H1N1

SO MY SON, BENJAMIN, HAD A MINOR, OUT-PATIENT SURGERY ON MONDAY. EVERYTHING WENT WELL, BUT I THINK ALL SURGERIES ARE HARD ON YOUR BODY. THEN ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, HIS TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO 102 IN ABOUT 45 MIN. AFTER CALLING THE DR, THEY CONVINCED ME TO WAIT TO TAKE HIM IN UNTIL THE MORNING. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, MY SON STRUGGLED TO BREATHE, AND WAS UP EVERY HOUR BECAUSE OF HIS FEVER. THE NEXT DAY (THURSDAY) AFTER BEING EXAMINED BY THE DR, I WAS TOLD MY SON HAD H1N1!! I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE DRAMATIC, BUT TEARS STARTED WELLING UP IN MY EYES RIGHT AWAY. THEY PUT HIM ON A NUMBER OF MEDICATIONS TO TREAT THE FLU AND TO HELP HIS BREATHING AND SENT ME HOME. I HAVE TO SAY I WAS STILL FREAKING OUT AT THE THOUGHT OF GOING HOME. WHY WERE THEY NOT SENDING HIM TO COOK CHILDREN'S????!!!! I WAS ALSO ALONE, BECAUSE DANIEL HAD SCHOOL AND WORK, MY MOTHER WAS WORKING, AND MY SISTER LIVES 5 HOURS AWAY!! VERY SCARY!! SO I GAVE HIM HIS MEDICINE, AND LISTENED TO HIS LABORED BREATHING FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND ALL THAT NIGHT. ON FRIDAY, HIS BREATHING WAS BETTER AND HIS FEVER BROKE!! PRAISE THE LORD!! BUT HE STILL HAD NOT HAD ANYTHING TO EAT OR DRINK SINCE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FINALLY BY THE END OF THE DAY HE HAD 1 GLASS OF WATER AND 1 POPSICLE!! ANOTHER PRAISE!! TODAY IS SATURDAY, AND HE STILL HAS TO STOP TO CATCH HIS BREATH EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT HE IS MUCH BETTER!! THE ONLY THING WE ARE DEALING WITH NOW ARE THE STEROIDS.... THEY MAKE HIM VERY ANGRY!!! HE IS HAVING THESE RAGE BLACK-OUTS (THIS IS WHAT I CALL THEM!) AND SCREAMING AND CRYING ABOUT EVERYTHING. IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG WEEK NEEDLESS TO SAY!! PLEASE PRAY FOR US. PRAY THAT BEN CONTINUES TO RECOVER AND THAT HANNAH DOES NOT GET SICK. PRAY THAT DANIEL AND I KEEP OUR SANITY THROUGH ALL OF THIS!! WE NEED PATIENCE BADLY!! AND SLEEP!!

THANK YOU DANIEL!!

SO FINALLY, AFTER MANY YEARS OF NOT REALLY CARING ABOUT SCHOOL, DANIEL'S FIRE GOT LIT AND HE IS NOW WORKING VERY HARD TO FINISH. HE WAS HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ONE MATH CLASS THAT HE HAD TRIED TO TAKE A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. WELL I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT HE PASSED IT!! HE TOOK A WEEK LONG CLASS TO JUST GET IT OVER WITH AND HE GOT A "B"!! I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF HIM! AND HE IS TAKING TWO CLASSES THIS SUMMER! LOOKS LIKE THE END IS IN SIGHT FOR SCHOOL!! (WELL TWO MORE YEARS BUT THAT ISN'T BAD!)

NOT ONLY HAS HE MADE ME VERY HAPPY WITH HIS SCHOOL PROGRESS, BUT HE ALSO HAS SPENT THE PAST 4 DAYS LAYING DOWN A 350 SQUARE FOOT PACK PORCH FOR ME. AND BY HIMSELF!! WE HAVE BEEN WANTING A BACK PORCH EVER SINCE WE MOVED IN 3 YEARS AGO, BUT BC THE AREA WAS SO BIG, IT WAS GOING TO COST US AT LEAST 1000.00 DOLLARS. THERE IS NO WAY!! WELL AFTER SEARCHING ON CRAIG'S LIST FOR MONTHS I FOUND SOMEONE WHO WAS WILLING TO PART WITH THEIR BEAUTIFUL PAVERS FOR FREE!! AND IT WAS JUST OVER WHAT WE NEEDED!! WHAT A GOD THING!! SO HE HAS BEEN WORKING HARD EVERYDAY SINCE LAST FRIDAY TO GET IT PUT IN. HE STILL HAS A FEW MORE THINGS TO DO....IE... PUT DOWN SOME MORE SAND AND PAINT MY IRON FURNITURE, BUT THE PORCH IS IN!! I AM SO THANKFUL!! IT IS BEAUTIFUL!! I WILL POST A PICTURE OF IT WHEN IT IS DONE.

