Update!!

      Seems as though I haven't blogged since finding out we were pregnant those many years ago. It is now Jan, 2026. 18 years has since flown by so quickly. Darrell and I are still married, absolutely in love and still plan on staying that way forever. It hasn't always been as beautiful as that first year was. It even became downright ugly at times along the way. But, being as stubborn as we both are, and as in love with each other as we were and continue to be, we worked together to get through every difficult time that we've faced and are now happier than we have ever been. 

     Mattie is 28 now and she has been married for five years to Zach, a wonderful, had working man who loves her unconditionally. They have made me and Darrell a Mema and Poopa. Ivy Novay is the most beautiful baby girl on the planet and at almost three years old, she is smart as a whip. I couldn't be more proud of the family my sweet Mattie has created with Zach. 

      The pregnancy I posted about when I last blogged resulted in not one, but two beautiful babies. Lilah Kae and her twin brother Rebel Lee are 17 years old and Seniors at Guntersville High School, Guntersville Alabama. They are truly the best kids on the planet, not just saying that because they're mine- it's just simply the truth. Lilah is an honors student and is on her way to the University of Alabama for Geology. Rebel has enlisted with the US Coast Guard to leave for boot camp in June, right after graduating. The two from his previous marriage were poisoned by his mentally ill ex wife. They were subject to more than the amount of new men any child should ever be introduced to. They witnessed years of physical throttling that she endured from her second husband but yet still were not allowed to see their own, non abusive real father. She robbed her kids and turned them into nasty young adults. I guess it's not truly their fault, but it's still gross. But I'm done thinking about any of them. They'll come crawling to him one day when they realize what she's maliciously stolen from them, to the tune of a quarter of a million dollars if I'm calculating correctly.

     Anyway, once the nest is empty, my love and I will be heading off to the wild blue ocean. Savannah? Key West? Only time will tell. You'll likely never hear from me again, though I could pop up in twenty years from now with another update. But if not, is been fun. Glad I could share our successful love story with you. Peace in the Middle East, rain in Spain. Ttfn!