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A day in the life of mommy, daddy and our little sweet peaskristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.comBlogger387125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-27111094750277021532009-10-22T23:24:00.003-05:002009-10-22T23:24:40.622-05:00The EndAlright y'all (like how I went Paula Deen on ya?) I've decided I'm no longer going to try and string together any kind of blog here anymore. I just can't get myself to write and when I feel like it, I honestly have nothing to say. :-( So, here it is - the end of my blog. It was fun while it lasted, but I just don't have it in me anymore. <br />
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Thanks for reading when I did write. It was great to have you as a reader!kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-74078357359899891642009-09-23T00:05:00.000-05:002009-09-23T00:05:00.103-05:00WFMW :: Disposal with a twist.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwivHbFg9QXe69LnuUTyTuT1-abxweM3xzW6KGykjVYJGv2LLVXEoYzKKxmKHy6WUX3r7zGgTzOaFZtjFemQ25svBoiYOlkzMtSaMrQpb2wlqdmkf10v7goiGIBLOMrv7W634YYFsrhs4/s1600-h/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" iq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwivHbFg9QXe69LnuUTyTuT1-abxweM3xzW6KGykjVYJGv2LLVXEoYzKKxmKHy6WUX3r7zGgTzOaFZtjFemQ25svBoiYOlkzMtSaMrQpb2wlqdmkf10v7goiGIBLOMrv7W634YYFsrhs4/s200/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg" /></a><br />
</div>Did you know that a cut-up lemon or orange ground up in your garbage disposal can freshen it up? I don't remember where I learned this trick but I remembered it one day when I thought my disposal smelled a little... uh, iffy. I had some oranges in the fridge, cut one up and threw it in the disposal (with the water on, of course) and whaddaya know? Disposal that smells as good as it possibly can. No more stinky garbage disposal! So, if you find that yours stinks - toss a cut up lemon or orange in there and it'll do the trick!<br />
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Want some more awesome tips? Head on over to <a href="http://www.wearethatfamily.com/">We Are That Family</a>!kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-82833007034570898752009-09-16T00:01:00.000-05:002009-09-16T00:01:00.298-05:00Works for me Wednesday:: CDs for $1!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkeJLA0q5hGfUsP2EJ4kqkA3zyWVdhKuTc7Y4nV53RpenvAXyal_fpCVCCWYhBph90hsnHUJ4UhQGCMMkVPLC4XWjsC6vQiJITPBwE_Mdepry4iMTJRoH8l7nCoOzcv8Tvcfxa-jAZX4/s1600-h/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkeJLA0q5hGfUsP2EJ4kqkA3zyWVdhKuTc7Y4nV53RpenvAXyal_fpCVCCWYhBph90hsnHUJ4UhQGCMMkVPLC4XWjsC6vQiJITPBwE_Mdepry4iMTJRoH8l7nCoOzcv8Tvcfxa-jAZX4/s200/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Recently David and I have discovered what great gems you can find in the CD's clearence section of <a href="http://www.halfpricebooks.com/">Half Price Books</a>. Sometimes it takes quite a while to find things since you have to flip through everything, but it's worth it. David will go to HPB for like a half an hour and come home after only spending $15 and he'll have 13 new CDs. There are lots of CDs in there for $2 and $3 as well, but the $1 are the best finds! He found a brand new, never opened <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Imagination-Movers-Those-About-Hop/dp/B0028EQMO4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1252852411&sr=8-1">Imagination Movers</a> for $1. He also found <a href="http://www.amazon.com/WE-ARE-LAURIE-BERKNER-BAND/dp/B000CSTKMO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1252852471&sr=1-3">The Laurie Berkner Band</a> DVD Audio for $1. He thought it was a cd and then found out (after purchasing) that it was a DVD and was bummed becuase he thought it was a cd but then we discovered the kids actually LOVE the DVD. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">If you have a Half Price Books near you I definitely recommend heading in and checking out their CD selection, you never know what you might find. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">For more great tips, head on over to <a href="http://www.wearethatfamily.com/">We Are That Family</a>. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-42482322281845879752009-09-14T22:42:00.001-05:002009-09-15T22:23:26.270-05:00Speaking of tuning inAs part of National Baby Safety Month, my friend Missy (from <a href="http://www.themarketingmama.com/">The Marketing Mama</a>) is going to be on the <a href="http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/subindex/morning_news">Fox 9 Morning News</a> (which by the way, is my favorite morning news station!) this Wednesday, the 16th, at 9 a.m. She'll be sharing her reviews of the featured products with everyone! Missy will also have the products featured on her blog (I'm assuming afterwards) but you should totally check her out when she airs! <br />
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If you haven't "met" Missy yet, take a moment and head on over to <a href="http://www.themarketingmama.com/">her blog</a>. I promise you'll like her; she's a really cool and smart lady.<br />
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p.s. I just wanted to add - I'm excited that I will be one person that may soon be able to say, "I knew her before she got famous!"kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-43790990749484222362009-09-13T10:26:00.002-05:002009-09-13T10:32:06.370-05:00Are you tuning in?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABGqiGdvMauIO-ORCMvCOzRiDvr0-yEFTVDCOQWclcire2rgLS3ZH1EY9tRsfaPBOXSeTiCRaKKkaaYDENMnrd-Pg-9z7jK4ot1uC5uq-1e4d11Y7Lj7iUPSIWdiKtELhn8QQK8-PrnI/s1600-h/tv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABGqiGdvMauIO-ORCMvCOzRiDvr0-yEFTVDCOQWclcire2rgLS3ZH1EY9tRsfaPBOXSeTiCRaKKkaaYDENMnrd-Pg-9z7jK4ot1uC5uq-1e4d11Y7Lj7iUPSIWdiKtELhn8QQK8-PrnI/s200/tv.jpg" /></a></div>Ever since I can remember I have always been so excited for the new fall TV lineup. It seems every year my list gets shorter and shorter of shows I'm looking forward to. Oh well, I have two kids, a husband and school to attend - I don't really have much time for TV anyways... especially because we don't have Tivo or a DVR. Some shows I can catch first run but sometimes (if a show is aired on a Mon-Thu night) I have to watch it at a re-run, online or OnDemand. <br />
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This fall I'm looking forward to:<br />
<a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/brothers-and-sisters">Brothers & Sisters</a> - Premieres on ABC on Sunday, September 27 at 9pm <br />
<a href="http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/">The Biggest Loser</a> - Premieres on NBC on Tuesday, September 15 at 7pm <br />
<a href="http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.do">Dexter</a> - Premieres on Showtime Sunday, September 27 at 8pm (wish I had Showtime for this one!)<br />
