tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245963972012-02-07T01:37:34.582-05:00(My life isn't glamorous or always terribly interesting but it is mine)Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.comBlogger3201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-58237337107161100492011-11-21T11:28:00.000-05:002011-11-21T11:28:29.565-05:00

It is amazing how one person can touch another person's heart at any given time.  I like to believe I touch other people in ways that is beneficial to them but I know there are people who touch my heart.  In our times of greatest need you really find out who will stand by you.  Through thick or thin.  And people who will love you unconditionally.  And sometimes the people that you think will

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-41293756336154376252011-11-10T13:53:00.000-05:002011-11-10T13:53:19.640-05:00

Did you ever feel a connection with someone? Did you ever wonder if they felt it too?  And I don't necessarily mean romantic connections.  Just that feeling like you and another person have something special.  I was listening to my favorite show on the Catholic Channel on XM radio yesterday and they have a priest who is one of the hosts and this subject came up.  The other host asked the

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-77864078523800774362011-10-31T08:39:00.000-04:002011-10-31T08:39:24.599-04:00

This is going to be another crazy day/week for me.  I feel like everyday I am just trying to meet that day's deadlines.  I know there are more deadlines looming but I can't even think about them unless they are due TODAY.  I am trying to get a grip but so far not so good. So today's post will be short and sweet but not before I leave a funny observation I have had over the past couple of weeks

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-51638018442496642222011-09-29T09:03:00.000-04:002011-09-29T09:03:34.705-04:00

Sorry so much time has passed but I have been busy.  Let's see, I spent 9 days in Disney which was awesome as usual.  I just love it there.  This time we ventured over to Universal and that was good and it was cool to see the new Harry Potter area but I don't feel the need to go back anytime soon.  They just really missed the mark.  They had the chance to make that the most amazing thing but

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-19672673497314009622011-08-24T09:38:00.000-04:002011-08-24T09:38:03.904-04:00

I am not sure how I can go from a post about inspiration to a post about venting but it seems that is what I may do. I have been told in not such a nice way that I am different.  I don't think I am.  The only thing I am sure about is that I have less patience for people being mean or unsupportive to me.  And I am spending a little time (maybe on a busy week 2 days totalling 4 hours or so away

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-79002994922031529492011-08-03T08:44:00.000-04:002011-08-03T08:44:41.434-04:00

I am working on gathering responses to a list of interview questions I sent to all of the staff at our parish.  Since I am trying to maintain the parish website and Facebook page I am going to use their answers to post on both of those sites.  Staff bios and information was non-existent before this project.  Plus there are quite a few new faces around.  Out of about 9 that I sent I have gotten

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-5763298958035560382011-08-01T10:37:00.000-04:002011-08-01T10:37:59.817-04:00

Boy am I glad Sunday is over. What a crazy day for me.  More so than I tried to show but I think I failed to hide my issues. Let me set the stage... I agreed to babysit my nearly 9 month old twin nieces a while ago and forgot all about it.  I was reminded about a week or so ago thankfully.  It was the day of our parish picnic.  We were also going to be going to a later mass which meant

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-44875968749846704392011-07-26T12:45:00.002-04:002011-07-27T18:25:00.067-04:00

I am feeling Happy As A Clam today.  Which got me thinking what does that mean.  I of course headed straight to my friend, Google, for the answer. And what I found out is that this saying started because an open clam looks like it is smiling.  The original phrase was Happy As A Clam At High Tide.  Clams would be the happiest during high tide since they cannot be dug up and eaten by humans or

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-79517433788073953672011-07-25T12:10:00.000-04:002011-07-25T12:10:45.833-04:00

The church often teaches us how we should behave, what our opinion should be in regards to moral ethics, etc.  For example it is wrong to get a divorce.  It is wrong to have conflict within your family.  Granted I am turning these issues into absolutes which isn't really what we are taught. But for my story it shapes what I think about Christian values.  I feel like we should all be able to get

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-30980945194618338322011-07-22T14:32:00.001-04:002011-07-22T14:33:29.758-04:00

I haven't gotten back to reading more of the bible since my last post on it. I think I still want to continue but I haven't felt that motivation in awhile. I think since I was at an uninteresting part that seemed to drag on and on it tempered my enthusiasm for it. I like the idea that if you go to mass and read the daily readings every day after 3 years you will have read the bible. On the

