Shauna's 10th Birthday

This year we celebrated Shauna turning 10 by inviting a friend to go to Universal with us!Shauna will tell you all about it. fun fun fun we went on the mummy 1st and I said to my mom" I'm going to die now"! OK then when the mummy said your soles are all mine i screamed at the top of my lungs that was the most exciting ride we went on.Bottom PictureB- day girl (right) Zoe (middle) aud (left) i don't know what we were doing at the time but it was a lot of fun. now for my favorite present was the one that my uncle Tim gave to me. he knew Iwas in a play so he bought me a book about theater. 2nd fav was make your own t-shirt.My 1st design on my
" t " was" DUH I WAS ACTING" AND I'M WARING IT RIGHT NOW. HAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Fathers Day!

We tried to make Randy's Fathers Day Special! We gave him special hugs, Dog piles and Painful Cards(Inside read: There are more painful things then raising a teenager).

Once upon a Fairy Tale

Shauna's opening night of her play is here! It's no fun to hear it second hand so Shauna will tell you in her own words all about this wonderful play.
I have a lot to tell you so you better check if you have enough time to read this. OK here I go.I was a princess locked up in a tower and a PRINCE comes by trying to find a maiden to marry.so I have to say I want him as my HUSBAND but after I fall out of my tower when little red bumps into it he just lets me fall.Then I have to say he doesn't love me so then I shove him into my tower because he called me a vegetable cause Rapunzel is a name a vegetable.
prince charming is trying to find his soon to be bride because sleeping beauty got tangled up in my hair but prince charming doesn't realize that. prince dashing is chasing after me but I have to say "I..I..I..I don't love you!" then run off.
here comes the scary part . he keeps chasing me until I realize he just didn't know my name. then I HAVE T HUG A 14 YEAR OLD.so any way it just creeps me out. then all the spells are broken at the end and then the final curtain call. that's it end of the story.

One year older

How is it that when your little you count down the days till your next Birthday and when you get older you long for more days in between your Birthdays. Here's to getting one year older!

The Month of May all rolled up into one

Oh! The month of May was truly full of flowers. The wild flowers start to be seen everywhere my favorite is the black-eyed Suzann. We had a lot go on this month. Donovan had his once a year awards ceremony for swimming. The presentation's were nice but the food was terrible. I was so thinking I could have done a better job. But it was held at the Daytona 500 club which is in the middle of the race track. It was pretty cool to drive into and through a deep tunnel to get to the center without driving onto the track. And to see the pit people working on cars was pretty neat too! Donovan then turned his focus onto scouting and was able to fund raise his camp money through selling tickets for a spaghetti dinner. Camp isn't until July but he will not have to worry about the money anymore. He then later in the month helped out with a car wash to raise money for the other guys in his troop. He is doing a good job as senior patrol leader.
Shauna this month tried out for a summer play and made one of the main roles of Rapunzel. She is nervous and scared yet excited and anxious with anticipation on will I be able to do it? But as her parents we have full faith and know that she can.
It is the last full month of school for the kids and it is hard to believe that my littlest one is growing up and will be moving on to 1st grade. Where does the time go? She is doing so well and despite her feelings of missing out on things going on at home she is growing and learning so much at school. Her teacher Ms. Velez will be missed she is so organized and on top of things. We went on a field trip to the Zoo and had so much fun! They had a animal show and Audrey got to pet a snake and a baby alligator.
That is the list of the exciting things this month! So I will throw in some pictures of the kids just because they are my pride and joy!

April Fools

It was 2:50am and the phone rang. My heart began to race as I picked up the phone to hear Randy's voice. He told me that his car just stopped and would need me to come to his rescue. As I got dressed my heart began to slow down a little knowing Randy was OK but then all I could think about was $$$$$ dollar signs! Wondering how much of a set back this was going to be. I got to Randy and he put me in the drivers seat of his car. I was terrified , I have never driven his car because I don't know how to drive a stick shift. He got into the van and pushed his car with me driving all of a little over a mile home. I almost ran a red light because I was coasting down the only hill in Florida and did not know that I really had to push hard on the breaks to stop the car. So as I was screaming out the window waking the whole town up. Randy kept saying press down hard!!!! Wow! I was sweating now but the car did stop at the light.

The Next morning I had the car towed to the shop. At 4pm I called to find out that the engine was done for and they could not fix it. So I called the dealership and they said it would cost about $7,000.00 I cried! Randy was under so much stress you see his heart was in California that day because Joe was in surgery for his heart. Plus there was a lot on his plate at work. I didn't dare tell him about the car until I knew that Joe came out of surgery OK. In the mean time I needed some advice and a shoulder to cry on. So who better to call? I started to call Family. I was able to calm down finally when the voice of reason came through my parents. Aren't they great!

We were able to take the steps we needed to take and we were in the market for a new vehicle. However sometimes things don't always turn out like you think they will. We were pre-approved for a dodge caliber for a steel of a deal! We were ready to go and I had to get Audrey who was playing across the street at our neighbors! I told my neighbor my story and she got on the phone talked with her brother who then called us and told us to hold on. He could fix it for less then $1000.00 and he told us that he is a Master mechanic. Randy and I looked at each other and we had the car towed to him. He was able to fix all but one part. We had to then take it to the dealership and spent another $1000.00. But we will take $2000.00 over $7000.00 any day!

We were still approved for the caliber and with the steel of a deal we thought that we should turn in the van that I had been driving for the past 10 years and was driving in 3rd gear for a while because the transmission was failing. So with the twist of events I was the one who ended up with a new car!

March Madness

Shauna on the Saturday afternoon of Randy leaving for Porto Rico was swinging on the swing set in the backyard and got caught up in the moment. She decided to swing without any hands on the chain and fell backwards landing wrong. Randy had about 1 1/2 hours till he was leaving and Shauna was crying on her bed from the fall. We both tried to console her. But the tears kept coming. She complained that her arm hurt a lot. We gave her the ice pack and Motrin and that is when Randy left. It was evening now and her arm started to swell. I asked myself "Why do things like this always happen on the weekend? And Why this weekend? When Randy is gone! I told Donovan that I was probably going to be gone most of the night and he would not be able to get a hold of me because at Hospitals you have to turn your cell phone off. So with worry in my heart for all my kids off to emergency room with Shauna. Hours went by and finally they came to the conclusion that it was broken. They wrapped it up into a splint and gave me a doctors name to call for Monday. So $150 later and news given to me of what I already knew. I felt ripped off! Monday came and more money spent but now she has a cast for 6 weeks! Through this experience I feel that Shauna and I have gained a deeper bond.