My Family

Hello, my name is Tami and I am married to wonderful man with 3 beautiful children. Mike and I have been together for almost 12 years and have been married 8 1/2 of those.

When I got with Mike, I became an instant mother of a 20 month old little girl. It wasn't the easiest thing in the world but we made the best of it. Two days after Brooke's 2nd birthday she came to live with us for good. Her mother decided she did not want to be a mother and partying was more important than raising this little girl, so I put my life on hold and raised her as my own and I have never regretted that decision. Brooke is now a gorgeous 13 year old, who is quickly blossoming into a young lady.

Almost a year after Mike and I started dating, I found out I was pregnant with my oldest boy Devon. He was the ugliest 7 pound thing I have ever seen when he was first born but turned into the most good looking lil' thing I have ever seen. He was born the day after my grandmother passed away. The last 5 years he has turned into a passionate football player - straight A student, and a cornet player.

A year after Devon was born we decided to try for another baby, after almost 4 years of disappointment we gave up and decided to try to adopt later, but to our surprise on Christmas Eve 2002, I found out I was expecting again!! We were so thankful God had finally heard our prayers and gave me another child. Cody came 6 1/2 weeks early, weighing 5lb 6oz. After a few hours with me he was rushed to the neonatal unit. His sugar level was dropping fast, by the time they decided to send him there his blood sugar was a mere 19, which should be around 90. He spent 16 days in the neonatal unit 45 miles away from my home before he was released from the hospital. Everything was going great until his 6 month check up at the end of January 2004. At that time our family doctor realized his head was too large and sent us to a neurosurgeon. There he was diagnosed with hydrocephalus (water on the brain). On February 2nd he went in to surgery to have a shunt placed. Four years later he has had only 1 revision. Doctors say that is great and very unusual, most would of had a lot more that that. I still count my blessings each and every day for him. He is now in kindergarten at McMillian Elementary and is doing a great job. Fortunately, he does not have any known lasting problems from the shunt.

I am a recent college graduate. I have an Associates degree in Applied Science. I am an X-ray tech at Mercy Health Partners at the Sherman campus. Going back to school with three children was very hard. Everyday was a strugle, trying to decide to spend quality time with my family or studying. There was times where I had to make sacrifices that hurt me. But after 3 long years and a lot of people telling I could not do it, I graduated...almost with honors...I missed it by .04. Still a over all GPA of 3.46 is not bad. I love my career and my choices I had to make along the way.