ALMOST ONE!

SO.. iT*S TUESDAY.. ABBY WiLL BE THE BiG ONE ON FRiDAY! SHE HAS ALREADY CHANGED SOOOO MUCH! SHE STARTED WALKiNG/RUNNiNG. HER FiRST WORD WAS "KiTTY" AND HER SECOND WORD WAS "MOMMA". SHE iS JUST SO SMART! SUCH A LiTTLE SPONGE! THiS MORNiNG, SHE BROUGHT ME HER DiAPERS AND WiPES WHEN SHE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED! SHE ACTUALLY WENT iN HER BEDROOM, GOT HER DiAPERS AND WiPES OFF OF THE SHELF OF HER CHANGiNG TABLE, BROUGHT THEM TO ME, AND STARTED PULLiNG AT HER DiAPER! SHE iS ALSO BiG iNTO CLiMBiNG ON EVERYTHiNG NOW DAYS!!! i CAN*T KEEP HER OUT OR OFF OF ANYTHiNG!!! SATURDAY iS HER PARTY AND i CAN*T WAiT FOR HER TO GET ALL OF HER BiG GiRL PRESENTS!!! i*LL POST PiCS FOR SURE!!!

WEEBLES WOBBLE..BUT MiNE WON*T FALL DOWN!!

YES! iT iS OFFiCiAL!! ABiGAiL iS NOW A WALKER! iT STARTED TWO DAYS AGO WHEN WE WERE iN CLAUDE (UP BY AMARiLLO) ViSiTiNG RiCK*S FAMiLY! WE PUT HER DOWN iN THE GRASS AND SHE SCREAMED AND CRiED AND SCREAMED AND CRiED! THEN, OUT OF NO WHERE.. SHE JUST DECiDED iT WAS BETTER TO WALK ON THE GRASS! SHE WALKED TO EVERYONE! iT WAS THE CUTEST! THEN, WHEN EVERYONE WAS iN THE BACKYARD BARBEQUEiNG, SHE STARTED WALKiNG AROUND ON THE BACK PATiO! i DiDN*T EVER THiNK SHE WAS GOiNG TO WALK "UNASSiSTED". SHE HAS BEEN WALKiNG W/ ASSiSTANCE FOR QUiTE SOMETiME NOW! EVERY NOW AND THEN SHE WOULD TAKE A FEW STEPS, REALiZE WHAT SHE WAS DOiNG, THEN TEETER BACK ON THE HEELS OF HER FEET AND PLOP DOWN! BUT SHE iS A WALKiNG MACHiNE NOW! SHE ALSO iS QUiTE A TALKER! SHE WiLL BABBLE ALLLLLLLL DAY LONG ABOUT WHATEVER iT iS THAT SHE iS TALKiNG ABOUT! HAHA! iT*S DEFiNiTELY TOOOO CUTE! SHE iS ALSO STARTiNG TO DESTROY THE HOUSE AND HER BEDROOM! SHE TAKES THiNGS OUT OF EVERYWHERE! OF COURSE WE HAVE THE HOUSE "BABY PROOFED" BUT THAT DOESN*T STOP HER FROM RiPPiNG EVERYTHiNG OUT OF HER DiAPER BAG, MY PURSE, MY SCHOOL BAG, THE "JUNK DRAWER" (WHiCH MAiNLY CONSiSTS OF BABY SAFE iTEMS JUST FOR HER PLEASURE), OUR DRESSER DRAWERS, AND ALL OF MOMMY AND DADDY*S SHOES!!! GOODNESS SHE iS A MESS! BUT WHAT A BEAUTiFUL MESS SHE iS!!!

ABBY UPDATES

ABiGAiL iS NOW ALMOST A WALKER... SHE CAN WALK JUST HOLDiNG ONTO SOMETHiNG W/ ONE HAND... SHE HAS THREE TEETH ALREADY iN AND THREE MORE COMiNG iN!!! SHE iS NOW BABBLiNG A LOT!!!! SHE NEVER SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO "TALK" SHE iS GETTiNG iNTO EVERYTHiNG AND CLiMBiNG ON ANYTHiNG SHE CAN!!! LAST NiGHT SHE CLiMBED ONTOP OF A BOX AND TRiED TO CLiMB iNTO HER CAR SEAT.. THEN SHE GOT BORED AND PUSHED THE BOX OVER TO HER TOY BASKET ACROSS THE LiViNG ROOM AND CLiMBED ONTOP OF iT AND TRiED TO GET HER TOYS OUT!!! SHE iS SO SMART!!!! SHE iS DRiNKiNG FROM A REGULAR CUP AND SHE iS DRiNKiNG THROUGH A STRAW NOW!!!! i AM TOTALLY EXCiTED THAT SHE iS DEVELOPiNG SOOOO FAST!!!! SHE LOVES HER KiTTiES AND WE TELL HER TO GiVE HER "KEY KEY A SUGAR" AND SHE*LL GRAB THEM BY THE HEAD AND GiVE THEM A "SUGAR". i AM TOTALLY EXCiTED ABOUT HER 1ST BDAY!!! WE ARE GETTiNG HER SOME BiG GiRL BEDDiNG THAT i AM TOTALLY STOKED ABOUT!!!! i AM SO GLAD WE FiNALLY HAVE HER ALL THE WAY OFF OF A BOTTLE AT 10 MONTHS AND SHE iS FEEDiNG HERSELF REAL FOOD NOW AND DOiNG REALLY WELL USiNG HER SPOON AND FORK WE GOT HER!!!! SHE AMAZES ME MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY!!!

