Hi everyone,

So we decided to start a "Merryman Family" blog to keep you all up to date on the million and one things that are going on in all 6 of our lives.

Most of you know that Amandalee is graduating from Desert Hot Springs High School on June 10th. (One down and three to go..........) The plan seems to change weekly, but as of now, the plan is to move to Grandma and Grandpa's house in Costa Mesa and attend Cal State University Dominguez Hills while working at Disneyland.

Alexandra is now a freshman at Desert Hot Springs High School and is very involved in Cheerleading and Contemporary Media and Design. She helped design the programs for the High School play and they were beautiful. They have asked her to help out again with the next production. She has had some issues with her knees. She has a disease called Osgood Slatter Disease (OSD). She is managing the OSD pretty well with medication as specific knee exercises. Alexandra is a great kid who is friendly and outgoing. She is the only 14 year old I know that loves to be with her parents.

Austin is doing great. He is now the star player on our local Boys and Girls Club Basketball team. This is a big surprise to Don and I as we have never been involved in Basketball and really have never been to interested in it (until now). His first game, his team won 10-9, with Austin making 4 baskets (I think I cried). It was AMAZING!!!! Austin is also on the Little League Baseball Team, but doesn't really like it very much. But, we are trying to teach the boys not to quit something they start.

Well, then there is Audric. Audric is involved with anything and everything. his big news that he loves to tell everyone about is that he has a girlfriend. Yes, at nine years old, Audric has a girlfriend. And, for all you Aunts and Uncles out there who are freaking out right about now, she is adorable. Her name is Hailey and she actually left a message on our home phone telling Audric to have a good week and that she loves him. We have never laughed so hard in all our lives. Audric thinks he is in "LOVE". He bought her candy on Valentines Day. He also bought her a black and white head band for the heck of it and she wears it every day.

As for Donald and I, we are doing great. We have our hands completely full with the above mentioned children!!! Who would have guessed that we would have made it to 20 years (not my mom and dad). Well, this December is 20 years. I think we may have to have some kind of party.