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-57923367970569461512011-07-12T08:16:00.001-04:002011-07-22T14:33:47.440-04:00

There have been many church closings and mergers in our area.  It has been a long and difficult road for many many people. Everyone has been impacted in one way or another.  Everyone from parishioners, school children, pastors, church staff members, communities, everyone. But we must move forward.  We must find a way to keep our faith and find a new way.  A new home. And we have been trying

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-59908085676695861822011-07-08T14:24:00.001-04:002011-07-22T14:34:08.470-04:00

In trying to live my motto I am trying to do more of the things you should do even when you don't want to.  For example, I used to be really good at sending cards to people for what ever reason.  And even sometimes just because.  Recently there has been a man who was on the RCIA team when we went through it that has been really sick.  We have now send him 2 cards over the past couple months. 

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-19648524947862123632011-06-29T09:17:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:27:30.546-04:00

Did you ever notice that when you are happy there are people who don't like that?  Or people who can take something pure and innocent and twist it until it looks ugly? I just don't get that.  I do get when people are just trying to poke fun at you for something but that is the extent it. But to act jealous of time spent at the church/rectory?  Really!!  What would you rather I do?  I am not

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-5847230263558016342011-06-24T15:07:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:28:07.105-04:00

Have you ever done something expecting nothing in return?  But got everything in return? That is how I am feeling about helping our church.  I want to do more and more and I want nothing in return. One thing I am gaining is new friends.  And people I genuinely like.  People I would love to just sit around, talk to and get to know better. We did a little bit of that talking yesterday and I

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-639201935127247162011-06-22T15:58:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:28:44.445-04:00

Let's just say I don't look like I did when I was in high school.  While I probably never would have said I looked great I can definitely say I looked wayyyyy better then.  Now I need to lose some weight and I look older (obviously).  I didn't really keep in touch with anyone from that time in my life.  I wasn't exactly an angel back then.  I drank, stayed out all night, snuck out of the house,

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-11899736522101599672011-06-14T10:49:00.003-04:002011-06-29T10:28:59.867-04:00

Sorry, taking a moment.  I came down with a cold and this is a crazy busy week for me so I am taking a moment before posting again next week.

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-4233736440487772212011-06-09T07:39:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:29:32.635-04:00

Did you ever pray for something and either feel like your prayers were answered or ignored? There are so many things I pray for on a daily basis.  From general things like, "please God, keep me and my family healthy" to specific things like, "please God, let the air conditioning be working today". Of course there is always the, "please God, let me win enough money on the lottery to not have to

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-27474156289283806322011-06-06T07:56:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:30:59.662-04:00

God works in mysterious ways.  And I heard him loud and clear at mass yesterday. Father said many things during his homily yesterday but there were portions that seemed as if he was talking directly to me.  While he didn't know what I was struggling with last week it was as if he did.  So strange and freaky.  Funny thing is this isn't the first time this has happened. He was talking about how

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-77673374070680898652011-06-01T12:25:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:32:02.059-04:00

I am struggling to be a good Christian today.  I am really really trying to be the better person but it is really hard. You see when one of the most important people in my life passed away in Feb. I was very sad.  I am very sad.  It was and still is extremely difficult for me to talk about my grandfather being gone.  Even writing this now I want to cry and not believe that he is actually gone.

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-20879428225151719712011-05-31T11:32:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:32:44.408-04:00

This was a beautiful long holiday weekend.  Now I need to get back to my regularly scheduled activities and responsibilities.  As if they ever stop anyway.  :-) Did anyone catch the Glenn Beck show yesterday with the Nielson family of NieNieDialogues blog?  They are just the cutest couple ever.

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-48360363329615655592011-05-25T08:19:00.002-04:002011-06-29T10:34:19.559-04:00

This has been a crazy week and it is only Wednesday.  First the world was going to end but thankfully didn't.  Then I heard another story about praying the g-y away which was using references from Exodus.  So many bible references that seem so misguided.  I guess you can read anything and put your own spin on it.  But I don't think these stories are helping us catholics in any way. Then I

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-64366789019808400732011-05-20T12:14:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:34:40.960-04:00

Last Sunday's mass had the following line within the gospel reading. So Jesus said again, “Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. So what does my husband do?  He leans over to me and says, "I am the gatekeeper."   To which I responded (at the end of the reading), " I am the keymaster."   Do you know what that is from?

