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Ramblings

I Have Nothing Interesting To Say

by Kristi on December 14, 2012


I simply need to keep repeating that I am heart broken over today’sย tragedy. It’s nothing new to say. It’s nothing interesting to say. It’s just that I am so sad. I can’t believe that a person would walk into a classroom and shoot down innocent children. This writing is mostly for me. To be sad. […]

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That Damn Elf

by Kristi on December 13, 2012 · 1 comment


SOMEONE… or something, rather… showed up in our house tonight. A few days ago I said THIS on Facebook: Would you people please stop doing crazy Elf on the Shelf shenanigans?? My kids are now asking why we don’t have one of those Elf people! AHHHH My evil Mother in Law promptly decided to buy […]

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Nutcracker

by Kristi on December 10, 2012


My beautiful Mother in Law took Sammie and I to the Nutcracker last Saturday! What a great show! She also bought the series so we will be going back to three more shows in the next six months. Can’t wait!

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Landscaping Progress

by Kristi on December 7, 2012


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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! ๐Ÿ™‚

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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 ๐Ÿ™‚ 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 ๐Ÿ™‚ 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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