ZOE STARTED HOLDING HER OWN SIPPY CUP WHILE SITTING UP!! THIS WAS A HUGE FEAT IN THE LIFE OF ZOE!! ZADA OF COURSE STUCK NEXT TO GRANDPA GARY AND DADDY THE WHOLE TIME. SHE WOULD SIT IN HER STROLLER RIGHT AT THE EDGE...UMM...NOT ME! IT HAS BEEN SO GOOD HAVE GARY HERE. FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS HE IS IN CALIFORNIA BUT WHEN HE COMES BACK WE GET TO SPEND A FEW MORE DAYS AND THEN IT IS BACK TO INDIANA FOR HIM :(. WE WILL TRUELY MISS HIM. THE GIRLS HAVE BEEN SO SPOILED SINCE HE HAS BEEN HERE BUT I WAS EXPECTING THAT.

UNTIL NEXT TIME....

THANKSGIVING

THANKSGIVING HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOLIDAYS...ONE FOR THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO GIFTS (THERE ARE A FEW THIS YEAR AT OUR HOUSE BUT THAT IS FOR AN EARLY CHRISTMAS) AND TWO THAT IT IS A WHOLE DAY ABOUT DOING NOTHING BUT EATING, LAUGHING AND MAKING MEMORIES WITH THOSE THAT YOU LOVE. THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A HOUSE GUEST AND I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER! MY WONDERFUL SISTER IN LAW WILLINGLY GAVE UP HER DAD FOR 10 DAYS!! (TOM SAYS THIS IS THE MOST HE HAS EVER SPENT ON CHEESECAKE...GARY IS THE CHEESECAKE KING...IT IS OUT OF THE OVEN AND COOLING AS I TYPE THIS!)

WE PLAN TO HAVE A VERY BUSY WEEKEND SINCE WE HAVE 4 DAYS OFF AND A HOUSEGUEST THAT IS UP FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. HE WOULD NEVER ASK US TO TAKE HIM PLACES OR DO THINGS FOR HIM...AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHY WE ARE GOING TO DO IT. THIS MAN WOULD GIVE A STRANGER HIS LOST DOLLAR IF THEY NEEDED IT MORE THAN HIM...HE HAS BEEN THRU ALOT OF STRESS IN THE PAST YEAR AND WE ARE JUST HOPING TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE BREAK AND SPOIL HIM TONS!

THE GIRLS ARE LOVING IT! AND SNOWBALL TOO!

WELL HERE ARE 5 THINGS I AM THANKFUL FOR:

1-MY FAMILY
2-MY HEALTH
3-MY JOB
4-TOM'S LOVE
5-WONDERFUL DOCTORS FOR MY LITTLE PRINCESS

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR??

HAPPY TURKEY DAY EVERYONE!! GOOBLE GOOBLE!!

September 12, 2007

Anyone who knew me as a child knows why this picture is posted...i was always falling asleep at the dinner table. But this time with Zada it was a tad different...she was only having a snack and she had just woke up from a 3 hour nap! Can anyone say growth spurt! This child is eating us out of house and home.

Tom started a new job and it really seems to be working out well for all of us! He is still working long hours but it is early in the day...he beats us home! It is a nice change of pace. He has even been showing off his cooking skills the past few weeks and that i really appreciate. It is hard to work a full day, drive home, make dinner, bathtime and then off to bed you go with no quality time.

My job is still very busy and now that contract renewals are up it gets even more hectic for me and the boss. Good thing he is a good guy and understand when people get tired, hot and moody once in a while.

Also wanted to send a congrats out to the Bauman family who will be adding another addition to them in early March...they are uber cute...all 4 of them! Let's just all pray for a healthy baby and ask for a babygirl for those two boys to look after :).

until next time....

i can't believe she is three...

SO IT IS OFFICIAL...MISS PRINCESS BOO BOO IS 3! SHE TURNED 3 ON FRIDAY THEN HAD HER PARTY ON SATURDAY. WE ALWAYS KEEP HER PARTIES SMALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE HATES A LOT OF NOISE...UNLESS IT IS HER MAKING IT! OF COURSE ALMOST EVERY PRESENT WAS SOMETHING THAT MAKES NOISE...THOSE ARE HER FAVORITE!