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-53728289127070923642011-05-20T08:38:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:39:57.120-04:00

At work I stay out of the office politics as much as I possibly can.  I stay at my desk and mind my own business.  For the most part this has served me well.  I just don't like all the drama and backstabbing that can sometimes occur or just miscommunications and misunderstandings in the office environment. I guess this is true even of the church "office".  So far it has been fine.  But there

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-37906432694648132212011-05-18T08:41:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:42:58.637-04:00

I have tried to have a different personal motto(s) through the years.  Recently I would always say this year will be health and wealth.  In my mind it translated into be healthier, lose weight, exercise, save more money, spend less, etc. I guess while in little ways those things happened, I never felt satisfied in any results.  I still need to do all of those things. So after my confirmation I

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-35207911790090237302011-05-17T09:50:00.003-04:002011-06-29T10:43:16.995-04:00

This has nothing to do with church but I did say I would throw in other "stuff" every now and again.  I am taking my daughter to an allergist today.  For the past 2 weeks she has broken out in a red splotchy spotted looking rash mainly on any areas of her skin that were exposed.  I believe at this point the main reason is due to a company treating grass in our area including the kids soccer

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-90019312963787140892011-05-15T20:27:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:43:38.081-04:00

This proved to be another church filled weekend.  We had 2 1st Communion masses yesterday.  One of which was at our church.  Then we went to our regular mass this morning. One of the songs played is Table of Plenty.  One of my daughter's favorite church songs.  I actually like it also. Then sometime this afternoon she starts singing part of it to me and asks me if it is stuck in my head too.

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-51605759220377620032011-05-14T10:45:00.000-04:002011-06-29T10:49:40.376-04:00

Meeting updates: I had a second meeting with Father and the woman who is leaving that currently maintains the church website.  It was great to get started and can't wait to really get my hands on the system and learn the ropes. I hope I won't make Fr. crazy but I then did follow up emails to him and then to this woman the next day.  I just wanted to make sure I was on the same page as they were

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-29578933808408550242011-05-13T15:00:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:44:17.533-04:00

This has been one of those weeks you feel like you can do it all and actually do everything you set your mind to. We volunteered to help serve breakfast and lunch for the children's retreat for those making their 1st communions this coming weekend.  I also made sugar cookies in the shape of crosses which I covered in white royal icing and white sparkly sanding sugar.  It was really sweet how

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-73162095274161354342011-05-06T12:04:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:45:42.423-04:00

As I was driving to the meeting I was getting more and more nervous.  It was almost comical.  I kept thinking "Don't be a dork.  You are not interviewing for a job.  You are simply trying to volunteer." My chant worked.  Mostly.  I was awkward the first 5 minutes but then I relaxed and went through the outline I put together along with prints of samples for reference.  I was well prepared

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-5542647977316524562011-05-05T14:21:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:46:50.735-04:00

I have been trying to get more involved at our church over the past couple of months and not much has happened. I have reached out to several people on the staff to no avail. In one of my emails to Father about another subject I made the comment that if they need help to please let me know.  And that I have so many ideas rattling around in my head.  Why I never see these things coming I don't

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-56166522033529709012011-04-29T10:08:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:50:13.769-04:00

Just an observation today.  It always strikes me funny that if our pastor or Sister were in a store or wherever no one would know they were a priest or a nun based on how they dress.  Even sometimes at church they are not dressed in their "uniforms". Sister always has on a nice shirt or sweater in any color.  And Father was sporting dress pants, shirt and sport coat the other day during

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-59973578918186545032011-04-26T11:47:00.003-04:002011-06-29T10:51:05.421-04:00

This is the first time I fully participated in all that Holy Week had to offer.  In the past I had to work and didn't think much of going to church outside of the expected Sunday. Since my eyes are wide open now I wanted to really take part in everything I could.  I was off work so there was no conflict for Thursday or Friday mass.  We went to the potluck dinner prior to Holy Thursday mass. 

