My sweet Daisy...

Daisy and the Boys

Daisy...this was the day after I gave birth, Jeff took it for me
so I could see her while I was in the hospital.

Daisy giving Jeff some love on his 29th birthday.

Taking a Nap with Daisy

Daisy and Jeff

Daisy and her pumpkin

Daisy and her Grandma Arlene at Christmas

Daisy

This is a little picture tribute of my sweet Daisy...she is up there in age and it is time for her to be put down. I got Daisy three years ago August 24, 2006; when I saw her sweet face online I went a picked her up from the local pound. She was scheduled to be put down that day but I rescued her.

I took her to the vet and he told me to take her back that she was going to die. Three years later she has brought me great joy and comfort. She was there when no one else was, she kissed me when I had a bad day and she wagged her tail when I was happy.

She has been the best dog a girl could ask for. She was there before Jeff and the boys were in my life. I never thought this day would come but for her I decided to have her put down on Tuesday. I never thought I would be the kind of person that was attached to an animal but I sure do love her to pieces and I am so glad that I was able to be like her little rest home attendant these last three years.

Saturday Morning Cartoons Brought To You By Grandma Arlene

Last weekend Grandma Arlene and Grandpa Rick came to visit...Thanks to Grandma the boys are enjoying their Saturday morning cartoons in pure lounging style.

one for all and all for mom

My wonderful Mommy and her adorable Rick came to visit our little family this weekend(she came to see our new home).

I was thinking about all the things she does for me, but it really all started with having faith in herself and taking on a crazy little girl like me.

I was very blessed to have Jeff in my life and our upcoming marriage to make me feel secure in the birth of my boys.

My mom never had that, having a child without the support you may need, just sounds awful. I think everyone has a choice and whatever choice you made for yourself and your child was/is the right one for your situation.

I know my mommy made the right choice in keeping me and I know how hard it must have been.

It is unbelievable hard for me some days to be somebodies mom and I get major breaks *kisses Hef* she never got a break from what I know must have been some of the toughest years of her life but I am so happy to know that she made the right choice for me.

I could not imagine anyone being my mom other than her and although I may have not had a Dad that was there all the time. I know that my Dad also loves me, it may not be the way that I always wanted but it taught me what I wanted and didn't want in a father for my own children.

I don't like to speculate on what I would or wouldn't do in any given situation but I am just so glad that I didn't have to make such a hard choice and I am so glad my mother made the choice she did.

My mom is an amazing woman that I hope knows what an amazing life she has made for me. My mom has been a wonderful example of what a great mom is and what a great woman is and I hope I can be half of what she has shown me in the last 25 years.

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty

My mom always thougt twice and loved me each time...so do I think three times over?!

moving on up...to the mid-east side...

The Double Dunc's and their Mom and Dad are all smiles! We are buying a condo...it was built in 2007, it's a little over 1,300 square feet, two stories , three bedrooms, two and a half baths with a little back and front yard...pretty perfect for two little manimals :)

We are at the end of the escrow process right now; our bid was accepted, the inspection was done and it past with flying colors, financing done and now we just have to wait for the title company. I am very excited to finally be putting down roots. We were very nervous about making such a big decision but we did it and we did it together, as a family...that's the important part.

...more to come on the adventures of moving...we'll keep you posted and let you know when the upcoming housewarming party will be...

Whoa...were half way there...Whoa...livin' on a prayer

So Heferoni and I thought about buying a home, actually we did more than think we actually placed a bid in on a home and decided today to take our bid out of the running. Due to some sound advice and some earnest prayers.

We are going to go look at condo/townhouses tomorrow instead...I know why would we buy a part of a house. I kind of thought the same thing at first, but I really see the benefits of having someone else take care of a little yard and plow snow out of my driveways and walkways and in turn I don't have to be that nagging b****y wife. I kind of like that idea for sure because I fall into that trap about twice a week :(

Anywho...all this is dependent on both of us getting some work around this joint...I lost my job at taft about a month ago and yes it was hard but everything happens for a reason right?! Well I actually got a job not my dream but it's work about a week after I found out about Taft and it's going well enough, I have a job interview tomorrow for the local school district and one on Thursday for child protective services, so all the prayers I can get would be great.

If it is the right thing for me and the fam I know that the Lord will provide for us. He always does, not always exactly what we think we want and when we want it but we always have what we should and the Lord is always there. At least that's what I believe :)

Well I have reading little updates and talking to a few people out there (WHAT?!)...and people sound HAPPY and things seem to be going well and I am just so glad about that. So keep up the good attitudes and we send you all much love!