<a href="http://www.nbc.com/community/">Community</a> - Premieres on NBC Thursday, September 17 at 8:30pm <br />
<a href="http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/">The Office</a> - Premieres on NBC Thursday, September 17 at 8pm <br />
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Continuing to watch:<br />
<a href="http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef">Top Chef</a>: Airs on Bravo Wednesday nights at 9pm.<br />
<a href="http://www.foxreality.com/househusbands/">Househusbands of Hollywood</a>: Airs on Fox Reality Saturday nights at 8pm.<br />
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Waiting for:<br />
<a href="http://www.hbo.com/biglove/">Big Love</a> on HBO<br />
<a href="http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/niptuck/">Nip/Tuck</a> on FX<br />
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What shows are you looking forward to this fall?kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-70188575049260445472009-09-08T10:02:00.003-05:002009-09-08T10:39:48.444-05:00Since you've been gone........Er, actually, since I'VE been gone a lot has happened. Obviously it would take me forever and a day to update everything that we've done in the last 3 months, so I'll give you the quick rundown. <br />
<ul style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I got another tattoo! Well, it's technically two (one on each shoulder) but I say one. It's a pair of swallows. I got them for the kids. Swallows represent loyalty and pride. They always come back home and I would like to think that I am home to Graycen and Parker. </li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We got family pictures done by Emily Schnick, who happens to be an old friend of David's family. It was sort of a One Year birthday shoot for Parker/family picture day. We went down to Hidden Falls in Highland Park and Emily shot our pictures. She did a FANTASTIC job! You should <a href="http://www.emilyschnick.blogspot.com/">go check her out</a>!</li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Parker turned one! Woo hoo and Boo Hoo all at the same time. My little baby is officially a toddler now and it's such a bittersweet moment. He started walking about a month after his birthday and now he's all over the place. </li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Parker was officially diagnosed with food allergies. After a scary discovery that he was allergic to peanuts (I had to call 9-1-1 even) we had the allergy testing done again. Turns out he is allergice to peanuts, eggs and soy. We now have to be very aware of what he eats and always carry around EpiPens. I'll write more on this one later. </li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Our sweet niece, Ava Mae, was born to my little brother, Zach and his fiancee, Emma on June 28. She is absolutely adorable! </li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Graycen went and spent the weekend up north with Grandma, Grandpa and Buttons. Now, Buttons is their dog and while up there those two created such a bond. She sure loves that puppy. This was her first time away from home so it was pretty rough on myself, David and Parker. Parker was so grumpy and whiney the whole time she was gone. Poor guy missed his sister. She had a great time though! There's another trip in the works, we'll just see when it will be!</li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We made a trip to Como Zoo and the kids enjoyed it like they always do!</li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">As a family we went out to this mini family fun day at Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove. Graycen had fallen asleep on the way out there so she was a grump for the first little bit that we were there. She got to do a few little crafts, but her favorite thing was when she got "a tattoo" on her cheek. She sat till long enough for the lady to paint a tiger with a rainbow on her cheek. It was pretty cute. </li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Graycen was a flower girl in our friends, Dino & Dana's wedding. She was adorable in her little dress and tiara. She wouldn't cooperate for pictures, but did so well walking down the aisle with Bobby (the ring bearer) It was a beautiful wedding and we couldn't have been happier to have Graycen in it. </li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Graycen was asked to be flower girl in another wedding! Our niece, Katie, is getting married next August and her and Josh decided to ask if Graycen would like to be their flower girl. She was super excited when I asked her if she would like to. Of course we accepted! </li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">David and I got a night out and went and enjoyed Jason Mraz at the Xcel Center. He was amazing, as he always is. His openers were Bushwalla, K'Naan and G. Love & Special Sauce. The show was fantastic!!</li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The whole gang made the trip to the fair. The kids were great and they both fell asleep in the stroller, which allowed more time for David and I to stroll around and look at more stuff (and of course, eat more!)</li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I made Ambassador at school. In short, what this means is I'm kind of like an honors student/teacher's aide. I will be graduating with additional honors because of it. You're chosen based on your grades, attendence, behaviors and participation. I'm very proud to say I have kept my GPA at 3.89 and have only missed 2 days of school. Not too bad!</li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We met up with my aunt Diane at the MN Zoo. Graycen instantly became her bestie and they hung out the whole time. It was a great time, the weather was perfect and since the fair was going on - we really had no traffic there!</li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We tried to get Graycen into Head Start. Did you know there are income guidelines and waiting lists to meet to be able to get into this program? That's crazy to me, but whatever. Anyways, because I am in school we actually meet the income guidelines right now BUT there is a huge waiting list. There were 174 kids on the list ahead of where we would be had we chosen to put Graycen on it. The average wait time to get her in - 8-14 months. No thanks, we'll find somewhere else.. even if it means we have to pay to get her in there. </li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Graycen turned three! We had a mini celebration at my aunt Rae's house last Sunday when they had a BBQ and we brought a cake and it turned into a little party. </li>
