tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64486902354704659922024-03-05T07:51:49.711-06:00Spilled MilkThe musings of a stay-at-home mom.Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-51521466136317866832010-06-22T09:26:00.002-05:002010-06-22T09:35:15.983-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This is where I find the babe...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh383jtuNFmRT7erI0MJ23uwl9xcqHnBMxvnWaRQfYrbeKHWuLnXjeGQVv2n6Syi3SSX31nGoAJ7ggFonXxsZKIlUpZjnCkybC50Y8GjA4tYgNdf2pyKtfipB605xQHNB9wJT4-1q6gl20o/s1600/100_3008.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 401px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh383jtuNFmRT7erI0MJ23uwl9xcqHnBMxvnWaRQfYrbeKHWuLnXjeGQVv2n6Syi3SSX31nGoAJ7ggFonXxsZKIlUpZjnCkybC50Y8GjA4tYgNdf2pyKtfipB605xQHNB9wJT4-1q6gl20o/s400/100_3008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485604596944567842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">...and I wonder and I remember how they watch us. How they re-enact. And I am humbled. And I am awed. By the responsibility and the faith that He has in me.</span><br /></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-11508200966569347202010-01-09T19:48:00.000-06:002010-01-09T19:51:18.579-06:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The babe is nearly one.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hhL0_2Y0MaBQT_5iqHBPLaIesiCZdZ2YeCFupKIFAO0zOarnoJCdGcQUgosuff4_FJgbZKjmjRNfHQoyrUMVJXvTFjnojDWBKF1wArF8OFxtj1crauYH5g2RmhiSGxN3prelMdB0KEDh/s1600-h/100_2318e.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424922517369243042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hhL0_2Y0MaBQT_5iqHBPLaIesiCZdZ2YeCFupKIFAO0zOarnoJCdGcQUgosuff4_FJgbZKjmjRNfHQoyrUMVJXvTFjnojDWBKF1wArF8OFxtj1crauYH5g2RmhiSGxN3prelMdB0KEDh/s400/100_2318e.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-10519266352520078002009-12-09T10:09:00.004-06:002009-12-09T10:16:04.431-06:00Happy Christmas season!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwdXRvbdgUAJHdhIh5U36OAODD77nUi0gdtEjdzaDavRuP0QOs_TSLhuTErEfXpfTFovoXwa-ccycTeTfOpoUMoh8UORQF91_A-4QAv5ZQZ_Wt2qS5eTLxwE7n8sHw1d0oGrDKDq_0Jqd/s1600-h/100_2527.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413269834527890306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwdXRvbdgUAJHdhIh5U36OAODD77nUi0gdtEjdzaDavRuP0QOs_TSLhuTErEfXpfTFovoXwa-ccycTeTfOpoUMoh8UORQF91_A-4QAv5ZQZ_Wt2qS5eTLxwE7n8sHw1d0oGrDKDq_0Jqd/s400/100_2527.jpg" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-19166286784601299052009-11-21T18:58:00.002-06:002009-11-21T19:43:58.067-06:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am no chef. When I married, I could make boxed mac and cheese, frozen pizzas and <em>almost</em> anything instant. But, oh how I tried! I have concocted all manner of meals that I <strong>thought</strong> would be delicious, burned weeks worth of groceries and misread countless recipes (i.e. adding soda instead of powder, salt rather than sugar). </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"> Though progress has been made...there are many, many things that, quite frankly, intimidate me. Mostly they are the down-home, grandma kind of foods such as roast with potatoes, beef stew and...chicken noodle soup.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"> Until tonight. My son is feeling ill. Chicken soup, being the all-sickness cure, was needed. With sweaty palms and a firm resolve I boiled some chicken. It worked! So I added some carrots, onion and celery. Beautiful. Minimal spices and some noodles....voila!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOirSeeenSSKjgunYtZmQXyDeXEABzK-jK3FHhhgvoEqWnXRrKwpQFjNFFrevT-WGUxqpDdLf-0polw4m0zMhGBsMLH4suaz7LO2EGgUjf_u2C8DlTTJfcuwz7yg5bp2VeJalMje4ZOCi/s1600/100_2472.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406728605898352946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOirSeeenSSKjgunYtZmQXyDeXEABzK-jK3FHhhgvoEqWnXRrKwpQFjNFFrevT-WGUxqpDdLf-0polw4m0zMhGBsMLH4suaz7LO2EGgUjf_u2C8DlTTJfcuwz7yg5bp2VeJalMje4ZOCi/s400/100_2472.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I am quite proud. And in case you cannot taste the goodness through the computer screen, it was delightful.<br /></span><div></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-91182857333731012082009-11-06T17:30:00.002-06:002009-11-06T17:43:56.632-06:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxj_SX3sHW1Gz7j6qUftQ3QFYKSw6im648pU13_NVPRLRwYHeHon6QzeZH25lY9Hn9OKNjgHatl8s5I7_s0Ug' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-15372191975756162552009-11-06T08:20:00.000-06:002009-11-06T08:21:49.840-06:00Hey, Mom, do you wanna see my fashion?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_PYbRisPqQbkTatp8hu9wZkgodkVxw_tqmLibVHfNDWiYC1_z-uHKo3rfITwHjshUObhm-h5v849OuIdAZOziJeDswSFd4MTGp9wKZIn3TB-Jy7wcrqPdYN2oQXiAMdz827jZucbbGV5/s1600-h/100_2368.