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Ramblings

The Grinch!

by Kristi on December 1, 2012


We saw the Grinch tonight with our Girl Scout Troop. It was the ADBA and Freckled Frog. REALLY well done. No pictures though. However the decorations were adorable. The kids dancing and singing were fabulous! Griffin sat on my lap (he wanted to sit next to Brooke – his girrrrllll-friend) and loved the whole thing. […]

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NaNoBloMo – Boom

by Kristi on November 30, 2012


Well, I did it. About a month full of blog posts. I gave up on the thankful stuff about halfway through. While I am thankful for a HELL of a lot, it really is hard to remember to SAY it out lour (or in writing) what I am thankful for on a daily basis. On […]

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New Landscaping & Solar Panels!

by Kristi on November 29, 2012 · 1 comment


    For the last two months we have been working on the house. First, we got Solar Panels from Solar City. Those took about 5 months from the initial consultation, to installment, to actually turning them on! Our electric bill which can vary from $150 a month to $300 a month was…. negative $11 […]

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Oh, Christmas Tree

by Kristi on November 26, 2012


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Christmas Prep

by Kristi on November 25, 2012


The looks of joy that appear on my kids faces when we pull out Christmas items is just epic. If you have kids, you know what I’m talking about. The excitement of every small little things makes my heart happy. We were driving around Big Bear yesterday and the winter weather and decorative lights up […]

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Monopoly Deal

by Kristi on November 24, 2012


Family weekends usually involve family games. Oh, they are so entertaining. They bring out the inner shark in me. Woohoo!

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Gobble Gobble

by Kristi on November 22, 2012


Happy Thanksgiving! What a beautiful day it was too. I got up a little early (blah) but then played with the kids a bit which was great. Called some family members and had nice chats with them and then got my turkey ready! This was the first year that I bought the turkey, got it […]

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Beautiful Big Bear

by Kristi on November 21, 2012


We drove up to Big Bear on Wednesday night. I’m so thankful to have a beautiful place to escape! Even if it doesn’t have Internet or TV! ha! 🙂

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Mercury in Retrograde

by Kristi on November 20, 2012


Whoops – I’m totally back-dating this post to yesterday for my daily blog post. ha 🙂 I laughed when I read about Mercury in retrograde from Lindsey at ModChick. There have been a few random bumps the last week or two but I always love this stuff! Make note in your calendars, people!

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Cousin Thanksgiving

by Kristi on November 18, 2012


I’m thankful for my awesome extended family today! We drove out to Nichol’s new house in LA (she just got married 6 weeks ago!) and had a ‘cousin’ thanksgiving. I brought veggies 🙂 it was great to see everyone. Pictures later. Tired and sick tonight. I actually lost my voice! That never happens!

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Wheat Makes You Fat?

by Kristi on November 17, 2012


A good article about 3 reasons wheat makes you fat. However, it’s essentially saying how wheat has CHANGED so much in the last few years. Pretty much why I can’t eat it now! This new modern wheat may look like wheat, but it is different in three important ways that all drive obesity, diabetes, heart […]

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Meeting New People

by Kristi on November 16, 2012


Since I’m online all the time, I have met lots of online FRIENDS. I got the chance to meet one tonight! Her name is Crystle and she has two adorable girls, ages 3 and 4, with another baby on the way! Usually I shy away from that… do I REALLY want to meet someone in […]

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Married Screaming

by Kristi on November 12, 2012


I love the married life of communication. Sometimes, you can play on the same team of Pictionary and be exactly on the same wave-length. “You know! That thing? The thing we did last week? With the blue scarf? YES!” As opposed to other times… Like today… as the husband was in an unfamiliar (extremely fast […]

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Old Friends

by Kristi on November 11, 2012


  I’m thankful for old friends!!

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Soccer Season Done Right

by Kristi on November 10, 2012


Soccer is over for the season. We finished it off very well. Sam’s team was #1 in her category for the season. However, last week in the playoffs, the girls were not feeling it and lost 3-0. Sam turned out super sick that day and the rest of the girls didn’t seem to be doing […]

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