I DON'T THINK I TALK ABOUT HIM ENOUGH. HE DESERVES ALOT OF CREDIT FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT HE DOES. LIKE WAKING UP AT 6AM SO THAT HE CAN GO TO SCHOOL WHEN NOT ONLY DOES HE HATE SCHOOL, BUT HE IS NOT A MORNING PERSON! THEN HE GOES TO WORK UNTIL 7:00PM. THEN HE COMES HOME AND SPENDS AS MUCH TIME WITH ME AND THE KIDS AS HE CAN BEFORE HE HAS TO START HOMEWORK. AND THE PAST TWO NIGHTS HE HAS BEEN FITTING IN WORKING OUTSIDE ON THE PORCH! MY HUSBAND PUTS UP WITH ALOT FROM ME, AND I DON'T EXPRESS ENOUGH HOW GRATEFUL I AM FOR HIM. WE HAVE NOT BEEN MARRIED FOR VERY LONG (5 YEARS) BUT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH MORE THAN MOST COUPLES EVER WILL. WE ARE HANGING IN THERE AND WORKING HARD TO CREATE A CHRISTIAN, LOVING HOME FOR OURSELVES AND OUR CHILDREN. I'M SO GLAD THAT HE IS BUILDING HIS LIFE WITH ME. I KNOW THAT WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT FOR NOW I AM JUST VERY THANKFUL FOR MY HUSBAND.

MY KIDS

MY KIDS MAKE ME LAUGH ALL THE TIME! I'M SURE IF YOU HAVE KIDS THEY ARE THE SAME WAY. THE LATEST THING THAT HANNAH SAID MADE DANIEL AND ME LAUGH FOR SO LONG. WHEN WE ASKED HER WHAT SHE WANTED TO BE WHEN SHE GREW UP SHE SAID (WITH NO HESITATION) AN "ICE CREAM TRUCK! I WILL GIVE PEOPLE STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM AND THEY WILL BE HAPPY!" WHAT A SWEET LITTLE GIRL!

THEN THE OTHER DAY BENJAMIN WAS TALKING ABOUT PICK-UP TRUCKS THAT WE WERE PASSING AND I ASKED HIM IF THAT'S WHAT HE WANTED TO DRIVE AND HE SAID NO. HE WANTED A TRAIN. HE IS IN LOVE WITH THOMAS THE TRAIN AND PLAYS WITH THEM ALL DAY LONG!! HE ALSO HAS THESE UGLY THOMAS SANDALS (THANKS MOM) THAT HE JUST LOVES. HE HAS TO WEAR THEM ALL THE TIME! EVEN TO BED! HE WILL CRY IF WE DON'T LET HIM. I HAVE TO SNEAK INTO HIS ROOM AFTER HE HAS FALLEN ASLEEP AND HIDE THEM IN HIS CLOSET.

WELL THAT'S IT FOR THIS TIME. I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF SOMETHING GOOD TO WRITE AND OF COURSE THE ONLY THING THAT COMES TO MIND ARE MY KIDS.

CONGRATS HEIDI!!

BECAUSE IT'S ON MY MIND....

SO THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS BOTHERING ME TODAY. FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE TO GO TO A PARTY TONIGHT AND WE ALL HAVE TO DRESS UP. WELL THE DRESS I WANT TO WEAR IS A BAGGY MAXI DRESS AND I DON'T THINK IT WILL LOOK NICE ENOUGH NEXT TO ALL THE TIGHT, SHORT DRESSES I KNOW THE OTHER GIRLS WILL BE WEARING. BUT I LIKE IT BECAUSE IT HIDES ME...... OH WHAT TO DO....