ABiGAiL iS NOW ALMOST A WALKER... SHE CAN WALK JUST HOLDiNG ONTO SOMETHiNG W/ ONE HAND... SHE HAS THREE TEETH ALREADY iN AND THREE MORE COMiNG iN!!! SHE iS NOW BABBLiNG A LOT!!!! SHE NEVER SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO "TALK" SHE iS GETTiNG iNTO EVERYTHiNG AND CLiMBiNG ON ANYTHiNG SHE CAN!!! LAST NiGHT SHE CLiMBED ONTOP OF A BOX AND TRiED TO CLiMB iNTO HER CAR SEAT.. THEN SHE GOT BORED AND PUSHED THE BOX OVER TO HER TOY BASKET ACROSS THE LiViNG ROOM AND CLiMBED ONTOP OF iT AND TRiED TO GET HER TOYS OUT!!! SHE iS SO SMART!!!! SHE iS DRiNKiNG FROM A REGULAR CUP AND SHE iS DRiNKiNG THROUGH A STRAW NOW!!!! i AM TOTALLY EXCiTED THAT SHE iS DEVELOPiNG SOOOO FAST!!!! SHE LOVES HER KiTTiES AND WE TELL HER TO GiVE HER "KEY KEY A SUGAR" AND SHE*LL GRAB THEM BY THE HEAD AND GiVE THEM A "SUGAR". i AM TOTALLY EXCiTED ABOUT HER 1ST BDAY!!! WE ARE GETTiNG HER SOME BiG GiRL BEDDiNG THAT i AM TOTALLY STOKED ABOUT!!!! i AM SO GLAD WE FiNALLY HAVE HER ALL THE WAY OFF OF A BOTTLE AT 10 MONTHS AND SHE iS FEEDiNG HERSELF REAL FOOD NOW AND DOiNG REALLY WELL USiNG HER SPOON AND FORK WE GOT HER!!!! SHE AMAZES ME MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY!!!

THE BEGiNNiNG OF SOMN GOOD!

DECiDED TO GET BACK ON TRACK TRYiNG TO LOSE WEiGHT... MiND YOU i HAVE NOT WORKED OUT iN ABOUT 7 YEARS SERiOUSLY... SO THiS iS A BiG CHALLENGE FOR ME!!! SO i DECiDED TO POST A PiCTURE THAT i HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE YESTERDAY SO THAT i COULD SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER AFFECTS!!!!

8 MONTHS AND COUNTiNG!

THiS TiME LAST SUMMER, i WAS HUGE AND MiSERABLE!

THiS SUMMER:
i HAVE A BEAUTiFUL BABY GiRL THAT iS SO HAPPY, LAUGHS ALL THE TiME, AND REALLY LOVES HER LiL LiFE! SHE iS STANDiNG UP ON HER OWN NOW, TAKiNG A STEP, AND THEN GETTiNG UNEASY W/ HERSELF, AND SiTTiNG DOWN! SHE iS THE MOST PRECiOUS THiNG i HAVE EVER SEEN! SHE EATS AND EATS AND EATS! SHE LOVES HER SOME FOOD! i CAN*T BELiEVE HOW TiME HAS GONE BY SO FAST! JUST 4 MORE MONTHS AND SHE WiLL BE ONE! i AM TOTALLY EXCiTED ABOUT HER 1ST BiRTHDAY!

ONTO OTHER NEWS:
THE HOUSE i THOUGHT SHE*D GROW UP iN, WELL, iT*S SOLD. NOW, WE ARE MOViNG TO GATESViLLE. iNTO A HOUSE THAT*S ABOUT A QUARTER OF THiS SiZE! iT WAS BUiLT iN 02 AND iT iS ROCK AND HAS A TiN ROOF! i TOTALLY LOVE iT! iT*S GOT SOME LAND, ENOUGH TO PUT TWO HORSES ON! i AM TOTALLY EXCiTED! WE ARE MOViNG ALLLLLLLLL OF OUR STUFF TODAY! GAH! WHAT A LONG WEEK THiS HAS BEEN, BUT i WiLL BE DOWN THE STREET FROM MY BESTiE JUST LiKE iT USE TO BE BEFORE WE GOT ALL GROWN UP!!! OH, AND i HAVE A JOB iN THE ALZHEiMER UNiT! GO ME GO ME! SO EXCiTED!!! i LOVE THAT UNiT!!! =-)

AND SO iT GOES..

