January 28, 2007

Carrigan is 6 Years Old!!!!!

I can't believe that our little girl is 6 years old now. Where did all of the time go. I know - I worked for the first 4 years of her life so that has alot to do with it but the last 2 have gone by so fast.

Carrigan had a great day on Friday. I took cupcakes to her school and the kids all sang Happy Bikirthday to her. She really enjoyed it and all of the kids were so well behaved. They kept going up to her telling her Happy Birthday while I was there. Her teacher - Mrs. Bell - was nice enough to let me take a couple of pictures.


Carrigan and her teacher - Mrs. Bell


The kids in Carrigan's class

On Saturday (her actual birthday) she had another busy day. This time all of the family came and helped her celebrate. Thanks Mom, Kandis, Kristi, Pat, Hunter, Barb, Tim, Kati, Kevin, Ty, Brooke and Great Grandma Hammett for coming and making her day so special. Unfortunatley, Matthew was not able to make it due to him having to work - you were missed. Carrigan got alot of great things. She wanted new clothes and that's mostly what she got. She also got a new purse, new pair of shoes, a Dora doll, Magic Beanz, a 1st grade reader book, and 2 Kidz Bop CD's. She loves it all!!!! Thanks Kati for the amazing cake. As always - you did a fantastic job and it was just as yummy as ever!

Carrigan, Brooke and Ty

Wednesday we will be taking her to Build-A-Bear after her dentist appointment. She can hardly wait. She has been checking out the website trying to figure out exactly what she wants. I'll post a picture of she and her new friend later on next week.

Oh yeah - for all of you that are new to EBAY and need some help on how to search please check out this web address - http://www.bestcareerlinks.com/ebay-search.pdf. This is an awesome guide called "The Beginners Guide to Searching eBay:. It was written by Tom Sexton (Cher's husband) and I have found it very helpful. Go ahead and check it out.

One last thing - don't forget to check out the links to the right of the page. There are some really great BLOGS and some great sites. My Mary Kay site, Kristi's Pampered Chef site, Tom's Best Career Links, etc....

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and staying warm!

Kim

January 23, 2007

January 23, 2007

Here are some pretty funny pictures taken of the kids last Thursday (Jan. 18th).

Carrigan dressed herself (she does this anyway but this time she changed her clothes just to go out to dinner), did her own hair and got a purse that matched her shoes.

Alan dressed himself earlier in the day and put his sisters clothes on. Notice the pink panties (his sisters) under the skorts and the different shoes. Of course - he did not wear this out but I had to take a picture of it. I thought it was pretty funny. The question is - will his daddy think it is funny? I tell Rusty that if he had an older brother then he would be wearing his clothes - it won't last long.

I just want to say thank you to everyone that called and asked about Carrigan. She did not win and she was very upset about it. Oh well - there is always next year. We are all very proud of her. She has asked me not to talk about it anymore because it makes her sad so ......

We have have a busy weekend coming up. Carrigan turns "6" on Saturday. I can't believe it. She is growing up so fast. Several people have asked me about her birthday party this year and when/where it will be. Well, this year I decided not to have a party for her with all of her friends. Instead the family will help her celebrate on Saturday and me and her daddy will be taking she and her brother to Build-A-Bear in the very near future. I'm also going to take cupcakes to her school on Friday so the she can have a little celebration there with the kids in her class.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

P.S. Happy Birthday Cher on Friday!!!!

Kim

January 17, 2007

January 17, 2007

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to share a couple of pictures with you.

These pictures were taken last Thursday at a nearby park. I've started walking with a couple of the mom's in the group I belong too and there is an awesome walking trail and a kids playground. After I walked I let Alan play and as you can see - his favorite thing to do was the slide. He even got his blanket and sat on it so that he could go faster. Silly boy!!!!

Okay - before anyone says anything about him having a pacifier in his mouth - he likes it and it's alot easier on me. It's hard enough on me when he is having a temper tantrum and him not having it. Plus - he only has it when he is tired, sleepy or in a bad mood. In these pictures - I say it was because he was freezing. Okay - that's my excuse and I'm sticking too it! Another thing - his sister is a thumb sucker and at least I can throw his pacifier away - I can't get rid of her thumb.

