THE KINGS

H1N1

2009-10-03T10:33:00.000-07:00

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!!

2009-06-03T08:28:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-28T08:57:00.000-07:00

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....

2009-05-23T09:14:00.000-07:00

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!!

2009-05-22T09:14:00.000-07:00

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!!

2008-06-23T11:23:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-29T08:41:00.000-07:00

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!!

LATE NIGHT FUN

2008-05-23T21:49:00.000-07:00

SORRY ABOUT THE BAD PICTURE QUALITY, IT WAS ANOTHER CAMERA PHONE PHOTO.... MY DAUGHTER HAS LOST MY GOOD CAMERA! SO MOST PEOPLE WOULD PROBABLY THINK THAT A FEW DRINKS MIXED WITH A MINI MOTORCYCLE MIXED WITH "LATE AT NIGHT", WOULD NOT BE A GOOD COMBINATION. BUT I AM NOT MOST PEOPLE. I HAD SO MUCH FUN TONIGHT!! I REALIZE THAT IT IS ONLY 11:45 RIGHT NOW (SO I'M NOT A PARTY ANIMAL), BUT I AM NOT A NIGHT PERSON, SO THIS IS LATE FOR ME! DANIEL AND I WENT OVER TO OUR GOOD FRIEND'S HOUSE JUST TO HANG OUT FOR A WHILE AND HAVE A FEW DRINKS. WELL, AROUND 10:45 WE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE HIS MINI BIKE OUT. WHILE IT WAS VERY FUN, (EVEN STALLING IT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION) I'M SURE THE NEIGHBORS DID NOT APPRECIATE US FLYING DOWN THE STREET AND JUMPING IT OFF OF THEIR CURBS. I KNOW THAT THE COPS, WHO REMINDED US THAT IT WAS NOT LEGAL TO DRIVE THE THING IN THE ROAD, DIDN'T LIKE IT TOO MUCH. BUT THAT THING WAS GREAT! I HAD IT FLYING DOWN THE ROAD! IT WAS RIDICULOUS!! SO I KNOW THAT THIS IS THE MOST RANDOM BLOG OF MINE YET, BUT I JUST GOT HOME, AND I'M VERY TIRED, AND WILL PROBABLY DELETE IT IN THE MORNING. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YALL MY FUN EVENING.

LOST A LITTLE MORE....

2008-05-22T13:48:00.000-07:00

OK SO I KNOW THAT IT IS A BAD PICTURE, BUT ALL I COULD FIND WAS MY PHONE. JUST WANTED TO LET YALL KNOW THAT I VENTURED ONTO THE SCALE AGAIN TODAY (I WAS SCARED B/C I GAINED 2 LBS LAST WEEK) AND I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT I AM NOW 148 LBS!!!! THAT IS A TOTAL LOSS OF 21 LBS IN 3 MONTHS!! I'M MORE THAN HALF WAY THERE! (MY FINAL GOAL IS TO BE 129-135) I HAVE STARTED TO GO UP TO THE GYM TWICE A DAY, ABOUT THREE TIMES A WEEK. I'M TIRED BUT IT IS WORKING. THANKS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT!!

16 LBS!!

2008-05-04T12:49:00.000-07:00

SO I THOUGHT I WOULD LET YALL KNOW HOW THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING FOR ME. RIGHT NOW I AM DOING 45 MIN OF CARDIO A DAY AND THEN DOING AN EXTRA 20-40 MIN 3 TIMES A WEEK. I DO ABOUT 800 CRUNCHES A DAY AS WELL AS CHANGE MY DIET UP EVERY TWO WEEKS.

~ STARTED OUT AT 169 LBS

~ AFTER 2 MONTHS I AM PROUD TO SAY I AM 5' 7'' AND 153 LBS!! (AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK I WAS 157 LBS AND LAST WEEK I WAS 159 LBS!!) THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN UNDER 160 SOMETHING!! I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM PROUD!!