IT IS VERY CRAZY TO LOOK BACK ON HER 3 SHORT YEARS AND THINK ABOUT ALL THAT SHE HAS BEEN THRU. SHE IS SUCH A LITTLE SOLDIER! I KNOW SHE WAS PUT INTO OUR LIVES TO MAKE US THE STRONG HUSBAND AND WIFE THAT WE ARE TODAY AND BECAUSE GOD KNEW THAT WE WOULD NEVER TURN OUR BACKS ON HER.

SHE WILL STILL FACE A LIFETIME OF CHALLENGES AND I HOPE SHE FIGHTS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY JUST AS SHE HAS BEEN DOING. SHE IS GETTING CLOSER TO WALKING...THEY SAID SHE NEVER WOULD. I KNOW THAT EVERYTHING THEY SAY SHE "WON'T DO" ... SHE WILL DO. SHE IS VERY DETERMINED AND THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HER. I THINK ZADA WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ZOE ALONG THE BEATEN PATH ALSO. SHE PUSHES ZOE TO DO THINGS AND IT WORKS!

ZADA IS GROWING FAST ... AND SHE ALSO GOT A PRESENT YESTERDAY! UNCLE STEVE AND AUNT SUZANNE GOT HER JELLY'Z. AND IF YOU WERE A GIRL BORN IN THE EARLY 80'S YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT...THE JELLY SHOES! AND HERS ARE THE UBER COOL JELLY'Z BRAND! SHE HAD TO HAVE THEM ON RIGHT AWAY...SHE IS A SHOES GIRL LIKE MOMMY!

NOW WE ARE GOING TO RELAX THESE NEXT TWO DAYS...THE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AGAIN...BUT ONLY FOR 4 DAYS! WOOO HOOO!

HOPE ALL IS WELL FOR ALL OF OUR LOVED ONES...

PS...AND WE MADE IT TO OUR 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

The Hubsters New Toy

WELL HE HAS FINALLY GOT WHAT HE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR...THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN PUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO OTHER "FAMILY" RESPONSIBILITIES. HE WORKS HARD AND ALWAYS PUTS US FIRST BUT IT WAS HIS TURN TO GET SOMETHING THAT HE HAS ALWAYS DREAMED OF. HIS BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY WILL SOON BE MOVING OUT HERE SO THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN DO TOGETHER.

WELL OFF ON A RIDE THEN TO BED... I WILL UPDATE TOMORROW ABOUT THE HAPPENINGS AT OUR HOME.

my weekend so far...

This is my new uber very cute phone! My hubby loves me tons! We were having lots of problems with our "old outdated" phones...like they would turn off when ever they wanted...they would eat numbers and messages...they were just horrible! So he decided it was time to "update" the phones and off to sprint we went. We also decided to add Tom's brother to our phone plan and send him a phone. We could in all reality cut our phone plan down to 500 minutes since 50% of our minutes are spent talking to his brother.

Now we are awaiting the arrival of Elizabeth and Miss Mackenzie! It is going to be wonderful having them as house guest for the next 3 weeks. I was very worried that Miss Mackenzie would be atleast a year old before we got to see her but now i dont have to worry about that!

Well another hour and a half to make it thru at work...sunday's are so slow...but it is totally worth getting a 3 day weekend next weekend!

Til' next time....

Sunday August 10, 2007

ok...wow the unpacking is almost done! We might get to sit down for a meal as a family and enjoy an evening that we aren't putting together new furniture or hanging ceiling fans or unpacking yet another box...! I am starting to see light at the end of this tunnel called "moving". I still want to get somethings to hang on the walls...our room is very bare! The girls love roaming the entire house...Zada enjoys it mostly in the middle of the night cause then her daddy finds her and lets her get in bed with us! But i guess that is part of being a daddy's girl.

Well it is time to get dinner started. Tom should be on his way home shortly and i want dinner done and cleaned up by 7pm...so i better get on the ball.

The Girlies...