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400995569555067330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_PYbRisPqQbkTatp8hu9wZkgodkVxw_tqmLibVHfNDWiYC1_z-uHKo3rfITwHjshUObhm-h5v849OuIdAZOziJeDswSFd4MTGp9wKZIn3TB-Jy7wcrqPdYN2oQXiAMdz827jZucbbGV5/s400/100_2368.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-23958299027611994382009-11-05T07:50:00.002-06:002009-11-05T07:58:36.924-06:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Finally I was able to download pictures from my camera!</span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">For Halloween...Eavan was a monkey (eating her very first sucker)...</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAVfOwPY7xBRgXUm8QuFbfff6u_GiCtCVCiBB0f_SB0Y7jzof48wQ1yb_YcPk8Z5KKmvknJeWsIxsORgzTr4ecGhZ3lOxa-GE4XKf530rs8AXsG-B5fCyz7UKEUv8FRG3XIDVECLbkk7f/s1600-h/100_2339.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400617419519604706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAVfOwPY7xBRgXUm8QuFbfff6u_GiCtCVCiBB0f_SB0Y7jzof48wQ1yb_YcPk8Z5KKmvknJeWsIxsORgzTr4ecGhZ3lOxa-GE4XKf530rs8AXsG-B5fCyz7UKEUv8FRG3XIDVECLbkk7f/s400/100_2339.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...Joel was Aaron Rodgers...</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPt5gNE6gGlSnJu5o47798Kcksi0tWt1wI0-Jse1fvGSAV7Cjm1_c3m9ycnKhiRqNC4UYPKx58UjyfbOub8FsHSBElpSRg9K0gyGZcgT17sm5hOzOrvU2IsRV2M-4jK0Vj3bEWdSUz9cn8/s1600-h/100_2323.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400617409144935970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPt5gNE6gGlSnJu5o47798Kcksi0tWt1wI0-Jse1fvGSAV7Cjm1_c3m9ycnKhiRqNC4UYPKx58UjyfbOub8FsHSBElpSRg9K0gyGZcgT17sm5hOzOrvU2IsRV2M-4jK0Vj3bEWdSUz9cn8/s400/100_2323.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...and Cate was a clown (again)...</span><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbNvQPu30DneKPKsc9Y2Ag1izpEfR9Ch7MwMREFpM2FZQacPxZ0zEQ2wa860nJp8UVdCutidUSEEM42GDT_wGLQhxjh-wflR5VeektiRD7ZJARRNGgF_xALuyb1oX7OpgewL-B3VkfGL1/s1600-h/100_2320.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400617404662285282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbNvQPu30DneKPKsc9Y2Ag1izpEfR9Ch7MwMREFpM2FZQacPxZ0zEQ2wa860nJp8UVdCutidUSEEM42GDT_wGLQhxjh-wflR5VeektiRD7ZJARRNGgF_xALuyb1oX7OpgewL-B3VkfGL1/s400/100_2320.jpg" /></a><br /> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The weather was perfect this year for trick-or-treating. Even so we did most of ours at the mall, but also went around to a few houses in our neighborhood. And yummy candy was had by all.<br /></span><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-10357974508049556872009-10-29T14:14:00.002-05:002009-10-29T14:20:17.752-05:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My sweet, beautiful 7 year old daughter somehow decided that she'd like a "makeover".</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIODs1Bb0ZwuRQboW3V5OXqDEZYQVngvJ3Fd1TOg54mDwjVEqeyxX8azKlSPMYYr9SY2-uszYeQPcFZIMKmbHVdbBIKzttgQmXPy5VIi7uqGMuT6bT78lRgeCIC98n3W5I07RR4TqXFuWP/s1600-h/100_2312.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398102863177468322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIODs1Bb0ZwuRQboW3V5OXqDEZYQVngvJ3Fd1TOg54mDwjVEqeyxX8azKlSPMYYr9SY2-uszYeQPcFZIMKmbHVdbBIKzttgQmXPy5VIi7uqGMuT6bT78lRgeCIC98n3W5I07RR4TqXFuWP/s400/100_2312.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Before</span></div><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </p><p> </p><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhrQBuPL3hdjUU-pEaVNpSSmb2yXvSkbtDs9g-lTwLWiKxQsBl0L-OfuyclT55HIG9R9xjDkpA7KTCkfenAdnoIJ-MrtP1M_-VoUGZ3XUnsGcDRZyMpkM4GfDvyIcGecS2jUqNC-yi9h2/s1600-h/100_2316.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398102856197716018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhrQBuPL3hdjUU-pEaVNpSSmb2yXvSkbtDs9g-lTwLWiKxQsBl0L-OfuyclT55HIG9R9xjDkpA7KTCkfenAdnoIJ-MrtP1M_-VoUGZ3XUnsGcDRZyMpkM4GfDvyIcGecS2jUqNC-yi9h2/s400/100_2316.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After</span></div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Now if only she'd decide she needs a make-under. Silly girl.</span> <div align="left"><br /><br /></div><br /></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-20354842610677267422009-10-28T08:47:00.003-05:002009-10-28T09:05:46.075-05:00<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">They ask me every year. Every year it seems a waste.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">This year, after some thought, I concluded that their enjoyment is never waste. And I would get toasted pumpkin seeds. :)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQ-nlwGu-2vUgdPTX_GpVHPK9TLA09WR7BUJ7jSi9AeruR1uhnaO_icYvAAB4Y5e3ei1TdMjgGe011EnGnoC-jeIqsMFBwm4pFh2zQg_XAgeRYIUM1lDdXq945csooSq8FBM2RuwFIx-E/s1600-h/100_2311.