V-FORCE CUSTOMS

2008-04-18T09:28:00.000-07:00

LAST WEEKEND DANIEL, HANNAH, AND I TOOK A QUICK TRIP (YOU KNOW, 4HRS) DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO FOR A BIKE SHOW. WELL IT WASN'T REALLY FOR THE SHOW, BUT FOR WHO WAS THERE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WATCH THE AMERICAN CHOPPER SHOW, YOU WILL KNOW WHO THESE GUYS ARE. VINNIE AND CODY ACTUALLY BROKE AWAY FROM THE SHOW AND HAVE SINCE OPENED THEIR OWN BIKE SHOP. THEY WERE MAKING AN APPEARANCE IN SAN ANTONIO TO PROMOTE THE SHOP AND SHOW OFF THE BIKE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE GIVING AWAY. I HAVE BEEN A HUGE FAN OF VINNIE'S EVER SINCE I STARTED WATCHING THE SHOW LIKE4 OR 5 YEARS AGO. (VINNIE IS STANDING TO THE LEFT OF ME) IT WAS SO EXCITING FOR ME TO GET TO MEET SOMEONE I HAVE BEEN SUCH A HUGE FAN OF FOR SO LONG!! WE ACTUALLY GOT TO GO BACK BEHIND THEIR TABLE AND HANG OUT FOR ABOUT 1HR!! THEY SIGNED A NUMBER OF THINGS FOR US AND WERE MORE THAN WILLING TO TAKES PICTURES WITH US. THEY WERE THE NICEST GUYS YOU WILL EVER MEET. IT WAS A VERY FUN TRIP FOR THE THREE OF US TO TAKE TOGETHER (EXCEPT FOR SLEEPING IN THE TAHOE!!). WE DID MISS SWEET BEN THOUGH!!

POOR HANNAH!!

2008-04-11T07:42:00.001-07:00

MY POOR, LITTLE HANNAH HAD TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN COOK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. LIKE HER AUNT JESSICA, HANNAH GETS HORRIBLE STOMACH BUGS WHERE SHE CAN'T STOP THROWING UP.
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MY LITTLE GIRL HAD BEEN THROWING UP SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SHE WAS EXTREMELY DEHYDRATED AND NEEDED TO BE ON A COCKTAIL OF IV FLUIDS. POOR THING WAS SO DEHYDRATED THAT THEY COULDN'T GET AN IV IN AFTER 4 TRIES.... ON EACH HAND!! AT ONE POINT THE NURSE PUNCTURED THROUGH HER VEIN. SHE WAS SO SICK THAT THE FIRST TIME THEY STUCK HER SHE DIDN'T EVEN FLINCH. MY LITTLE GIRL, WHO IS VERY TALL, BUT VERY THIN (ONLY 30 LBS) LOST 5 POUNDS!! IN THE ER SHE WAS ONLY 25 LBS!! HER 1 YEAR OLD BROTHER
WEIGHS 22 LBS!! AFTER THE IV WAS IN SHE LOOKED AT ME AND CRIED, "MOMMY I WANT TO GO HOME PLEASE." I STARTED CRYING. SHE HAD TO GO AND BE ALL POLITE ABOUT SOMETHING I COULDN'T GIVE HER!! THE NEXT DAY SHE LOOKED AT HER ARM FOR A WHILE. THEN SHE LOOKED UP AT ME AND SAID, "I WANT THIS OFF NOW, OK?"

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WELL NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS!! THEY SENT HER HOME (EVEN THOUGH SHE DID NOT EAT IN THE HOSPITAL) ONCE SHE WAS HYDRATED. SHE STILL DID NOT WANT TO EAT OR DRINK ONCE WE WERE HOME. BUT THIS MORNING, SHE HAD A CUP OF MILK AND A PIECE OF TOAST FOR BREAKFAST!! HER FIRST SINCE SATURDAY NIGHT!!
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SHE STILL DOESN'T HAVE ANY ENERGY, BUT I'M HOPING THAT WILL PICK UP ONCE SHE EATS SOME MORE. IT WAS A VERY LONG WEEK, AND I AM SO THANKFUL THAT SHE SEEMS TO BE OUT OF THE WOODS. (SHE DID THROW UP AGAIN LAST NIGHT!)
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JUST PRAY THAT SHE STARTS EATING AND THAT THE REST OF US DON'T CATCH WHAT SHE HAD.

2008-03-18T20:12:00.000-07:00

I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF WEEK 3 OF MY WORK OUT. I HATE IT!!!! I AM NOT THE WORK OUT TYPE. I AM SO GLAD THAT KAYLA GOES WITH ME AND HELPS ME THROUGH IT!! I AM UP TO 30MIN OF CARDIO (STARTED OUT AT 15) AND I AM PLANNING ON BUMPING THAT UP TO 40 MIN NEXT WEEK. WE ARE UP TO 200 CRUNCHES THIS WEEK AND WILL BE DOING 300 NEXT WEEK. SO I REALLY SHOULD WAIT TO WEIGH MYSELF TILL AFTER THE WEEKEND.... (IT WILL BE THE END OF WEEK 3) BUT HERE WE GO...........................

~STARTED OUT AT 169LBS

~AS OF TODAY I AM 162LBS

~TOTAL LOSS OF 7LBS IN 3 WEEKS (WELL.... 2 & 1/2)

~I HAVE ONLY MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORKING OUT

A LONG ROAD AHEAD....

