Email us or Snail Mail us

You can email us the letters if you dont want to snail mail them. Leonards email is: tygerdaman@yahoo.com kittydagirl@yahoo.com but do not email them to me. I will have a laptop on Friday, but not a printer to print them out. Thank you again for all of your support, and prayers. We really appreciate everything that you all are doing for my family. Thank you!!! Today we are moving furniture into my new (old) house. I will be there from this point on. Christina flies out to see her dad on Thursday night. He is still in stable condition at John C Lincoln. She will fly back to Florida on Sat. Calebs 5th(!!!!) birthday is on Sunday. She wanted to be there for that. I cant believe my baby is 5! Wow, time does fly!

We NEED your letters!!!!!

I want to Thank everyone for their prayers. I am in CA now. A member of my brother and Sis in Law has a 2 bedroom cottage that they will let me stay at free of charge. Thank God for their help. The case worker is hoping to have Elektra in my custody by Friday. I will be ordering a laptop so I can keep everyone updated as this progresses. Leonard and Michelle are holding up surprising as well as can be expected. Or maybe even better. They give me strength.

Please, if you know them, even if you have only met them for a short time, please write letters so we can show the court all the support they have, and what kind of people they are. If you are a married couple, please each write a letter, and send them separately. I cannot express how important these letters will be for them.

Everyone who has met them, knows how good of people they are.

The court does not know them, and the only way they can learn about them is thru your letters.

Please mail the letters to arrive here before March 10th.

321 Wescoat Court

Mountain View, CA 94043

Thank you again!

The funeral is scheduled to be Friday. Baby JJ will be buried with my moms brother Frank, who was killed in Vietnam in 1968. It is the Golden Gate Military Cemetery. I am still unsure of the time. But will post again once I know.

A letter from Leonard and Michelle

I leave in a few hours for California. My parents are finding me an apartment today. I could be there for a very long time. Lets pray that it is a short time, and Leonard and Michelle will be proven innocent. Here is a letter from Leonard and Michelle: Thank you all so much for your loving words, prayers and support during our time of grief. Many of you now and over the years have offered to do whatever you can to help our family. Well, today Leonard and I are cashing in on that offer. We need your help! Due to the circumstances surrounding the death of John, Child Protective Services has taken Elektra away from us and we must now prove that we are fit parents capable of raising our daughter. There is a investigation which is forbidding us from giving you any more details at this time. We are asking for both your financial and written support. We need each and every person we have ever met to write a letter on both Ray and myself on our characters and our abilities as parents. The letter needs to state the following: Who you are How you know us How long you have known us What type of people we are / our character, personality How we are as parents A separate letter for each of us would be nice. These letters can either be emailed to Ray and I or handwritten and mailed to our address. We need these letters BEFORE March 16th. Your letters are being written to the Department of Social Services. As for the financial help that I mentioned, we are in the process of hiring a lawyer. But if we go to court it may cost us $100,000+ in legal fees. Anything you can give will help us greatly. But even if you cannot give, just pray for us and that will be just as good as gold. We love you all and we know that out of this nightmare we are going through the truth will shine through. God bless you all.

321 Wescoat Court Mountain View, CA 94043 Please help anyway you can. Thank you all for your support and prayers. I will not have a computer for awhile. I will have Mike, Christina or Frank update my blog for me.

I pray that this will be short term.

Moving to California

I am moving to CA in the afternoon. We as a family do not have a choice. Someone in our family needs to take Elektra so she does not get lost in the system. I have such a wonderful husband, that I know to leave my children, they will miss me, but they will be in great hands. He is such a good father, I know they will be fine. My brother Frank is here, he can help. Christina is a big help. I dont work much, so I dont add much income to our household. I am the obvious choice. Please pray that this is resolved quickly AND correctly, so that Leonard and Michelle can have their family back, and so I can be back with my own little family.

Funeral Info

I can not write much information anymore due to my brothers attorneys request. Everything has to be cleared first. So unfortunately, even tho everyone wants details, I am not allowed to provide anymore information on my blog, or other web sites. JJ's funeral will be in San Francisco on Friday, Feb 27th. I do not know the time yet. He will be buried at the Military Cemetery in the same grave as my Uncle Frank. (My moms brother who was killed in Vietnam, in 1968.) There will be a memorial held in Phx, but as of right now, no plans have been made for the date. I will let all you Phx people know, once I know. I suppose I cannot even tell you details of what is happening right now. Lets just say, that innocent people are being made into criminals and CA's CPS changed the innocent till proven guilty into GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT. None of them seem to be doing their jobs correctly. They are twisting things the wrong way, and walking around blind to the truth. I may have to edit this out, for fear that this will be turned and twisted wrong. Please keep your prayers coming for Leonard, Michelle, Elektra, and our entire family. We need the truth to be seen, and for Leonard and Michelle to be able to be together again with their daughter.