Our New Home...

Moved In

Well we are finally moved in! We got the rest of our belongings out of the old house yesterday. Now it is just unpacking the little bit of things that are in the garage of the new house. The girls love the bigger house but are not coping well with having their own rooms. I keep finding Zada in different areas of the house when we wake up in the morning. This is her first "big girl" bed and the first time of her having her own room. So...maybe she is just lonely sleeping.

Snowball also loves the doggy dog...well she doesn't like going out of it but she loves to run in thru it.

I will post pictures as soon as my wonderful hubby buys a new camera cord that we seem to have lost....

on the move...

ok so i have been totally busy! i am such a bad blogger! for the past few weeks work has been crazy...we painted the entire office...which doesn't seem like alot until you know what a zoo our office usually is between drivers, ins. reps, yard workers, mad customers, and the office staff. But we got it done all in time for the boss to come back from vacation...hope he likes it! then we got this crazy idea to move...yeah in the middle of summer in arizona!!! we are totally crazy! so i have been packing...while zada feels it is nessacary to unpack everything! this child is not up for any type of change. but at the new house we will have a fenced in back yard, the girls have their own rooms and a bathroom to share...we have a master suite (!yeah!) and my fav part...a dishwasher! We took the girls down there yesterday to see "what they thought"....zoe didn't want to leave the sliding glass door and well zada...i think she picked out her room...she went to it and then kept dragging me in there. Very Cute! We needed a bigger house and we can't beat the deal on this one! i am totally excited...as is Tom since he will have a garage. well back to packing...i will post pictures and all the good stuff after we move...

oh and on top of all of this i have to plan a party for a special almost 3 year old princess...

117 on the 4th

can you believe that it is going to be 117 on the 4th of july!

we will be enjoying the fireworks show at Tempe Town Lake.

that will be after a big rack of baby back ribs grilled up by my hottie hubby!

then maybe a midnight swim when we finally get home.

dinner at 7pm

fireworks at 9:15pm

can't wait!

hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable 4th!

(i will take lots of pictures of the girls so i can post some new ones!)

lazy sunday update...

One person I haven't talked about much would be my great friend Brandy that i love so much...This is a woman that has battled from the very low times of life to be one of the greatest people i have ever met. She picks me up when i am down...i can talk to her about anything without her judging me...she loves me unconditionally...and i love her more than she will ever know. She is one of those people that you would hand pick to be in your life because she is fun, hard working, and accepts you for who you are. The picture is about 2 months old and i wanted to do a post then but it totally skipped my mind. I LOVE YOU BRANDY!

now a little update of the family....

Zoe seems to be doing much better since surgery. For the first few days she was sleeping better but it seems like she just doesn't like to sleep. She is eating a little better and the bad behavior seems to have taken the back seat for now.

Zada is growing like a weed and learning lots of new things...and not all of them are good...but we will take the good with the bad. She is a Papaw's girl for sure! I have been trying to work with her on asking for things instead of pointing and screaming...but she is 18 months old and does what she wants!...so that is getting us no where at this point. We are going to try to start potty training and letting her discover the potty on her own so hopefully by the end of summer she will be out of diapers....then we will put Zoe in cloth diapers...i know it seems silly but i am pretty excited about it.

Tom is working tons...hoping that the company that he works for will soon be buying a heavy duty tow truck. Of course when he is off he enjoys to take over the TV for all the "manly" shows that me and the girls don't care for.

I have been working some overtime and enjoying that to some extent. Hopefully all the over time will come to an end now that we have hired a few new people at work to help cover the shifts. Besides that we have had some crazy people at the office here lately...a drunk that threw a beer bottle at the window, a young punk that spit on the window (guess he was too dumb to see there was glass there and it wasn't going to hit us), of course lots of mexican's that can't read or speak english and want to know why we don't hire a translator....ummm because prop #201 made english the language in the state of arizona...can you believe that!!! it is the US you dummies. And we finally figured it out at work...."Why does it take 6 mexicans to pick up a car from the police impound?"....one to drive there, one to speak spanish, one to translate, one to pay, one has the car titled in their name, and one has the drivers license to pick it up....sad but true.


now since i was tagged i have to list 10 things that make me happy...

