I decided since I would have so much more free time after my divorce trial, I would sign up for the Superhero photo class. Did you know that attorneys give you homework when you are going through your divorce process? LOTS of homework. Really, I am not kidding, they actually call it homework! So glad… >> View Post
Archives for January 2012
Jinx Lesson Learned.
Sunday night, I thought to myself… I haven’t taken a bath in AGES. I want to take a bath and use my Dorothy bubble bar from Lush. Its not good to let Lush lay around… Well, Autumn has dropped her naps. If she sneaks a nap in, its usually only in the car and usually… >> View Post
Books Read in 2011
I wanted to share my 2011 reading list. I read 10.5 books last year! This is great for me, because since I have had my kids, I really haven’t taken the time to read. I am hoping to read 24 books in 2012, this includes The Bible (Once a Day). Here is my reading list… >> View Post
Boy Versus Girl – Lunch Box Edition
Boy Lunch. Girl Lunch. Nathan started his first FULL day of Kindergarten (not half) a couple of days ago. A blog friend of mine had posted about her twins lunch boxes and I fell in love with the idea of the compartment/bento lunch box idea. Of course, I had to buy the actual lunch bag… >> View Post
Carrie’s 2012 Running Agenda
In 2010 I ran 500.94 miles, completed two 5K’s and one 10K. In 2011 I ran 241.83 miles, completed one 5K and one 10K. 2011 was a difficult year, and as a result I did not get in the full 500 miles that I had wanted to run. Do I have regrets? A little. But,… >> View Post
Wordless Wednesday – Bandaid CrazyCrazy Girl
Refinance Excitement
Today I locked in a 30 year fixed loan at 3.875%! House will be exclusively in my name in about 3 weeks. SO EXCITED. SOOOO EXCITED!! And, even better yet. My monthly payment will be $133 less! 2012 is being very kind to be so far!
Resolutions
I have been dragging my feet on posting this, but here we go… (1) Grow in my faith – one way I am actively doing this is I bought The One Year Chronological NIV bible. You read 3-4 pages a day (its dated) and by the end of the year I will have read the… >> View Post
Gingerbread House Smashing
So, what do you do with a beautiful gingerbread house that you have sitting around in the kitchen after all of the other Christmas decorations are put away? Well, Laura, who has twin boys, has let them smash theirs the last couple of years. At first I thought, what a crazy idea… but, then… this… >> View Post
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from us to you! Yesterday we had a small party at my house with just the kids and my parents. We ordered Papa John’s pizza, had chips and salsa from Hacienda, lots of desserts and champagne for the adults. It was a good time! I had the kids work on a craft… >> View Post