2008

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Actually "tried" for a baby, lol

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I think it was to lose weight and I did lose 25 pounds at one point...but I have since gained most back because of the damn holidays.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
 yes... Missy had Carter; Kimmie had Carter; Carolyn had Ellie; Casey had Brooklyn; Sharee had Ayva; Nicole had Hudson; Jessica had Michael; I know there was more but I cant think!

4. Did anyone close to you die?
 No, not this year thank god!

5. What states/countries did you visit?
 Kentucky, Indiana...I think that was it

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
 Better luck, money, baby, organization

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
All the babies birthdays.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I dont recall achieving anything crazy....well I am sure I achieve something everyday but I cant think of one thing in particular.

9. What was your biggest failure?
 Well....getting pregnant has been quite the obstacle, lol...but I dont believe I have any failures this year...

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nope, pretty good health here

11. What was the best thing you bought?
 Our Durango

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
 Not sure what to say on this one.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
 My in laws (not all of them), my cousins, my kids at times, my husband at times....but doesnt everybody have their moments?

14. Where did most of your money go?
 Oh gosh...we eat out a lot...and Xmas! OH and bills

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Hmmm....I got excited about holidays and family get togethers ( I always do anyways). I was really excited to see all of the new babies

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
I dont know that now but a few years down the road when I hear a song from 2008 it will bring back some memories

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? 
 happier b) thinner or fatter? 
 probably thinner, but not by much c) richer or poorer?
 richer but not by far on that one as well

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Organizing....I am really bad at that

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
 Working, but thats not going to happen

20. How did you spend Christmas?
With Family

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
 Not really

22. What was your favorite TV program?
 ALL reality, DHW, Greys, Private Practice, Brothers & Sisters...

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
I NEVER hate anyone...there are people that I strongly dislike, but there is no one that I can think of so thats good.

24. What was the best book you read?
 Relationship Rescue ~ Dr. Phil.....good book

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
 Limewire....you can download like any song for free (probably illegal, lol)....

26. What did you want and get?
A Durango

27. What did you want and not get?
A baby :-(

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
 i saw that Benjamin buttons movie...it was flippin awesome!

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
 27...Had plans to go to Canada for my bday but those fell through. I think we all just went to dinner for my bday

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
 oh gee there are sooo many things

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Not sure what this means but I think I have pretty good style...I try to keep up with what is in

32. What kept you sane?
 Meds for the most part, lol....but I am a pretty laid back person anyway

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
 Fancy hey? Well, I fancy Dr. Phil...he is a stud

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
The Presidential Campaign....what a year this has been with that! Outcome was def what I wanted

35. Who did you miss?
 My Great Grandma and my dad since I NEVER see him

36. Who was the best new person you met?
 I met a lot of new people this year....

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
 Just when you think there isnt a way out of something...there really is!

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. Well it wouldnt be the song "Lucky" by Miss Britney Spears, lol....not sure what it would be

39. How did you ring in the New Year? Hung out with some old and new friends....good times!

40. Do you have a goal for 2009? Well first and foremost I want a baby like the desert wants the rain....after that I want to drop all my weight (125-130 lbs would be a nice weight to be at)....

Happy New Year!

So....Bob and I had a really good night! We met some new people and had a great time. We went over to some friends of ours, Nicole and Ryan...and they had a ton of their friends over as well. VERY nice group of friends they have. I wish that Bob and I had a nice group of friends that we could just hang out with and play games and just chill....but really we mostly deal with immature relatives that would rather get tanked and act like idiots....I, myself, have grown out of that and so has Bob...its nice to be able to just sit around and talk and just relax. I was invited to scrapbook and I may take Nic up on the offer one of these days. I have been meaning to start scrapping but I have no time...EVER!

But anyway, we had to leave the party early, which sucked because I was enjoying myself. Well let me tell you this load of bull....So my SIL (sister in law) calls us while we are at Nicole & Ryans and begs us to come out there (she had been asking all week but I told her we had other plans)...she is drinking so she is really laying the whole "Guilt Trip" on thick...so Bobby asks me if we can, even though he was also having a good time where we were at, and I said sure whatever. Well we get in our cold ass car and start to drive across town and they decide to call and say, "Hey we are going to wait till you get here and then we are all going to ride with you guys to some party out in God knows where".....uhhh...NO they arent I tell Bob! So needless to say, we left Nicole & Ryans for no reason obviously but by that time I was feeling crampy in my stomach ( I get that way when I drink....not sure why), so we just decided to go home and watch the ball drop together. It was a peaceful end to a night which should have ended with us celebrating with Old and New friends.....I will NOT do that again for my SIL....still ticked about it and its like 2am, lol.

Well on another note....Hope everyone had a great NYE and best of luck on all of your resolutions....I know I need it!

PS....Sorry Nic that we had to leave early....still bummed!

Xmas and so on and so fourth...