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday was her actual birthday and Ma (David's mom) came down for the day. Our plan was to hit up Como Zoo after we went brithday hopping for the girl, but there was seriously no place to park over there. It was horrible. Change of plans - we went to Applebee's for some lunch and then went back home. Both kids fell asleep in the truck on the way home and Graycen stayed asleep. We waited awhile then woke her up so we could do cake and presents before Ma had to leave for home. It was a good day. </div></li>
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If I think of something I will add it in.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-29958892980845093142009-09-07T09:13:00.007-05:002009-09-07T09:46:15.376-05:00Happy Labor Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziq7-AYFlusAjDz-KAgXgrWLYc6OzIKx3P1wm8CQrohQYHEIAmMaIH-iGWcEJW9Td3kAhDDq9afqrhQCqFSslRuY4SLK-e74OPlVP6k41WL0qxwrbiaPymHjx4oCshwOlGjWTnW_4weA/s1600-h/n506357465_35684_2866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziq7-AYFlusAjDz-KAgXgrWLYc6OzIKx3P1wm8CQrohQYHEIAmMaIH-iGWcEJW9Td3kAhDDq9afqrhQCqFSslRuY4SLK-e74OPlVP6k41WL0qxwrbiaPymHjx4oCshwOlGjWTnW_4weA/s200/n506357465_35684_2866.jpg" /></a></div>For me, Labor Day has been different ever since 2006. You see, I actually went into labor with Graycen on <span style="color: black;">Labor</span> Day. So since then, it has kind of served as a mini day of reflection for me. I constantly find myself thinking, "at this time <strong>xx</strong> years ago I was doing (fill in the blank.)" It has been 3 years since she was born but I still remember everything so clearly - almost to the minutes still. It's amazing! <br />
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Even though Graycen's birthday was 2 days ago I'm still going to wish her a very happy 3rd birthday. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Graycen - </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnwVUb_IGHKn2UijshEkMu2NFNxtbq75kMgtCjY8EMI6pbsgBXD15l_etP4SyJSEL5biR2hjak2FWeht8M1fDV6X2sHQGXDWtjfM3XSuWMSga0ewWuAJbmZr_GwJQ8cs8Z5KCc8b9nqQ/s1600-h/bbb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnwVUb_IGHKn2UijshEkMu2NFNxtbq75kMgtCjY8EMI6pbsgBXD15l_etP4SyJSEL5biR2hjak2FWeht8M1fDV6X2sHQGXDWtjfM3XSuWMSga0ewWuAJbmZr_GwJQ8cs8Z5KCc8b9nqQ/s200/bbb.jpg" /></a>To our little sweetie girl who is so incredibly intelligent, crazy, amazing, beautiful, imaginative and so many more words that I can't even come up with right now, Happy Birthday! Mommy, Daddy and Parker love you more than anything in this world! Hope your 3s bring you many good things!!<br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">...And at this time 3 years ago I was probably just rolling (literally) out of bed getting ready to do some housecleaning...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div>Interested in reading her birth story? Click <a href="http://sweetpeagraycen.blogspot.com/2006/09/graycens-birth-story.html"><strong>here</strong></a>.kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-37933013561787027462009-09-07T00:27:00.001-05:002009-09-07T00:28:02.881-05:00I swear I'm still alive.. I promise.I know, I know, I know. You don't need to give me the third degree for being away for so long. I'm sorry. Life has kind of gotten in the way and my blog was the first thing to be let go once I got too busy. Also, I will admit, I <strike>am having an affair with Facebook</strike> was spending a few moments each day over on Facebook and my blog got the back burner because of it. <br />
If you haven't noticed, I've given the blog a huge overhaul. I'm hoping this will bring back some of my motivation to write over here. I do miss being able to speak in more than 3rd person (like you do on your Facebook status) and being able to write in more than as many characters that can fit into my little status update box. I miss talking - even if nobody is listening. Boy, oh boy, do I miss my Works for me Wedneday posts! Heck, I just miss blogging.<br />
I've missed you, friends. Hopefully some of you still come back and you'll be happy/surprised to find that I'm here again. I can't wait to write some more!kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-36562608942462261792009-06-04T06:53:00.001-05:002009-06-04T07:59:23.122-05:00I want to know..There are some things I have been wondering lately and thought - what better place to put them than on my blog?<br /><br /><ul><li>Have you ever used Mederma or any scar reduction cream? I have a really ugly scar on my back from where they removed a mole last fall and I would just like to lighten it. It's really dark pinkish/purple and well, like I said, just ugly! Any tips?</li><li>Do you use Oxyclean or any product like it? With an almost pre-schooler and a toddler on the loose you can bet we have stains galore on our kids' clothes. I know they're kids and that's what they do, but I'd love to be able to salvage things so they're not always wearing stained clothes. I also want there to be a higher resale value for them when they've outgrown them. If you do use a stain removal product, please let me know what you use and how you use it. </li><li>Got any great tips on how to rid an almost 3 year old of a pacifier? Graycen has become too dependant on her pacifier (which she didn't pick up until Parker was born) I know we'll need to replace this with another comfort item I just don't know how to do it. She screams in the middle of the night if she can't find it and will not go to sleep without it. HELP!</li></ul><p>Thanks for your help!</p>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-25187040091727726282009-06-03T10:42:00.004-05:002009-06-03T10:50:09.995-05:00Works for me Wednesday :: Zip it up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkChi3YYwcRISkqRscelp8aYsMxsh8YA6i_BM_WolJ30AubLECvbAMf7QMjMrdgTqol2zhYs5TcGRnDz_ATf7AetSY8w6PbMb1xgujED2t_5J6f8_V4Gl541cqNLeDqWXcNUL4-ye-ID0/s1600-h/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343128261117090242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkChi3YYwcRISkqRscelp8aYsMxsh8YA6i_BM_WolJ30AubLECvbAMf7QMjMrdgTqol2zhYs5TcGRnDz_ATf7AetSY8w6PbMb1xgujED2t_5J6f8_V4Gl541cqNLeDqWXcNUL4-ye-ID0/s200/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg" /></a>Last weekend when we decided to take a trip to the zoo we forgot the stroller. Now, with two kids in tow and a diaper bag you know this was going to be interesting. Well, Graycen decided she didn't want to wear her little zip up jacket and the diaper bag was too full to jam it in there. My only options were going to be:<br /><ul><li>A: Tie it around her waist and constantly watch to make sure it doesn't fall off.</li><li>B: Carry it around and have one less hand for child handling and making sure I don't set it down somewhere.</li><li>C: Make her wear it even though she didn't want to. </li><li>D: Figure something out - pronto!</li></ul><p>Thankfully I was able to think of something out - pronto! I took her jacket, wraped it around the strap of the diaper bag (like the strap was the body) and zipped it up. Now her jacket was not going to go anywhere because it was closed around the strap of the diaper bag! That works for me!