Carl's Team

2011-12-16T17:32:00.000-08:00

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2011-12-16T17:18:00.001-08:00

It's been over a year since I've posted. Yikes! Not that anyone ever reads my blog but just in case. . .

Our newest addition. He will be 1 soon!

A future politician?

2010-10-05T05:04:00.000-07:00

First trip to the beach. We went to Florida with daddy. He had work training. We loved it!

Trip to G-ma's! A cousin fest.

Lost his first tooth!

DV turns 6 the day before 1st grade

DV's first day of 1st grade.

Loo's first haircut. Before.

After.

What cute girls I have!!

I feel the need to vent!

2010-05-07T11:07:00.001-07:00

A few months ago my family and I moved to Georgia for my husband’s job. While we looked for the perfect house in the perfect city for the perfect price, we stayed in a not-so-perfect extended stay hotel for 2 ½ months. My husband, 3 kids, and I lived in700 sq feet for 2 ½ months! Honestly it wasn’t that bad. Do I have bad feelings about it? Yeah. Am I a little scarred? Yeah. But those feelings are fading and I feel like I could do it again if I had to. So what’s my point? Well if you didn’t know, upon moving to a new state you have 30 days to get a license in that state. I didn’t really know this, but I wasn’t overly worried about it because after all I didn’t have a permanent residence as we were living in a hotel past the 30 day window. Also in order to register my son at his new school I had to register my vehicles. (Don’t ask it is a ridiculous requirement but a requirement nonetheless.) In order to register my vehicle I have to have a license in the state of Georgia. I was sure that I was not considered a permanent resident even though I lived here past 30 days because I LIVE IN A HOTEL! I called the DMV or whatever they call it in Georgia. I’m sure I need to go no further as you could guess that my “need to vent” starts here. I’m on hold way longer than should be allowed before being connected with a costumer "service” representative. I explain to her that I’ve lived here since Nov but I’m living in a hotel and I ask if I still have to get my license if I live in a hotel. She replies “you must get a license w/in 30 days of moving to a new state.” I say “even if I live in a hotel? She says yes and I say “so I put the address of the hotel down as my address?” And she says in a very annoyed tone “I don’t know why you have to make it so difficult.” You should have seen my face. My mouth flew open with a smile of disbelief. Did she really just say that to me? My response? “Okaay, thanks, bye.”

Needless to say my husband and I got all our stuff together and went to wait in line at the DMV (or whatever Georgia calls it). We walked out of the DMV with license in hand address: 6640 Bay Cir Norcross GA .30071. I was pretty proud or this accomplishment and felt excited to officially be a resident of Georgia.

On January 15 we FINALLY (remember we moved to Georgia NOV 1st) moved to our perfect house in the perfect city for a less-than-perfect price. In February I decide to change my address on my license. Conveniently Georgia allows you to do this for free online. So I quickly changed my address and waited. I was to allow 30 days. Fair enough. After 2 ½ months I decided I’d better check out what the hold up was. So I called and of course was put on hold for way too long, but was able to talk to someone that sounded as though he didn’t actually resent the fact that I was calling costumer service. He checked my status and told me that it was denied due to the fact that it could not verify my old address: 6640 Bay Circle Norcross Georgia 30071. I said well that is because it is a Marriott Towneplace Suites. I told him that I called someone in his office and she told me to put the hotel address down as my address. He said I am sorry she was wrong and explained why. Once I was off the phone, my ears began to smoke. That RUDE woman asked me why I had to make it so difficult. Now I’m going to have to go to the Division or Drivers Services (I just remember what they call it here) and change my address in person. I threw away the receipts that prove that I lived there. She told me to put the address of the hotel! I specifically asked that and she was RUDE to me and made me feel stupid. Oh my goodness. She has no idea the inconvenience she caused. SHE was making it "difficult." Oh grrr!

There is a magic to venting. I find satisfaction in being right even though it doesn’t change anything. I am still inconvenienced, BUT venting helps me come to gripes I mean grips with the situation and now I feel better and can suck it up and deal with it. And this RUDE lady?… well she does make for a good story. Ahh… I’m all better now.

2010-05-07T10:52:00.000-07:00

Pig Tails!!
What a smile!

This is one of my favorites.

2010-05-07T10:46:00.000-07:00

To Grandma Carlsruh: This was part of Mother's Day, but it was too big to email!

2009-12-23T10:25:00.000-08:00

2009-12-23T10:15:00.000-08:00

My girls like to have their picture taken MORE than their brother. Isn't it obvious? This was the best I could get.

I'm 3!

2009-12-23T10:04:00.000-08:00

A look back 3 years ago.