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-18264279279117786062011-04-18T11:03:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:51:45.730-04:00

We had our last RCIA meeting this past Saturday. I had asked Sister a few weeks ago if I could bring a cake to share with everyone to thank the team and staff as well as congratulate all of us for becoming fully initiated catholics. This is the cake I made and brought: The lighting is really bad in this picture but it was all white and shimmery.  Everyone seemed to like it too. Without their

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-37575144153634248812011-04-14T11:16:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:52:18.065-04:00

I have been looking at several church websites in my quest for information.   Some are better than others obviously but I wonder if what I think makes a good website for a church is different than what others think would be good. I like the more info there the better.  If there are committees than link them to a more detailed description of what the committee is, what their goal is and how they

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-62098837039779576752011-04-13T13:11:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:53:04.437-04:00

Did you ever put yourself out there to others and then worry you are an annoyance? You are so excited for whatever it may be but the others may not be on the same page? That is how I am feeling right now.

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-84572190170686492372011-04-11T10:47:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:53:29.547-04:00

I have a friend who was trying to sell her house.  She still is actually but she has stopped trying to buy a house until hers sells.  At one point in November and December she had a bid in on a house and put hers on the market and it all happened so quickly.  She was extremely stressed out and was at the point of needing help for her stress. She decided she didn't want any medications to help

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-50643763760844471922011-04-08T11:42:00.001-04:002011-06-29T10:53:51.120-04:00

I have decided I am going to read the bible cover to cover.  It may take me forever to do it but I am. I haven't read it like that since I was still in school.  Which seems like forever ago.  Funny thing is I have recently seen a guy at church who I used to hang out with (in a group of us) back in high school.  I haven't been able to catch up to him to see if he remembers me.  Plus I am always a

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-53744548498719913242011-04-07T08:21:00.003-04:002011-06-29T10:58:36.021-04:00

I want to explain a little bit about why now.  And to answer that question is very difficult.  I think there are many reasons I can think of and I am sure there are others that I don't even realize. First, I just think this was God's time for me.  I have always wanted to have my confirmation but never did it.  Sometimes I didn't do it simply because I didn't want to take the time to go through

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-20940034786998332522011-04-04T15:41:00.004-04:002011-06-29T10:57:45.631-04:00

Once again I can't believe how long it has been since the last time I posted anything here.  Almost a year is simply crazy.  I hope I will post more often since I have a focus for my posts more than ever.  I may still post about cakes or other such life stuff but I think my main posts will be about what I am learning about being Catholic and why now.  It won't be preachy but more my very

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-57021822459240136212010-08-19T11:10:00.005-04:002011-06-29T10:57:06.821-04:00

It is difficult for people who don't decorate cakes to understand the ordering and pricing of a specialty cake. Melanie of Cake Walk could not have explained it better. See below excerpt. To see the full post with her pictures go here. A clean, pure design but it still looks regal enough for a 4-year-old's birthday party.It's a perfect example that you can get a cake for any budget. Of

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-69529803930760421722010-06-22T14:33:00.003-04:002011-06-29T10:56:22.773-04:00

So we finally decided on a vacation destination. Unfortunately we decided we were not going to go to the happiest place on earth. We decided to go to the sweetest place on earth. We are only going to go for a few days but it will be good to get away and have a change of scenery for a bit. I can't wait. Now I just need to do some research and find out where to stay and what to do while

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-6800531939899187182010-06-02T10:35:00.004-04:002011-06-29T10:55:51.039-04:00

Not much has changed around here. Other than it is now June. And once again I am wondering where the previous month has gone. I swear time is speeding up the older I get. I have made a couple more cakes... I have done a couple others but I don't have those photos handy. These pictures were bad cell phone pictures but you get the idea. They came out ok. And I am still having so much fun doing

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-39259668140529749362010-05-03T11:54:00.005-04:002011-06-29T10:55:19.979-04:00

My goodness how did it become May so soon? Where did April go? My birthday is in April and it usually seems to take forever to get here. I am not sure why I am always anxious for it to be my birthday but I usually am. Not this year. Maybe it is because I am now over 40 officially. For my 40th I went to Disney and spent that day near and at the castle so it couldn't get too much better than that

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-87712297132955750422010-03-17T09:56:00.004-04:002011-06-29T10:54:31.461-04:00

I know I have posted in the past about my sister and her infertility problems. She has done countless IUI's. On February 27 she had invitro done. AND IT WORKED!!! I am so happy to say my sister is finally pregnant. She is still on eggshells until she is 3 months and it still feels a bit surreal for her. But today she is 5 weeks. I get to plan a baby shower. I can't wait.

