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AS MICHELLE WAS GETTING ERIC READY FOR HIS FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY, JORDAN LOOKED RIGHT AT MICHELLE & SAID, "IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS LITTLE BOY IS A YEAR-OLD TODAY, & THIS YEAR HAS FLEW BY SO FAST."  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "DON'T REMIND MY BOYS ARE GETTING BIG & GROWING UP SO DAMN FAST, & I WISH THAT I COULD KEEP ERIC THIS SMALL FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE."  THEN DANTE SAID, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HE'S A YEAR-OLD TODAY, & HE NEEDS TO STOP GROWING BECAUSE HE'LL BE CHASING ME BEFORE YOU KNOW IT MOMMY."  THEN WHILE THEY WERE DOWNSTAIRS GETTING BREAKFAST, MICHELLE'S MOM CALLED & SAID, "IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ERIC IS A YEAR-OLD TODAY SWEETIE, & WHAT'S HE DOING.?"  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "RIGHT NOW HE'S EATING PANCAKES RIGHT NOW & THEY ARE CHOCOLATE CHIP PANCAKES."  THEN MICHELLE'S MOM SAID, "WHAT TIME IS ERIC'S PARTY TONIGHT, BECAUSE I WAS JUST WONDERING SWEETIE, BECAUSE THAT IS ONE PARTY THAT I WON'T MISS TODAY."  THEN JORDAN SAID, "THE PARTY STARTS AT 6 TONIGHT & COULD YOU DO US A BIG FAVOR BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MICHELLE WANTS SOME, COULD YOU PLEASE MAKE SOME OF YOUR FAMOUS APPLE CRISPS, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY IN AWHILE & THEY SOUND SO GOOD RIGHT NOW MA?"  THEN KATHERINE SAID, "I JUST PUT SOME IN THE OVEN, BUT YES I WILL MAKE EXTRAS FOR YOU & MICHELLE JORDAN & TELL MY HANDSOME GRANDSON THAT I WILL SEE HIM LATER."  THEN WHEN MICHELLE HUNG UP WITH HER MOTHER, JOEY JOE CALLED & SAID, "GOOD MORNING SIS WHERE IS MY HANDSOME NEPHEW ERIC AT, BECAUSE I WANT TO WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY, & I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HE'S A YEAR-OLD TODAY, & IN 9 MONTHS GRIFFIN WILL BE A YEAR OLD."  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "WELL IF YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR NEPHEW PUT YOUR CAMERA ON SO YOU CAN SEE HIM JOEY, & I KNOW IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE KIDS ALMOST THE SAME AGE BUT 9 MONTHS APART."  THEN JOEY JOE SAID, "I KNOW YOU WERE HAVING A BABY & BARRETT WAS JUST GETTING PREGNANT & DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT YET.  WE ARE ALL ON OUR WAY OVER, CAUSE BARRETT SAID SHE WANTS TO HELP YOU GET READY FOR THE PARTY OK SIS."  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "GOOD I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL YINS GET HERE TO FINISH, BECAUSE I HAVE TO RUN TO THE STORE TO GET MORE PARTY FAVORS, CAUSE JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU GET HERE."  THEN WHILE MICHELLE WAS GETTING READY TO WALK OUT THE DOOR, BARRETT KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, & SAID, "THIS IS ALL FOR A ONE-YEAR-OLD MICHELLE, & COME ON I'LL GO TO THE STORE WITH YOU?"  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "YEA THIS IS ONLY FOR A ONE-YEAR-OLD & I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MY BABY BOY IS A YEAR-OLD TODAY, & I WISH I COULD KEEP HIM THIS SMALL FOR EVER."  THEN JOEY JOE SAID, "I THINK THAT YOU WENT A LITTLE OVERBOARD FOR ERIC'S BIRTHDAY SIS, BUT THAT IS YOUR SON & IF YOU WANT TO SPOIL HIM & THROW HIM A FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY TO REMEMBER THEN GO AHEAD & DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO."  