NEXT, I HAVE ALWAYS SENT EMAILS AND TEXT MESSAGES IN ALL CAPS. FOR YEARS AND YEARS I HAVE DONE THIS. MY MYSPACE PAGE IS IN ALL CAPS. NO ONE HAS EVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I FINALLY GET ON FACEBOOK A FEW WEEKS AGO (I KNOW I'M LATE) AND I KEEP GETTING ATTACKED FOR THE CAPS!! PEOPLE TELL ME I AM RUDE AND THAT IT IS "YELLING" ONLINE WHEN YOU USE ALL CAPS. I HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE! WHO DECIDED THIS AND WHEN?? WELL I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE ALL CAPS. I LIKE TO BE DIFFERENT. EVERYONE WILL JUST HAVE TO DEAL.

I'M BACK!!

SO HELLO! I'M NOT SURE IF ANYONE EVEN LOOKS AT MY POST ANYMORE, BUT I AM BACK. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN A YEAR ALMOST SINCE THE LAST ONE! I STOPPED WORKING OUT AFTER MY SISTER'S WEDDING. I LOST A TOTAL OF 35 LBS!! I STILL HAVE 10 OR 15 MORE TO GO AND I AM PLANNING ON GETTING BACK TO THAT ONE DAY. SINCE I LAST BLOGGED I GOT A JOB FOR 3-4 MONTHS TO HELP BOOST OUR DAVE RAMSEY PLAN. WITH IT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A VERY NICE CHRISTMAS, GET OUR EMERGENCY FUND AND PAY OFF 4 CREDIT CARDS! I SURE AM HAPPY THAT IS OVER NOW! LIFE IS GOOD. I HAVE HAD MORE UPS AND DOWNS IN THE PAST 2 YEARS THAN I THINK I HAVE EVER HAD. I'M HOPING THINGS STAY CALM FOR A LITTLE WHILE. I'M LOVING MY FAMILY, AND MY NEW LITTLE NIECE THAT NEEDS TO GET HERE SOON. I'M AM A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH'S MOTHER'S DAY OUT PROGRAM AND HANNAH LOVES GOING TO SCHOOL. HERE'S HOPING THAT I CAN KEEP THIS BLOGGING THING UP! NEW PICS COMING SOON!

BUSY MONTH!!

SO SORRY I HAVEN'T POSTED ANYTHING LATELY. I HAVE BEEN BUSY PLANNING A TRIP TO STURGIS WITH MY FAVORITE FAMOUS BIKE BUILDER. BUSY UN-PLANNING THE TRIP (VERY DISAPPOINTED!!) AND WORKING OUT. I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOOSE ANY MORE WEIGHT. I HATE THIS!! I HAVE CUT OUT MY MORNING CARDIO. I JUST COULDN'T SEE WORKING OUT TWICE A DAY IF IM NOT GOING TO LOOSE ANY WEIGHT. IT HAS JUST BEEN A CRAZY MONTH. STARTED OUT AMAZING WHEN I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM MY FAVORITE CELEBRITY....WHILE WATCHING HIM ON TV!! BUT THE NON-WEIGHT-LOSS HAS BEEN VERY DISCOURAGING TO ME. OH, WELL. A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, BUDDY, WAS IN TOWN 2 WEEKS AGO FROM THE NAVY. THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN GETTING TO HANG OUT WITH HIM AND ALL OF OUR FRIENDS. I HAD A GREAT TIME THIS PAST WEEKEND AT MY BROTHERS CRAWFISH BOIL!! THANKS FOR ALL THE FREE FOOD JASON AND MEL!! LOVE YOU!!

A SLOW WEEK

THIS IS ME GETTING READY TO START WORKING OUT. SO I HAD A SLOW WEIGHT LOSS WEEK. I KNOW THAT IT WILL HAPPEN, BUT I WAS LOOSING SO MUCH WEIGHT FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS, IT IS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING. I DROPPED ONLY 1 & 1/2LBS THIS PAST WEEK. I'M WEIGHING IN AT 146 NOW. I'M PLANNING ON CHANGING MY DIET AGAIN, HOWEVER, AND MY TRAINER IS GOING TO COME UP WITH A NEW WORKOUT FOR ME. JUST HOPING THAT THESE LAST 15-20LBS DON'T TAKE FOREVER TO COME OFF!!

SOME GOOD NEWS!! HANNAH HATES IT WHEN I TRY TO GET HER TO GO TO THE POTTY. SHE HAS NO INTEREST IN IT. WELL, TODAY SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WANTED TO TRY. WHILE NOTHING HAPPENED, I AM HOPING THAT SHE KEEPS IT UP. WAY TO GO HANNAH!!