WHAT*S THE GOOD iN KNOWiNG iT ALL?!

SO TO BE SMART, MOST SAY YOU MUST HAVE KNOWLEDGE... THE DEFiNiTiON OF KNOWLEDGE iS AS FOLLOWS:
Knowledge acquisition involves complex cognitive processes: perception, learning, communication, association and reasoning. The term knowledge is also used to mean the confident understanding of a subject with the ability to use it for a specific purpose if appropriate. HAViNG KNOWLEDGE MEANS BEiNG AWARE OF EVERYTHiNG. iS iT WORTH iT? WHEN DOES KNOWiNG TOO MUCH OR KNOWiNG TOO LiTTLE COME TO A COMPROMiSiNG PLACE? WHEN DO WE STOP SEAKiNG KNOWLEDGE OR TRUTH AND BECOME CONTENT WiTH JUST KNOWiNG WHAT WE KNOW? WHEN DiD HAViNG TO KNOW EVERYTHiNG MEAN SO MUCH, WHEN NOT KNOWiNG NEVER ACTUALLY HURTS? DO YOU STAY iN THE DARK? OR DO YOU BRiNG iN THE LiGHT? iF STAYiNG iN THE DARK CAN SHEiLD YOU FROM THE EViLS OF THE WORLD.. WHY DO WE SEEK THE LiGHT? THE PART THAT iS SO TEARiNG TO OUR SOULS?HUMANS ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE THE iNATE ABiLiTY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES NOT ONLY WiTH THEiR BODiES BUT THEiR MiNDS AS WELL. SO WHY CAN WE PROTECT OURSELVES FROM COLD, HEAT, EXHAUSTiON, STARVATiON, AND SiCKNESS... BUT WHEN iT COMES TO MENTAL iSSUES WE ALL STRiVE TO DRiVE OURSELVES iNSANE. iS iT SOCiETY THAT SAYS WE MUST KNOW EVERYTHiNG OR WE CANNOT MOVE ON... iS iT OUR SOCiO-CULTURE? WHAT iS THE DRiVE THAT MAKES US WANT TO HURT OURSELVES MENTALLY. HOW DO WE STOP iT? HOW DO WE ALL BECOME COMFORTABLE WiTH THE WAY PEOPLE AND THiNGS ARE? TO TRULY LOVE SOMEONE, YOU MUST ACCEPT THiNGS YOU MUST ACCEPT WHO THAT PERSON iS. SO WHEN THEiR MORALS BUTT HEADS WiTH YOUR MORALS... iS iT NECCiSARRiLY WRONG? OR iS iT JUST WRONG TO YOU AND THE SOCiAL CULTURE YOU LiVE iN? WHEN SOMEONE LiES DO WE NOT FORGiVE? WHAT ARE THE DRiVES OF A HUMAN BEiNG THAT MAKE US DECiDE THESE THiNGS... AND WHEN DO THEY STOP.... WHEN DOES EVERYONE FiNALLY REACH SELF ACTUALiZATiON... AND HOW CAN WE ALL GET THERE... iF EVERYONE COULD REACH SELF ACTUALiZATiON, i THiNK OUR SOCiETY AS A WHOLE WOULD BE

YEAH NOT SUCH A GOOD iDEA..

