SUCH a good weekend!

Carson LOVES... OREOS!!! (does his face give that away?!)

The weekend was so so nice. We just spent a lot of time around home. Got more unpacking done and hung out with the kids. It was race weekend @ MIS so getting around in this town can be tough. This wasn't the worst weekend at all though. I have a feeling the gas prices put a damper on how many people came to the race. This evening we all sat out in the backyard while the kids ran around and played and we chatted and relaxed... HEAVEN!

Kenedey had Maddie over to spend the night on Sat. Those girls crack me up. We were talking about what color would look best in the kitchen. They suggested a couple and then Maddie pipes up... Hey Mrs. Carpenter... You could just take a picture of me and blow it up really big and use that as some new wallpaper! We all cracked up! That's why I love that girl! Her and Ken have so much fun together and I love who Kenedey is when she is with her... it's the fun Ken that giggles all.the.time! Love it!

Maddie's mom came and got her this morning so she could spend some time with her daddy and Ken could hang with her dad too. Then this evening, Daymian came out to spend a few days with us. Here's some pics from the weekend!

The dog is obsessed with digging in Carson's sandbox... it's hilarious! Kayla and Drake have been walking over every evening to check in on us... Drake is so stinkin cute!

Tonight for some strange reason, Carson hasn't been feeling very good for some strange reason this afternoon/evening. He has been really whiny this week, we just assumed it has been because the move has been tough on him, so we have given him extra love and snuggles etc. He woke up from his nap today and he was SUPER grumpy. We went outside to play and burn papers in the burning barrel and he brough out his pillow. He ended up laying down on the ground out in the yard and FELL ASLEEP. This is the kid that NEVER just randomly falls asleep. He has to be in bed... with a whole routine in place before ever getting to sleep. It was so cute yet so sad. He is running a fever and has pretty much been sleeping since around 7pm. I gave him some Tylenol and he's sleeping comfortably now... I guess we will see what tomorrow brings.

Kayla let Kenedey and Daymian borrow her Nintendo Wii. They have been playing it for the past 2 hours. I tried it and woah is that thing weird/fun/frustrating... Here's a couple of pics!

We are alive!

And we have a new HOME!!! We are getting settled slowly but surely. I have to admit... I hate moving... who doesn't right? Things are coming along great and it's wonderful to have room to move! I will post some pictures as soon as I can.

The first few nights were a little unsettling, but now... it's beginning to feel like HOME. Im so excited! I am going to make a serious effort to get back into my blogging groove. I have been so overwhelmed with work and other things going on, that I just haven't been "feelin' it"! But hopefully I'm back.

Ken had Taylor over today and the kids all played in the sprinkler so here are a few quick shots of that for you!!! What do you know about Carson deciding he shouldn't be wearing any clothing and so he strips down to nothing and takes of running! Good thing we live WAY out in the country and our only neighbors are family... otherwise.... we would probably loose some new perspective neighborly friends... thank you very much Carson!!! Leave it to him.

The puppy is doing great, she really is the sweetest thing, but she is DEFINITELY a puppy... and puppies are a ton of work. We all just love her!

We Drank the Water.... kinda!

So many people we know are having babies right now. I can count 7 within the last month of friends that we know who have a new little one! On top of that, several people in the blogging world also have newborns... wow!

Well, as you know we are getting moved into a HOUSE. No more apartment living... can I get a HALLELUJAH?!

Sooooo.... we promised Kenedey many years back that as SOON as we have a HOUSE, we would expand our family!

HERE SHE IS!!! Meet Daisy the most adorable, snugly, sweet, nearly housebroken @ 6 weeks, blue eyed, wonder-PUPPY!!!

We couldn't be happier!!! She is a weimeraner! She is going to grow quickly I am sure and we will keep you posted on how she is doing! We have only had her for 2 days so the novelty hasn't worn off yet! It's so exciting to watch her chase the kids around and Kenedey refuses to let her sleep in the crate. We haven't left her alone yet, so time will tell how all that puppy stuff goes!

It's officially offical!

We are moving to TILDENVILLE! You have to be part of the family to understand, but best part is... we are moving THIS WEEKEND!!! Woo Hoo, Brix Hwy here we come!

TFT: thoughts for thursday... computer/internet usage

I was reading Heather's Blog (TFT: How in touch are you?). Her post made me really think about something that has been sort of "heavy on my mind" for awhile.

