No Excuses

My blog performance as of late has been nothing short of pathetic. While making some changes today I noticed that I only had 4 archived posts for the month of March. Sad. I even missed a couple of "Wordless Wednesday's", which are one of my favorite things! No writing involved! There are many reasons why I have been remiss at keeping the blog up to date. They include, but are not limited to:

* We had a virus that wiped out our hard drive at the beginning of the month. I am still missing a ton of software and have yet to re-enter all of my Outlook contacts. Ick.

* I was really sick for a week...the week that included 3 out of our 5 family member's birthdays! Double ick.

* In the midst of it all, we also switched Internet providers (yeah Verizon!) and lost a bunch of bookmarks, etc. Oh, and by the way, changed our email address. Which was a big deal! We've had the same one for over 7 years...since we first got together! I don't even want to think about all of the emails I am not getting. Triple ick.

* Tanner is crawling now! Yeah, but uh oh too! What do you mean I can't set him on the floor and walk away? Or type away, as the case may be! I was ready for this step and at the same time, so NOT ready! He has me running and it's been a few years since I did this stage with a baby...from what I remember, there's parts of it that aren't my favorite.

Anyway - there you have it. I am really going to make a concerted effort to update and post more often from this point forward. I feel as though I am at a turning point and need to get a better handle on what the purpose of this blog is.

To keep family and friends informed of the kids progress through life? Well, sure. To share my unique opinions and spin on things in the world? Why the h*ll not? To present a clear and present glimpse into the life of a stay-at-home Mom in the present times? I am one after-all...at least I'm qualified.

Hopefully everyone who has followed before will continue to follow. And who knows - maybe if I can really get my act together, even more people will jump on the Krazy Kneipp train and keep checking the site out. I'll try to make it worth your while.

Until then, I'll just keep livin' the dream...

Lexi Turns 6!!

On March 12th, our little Lexi celebrated her 6th Birthday! And what a year it has been! We can't believe how fast our baby girl is growing up - it seems like only yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital.

Lexi has had a great year. She finished up pre-school last year and started Kindergarten this past fall. She loves school and is doing well with reading and writing. What she is apparently NOT fond of is discussing her "feelings".

She has told us repeatedly that she does not like it when Miss Julie comes to class and they talk about feelings. We don't have the full story yet (conferences are next week) but from what we can gather, Miss Julie comes in and the kids discuss different scenarios and how to handle them. This past Monday they covered "sad", "mad" and "frust-er-ated" according to Lexi. She did not at all approve and wanted to know WHY she had to sit and listen to Miss Julie for "5 hours" on Mondays. Considering that she's only in school for less than 3 hours, I am not sure how that works, but whatever.

Bottom line - reading & writing OK in Lexi's book. Talking about feelings, not so much.

She continues to surprise me with her understanding of all things adult. I need to work on censoring myself more. Recently on the way to school in the morning, I had a not-so-pleasant mirror put in my face. Mitch had borrowed my car and readjusted and seats, mirrors, cup holders, floor mats, etc. (You get the picture - he completely jacked up my ride!) I was fiddling with everything trying to get it fixed. I apparently exhibited some "fruster-a-tion" and all of a sudden from Lexi in the backseat I hear, "Oh that Mitchell!" in the same exasperated tone that I so often use.

It was pretty funny, but also reminded me that I am indeed having some impact on how she sees the world. And I better make darn sure she's learning the lessons I want her to, and not the ones she sneaks on her own.

I hope that this year will be as fun and funny for her as the last year was. She is a sweet little girl with a heart of gold. She can also be a drama queen with rage that knows no bounds. Whatever she is, or ends up being, she will always be our little girl and we love her to the moon and back!!

Happy Birthday Lexi Noodle!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Tanner!!!

Tanner's 1st Birthday Playdate Doughnut Extravaganza

Wordless Wednesday