I am going to
start this note back in 2000. On Jan. 9 2000 my life got a brand new
blessing, I was touched and amazed by a pair of twins that got named
Rebekah and Randall! Six weeks later my life got burned and shattered to
the ground, I was an emotional wreck, The day was Feb 21st 2000, a day I
doubt I ever forget, I can recount the minutes it seems, it was after
school, we all got home on our normal time. We live in a mobile home
park, it was a white mobile home with 2 brown stripes at the bottom of
it, about 5 mobile homes back from the road. I came inside the house,
and I ate some fried chicken that my ( at that time) grandma had made
us. Then my siblings and I went to the Nintendo and we started playing
sonice the hedgehog, but I usually just had to watch because their were
only two remotes and I had 3 older siblings. After we got home, maybe 30
minutes later, a sheriff deputy pulled up in the yard, and he said " I
am just here clocking speeds on vehicles" so we're all like eh, okay if
he says so...
Well, after about another 30minutes or so, a bunch of cars started showing up in front of our yard. They barged in the home, as if they owned it, ( I did not know what was going on, just that I was scared, I mean, I was only 8!), so, I see them loading up all of us kids, so I start fighting them, kicking, screaming, yelling, cussing... FINALLY, I get free! I start high tailing it out of there to a friends house, little did I know that the deputy was actually there to keep an eye on the situation. So, I start running, and as soon as I get 30 feet from the home, that deputy has caught me and has me on the ground, so I did the only thing I knew to do, I bit him and started running again, so he catches me again, this time he pins me to the ground. STUCK :(. So, they load all of us kids off and take us to HRS ( AKA DCF). Once we got to our destination, they spend the rest of the night trying to find homes for us to live in ( stupid government, you'd think they would have thought of this already and had the situation taken care of! The government still sucks equally today) and they bought us McDonalds happy meals, that made me call down... I loved McDonalds ( that is also why I weighed WAY to much) . So, finally they get us placed that night and we are all placed in new and un familiar homes and territories having no idea why! So, after many many hrs in the waiting room, I finally got placed and got somewhere and A bed. I fell asleep late that night crying.
So, moving forward a year. In maybe May of 2001, my birth mom had another child her name was Selena, the system let her keep that child under stipulations that she get her act together AND she sign us over that she no longer wanted parental rights. So, she did. When I got this news, I was heart broken and devastated, I cried for who knows how long. A couple of months later, this wonderful family ( which I will leave out their names because I do not want anyone to think ill of them, they are really great folks! ) sawa picture of us and got first dibs on us kids, they took many of us into their homes immediantly, we soon became part of the family, we had Christmas together in 2001, and we just had SO MUCH fun they were so great! Then circumstances came up which made it seem impossible to adopt us to them, so they let us go. It was to bad to because as a child I was very fragile ( still am) this hurt worst then my birth mom letting us go because with these wonderful folks, I was finally learning what love really meant.
Now, I am jumping to August 30th 2002, another family supposedly wanted us kids, this time I was so screwed up, I did not want to listen to anyone or be with a supposed family, I just wanted my siblings and anything to be with them I'd do.It was a Friday afternoon, when Kathy Donofro dropped me off at the Tyus' house, I had met them once already and had had a really good time, we made pizza that day. It was so yummy and we made it from scratch ( how cool is that!!! I thought....)!! So, Brandon and I moved in that day, Sierra, Beki, and Randall already lived with these people... and Juan moved in the following week. Then through a matter of jumping through a bunch of hoops and things, Erika and Loren moved in late Oct. The Tyus' asked us many many many times, if we actually in fact wanted to be adopted, I really DID NOT want to be, my family did though and I wanted so so badly to be with them that it over weighed the option of getting heart broken again. Anyone, who is over and is mentally capable can choose for themselves if they want to be adopted or not, nder 12 and you have NO say so. Yet, the Tyus' let us choose for ourselves. I was 11, Erika 9 ( she turned 10 the day after the adoption), and Sierra 8 at the time but they made sure it is what we wanted.
