Do you Pinterest?

Pinterest is my new addiction. It's my virtual crack. If you haven't heard of Pinterest, then you must have been under a rock... just kidding.  You need to go right now and sign up. Don't worry, I'll wait.
Oh you need the website? .http://pinterest.com/ There ya go.

What is Pinterest you ask? From the website:

Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard.

Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.
Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.

It's like all your favorite things all in one place. Like ripping out your favorite things from a magazine and putting them on a bulletin board. And you can make tons of boards and name them.


Here's mine: http://pinterest.com/kristebrown/ And then start following me. I'll follow back too.

I have found tons of crafts, recipes and ideas that I love. And surprise surprise I have actually made some of the recipes.
Pizza muffins and banana bread pancakes. SOOOOO GOOD!!!

So go, start your own virtual board, and join in the addiction.

On Your Mark, Get Set...

GO!

Katie decided to run cross country this year. I know. We were just as surprised. She had said she wanted to do volleyball but then changed her mind and joined the cross country team this summer. She started running almost 5 miles a day in practice this July. We went and bought some cross country shoes and told her once we invested money in this sport she was going to do it for the full season. No quitting!

This past weekend was their 1st meet. It was split into Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity. I have to say this course was a tough one. It was 2.1 miles with lots of hills. Katie pulled through it. She dug down deep and ran that race with everything she had.

She finished 7th for her school in the Freshman division and top 25 overall. This weekend is a 3.1 mile course. Not so many hills this time.
She really has come into her own this year. Maybe its the going to high school growing up or maybe turning 15 and getting closer to that magic number of being 18. Whatever it is, Katie is having a blast!

Playing Catch Up

It's funny how life gets away from you. I finally signed back into my blogger account last month. First I couldn't remember what email address I had used. Then I couldn't remember the passwords for anything. It's like a sudden case of password amnesia! I started to blog about everything that has happened in the past 5 months and got distracted by some serious issues in our own household and in a family member's home.
So just what has been going on for the past 5 months?

1. Issues with the house we were living in. Yes I said WERE living in. There will be a blog post on that debacle. Many posts on that. That took up May, June and July. Husband moved everything while I was out of town and secured a new place.

2.We had some excitement due to the "police" where we used to live. Apparently some people get their panties in a bunch if your teenagers have too many people coming to your house and rumors start from neighbors that you are dealing drugs, having the teens steal for you or god knows what other things these people came up with.

3.I went to spend time with family down south and all hell breaks lose. Both up here and down there.

4. My oldest daughter, Katie, became a Freshman in high school and started running cross country. Time trials are tomorrow at 730AM. Hoping for a good season!

5. I quit the distance learning college I was enrolled in. Very disappointed in how it was all run.

6. We got a new dog. Well, husband got a new dog. He picked her out. She's a border collie mix and thinks she is a lap dog. She barks at anything that moves outside.

I think that almost tells everything that has happened in an abridged version. The past months have been extremely stressful. I am still recovering as is my husband and the girls.We're slowly getting things back organized and back on track.

Things have happened that have destroyed family bonds, feelings have been hurt and trust has been broken. I don't know if some people will ever get over some of the things that have been said and done.

I'm not sure if I will blog about the family issues mentioned above. It seems like such a personal thing. I just don't know.....

Don't Eat The Baby

It's that time again. Time for King Cake! I look so forward to this time of year. Being up here in the middle of the country, they really don't celebrate Mardi Gras.
I saw my first King Cake of the year at the grocery store last night. I squeeled with delight, embaressing my daughter.
I was setting it on the counter when something caught my eye. A warning.

Here is what I want to know. Who ate the baby? The plastic baby or the beads? Cuz you know someone had to have done it in order for their to be a warning.

So go out and buy yourself a King Cake. Just be sure to not eat the baby and the beads.

Wordless Wednesday

I love old photos. I've been researching my family tree for years now and love it when I can get things like the above photo. One of the girls in the photo is my great grandmother. I love how dressed up they are, but they are barefoot. I guess they spent all the money on the dresses.