1.my kids
2.my husband
3.my health
4.being able to take Zoe to the best Doctors in the state
5.driving home everyday with a mountain view
6.knowing my kids are safe everyday with my mom
7.my husband's bbq chicken (we had it last night...yummy!)
8.kisses from my babies
9.diet coke from sonic with real cherries in it
10.my great friends

these aren't in any order...except the first 3...

i love all of you...

Ahh...Friday...

Ahh...the weekend has finally came. This will not be a weekend of relaxation tho...the limbs from trimming the orange tree and the TALL weeds from out back all have to go to the dump. Plus all the other little things that have to be completed. Work has been totally hectic for the past few weeks...and honestly there is no reason for it...except one person that is a walking soap opera! But...anywho...

Tom, of course, has been working tons and taking care of lots of people in need! I have been working as usual and taking care of all the people that think it is MY fault that THEIR car go impounded! It is quite funny!

The girls are growing like weeds and learning new things each and everyday. Zada's newest thing is...when you tell her "No" she says "WHAT?" with her hand on her hip...Nana says she acts just like Me...i don't believe it. Zoe is doing much better...she has her moments but who doesn't. She is starting to eat better and try new things. Zada of course eats anything that you put in front of her (i am not complaining).

I will update again on sunday...i need to get back in the swing of things!

love to all of you!

Happy Birthday My Love...

Ok so this post is a lil late...about a week...but atleast i finally got to it! Last Saturday was Tom's birthday and we decided to have lunch and cake with our little princesses then we went out with a group of friend for dinner and drinks. The girls stayed with Nana and Papaw, of course they were totally spoiled!

We went to Texas Roadhouse...and after them seating us about 45 minutes later than our "call ahead time"...and had a blast! Our GREAT friend Steve (watch for him in the World Series of Poker this year!!) surprised us all by buying dinner...which was a huge bill! He even got "his girls" (Zoe and Zada) some balloon art that was shaped into flowers. Dinner was wonderful and tons of fun.

We then headed to one dive bar...but once we got there we found out they didn't have a pool table and there were kids singing so we ditched it to go to a different bar. The Wild Hare was also a ton of fun...even tho i think we stayed a little too long! Us girls had a great time while the boys played pool.

I hope everyone had fun...and i hope we can all do it again...next year!

March 3, 2007

Happy March! It is so nice to see that spring is right around the corner. My mom and the girls have been going on wagon rides almost everyday because the weather has been great! Zoe just got over a cold...then Zada got it...and now she is almost over it (thank God!). This is Tom's weekend to work so most of the weekend will be spent relaxing at home and cleaning. My little sister called me today to let me know she is going to get her nose pierced...i think it will be cute but i wouldn't do it. I have decided to post a few things that i am thankful for...got this idea from another blog that i read!

1. My health as good as it is.
2. Having a hard working husband.
3. Great doctors in AZ for Zoe.
4. The love that engulfs our home
5. Our jobs
6. Our great family and friends

Do you ever think about what you are grateful for?....

until next time....

Arizona Living...

One of the great things about Arizona living is the fact that you can have fresh flowers inside and outside your house all year around! Of course these flowers are on the kitchen table but they were freshly cut at the florist.

Things around here have been a little busy...but nothing new about that. Zada is on the go nonstop and eating us out of house and home. We have noticed just here recently that she is starting to talk in her sleep...very cute! Zoe is growing like a weed! She seems to be standing up straighter which is a step towards walking! It also seems that she is trying to say more words...we think we have heard and few.

Tom is working his toosh off like always. We love his off weekends cause we just get to hang out and be lazy all week (which this past weekend was one of those...the main reason my blog is a day late!) We took a little time to ourselves with the help of my great friend Brandy who had the girls come over to play with her little boy. We just went to Golfland, rode gocarts, played games, had a pizza and just spent some "us" time. Of course i got in trouble cause i called to check on the girls after only 2 hours! They didn't want to leave Brandy's when we got there...but i promised them a trip to Walmart!