Okay - I'm off my soapbox now!!!!

Here is a picture of my very very good friend Laurie and 3 of her 4 boys. As you can see Alan is missing from the pictures. He was sitting on the floor crying and not wanting to take part. Instead he wanted to hold the camera and that was not happening. As you can see - Carrigan was loving the attention she got the boys. I think she even likes it when they call her "Cupcake" but she would never admit it. Thank you Laurie and boys for coming down and visiting us this past Monday.

Alex, Luke, Laurie and Jack

Alex, Carrigan, Jack and Luke

Carrigan has a big day tomorrow. This past Tuesday she had to recite a poem for her teacher. From what I understand - kids were then picked to recite their poems in front of the judges. Carrigan will be reciting hers tomorrow. Hopefully she will take after her cousin Hunter and do very well. Here is the poem that she did for her teacher this past Tuesday and she will be doing it again tomorrow:


Class Pest
by Kathy Kenney-Marshall

The boy who sits behind me
Is really, really mean.
He tells me I have cooties and
I smell like a sardine.
He tries to steal my pencils
And my favorite crayons, too.
I wish his folks would move away
And lock him in the zoo.
He cheats on every spelling test
And blames it all me.
He always pulls my ponytail.
I wish he'd let me be.
He talks too too loud, his laugh is weird.
I wish that he were mute.
But the worstest thing about him is....
I think he's kinda cute.


Please think about her tomorrow and keep your fingers crossed that she does good. I'll let everyone know the outcome!


Kim

Carrigan Performs

Hi Everyone!

I just wanted to share this picture with you. Last night there was a PTO meeting at Carrign's school and the Kindergarten Class got to perform. Carrigan was very excited about this and could not wait to perform in front of everyone and sing the songs. The pictures aren't real clear but I still wanted to share them. In case you can't tell - Carrigan is in the front with the purple stripped shirt and her friend Ashleighanna (with the bow in her hair) is to her left and next to Ashleighanna in the green is their friend Kasidi (I use to work with her dad at the police station). All of the kids did a great job. It was so entertaining watching all of them. We can't wait for the next one!

Kim

January 10, 2006

Hi Everyone!

I can't believe that it is already 10 days into the New Year. It seems like just yesterday we were heading over to Barb's for New Year's Eve.

Carrigan is back in school and as usual - loving it. She got her report card yesterday and she did great. She got all ES's (Exceeds Standards) and MS's (Meets Standards) so we are very proud of her. The only negative thing that the teacher said about her (it really isn't bad at all) is that she needs to practice writing her name with an upper case C and lower case the rest of her name. Silly girl - she learned how to do that last year in Pre-K and did a great job then. We'll just have to work on that. Carrigan told me that she doesn't like how her lower case r's and n's look so that is why she writes in all CAP letters. Maybe it has something to do with my handwriting - I write in all CAPS (no - not in the form of yelling at people - LOL) and I'm sure she recognizes that.

Alan is trying to adjust to his sister being back in school. He doesn'tlike having to wake up early to take her to school. Poor thing - he fights me every morning while I'm trying to get him dressed. He curls up in the fetal position which makes it very difficult to change him. Hopefully soon he will get back on schedule soon.

Rusty started back to school this week. It was so nice having him at home for those 2 weeks during the holidays. The only day this semester that he is not at school is on Tuesdays. He goes to school twice on Monday's (830-920a & 6-715pm), twice on Wednesday's (830-1220p & 6-715pm), once on Thursday (730-920p) and once on Friday (830-920am). On top of that schedule he is still installing fence and working at the fire department. On his weekends off or the one weekend day that he isn't at the fire department - he is doing fence to make up for what he didn't get to do during the week because of his class schedule. I keep telling myself - this is only temporary! This is not the way that it will be forever. I need to make myself a goal so that I have something to look forward too. 2010!!!!!

I want to say thanks to Kristi, Pat and Hunter for all of the cool stuff that they gave to the kids recently. Carrigan loves playing the Gamecube (she loves Over The Hedge and the fact that she can play her Gameboy games on it). Thanks for all of the other things too. Carrigan is really enjoying her new TV with the sleep timer and Alan loves sleeping with the fish on! Alot of the things I have packed away for future use.