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-91128114640231021512010-01-28T09:50:00.003-05:002010-01-28T09:55:09.199-05:00

I was reading other blogs as I typically do. I read others far more than I post to my own. But this I just had to do. I love good bake ware. But this this is far too cute. I love that it is pink.I love that it is helping raise funds for breast cancer.If you would like a chance (or 4) to win this lovely pie plate pop on over to Joyously Living Life for your chance to win this beautiful Emile Henry

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-60920582093093474742009-11-19T08:48:00.002-05:002009-11-19T08:53:40.538-05:00

My bestest friend (who is not related to me) name dropped her brother-in-law (who is a catholic priest) to our local radio station to get passes to see an advanced screening for New Moon which was last night. Wow that was a long sentence.Anyway, I have been purposely not re-reading the books again so that this time I could not be as close to the book when I saw the movie. And I have to tell you

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It has been another long stretch before posting.All is well with us and extremely busy. I am preparing for a craft fair at my local community center on Saturday. It has been a long time since I have done one of these and I am a bit nervous no one will want anything I have. I figured what doesn't sell I will put up on my etsy site that is simply collecting cobwebs.I would also like anyone who

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I didn't do too well...I got 67% correct. A D+. How well can you do?http://www.autoinsurance.org

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I am still here. Sort of. I am always thinking of something I should post about but rarely have the time to fully type out a post. Then I start to feel guilty because time goes by and by. It is hard to believe I have not posted anything on here for 3 months. 3 months is crazy long.I may post more often but also may not. We will see how it goes. I am reading other people's posts when I can

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I guess I am a bad blogger. Well I guess I shouldn't guess. I am.I am always thinking of things to blog about.But actually taking those thoughts and putting them into a cohesive post is a whole other thing.For example, I really wanted to say how I am happy and sad that on June 2nd Belle starting taking showers on her own. Mostly on her own. I still supervise or step in every now and again but

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I am having so much fun making and decorating cakes. I am on a quest to find the best yellow cake and chocolate cake recipes plus the best frosting(both white/buttercream and chocolate). The frosting I have made so far seems to be too sweet.My family have been my testers. They have been really sad about it too. Here is my latest cake. I really can't take credit for the design but here it is. It

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We still don't know much more. We went to see a pediatric nephrologist yesterday. Who took more blood for more tests.This is my worst fear coming to life. I had more things I wanted to say but this is about all I can handle right now.

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I have never been a fan of tests. I know they are necessary but they create far too much stress. If you know you have to take a test you are stressed before hand because you want to do well.Then you stress after the test because you want good results. And this all counts for medical tests which are just even more stressful.This year is my first year for needing a mammogram. While I know I will

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I have done it. I am now on Face book and I have no idea what to do with it. Many many others are on it. I have a few friends so far and some relatives.I have made small insignificant posts. But I feel I am missing something about it.I guess I will have to play with it a little more this weekend.TGIF

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My niece came home from the hospital Sunday night and went back to school yesterday. She is still not 100% but she is a bit better. At least she is not dehydrated anymore.But then my mother-in-law got sick Sunday night into Monday and is still trying to recover. The doctor said it wasn't the flu but we all think that she had/has the extremely nasty stomach flu that is going around. The

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I am sooooooooooooooo tired.I could honestly close my eyes and fall asleep right this very second.Thursday night around 9pm my 15 year old niece was taken to the hospital. She has some medical issues but on top of that was also dehydrated. They gave her plenty of fluids and medicine through an iv. She was finally able to go home Sunday evening. Which left her younger brother and sister at home

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Well it looks like the Tooth Fairy is due for another visit in the next couple of days.She better find her stash of gold coins and fast....