SO i WAS GOiNG TO SPEND THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON THAT MEDi WEiGHT LOSS CRAP... UNTiL... i STARTED LiSTENiNG TO WHAT MORE PEOPLE WERE SAYiNG... i STARTED JUST FOLLOWiNG THE DiET... TAKiNG CALCiUM PiLLS, GREEN TEA FAT BURNERS, AND TOTAL CLEANSE... GUESS WHAT... i HAVE LOST 15 LBS iN 2 WEEKS. MAY NOT BE AS FAST AS ALL THAT BUT iT SURE iS A HELL OF A LOT CHEAPER!!! i STAY ON A 500 CAL A DAY DiET.. VERY HARD BUT WELL WORTH iT. i CAN SPEND MY 285 PLUS 70 A WEEK ON SOMETHiNG MORE PRODUCTiVE LiKE A GYM MEMBERSHiP AND A TANNiNG MEMBERSHiP... AND JUST TO SPEND. i FEEL GREAT NOW!!! i DON*T SLEEP AS MUCH AND MY TUMMY iS GETTiNG FLATTER AND FLATTER. THiNK i SPENT ABOUT 40 ON ALL OF MY PiLLS. SO THAT*S 40 A MONTH VERSUS 280. PRETTY CHEAP. MY GYM MEMBERSHiP iS 32.. AND i TAN FOR FREE. NO BiG DEAL! SO i SPEND ABOUT 72 A MONTH TO STAY FiT HEALTHY AND TAN. NOT A BAD DEAL! ANYONE CAN DO iT!!! i REPLACED ANY BEEF i USE TO USE iN RECiPES W/ LEAN TURKEY MEAT. THERE*S LiKE LiTERALLY NOTHiNG iN TURKEY MEAT! AND WiTH THE RiGHT SEASONiNGS iT TAKES LiKE BEEF BUT BETTER! i MAKE TURKEY MEAT LOAF, TURKEY SPAGHETTi, TURKEY TACOS, TURKEY ROAST, TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY LOL. SO FOR ANY OF THOSE WHO WANT TO LOSE WEiGHT... JUST DO iT NATURALLY... i HAVE NOTiCED SOME OF MY FRiENDS THAT HAVE DONE THiS HAVE GOTTEN TO A PLATEAU... WHiCH iS SOMETHiNG THE MEDi WEiGHT LOSS PEOPLE TELL YOU THAT YOU WiLL NOT HiT WHiLE ON THEiR EXPENSiVE PLAN. SO... JUST SET YOUR MiND TO iT AND DO iT. i HAVE SOME CHEAT DAYS HERE AND THERE, AND i AM STiLL LOSiNG... i WORK OUT 3 DAYS A WEEK, BUT i DO CiRCUiT TRAiNiNG WHiCH iS EVEN BETTER. B/C iT MiXES AEROBiC EXERCiSE W/ STRENGHT TRAiNiNG. AND THOSE BOTH iN THEMSELVES BURN FAT AND GiVE YOU A LEAN BODY STRUCTURE. SO GO JOiN CURVES AND GET ON A DiET! iT WiLL BE BETTER THAN DRAiNiNG YOUR WALLET =-)

CREEPY CRAWLER!

SO MY LiL PUMPKiN HEAD STARTED TO CRAWL TWO DAYS AGO! SHE iS SO ADORABLE!!! ALTHOUGH, SHE ALL THE SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE WiLL JUST FLiP OVER ON HER BACK AND SLAM HER HEAD DOWN AND START CRYiNG. SO, i*M TRYiNG TO TEACH HER THAT THAT iSN*T GOOD LOL! SHE ALSO iS HAViNG A HAY DAY PLAYiNG W/ DiXiE*S THREE KiTTENS. THEY ARE 3 WEEKS OLD, AND SHE JUST LOVE LOVE LOVES THEM!!! i*LL HAVE TO GET SOME PiCS, BUT i CAN*T FiND MY MEMORY CARD RiGHT NOW!!!

ABiGAiL iS 6 MONTHS.. VERY EXCiTiNG MiLESTONE!

WELL, MY BABY iS 6 MONTHS OLD! SHE iS TRYiNG SO HARD TO CRAWL AND SHE iS SiTTiNG UP ALONE NOW AND HOLDiNG HER OWN BOTTLE PiCKS iT UP PUTS iT DOWN AND PiCKS iT UP AGAiN! SHE GETS ON ALL FOURS AND JUST ROCKS iT*S HYSTERiCAL! SHE ALSO FiGURED OUT A NEW SOUND.. GROWLiNG... SHE PRETTY MUCH DOES iT ALL DAY NO JOKE AND iT iS SOOOO FUNNY!!! i WiLL POST MORE ABOUT HER WHEN WE GET BACK FROM HER 6 MON. APPT NEXT WEEK! =-)

SHE DiD SO WELL FOR THE EASTER BUNNY!!! SHE SMiLED!!! iT iS SO DARN PRECiOUS!!!

A LiTTLE UPDATE...

SO i WAS CATCHiN UP ON MY FRiENDS BLOGS... WHEN i CAME ACROSS SHELLY*S BLOG ABOUT MEDi WEiGHT LOSS.. SO i CALLED... AND i HAVE A CONSULTATiON APRiL 8TH AT 10:15. i AM EXTREMELY EXCiTED!!! i CANNOT WAiT TO SEE RESULTS!!! i AM TOTALLY PUMPED UP ABOUT iT!!!