THEN JORDAN SAID, "HEY JOEY I DIDN'T HEAR YINS COME IN & HERE SOMEONE WANTS HIS UNCLE JOEY, & BABE WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE PAPER PLATES FOR THIS PARTY, OK?"  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "WELL LET'S GO BARRETT, SO I CAN GET BACK & FINISH SETTING UP FOR THIS PARTY & HE'S SOUND ASLEEP."  THEN BARRETT SAID, "JOEY ARE YOU GOING TO BE OK WITH GRIFFIN WHILE I RUN TO THE STORE WITH MICHELLE & IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED AT THE STORE?"  THEN JORDAN SAID, "MICHELLE HAS A LIST OF WHAT WE NEED, & DON'T FORGET TO GET THE PAPER PLATES, BECAUSE WE HAVE ENOUGH FOR THE KIDS THAT ARE COMING, WE JUST NEED PAPER PLATES FOR THE ADULTS."  THEN WHILE BARRETT & MICHELLE WERE AT THE STORE, BARRETT SAID, "WHY DON'T WE GO & MAKE A STARBUCKS RUN, & SUPRISE THE GUYS WITH SOMETHING FROM STARBUCKS, BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT JORDAN LOOKED LIKE HE NEED A STARBUCKS COFFEE?"  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "I SURE THE HELL COULD GO FOR A DAMN COFFEE FROM STARBUCKS, BECAUSE I HAVE TO DEAL WITH DANTE & FEW OF HIS FRIENDS THAT I LET HIM INVITE TO HIS BROTHERS PARTY & ANTHONY'S GOING TO BE STAYING WITH IN APRIL OR MAY, CAUSE CARRISA IS HAVING ANOTHER BABY & SHE'S SUPPOSE TO LET ME KNOW WHAT SHE'S HAVING SOON."  THEN BARRETT SAID, "I HAVEN'T SEEN HER IN SINCE SHE WAS TRYING TO GET BACK WITH ROB & ARE THEY BACK TOGETHER, & IS THE BABY HIS?"  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "YES THEY ARE BACK TOGETHER & YES THE BABY IS ROB'S, & ANTHONY COULDN'T BE HAPPIER THAT CARRISA WAS HAVING ANOTHER BABY, CAUSE HE'S HER ONLY CHILD RIGHT NOW & SHE CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE THIS BABY."  THEN WHEN THEY GOT BACK TO THE HOUSE JORDAN & JOEY CAME OUTSIDE TO HELP THEM TAKE IN THE BAGS & THEN JORDAN SAID, "GIVE ME THAT STARBUCKS, & HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT I NEEDED THIS BABY?"  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "I KNOW THAT YOU WERE GOING TO NEED THIS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T MAKE A RUN TO STARBUCKS THIS MORNING, & I SURE WILL NEED BOTH OF THESE DEALING WITH DANTE'S FREINDS THAT I SAID HE COULD INVITE."  THEN JORDAN SAID, "WELL ONLY ANTHONY IS COMING CAUSE JASON HAS THE CHICKEN POX, & JACOB HAS THE FLU SO THEY AIN'T COMING."  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "HOW LONG HAS JASON HAD THE CHICKEN POX, CAUSE DANTE WAS JUST OVER HIS HOUSE THE OTHER DAY, & I DON'T NEED HIM TO GET THE CHICKEN POX AT ALL?"  THEN JORDAN SAID, "JASON'S MOM SAID SHE NOTICED THE SPOTS THIS MORNING & TOOK HIM TO THE DOCTORS & CONFIRMED THAT IT IS THE CHICKEN POX."  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "I'LL JUST KEEP ON EYE DANTE, BECAUSE HE HAS NEVER HAD THE CHICKEN POX, SO I'M GOING TO KEEP AN EYE ON HIM."  THEN JORDAN SAID, "I AGREE WITH YOU & I WOULD ALSO LET CARRISA KNOW, BECAUSE SHE CAN'T BE AROUND HIM, CAUSE SHE'S PREGNANT RIGHT NOW."  THEN WHEN THEY WENT INSIDE THE HOUSE CARRISA CALLED & WASN'T IN A GOOD MOOD & THEN SHE SAID, "DID YOU HEAR THAT JASON HAS FUCKING CHICKEN POX, & IF MY SON GETS THE CHICKEN POX HE CAN'T STAY HERE, CAUSE I AIN'T ALOUD TO BE AROUND HIM IF HE GETS THE CHICKEN POX."  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "CALM DOWN & HAVE HIM PACK A BAG WITH AT LEAST 2 WEEKS OF CLOTHES & I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON HIM OK & I'LL MAKE SURE THAT HE CALLS YOU EVERY DAY WHILE HE'S HERE & DOES HE KNOW THAT HE'S STAYING HERE WHEN YOU HAVE THE BABY."  