</p><p>For more awesome tips head on over to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.wearethatfamily.com">We Are That Family</a>. </p>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-57310194673946734242009-05-31T12:43:00.008-05:002009-05-31T13:29:52.143-05:00A Day at the ZooLast weekend we decided to take a trip to Como Zoo. I kind of thought it would be just packed since it was Memorial Day weekend, the weather was gorgeous and well, it was a Saturday. It wasn't too crowded and surprisingly, we found a parking spot in the mini lot right next to the carousel and entrance - that was amazing and a good sign things were going to go well! Yep, things went well for all of like 2 seconds. We got out of the car and David went to set up the stroller when he opened up the trunk to two huge Rubbermaid bins of kids clothes. CRAP! I forgot to take the bins out and put the double stroller in. I've been meaning to go to Once Upon A Child for the last couple of weeks and have yet to make it there. Usually the stroller is in the trunk so there's never a worry about it. Well, not this time. So, we just have Graycen walk and David said he'd carry Parker. I remembered they had strollers you could rent and then once we got inside I thought that it was only the MN Zoo that had strollers for rent since I didn't see them anywhere. It's OK, we'll handle it. About 20 minutes in I see a family with rented strollers. DRAT! We could have rented a stroller. Oh well. We made our way through the zoo just fine. We weren't too hot, it wasn't too crowded and Graycen did a fantastic job of staying by us! They both enjoyed the animals and I think Parker enjoyed the fish more than anything. All in all, it was a good trip.<br />My only disappointment was the fact that we got pictures of Graycen on the turtle like we've done every time we've gone but couldn't get Parker's. The line was way too long after we took Graycen's picture and Parker was so ready to go. Next time we go I guess we'll get one. I'm just hoping we make there again this summer.<br />Now, for your viewing pleasure - MILLIONS of pictures!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342050684984988594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50cVPMpsOPUoPssRGZWQUrMUwWHoh2E8JAUtcRqCjuEzpRcN6moLoQtwU2GOVTKlA-Kn8fMEw0Mf3d1ciY0dKejnJ7qilZ-kuD4btUMdCoJI-K0KrrPInCYZ7mUu9s3HmGFcw2vee3_c/s320/IMG_3617.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342050688389677522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYa19iiRv9MW8GRIHjVojQAbfI5Q4795-l3zTFYr6qKGzoxnpUkZj1LoeenOXZOBTa2Q7H4oFd-SBxcmY3LBpyH4mhzmOrs_kacwYnKiGHOu_g1rY3Mr-BnGPIoqDm2yffPy4W3uQYR_U/s320/IMG_3620.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342050693107235090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00gL66sb9OHh1TYsfIllhTyaQ15kg2hzojFbymBdl1cXmddyALIysTG9OA3ASUcaULwlaBxezfZOmhJrqRgBmB56PglnCryEdaMaUnImUxD-f_gfBrA0uQVnLBiVyEqldYlHhQxYcrzk/s320/IMG_3621.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXboQtvEBK_HriOr09rBfZQcDzriBuwZnAoP6lUaB3NLuO8hAlOStrqxNz2qxd7nBEHFM1FKV2L2NwLpoAdi7Qm2bvhkhgs-x3zPKtb0dEnHOWA4cSD-oj01YiS3ffow7v95HY_AP7dwg/s1600-h/IMG_3627.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342054167243191026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXboQtvEBK_HriOr09rBfZQcDzriBuwZnAoP6lUaB3NLuO8hAlOStrqxNz2qxd7nBEHFM1FKV2L2NwLpoAdi7Qm2bvhkhgs-x3zPKtb0dEnHOWA4cSD-oj01YiS3ffow7v95HY_AP7dwg/s320/IMG_3627.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342053222489916194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1P6G2lnSMsn_h_jm6B7a-nLmwwyAyeWND_5hyGWMywk3BPbneb1gusKw-Ju-ZPWJgpPVa70QfLFpOlIW2wy_g2ZhjQpj37o3t1jWDO9t8KFEBxgd4yeqW59SkZdXGqSd_FPzinMa3g8/s320/IMG_3628.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342053217245225858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcsV1WzQNBSvz0DwjX9symDWSA0nNXTzZZHf_aRPEVqfMiytcSmtbCH8JXgh611nUrqm3PoOHxLh1H82HHZo0J7Mho-ydB8n1rwGVYQssnddR0KTceh07go1o2S04rCR7uPmcOoOTgu4/s320/IMG_3632.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342053215295809842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qyAQv1vs6VqMbcmBfw3LoAHTbnsb2uLwERi7-hFNFwQbOOaA1NboZSErI74eTwRFGuYLpbnobINehss1n2kQOtrm6rKKlybmcnrnnAVXZu1W4j6eWO6pO4LSNwakNAwFuRp8_oxlK6c/s320/IMG_3638.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342051488876777842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhpbAyCBPxpiwJa1m34EiA1Sz2h6KGtDEDPRQd7GmsTmB2Pbo91c5p4-DzZELtTezTst6neNup2SH0o21nvSKQE8V4u6F-LQmIq_yaty-DX_EcEdDJZQbGIyvwA5yQLe5T_ykTMuWeqs/s320/IMG_3679.JPG" /> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgDj9ZXRdedTFj152gVvMLQXn4iH6yQfgYLXzlrmCenStap80jtYGctokAKN57MJAyP8fLWiKoQIIv2KWN395bcgRoFH7xqsrYFqOyUwgFr_mLLwxMk9fHjP3fXMeMTPOD6yJjbmCegc/s1600-h/IMG_3627.JPG"></a><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342051480132083010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADXlyasMU0mEJDA2qggGXmJl0U12ODExhwBMVeqW0WKqtpc3f-hJ3NaKLKB7F3Wm25R7lf3uBBZWZ5ysBgfbvtnlQxtJX_Z8aBFFehiom8uGarKGCzEzLdQ87NuogrLkjFSm6KGJhcOg/s320/IMG_3682.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342051476981537394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtR31TJLPsHyhYAExCAUgijRdaMxSYxGQDvHY1QYKzPpRJ3LsjWHWMSRiGgNE1LAbUNzR0-gZrLCjAFfdyHhe-vKCjhaJR56TjNtG3DqSUtnevU9JYKboZS6QEY8DFfsDDIwksE2CObk/s320/IMG_3685.JPG" /> <div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342051472589956434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CiIgFCDyuvJjxKoNAspUDUvQx3238Wotet8EFOSogkXAgmc2jwWTcKGJSLxXylUQSE3s-n9SQEkQtV1lkI2HJVhXCXKTx0r2ee99mfTCZFHfLLJ_zLs0eoR1MaraRo2-p4hkQChWWig/s320/IMG_3687.JPG" /> <div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342051461523933442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwISzXntfAL6rK25gXOH0bnQpypBD6-Hngzz1bnoiKXoKkkZiBP0-VuY7WaJzHW6v9qQhDZy2Uw0j1wWzyuNa5pVYsipIPdbGZQb3f0b4GFDrC1UcJc-XdgLHvI8KxqPPW6vZvW2R6ErY/s320/IMG_3689.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-48661042346939405462009-05-25T09:44:00.003-05:002009-05-25T09:49:58.528-05:00You can win $1000 in FREE groceries!<a href="http://tinyurl.com/dh4ezr"><img src="http://www.momlogic.com/images/HGbadge.jpg"></a><br /><br />Would you like to win $1000 in free groceries? I know I would! Head over to MomLogic and you can enter to win.kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-84367116382698910282009-05-20T00:01:00.002-05:002009-05-20T06:07:21.346-05:00Works for me Wednesday :: How to save those precious drawings without the clutter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqsB5mZRFP5bQW17ktjn7d_GXmWElzDGZheiHmPiTz2FpfPYop4V8gPBeKU81LlsU4KLalcpqgp2CeSVsc1Mzmv0atzY7KsAm43vS7BZjoxinVLkg4pQ8eN2GGigo_c-K9UUIxW6NkuU/s1600-h/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336239016740779026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqsB5mZRFP5bQW17ktjn7d_GXmWElzDGZheiHmPiTz2FpfPYop4V8gPBeKU81LlsU4KLalcpqgp2CeSVsc1Mzmv0atzY7KsAm43vS7BZjoxinVLkg4pQ8eN2GGigo_c-K9UUIxW6NkuU/s200/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg" /></a>My friend Sarah just posted on her blog about how she is having a hard time getting rid of any of the precious drawings her daughter has made for them. When she spoke of that, it reminded me of a tip I read somewhere. I thought it was an excellent tip (one that I will definitely use myself) and thought it might be worth sharing with the rest of you!