GC had a wonderful Birthday. We had a pizza party and she even got "customized" wrapping paper. DV was home sick from school so I wasn't able to buy wrapping paper.

Lily Loo

2009-09-20T14:18:00.000-07:00

Lily is growing up too fast! She is a wonderful addition to our family. She is so pleasant and is a joy to be around.

Fist Day of School

2009-09-20T14:15:00.000-07:00

Davey loves Kindergarten! I'm so relieved as he was not excited to go.

Gracie, Eat Your Food!

2009-09-20T14:10:00.000-07:00

After many encouraging words, in the end Grace did not eat her dinner. Instead she fell asleep.

2009-09-07T19:17:00.000-07:00

Going private: I've decided to join the club and go private. I have heard too many scary stories. This is not an exciting blog but I do update it occasionally with pictures.

So Cute!

2009-05-06T09:52:00.000-07:00

I think this is the funniest picture! It was naptime to say the least. This little one rarely cries! She is VERY pleasant. We just love our newest addition!

Merry Christmas!

2009-01-11T18:38:00.001-08:00

Ready, set, go! DV was especially excited about Christmas this year. It was so fun to watch their reactions.

GC's new Christmas Dress! Thanks Grandma!

Super Sace or Super SiSi. Aunt Myra made the kids capes for Christmas. GC loves hers. She say "super sisi, jump" she wants to put on her cape and jump off something.

"GC, what does Santa say?" "Ho, Ho, Ho" So cute!

"What do you want for Christmas?" "A cargo ship." He didn't get it. I couldn't find what he wanted. But we talked about not being sad if we didn't get everything we wanted. DV said he wouldn't be sad, he would be "cited" (excited). Good Kid!

Birthday Time!

2009-01-11T18:35:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday GC! We had a fun little party with just the 4 of us. Until they ask for a party, I'll avoid the stress :) GC can't quite get her fingers to say the traditional 2 so she puts one and one together!

Thanksgiving

2009-01-11T18:30:00.001-08:00

We had a yummy Thanksgiving lunch. We were going to celebrate with my sister, but she was sick so I ran to the store Thanksgiving morning and bought and turkey. I got $7 off! Score! We had a wonderful time just the 4 of us.

In celebration of Thanksgiving, DV's preschool class talked about the 1st Thanksgiving. He looks pretty cute don't ya think!

Halloween Friends

2008-11-23T09:06:00.000-08:00

This is DV's preschool class (not including Grace). My friends and I do a little preschool 2 times a week. This was our little Halloween party. This is also the best picture I was able to get of GC in her Skunk costume. At our church Halloween party someone called her a cat and she went around saying "kunk, kunk." She wanted to everyone to know she was not a cat!

Happy Halloween

2008-11-23T09:03:00.001-08:00

DV was a scarecrow this year for Halloween. He was such a good sport to not complain about all the raffia in his face. Like most kids, DV loves Halloween. It was so fun to make his costume and see his excitement. Holidays take on a new meaning when you have kids. They are exciting again!

Baby #3

2008-11-23T09:00:00.001-08:00

Baby #3 is on its way. Well not right at this moment, but January 27th. I'm hoping for 2 weeks early. That would be nice. Maybe I could avoid some stretch marks.

2008-10-27T07:55:00.000-07:00

That time of Year:

Since DV had RSV as a baby he has been sickly. It never fails that this time of year brings all kinds of sickness and he gets most of them. Luckily he is getting older and him being sick isn't as stressful for me! Come January I can worry about a new baby getting sick (YIKES). This is a picture of DV and a 3 day long high fever. Poor kid, couldn't even smile for the camera. No one ever told me about the stress of kids getting sick. Dan and I have a list of things we were never told about parenting: sickness, teething and sleeping top that list. To all of you who have kids older than ours, why didn't you tell us!? To all of you who don't have kids please be warned that sickness, teething and sleep patterns will add stress to your life.

2008-10-27T07:52:00.000-07:00

Fun With Cousins

Myra and her family were recently here to visit. We had such a fun time. DV and GC love having their cousins here. This was a lucky shot we got of them standing still for a few seconds!

2008-06-16T16:46:00.001-07:00

GC is getting SOO big. I just can't believe how fast she has grown up. She is still very charming and by the picture CUTE! Ok so I think my kids are the cutest... who doesn't?

2008-06-16T16:39:00.000-07:00

Do I have too? DV has a little book called David Gets in Trouble one of the pages is little David not wanting to eat his dinner. This is what this picture represents. Why do kids only want to eat junk? Anything green is off limits and for some odd reason unknown to me, DV does not like noodles (except macaroni and cheese) or sauce. It's a mystery!