THEN CARRISA SAID, "YES BECAUSE HE SUGGESTED THAT HE STAY WITH DANTE, & I SAID OK CAUSE HE'LL STILL BE IN SCHOOL & I RATHER HAVE HIM STAY WITH YINS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HE'LL GO TO SCHOOL."  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "THAT IS RIGHT I WILL MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS TO SCHOOL WHILE HE'S HERE, & ARE YOU EVER GOING TO TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE HAVING YET, BECAUSE I WAS JUST WONDERING?"  THEN CARRISA SAID, "YES I WILL TELL YOU WHEN I GET THERE, CAUSE I'M GOING TO GO & HELP HIM PACK HIS BAG & THEN WE'LL BE ON OUR WAY OVER TO YOUR HOUSE & WHAT IS THE BIRTHDAY BOY DOING RIGHT NOW?"  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "HE IS WITH HIS UNCLE JOEY, BECAUSE THEY CAME OVER TO FINISH HELPING ME SET UP FOR THE PARTY, & I DON'T THINK THAT I WENT OVERBOARD FOR ERIC'S PARTY."  THEN CARRISA SAID, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU WENT OVERBOARD FOR ERIC'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY, CAUSE WHAT YOU SENT ME EARLIER TODAY I DON'T THINK YOU DID?"  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "I PUT UP MORE STUFF & MY SISTER-IN-LAW THINKS THAT I WENT WAY OVERBOARD FOR ERIC'S BIRTHDAY PARTY."  THEN CARRISA SAID, "SEND ME A PICTURE OF WHAT YOU DID & I CAN TELL YOU IF YOU WENT OVERBOARD, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT YOU WENT OVERBOARD EARLIER."  SO, WHILE MICHELLE WAS ON THE PHONE, SHE TOOK A PICTURE TO SHOW CARRISA WHAT SHE PUT UP SINCE THEY TALKED LAST.  THEN CARRISA SAID, "NO YOU DIDN'T GO OVERBOARD WITH THE DECARATIONS, CAUSE ERIC IS ONLY ONE ONCE MICHELLE."  THEN WHEN MICHELLE HUNG UP THE PHONE WITH CARRISA, TIFFANY WALKED IN THE DOOR & SAID, "DID THE PARTY STORE BLOW UP IN HERE, BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT ERIC IS ONLY ONCE, & WHERE IS ERIC AT?"  THEN JORDAN SAID, "NO THE PARTY STORE DIDN'T BLOW UP IN HERE, & WE BOTH WANTED TO DO THIS FOR ERIC'S BIRTHDAY TIFFANY & WHERE IS DANNY AT?"  THEN TIFFANY SAID, "HE'S OUTSIDE TRYING TO GET HIS BIRTHDAY GIFT OUT OF THE CAR, & IT WAS A BITCH GETTING IN THE CAR, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T FIT INTO THE TRUNK."  SO, THEN JORDAN WENT OUTSIDE TO HELP DANNY GET THE MICKEY MOUSE CAR OUT OF THE CAR & IT WAS FUNNY WATCHING BOTH DANNY & JORDAN FIGHT TO GET THE CAR OUT OF THE CAR.  THEN WHEN JONATHAN SHOWED UP IT ONLY TOOK HIM ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO GET THE MICKEY MOUSE OUT OF THE CAR.  THEN JORDAN SAID, "SHOW OFF YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN GET THAT OUT OF A CAR IN LESS TIME THAN WE CAN."  THEN JONATHAN SAID, "I KNOW THAT I'M A SHOWOFF & NEXT TIME PUT IT IN THE TRUNK, BECAUSE THEY ARE MENT TO GO INTO THE TRUNK."  THEN WHEN ALL THREE OF THEM CAME INTO THE HOUSE WITH THE MICKEY MOUSE CAR, TIFFANY SAID, "BABE DID YOU & JORDAN HAVE FUN TRYING TO GET THAT OUT OF THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR & THEN JONATHAN SHOWS YOU TWO HOW EASY IT IS TO GET IT OUT OF THE CAR."  THEN MICHELLE WALKED INTO THE LIVING ROOM & ERIC SEEN THE MICKEY MOUSE CAR & STARTED GOING CRAZY CAUSE HE KNEW THAT IT WAS HIS & NO ONE ELSES.  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "GO AHEAD BABY IT'S YOUR CAR, & YOU DID MAKE SURE THAT THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED, BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT HE'S GOING TO WANT TO RIDE THAT CAR TODAY?"  