<br /><div></div><br /><div>Instead of keeping all of the pictures that you "could just <em><strong>never</strong></em> get rid of" piled in a shoe box and without tossing them all out with the recycling I have an alternative. If you have a scanner at home, take each picture and scan it into your computer. Once you've scanned it in, save it in its own folder. You can label each one with the date or just keep it in folders for the month and year or just one large one for the year. At the end of the year just burn everything to a CD. Now you've saved all of the precious artwork without the clutter and can still keep the memories. Of course you still have to save some of the actual hard copies... now that's the hard part - deciding which ones you actually keep. </div><div></div><br /><div>I also remember someone saying after they've scanned the photo onto the computer, they set their screensaver to rotate these pictures. Now they'll always be in use, too! </div><div></div><br /><div>For more awesome tips, head on over to <a href="http://www.wearethatfamily.com/"><span style="color:#000066;">We Are That Family</span></a>. </div>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-28300235530366770502009-05-19T23:41:00.000-05:002009-05-19T23:41:01.335-05:00Some people's kids"Ohmigosh you're old!" Yep, someone said that to me today. The girl was a mere 3 years younger than myself. Ha ha. I'm all of 26 years and I'm old? Wow.. I'd hate to know how old someone that's 40 is. Some people's kids.kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-19137650507910241582009-05-17T01:40:00.000-05:002009-05-17T01:40:00.568-05:00The girl with a million facesGraycen's new thing when you're taking her picture is to make faces. She'll sit nicely for one or two and then says "Ok! Make faces now!" It's so cute. So, here are the ones that are just on the memory card or comuter already. Ha ha!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASf1lh-Lb5BVJT04yneMh8pvTx7J_AMhnBws6C_Pxv1Hs4dD6Ac-khz_R7LcnJHeGfi3f-nNkBmosb14xhWxXUpv08RHldlF-NNW1WfGYCNhfo26QRAFxy1J2NYrQbvRVjtzbdWeM9OI/s1600-h/IMG_3510.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336257671553145314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASf1lh-Lb5BVJT04yneMh8pvTx7J_AMhnBws6C_Pxv1Hs4dD6Ac-khz_R7LcnJHeGfi3f-nNkBmosb14xhWxXUpv08RHldlF-NNW1WfGYCNhfo26QRAFxy1J2NYrQbvRVjtzbdWeM9OI/s320/IMG_3510.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5sx6vKPhnqhvc67AqYG2h_fvkTvWPaTPPvTcMOgy9Ms6zwMMyXQIKSFwtsERJQyekps1qrp8XQDl3z59rNL4cNMFbJOVhBymJt9I_DS9eAifRUJ320yHo9Unij0K35IaKqDBu7Earmg/s1600-h/IMG_3497.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336257670723379890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; 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Already??<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQKwK8_FfGNOib55-cjpnVXYUfseZuKBw_lfZL87dn7KCKUTSgtxKCY3IFR6yM3i0iOIjxbRPwRXYQfuYMNDzMXLnLgAGZQEWKageuucgzhjcll8llngbG0bowRQu-uFrFA3cqeINsEA/s1600-h/IMG_3480.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336252370854816882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQKwK8_FfGNOib55-cjpnVXYUfseZuKBw_lfZL87dn7KCKUTSgtxKCY3IFR6yM3i0iOIjxbRPwRXYQfuYMNDzMXLnLgAGZQEWKageuucgzhjcll8llngbG0bowRQu-uFrFA3cqeINsEA/s320/IMG_3480.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Ok, not quite yet. Our dear little Parkey (that's Parker's nickname. Well, that or Bug) is going to be turning one in just over a month. I don't know where the time has gone but it sure flew out the window.<br />He's crawling all over the place, pulling up to standing in just seconds, "talking" all the time, adoring his big sister, getting into trouble already, no longer eating baby food (his choice as of like 2 months ago!) and so many more things that I can't even think of. It's crazy to see him developing into a little toddler. It'll be too soon before he's walking and then I really don't know what we'll do. Yikes!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336252369572101074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYM2BwYUl4TmiAHs89iBj3PN4uta9_y_OpGLR9OqoNNMtq9wwqQFn_feheRGNnDrEAlA46Yl64jUJb2zi-cE8wBTn8VjgmXkAiXi_l3_J0hLfSJaadAz6YhxfUHZnGyi-FVPm7vlwnbOs/s320/IMG_3382.JPG" /></div><br /><p align="center"><em>**Both of these pictures were actually taken by Graycen. Now that's nuts!**</em></p>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-88164951707166114092009-05-15T21:27:00.000-05:002009-05-15T21:27:01.082-05:00Making the Director's Honor RollWhoever said being a mom, wife, homemaker, employee and student was hard work sure wasn't kidding. Since I have started school and had to pick up some hours outside the home at my grandparents' office I feel like I just don't have time for anything.<br />By the time I get home at night (around 10:30pm) I'm just exhausted. I usually have homework or a test to study for so I can't just go right to bed like most people probably would. My days are long and feel as though they will never end. It sucks.<br /><br />Being back in school makes me feel like I can do more. I've always known I could do more and be more but I think I've just never actually fully acknowledged it. I love getting out and actually talking to other adults - it's a breath of fresh air. As much as I love my family, I do love me time. Even if my me time is at school learning.<br /><br />I just finished my first Mod (which was 5 weeks) and had perfect attendance as well as a 4.0 GPA! Now that's awesome! By getting the two of those things, I made the Director's Honor Roll. There were 4 other people that started at the same time as I did and none of them made it with me. I'm the only one with a family at home, a job outside of the home and attending school. Two of the girls work full time outside of school, one stays at home with her son and the other is straight out of high school without a care in the world. This makes me think if I can do it, anyone can.kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-15038237038800798362009-05-15T20:52:00.003-05:002009-05-15T21:04:31.385-05:00Vote for Missy!I'm not sure what happened - I posted this a few days ago and apparently it never made it up.<br /><br />My friend <a href="http://www.themarketingmama.com/"><span style="color:#6600cc;">Missy</span></a> (the awesome blogger over at The Marketing Mama) is in the running for the <a href="http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/parents-picks/minneapolis-st-paul-mn-usa/best-minneapolis--st.