Such form, such style.....I know.....hold the applause please for the final performance.  I'm just practicing my high bar routine here.  Mom didn't get the picture so well.  I WAS doing a release move.  Cool.  Fun!!

HEY!!!  Hold on, here.  It's my birthday and you are getting ME with the still string because why?  Can't figure!!!  Oh well, Happy Birthday to me

I am so excited cause I got my first "B" time in my new age group for swimming.  We had a meet last weekend and got to go stay in a hotel.  It was fun only except, I threw up again cause we ate at restarants.  We eat really healthy at my house so when I eat at restarants I throw up.  Yuck. Gross. Disgusting.  Next time we got to a meet and have to stay in a hotel, my mom is going to bring all our food.   The other stuff tastes so good but only my stomach doesnt' like it.

OK.  I'm all done now.  Gotta go.  My brothers are going to tie me up 

I got moved up again in gymnastics.  Now I am on the pre-team.  It is so much more fun.  We get to do all kinds of better stuff.  Class is a lot longer too.  I hope I can get moved to team next in not too long a time. 

See ya later alligator. 

TheBean

          Hi everyone, sorry I have not been on.  I have just been busy with school, ya know, bad stuff .   I just want to go on vacation.

BYE

You know the song "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth?"  Well, all I want for Christmas is a Parakeet.  I really like the Blue Parakeets.  Aren't they pretty? 

My mom has said I wasn't old enough to get a bird yet--I've been asking for several years.  This year, Mom said I am old enough.   But, before I get a bird, I have to read all about them.  So, last night at Petco, Mom bought me a book about Parakeets.  I am almost finished all ready.  I read at my brothers swim practice last night and all day today.  I only have 9 pages left until I'm finished.

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I think she is going to make me read another book after this about training them so I can teach it to talk.  Did you know that Parakeets are the best talkers among all the parrot family?  Pretty cool.  I just have to repeat stuff over and over again til he learns it.  Yep, I said he, I want a boy cause they learn better and faster. 

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Here is one more adorable picture of the Blue Parakeet.

---Bye for now. 

I am doing gymnastics now.  It is my favorite, but I do still like swimming. 

We get to do rings, parallel bars, the horse, vault, floor and trampoline.  It is really fun!  I  like it so much, my mom lets me go two times a week. 

See ya!

CHRISTMAS IS MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY!

IT'S THE CELEBRATION OF JESUS'S BIRTHDAY! 

I LIKE ALL THE LIGHTS, MUSIC AND DECORATIOINS!  WE GOT SOME OF OUT DECORATIONS OUT LAST WEEKEND.  I HOPE I CAN GET THE REST OUT THIS WEEKEND.

I LIKE BEING WITH MY FAMILY THE MOST--  MY BROTHERS AND MY MOM AND MY GRAMMA!  I LIKE BEING WITH MY AUNTS AND UNCLES AND COUSINS.  I LIKE WHEN WE ARE ALL TOGETHER FOR CHRISTMAS.

CHRISTMAS IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR.  I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS

I LOVE YOU!

Your Honor,                                                                                   

 My name is Allison. I’m Dawn’s sister. We were close in age. I used to be the younger one-- now, I’ve already lived six months longer than Dawn.

 In New Jersey, people are getting away with murder. The dead can’t speak. All a defendant has to do is lie about the circumstances involving the crime, and say he got really upset. The punishment for taking a life should be a life sentence, if not capital punishment. We can see from Dawn’s wounds that the defendant had intent. He chose twenty-one times to kill Dawn. I call upon the entire state of New Jersey to do away with their Passion Provocation Plea laws. Because of them, we had to accept less than what this defendant truly deserves.

 I’ve wanted more than anything for Dawn to be able to speak for herself. Since that is not possible, I have decided to read from some of her e-mails:

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January 2006, on becoming a Grandmother:

 "It is indescribable the feeling of holding your child's child.  It is not like holding other new babies.  When you hold your grandchild, you are thinking, 'This is a part of me!' "

About breaking off the relationship with the defendant:

 “I really feel bad for him.”

 “I don't want him humiliated.”

 “I feel like he cheated on me.  He was supposed to love and honor me…not constantly put me down.”

 “Don't let him know I told you specific things that happened between us.”

 “People change suddenly when money is involved.”

October 2006

“I’m beginning to realize I wasn’t tired before [the break-up] either…I was depressed.”
“You’ll be seeing a lot more of me again.” 
“This has turned out to be a most WONDERFUL year!!!”
“I’m ecstatically happy!!! “

 
Thanksgiving 2006, to our Brother

 “This will certainly be one of our most thankful Thanksgivings!”

 “I’m SO looking forward to the Holiday and when the Costa’s come up!!!”

A final e-mail to me:

 “Thanks, sis!  Can't wait to see you all!”

 
And a final one to our sister-in-law Laura:

Man it’s good to be alive!!!

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