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397650668750420546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQ-nlwGu-2vUgdPTX_GpVHPK9TLA09WR7BUJ7jSi9AeruR1uhnaO_icYvAAB4Y5e3ei1TdMjgGe011EnGnoC-jeIqsMFBwm4pFh2zQg_XAgeRYIUM1lDdXq945csooSq8FBM2RuwFIx-E/s400/100_2311.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> (Joel's, Eavan's, Cate's)</span><br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-91199466579704950982009-10-20T12:34:00.003-05:002009-10-20T12:38:00.382-05:00Cate's Book On Dating (for boys)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSZLi_acEl0IILraBWyP-izsGE92a9bARZ_YCqbk1v-r9uEWx6-LF85a_PuGqXNKSe_poAXf4UZto004VQn79hBG6ifvWu5KQ5XMaMRu1u7pGN4Ms44TP7g8yyAchqcrdxPHaD8FnHhBS/s1600-h/100_1948.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSZLi_acEl0IILraBWyP-izsGE92a9bARZ_YCqbk1v-r9uEWx6-LF85a_PuGqXNKSe_poAXf4UZto004VQn79hBG6ifvWu5KQ5XMaMRu1u7pGN4Ms44TP7g8yyAchqcrdxPHaD8FnHhBS/s400/100_1948.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394737237739411746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Chapter 1: Take The Girl On A Date</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Chapter 2: Tell The Girl You Love Her</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Chapter 3: Take The Girl On Another Date</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Chapter 4: Break Up With The Girl</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Chapter 5: Go On A Date With </span><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256059732_0" >Another Girl</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Chapter 6: Go To Church With The Girl</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Chapter 7: Take The Girl On Another Date</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Chapter 8: Marry The Girl</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />Chapter 9: Love Her</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Chapter 10: Let </span><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256059732_1" >The Girl</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Do Whatever She Wants</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I'd buy that book. :)</span>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-72506151788037536162009-09-10T11:48:00.003-05:002009-09-10T12:08:11.893-05:00Eavan Grace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLdizghnMLUjia5JEoqnYV3yTObEaoVwc6n5iTwPpjN6DetrADCxLUV0yAq4Tkl2KAorBjs4WLa50YP1l0HIxGfSTMotYn9FlL1fLO2XqxrV5HGmJFqITRWcXafE0QFnwBacL8d3o5cjw/s1600-h/8f4b380b-cceb-44ae-9676-558c4f6165caw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLdizghnMLUjia5JEoqnYV3yTObEaoVwc6n5iTwPpjN6DetrADCxLUV0yAq4Tkl2KAorBjs4WLa50YP1l0HIxGfSTMotYn9FlL1fLO2XqxrV5HGmJFqITRWcXafE0QFnwBacL8d3o5cjw/s400/8f4b380b-cceb-44ae-9676-558c4f6165caw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379882496333981170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> A seven month old's daily to-do list:</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">wake up 3 AM</span> - <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">check</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">eat- check</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">wake up 5:30 AM- check</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">eat- check</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">give mama a sloppy kiss- check</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">crawl around and get into everything under the sun- CHECK!</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">work on balance and standing- check </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">eat-check</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">nap 9 AM- check</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">poop- check</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">eat- check</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">mess up older sibling's game</span>- <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">check</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">play</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">get into everything under the sun</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">work on balance and standing</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">eat</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">nap 2 PM</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">play</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">eat</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">play</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">don't eat rice cereal mixed with fruits or veggies</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">read book with mama</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">eat</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">fight sleep until I pass out from exhaustion</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"></span>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-39773755399344055942009-06-15T16:51:00.002-05:002009-06-15T17:05:31.539-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here's to...