Duncanette, Dunksta, Double Dunc, and D Dog

One,ha ha ha...Two, ha ha ha

I GOT THIS FROM ERYN'S FACE BOOK AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF...WOW, I REALLY HAVE NOTHING TO BLOG ABOUT AND THIS IS SUCH A FUN SURVEY. SO HERE WE GO!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
No...We were starting to think about it, but we decided to start trying in June...the boys were born in June :)

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
Ah...No we found out about three weeks before our wedding day.

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
Well the first test I took I thought it was a malfunction, so I went to work and purchased another digital test from the drug store (along with pre-natal vitamins and condoms that way I was covered either way) and then took it and as soon as it said prego, I called for Jeff and he turned the corner with a big smile on his face. I was so excited and really scared!

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?
Not at all, we were planning on them but they just came a bit earlier than we were planning but in all reality Jeff came along sooner than I thought too and I am really glad he did.

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
I was going to be 23 in 3 days.

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Home prego test times 2.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
Oh gosh I just told this story...Jeff.

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
YES...we had decided on names, 4 all together so we definitely wanted to know ASAP!

9. DUE DATE?
August 7, 2008 but we had them June 18, 2008.

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
Never. I know lucky!

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Well the beginning I craved pickles, goldfish crackers, and deep fried burritos. In the middle I ate a ton of taco bell, peanut butter sandwiched, two tons of grilled cheese sandwiches and chicken mc nuggets. In the end I ate all the time, I craved tri-tip sandwiches and ice cream.

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
When people didn't know I was pregnant, at the time I had a friend that was pregnant with twins as well and for some reason you could really tell she was pregnant but not me. That was annoying.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Boys

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
No...I was kind of hoping for one of each so that I could be done but now I am glad I have two boys. They are a blast!

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
Without water weight I gained 11 pounds with water weight about 45ish. After I had my c-section, I dropped all my water weight literally by the end of my 3 day stay.

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
Yes, my mother in-law threw one for me.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
I knew.

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
Yes! I found out I was pregnant and they thought I had a miscarriage so I was in the hospital over night and then 2 weeks later I went in to confirm my miscarriage and they found two babies. Soon after I was sent to a specialist, Daniel had a hard time growing and had a heart condition, they thought they were going to pull them at 23 weeks but Daniel started doing better we held out until 33 weeks then Daniel started to digress in growth. They had to pull them both early.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Mercy Southwest in Bakersfield

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
I actually went into labor that morning and was having really bad contractions but I had a scheduled c-section for the next day at 1:00pm, they had to wait for the big room and ended up not having them until 4:45pm and 4:46pm :)

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
My Mom. Jeff drove my car with the car seats by some weird chance we could take them home but my belly was so big and my car was so small I couldn't fit in it with the car seats.

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Jeff was in the operating room.

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
C-Section

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Well funny story...I was given an epidural but it's based on weight so they gave it to me for the 45 lbs I was holding and I literally could not move and started falling asleep. I waited until the babies were out...not that I saw them because they were whisked away to help them breath but I wanted to make sure they were ok and once they were and I made Jeff go and stay with them I fell asleep.

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
Jacob was 4lb. 14oz. and Daniel was 3lbs 1oz.

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ?
June 18, 2008 and Jeff says they were actually not a whole minute apart but they had to put it that way for the birth certificates.

27. WAS HE/SHE EARLY OR LATE?
EARLY!

28. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Jacob Reid Duncan and Daniel Rey Duncan

29. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
They are 13 months old now...They are pretty wonderful and I love every second with them!

Three's Company

"Mom give me that camera...brother get out of my way!"

So I have a friend that had twins three weeks before I did...We got pregnant around the same time and it just so happen that we both ended up prego with twin boys. We think that it was the water at Cal State University-Bako, I was finishing up my Masters Degree and she was starting her Bachelors Degree...that is besides the point. She carried her twins for 38 weeks and had one natural and the other was an emergency c-section. They were are able to come home two days after she gave birth. Me on the other hand I had the boys pulled by c-section 7 weeks early because Daniel stopped growing, we went to the Dr.'s and he told us around 4:30pm that day to come in to the hospital at 1:00pm the following day to have two babies. My mom rushed up to Bako along with Jeff's Family to be at the hospital.

Well all of this is just a side note...so my friend is pregnant with her 4th child. Her boys just turned one in May, she has a 9 year old from a previous marriage and she is having a baby girl the first few weeks of December. When she told me I immediately got TIRED! Having another baby right now seems so exhausting...Does anyone else feel that way or has have twins just aged me?! Will this really be it? People keep telling me when the boys are around 2 or 3, I will want another baby and there are days that it sounds really nice, but other days I think about it and I want to go back to bed :)