2008-03-07T21:19:00.001-08:00

SO THIS WAS ME IN DEC. WHEN I LET DANIEL TAKE OVER MY GARAGE WITH A NEW POOL TABLE. (NOTE HOW I AM HIDING HALF OF MY BODY BEHIND HIM. YOU WILL UNDERSTAND IF YOU KEEP READING) I WAS NEVER THE GIRL WHO HAD TO WATCH HER WEIGHT OR WHAT I EAT OR WORKING OUT. EVEN AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I REALLY DIDN'T GAIN THAT MUCH WEIGHT. LIKE 5LBS. WELL, THEN CAME THE FIRST BABY (AFTER THE MARRIAGE!!). I GAINED 45LBS WITH SWEET LITTLE HANNAH, YET SHE SOME HOW ONLY CAME OUT 7LBS 12OZ. HMMM.... I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT B/C I WAS NURSING AND IF YOU HAVEN'T EVER SEEN MY MOM, SHE LOOKS GREAT. SHE COULD GAIN A LITTLE REALLY. WAS THAT TRUE FOR ME? NO!! I LOST EVERYTHING AFTER BEN, BUT GUESS WHAT? I AM STILL TRYING TO LOOSE TH 40LBS FROM HANNAH!! GUESS SITTING ON THE COUCH DIDN'T HELP.

WELL, I AM VENTING TODAY B/C I NEED HELP FROM THE 2 PEOPLE THAT READ THIS. I STARTED WORKING OUT THIS WEEK FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. I AM TIRED OF BEING OVER WEIGHT. I AM TIRED OF HATING MYSELF AND THE WAY I LOOK. I AM TIRED OF AVOIDING MIRRORS AND PICTURES AT ALL COSTS. I ONLY HAVE 4 TOTAL PICTURES OF MY KIDS AND MYSELF B/C I HATE BEING IN THEM. SAD....

IT IS TIME TO CHANGE. I REALLY THINK THAT LOOSING THIS WEIGHT AFTER 3 1/2 YEARS IS GOING TO HELP ME. I WILL THINK BETTER OF MYSELF AND I WILL LOOK BETTER FOR MY HUSBAND. I'M JUST SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG!!

SO ON TO WHAT I NEED HELP WITH.... MY GOAL IS TO LOOSE 25-30 LBS. BY NOVEMBER 1ST (WINK, WINK) WITH AN OVER-ALL GOAL OF 35-40LBS AFTER A YEAR. I AM HOPING THAT I WILL GET PHONE CALLS OR COMMENTS FILLED WITH ENCOURAGEMENT FROM MY SISTER AND MY FELLOW WEIGHT WATCHER. I AM GOING TO BE GIVING UPDATES ON HOW I AM DOING.

SO HERE WE GO WITH THE HARD PART....

WEEK 1.... STARTED OUT AT 169LBS.

WORKED OUT MON-FRI (SAT/SUN HAVEN'T COME YET, BUT I WILL BE WORKING OUT THEN TOO) AND STUCK TO A HEALTHY, 1,600CAL DIET.

WEIGHT LOST....0 LBS (GRRR....)

2008-02-26T13:11:00.000-08:00

THESE PICS ARE FROM TODAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BENJAMIN!!