</span><br /><br />...a new sister-in-law...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWlSyG0fhMAmNtQvTXQ0itfXMf1RyxBlgDp4RuU0FIVrWeD-lqWJicRNaUqLMiBc4iWSv25t4Xg-DNRQDU0P5VzYaVv1wOI6HsN9J7rwhUD2E_r1zTTWYA3ItbjFrFDoNuI02P8-EszHX/s1600-h/100_1716.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWlSyG0fhMAmNtQvTXQ0itfXMf1RyxBlgDp4RuU0FIVrWeD-lqWJicRNaUqLMiBc4iWSv25t4Xg-DNRQDU0P5VzYaVv1wOI6HsN9J7rwhUD2E_r1zTTWYA3ItbjFrFDoNuI02P8-EszHX/s400/100_1716.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347676667106489906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">...new discoveries...</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtvrC9n_49S9PqSTJZJ92hF_vWC_4rvH4AQR_gIFDmvLAymyfQVWplJblGkNkj-xcF_jT7Lupt2FXNy5XoxCI1MawXemOp4nB8jlzxV6mcNKvUXnV6rXpM9SRVCkZCR8RovbpgdkuZEsP/s1600-h/100_1687.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtvrC9n_49S9PqSTJZJ92hF_vWC_4rvH4AQR_gIFDmvLAymyfQVWplJblGkNkj-xcF_jT7Lupt2FXNy5XoxCI1MawXemOp4nB8jlzxV6mcNKvUXnV6rXpM9SRVCkZCR8RovbpgdkuZEsP/s400/100_1687.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347676659628755106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">...pedicures!...</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSU80GEXCemMGx8KF1zTr88eKuoBPnf6X7py_RRx7TntbTb7OLz6xJW75DBuBAGI5Fnd1_-pcmAlNREU7HOb8TF7KFCWf_QBQ0ICiGcVKLRwo2nCjLNNx_i541ygWthYIhVR9n8JwgShq/s1600-h/100_1679.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSU80GEXCemMGx8KF1zTr88eKuoBPnf6X7py_RRx7TntbTb7OLz6xJW75DBuBAGI5Fnd1_-pcmAlNREU7HOb8TF7KFCWf_QBQ0ICiGcVKLRwo2nCjLNNx_i541ygWthYIhVR9n8JwgShq/s400/100_1679.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347676655018120066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">...and girl time.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHteWLV5dak1KkuO6xgBxhx3KQzSvpGrx0jr89oEFSFqg5uwiOMgKZw5Ep8bMGuFAhAFfcihaDaVpukMKlHnhTyypeT4iYIP-mC08sFOwpJXzrWlfLYmvnllvVbmidC2AgulUKadFi_aOz/s1600-h/100_1671.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHteWLV5dak1KkuO6xgBxhx3KQzSvpGrx0jr89oEFSFqg5uwiOMgKZw5Ep8bMGuFAhAFfcihaDaVpukMKlHnhTyypeT4iYIP-mC08sFOwpJXzrWlfLYmvnllvVbmidC2AgulUKadFi_aOz/s400/100_1671.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347676648870074722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">What a fabulous week!</span><br /></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-86740985056155500742009-05-02T16:08:00.002-05:002009-05-02T16:15:31.581-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1HrZmlrfAS0ZXrGmYl54wOB7hhiPkXqm7aW3IChlU8w8RVxNeJ7rnnBO6dSPqtD1FoCwXkzxI9ku3-JZ7biBNtWLJKGNl1jM-Lx_mxoGOTzGIwR-wQpGzNvuMgzmLZfk6fxJhOOwmQHY/s1600-h/100_1605.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1HrZmlrfAS0ZXrGmYl54wOB7hhiPkXqm7aW3IChlU8w8RVxNeJ7rnnBO6dSPqtD1FoCwXkzxI9ku3-JZ7biBNtWLJKGNl1jM-Lx_mxoGOTzGIwR-wQpGzNvuMgzmLZfk6fxJhOOwmQHY/s400/100_1605.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331336841833874386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I took Cate in to get her eyes checked on Thursday- after months of suspecting that maybe she was having trouble. She is slightly far sighted and will need glasses to read, color and watch television. Her eyes should correct themselves within a couple of years. But she looks so doggone cute!</span>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-79655501388249394852009-04-26T14:20:00.000-05:002009-04-26T14:23:06.922-05:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I give you....my children.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFznmEV31J6WjiBa7H4vWIz_2Zm-jl7uh2SAnuEHmzh-PvUjWAek0TkZvcOWM_swiH8TOdlU2CYyzCzW9okU3iDx3AxcC0AooBjIE6c10ykzW5Er6wjgMzwji-PK4M8MvuwL0zyH7VO-N/s1600-h/100_1518.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329082617988595330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFznmEV31J6WjiBa7H4vWIz_2Zm-jl7uh2SAnuEHmzh-PvUjWAek0TkZvcOWM_swiH8TOdlU2CYyzCzW9okU3iDx3AxcC0AooBjIE6c10ykzW5Er6wjgMzwji-PK4M8MvuwL0zyH7VO-N/s400/100_1518.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-61786984245734827442009-04-20T12:51:00.004-05:002009-04-20T13:04:18.123-05:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We checked on Eavan after putting her in bed last night. I find no need for further introduction....</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcizpwLv5r8eMduRLJ7ZyXNhLtzdppOgPt825sybMapFXuCPEgX8Yu1WfOzDvDwuT2B7aXiWgts9lOzSieToOI1yG4g9Egioxug4RbaNqIUL_TCpw-qHLXqUbHV1qHqc94N2502F4EwZUN/s1600-h/100_1508_00.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326834605318431554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcizpwLv5r8eMduRLJ7ZyXNhLtzdppOgPt825sybMapFXuCPEgX8Yu1WfOzDvDwuT2B7aXiWgts9lOzSieToOI1yG4g9Egioxug4RbaNqIUL_TCpw-qHLXqUbHV1qHqc94N2502F4EwZUN/s400/100_1508_00.