SO, MCC SENT ME A LETTER THAT i DiDN*T QUALiFY FOR A PELL GRANT AFTER i RECiEVED MY AWARD LETTER. THEN THEY SENT ME MY PELL GRANT?!?! i AM BEYOND CONFUSED!!! i HAVE A TON OF PHONE CALLS TO MAKE TOMORROW. iT*S SUPER STRESSFUL! CLASS STARTS JUNE 1ST AND i AM JUST FREAKiNG OUT! i iNTERViEWED FOR A JOB AT PROViDENCE, AND i SHOULD FiND SOMN OUT THiS WEEK OR NEXT MONDAY. i HAVE BEEN KEEPiNG MY FiNGERS CROSSED FOR THAT.

TODAY WAS A SUPER BUSY DAY. WE GOT UP AT 6 THiS MORNiNG TO GET READY SO WE COULD GO MEET RiCK*S SiSTER SARA iN BELLMEAD TO TAKE HER OUT FOR BREAKFAST BEFORE SHE HEADED BACK TO CLAUDE. WE WENT TO HAROLD WAiTE*S, THEN TOOK HER W/ US TO HEB, WE GOT HER A MOiST HEAT PAD SO SHE COULD RELiEVE HER JAW PAiN FROM HER WiSDOM TEETH REMOVAL, BOUGHT GROCERiES FOR ME TO MAKE STUFF FOR RiCK TO TAKE W/ HiM TONiGHT TO WORK FOR THEiR COOK OFF, TOOK SARA BACK TO CHiNA SPRiNG, THEN DROVE BACK HOME TO MCGREGOR, THEN i STARTED THE POTATOE SALAD, DEViLED EGGS, AND MADE A CHEESE CAKE. AFTER THAT iT WAS ALREADY 1. i PUT ABiGAiL DOWN FOR A NAP, THEN i WENT TO LAY DOWN AND MY DAD CALLED AND GAVE ME SOME EXCiTiNG NEWS(i*LL SHARE LATER.. YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP COMiN BACK). THEN FiNALLY AT 1:30 i TOOK A NAP. SARA CALLED RiCK LiKE 7 MiN LATER TO GET DiRECTiONS ON HOW TO GET BACK TO THE iNTERSTATE FROM THEiR DAD*S HOUSE, THEN RiCK WENT TO BROOKSHiRES TO GET TORTiLLAS AND TAKE OUR MOViE BACK. i WAS SO ZONKED OUT i DiDN*T EVEN REMEMBER HiM COMiNG BACK BEFORE WORK AND TALKiNG TO ME. THEN MiSS THANG GOT UP AT 3 AND BOY SHE WAS FULL OF iT TODAY! SHE JUST LOVES GETTiNG iNTO EVERYTHiNG SHE POSSiBLY CAN! i*M FiNALLY RELAXED AND WATCHiNG SOME MOViES. i AM REALLY EXCiTED ABOUT GOiNG TO WEST POOL NEXT MONDAY TO HAVE A DAY FOR JUST ME NiC HER MOM AND HER MOM*S BEST FRiEND. i HAVEN*T HAD AN "ALL GiRLS DAY" iS SO LONG NOW iT SEEMS!!!! AGH!!!

CHiLD MiSSiNG...

A LiTTLE BOY HAS BEEN MiSSiNG FROM THE MCGREGOR AREA FOR ALMOST 3 HOURS NOW. HE iS 4 BLONDE HAiR AND WEARiNG A BLUE SHiRT. WE HEARD iT ON SOMEONE*S POLiCE SCANNER WHEN WE WERE EATiNG DiNNER AT THE COFFEE SHOP iN MCGREGOR THEN WHEN WE GOT HOME THE MOTHER AND HER FRiENDS WERE STiLL OUT SEARCHiNG FOR HiM. WE JUST CAME iNSiDE FROM LOOKiNG AROUND OUR NEiGHBORHOOD AND i WANTED TO POST THiS FOR ANYONE THAT LiVES iN MCGREGOR OR KNOWS SOMEONE iN MCGREGOR SO THE WORD CAN GET PASSED AROUND TO HELP THiS FAMiLY. iT MAY NOT BE SERiOUS, BUT i WOULD WANT MY COMMUNiTY TO DO EVERYTHiNG iN THEiR POWER TO HELP ME FiND MY CHiLD.