Dec 20 2002, the day, is finally here! I am so nervous, these people I barely know are going to be my next parents, I don't know them very well. I do know they are really nice though, they are not rich, but obviously willing to give up a lot for us, still, I don't like it. We get to the courthouse and many of our old case workers from HRS are there, this makes me way more comfortable! So, the papers get signed, and we are ready to go after a bunch of pictures and chit chat. Then as we are headed of the courthouse, we see our (old) aunt Deloris, we are SO happy to see her, we start screaming and getting giddy, our parents immediantly tell us to get into the vehicle, to which we oblige. Then, they are running after us and many of our new family get in the way as do the case workers. Deloris, "those are our kids"
My grandfather, ( Paw-Paw/ Ralph) "Not anymore you all let them go"
Deloris "They were our kids first"
Paw-Paw " They are mine now and you are letting them go" ( PawPaw got very feisty and upset and for anyone who knows my grand dad that is NOT like him, he may act like it but he almost never is)
After this, we head home and a new chapter in our lives begin, we are a brand new born family and we have a LOT of learning to do about the other people.
My oldest sister Kyndel is married ( she was an original Tyus) to Phillip Wynn, who is perfect for her, they have an awesome little boy whose name is Ethan I love him to death!
My oldest brother Ryan is now a manager at a Distribution center for Family Dollar Corp. ( he was an original Tyus)
Brandon, is now married as well, he married Melissa Clubb, they have a daughter whose name is Destiny, that little girl is almost 9 months old and she is has most of us wrapped around her little finger. She is spoiled rotten and I love her to death!
Juan, Sierra, Loren and I are all moved out, none of us are wedded. We all live together and it gets quite annoying at times!
Erika, was originally moved in with us as well, but recently decided to start traveling another road, and it is her life so she did.
Beki and Randall, they are 12 now, and they are absolutely amazing! I would do anything for those two munchkins!
Me, I am the only one of us who is in not married but is in a relationship, I am dating Esther Klumpenhouwer, we will be meeting next month! It is long distance as she lives in Canada. If it is God's will, I will be marrying this woman, she is everything I have ever wanted and so much more.
Yesterday, Dec 20 2012 was the 10 yr mark of this momentous occasion in my life, and looking back over the last 10 yrs I would not change them for anything! This is my 10 yr review of my family I don't know how I would live life without any of these folks they may be goobers at times and I may want to kill them, but I would kill for them at anytime.
Well, after about another 30minutes or so, a bunch of cars started showing up in front of our yard. They barged in the home, as if they owned it, ( I did not know what was going on, just that I was scared, I mean, I was only 8!), so, I see them loading up all of us kids, so I start fighting them, kicking, screaming, yelling, cussing... FINALLY, I get free! I start high tailing it out of there to a friends house, little did I know that the deputy was actually there to keep an eye on the situation. So, I start running, and as soon as I get 30 feet from the home, that deputy has caught me and has me on the ground, so I did the only thing I knew to do, I bit him and started running again, so he catches me again, this time he pins me to the ground. STUCK :(. So, they load all of us kids off and take us to HRS ( AKA DCF). Once we got to our destination, they spend the rest of the night trying to find homes for us to live in ( stupid government, you'd think they would have thought of this already and had the situation taken care of! The government still sucks equally today) and they bought us McDonalds happy meals, that made me call down... I loved McDonalds ( that is also why I weighed WAY to much) . So, finally they get us placed that night and we are all placed in new and un familiar homes and territories having no idea why! So, after many many hrs in the waiting room, I finally got placed and got somewhere and A bed. I fell asleep late that night crying.