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Snuggling up!<br /></span><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIvvo37ZJORcQBQdo8M6uSYXP4EY9Lt6K0M-1C2gMVZw5FPZQfd3NSu2h6cttbapDrii71KeJvYxJ3UY6SJSSGOklBaBcS1vQbbarqX3lPvhdSBuLOAHjoyOVT78gzB9ICBFnUiIMsJJr/s1600-h/100_1510_00.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326834183814388962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIvvo37ZJORcQBQdo8M6uSYXP4EY9Lt6K0M-1C2gMVZw5FPZQfd3NSu2h6cttbapDrii71KeJvYxJ3UY6SJSSGOklBaBcS1vQbbarqX3lPvhdSBuLOAHjoyOVT78gzB9ICBFnUiIMsJJr/s400/100_1510_00.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Enjoying her daily morning chat with Daddy- in which she voices her opinion, tells of her grievances, and praises him immensely.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkfJ72DlB-C-hmkDlK5p4mN1vgDi2oKk3dLLPWpym2MucxR6Gw9x1Ims9dkWy6fbNGq4VNXHSNL0bTF2NA9Ri4UZw-jzLqScQgudlNNsJvw4LP2rt4rfIFpjH0ys0HUxN99xKj4RRzxYn/s1600-h/100_1508_00.jpg"></a></div></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-3091070444186324212009-04-15T10:32:00.005-05:002009-04-15T11:25:49.430-05:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Sunday found us prettied up for Easter. I was dashing around trying to find the ingredients for the breakfast cake I was making for a potluck brunch that I was, apparently, ill-prepared for. We had yet to unpack since our return from Wisconsin on Thursday (don't judge...you know it takes awhile sometimes!), the house has been mostly unorganized since the arrival of Eavan in late January, and Spring cleaning- which I started over a week ago- is still a goal. It was, in spite of all the madness and clutter, a very happy and fabulous family day.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvEDlNCcO1fsnUkEF29RMIMlSfVFaqzQADRCpcabpZPPLUWuzqPZDgvwfuQGXvYncNdJie3alsH1TFiQmFpMsI08W7vg_e1G1ulCOFiF9M33b51w8beaU0HbO2_nNpnKLcagLP3aLW9ak/s1600-h/100_1374.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324944501125343570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvEDlNCcO1fsnUkEF29RMIMlSfVFaqzQADRCpcabpZPPLUWuzqPZDgvwfuQGXvYncNdJie3alsH1TFiQmFpMsI08W7vg_e1G1ulCOFiF9M33b51w8beaU0HbO2_nNpnKLcagLP3aLW9ak/s400/100_1374.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Monday found us in the basement inspecting the black mold inside two of our walls. The kids and I left for the day and Roger and some wonderful friends started tearing into the walls. Thanks to our awesome friends we had: 20+ hours of free labor, a place to stay that night, a delicious meal, companionship for the kids and I, a truck for hauling the mold away and bringing in new supplies. We are so very blessed by our church family.<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZrMIGSm6zkF9BUE9bhKPm5guUiCJP8-vLEWaLn6hxEKlBxkozn1TsO80NOjj9zCbkNI_5aYRexKdHUlsx2SI7EDka73fzTj7Q9Pt_ShLRe1zvP-DulfqYfjeAahmW-SttlQRnhik4_5k/s1600-h/100_1394.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324943690545748178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZrMIGSm6zkF9BUE9bhKPm5guUiCJP8-vLEWaLn6hxEKlBxkozn1TsO80NOjj9zCbkNI_5aYRexKdHUlsx2SI7EDka73fzTj7Q9Pt_ShLRe1zvP-DulfqYfjeAahmW-SttlQRnhik4_5k/s400/100_1394.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And to further pile on the blessings, we found out last night that our insurance will cover above and beyond what we need to fix the problem- and to think we weren't even going to call them!</span><br /><div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-41149348866817420032009-03-31T10:04:00.002-05:002009-03-31T10:16:31.422-05:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It's so crazy that Eavan is already two months old! We had her well child checkup yesterday and found out she is 13 pounds, 6 ounces and 23 inches long. And while she's not the size Cate and Joel were at this age, she still seems so big! Eavan is a morning baby and is so happy and smiley right around 6 AM (much to my chagrin)- at night she fights sleep for hours. We decided to try some rice cereal to see if that would help fill her belly and make her sleep better.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jC_6LxBmH2ZPxN3ka-95l4-TT7IDC5T9q7fJy9KzE0MuK1cXjj_KWtKtrV4ZhjFxk3VhIy6KTTnCqLC73P0LfXa5PyoR_aDIUbBaaUGuILe_Av3BrI1YVkOWxpRRAjeqM3_lDqJBnBNz/s1600-h/100_1272.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319368246628229938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jC_6LxBmH2ZPxN3ka-95l4-TT7IDC5T9q7fJy9KzE0MuK1cXjj_KWtKtrV4ZhjFxk3VhIy6KTTnCqLC73P0LfXa5PyoR_aDIUbBaaUGuILe_Av3BrI1YVkOWxpRRAjeqM3_lDqJBnBNz/s400/100_1272.jpg" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-27037828835563518992009-03-22T18:30:00.002-05:002009-03-22T18:37:38.152-05:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Today we celebrated Joel's 5th birthday. He had his first official party and invited 15 of his closest friends and cousins. :) We ran around playing games, meeting the mouse (Joel reassured us all that it was "just a perthon inside"), opening gifts (which were all "Awethome!!!"), and partying like 5 year olds.