THEN TIFFANY SAID, "YES, IT IS FULLY CHARGED, BECAUSE I MADE SURE THAT IT WAS CHARGED BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MY GOD SON WAS GOING TO WANT TO RIDE IT TODAY."  THEN DANNY SAID, "BUT DID YOU REMEMBER TO PUT THE BATTERY BACK INTO THE CAR AFTER YOU CHARGED IT BABY, BECAUSE I WAS JUST WONDERING?"  THEN TIFFANY SAID, "YOU THINK I WOULDN'T PUT IT BACK IN AFTER IT WAS DONE CHARGING, CAUSE YES, IT IS IN THE CAR, BECAUSE I DID PUT IT BACK IN AFTER IT WAS DONE CHARGING & LET'S SEE IF HE CAN GET THIS CAR TO MOVE & LET'S TAKE PUT HIM IN THE CAR."  THEN DANTE SAID, "MOMMY IF HE CAN'T GET THAT TO MOVE CAN I SHOW HIM HOW TO MOVE IT, CAUSE HE'S A LITTLE TOO SMALL FOR THAT CAR RIGHT NOW?"  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "YES YOU CAN SHOW ERIC IF HE CAN'T MAKE THE CAR MOVE SWEETIE & LOOK WHO'S HERE, & HI MOM WHERE'S DADDY AT?"  THEN KATHERINE SAID, "YOUR FATHER IS OUTSIDE GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE TRUNK, & WHEN DID ERIC GET THIS MICKEY MOUSE CAR?"  THEN DANTE SAID, "GRANDMA HE JUST GOT THAT FOR HIS BIRTHDAY FROM UNCLE DANNY & AUNT TIFFANY, BECAUSE HE WANTED THAT THE LAST TIME WE WENT TO THE STORE."  THEN WHEN MICHELLE'S DAD CAME INSIDE, HE SAID, "HI SWEETIE HOW ARE YOU DOING & CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR LITTLE BOY IS A YEAR-OLD TODAY?"  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MY BABY IS A YEAR-OLD TODAY & DANTE IS GOING TO BE 9 IN AUGUST."  THEN CARRISA SAID, "AS SHE WALKED INTO THE HOUSE, OK I LIKE HOW YOU DECRATED THE HOUSE WITH ALL THE MICKEY MOUSE STUFF."  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "ANTHONY YOU CAN TAKE YOUR BAG UP TO DANTE'S ROOM & WHAT IS THAT LOOK ON YOUR FACE FOR CARRISA?"  THEN CARRISA SAID, "I KINDA THINK THAT THE PARTY STORE BLEW UP IN HERE WITH MICKEY MOUSE STUFF FOR A ONE YEAR OLDS BIRTHDAY."  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "NO IT'S NOT ALOT OF MICKEY MOUSE STUFF FOR A ONE YEAR OLDS BIRTHDAY PARTY, BECAUSE I CAN PUT MORE STUFF OUT IF IT'S NOT ENOUGH?"  THEN KATHERINE SAID, "NO SWEETIE I THINK THAT YOU HAVE ENOUGH MICKEY MOUSE STUFF PUT UP FOR ERIC'S BIRTHDAY, BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GO THIS BAD FOR DANTE'S FIRST BIRTHDAY."  THEN JORDAN SAID, "NO THIS IS ABOUT THE SAME THAT WE HAD FOR DANTE'S FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY MA, & DID YOU BRING WHAT WE ASKED YOU TO BRING?"  THEN KATHERINE SAID, "YOU THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO FORGET TO BRING THE APPLE CRISPS THAT YOU ASKED FOR & I MADE ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN FREEZE SOME, & DANTE I MADE SURE THAT I BOUGHT YOU & ERIC HOMEMADE ICE CREAM OK."  THEN DANTE SAID, "THANK YOU GRANDMA, I LOVE YOUR HOMEMADE ICE CREAM & SO DOES ERIC LOVE YOUR HOMEMADE ICE CREAM & PAPPY DID YOU BRING ME MY COOKIES THAT I LIKE?"  THEN MICHELLE'S DAD SAID, "HERE YOU DIDN'T THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO FORGET TO BRING YOU YOUR COOKIES, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU LIKE TO EAT THEM WITH YOUR ICE CREAM BUDDY."  THEN WHEN ANTHONY CAME BACK DOWNSTAIRS, HE SAID, "MICHELLE I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME STAY HERE, CAUSE IF DO GET THE CHICKEN POX MOMMY CAN'T BE AROUND ME."  THEN MICHELLE SAID, "WELL ANTHONY LETS THINK POSITIVE CAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT YOU OR DANTE WILL GET THE CHICKEN POX, & CARRISA ARE YOU HAVING A LITTLE BOY OR A LITTLE GIRL BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU FOUND OUT?"

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