Friday, we packed up and hit the road to travel to Hattiesburg where my husband was playing in our high school’s first ever Alumni football game the following evening. It started out just like every other trip we’ve made with all five of the kids – and the dog – but when we got almost to Jackson, there was a speedbump-sized BUMP in the highway …

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There are several things that spurred this blog post. I’m not one to let anyone trash my husband, especially when their claims are untrue and I tend to become a bit unsettled when I get online to read things written by my stepsons’ mother like:

… to which I replied …

… to which she replied …

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Then, of course… like children do, …

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Kylan hit a homerun tonight!! His mother said he hit it right over the fence in the left field. The league director met them after the game and said he has been over the park for about 20 years and never had seen a 7 year old hit a home run! Sometime this season, the local newspaper is supposed to do an …

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OK Yall sorry I haven’t updated, BUT we’ve been busy with all the kids!! We took them home after the draft yesterday and didn’t get back until almost 2am. Anyway, no one from Louisiana Tech got drafted :( But not necessarily a bad thing! God knows what He’s doing and I am not about to start asking Him questions! I trust Him to know what …

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Kaleb is THREE years old today!  These years are passing by faster than I could ever imagine… we are missing so much. Everything happens for a reason though… perhaps one day we will all understand. Even better, perhaps ONE day, things will be different. (sigh) Wait and see. Anyway, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Kaleb!

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Barry and Tre took Kylan & Kaleb their gifts at Kara’s great aunt’s house – FOOTBALL UNIFORMS!!  That is what they wanted… here are some pics… they aren’t that great but they enjoyed themselves… Barry was in heaven having all his boys together and he got some good video :)

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Kylan is 4 years old now… wow, the kids are just growing so fast!!  I haven’t seen him in so long but I know he is getting so big!

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The blood test results came back from the tests that were done on Barry’s boys last month… he finally has proof that they are his!  He is one step further to getting visitation rights for his sons :) God is good… hopefully things will change now! Doubtful, but one can only HOPE! It’s so silly that things are still like this. I mean, how long …

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Another birthday passes by – you can tell it hurts Barry not to be able to be there but there is nothing he can do right now.  One day, he will be in a better position to fight for his rights to them and perhaps he will be able to make up for all this lost time…

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Kylan is 3 years old now!  I wish he could come watch Barry play football or something… I know he probably already loves sports, being Barry’s child he has to! lol

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