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I followed Emmy's lead, and I have interviewed my kids.  Their answers are fun, funny and sometimes surprising. Name:  Kristin Age:  15 Favorite Cereal:  Cheerios Favorite Vegetable:  broccoli Favorite Drink:  Lemonade Favorite toy:  my phone Favorite TV Show:  Big Bang Theory Favorite Thing To Do:  Listen to music Favorite game:  Just Dance (for the Wii) Favorite Book:  Hunger Games Favorite Restaurant:  Chili's Favorite Place to go:  The Mall If you could change your name, what would it be:  Brenna Something Mom says:  Come out of your cave (room). What do you want to be when you grown up?  Famous actress. What are you going to different this year than last?  Work on my homework more, get organized, and change my style. Who are your friends?  Karlee, Cassidy, Annasofia, Cameron, Teddy, and she kept going and going. What is one wish you have for the new year?  To ...

I am back to the random stuff!  Yesterday it was random questions...now it's just random stuff. I do my homework, and then I go through my "decompression."  I can do the writing part of it just fine.  However, the mechanics of how they want me to format everything is destroying my creative flare.  I love my blog.  I can do it anyway I want! Kristin informed me that I need start taking pictures of the kids again.  Is she for real?  Well...I just might dust off my good camera and get a little happy with it.  She may have unleashed a monster! Cats drive me crazy.  That is to say, MY cats drive me crazy.  Every morning when I wake up, there they are waiting.  I like internet kitties...for instance... Tardar, aka Grumpy cat has become a personal favorite of mine.  He's even my profile pic on Facebook right now.  Do you think my cats are jealous?  Grumpy cat doesn't care. We have one more week of winter break...

What if you woke up and the laundry was already done? What if all you had to do was drink hot chocolate and read a book? What if the kids didn't argue? What if the sky wasn't blue? What if we used forks for cereal and spoons for steak? What if cookies were good for you? What if losing weight was determined by the amount time spent on FB/Twitter/Instagram and blogs? What if politicians had to live the way think is best for the rest of us to do so? What if the moon really is made of cheese? Just some totally random questions to start off the new year!  

It's a New Year and the 2012 Review Extravaganza is all done!  It really does amaze me how quickly time goes.  I truly regret not being to get each and every one!  But, as I stated...this year I will be a better blogger and friend. I first want to give a big big thanks to my wonderful co-hosts.  Emmy thought up this idea 3 years ago now and there have always been wonderful ladies willing to play along with her...and well...me.  So here one more time are all of the co-hosts.  I highly recommend following all of them as they truly are great! Emmy Mom Lourie- CA Girl MiMi- Living in France Nicole- Life's a Beach Mrs. Match- Date Girl Diaries Janette-Johanson Journey And this year was made even more fun with the wonderful sponsors who were willing to support us.  Please go by their sites and help us thank them and see the amazing things they have to offer as us hosts personally picked each of these sponsors as th...

We are in our final week of the Extravaganza!  It started out so simply, and has grown into a true Extravaganza with prizes valued over $300!!  I hope you all have been playing along!!!  In this our last week, we are recapping October, November and December. October... Rich completed all of his treatments for his toe, which had become infected to the bone.  He was released by the wound care treatment center and no longer required crutches. A few minor setbacks with his feet has left him on disability and he is currently under doctor's watchful eye.  However, his blood sugar is the best it has ever been and he is being most obedient in his treatments. I started a huge step in my life.  Something I had been thinking about for a very long time.  I started school.  I thought about trade school, and community college, but I wanted more.  I wanted a formal education.  What I didn't know, is what I wanted my education to be...

It's week three of the Review Extravaganza, and we are covering July, August and September this time.  As I walk down "memory lane," I realize that this year kind of really sucked.  As I go over the next few months, we can see the good, bad, and the hey we survived!!! July... We lost our fur baby.... He got out on the 4th during the day, and we never saw him again.  We rescued two brothers about 3 weeks later... We went to the beach and had lots of fun... It was cold but that didn't stop them from going into the water. Yes, I am wearing jeans in that picture. Then, Rich got hurt.... I never knew that one toe could cause so much drama.... We had a very long ride ahead of us. August... We went to Indio again with Emmy and her Family .   We always have a lot of fun on these trips. Okay so technically this picture is from May's trip..but I am making up for the last picture. A Sophomore, A seventh gra...