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcb4VLAIHAaorhCvmx8b59g-1En6_AP7_i4IYETmZMST2E0zWrawyXd_Gy9WCQQtP_LcyArriM_yh-xPpZvWT9SLx-MhpvbiIBedeu4ICAwwOf2wKgtfn71b5wcjI6lOlwLcvQish9nqVh/s1600-h/100_1196.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316158779999949266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcb4VLAIHAaorhCvmx8b59g-1En6_AP7_i4IYETmZMST2E0zWrawyXd_Gy9WCQQtP_LcyArriM_yh-xPpZvWT9SLx-MhpvbiIBedeu4ICAwwOf2wKgtfn71b5wcjI6lOlwLcvQish9nqVh/s400/100_1196.jpg" /></a>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-6432944371343019552009-03-08T19:09:00.002-05:002009-03-08T19:15:48.400-05:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Much to my extreme delight we were able to visit a going-out-of-business sale at World Market last week. There are so very many things that I adore at World Market, not the least of which is their great selection of dining room furniture. Being the sucker for a clearance that I am...we came home with a new dining room set (which we did actually need) bought at 50% off! Adore with me, if you will....</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqR73JuQvXzMXN_tCZmIAla7meAYsxAeY-j7e760nM69mBXLi0FAi9xRmeyWT_LPfcpVI7GIICCOx-QhBQGthGSToC1FncDDbLvvbSFisyJAFF76BSGzryc7M4x_oMRX7XsgKeDLgVrga1/s1600-h/100_1152.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310973620680511298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqR73JuQvXzMXN_tCZmIAla7meAYsxAeY-j7e760nM69mBXLi0FAi9xRmeyWT_LPfcpVI7GIICCOx-QhBQGthGSToC1FncDDbLvvbSFisyJAFF76BSGzryc7M4x_oMRX7XsgKeDLgVrga1/s400/100_1152.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We will still need another chair and a bench for when the table is fully extended. And some rearranging is needed in the dining room- as soon as I have time to play around and find the best placement of furniture. </span></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-20923493192720996792009-02-09T19:54:00.003-06:002009-02-09T20:13:23.901-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XH3kswYxuQRia3m9QBs0DlC07VmZNsaxf4uBUXJ0p7N6KspR9G8L4YFCMZ5zjIiETNdCOOKAglA-dEHCHOn4x-3f_vjDQOI9x0UbF9PaVV_NrjYyL2vb1WXU_23WoP4tUGcQd3nRkh4F/s1600-h/100_1048.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300981952359761730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XH3kswYxuQRia3m9QBs0DlC07VmZNsaxf4uBUXJ0p7N6KspR9G8L4YFCMZ5zjIiETNdCOOKAglA-dEHCHOn4x-3f_vjDQOI9x0UbF9PaVV_NrjYyL2vb1WXU_23WoP4tUGcQd3nRkh4F/s400/100_1048.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">After five years without, we have been trying to adjust to having an infant around again. Naptimes, baby sounds, diaper changes....I don't believe that any meal has been served on time, the house is in a constant state of disarray. The world, for the moment, revolves around this tiny person. </span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cTA1b_Vh7O0ynUw72kDzecA4V9J4w3zhqg8l5LLG1Hh4U65j2PA8owVaFPTAzkYpnupZ7hnGPqA2sr7UegsOTfPq79j7wXyN6VJEEPBQ3csOLTOtq0qbNhLCpP3INGZ7ewRgkvtOoLOH/s1600-h/100_1043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300981947059679986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cTA1b_Vh7O0ynUw72kDzecA4V9J4w3zhqg8l5LLG1Hh4U65j2PA8owVaFPTAzkYpnupZ7hnGPqA2sr7UegsOTfPq79j7wXyN6VJEEPBQ3csOLTOtq0qbNhLCpP3INGZ7ewRgkvtOoLOH/s400/100_1043.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-20691794654775192172009-02-01T11:21:00.003-06:002009-02-01T18:46:47.269-06:00Eavan Grace<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I went in early Thursday morning for an induction and came home the next day with this...:)</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4r79SvfZlQWW4pZGqdOQJa_Q6taNbXq_klUxnSSGmtgclhJGVaOOByx6AugX7I-BGmS1Win2hI4nHqP7WZI8RvgphefeOVZQoOFfPiQkDyfEaGLmGYjHuQ4PakSn7V3BU9AHuYujRStE/s1600-h/100_0957.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297882212107482722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4r79SvfZlQWW4pZGqdOQJa_Q6taNbXq_klUxnSSGmtgclhJGVaOOByx6AugX7I-BGmS1Win2hI4nHqP7WZI8RvgphefeOVZQoOFfPiQkDyfEaGLmGYjHuQ4PakSn7V3BU9AHuYujRStE/s400/100_0957.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> After 6 and a half hours of labor, Eavan arrived looking, cock-eyed up at me. She was 7 pounds, 15 ounces and 19 inches long. She has a triple chin and big chipmunk cheeks. :)</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDehwV59YC4XRK-iX6F6pgjXMywGJ9v_fhxXJAR5TaDyVBtR2g0O5TAp4DN9NbuqQky1Pp9KSWwjrh0wtKVL1HfEmxWgpuLD3pIF3XvXbA0jdCnBgludRNIIlysJLee1ml4AlqLMg4PBS/s1600-h/100_0982.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297882203758523890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDehwV59YC4XRK-iX6F6pgjXMywGJ9v_fhxXJAR5TaDyVBtR2g0O5TAp4DN9NbuqQky1Pp9KSWwjrh0wtKVL1HfEmxWgpuLD3pIF3XvXbA0jdCnBgludRNIIlysJLee1ml4AlqLMg4PBS/s400/100_0982.