So, moving forward a year. In maybe May of 2001, my birth mom had another child her name was Selena, the system let her keep that child under stipulations that she get her act together AND she sign us over that she no longer wanted parental rights. So, she did. When I got this news, I was heart broken and devastated, I cried for who knows how long. A couple of months later, this wonderful family ( which I will leave out their names because I do not want anyone to think ill of them, they are really great folks! ) sawa picture of us and got first dibs on us kids, they took many of us into their homes immediantly, we soon became part of the family, we had Christmas together in 2001, and we just had SO MUCH fun they were so great! Then circumstances came up which made it seem impossible to adopt us to them, so they let us go. It was to bad to because as a child I was very fragile ( still am) this hurt worst then my birth mom letting us go because with these wonderful folks, I was finally learning what love really meant.
Now, I am jumping to August 30th 2002, another family supposedly wanted us kids, this time I was so screwed up, I did not want to listen to anyone or be with a supposed family, I just wanted my siblings and anything to be with them I'd do.It was a Friday afternoon, when Kathy Donofro dropped me off at the Tyus' house, I had met them once already and had had a really good time, we made pizza that day. It was so yummy and we made it from scratch ( how cool is that!!! I thought....)!! So, Brandon and I moved in that day, Sierra, Beki, and Randall already lived with these people... and Juan moved in the following week. Then through a matter of jumping through a bunch of hoops and things, Erika and Loren moved in late Oct. The Tyus' asked us many many many times, if we actually in fact wanted to be adopted, I really DID NOT want to be, my family did though and I wanted so so badly to be with them that it over weighed the option of getting heart broken again. Anyone, who is over and is mentally capable can choose for themselves if they want to be adopted or not, nder 12 and you have NO say so. Yet, the Tyus' let us choose for ourselves. I was 11, Erika 9 ( she turned 10 the day after the adoption), and Sierra 8 at the time but they made sure it is what we wanted.
Dec 20 2002, the day, is finally here! I am so nervous, these people I barely know are going to be my next parents, I don't know them very well. I do know they are really nice though, they are not rich, but obviously willing to give up a lot for us, still, I don't like it. We get to the courthouse and many of our old case workers from HRS are there, this makes me way more comfortable! So, the papers get signed, and we are ready to go after a bunch of pictures and chit chat. Then as we are headed of the courthouse, we see our (old) aunt Deloris, we are SO happy to see her, we start screaming and getting giddy, our parents immediantly tell us to get into the vehicle, to which we oblige. Then, they are running after us and many of our new family get in the way as do the case workers. Deloris, "those are our kids"
My grandfather, ( Paw-Paw/ Ralph) "Not anymore you all let them go"
Deloris "They were our kids first"
Paw-Paw " They are mine now and you are letting them go" ( PawPaw got very feisty and upset and for anyone who knows my grand dad that is NOT like him, he may act like it but he almost never is)
After this, we head home and a new chapter in our lives begin, we are a brand new born family and we have a LOT of learning to do about the other people.
My oldest sister Kyndel is married ( she was an original Tyus) to Phillip Wynn, who is perfect for her, they have an awesome little boy whose name is Ethan I love him to death!
My oldest brother Ryan is now a manager at a Distribution center for Family Dollar Corp. ( he was an original Tyus)
Brandon, is now married as well, he married Melissa Clubb, they have a daughter whose name is Destiny, that little girl is almost 9 months old and she is has most of us wrapped around her little finger. She is spoiled rotten and I love her to death!
Juan, Sierra, Loren and I are all moved out, none of us are wedded. We all live together and it gets quite annoying at times!
Erika, was originally moved in with us as well, but recently decided to start traveling another road, and it is her life so she did.
Beki and Randall, they are 12 now, and they are absolutely amazing! I would do anything for those two munchkins!
Me, I am the only one of us who is in not married but is in a relationship, I am dating Esther Klumpenhouwer, we will be meeting next month! It is long distance as she lives in Canada. If it is God's will, I will be marrying this woman, she is everything I have ever wanted and so much more.
Yesterday, Dec 20 2012 was the 10 yr mark of this momentous occasion in my life, and looking back over the last 10 yrs I would not change them for anything! This is my 10 yr review of my family I don't know how I would live life without any of these folks they may be goobers at times and I may want to kill them, but I would kill for them at anytime.