Not broken....SHATTERED

****NOTE: This has been edited since original publication due to my brothers attorneys request. However, we all know the TRUTH.****

I am absolutely devastated to write this blog.

My beautiful little nephew JOHN JAKOB has passed away today. Our hearts are soooo broken for Leonard, Michelle and Elektra.

Leonard and Michelle's lives have been shattered. All of our lives are forever shattered. Leonard and Michelle are wonderful parents. All they have ever wanted is to be parents. Leonard and Michelle has babysat and held each and everyone of my children from moments after their births, and I would have him and Michelle watch them today. When Mike and I went on our cruise one year ago, Michelle was THE FIRST person I called to see if she would come and watch all 3 of my kids. Leonard wanted to come out, but had to work. Michelle did a WONDERFUL job watching my kids and they were so sad that she and Elektra had to leave. Right now, the state has custody of Elektra. The next court hearing (there was one today) is not until March 16th. The courts are not releasing her to my parents or JJ, (Leonard's best friend, and the children's GodFather.) We are having a very hard time understanding how an INNOCENT person can be charged with such a crime. JJ's organs will be donated. After what Leonard and Michelle went thru with Michelle needing a liver donated to her, they understand how important that it is to donate JJ's organs so that another baby can live, and JJ can continue to 'live' as well. Also, the cost of attorneys is thru the roof. They could be looking at a $500,000+ fee. We are not sure how it is going to be paid for. Maybe we can start a fund raising for them. Right now, Leonard has to move out of his house, away from Michelle, so that maybe she can get custody earlier. They are looking at selling everything and anything they have to help pay the expenses. Unfortunately the military attorneys cannot help because it is a child abuse case, and they do not provide coverage for that. Please pray for them. Please send GOOD energies for Leonard and Michelle to get thru this as whole as possible. I will update again, once I know when and where the funeral is. Thank you to everyone that has said how much they support Leonard and Michelle.

Another Tragedy

****NOTE: Due to my brothers attorneys request, I have to remove the details of what happened to Baby JJ. However, we all know the truth, even if CA CPS has their heads up their butts.****

This was supposed to be a happy post about our Daytona Trip, and about me 'meeting' Jeff Gordon, but a horrible tragedy has befallen our family again.

My 6 month old nephew is in the hospital.

The one that fought so hard to survive a premature birth.

Leonard and Michelle rushed him to the hospital, where he remains unresponsive. His brain is swollen, and his prognosis doesn't look good. ACCIDENTS happen. Even to the very best parents.) My mom and brother Frank arrived last night, we got the phone call from Leonard about 1/2 an hour later. My mom was able to book a flight out at 7am to CA, to be with them. Leonard's best friend JJ drove all night from Phoenix to San Jose (area) to be with them, and we are getting updates from him as things progress.

Please pray for them. And continue to pray for Chris. He is stable right now. However his liver is not working yet. When they reduce his pain med he is able to respond with hand squeezes, and he gave a nurse a Thumbs Up. He is no where out of the woods yet, he will be in the hospital for a long time, and there is still a very real possibility that he won't recover.

Both families really need all the prayers and GOOD energies you can send them. We all need the strength to get thru the days ahead.

Christina wrote a beautiful poem as a tribute to her dad:

Growing in Life You live everyday in the presence of yourself Not realizing that the choices you make, could affect somebody else. Those choices you make could hurt your best friend, But you shouldn't let that stop you, in the end There are days when our world is flipped around and we don't know which way is right or wrong, let alone up or down. At times you have those days when your lost and confused, And feel like falling to the floor, because you don't know what to do Some days you feel like your world is coming to a crash, but then that's when you must stop, and take a step back. That will be the day when you come to realize where you stand and not everything will be an "I will try", but an "I can." At the end of the day when the battle was lost and the war was won the only thing that matters is what you have gained and have become. The next day you will realize what life is truly about, not to find yourself, but to create yourself. by: Christina Ayers

