One year ago today my little sister Tara was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. She had surgery and had her left ovary removed along with a 22cm test Germ Cell tumor! What a shock it was to me and our whole family. I can remember that night like it was yesterday! When I found out my knees buckled and I fell to the ground in tears! I was SICK! Terry just held as I cried and worried.

So, here's a question for ya.....ever been hit twice in the car by the same person??? Well.. I have!

~ I am thankful for the beautiful weather we had yesterday!!!! It was pure bliss!!!

So... I had such an amazing 30th birthday!!! Holy heck it totally rocked! It started off by the kids waking me up with their cute voices and giving me their cards and stuff! SO cute! I just love those guys soo much! Then, I tried to hurry and pick up the house so I could be ready by lunch time to go to my favorite place to eat" CHICOS". It was so crazy because I spent so much time on the phone with people calling to wish me a happy one. Time flew! Not to mention that about every 10 minutes I kept coming back to my blog so I could read over and over again the AWESOME letter Terry wrote to me! Seriously.... I spent WAY to much time reading that. I read it at least 25 times before lunch! He is THE best at writing stuff to me. That is what I usually ask for for any holiday/birthday because they are the best!!He really does have a great talent for that! Thanks Terry xoxoxoxo! I then went to lunch..YUMMY with Terry and the kids. The kids love that place just as much as me. I was showered with flowers from my parents and my sister! The bouquets are so beautiful, thanks ! The afternoon flew by too! So, this year I decided since I was turning 30 I would pick a different restaurant other then mexican to go eat because ever since birth I have had mexican so change is good,right?  RIGHT!!! I picked this Thai restaurant and it was yummy! It was a night for adults, so my all my in-laws and some dear friends came and it was so nice! Then, I went to the mall with Brooke and Annette(sis-in-law). It was nice to get out and walk around and I got some liquid eyeliner from "Vicki S." FUN! I got 5 for $20! Then to end my night....Brooke and I went and got slurpees!!!!! YUMMY again!

sweetest, beautiful, striking, astonishing, brightest, clever, patient, loving, giving, happy, devoted, affectionate, beautiful, helpful, considerate, sympathetic, gentle, excited, energized, modern, hip, playful, beautiful, HOT, wife and mother this world has to offer! Anyone who knows her knows this is no exxageration. Tiffany puts everybody and everything before herself. She is a phenomenol friend that hopefully you have the privelege of calling her.

I love you more, Tiffany, than yesterday which was more than the day before, and before, and so on. Every day my love increases and I learn something new that floors me about you. We talk about people who were too good in the preexistense that simply came to get a body and were taken home. I don't know why you're still here. That must not be an every-case scenario.

Your patience and love awe me, especially as I watch you with Paige and Ty. You are already their best friends and they adore you. They are the luckiest little munchkins and I appreciate the way that you mother them (wipe your eyes-you ARE this good!).

I told you when we met that your eyes were gorgeous, but that I wanted to see EVERYTHING behind them. I am starting to catch a glimpse, and as one of our songs goes, wonder "what did I do?"

Happy 3oth Birthday, sweetheart! You are the apple of my eye and the love of my life. I love you forever and for always!

TATFE!



Your endeserving, yet eternally grateful,

Big Daddy

In an effort to "save" these little experiences which Papa P has stressed for years and since Tiff is going to start printing these off as a journal for the family, thought I'd share a brief moment of humor so that Paige gets equal blog time.

So, Paige was throwing up bile last night and on about her fourth trip to the toilet (we let her sleep in our bed after the first one to make sure she made it to the toilet in time), her pushing out the top end resulted in quite a lot of noise out the rear end. When she finished wiping her mouth, she decided she had to go potty. She hopped up and in the meantime I had gone back and laid down, but could still hear her as she made "potty sounds." It became apparent that she had some diarhea and after one very successful push (made known by the heavy rush into the water below) , we heard her little voice, "Whoa!"

Then silence and a moment later finished up with, "Holy Heck!"

That is about right around my house. Nothing exciting, nothing too funny and nothing crazy. Just plain, simple normal life. It's been kinda nice but I am just waiting for something... anything to liven up the joint! The kids are as funny as ever. We seriously dance,read and play all day! Love it!