Raquel and girls

WOW

2011-02-27T19:47:00.000-08:00

It has been a while, but i am BACK! up and running and starting over. The family has grown alot since my last post, and spread around quite a bit too! I have a cute lil duplex now with me and the girls, Ayanna is 4 and Valerie is now 7 being a first grader and doing first grade things. I am going to school for me bachelors in biology/nursing science and in the mean while working on my RN. The girls are growing fast and its time i start blogging about it FAITHFULLY. so maybe this will help me keep in touch better with the outside world - theses days working and school and two girls by myself keeps me busy on the run and the second i even sit down im sleeping. But here goes nothing, i hope to update once aweek! hope, maybe you guys can push me more. i have some pics, i will REfigure out how to post on here soon enough!

Long time, No post

2007-08-24T17:59:00.000-07:00

well. i am almost done with school, one more month and i start externship and then Nov i am a grad. This month has been a busyu one. VBS for Val for a week was nice. Sharron (Dennis' mom) had some heart problems and got a pacemaker put in. Pretty exciting since this last month i was studying the heart. So now Both Coates grandparents have on and grandma Truckner (Sharron)- plus Uncle Ed had some hEart work done. Ayanna has three teeth now, its been rough having them break through. i am going to try and post more soon, i just get so tired and i dont like to look at the computer screen at the end of the day. here are some pics...

These are Valeries wheels, and she wanted me to take pics of her falling off the bike in sequence... she has some great ideas , ha.

and here some of Ayanna...

and some random ones...

happy fathers day!

2007-06-18T18:00:00.000-07:00

For some reason my first blog didnt post. But Happy Fathers days dad. I hope you guys are having fun. Valerie hade a sign for you for me to post but my blog isnt workin so great. Anyways... You're a great dad and a great grandpa too, really. I would have sent you a tie but your a lil far for that. Anyways happy fathers day!

photo opp.

2007-05-28T15:22:00.000-07:00

Nice day cooking out building sand castles and taking pics. We tried to catch some frogs, but i was only quick enough for the tadpoles, anyways heres some pics, valerie wanted to be my model for the day.

That Goat grows tickets out of his ears!

2007-05-26T15:16:00.001-07:00

We we had a great weekend, lost of fun stuff going on.
We went to a wilderness/petting zoo It was a blast. First was the petting zoo, valerie didnt want to touch anything but the bunnies, she was scared of the alpaca. He was so soft but we could get her to touch him, or go in his pen. So went to look at all the other animals. Monkeys, parrots, alligators, bears ect. There was a butterfly house- but most of the butterflies were broken(dead). There was a big turtle and valerie liked to watch alot, and she had to tell everyone "you dont wanna touch him" (so he couldnt bite anyone). We got to feed the beras (through atuube of coures, and it was really cool.Once we hit the lion cage valerie wanted to go in and feed him- thats when we knew we coud try the petting zoo again. Sh got to feed all the goats and sheep and pet alot of animals. It was really fun. we spent about 4 hours walking around looking at the animals. Then we had to find a place to eat. Cracker Barrel. It was SO good, and i lioved it. I remember going there with my family, it was so cool to go again. Its still awesome food with alot of cool stuff to look at.

Happy Mothers day!

2007-05-14T15:03:00.001-07:00

Hey all you women Happy mothersday! With out mothers the world would be lost.
So thanks mom, happy mothers day. see ya sooon.

Daddy's girl

2007-04-10T09:15:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to my dad. I cant send you a tie this year! But valerie and i will make a cake in june.
I never realized what people meant by daddies girl, but now that i look back at everything I definatley was. My dad has done so many great things for me, and i never even knew it! talk about teenage rebellion, my dad must have trudged through it all. He worked how to get our family where we are now, and i hope he thinks oabout that and can SMILE. All my brothers have been succerfull, and dtermined and i hope my dad knows they have him to thank for that- so do i. Not having always been so close to my parents has been hard, exspecially hard to realize, and know that we are finally growing we live so far apart. I hope that even though we are so far, my respect and love is still continuing to grow.

thanks Dad, and have a happy birthday.

Back to debt

2007-03-28T10:03:00.000-07:00

well, I am officially back in debt. I just took out 2 student loans and i start school on the 9th of april. I will be done in november. I hope these loans will help BUILD my credit. I'll be attendig Ross medical and they have a job placement program for when i finish. So i will be busy busy busy with school 8-1:00 mon-fri everymorn.

my computor was broken for a litte while but now its up and running so i can post more often. Just as long as the baby doesnt fuss- like she is now! I'll post soon.

A lil help?