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The whole tooth fairy thing is a bit annoying to me.Not because it costs money or because I have a terrible memory.But because it is so inconsistent.Every one gets something different.I know someone whose child gets $20 for every single lost tooth. Hell I might just start pulling my own teeth for that.And now that Belle is full force in school talk she knows things. She hears things like Ethan

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The weather around here has been very strange. Yesterday morning for example was windy. And when I say windy I mean please don't blow our roof off Mr. Wind.It was so loud and blowing so hard I was seriously concerned we were going to have some major roof damage. As it turns out we did have some damage that will end up being a huge hassle to fix but well just take a look...Those are 2 different

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Over the past few years I have been dabbling (is that even a word) in cake decorating. A little here.A little there.Well I finally decided to take a class.After 1 class and my limited self taught abilities I did this... I realize it is a crappy cell phone picture and a bit gaudy. Belle kept telling me to put more flowers on it. Either way I am proud of my completely from scratch cake. I have

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I am so very over the snow. And more snow...And more snow...It seems like every Wednesday we are getting walloped. I have been patient and not really bothered by it. I don't mind the snow as long as I don't have to drive to work. But it keeps getting us during the work week. What is up with that!!A typical 1/2 hour drive in to work this morning took me 1 1/2 hours. Grrrrrr As you can see I

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I am still here. We had a great Christmas and New Years.Belle had her dance competition/convention a couple weeks ago. And has another in 3 weeks. We have just been so busy. I feel like I am constantly playing catch up. I am trying to organize my house a little better and slowly, ever so slowly making progress. Maybe I will take a picture of my tupperware type storage closet. You may be able

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Happy Birthday, Belle!I cannot believe another year has flown by already. Once again I am saying how can it be possible. You are such an amazing girl and I am very proud of you.As we say to each other all the time, "I am very happy you are my daughter. And I am happy that you are glad I am your mom."I hope you have a beautiful, wonderful, fun, happy day!!I love you with my whole heart!I love

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This morning Belle thinks of something different she can ask Santa for...Tickets to Disny.UGH>My response was to tell her she can't ask Santa for that. That would be really hard for Santa to get plus you are not supposed to ask Santa for tickets to things. She already thought of asking Santa for tickets to see the Jo Bros. That isn't happening either.At least she also wants to ask for a DS,

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So where to begin...I liked it.I don't think I loved it. Not yet. But I might...It was a lot slower moving than I thought it would be. Plus the whole time I was worried about what my husband was thinking of the movie. He didn't read the books. And he wasn't impressed. He said he would watch it again but not pay full price at the theater.Some of the makeup was a bit overdone but really didn't bug

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Yesterday I did my civic duty and voted. But more importantly Belle has been very involved in this election. They talked about it in school. She would ask me who I was voting for and I refused to tell her. She knew who she wanted to win. McCain.And she had her reasons why: She did not like how Obama talked to McCain and she did not like what he said. She thought he was mean. So funny...Anyway,

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Somehow I am just as hooked on the Twilight series the second time around. Yes, it is true. I am reading them again. I am now starting book 3. What is wrong with me? :-)

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This had to be the best polital ad I have seen yet.It showed who's practicing for the next season of Dancing with the Stars.And I can't get the photo to post. GRRRRRR

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I am not sure how many people have heard of this family, The Nielsons but I can't stop thinking about them.Stephanie had her own blog and if you read through it she was really quite amazing. Her perspective on life, marriage, and especially motherhood were so joyful. She truly loved everything about her life even on bad days. In August Stephanie and her husband Christian were in a small plane

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-42444734136450817742008-10-09T08:33:00.002-04:002008-10-09T08:39:18.365-04:00

This was a recent note trading session between Belle and I.Belle: I love you.Me: I love you more.Belle: I love you evin more.Me: No you do not!Belle: Yess I do!Me: How do you know?Belle: I! Love! You! more! I can see throuwolz. (through walls)Me: No Way.Belle: Yess way!Me: I loved you 1st.Belle: I loved you evin more! 1st!Then dinner was ready and that was the end of the notes. I

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It only took a week and I am already having withdrawals but I have read all 4 books in the Twilight series. And....I.Loved.Every.Minute.As soon as I was done I was sad that it was done. I want to start all over again. At least there is a new series on HBO that can give me my fill but it doesn't seem to be the same and I don't know how long I will watch it. The first episode seemed to be mostly