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Eavan rarely cries- though she makes this face all the time. It seems she forgets what she was doing midway.</span><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50iqMlz8DOHv15bAqxCrIdnex5v5jKQXrI-3xr8NW1mOMl1ZQHJjAcmgEBncHpnSBx4CCv9LMI5DoZvm5fFkpr5xLQ49eMrJKvx_MdFLQZ_po4yzdNdTqsjlR7wkZv3B2myQousuUD2CF/s1600-h/100_0986.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297882184576253618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50iqMlz8DOHv15bAqxCrIdnex5v5jKQXrI-3xr8NW1mOMl1ZQHJjAcmgEBncHpnSBx4CCv9LMI5DoZvm5fFkpr5xLQ49eMrJKvx_MdFLQZ_po4yzdNdTqsjlR7wkZv3B2myQousuUD2CF/s400/100_0986.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">She (like her sister) sleeps with her arms up by her face and refuses to keep them tucked in her blanket, even when they are purple with cold.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyySN_Kz2TaLifd0py8FprfyKF6dQprg66pYOxP3n_dB_FkndFEZhNCmHuHh3Hi1-RGh3ho1fvMb36BU9jevObPfdxosb384XqHjwd3Hob7gBBZjkiQUhbmGCeAvxTafPJUSKokJfTeiXL/s1600-h/100_0994.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297882177040828306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyySN_Kz2TaLifd0py8FprfyKF6dQprg66pYOxP3n_dB_FkndFEZhNCmHuHh3Hi1-RGh3ho1fvMb36BU9jevObPfdxosb384XqHjwd3Hob7gBBZjkiQUhbmGCeAvxTafPJUSKokJfTeiXL/s400/100_0994.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A very rare picture with her eyes actually open. They only are for about five minutes before eating.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> And for those of you who are wondering...Eavan means beautiful and is pronounced EE-vuhn</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-4139325485743597012009-01-24T12:58:00.001-06:002009-01-24T13:01:05.437-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqglTrDseGVS4umZF1cqYABy6UZvcpDz1F0FNK28DQT8h4AkhYDRObaVN6kRBjS2I_kXRTaeF34e3IW9YUPEnUXkPV8ZIQhj4cIZpzpf4yMnitKtXNKrBMXXPFSfamkdjuUSZsxv6P9HMu/s1600-h/100_0902.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294937027124607042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqglTrDseGVS4umZF1cqYABy6UZvcpDz1F0FNK28DQT8h4AkhYDRObaVN6kRBjS2I_kXRTaeF34e3IW9YUPEnUXkPV8ZIQhj4cIZpzpf4yMnitKtXNKrBMXXPFSfamkdjuUSZsxv6P9HMu/s400/100_0902.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Joel lost his first tooth today. He is very excited! He has another loose one that will be following soon. </span><br /><div></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-36469390127066177242009-01-14T14:47:00.005-06:002009-01-14T15:19:41.199-06:00Counting my blessings...<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">from children who bring me gifts of artwork all throughout my day (even if some of the depictions of me are quite too proportionately realistic for my ego)....</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTxe0M5Zcrv8aeByRcYzCj2RNJmx6DhsgCg2sJaoEq1zQhKWtdb3HGsarUop-81i3Hf_44-wu5xlP94JjMt_9OjLRX4U_Wbuk26YybRlHJlTsJNkzdDPEAfHCXdLbNsFXwA6bWrgHt1cB/s1600-h/100_0893.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291255690292409106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTxe0M5Zcrv8aeByRcYzCj2RNJmx6DhsgCg2sJaoEq1zQhKWtdb3HGsarUop-81i3Hf_44-wu5xlP94JjMt_9OjLRX4U_Wbuk26YybRlHJlTsJNkzdDPEAfHCXdLbNsFXwA6bWrgHt1cB/s400/100_0893.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">to a healthy pregnancy and being ready for our child and anxiously awaiting her arrival... </span><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZyGvgaWmGFD27IS1NQEU_mKC6m7yqHJSHWdQZcuqEs6GIZqLFGx7E4p2N_nOXjGqJtOlwQoKsnTAirP9xEeVKCH6QtL_fwi9SsxlXyohAkis8eoA_t5Wcn8sqGI4GHzgf7fk5d8x1JRY/s1600-h/100_0890.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291255683239057266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZyGvgaWmGFD27IS1NQEU_mKC6m7yqHJSHWdQZcuqEs6GIZqLFGx7E4p2N_nOXjGqJtOlwQoKsnTAirP9xEeVKCH6QtL_fwi9SsxlXyohAkis8eoA_t5Wcn8sqGI4GHzgf7fk5d8x1JRY/s400/100_0890.jpg" border="0" /></a> to finding good deals and actually being able to take advantage of them...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToeTWNu8VW3naY6cdfa1iL52PoYHxp4J-rcbdeDUurFIlZbXF5o5JTEyvxkq2eYkwxDIotag_kzUjPul7OSNiQar4Uz7GSfNNRozb_Vi3twW7GkIsxjgl2Q9Dj88_e7HSzIDD-y5uN8b6/s1600-h/100_0898.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291255676526069634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToeTWNu8VW3naY6cdfa1iL52PoYHxp4J-rcbdeDUurFIlZbXF5o5JTEyvxkq2eYkwxDIotag_kzUjPul7OSNiQar4Uz7GSfNNRozb_Vi3twW7GkIsxjgl2Q9Dj88_e7HSzIDD-y5uN8b6/s400/100_0898.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">and yes, I suppose, even blizzards and wind and treacherous weather that remind us that God is God and we are tiny (but significant) pieces to the puzzle.