Thanks to everyone that mentions my BLOG. It really means alot to me that it is read and that people enjoy it. It's not an easy thing to do when you have dial-up. It's a long process and I do it for you and I'm glad that it is enjoyed. Keep the messages coming!!! LOL!!!!!

Hope everyone is doing well!!!

Kim

January 2, 2007

Hi Everyone!

I can't believe how fast 2006 flew by. They say "Time flies when your having fun:! 2006 was a great year but I have a feeling that 2007 will be even better.

Carrigan starts back to school tomorrow. She is so exited. She has told me on several occasions that she misses Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Anitra and can't wait to see the kids at school. She is ready to start back.

Alan is doing a lot more talking lately. He is even saying 2-3 word phrases. It's still kind of hard to understand him but I think that he and Carrigan have their own language . She knows what he is trying to say every time.

Here are some new pictures that I would like to share!

Alan and his new bike that he got for Christmas! Mommy and Daddy bought this for him. He is quite the little daredevil. He started riding his bike really good today. Once he really got the hang of it - he decided that he could stand on the seat. I swear the kid is not afraid of anything! In this picture it's kinda hard to see but he has on his sister's shoes. On one foot is her one of her softball cleats and on the other is one of her brown sneakers!

Braelyn

This is Braelyn. She lives across the street. Last Friday night she spent the night with Carrigan. Carrigan thought that it would be a good idea to dress Braelyn up like her daddy. Braelyn's daddy is a City of Atlanta Firefighter.

Here is a picture of the kids getting ready for bed. Of course - Alan wanted to be a part of it. His train blanket doesn't quite match the pink and purple but he didn't care.

I hope that everyone's new year has started of wonderfully. This time last year our subdivision was in the process of cleaning up after a tornado struck on Jan. 2nd. So far so good - the weather has been wonderful the beginning of this new year!

Kim

Happy New Year

Happy New Year Everyone!

I found some things on the internet that I thought I would share :

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New Years
When : January 1st

New Year's Eve is when all the fun and festivities are. We see out the old year and ring in the new. While it is often thought of as a time to drink and be merry, many people take it as an opportunity to eat and be merry. Drinking is not as much a part of the event as it was decades ago, if only because of tougher drunk driving laws.

New Years' Day on the other hand, is a time to relax and enjoy the start of a bright and promising new year....a new beginning. It is a time to be with family. After all, you haven't seen your mother in law since last year.

So, enjoy everything about New Year's....it only comes once a year.

To many Americans, the ball dropping at Times Square in New York City signals the start of the new year in this country. The ball was first dropped in 1908.

New Years Trivia: Did you know that a raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

Did you make a New Year's resolution? Millions of people do. It's easy to make resolutions, and often much harder to accomplish them.

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Traditional New Year foods are also thought to bring luck. Many cultures believe that anything in the shape of a ring is good luck, because it symbolizes "coming full circle," completing a year's cycle. For that reason, the Dutch believe that eating donuts on New Year's Day will bring good fortune.

Many parts of the U.S. celebrate the new year by consuming black-eyed peas. These legumes are typically accompanied by either hog jowls or ham. Black-eyed peas and other legumes have been considered good luck in many cultures. The hog, and thus its meat, is considered lucky because it symbolizes prosperity. Cabbage is another "good luck" vegetable that is consumed on New Year's Day by many. Cabbage leaves are also considered a sign of prosperity, being representative of paper currency. In some regions, rice is a lucky food that is eaten on New Year's Day.

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I do think New Year's resolutions can't technically be expected to begin on New Year's Day, don't you? Since, because it's an extension of New Year's Eve, smokers are already on a smoking roll and cannot be expected to stop abruptly on the stroke of midnight with so much nicotine in the system. Also dieting on New Year's Day isn't a good idea as you can't eat rationally but really need to be free to consume whatever is necessary, moment by moment, in order to ease your hangover. I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second. ~Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones's Diary

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We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential. ~Ellen Goodman


We hope that the New Year brings everyone joy and happiness!

Love,

Kim, Rusty, Carrigan and Alan