OTHER NEWS:
ABiGAiL iS DOiNG VERY VERY WELL! SHE iS SUCH A HAM! MY CAMERA ON MY PHONE DOES "SAY CHEESE" WHEN i TAKE PiCTURES AND EVERY TiME i PUT MY PHONE UP TO TAKE A PiCTURE AND iT SAYS "SAY CHEESE" ABiGAiL SMiLES REALLY BiG AND GiGGLES! SHE HAS GOTTEN REALLY GOOD AT BLOWiN RASBERRiES. iT*S HER FAVORiTE THiNG TO DO. SHE GETS STARTED FiRST THiNG iN THE MORNiNG.. iT ALWAYS STARTS OFF W/ "A BOO A BOO A BOO" THEN iNTO THE RASPBERRiES. iT*S SO CUTE AND FUNNY. SHE THiNKS EVERYTHiNG SHE SEES BELONGS iN HER MOUTH. i HAD TO TAKE HER BLANKET OUT OF HER CRiB AND GiVE HER A RECEiViNG BLANKET TO COVER UP W/ B/C SHE CRAWLS/SCOOTS ALL OVER HER BED AND WiLL TAKE THE BLANKET AND PUT iT RiGHT iN HER FACE AND START CHEWiNG ON iT, SO iT SCARES ME! SHE iS DEFiNiTELY LOViNG HER BABY FOOD. i HAVE TO MiX iT W/ RiCE CEREAL BUT SHE WiLL EAT A WHOLE JAR iF iT*S iN ABOUT 2 OZ OF RiCE CEREAL. SHE LOVES SQUASH. HER FAVORiTE BREAKFAST iS BLUEBERRiES AND PEARS. SHE EATS SQUASH AND GREEN BEANS OR PEAS. SHE HATES SWEET POTATOES. SHE*S ALREADY A VERY PiCKY EATER! iT*S FUNNY! SHE HAS GOTTEN REALLY GOOD AT EATiNG! i SAY OPEN" AND SHE*LL OPEN HER MOUTH REAL BiG. iT*S SO CUTE!!!

OUR LiVES:
WELL WE DECiDED TO PUT THE HOUSE ON THE MARKET. WE ARE CONTEMPLATiNG MOViNG TO AMARiLLO. THE NURSiNG PROGRAM AT AMARiLLO COLLEGE iS A LOT EASiER THAN iT iS HERE AT MCC. RiCK HAS APPLiED FOR TWO JOBS UP THERE DOiNG WHAT HE DOES HERE. SO CROSS YOUR FiNGERS AND HOPE HE GETS ONE! THEiR LAND UP THERE iS WAY CHEAPER. AN ACRE OF LAND iN CLAUDE GOES FOR ABOUT $900 VS. $10,000 AN ACRE HERE. iT*S SO SERENE UP THERE, AND iT*S NiCE. i HAVE REALLY GOTTEN TO KNOW EVERYONE FROM HiS HOMETOWN, AND THEY HAVE TAKEN ME iN LiKE ONE OF THEiR OWN. HE REALLY WANTS TO BE BACK UP THERE, AND i KNOW ALL OF MY FRiENDS AND FAMiLY WiLL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR ME NO MATTER WHAT. SO, HOPEFULLY THiS ALL WiLL WORK OUT FOR THE BETTER?!?! NOT SURE?!?! MY BiRTHDAY iS APRiL 5TH. WE*RE GOiNG TO HiS HOMETOWN FOR MY BDAY/OUR ANNiVERSARY. i AM SO EXCiTED TO GET TO SPEND THAT TiME W/ ALL OF OUR FRiENDS UP THERE! THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZiNG!

QUEEN SHEBA*S FOUR MONTH CHECK UP!

SO WE TOOK MiSS ABBY TO HER FOUR MONTH CHECK UP. i HAVE GOTTEN REALLY GOOD AT THiS WHOLE SHOT THiNG! SHE WEiGHTS 11.11 AND iS 23 1/4" iNCHES LONG! SHE HAS DOUBLED HER WEiGHT AND GROWN 4 iNCHES SiNCE SHE WAS BORN. SHE iS iN THE 10TH PERCENTiLE iN HER AGE GROUP... i ABSOLUTELY LOVE DR. BiERWiRTH! HE iS SO AWESOME! HE TOLD ME SHE iS VERY HEALTHY BUT WiLL BE PETiTE JUST LiKE ME =-) UH OH! WE*RE iN TROUBLE! HAHAHAHA! ANY WAY. i HAD A BOTTLE MADE FOR AS SOON AS THEY GAVE HER HER SHOTS.. AND WHEN THEY STUCK HER THE LAST TiME i JUST POPPED iT RiGHT ON iN THERE AND SHE STOPPED CRYiN AND STARTED HER LiTTLE HALF GRiN! iT WAS CUTE! AND i*M GLAD SHE CAN FORGET ABOUT iT SO EASiLY AND SO QUiCK!!! SHE iS TEETHiNG! SO HOPEFULLY THEY WiLL COME iN SOON AND iT WON*T BE A LONG DRAWN OUT PROCESS! SHE LOOOOOOOOVES BEiNG TiCKLED!!! SHE CHUCKLES SO SO SO HARD! i BLOW ON HER SiDES OR TiCKLE HER W/ MY FiNGERS AND SHE JUST LOVES iT!!! iT*S TOOOO CUTE!!! SHE GETS TO EAT BABY FOOD NOW! WE HAVE STARTED HER OFF W/ THE RiCE CEREAL PLUS APPLESAUCE. SHE HAS BEEN DOiNG REALLY WELL ON THAT! LOVES TO EAT iN HER BiG GiRL CHAiR AND JUST MAKES THE CUTEST NOiSES!!!! NEXT WEEK i*M GOiNG TO TRY SOMN DiFFERENT W/ HER AND SEE HOW SHE LiKES iT. =-)