It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I spends a ton of time on the computer. I NEED the internet and different programs I use to:

• 1) make money for my job (2 different jobs)
• 2) I sell/buy things on Ebay
• 3) I blog for 2 blogs
• 4) I email: this is really the way I keep in contact with my extended family members. Many of them live out of state.

Basically I am curious to see how all of you balance your internet time and usage. I have always enjoyed spending time surfing the net, keeping up with other people's lives, weather that be by myspace, facebook, bloglines, email or whatever. It's honestly time consuming!

I have a routine that I go through every time I get online and its usually like this (in order):

1. check email
2. check bloglines
3. check myspace or facebook if something is in my regular email indicating a message from either of these.
4. check ebay
5. check Creative Memories consultant network for updates and other business information.

Then sometimes I add on checking:

1. Craigslist
2. Paypal
3. chat with friends who have messengers (myspace or yahoo) catch up with them
4. random blog surfing

I really think I need to "cut back" on the time I am spending on the computer and use it only for specific times. My mom and I had a talk a few weeks ago how we sort of wake up in the morning and wait to see what emails we have gotten and a lot of times that sort of sets the tone for the day... meaning there are usually things in the inbox that require business type attention. I find myself checking it several times a day or even hourly just to keep up on things. I was also talking to my up line in creative Memories and she said she does the same thing. Waits for emails so she can stay on top of "work" and keep her customers happy in a quick manner. Email is GREAT for that and I think it's even better than the phone because I can get an answer after checking a few things out or whatever the circumstances might be.

I HATE talking on the phone... unless I am really bored. My mom got after me today because she says I never answer my phone. We have both cell phones and a home phone and honestly I just get sick and tired of getting the dang phone. It rings all the time. Most of the time I leave my cell phone in the car and figure I can return calls when I check my email. I don't like putting my family "on hold" while I take a phone call. However I do know (thank you mom) that it is VERY important to answer your phone especially when you are trying to build a business. I get that and I do try to be a great communicator and promptly return any calls I may have missed. We have caller ID so even if they don't leave a message I know what I have missed.

Anyway... to wrap this post up... I am curious and would like to hear some input from all of you who are balancing phone calls, emails, Internet time, computer time, etc. Do you find it difficult to balance and if you do... have you done anything to restrict your time away from that in an effort to intentionally balance everything else on your plate? What has worked for you? What hasn't worked for you?

editorial note: I went back and spell checked this post before I published it... I just realized that internet stuff/phone stuff has a language all of it's own. (things my spell check didn't like: myspace, texting, paypal, craigslist, Internet, Ebay) imagine trying to tell someone who knew nothing about internet, what you do all day on the internet... that could be interesting to explain!

I think I LOVE...

DAVID COOK! SO SO SO glad he just won IDOL!

Saturday's are great

We spent the morning just hanging out with Lauren and Carson, then we headed out to the big town of Onsted garage sales. Good times let me tell ya! Kayla found a Dora backpack for Carson and he is walking around right now singing the "backpack" and "map" song. It's freakin cute! I did find a leap pad thing for Carson and it came with a backpack to hold all the stuff, the cartridges, and a bunch of books. He also got just about every truck, motorcycle, car, anything with wheels at every garage sale we found. Most people were just like... oh just let him have it you don't have to even pay for it. Honestly people this is the one time I don't have to tell him no to most everything, really I don't mind paying a quarter for a car! It's WELL worth it with him... he WILL play with it. I figure it's something we can keep in the car since it's all nicely "packaged" so when he gets bored in the car, I can occupy him! He also got a little lawn chair to use at Kenedey's games for a buck!

Kenedey didn't find much, however at the end she did find a smoothie maker thingy. Apparently you put ice cream in it and m&m's or something and then turn it on and it combines it all and puts it in the glass... yeah note to self... don't buy other peoples junk because there is a reason it is sitting out there in their yard sale... and Kari... this is now YOUR junk! I can see her using this a whole maybe 2 times in her life if we are lucky!

This afternoon, Kenedey, Jessi, Kayla and I all went scrapbooking in Adrian. It was fun as it always is. I got a whole 3 pages done. Actually pretty darn good for me. I usually only get about 5 done at all day crops. I wanted to scan them to show, however, my printer doesn't scan 12x12 very easily too difficult for me to figure out.

I am going to take some pictures tomorrow so I promise to have more tomorrow.