Celebrating 5 Years of Marriage

No Other Guy I'd Rather Be With Where did the last five years go?  Time sure flies when you're having fun!  Let's be real. I don't know a single marriage that is perfect, but I can say I'm truly happy with ours (at this moment in time...he, he!). I will be honest, a happy marriage takes work EVERY SINGLE DAY, but most of the time I feel lucky to have Karl and all that we get to experience together. At Minnehaha Falls. Walked around...

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31-Weeks Pregnant

31 weeks (August 21, 2014) This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. He weighs about 3 1/3 pounds (about the size of a coconut) and is heading into a growth spurt. He can turn his head from side to side, and his arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath his skin. He's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you...

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Five-Day Clean Eating Group and What it Did for Us

Wow. Eating Clean and LIVING Healthy REALLY DOES WORK! Karl (my hubby) and I did our first 5-day Clean Eating Group and were shocked to see the results. No magic pills. NO fake food (fat-free/sugar-free) crap. No starving. No meal replacements. AMEN TO THIS! Karl - Down 6 pounds (imagine if fitness was added to this!! That's coming next. Karl can't wait! He, he.) Christie - Down 3 pounds (I also was doing PiYo and stair stepper) My...

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Two Weekends (in Review)

I LOVE SUMMER! I know I say that a lot. It's true! We've had a LOT of family time lately. A lot! BUT the BEST NEWS OF ALL is Karl has started a NEW JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't even EXPRESS how HAPPY this makes me. NO more on-call. NO MORE weekends! No more LATE NIGHTS!!! Thank you, Lord. THANK YOU! I feel like I can breathe a little more!!! Only FIVE years of a NUTSO schedule.  In Roscoe! Headed back to Minnesota! In-between...

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