The kids are healthy and the sun is shining we are enjoying a beautiful day in paradise. I was very thankful to meet Friday and enjoyed a great evening with some friends. Drew had a friend sleep over and Mariah and I snuggled up and had a good rest. I was in Puerto Plata yesterday for a meeting and went to a new store thats similar to Target/K Mart/Wal-Mart and got some bagels this is the first time we have purchased bagels here and the kids were so excited to have them for breakfast. Oh the small things that mean so much :-)
Mariah and I have been working today, inspecting houses and getting ready for clients to arrive. She is a great assistant and very hard to keep up with.

Funny Mariah quotes from last night.
The prostitute say to Mariah how pretty she is..Mariah yeah by the way..why aren't you wearing any clothes..its cold out here.
Mariah to her friend you better stop talking to that stranger he is going to KILL you.. AHAHAHAH

Life is never dull for us.

Peace,
Missy

Sick girl!!

Thursday!!!
One week away from our trip to Durham.
Its raining again today.
Mariah is home from school. She has a fever,stuffy noise and her tummy hurts??
We dropped Drew off to school and came back home to rest and get some more sleep.

I have been sleeping with both kids for the past week and I find it really nice and a great bonding experience. Is it healthy who the heck can say but I really enjoy chatting in bed before Drew and I fall asleep and tickling them both when the alarm goes off.
I remember sleeping with my mom for alot of years. I slept on one side and my sister slept in the middle and my mom on the other side. Gotta love king size beds.

So much rain this season. I would be totally ticked off if I were coming for a week or 2 vacation. Lots of gray skies and more rain than normal.

Lots of things planned for our spring break visit to NC. Mariah will have a educational evaluation, ultrasound on her breast (she has a growth that needs to be checked) and a visit to 2 schools. Drew will spend a day at a new school and take entrance exams and have his annual physical.

Off to color and entertain Miss Mariah.

Peace,

M

GOD SON!!!

I have a GOD SON this is the first time I have ever been honored by being ask to be a God Mother but my great friends Katy and Paco ask me to be the God Mother of there first child!!
~~Introducing Bryon Montan~~~ He is too cute!!! I can't wait to hold him~~




Monday!!!
Its raining. Drew's sick. Doug's away.
Fever, soar throat.


The weekend was nice. Friday we had a great International Day at the school with interesting facts about many different countries and lots of great food. Drew had a birthday sleepover and go cart excursion and came home very tired and full of mud.
Work is going well and I feel like we are making progress.


Missing Doug...

Happy Birthday Drew!!!!

My amazing son Drew Edmond Daffron is celebrating his 13th THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY today. I can hardly believe that I am writing this in a post much less experiencing it in real life. It was only yesterday that I had arrived home from a seminar in Nashville TN and awoke the next day to start another Monday as the manager/co-owner of the Durham FADS studio. I arrived in time for one on one meetings and the big meeting we always have. I was big and pregnant with our boy but driven as usual by the joys of work…Doug had left earlier to go to Greensboro for his daily schedule and life as we knew it in the danc-biz… hectic. Drew was due at the end of March and by all indications should have arrived around the 27. Drew had plans of his on and was ready for the party outside the womb and decided to let me know the afternoon and evening of March 4. I decided to go home early 7ish with a pit stop at Wal-Mart spending over 300 dollar. I still wonder what I purchased and why I didn’t do what normal extant moms do and go on a cleaning- home improvement spree.

Home with a stomach ache, backache, headache and what I diagnosed myself with the flu I settled in for the night waiting for Doug to come access the situation and make a plan. Thanks to great friend Dawn she was able to locate Doug and get him to come home quickly.

We arrived at the hospital and one of my favorite docs Dr.Killiam broke my water and told us to plan for the contractions to progress and that we would have a little one soon….

18 painful, frustrating, stressful, sick, agonizing and any other adjective you can think of hours later Drew arrived with much thanks to the vacuum devise I still wonder why they waited 18hours to tell us about this, I could have picked one up at Wal Mart and brought it to the hospital with us..

Drew arrive at 5:18 pm. What can I say I am so thankful to Dr. Helen Kay for hanging in there with us and delivering just before she went off duty?

Drew, you were the most beautiful baby that we had ever laid eyes on and seemed so small in stature but in reality bigger than life to both dad and I. The amount of love that I had was overflowing for you and I am so blessed to call you my son.

We spent your first night in the outside world on our own in the small private room in Duke Hospital . I look back now and wish that I was not so suborned because it was so very difficult why I didn't just ask dad to stay and help, I am too independent to a fault and often times only realize this in the end.

Thankfully we went home on March 6 in the evening and had the joy of sleeping in our bed. You slept with us a lot and made for a more peaceful night for you.

We have celebrated so many wonderful times with you and so many wonderful birthdays just thinking back through the years brings back so many memories and putting it to paper or this blog is a wonderful journal and source to reflect. Where has the time gone and why has it gone so fast. I have so many why questions but the reality is it’s happen and I must reflect, rejoice and enjoy. The saying is so true “time flies when you’re having fun”.