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I am truly a woman obsessed.I can't sleep. I can't eat. I don't want to work.It is terrible.And it is all because of this:Man, I love me a good vampire story and this one has got me sucked in. I realize I am late getting on the bandwagon. And even when Greta said she was reading it I still didn't realize what it was about. Then suddenly I heard the story and I knew I had to read them. Luckily, my

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Finally.I have been working on a little sewing project for what feels like forever. It really wasn't that difficult. In fact the pattern for New Look 6478 said it was easy. And it was mostly. My problems were that I am really self taught unless you count the home ec class I took back in middle school a bazillion years ago. Some took me a bit to figure out and then once I did it made total sense.

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I decided to call my home voice mail a little while ago and this is what I heard.You have 1 new message."I love you mommy. I love you too daddy."Of course I had to call my sweet little girl and tell her that I love her too. (She is at my sister-in-laws house)

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Wow. What a night. Or should I say morning. My husband gets up about 2:30am to get ready for work. This morning he gets up as normal, gets dressed and lets the dog out.I usually wake up when he does but I get to roll over and go back to sleep. Usually after a quick potty break. No exception this morning and I just fell back asleep when....He is shaking me telling me the sirens are going off.I

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Let me first say I am very grateful to have a job. And it is a pretty good job too.My problem lies in the fact that I would love to be a stay at home mom. I keep hoping as time goes by it will get easier but the fact is that it is not even a little bit easier. My job gives me so much stress. Not because of the work itself (although there are stressful situations sometimes) but because of

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Time sure does fly by.Still here. Still crazy busy.Better posts to come.Soon.I hope.

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This morning I am driving to drop Belle off so I can go to work and we get on the conversation of strangers.I go through all of the usual statements and Belle reminds me she knows all this stuff. I tell her it is part of my job to always remind her. I tell her I don't like this part of the job or the yelling part but I have to.As I am saying but I have to she is also saying it at the same time.

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My sister, that I have written about before, is dealing with infertility. I feel so bad for her. I just want her to be able to have the baby she is so longing to have. She doesn't know about this blog so she won't know I am putting this out "there" but this is the email I got from her yesterday.you guys would appreciate my frustration....yesterday wend in for my "yearly" checkup....get there..

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I am driving along last night and I hear from the backseat:Belle: "Mommy, I need a shave."Me: "What did you say?"Belle: "I need a shave. My hairs are really long."Me: "bwahhhh ha ha ha. You are too young to shave."Belle: "I know but my hairs are really really long." As she is holding her leg close to her face."How do you shave anyway?"Me: "You take the shave gel and rub it on your legs."

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I am still here. Just so incredibly busy that I can barely stand it. I have taken pictures that I wanted to share.I have stories to tell.And yet I have no time.I will get it done. I will. I just need a bit more time.

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So much has been going on and I have taken a few photos. I have been waiting to post until I could actually post the photos (which as you can tell takes me awhile to download). The last day of kindergarten was 2 weeks ago and Belle took these to her teacher, latchkey women and her dance teacher. I think they came out pretty cute for pens.When she came home from school I surprised her with this

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There is a little known fact about me that most people don't know or don't remember. It doesn't really affect me daily but there are times it comes and smacks me in the face.Now is one of those times.You see when I was not even 2 years old my mom and dad got a divorce. He used to pick me up on Saturday mornings and take me to breakfast. I can still remember what the restaurant looked like. I

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Belle has had a wart on her big toe for probably about a year.We tried everything. We tried over the counter band aids that had the medicine in them.We tried over the counter liquid.We tried the doctor who in turn tried to freeze it.Nothing worked. There was one point where it seemed we got it but it just got bigger.I was really starting to worry that her toe was going to be permanently deformed

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I can't believe it has been so long since my last post. How does that happen. I guess I know how it happens since I have been living the crazy life but still...So what has been happening lately:1) We went to Disn*y for a week. I was driving myself nuts trying to get everything ready for our trip. We left on May 3rd. It was a great trip. I loved every minute of it. I could go back tomorrow

Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12035338455883138681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24596397.post-37917021154339810742008-04-28T08:25:00.002-04:002008-04-28T08:28:46.534-04:00

For the past 4-5 years I have worked in the same building and company as my sister. We were 3 floors apart and in different departments but still here together. We didn't each lunch together often or even always get to talk every single day (although mostly) but we were here together.Today she is beginning a new job within our company. I am very proud of her.But she is now gone from our building

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I am so excited. I got my camera. I ended up getting a Canon. I can't wait to get home and play with it.My sister-in-law had some contacts at a camera store and they really took care of me price wise. Now I have to learn how to use it.