2007-02-26T11:49:00.000-08:00

Hey all i need to ask a favor. I need to make a quto for leads this month (sears home imrovement) I need to have at least 20 people sign up and recieve a free home estimate - dorrs/windows/heating or cooling/siding/overhang. I f you can help all i nede is adress , phone number and day you could recieve an estimate. No purchase, no cost to you. I can do estimates anywhere in th us. so location is NOT a problem. It would help out greatly. send me an email trucknergirls@yahoo.com or valerie_010304@yahoo.com or call my cell. 989 992 3121. Thanks so much .

My little Valentines

2007-02-19T09:01:00.001-08:00

Ayanna and Val

2007-02-16T11:54:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics of the girls more asap.

hey mama!

2007-01-27T18:18:00.000-08:00

I want to wish my mother a happy birthday. I never realized how important mothers REALLY were until a couple years ago. Always your typical teenager (well the typical REBELIOUS ones) "i'll never be like my mother" or the "She doesnt know anything". Well it turns out, i am just like my mother, and she did know quite a bit. I was always the one to roll ,my eyes when i heard the famous " you'll understand when your older" - yeah like 'they' would ever be right! Well 'they' were. And mom im sorry i didnt understand sooner. Now that i'm a mother i can only imagine all the emotions i put my own mother through, i have only gone through the first few with my own and it seems like so much. But i have learned a great deal and i appreciate everything that much more. I was quite the handful (understatement of the year) but belive it or not I look back and see a great mother. Have i told you that lately? Well happy birthday Mom.

Early present!

2006-12-14T21:17:00.001-08:00

Dennis brought me home and early Christmas present. I couldnt beleive it.

Fully loaded 2007 pontiac G6 v6. Gold-blue crystal metallic.

I will edit this post tommarrow with a pic! woooohoooooo!

The day has come!

2006-12-14T11:06:00.000-08:00

Lights are up and Dennis made the house look great! Valerie and I sat out and helped(watched really) and hot coacoa to top it off. Then friday(the 8th) night we had a good night. We got our tree, and we all had a fun night at home- Although i had been having ten minute aprt contrctions for the last 26 hours! But regaurdless we got the tree all lit up and its a beauty! Getting ready for bed and then it happens - time to call my dad at 2 in th morning to come get valerie! She was leaving with them the next florida but i coulndt wait , it was time for the baby.
Come 6:20 am my 7lbs 8oz Little Ayanna was born. Beautiful, healthy, and prefect. Luckily i had her before grandma/pa (Centellas) hadnt left with Val yet to go to florida- so they got to stop in and see us before they left.

After only one day in the hospital i came home and continued on. Not too tire and ready tyhe next day to do all the house work no prob. I even took her out with Grandma (Sharron) to pick up a few things. Valerie came home last night and got to REALLY meet her sis, iyt was great. Daddy and I made sure to make time for her so there is no jealousy. She loves being a sis , and insist ithat Ayanna is HER baby.

Here are a few pics i have to go tend to my girls...

Almost

2006-11-30T11:40:00.000-08:00

Well its getting closer, less than 2 weeks now, wich means ANYTIME now.I'm excited, and i will let everyone know when im in the hospital. Here is a pic of me , since i am wearing black its hard to tell how big my belly is but i have gained 25-30 lbs so far.

Happy Thnksgiving everyone!

2006-11-23T15:47:00.000-08:00

Isnt the web nice? Even though we are so far we can still 'share' the holidays.
Went to Dennis' parents house to prepare everything, and deep fry our bird (14lbs =50 min) then off to his grandparents where we all ate and football after. Then home for the famous turkey NAP. Val had a blast, i was overstuffed, and Dennis is still eating!
And here it is OUR BIRD- hope everyone had a good thanksgiving, ours was great.

Gobble Gobble

2006-11-22T09:24:00.001-08:00

I hope my Family all has a great thanksgiving! Everyone is so far apart these days, and starting our own families. I will be joining Deninis' parents and grandparents at their house , and Dennis is gonna deep fry me a turkey! Yum. I will take plenty of pics of Val. We have alot to be thankful of this year (we have every year). And i hope everyone thinks of eachother even though we cant spend it together. Filling up on great food and passing out - cant beat that!

My Soccer Coach

2006-11-20T14:44:00.000-08:00

I think i was the only girl on the team who didnt have a crush on coach. Actually the thought of him being 'soooo cute' made me mad (and kinda grossed out!) But he was a really cool guy, and i did see why they all looked up to him. I've had a few coaches before and many more after, but i have to admit he was prob the best coach I've had. Only ten years older, i thought my brother Miguel was the coolest adult ever. And ya know, he wasnt only my soccer coach. Miguel taught me so much while he lived at home aswell as when he went to school. Teaching me about music, books, everything he did i wanted to copy. Even when he went away to college, he sent me letters regularly and always had an invitation for me to come visit- and it was always ablast (even when his house burned down). Now he's getting married, and looking at that old soccer team picture reminds me that he's still a pretty cool adult. Just cuz we dont visit all the time, or write the letters constantly- he has and i think always will be my coach, even if he doesnt know it. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR WEDDING BIG BROTHER.