-paul-local-blog"><span style="color:#6600cc;">best Mpls/St Paul blog award on Parents Connect</span></a>. This is fantasctic news. The only thing that would make this even better would be if she won! Now, here's where you guys come in. Missy needs your help to win this. You can go <a href="http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/parents-picks/minneapolis-st-paul-mn-usa/best-minneapolis--st.-paul-local-blog"><span style="color:#6600cc;">here</span></a> and vote once per day until July 15.<br />I think you should head on over to Missy's blog, see what she's all about and cast your vote. I appreacite it and know she would too!<br /><br />Good luck Missy!kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-53553412319820138782009-05-13T00:01:00.002-05:002009-05-13T09:46:42.843-05:00Works for me Wednesday :: Check It Out<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VieIEd0W7Ohb0icI3tyRrKBBdGQD8OlSzHrFoXjHejZNoaiPJDcDCU1LFDQtsdRdsqCqly5lKJ5QN4v-x-lQDXGlFfD1Mk4YYLKSQ8_b9SwxCn6OAvJzQIRACfM7GHDrY-ekjb9GTvg/s1600-h/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334725906643131522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VieIEd0W7Ohb0icI3tyRrKBBdGQD8OlSzHrFoXjHejZNoaiPJDcDCU1LFDQtsdRdsqCqly5lKJ5QN4v-x-lQDXGlFfD1Mk4YYLKSQ8_b9SwxCn6OAvJzQIRACfM7GHDrY-ekjb9GTvg/s200/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg" /></a>I bet one thing you didn't know about me is that I'm a sucker for workout DVDs. I have quite a handful of them. OK, I probably have like 2 or 3 handfuls. Ha ha. One thing I more recently thought of was to check them out from the library before I buy it. Sometimes it takes quite a while before I get it (if I have to reserve it) but it's worth it since sometimes those DVDs just aren't worth the money,<br /><div></div><br /><div>For more awesome ideas - check out Works for me Wednesday over at <a href="http://www.wearethatfamily.com/"><span style="color:#ff6600;">We Are That Family</span></a>.</div>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-28461682491104655012009-05-11T19:05:00.002-05:002009-05-11T19:11:43.114-05:00I *heart* Ocean Water!!You're probably thinking I'm talking about the water that's actually in the ocean, right? Well, any true <a href="http://www.sonicdrivein.com/home.jsp#/home"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Sonic</span></a> fan will know I am NOT talking about the body of water which we call an ocean but a GLORIOUS drink that leaves you feeling refreshed after you consume it. OK, that totally sounded like they paid me to say that. Sadly, they didn't - BUT they could!<em> <strong>**Sonic - I will accept payment in the form of gift cards or a life-time supply of Ocean Water.**</strong></em><br /><div></div><br /><div>The first time I ever went to <a href="http://www.sonicdrivein.com/home.jsp#/home"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Sonic</span></a> was a couple of months ago. David and I decided to take the<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBtgSuC5bD3e_pfq6s69yOgf0zaCBmJdvOGPPqepmXOWHNvDKyWhiVvRgLVe-2VQJ4qcSyMNlnL8B-4q27VrmDiTx49YCe4l8NUi6J8C6nmvlTxCq_Q72MdeXDaZD9GOyH3zlWsf_dVc/s1600-h/oceanwater.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 306px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334721596906812098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBtgSuC5bD3e_pfq6s69yOgf0zaCBmJdvOGPPqepmXOWHNvDKyWhiVvRgLVe-2VQJ4qcSyMNlnL8B-4q27VrmDiTx49YCe4l8NUi6J8C6nmvlTxCq_Q72MdeXDaZD9GOyH3zlWsf_dVc/s320/oceanwater.jpg" /></a> drive out there with the kids and give it a go. Our friend, Dino, knows all about Sonic so I had David call him to ask what an Ocean Water was. Let me say, he gave it a bad description. Something about Gatorade that had fizz in it. SO NOT OCEAN WATER! I decided to get it anyway and to also get the strawberry add-in. </div><br /><div></div><div>When the girl delivered our food to our car I said "Oh, I ordered an Ocean Water with strawberry add-in." She looked at me like I was crazy and said, "Yep, that's what it is." and I just kind of sat there looking blankly at what she handed me. The drink I had in my hand was blue.. hmm.. strawberry is not blue! "Umm, OK. I only ask because this is blue." I say. She comes back with, "Yep, it's an ocean water. Ocean waters are blue." So.. I take my first sip - SOOOOO good!! We eat our food and then drive across the street to Blockbuster. While David is inside I resume enjoying my drink...I enjoy it so much it's gone by the time he comes out. </div><br /><div></div><div>I momentarily considered driving back across the street just to get another one. Man, if that's not love! LOL</div><br /><div></div><div>By the way - I'm not the only person that loves Sonic. My friend <a href="http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/05/food-obsessions-part-2.html"><span style="color:#003300;">Kristie</span></a> got me started with thinking about blogging about Sonic. </div>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-13744383064318704762009-04-19T10:04:00.001-05:002009-04-19T10:04:09.477-05:00Testing. Testing. Check 1....Check 1, 2... Cheeeeccckkk.kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-43500864197322501542009-04-13T08:10:00.005-05:002009-04-13T08:10:01.536-05:00Pictures from a 2 year-old<div align="center">Since Graycen was a baby I've had the dang camera out and in her face - so it's no surprise that she has such a fascination with it. One day Graycen got a hold of the camera and just started snapping away. She wasn't doing anything to hurt the camera so I just let it go. Here's what she got:</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">These were taken March 2, 2009. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323794539131036434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOwQUczT80lFQ9xVFjOK5f84ZNIeuqaVxyvyXF9lQW8CiNTIBL2FB1bZ2IxnwiL8N12gzomrWPKGkagnzCbm0z05MoiYOnLLJiyVj22AtiXSDiyqFkVom6-2D7ZOJbWkydlVg2WkI7Sc/s320/IMG_2861.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Hailey's foot</div><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323794032845603202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYQBSlIwIkGdRXZajNPh9coCTPDppGxj8Z7Fqp46AO6aciVwKRTYDY_8kL8Pn3YPwWQj2h2xuhfap2cDFb3x52-0hu4uqSf_fPh-04WyCFOu6__BFRcVzInQPnxMWSQpvpHicv59VdT4/s320/IMG_2859.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Hailey's leg</div><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323794030057424738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnpgYE1uh_MeEU9dbfr2GRY3pxjufcxpnsJ1DSBTttAEW0NFkfgWpszHgpEstUiONpRYFY2E4SMBXOE-vtR7zSc9W6Bv8qhEBo0FX98MU9cqekMr9IcmtMom98aCVZojVY2vOo8p98M0/s320/IMG_2853.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Toys that she dumped</div><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323794024288531730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUPLCku_9SxdIOU18qdWO3dJv71-pAZaART7uQXjVQfr2ITkptrfGmM3h3lwNF_fwrAhbJ5UX1oFd80O23aOLXJ27LZbUItxXPe1KH5o3t7_Ift63MDuYPQvHoH1dqVTqN18tSPyAUlU/s320/IMG_2844.