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I just had to pop in to document the fact that Belle has had her first piece of gum on Tuesday evening.I made it almost 6 1/2 years with her not having any. We were driving and she wanted a cinnamon mint but we didn't have any. So I see her thinking for a minute and then she says, "can I try a piece of gum?" OKI give it to her and keep telling her to not swallow it. I ask her what she thinks

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I have been a bad blogger. I don't know what gets into me besides too much going on.My birthday is Monday so we are celebrating this Friday evening so I can hopefully go buy a new camera on Saturday. And the thing about the camers is now I eliminated the Nikon from the list but have added the Canon XSI but they are no where to be found since it is just being released this month. UGH>Poor Belle

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So much has happened with my little Belle over the last few weeks to remind me that even though her whole infant life she was a abnormal child that she is indeed a normal child.Just a bit off of the norm with when she decides to pull out the stops.For example, from the time she could use her tiny little hands she would help me clean up her toys. Now her idea of cleaning up her toys is to pile

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I am sick.Again.I have had enough already. This makes the 4th time since Christmas.ENOUGH!!!!

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Oh how I would love to get a new D-SLR camera. I know the features I want and don't want but it is hard to find everything bundled all together.There are a couple that come close but again it is hard to determine which one to go with without being able to try them out for awhile.The first is a Nikon D-80. These are so cool and has the Nikon brand name behind it. The major downfall of this camera

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Soon we will be taking a road trip to Michigan. There is a mall there that we love as well as lots of fishing stores my husband loves.It will be so nice to have a change in scenery. I think we are all counting the days...After we take this mini trip we are going on a larger by airplane trip to see our favorite princesses live in person. Now that I truly cannot wait for.... Hmmmmm.......

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Holy mother of snow machines did we get a pile and a half of snow this weekend.I have pictures but I haven't downloaded them yet. The only one I have right now is from my cell phone of the snow in my neighbors yard by the garage.Suffice it to say that the pile of snow by my garage is so tall that I can climb on the roof. The snow is so deep it comes over Belle's waist.We definitely don't need

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Yesterday we had another snow day. Snow days are really a pain in the butt since I have to try to scramble to find someone to watch Belle. I need to get in to work which took me an hour yesterday. And all in all they suck.Of course this morning Belle was crying again about going to school. She was fine on Tuesday I think partially because she only had a half day. I left her crying and walked

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Yesterday was another bad day for Belle going to school. She was much braver in the morning at home but I think that was because we had lots of crying and fretting on Sunday. And I assured her that she had to go to school and stay all day. When we got to the morning latchkey the women who work there saw right away the difference in Belle's demeanor. They talked to her a bit and Belle told them

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Yesterday Belle faked being sick so she wouldn't have to go to school.I have mixed feelings about it though.Typically she was going to latchkey (after school care at the school) every day up until this week. This week we began to have her take the bus home every day. I really think this has her really upset but it is so hard to pinpoint it.Last week she was sick but I gave her medicine and sent

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I equally thought this was funny and upsetting.Conversation with Belle after shopping at the Children's Place Outlet on Saturday.Let me first set the scene. I am carrying a large bag stuffed with clothes to the car. The bulk of which are for her even though I did buy an outfit for my niece to put away for her birthday in July. I am trying to get Belle in the car and then put the bag in the

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Yes. It is true. I have been sick again.still. This makes 3 times since Christmas. I am actually on the upswing of this episode. I was pretty bad the end of last week and the weekend. And it really sucked to be sick this weekend.I had a nice long weekend and was going to get stuff done. I was going to do fun things with Belle. This is my one funky holiday we get from work and I always

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