2008-02-26T12:32:00.000-08:00

SO MY DEAR BABY BOY, BENJAMIN, IS A YEAR OLD TODAY. CAN'T BELIEVE IT. HE IS NOT A BABY ANY MORE. HE GOT A HAIR CUT FOR HIS B-DAY. IT IS VERY SHORT NOW.... NO MORE BABY HAIR. HE LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE KID NOW. I WILL GET A PIC OF IT UP SOON.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS LITTLE GUY. (AND YOU TOO, HANNAH, BUT IT IS BEN'S B-DAY TODAY. YOUR DAY IS COMING....) I ALMOST DO NOT HAVE THE WORDS TO EXPLAIN WHAT A BLESSING MY KIDS HAVE BEEN TO ME. WHEN THINGS IN MY LIFE WERE SO BAD 8 MONTHS AGO, THEY WERE JUST ABOUT THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT ME GOING. THEY ARE MY LIFE. (YOU ARE TOO DANIEL!! XOXO) SOMETIMES I CRY JUST LOOKING AT THEM SLEEP. AND WHEN THEY ARE AWAY AT MAMAW'S HOUSE, I FEEL EMPTY AND ACHE FOR THEM TO BE BACK HOME WITH ME. DO'NT GET ME WRONG, I LOVE GETTING A BREAK, BUT I HATE IT WHEN THEY ARE NOT HERE AT NIGHT. I FEEL LIKE NO ONE KNOWS THEM AS WELL AS DANIEL AND I DO, AND THAT NO ONE CAN KEEP THEM AS SAFE AS WE CAN.
BEN IS SO DIFFERENT FROM HIS SISTER. HE IS VERY OUT-GOING AND HAPPY. (SHE IS VERY SHY AND A LITTLE SNOBBY BUT SHE IS SO FUNNY!!) HE LOVES GIRLS!! HE COULD CARELESS IF A MAN SAYS HI TO HIM, BUT IF A PRETTY LADY TALKS TO HIM, HE WILL LIGHT UP AND SMILE AND JABBER BACK AT HER. HE IS ALSO VERY INAPPROPRIATE WITH MY BROTHER'S GIRLFRIEND. (SORRY CANDICE ABOUT THE GRABBING, GESTURING, AND KISSING!!) IT IS WHEN I AM HAVING A REALLY BAD DAY THAT HE REALLY HELPS ME. IT IS LIKE HE KNOWS. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I WAS UPSET, AND HE CRAWLED UP TO ME, LAID HIS HEAD ON MY SHOULDER, AND GAVE ME KISS AFTER KISS. HE IS MY LITTLE MAN.
I ONLY PRAY THAT I AM RAISING MY KIDS UP TO BE GODLY PEOPLE, WHO ARE KIND AND LOVING TO OTHERS. I PRAY THAT LITTLE BEN WILL TREAT EVERYONE AS EQUALS AND BE RESPECTFUL TO THE LADIES. I HOPE HE IS NEVER TOO BUSY OR TOO COOL TO CALL HIS MOMMY UP AND TELL HER THAT HE LOVES HER.
SO LITTLE BENNIE.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! YOUR MOMMY LOVES YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING FOR YOU. "I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER. I'LL LIKE YOU FOR ALWAYS. AS LONG AS I'M LIVING, MY BABY YOU'LL BE!"

I MISS MY SUV!!

2008-01-15T09:57:00.000-08:00

SO I WAS IN A WRECK A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND I TOTALLED MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. (MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME) I AM NOW DRIVING MY HUSBAND'S JETTA. AFTER BEING IN AN SUV, GOING TO A CAR HAS BEEN TERRIBLE! I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAR DRIVERS DO IT! YES I KNOW I NEED TO BE GRATEFUL THAT I EVEN HAVE A CAR, AND I AM.... I JUST MISS THE ROOM. I TRIED TO GO SHOPPING IN THE LITTLE THING.... IT DIDN'T GO SO WELL. THE TRUNK IT SO SMALL. AND I SHOP AT WALMART AND ALWAYS BUY THE GREAT VALUE ITEMS WHICH ARE HUGE!! (THE ONLY THING BIGGER IS SAMS I THINK) I ENJOY MY PACK OF 80 COUNT TOILET PAPER. I LIKE ONLY HAVING TO BUY GREEN BEANS ONCE A MONTH BECAUSE I BOUGHT A 20 POUND DRUM OF THEM. BUT DO MY ITEMS FIT IN THAT JETTA TRUNK? OF COURSE THEY DON'T. SO I HAVE TWO CRYING KIDS THAT I AM TRYING TO GET INTO CAR SEATS, FILL THE SO-CALLED TRUNK TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, AND THEN BALANCE THE NOT-SO-HEAVY THINGS AROUND MY CHILDREN, HOPING THAT THEY DON'T FALL ON THEM ON OUR TRIP HOME. AND JUST WHEN I THINK I HAVE EVERYTHING IN THERE JUST RIGHT, I GO TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND 4 THINGS FALL OUT AND ROLL ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. NOT SO MUCH FUN.
SO THIS IS ME, ABIGAIL KING, FINISHING BLOG NUMBER 2.... MISSING MY SUV.

THIS IS US....

2008-01-14T12:43:00.000-08:00

HELLO ALL. SO MY SISTER HAS BEEN TELLING ME TO DO ONE OF THESE FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW, AND AFTER MUCH RESISTANCE (IT KIND OF SOUNDED LIKE A MYSPACE FOR ADULTS) I BROKE DOWN AND STARTED ONE UP. SO THANK YOU JESS FOR SUCKING ME INTO YOUR BLOGGING WORLD. XOXO

SO THIS IS OUR FAMILY. THE KINGS. DANIEL, ABIGAIL (MYSELF) HANNAH, AND BENJAMIN. OH, AND WE HAVE A DOG, LUKA, AND A CAT, KITTY. WE OWN A HOME IN BURLESON, TX. DANIEL IS A FULL-TIME WORKER AND STUDENT, WHILE I AM A FULL-TIME MOTHER. I AM TRYING TO KEEP BEN FROM EATING MY IPOD CORD AT THE MOMENT. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY, SO I HOPE I DID WELL FOR MY FIRST BLOG.