You looked hispanic...

2006-11-10T07:11:00.000-08:00

Holy cow. Some people still amaze me, really the nerve they have to say things with out even realizing how rude they are. So this morning im cleaning and i hear a knock at the door. I answer it and there is a a women with a bible in her hands. FIRST thing out of her mouth " oh my, you looked hispanic for a minute- i was worried you wouldnt speak any English" Then she giggled, in relief that i did. But the only english she heard from me was asking her to leave my porch. What a nice starter to my day.

To see, or not to see...

2006-11-09T06:47:00.000-08:00

Abuelita is losing more and more of her sight. What a sad thing to have to lose. But I know she has also GAINED over these last few years aswell. Some one could have their sight all their life and never have all the people around in their life that my abuelita does. May never have a large close family, new grand/greatgrand children to love each year. I know it must be hard to lose something you have had your whole life, but maybe she is only losing it beacuse she doesnt need it to see everything she has anymore its more than a pretty picture , it is a feeling-a feeling some people will never have blind or not. I love my grandmother, she is very far away and i cant see her from where i'm at that doesnt take away from my love, and i know it wont take away from hers. I will admit i would HATE to lose my site, but i would rather FEEL a kiss or a hug, hear a giggle or laugh, and have love everywhere i am. Give Abuelite my love.

A day at the office

2006-11-02T07:35:00.000-08:00

Valerie went out to work with daddy. She got to play with the rats that she loves! She moves them from bin to bin is not afraid to grab/touch/or pick em up. The she visits the snakes, she likes to hiss at them. Grandma and grandpa truckner bring the dogs out and she gets to play with them too, she asks EVERY day if she can go to workl with daddy, I've been taking her out at LEAST once a week. I willl take better pics next time.

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Trick or Treat!

2006-10-31T17:17:00.000-08:00

We had a GREAT Holloween. At 5:30 we went to visit grandma and grandpa Truckner
, got some goodies there (candies/stickers/books). Then at about 6:00 off to find a good nieghborhood. We went to Thomas Farms, a nice area off river. We made it through the whole left side and on our way back Val started to get cold and the heels were hard for her so Dennis had to carry her back. She Loved yelling trick or treat and remebered to say thank you to everyone (sometimes with a reminder). Then we came home and sorted through all the candy, and Daddy had thrown in a few hollloween toys. Fill up, got sugar rushes and now ready for bed. Al in all a GREAT night. Here are some pictures.

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How far along am I ?

2006-10-30T14:35:00.000-08:00

Here are some numbers for ya.

TODAY is day number 235
I am 34 weeks pregnant
I have 45 days or 6 weeks left
85.0% of the way there.
Due date: Dec 14th

Doc says baby is about 5 lbs now, i should double by my due date- YIKES.
I am sooooo nervous/excited!!!!

I've been in physical therepy , trying to strengthen myself up for LABOR. It seems to be helping with how weak my legs have been feeling. Well thats all for today. Tommarrow is Halloween and i will Valerie all dressed up and pictures to show all. Trick or Treating should be a blast, just hope its not too cold!!!

The Gospel Cafe

2006-10-28T14:11:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday i went to a gathering at church called 'The gospel Cafe'. I have been going on fridays at 7:00- 8:30. I really enjoy it, there are about 10-15 of us that attend, ALL older but i have a great time. We have a new topic everytime that we all sit around and discuss over food/drinks, then we have a big group disscusion over it that the pastor leads. I've had a good time everytime I've gone, anyone whos in the saginaw area on fridays should join me if ya get a chance!

Mr. Ed Brown

2006-10-07T14:26:00.000-07:00

There is a man at my church who i sat with on sundays. He was real sick, gone through alot over the years with cancer, treatments, and being ill alot of the time. This man was a true christian, in fact by watching him, he brought me back to church. He just passed and yesterday i attended his funeral. Not but a few sundays ago i got to give him a letter telling him how greatful i was to see him and sit next to him in church on sundays. I also let him know that his was one of the main reasons i still attened church. I was always complaining of being too tired to go, or not feeling so well, but he was there no matter what- why wasnt I? I know my parents knew Ed and im not sure who else who may read this does, but so you know he had a great service in his honor.

Start of a new blog.

2006-10-02T07:25:00.000-07:00

With all the family so far away Its hard to keep track of everyone.Let me freshen you up on whats going on with myself. Dennis and I have a house in saginaw and are getting ready for some big changes. We are having another girl on dec 14. we have picked out the name Ayanna, but we may spell it different.
Valerie is getting so big too. She starts school once she turns three, jan 3rd. She is so dramic and tries to get away with EVERYTHING! I will have more pictures soon! Heres a few to get ya started.

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