ABiGAiL iS ALMOST 4 MONTHS NOW!

MAN TiME SURE DOES FLY! i HAVE BEEN SO BAD ABOUT KEEPiNG UP W/ MY BLOG! SO, LET*S GiVE SOME STATS ON MiSS ABiGAiL...

EATiNG:

32 OZ OF FORMULA A DAY

HALF A BOWL OF BABY CEREAL

iNTERESTiNG THiNGS ABOUT MiSS ABBY:

CAN SiT PRETTY MUCH UNSUPPORTED

WiLL GRAB FiNGERS AND PULL HERSELF iNTO A STANDiNG POSiTiON

LAUGHiNG CONSTANTLY

TALKiNG iN BABY LANGUAGE TO ANYTHiNG THAT WiLL LiSTEN

LOVES BATH TiME

HATES HAViNG HER "MANiCURE AND PEDiCURE TiME"

SLEEPiNG FROM 8PM TO 6 OR 7 AM

SLEEPS iN HER OWN BED

PLAYS WiTH HER HANDS CONSTANTLY

STARTiNG TO GRAB AND PLAY W/ HER TOYS

SiTS iN HER BUMBO SEAT ALL THE TiME

i AM NOT TOO SURE OF HER WEiGHT. SHE WAS 9.4 WHEN WE HAD HER 3 MONTH CHECK UP. i CHANGED PEDi*S TOO! WE ARE NOW W/ DR. BiERWiRTH WHO WE GET TO GO MEET FEBRUARY 4TH FOR ABiGAiL*S 4 MONTHS.. iT WiLL BE SHOT TiME TOO! BUT THANKFULLY, ABiGAiL DOES NOT GET FUSSY FOR SHOTS, AND WiLL PRETTY MUCH JUST SLEEP ALL DAY AFTER WARDS. WE TOOK HER TO CHEDDARS MONDAY JANUARY 26TH FOR AUNTiE COCO'S BiRTHDAY. NiCOLE'S POPPi WAS JUST iN LOVE W/ ABiGAiL. SHE WAS THE SWEETEST BABY EVER! SHE WAS VERY CALM AND SMiLEY AND TALKATiVE THE WHOLE 2 HOURS WE WERE THERE! SHE NEVER ONCE CRiED OR THREW A "FiT". i AM AMAZED AT HOW SWEET NATURED AND EVEN TEMPERED OUR CHiLD iS! WE ARE TRULY TRULY BLESSED! ABiGAiL HAS BEEN TEETHiNG... YES, TEETHiNG! SHE STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. SHE HAS BEEN DROOLiNG AND WiLL GET FUSSY LATE AT NiGHT, BUT NOTHiNG iNTOLERABLE. WHEN i SAY SHE iS FUSSY THAT MEANS SHE CRiES FOR MAYBE 5 MiNUTES BEFORE SHE FiNDS A WAY TO EiTHER LET ONE OF US SOOTHE HER OR SHE FiNDS A WAY TO SOOTHE HERSELF. i JUST CAN*T GET OVER WHAT A LiTTLE ACHiEVER SHE iS! WHEN SHE iS iN THE BiG GiRL TUB W/ ME SHE WiLL PULL HERSELF UP WHEN i HOLD HER THUMBS AND WALK, YES, WALK TO THE OTHER SiDE OF THE TUB. i WiLL PUT THE ViDEO UP AS SOON AS i FiGURE OUT HOW! SHE iS ALSO HOLDiNG HER OWN PACiS(WELL WHEN SHE WANTS ONE MAYBE 2 OR 3 TiMES A WEEK) iN HER MOUTH, AND STARTiNG TO GRASP ONTO HER BOTTLE AND HOLD iT WHEN WE LET GO OF iT!!!WELL, THAT*S ALL i GOT FOR NOW. =-) ENJOY THE PiCTURES!