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Xbox controller</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323794543276694082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7TaGdww7TXMNBTgRC4l4BcuEwo836GRM_NP6TGUzLXOMEQlkAL9YKuyO9UXUnnfttQ2zV6yCL_GCBUp-8mkmAjbA8T4OBPpGW3PfyCZ-JGb-WVYFUUCWvSb8FBI7Wc1sLjzp7QUaPlQ/s320/IMG_2862.JPG" /> Hailey<br /><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1ufQF694wmN_y0g5iFSCVCKi1-UtFyL9i1fSwCkjk5qHW9GcSHSSzIkFonHOrVxYxgI7QwdyO6Wa_OiQMjVsKp1sevbrX4CuF38N54gOL9JLd4cKgvvXTtCzNT3j4U3VRhLAtsBhGRA/s1600-h/IMG_2838.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323794015323488754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1ufQF694wmN_y0g5iFSCVCKi1-UtFyL9i1fSwCkjk5qHW9GcSHSSzIkFonHOrVxYxgI7QwdyO6Wa_OiQMjVsKp1sevbrX4CuF38N54gOL9JLd4cKgvvXTtCzNT3j4U3VRhLAtsBhGRA/s320/IMG_2838.JPG" /></a>Her own foot with a teething ring around her ankle (her "bracelet")<br /><br /></div><div align="center">Now, the other day while I was at work David was taking pictures of the kids. Graycen said it was her turn to take pictures. David handed over the camera to see what she could do and this is what she got:</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">These were taken April 10, 2009.<br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323793212910269346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnZK7AkORy0UnFpZO70rN0otTWzOcmqdtUmt9zf3H-PqHYVPHOODhMC2fpYBXC-BFnpR6_VqyYdN09DqSxzHGzL5OSTe6wFTYjXmt7BnUWszYq7eHAaI2D_cVuFFZ4GFadKgSwx2N9q4/s320/IMG_3107.JPG" /></div><div>Silly daddy</div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323793218621202130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePLlZnKZF5-n1H5KJ8F8hI7VVfCP4ywvV-VAejT6zSpZUvfpCyZ43z_m5gvCvConbb5S6BQ73sMEjUYAd_cJ4ivXLuWS3yRRZUGy9B5tvjJPwoEbakoE7p_WL2LBojfXHQtd5zJWoi78/s320/IMG_3108.JPG" /></div><div>Parker</div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323793221475009378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5YL0oI2NjmgkDUvo-Fu56bKDDsUKubhQ6OEnv9vjKF7neIHnkzFWH0yr574YEDYyJk5SfWgPoeaJ9xcCn7_D8YNaxQwNgcR5NjPZUleIpwCm5yf7KWd8Iqv_qhx3j4d-l110VH2HX7c/s320/IMG_3109.JPG" /></div><div>Happy Parker</div><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323793231443692834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRggRHLqz7KcSbhtbTxnR9Pmroq8uPHJFrheZFtnrZyEaAnrd0w6qzYjRFvth7xrQYMcDyuRreeTPITFWUiWTzIBoqZHejbCDCmpnCmow-3qsDCpLS6zxsXyuFVq-bsM3emLctWCIf94s/s320/IMG_3117.JPG" /> For this picture I guess she told David to do a "family hug with Parkey" At first I didn't think she really took this but then I examined it a little - she did. If you look carefully, you can see one of David's hands on the side of Parker and the other is on the back of his booster seat. I know from what's behind them that they're not at the table either. She did this all on her own. That's just crazy - and the picture is perfect and adorable! </div></div></div><br /></div>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-82433415134656548232009-04-12T07:35:00.008-05:002009-04-12T08:09:44.453-05:00Siblings and Sunshine<div align="center">Today was such a nice day that we couldn't resist taking the kids out. The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">original</span> plan was to take them to the zoo or the park or something but in true busy/tired parent fashion, it just didn't happen. I was trying to get things done around here (since the weekend is my only "free" time) and after that, David fell asleep on the couch for a little nap. By the time all was said and done it was about 4:30 or so and that was just too late to go anywhere. So... we grabbed the chalk. some shades, a ball and headed outside. Both kids had a blast. Here's a few pictures. It was just too hard to try and decide on a couple.. </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323788596419382034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqRQkHkRfqbHA1RAp531JsNDt7kjY46BHtUZh8J91WlGD5rgxElt7LMg3QsnjaqBUX5sf3r2V7WSTrIbmleaYtb72q2AI40hQ82BJcbyV_rucuCyntLZQ9tXnzDNG8P4WevvrGNqYz0Q/s320/IMG_3118.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">"Mommy, stay right there!" She seriously said that to me. I think she wanted to put her shades on first. </div><div align="center"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CTeCILFsUMWRvcKDyqRKNlWjcL2bRLApSPBm4u0Lr6la1r9hHiA3p9oGtGuj6_albWtzYQrmGAxDe_8YUMP5VonaP4dtbtgwhO-DG6qc3dN0n4S9T0NrMnCAI6OuPUWoYe9QnXK7vgM/s1600-h/IMG_3120.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323788598218100098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CTeCILFsUMWRvcKDyqRKNlWjcL2bRLApSPBm4u0Lr6la1r9hHiA3p9oGtGuj6_albWtzYQrmGAxDe_8YUMP5VonaP4dtbtgwhO-DG6qc3dN0n4S9T0NrMnCAI6OuPUWoYe9QnXK7vgM/s320/IMG_3120.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323787952536912386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig90VmYKUQWj8Y1q7erWyJQZNsDN05DPNmR7Rl-3m4-_JAWguo3_lAaIaROoSrjN9iE2B7ZMfg74fnnzX-J7unx_KQSN9D2PpB2FdsdGxdQI2dYh4CCtxGsWDqezsy7hZVXhlXOY3xnqY/s320/IMG_3121.JPG" /> <div align="center">"OK Mommy. Look"</div><div align="center"> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323787966779431794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1F4HQAa-iMuLxuYlew1TZQr9_w1XR5DJ589pHdKwcDKTpuQ054-5M6bfL3qcbD75zCChpJItQH32QsYtKB5CW2g7vJXm8MUsi1mRhpbJkVBsp3eBaDwWblzktAYe8GtqOhrpM1_Psvo/s320/IMG_3127.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIoWVNZDpza2EdnvH7NxyWX_unJk_7BVJfLzUELEn7HIduKIebJeJFPynwgQ0VrEA4u-cayV2mP2QI9PB7L1j19S2P-Xg1XjTJD6ckjKdzGuFooMcVEViN21KZmXvQFCk1NWD1jbBEHA/s1600-h/IMG_3128.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323787970239892402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIoWVNZDpza2EdnvH7NxyWX_unJk_7BVJfLzUELEn7HIduKIebJeJFPynwgQ0VrEA4u-cayV2mP2QI9PB7L1j19S2P-Xg1XjTJD6ckjKdzGuFooMcVEViN21KZmXvQFCk1NWD1jbBEHA/s320/IMG_3128.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydl_I2Vvt9y7JXArNpvfzSohK5pebLGw_wPyPydnupZqk4i_6ANJDlLnhbZBjThyphenhyphennRdj3HRZzCF_AZXRCoIChm2pKz7uSOLy-ER3udknHTvcq9J3MyEq4sXmfj5G4vSdfc4sWF2nhrYI/s1600-h/IMG_3123.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323786656787735218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_QIXLAvuf1FrdpMgAyy4fNEs9KEfeQV6Fg8tzUug_Fp66TpHoeHe3uK1bB6YpB_yjEYyxfsN870X3SYv5O8CIEfAgQpCcmAGZecZ9VuuQevLRJc8GaYYJ85V1fRsMn20dexYi_xMm1w/s320/IMG_3149.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyViYyW2IHR5tZGyE8bVAhEf_pKGNuRSIC-ScB35MBlMiRVZ28Y82SXLmI6NpwsqB3e-Jij4i2bu0LZrpGSqqpA0ztKvLH2me_EVVtNJHcLzSYUH9dgCLE0JT1tSxWRVxWH4rmgdv_G4/s1600-h/IMG_3151.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323786652451172994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyViYyW2IHR5tZGyE8bVAhEf_pKGNuRSIC-ScB35MBlMiRVZ28Y82SXLmI6NpwsqB3e-Jij4i2bu0LZrpGSqqpA0ztKvLH2me_EVVtNJHcLzSYUH9dgCLE0JT1tSxWRVxWH4rmgdv_G4/s320/IMG_3151.JPG" /></a>Chalk does too taste nummy. </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WM87ssP5De6TERKDhOLpNX9AvXN2uYwRr1Yj0UC42nfdFoVeuVSdGY3n5lUhjJ6Y4eyi3An0VhgiaBMcyTv_PRx6uqZQGmAaaCIyUOTWS0uFC_lBulCGyaUH9lU-TtxIH05mAdgBzrA/s1600-h/IMG_3152.