I have just been working my 8-4 shift and enjoying the beautiful evenings at home with the girls ( and Tom when he makes it home early). We are making our NASCAR plans with my parents and a ton of friends. Most of us are just going to tailgate but that is the funnest part!

Well not much more to update...hope everyone has a great week!

Feb. 18, 2007

this is the first quiet sunday i have had in a long time. tom got called out to work, snowball is sleeping, and the girls are both naping in their room. the only noise i heard right now is the clicking of the keyboard and the breeze outside in the palm trees. the past few days have been beautiful. the end of winter in arizona is the best. it is 78, sunny and breezy today...can we all say PERFECT! we started to get the pool in running order cause in about 2 months we will be in the pool daily again. i am excited to see what zada will do this year since she loves water now...where as last year she hated it! a bath was the worst thing you could do to her...now she never wants to get out of the tub (even if you drain it!) this past week has been very busy in our house. monday...a woman hit tom (instead of hitting a small car she thought she wanted to take on his tow truck...MORON!). tuesday...tom passed his class A cdl test (go baby!) wednesday...tom worked late and i started getting sick. thursday...i was sick and tom had worked late all week so we are going on day 4 of the girls not seeing daddy. zoe went to bed upset and throwing a fit...zada refused to go to bed. daddy came home...she played about 2 minutes then was ready for bed. friday...daddy worked late again (we will be glad when the new guy gets trained!). us 3 girls went shopping. saturday...daddy worked all day, us girls cleaned and made daddy his favorite dinner (meatloaf, fried taters, greenbeans and chocolate chip cheese cake). today is the race...go david stremme! we are going to grill out and kick back today! hope everyone has a great week!

Feb. 12, 2007

well...things around here are still completely crazy! with 2 full time jobs, a part time business starting up, 2 animals and 2 kids under the age of 3...there is never a minute without something to be done. Tom is going to get his Class A CDL...which means he gets a bigger truck...i will post pictures. Today was going good until my husband (who which remind you has the worst luck on earth!) called to let me know that his new tow truck just got hit by a woman "who was avoiding an accident". I am sorry but anyone with a little bit of sence would rather hit a car than a heavy duty tow truck that can haul a SEMI!! I guess she wasn't the brightest bulb in the bunch... To make it even better...lol...he had to tow the car to the woman's house! Idiots i am telling you...complete idiots!! Work for me has been very busy. But when it is busy it makes the days go by quicker. Tom has also been slowly starting up a computer company. "Double Z Computer Repair" Right now he is mostly getting his name out and working on computers on his days off. So...he is not getting much time to relax and unwind but he says it is all going to be worth it in the end...and i only trust him on that. The weather was starting to warm up then...someone thought that we needed another cold front! BLAH! It is only suppose to be in the 60's the rest of this week...guess the 80's were good while they lasted. I am ready for the warm weather...and to get the pool ready for swimming! Hope everyone has a great monday night...

The Zoo

Last weekend we finally made it to the Phoenix Zoo. It is far smaller than most zoo's but that is due to the fact that they change out the animals due to the fact that some of them can not be outside in the extreme Arizona heat! We got to attend the first birthday party of the baby orangutan! She is getting big and learning lots from her mommy.

Some animals were not on display yet due to the cold weather we have had this year. But we still spend 6 hours walking around. The girls did great in the wagon all day and didn't fall asleep until we got in the truck. We found that Zoe loves POPCORN! Who would have known that the pickiest kid on earth would eat popcorn from the zoo! Zada got her first "big girl cup" (regular plastic cup with a straw). She did pretty good...only turned it upside down a few times. Tom and I had a little taste of home for lunch...they had a chicago hotdog stand!

I am thinking that we are going to have to buy a membership because it is only about 12 miles from the house...and open all year around! I love living in the sunny southwest!




Today the weather is beautiful also! We played outside for a few hours this morning and now the girls are laying down for a nap. It is Tom's weekend to work so most of the fun has to be homebound. I think this afternoon we might run to get some flowers for the planter and just enjoy the day at home.

Cold Weather...