I can see the light

2008-03-12T18:13:00.000-07:00

I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel. Every once in a while DV and GC play together and actually get along. Oh how I cherish those brief moments. I'm starting to understand how my mom must have felt as my siblings and I fought ALL the time. It is encouraging to see the "getting along" potential.

It is funny how you adjust to life. Life gets harder (i.e. your kids misbehave more often) and eventually you adjust and it doesn't seem so bad, and hopefully everyone learns along the way. So my advice to myself is, when life gets hard just hold on and sooner or (and usually) later I will see the light. Will someone remind me I said this when I complain about child rearing!?!

2008-01-31T12:46:00.000-08:00

DV gets Creative:

DV is getting to be quite the creative kid. He loves to build houses, restaurants, gas stations, banks, and garages. Well most of the time he wants me to build them. I love to see his imagination at work. The other day he said that he was going to get his "paycheck." I'm not even sure where he learned about paychecks. Yesterday he used GC's shoe as an airplane for two cows. His buckets that are supposed to hold his toys are his boats or trains. Aren't kids great. It doesn't take much to make them happy just love and a box or two.

2008-01-31T12:36:00.000-08:00

GC's first ponytail

It didn't last long for she promptly pulled it out, but it sure was cute. Having a girl is so fun because I get to dress her up and fix her hair. GC is getting closer to walking and even knows a few words: daddy, ball, baby (bahbah), uh oh, and what's that (sat).

2007-11-27T18:37:00.000-08:00

Three:

A trying age!

My kids mean everything to me and yet one in particular is driving me crazy. We did not have the terrible two's around here, but three deserves a name. It is hard to be the oldest I guess. Once the world revolved around you and then life was rudely interrupted by a sibling. You are constantly being told to "share" and "don't touch your sister." To counterbalance this new life you must exert your authority and shout "NO!" and "MINE!" I'm not sure how to handle this new stage. Any suggestions on how to make three a great age instead of a constant battle?

2007-10-30T12:12:00.000-07:00

DV is not a baby anymore. I just can't believe how fast kids grow up. He LOVES the movie Cars. He also likes to watch "Buzz and Woody" and Finding Nemo. He learned a new word from Finding Nemo--disgusting. Which he used to describe some food I made the other night. Trying to hold back my laugh, I explained that saying food is disgusting is not polite and that he shouldn't tell anyone that their food is disgusting. Daddy made him say sorry to mommy.

2007-10-30T12:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!

I just love this picture! GC is getting so big. She crawls and stands and babbles and maybe even says dada and knows what she's saying. What a delightful little girl she is!

2007-08-10T13:11:00.000-07:00

GC is 8 months old and although she is not crawling or attempting to, she rolls everywhere she goes. She is a happy little baby.

2007-08-10T13:09:00.001-07:00

DV had a birthday recently. He of course got more cars. He loves birthdays. Today I heard him singing "happy birthday to me." How CUTE!!

2007-08-10T13:01:00.000-07:00

I grew my very own zucchini!! In fact, I grew two and more are on the way. I'm so excited to eat something that I grew.

2007-07-17T20:28:00.000-07:00

Aunt Amanda and Amity came to visit this week. DV is Amity's shadow. Amity will say "I love this song mom." Then DV will say "I love it too." Everything Amity says DV repeats. He is such a fun little guy.

Wisconsin

2007-07-17T20:06:00.001-07:00

We recently went to Wisconsin to visit Dan's family. We had a wonderful time. DV loved playing with his cousins, going outside with the mosquitos, talking to Aunt Myra and Uncle Ken by the fire, and most of all playing with cousing Sage's cars!! I love this picture of DV and Grandpa.

Family Pictures

2007-07-16T21:33:00.001-07:00

We recently took family pictures and my cousin got them scrapbook-ready for us!

2007-07-16T21:25:00.000-07:00

Introducing G.E.C.

2007-07-16T21:20:00.001-07:00

G was born on Decemeber 9th. She was 2 weeks early and was delivered by c-section. So far that has been the worst experience of my life. Very unpleasant! She was well worth it though!!

DV

2007-07-16T21:02:00.001-07:00

He has grown up so fast! The love of his life is cars. Dan asked him if he wanted to be a boy scout the other day (Dan is the scoutmaster, poor thing) and DV said, "no, a car scout." That about sums it up. When he wakes up in the morning he wants to play cars, and that is what he does all day!

2007-07-16T20:54:00.000-07:00

Welcome to 2007

2007-07-16T20:14:00.000-07:00

I did it! I have created a blog. I don't really know how to do it but I'm giving it a try. I need to figure out how to do it. Until then.........

Ok I did it!! I had to google how to post pictures. How did I get so behind?