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323785971940031186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNFEJQEBNd43Y6mSonC3lDXx7StmKaEJDr-EkxXF0_PsV46bJV-z8Mty8JYi0QNJaH8rSLPrDHCZGOifX1A9EZHuxOjbweNJDwi9YKCTqVOTK7GFi_JOZd41ufol121JkQjIkIWDEyJA/s320/IMG_3164.JPG" /></a> Drawing a picture for mommy with the chalk. It's so cute that he kept trying.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UMBqYwqxKaTuyeddn4UxgmcnrRCNFUn01C9KZmYFusIIHLzAjMReRVviN5WQjU9b7wytNlqQgZsbm-WLDnG0FtSwH7UuSUopZz1xONezwinK7tBzeMCRDP7aoUAT11ZT3jFPix8W7nw/s1600-h/IMG_3162.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323785967648799474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UMBqYwqxKaTuyeddn4UxgmcnrRCNFUn01C9KZmYFusIIHLzAjMReRVviN5WQjU9b7wytNlqQgZsbm-WLDnG0FtSwH7UuSUopZz1xONezwinK7tBzeMCRDP7aoUAT11ZT3jFPix8W7nw/s320/IMG_3162.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-Qff3Anyl8e0GrpGF9NIQezhaoJZvQWyduRY3uhOza0bwLlEFUlK_meP4S7hbH1TgkXEhch-WTbg_0vfQ89SvTNmiLp5qCNJ5lHvPP9z0Y21PvTdPJuLTtN7Tf4uy-RxbSws8Gsla98/s1600-h/IMG_3159.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323785965163577970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-Qff3Anyl8e0GrpGF9NIQezhaoJZvQWyduRY3uhOza0bwLlEFUlK_meP4S7hbH1TgkXEhch-WTbg_0vfQ89SvTNmiLp5qCNJ5lHvPP9z0Y21PvTdPJuLTtN7Tf4uy-RxbSws8Gsla98/s320/IMG_3159.JPG" /></a></div><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Awww</span>... They do know how to play well together. </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ycxXsJ09-MAFsa3aesU-HrzPuXnA3qUlv2WjPf7DlNRjPTyMsKjRtzs_tSA7sJXD0CZ_dHsBIlnJSHJjLxo8kKULdBDHxiDfokACDd9_sknJ6i2pX_M_yzsHoiLXKSFm55oYtCI8Tak/s1600-h/IMG_3155.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323785960481107570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ycxXsJ09-MAFsa3aesU-HrzPuXnA3qUlv2WjPf7DlNRjPTyMsKjRtzs_tSA7sJXD0CZ_dHsBIlnJSHJjLxo8kKULdBDHxiDfokACDd9_sknJ6i2pX_M_yzsHoiLXKSFm55oYtCI8Tak/s320/IMG_3155.JPG" /></a> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Graycen</span> thinking she has to put the chalk right in front of the camera for me to see it.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-87927914195108141782009-04-08T00:00:00.000-05:002009-04-08T14:25:08.634-05:00Works for me Wednesday :: Thickening up the too thin mashed potatoes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1ExXTzscxfTnq8UafVIG36GwNQsWrmGErM-QNLsiagAPjIKXc6PjHJyt2VxDp_aqweuhbpO04-a6hk5_uX4iltZvxGuxrRY2Kd8lSNSAVNHmnvCt6D8hak83XPUoV6mCYyTd1-SokSo/s1600-h/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319214776378321522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1ExXTzscxfTnq8UafVIG36GwNQsWrmGErM-QNLsiagAPjIKXc6PjHJyt2VxDp_aqweuhbpO04-a6hk5_uX4iltZvxGuxrRY2Kd8lSNSAVNHmnvCt6D8hak83XPUoV6mCYyTd1-SokSo/s320/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg" /></a> <div>For starters, let me say I am sure so many of you have already figured this one out and you're probably saying, "Uh, duh!" But I was so shocked, surprised and happy when I figured this one out all on my own!</div><div>I was making mashed potatoes to go with dinner the other night when I accidentally added too much milk. Crap! What was I going to do? All of a sudden I was struck with my genius idea! Add potato flakes! I added little by little until I came up with the super thick consistency that we like and voila!</div><div>I really couldn't believe it was as easy as that and that I had never thought of that before! I will have to be sure to remember that when I make mashed potatoes ahead of time and put them in the slowcooker. Seems that every time I do that, they get a little runnier. </div><br /><div></div><div>To check out more tips by lots of wonderful bloggers - head on over to <a href="http://www.wearethatfamily.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;">We Are That Family</span></a>.</div>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5790768843014508625.post-74137641691388866182009-04-01T00:00:00.000-05:002009-04-01T10:11:44.421-05:00Works for me Wednesday :: Backwards Edition<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lHOVDStcecn7jTnWQfbjVn8RW7AUKJckPJx1WmZ2LBFYk-2wLUIhg-olmph1zTyvH2hB2uopdfVEMagYnhWPUyXl-Mj-xDVv-0lMbW98fNFnh9bWG3BPhx9A_jbzEwhczcRD3MP3nnA/s1600-h/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319213243242912338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lHOVDStcecn7jTnWQfbjVn8RW7AUKJckPJx1WmZ2LBFYk-2wLUIhg-olmph1zTyvH2hB2uopdfVEMagYnhWPUyXl-Mj-xDVv-0lMbW98fNFnh9bWG3BPhx9A_jbzEwhczcRD3MP3nnA/s320/wfmwbannerKRISTEN.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>Well, how perfect is it for me that this week's Works for me Wednesday is asking for help. I made a post a couple of days ago asking for help. So I am going to copy and paste the text and use it for my WFMW post. Thanks in advance!!</div><br /><div>In preparation of me starting school, I am looking for some make-ahead meals that I can tuck into the freezer or good slowcooker recipes. This is where you come in. I already have a couple, but I need more - as many as you can think of!! In between being home all day, then going off to work at my grandparents' business for a few hours between work and school and then heading off to school until 10:00 at night, I need things that I can pop in the oven for my husband and the kids to make they always have something ready for dinner when I'm not there. It will probably only be 2 or 3 days a week that I will need to use these meals, but I want to get ready.So, if you have some tasty make-ahead freezer or slowcooker meals, please share them with me (and anyone else that may be interested)</div><br /><div>Don't forget to leave the following:</div><br /><div>**For make-ahead freezer stored meals - the recipe, how to store it, how long and what temp to cook it at, if it needs to thaw before placing in the oven and if it should be cooked covered or uncovered.</div><br /><div>**For slowcooker meals - the recipe, how long and how high to cook it.Thanks for the help! I appreciate it!</div><br /><div>And just so you all know - My husband <em>CAN</em> cook! I just thought I would make things a little easier on him then to have to try and cook dinner, clean up and then get the kids in the tub before bed time. I know it's tricky for even me to get all of that done with only one parent home so I can only imagine how it might be for him. It's not like he has daddy-only duty during the evening very often and when he does, it's usually after dinner and baths and just before or just after bedtime. </div><div></div><div>If you want to help out some other people seeking advice - head on over to <a href="http://www.wearethatfamily.com/"><span style="color:#cc6600;">We Are That Family</span></a>.</div>kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822425289823577361noreply@blogger.com5