I woke up to snow on the mountains that you can see from our back door! This has been the coldest winter in 3 decades! It has been nice to curl up on the couch with Tom and a blanket to watch football...but the rain has to end! Tom works outside all day long and this rain is NOT good for him or any other person out in it. The girls have just enough "winter clothing" to go from laundry day to laundry day...and i refuse to buy anymore since our "winter" only lasts about 2 months. Jan. and Feb.! The end of this week we are suppose to be back in the 70's (normal daytime temps for this time of the year). I can hardly wait. I want to take the girls on a wagon ride, i want to drive to work with the windows down, i want to leave the office door open for fresh air, i want to open the windows at home during the day, i want to shut off the furnace for the year...i know i want alot but it would only take one thing for that to all happen...NORMAL ARIZONA WEATHER!!
Tom is out taking care of an accident right now and it is pouring...i have him dry clothing out and the Bears game on waiting for him to get home. The girls and i haven't gotten out of pajamas all weekend except to shower and put on clean jammies! This weather sucks...i moved out here for nice weather and sunshine...so give it to me!! ok...enough ranting about the weather!
Now an update on the kiddos...
Zoe is growing like crazy! Her clinic called to start the botox process...i am totally excited about this! I think she is trying to talk...i hope she is! The only word we have been able to make out has been "DAD" and she says that plain as day! Zada...she is our handfull! She is eating us out of house and home...she will eat anything that won't eat her first! She is a total chatter box like me, constantly on the move, and always into stuff that she shouldn't be. She is the typical 1 year old that knows everything!

Hope all is well for everyone...cause it is here.

THE BEST SISTER IN LAW...

OK...SO I HAVE THIS GREAT SISTER IN LAW. NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY OR WHAT SHE IS DOING SHE ALWAYS HAS TIME TO LISTEN TO ME. WHEN I MARRIED INTO TOM'S FAMILY I MARRIED IN TO HER'S ALSO. HER DAD, HER BROTHERS, HER SISTER, NEICE, SOON TO BE SISTER IN LAW...THEY ARE ALL GREAT...OH AND NICOLE TOO! THEY ARE PEOPLE THAT KNOW ABOUT FAMILY VALUES...THEY KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO GIVE A LITTLE TO HELP THOSE THAT YOU LOVE (AND WE AREN'T TALKING MONEY!). I ALMOST HATE GOING HOME TO VISIT ANYMORE CAUSE IT IS JUST HARDER TO COME HOME. WHEN WE AREN'T THERE WE KNOW THAT WE CAN'T SEE EACH OTHER EVERYDAY...BUT WHEN WE ARE THERE AND IT IS TIME TO COME IT IS A HARD THING TO ADJUST TO. ALOT OF PEOPLE TRIED TO DO EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO MAKE US HATE EACH OTHER...FOR THE FIRST YEAR THOSE PEOPLE GOT THEIR WAY AND WON THAT BATTLE...THEN WE TALKED AND LEARNED THAT IT WASN'T US THAT HATED EACH OTHER...SO THEREFORE WE WON THE WAR. I WAS HER MATRON OF HONOR...I WISH I COULD HAVE DONE MORE BUT LIVING 1800 MILES AWAY IT WAS HARD. I HAD BIG SHOES TO FILL...AND I HOPE I DID JUST THAT FOR HER. NOW HER HUBBY...THAT IS A WHOLE NEW SUBJECT. HE IS THE BEST BROTHER I COULD EVER ASK FOR. YEAH WE FIGHT JUST LIKE A BROTHER AND SISTER BUT I KNOW I CAN TALK TO HIM ANY TIME THAT I NEED TO ALSO. BUT OF COURSE HE JUST MAKES ME FEEL BAD ABOUT MOVING HIS "BABY GIRLS" CLEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NOW WE JUST NEED TO FINISH WORKING ON GETTING THEM OUT HERE WITH US. I WOULD BE IN HEAVEN! ANYWAYS THIS IS TO LET LISA KNOW THAT I LOVE HER TO DEATH AND TO THANK HER FOR EVERYTHING WHEN THE GOING WAS TOUGH AND I WAS READY TO GIVE UP!