THE KIDS

I have five of the most wonderful kids in the world and sometimes not so sensitive.
Thomas Jr is my oldest, Jennifer is my first daughter followed by Richard, my second daughter is Mary and Hannah is my baby. Each is special in their own way.
Thomas is my quiet one, he's a deep thinker, he likes to learn, but sometimes he follows a route that scares this mom to death. He is an artist that to me is beyond compare. He gets his talent mostly from his father. But he used his talents for tattoo's. I think it was for shock value to me. To see how I'd react, and he has kept on going. The man is covered with tattoo's. But he has a wonderful loving sensitive side. When his daughter Drisana was a baby he was war and loving and doting, and he still is, but Drisana is growing up and not needing dad as much and that scares him. He also has a mean streak that he uses to hurt me at times probably not even knowing how much he hurts me. But that is his dark side and it doesn't come out often. He embarrasses his wife's Filipino heritage, and except for his Brother Rich stays pretty much away from his blood relatives.
Jennifer my oldest daughter. Smart, kind and very giving and a hard worker. She became a mother at a very young age,15. She was and still is a great mother. Felicia was her first, and she lost her 3 years ago to a drunk driver. She put her self through school and college and supported her children sometimes working back to back with school and work. But she did it and now has her Bachelor's in Business from The University of Phoenix. She is the mother of 5 natural and one step, but never let her hear you say step as Ashanti is her daughter as completely as any of her others. When Felicia was killed she did not let go. She did not cry at least not where the children could see her. She said, "I have to stay strong for them", meaning her babies. She went to every court hearing in Felicia Case, sat through the trail, went in early to work or stayed later just so she could get her work time in and still be at the courts trial. When the verdicts came in as innocent, she was heart broken but like me she believes that if man can't bring punishment for the wrongs done to Fe, then God will, and his justice is better than what man can give.
My third child is Richard William. Born four years after his sister Jen and Four years before his sister Mary. He is my "Preacher Boy. When he was young he only wanted to wear suits to Church, He'd fight me tooth and nail if I had anything other then a suit for him to wear. And until he was a teen we managed somehow to have that suit for him. He like his father has grease/oil in his veins. He loves to work on cars and earns a good living at it. At age 11 he got his first car a56 Pontiac Chieftain Wagon. He worked on it at school and got it running and he still has it. He is a husband and father of three, but unlike his father he spends time with his family. His middle daughter won't go to sleep at night unless Daddy sings her to sleep. or he lays down next to her. Daddy's little angel. He's an elder at his church and he takes his job very seriously and talks of God ever chance he get. (Thank you for this blessing)
Mary my second daughter, I call her my twin because she looks a lot like me when I was younger. She is such a beautiful daughter. But she has a mouth that sometimes hurts, like her brother she is into the shock factor. She is a personal Banker for a good bank. When her sister Jen life fell apart she gave up her life in San Diego and moved to AZ to be there for her big sister and family. She got a teller job and has moved up, she has had her own share of troubles but she has overcome and is a better person for it. She is my Mary
Last but not least is my daughter Hannah. She is tall and oh so beautiful. I thought when I moved back to Ohio she would go on to College and start a better life for herself. She moved in with her sister Jen and I moved to Ohio. But she did not do well in college and moved back in with her step father which hurt me to know end. But looking back it was a good move. She moved here briefly and got pregnant with little Arianna and because of troubles with the babies father she moved back home to San Diego had her baby and got on with living life. She works like most of my kids for the owner of the corner grocery. Peter has helped three of my five get on in life. And Hannah is now his right hand person. God has blessed me with five wonderful kids.