I wonder how many of your birthday parties you remember?? A good trivia question and trip down memory lane for you as well.

1st Birthday was at Chuckie Cheese with the staff, Grandfather Ed and Grammy Helen

2nd Birthday was at Ms .Danielle house. She was taking care of you.

3rd Birthday at our dance studio with the Teletubbies.

4th Birthday at the Museum of Life and Science with our new friend Nickolai!!

5th Birthday at the dance studio with the cool blow up tunnel and magician.

6th Birthday bowling at Mardi Gras.

7th Birthday swim party at the Triangle Sports Plex!!

8th Birthday bowling at Mardi Gras.

9th Birthday sleep over at La Quinta Hotel.

10th Birthday Duke/Carolina on the big screen. Sleep over at the studio and lots of technology.

11th Birthday 3 day beach trip friends.

12th Birthday trip back to the states to see buddies and bowling with friends.

What can I say from a newborn to a teen you have given us so much joy. I love you with all my heart and soul.

May the next 13 years been as joyful.

Much love,

Mom and Dad

Happy Birthday

Birthday Letter to Drew

My amazing son Drew Edmond Daffron is celebrating his 13th THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY today. I can hardly believe that I am writing this in a post much less experiencing it in real life. It was only yesterday that I had arrived home from a seminar in Nashville TN and awoke the next day to start another Monday as the manager/co-owner of the Durham FADS studio. I arrived in time for one on one meetings and the big meeting we always have. I was big and pregnant with our boy but driven as usual by the joys of work…Doug had left earlier to go to Greensboro for his daily schedule and life as we knew it in the danc-biz… hectic. Drew was due at the end of March and by all indications should have arrived around the 27. Drew had plans of his on and was ready for the party outside the womb and decided to let me know the afternoon and evening of March 4. I decided to go home early 7ish with a pit stop at Wal-Mart spending over 300 dollar. I still wonder what I purchased and why I didn’t do what normal expant moms do and go on a cleaning- home improvement spree.

Home with a stomach ache, backache, headache and what I diagnosed myself with the flu I settled in for the night waiting for Doug to come access the situation and make a plan. Thanks to great friend Dawn she was able to locate Doug and get him to come home quickly.

We arrived at the hospital and one of my favorite docs Dr.Killiam broke my water and told us to plan for the contractions to progress and that we would have a little one soon….

18 painful, frustrating, stressful, sick, agonizing and any other adjective you can think of hours later Drew arrived with much thanks to the vacuum devise I still wonder why they waited 18hours to tell us about this, I could have picked one up at Wal Mart and brought it to the hospital with us..

Drew arrive at 5:18 pm. What can I say I am so thankful to Dr. Helen Kay for hanging in there with us and delivering just before she went off duty?

Drew, you were the most beautiful baby that we had ever laid eyes on and seemed so small in stature but in reality bigger than life to both dad and I. The amount of love that I had was overflowing for you and I am so blessed to call you my son.

We spent your first night in the outside world on our own in the small private room in Duke Hospital . I look back now and wish that I was not so suborned because it was so very difficult why I didn't just ask dad to stay and help, I am too independent to a fault and often times only realize this in the end.

Thankfully we went home on March 6 in the evening and had the joy of sleeping in our bed. You slept with us a lot and made for a more peaceful night for you.

We have celebrated so many wonderful times with you and so many wonderful birthdays just thinking back through the years brings back so many memories and putting it to paper or this blog is a wonderful journal and source to reflect. Where has the time gone and why has it gone so fast. I have so many why questions but the reality is it’s happen and I must reflect, rejoice and enjoy. The saying is so true “time flies when you’re having fun”.

I wonder how many of your birthday parties you remember?? A good trivia question and trip down memory lane for you as well.

1st Birthday was at Chuckie Cheese with the staff, Grandfather Ed and Grammy Helen

2nd Birthday was at Ms .Danielle house. She was taking care of you.

3rd Birthday at our dance studio with the Teletubbies.

4th Birthday at the Museum of Life and Science with our new friend Nickolai!!

5th Birthday at the dance studio with the cool blow up tunnel and magician.

6th Birthday bowling at Mardi Gras.

7th Birthday swim party at the Triangle Sports Plex!!

8th Birthday bowling at Mardi Gras.

9th Birthday sleep over at La Quinta Hotel.

10th Birthday Duke/Carolina on the big screen. Sleep over at the studio and lots of technology.

11th Birthday 3 day beach trip friends.

12th Birthday trip back to the states to see buddies and bowling with friends.

What can I say from a newborn to a teen you have given us so much joy. I love you with all my heart and soul.

May the next 13 years been as joyful.

Much love,
Mom and Dad

Happy Birthday

~~~~HAPPY BIRTHDAY DREW~~~~

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