Chris Update & Pinewood Derby

Chris is not doing well at all. Here is the latest update on him sent from his brother Jason. Wednesday, February 5 Liver and kidney not working or improving Ammonia level increased. Latest CT scan is worse. On 3 antibiotics Has a Fever. Pancreas is worse. Still bleeding from rectum. Things for clotting not working. Biggest problem is liver, likelihood of transplant is not good since his recovery has been so poor. Tracheotomy after 14 days. Liver specialist doesn't think liver will recover. Building fluid in lungs. We are praying very hard for his recovery. Please continue your prayers for him. He needs all the good energies he can get. Christina is holding up OK. She's pretty depressed over her dad. This weekend tho will be a busy one for her to help keep her distracted. Saturday she is going to a teen club at Universal Studios with her friends. Sunday she is going to a military ball with Katelyn who is in ROTC, Monday they are going to a pottery painting place. She has promised to take pictures for me so I can blog them! Her dress is so pretty for the military ball. I can't believe how grown up she is. ********************************************************************************** Mike, the boys and I are going to Daytona today thru Monday. We are camping infield just inside turn 4, a few rows back. Last year when we were there we saw lots of people that had structures they built on top of their vehicles. So Mike decided that was what we are going to have this year. Here Caleb is helping his daddy transport the wood to the garage. Once Mike got in the garage and started working he realized that the driveway is not level enough to build his platform, so he drove the truck to the backyard to work on it. He built it, and put all the necessary holes in, and screws and bolts. We will put on the netting around the boards once we are there. Then he took it all down and packed it up. Now at the racetrack all he has to do is put everything back together. Zachary lost his other front tooth! My kittens love boxes. This one *Zeeb* played with this box for hours the other night. Zachary had his Pinewood Derby on Sat. They had fun coloring while they were waiting for the race to start. What silly faces!! There, that's better! Some cars were super fast. Others *cough cough* were slow. Ours came in last every time. But at least it crossed the finish lines. Some didn't. They had some pretty neat ones. But we like Zachary's the best. He was very proud of his car, and it even got a few compliments. The 21 is for his birthday, and he wanted the car painted like Jeff Gordons. Caleb was bored waiting for us to GO ALREADY. He fell asleep in the back of the trailer! I think we are just about ready to go. Look at all that crap we have! Every time we go camping, we buy more and more stuff. Even tho we really already have everything we need.

Keep your PRAYERS coming!

Chris's brother Jason emailed me the lastest update on him. Chris' condition is still critical. Liver is in shock. Ammonia level is high in liver and has led to Acute Hepatitis. Latest tests have shown improvement in liver, but still in shock. Severe pancreatitis (this alone can be fatal) Kidney is not working Low blood pressure Being sedated due to all of the tubes in and out of him. Must have at least 6 months of sobriety before a transplant of liver and kidney is possible. Another drink will kill him. The medical staff is doing everything they can, it's up to his body at this point.

Please keep praying for him to find the strength to fight this.

Also, please pray for his family to help them get thru this time as well.

I will continue to update his progress, so be sure to check back.

Prayers are Needed

Your prayers are needed. Some of you know that Chris (Christina's dad) had surgery to remove a kidney about 7 or 8 years ago.

Since that time he has been struggling with an addiction to the pain pills. Long story short, last year he got off the pain pills, but turned to alcohol instead. He has been in rehab several times, the last one this past summer. In Dec he was doing well, but fell off the wagon in January. It has been downhill for him since. He is now in the hospital in Full Renal Failure. His one kidney that he has left has failed him. His liver and pancreas has failed as well. He has been in ICU at John C. Lincoln since early Wed morning. They are doing dialysis on his kidney, and bringing in a cardiologist as well, since he is not improving. I'm asking everyone to please send him your prayers and positive energies. He and his family really need them right now. So does Christina. She is having a hard time accepting this, and understanding what and why this is happening. ************************************************************************************ Its still cold out! Last night it got into the 20's!! Freeway normally loves being outside. But I no sooner let her out, before she realized it was cold and windy. She's pleading with me to let her back in.

I did of course, and then fed all 5 a treat that I got FREE in the mail from the surveys I do.

Caleb was playing with his space shuttles and came up with the idea of using his baseball popup toy to shoot the rockets into space. How clever!

The boys are getting old enough for some chores, and Zachary likes to vacuum, so he vacuums their playroom while Caleb holds the cord out of the way. Teamwork!!

Sunday night we had a small Super Bowl Party. We had our friends Diane & Al over, and Christina had about 8 of her friends over. We had a nice time until the end. Poor Cardinals.

Notice my kitty sitting in Diane's lap. He loves to sit on companies laps. Gramma Ann will have to SHOO him away! Diane knew how much Caleb loved her chocolate cake she had for Al's birthday, so she made sure the cake she brought had chocolate.

The Pinewood Derby is this weekend. The boys gave the car one more coat of white paint, and Zachary wants me to paint it like Jeff Gordon's Car. But with the number 21 for his birthday.

I will try and post updates on my blog about Chris and his recovery.

Again, Thank You for your prayers.