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">My days are far from relaxing, my house is never clean and my children are not perfect and though I can feel myself sliding closer and closer to the steps of an institution, there is a peace to my life. And I am quite happy to be right here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-27712746770142976262008-12-30T09:40:00.003-06:002008-12-30T09:46:10.316-06:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Last night was Roger's birthday. Cate was very excited to make him a cake with her new Easy Bake oven that she had gotten for Christmas. Daddy was properly appreciative of the quarter inch thick cake with packaged chocolate drizzle on top. :)</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81ozVfPKuk7uOSKE2Qx0zh2GvwAmBCkL16XalTvsRnQ7eAqPP_1yTWsKcSAt33to1zlyAR_l6heDwThp4ZBNuNCtE7rpHA2i8gJ0Gkoow2trBesciL_LCUiys0G9wv2-pci5CEK3fYRsx/s1600-h/100_0866.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285608999406531506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81ozVfPKuk7uOSKE2Qx0zh2GvwAmBCkL16XalTvsRnQ7eAqPP_1yTWsKcSAt33to1zlyAR_l6heDwThp4ZBNuNCtE7rpHA2i8gJ0Gkoow2trBesciL_LCUiys0G9wv2-pci5CEK3fYRsx/s400/100_0866.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutcG7hAdkNDtJ7ui7PLATfe-JyRvRs7kKBpdi91LbRIXw8Tq4YEWOCh_5UV7aJKrg6W-WQsJqFFJypizf0uNtKEuPp18jXp2_vxNPI3XohnRAnvFH3XmEjOFYslPFpVeMjhQaYvKKkevM/s1600-h/100_0867.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285608990301539330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutcG7hAdkNDtJ7ui7PLATfe-JyRvRs7kKBpdi91LbRIXw8Tq4YEWOCh_5UV7aJKrg6W-WQsJqFFJypizf0uNtKEuPp18jXp2_vxNPI3XohnRAnvFH3XmEjOFYslPFpVeMjhQaYvKKkevM/s400/100_0867.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448690235470465992.post-59548723447128092862008-12-30T09:19:00.005-06:002008-12-30T09:39:55.658-06:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I have been slacking on my blogging lately- with good reason. :) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">My long-lost husband returned home from overseas early this month and we've been busy spending all of his time off with him- he was able to take over a month off! </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Here is some of what we've been up to:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">* celebrating homecomings and families</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">* welcoming father and husband, brother and son </span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtxKQM2QIgRbaYNvTVrAg57UTe3myVQrXTcEJl-Eb8-l-vxdIqUC9BooOAWAu2q28-TjnEeqEacU54e-_6gOxjAGOHY6KZr8ozM3530cCvp4lD6CjKhxepXCFiiL4IgZiXdALnUBpgUer/s1600-h/100_0819.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285603898490838498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtxKQM2QIgRbaYNvTVrAg57UTe3myVQrXTcEJl-Eb8-l-vxdIqUC9BooOAWAu2q28-TjnEeqEacU54e-_6gOxjAGOHY6KZr8ozM3530cCvp4lD6CjKhxepXCFiiL4IgZiXdALnUBpgUer/s400/100_0819.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">* rollercoaster riding (for Roger and the kids at Nickelodeon Universe)</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhr7C_sM2gCOYALj9FZCaDidsrJ-Dy7MYUk4c1rlPtAK9xN1uUu7YC9keJ4pZ0wAKQvcOBZnweGgOgcM2FAdpnOSmk69QLy5fVllWbpVMiPHGpyFH4qvJyrrIPdarPQ0YjOSwSgmTZeRHJ/s1600-h/100_0829.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285603888999413858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhr7C_sM2gCOYALj9FZCaDidsrJ-Dy7MYUk4c1rlPtAK9xN1uUu7YC9keJ4pZ0wAKQvcOBZnweGgOgcM2FAdpnOSmk69QLy5fVllWbpVMiPHGpyFH4qvJyrrIPdarPQ0YjOSwSgmTZeRHJ/s400/100_0829.jpg" border="0" /></a> * making snow forts and tunnels on the few days that it hasn't been too cold or too blizzard-y to be outside!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cgxGE9iDDoBx53qHb7W53RFleHLTQcmpMKRxn_5sM7xPe90wqBXDuNTvQ7h4C7AYpwM30cqF_r0brWjXVpHvXvjDv9Gmt8gMoCIhZXkgOprHQg0L4ncWR3HHlai9t3ahTnqsm93FsNtQ/s1600-h/100_0853.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285603877993483922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cgxGE9iDDoBx53qHb7W53RFleHLTQcmpMKRxn_5sM7xPe90wqBXDuNTvQ7h4C7AYpwM30cqF_r0brWjXVpHvXvjDv9Gmt8gMoCIhZXkgOprHQg0L4ncWR3HHlai9t3ahTnqsm93FsNtQ/s400/100_0853.jpg" border="0" /></a>* feeling blessed by our Father for the gifts he has given<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03jeEm3Dtgy4WhTaHvyEgZj9N8LndhLzDa_5mpn4uZIRBHN0C8GuonMEfujhyphenhyphen8ahgrLoafF-qNs67MM01HVXJX2WvG0TaUitEq1EmZsLvXzRawG0lkFIuZDTrdzEd_tis7ehbNSScdd6x/s1600-h/100_0861.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285603877698157154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03jeEm3Dtgy4WhTaHvyEgZj9N8LndhLzDa_5mpn4uZIRBHN0C8GuonMEfujhyphenhyphen8ahgrLoafF-qNs67MM01HVXJX2WvG0TaUitEq1EmZsLvXzRawG0lkFIuZDTrdzEd_tis7ehbNSScdd6x/s400/100_0861.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div>Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07314735606614197205noreply@blogger.com0