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Not Lost Forever

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:07:34 -0500

I haven't posted here since September 2009. I don't know why I let my personal blog go for so long. I guess with the mommy blog, reviews, giveaways, having a family, looking for a job, maintaining my PartyLite business and such, it just got pushed aside. Hopefully I will remember to come here more often from now on. I thought I was screwed though because I bought a new computer and didn't save my MT login. I couldn't find it anywhere, but my brilliant sister told me to search my old email and see if I could come up with something. I didn't find the login page, but I found old comments that I approved so I was able to follow that link to get to the login. Whew!

It's strange using MT after using WP for so many months.

still going strong

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:43:12 -0500

I just finished my 5th week of classes and my grades are still strong. Still getting an "A" in all four classes! I just turned in my first literary analysis essay for my Literature class so we'll see what happens.

Wordless Wednesday #39

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:14:12 -0500

Today is our wedding anniversary!!

Look at us just starting out :)

And now..

Don't forget to check out the Daddy's Girl edition of WW

More Wordless Wednesday here

classes so far

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:47:27 -0500

So far school is going pretty good. I just checked my grades and I'm getting an "A" in all of my classes! I hope I can keep this up. It's not the easiest thing to do - working full time and going to school full time and making time for my family. These aren't easy classes either, although they are probably the easiest I will have from here on out. I actually have to read and do research and spend time on the course work. Now that I've decided to go for Computer Science, the course work will probably get even more difficult. Keep your fingers crossed for me that I can maintain these grades.

shift change - again

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:43:52 -0500

Well, the summer rush is over and now my shift is being moved back to 11 to 8. Blah. I'm not thrilled about it at all, but I was aware from the beginning that it was potentially temporary. As much as I prefer to sleep in, I was really enjoying my evenings at home with my family. I guess I'll just have to until the next major shift bid and see if I can get an earlier shift that way - something permanent. Either that or find a job in a branch office where I can work 8 to 5 and never work Saturdays! I don't know how well that would work out though. If the pay was the same I would do it in a heart beat. I'll have to check into that.

5 months (almost 6)

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:22:45 -0500

Elizabeth had her 5 month check up today - actually she is almost 6 months, but whatever. =) She weighs 14 lbs 2 ounces (1 pound more than she did at her 4 month check up) and she is 25 3/4 inches long (1 inch longer than she was at her 4 month check up). She had to get 2 shots and have her finger pricked and she didn't even cry. What a little trooper!

so far

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:46:39 -0500

Classes started on Monday and so far it's not too bad. It's only the first week so there aren't too many actual assignments due yet, but I had a couple of discussion board assignments and a few chapters to read for each class and a quiz in one class. I'm done with everything except my Psychology 220 class. I have two chapters to read and an assignment to do before Monday. Not bad. I'll have time to do that. I'd like to try to get ahead on some of the stuff - like maybe the reading for my English class for next week. We'll see how things go at home between now and then. Jeremy has his first on-campus class tonight! All of his classes until this semester have been online.

catching up

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:55:27 -0500

It's been a very long and exhausting week and now I need to play catch up. I am selling stuff at a Mom 2 Mom sale tomorrow at our church. I have so much to get done today. My husband and I have been going through totes of baby/toddler clothes today and my washing machine and dryer will be working non-stop all day long. It feels strange being at home after being at my mom's all week and the funeral home all day yesterday. The only time I've been at home this past week was to sleep and shower. I feel like I should be going somewhere - other than crazy. =}

Classes start for both me and my husband on Monday. Talk about crazy! We're going to be extremely busy from then on.

Still looking forward to working on my new project for this site..... hopefully sooner than later. Stay tuned....

my brother

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:28:57 -0500

My brother passed away totally unexpectedly this past Monday. It's been a very long and difficult week - to say the least. Today is going to be the worst - visitation at the funeral home from 1 to 8. Today is the first day I will see my brother dead. I've been so sad all week - teetering between shock and break down, but today is when it will actually become a reality. I can only pray that God will see me through this.

Changes coming soon

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:26:30 -0500

I'm in the process of making some changes here. This blog will no longer be on the main page, but will be located in a /blog directory. I'm very excited about the project I will be working on here and I owe it all to my sister. Stay tuned....

one smart cookie

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:26:56 -0500

Look what my sister did with her blog? She's bloody brilliant! Now I feel motivated to make some changes here. Maybe my blog won't sit here empty - as it has been for so many months now. And I have the perfect idea....

the good old days

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:14:01 -0500

I miss the good old days when we were slow at work and I actually had time to blog. It's nearly impossible now to find time. And I have next to no time at home because I have a husband and three kids that need my attention so blogging is the last thing on my mind.

Ten days until classes start... then I will REALLY have NO time to do things like this!

babywearing part II

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:40:33 -0500

OK.. now that I'm back from lunch I have to add an image of the one carrier that I would love to have..

Beco Butterfly II

babywearing

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:24:53 -0500

I am becoming totally addicted to babywearing. I spend every moment at work (that I'm not working) looking on the FSOT (for sale or trade) babywearing board. There are so many beautiful wraps and carriers out there. I could easily spend several hundred dollars if I had the money. I had a Moby Wrap, but wasn't fond of it so I gave it to a girl on the board (because I'm nice like that.. lol) and bought a Maya Wrap Ring Sling. I do like it a lot, but now I want another wrap and I want a Beco Butterfly II carrier also. Check out some babywearing images (these are Google images - neither myself nor anyone I know is pictured)..

Didymos Wrap:

Maya Wrap Ring Sling: (the sling I currently have)

Storchenwiege Lemony Inka (love this one!)

There are so many more, but it's time for lunch =)

5 months old

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:28:37 -0500

Elizabeth is 5 months old today. Wow! It's incredible how fast they grow up. She's already trying to get her knees up under her so I imagine she will be crawling before we know it. I will post some new pictures here as soon as I have the chance. For now.. check out this beautiful drawing that a brilliant friend did for me. It is from the day of Elizabeth's baptism - May 3rd 2009