So Christmas was good! The kids made out like bandits as usual...I spend wayyyyyyyyyyyyy too much money this year....next year will not be that way. Really looking forward to the New Year because I have a few resolutions....I shall list a few:

• Lose weight...well hopefully I get preggers soon and then the losing of the weight will be after baby!
• Sticking to my budget better
• Saving Money
• Being a better blogger :-)
• Keeping my car clean
• Being a better organizer
• Answering my cell phone...lol, if you have tried to call me then you will know why I say this!
• Getting together with my friends more often....I have so many friends that I hardly ever see and it makes me sad that I am missing so much of their lives!

Uhhh....I am sure there are more....but those made the top of the list. What kinds of resolutions are you all working on this year? I hear a lot of people wanting to lose weight...I think thats a pretty big one for most people.

Looking forward to Nicole's party tomorrow night....I made LOTS of pudding shots for it! I made Mint Chocolate, Butterscotch and Orange Creamsicle ones.....hopefully they go over well! I know they did at the party I went to where I first had one. They are yum-diddly-umptious!

Ok...well off I go to wash my face and go to bed for my big half day of work tomorrow....who makes people work on New Years Eve anyway???? I mean really???

So....I have bad grammer...whose counting?

In regards to my last post about puppies....I mentioned that we "breeded" them....apparently that is incorrect and it should have said that we "bred" them. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused anyone. Symptoms of inconvenience include:

• Irritation
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Bloating
• Frequent Urination
• Rashy Butt Cheeks
• Irritable Bowel Movements
• Constipation
• Dry Mouth
• Swelling in hips

If any of these symptoms persist please see a doctor immediately since I doubt it would mean you are inconvenienced.

Puppies for Sale...

Ok...well they will be in like 10 weeks! Anyway, so we breeded my moms dog, Delilah (Yorki-Poo)....in case you do not know what that is...its a Yorkie and a Poodle mix (mini poodle of course)...we breeded her with my dog Martin, who is a Shih Tzu. So the puppies are called "Shipookies".....I know, the name just makes you want one, LOL! Anyway....we were going to breed them just because we thought they would have some cute pups and come to find out, its an actual breed! SO...we already have three of them sold (2 boys and a girl)....so there are 2 girls and a boy left if anyone is interested. They will be $250 with their first set of shots and we would need a $50 deposit down to hold one for you. Let me know...here are a couple pics! Mind you that they are like a day old in these pics so they still look like rats, LOL!

This is the mom, Delilah!

Look Mah....no hands, lol!

Halleluyah!

Awww!

Sweet lil pupcakes!

Here is all six of dem bad bois!

Superdog!

The fab.....uh...six?

Hairy Scary!

Soooooooooo....My cousin, Kimmie....she is in cosmetology school! I am sure you can see where this is going, lol! Anyway, I love that I have someone that can do my hair pretty much whenever I want...it might be cheap but its a huge risk! I mean I have grown up with this girl and allowing her to come near my head with a pair of scissors takes a lot of meds and balls (pardon my french), lol! No really though...she is pretty good! Just got my hair done....check it out! I am WAY into change....and so this was a HUGE change for me!

BEFORE

"Why the long face, LOL"

AFTER

I like it A LOT...had a lot of comments at work about it being pink..WHATEVER....if I lived my life based on other peoples opinions I wouldnt be where I am today!

Worst Blogger of the year award....and the winner goes to.....

Carrie Indiana Cole.....yayyyyyyyyyyy!

It's been ahwile!

So whats new.....hmmm? Well my oldest, Emma, has strep throat! That sucks....I feel bad because last night before bed I was giving Graci her meds (has a bad cough) and all the sudden Emma pipes up and says, " I have a sore throat...I need medicine"....well I thought she just wanted medicine (my kids LOVE some medicine) so I told her no and said she was making it up...well she woke up in the middle of the night with a 103 fever....awww, I felt horrible! Long story short...she has had a fever all day and has had a sore throat and she has had a bowl up to her face all day because she thinks she is going to puke! I hate when my kids are sick...makes me sad for them! I really hope that I dont get strep throat!

I havent blogged since Halloween, so here is a pic of Graci in her "Dorothy" costume....I have a reason why I didnt get one of Emma but its not a really good one...so I wont go there, lol....

Emma was Raggedy Ann!

So my mom went to Texas a few weeks ago to see my brother and brought these Mexican Dresses back for the girls....they are cute....check em out:

Some....Good News!

So we did get some good news today...found out that our insurance company is going to pay for all but $106 of our cobalt...YAY! That a savings of $410 out of our pocket! That was pretty much it, just wanted to let everyone know!

Psychic

I dont know who all out there believes in psychic's....but I was a skeptic until I saw this guy for the first time. His name is Terry Davis and he is flippin awesome! I first went to him about 4 years ago at a psychic party that a friend of the family had. He comes to your house and you have to have at least 10 but nor more then 15 people get a reading done. Its $40, but its soooo worth it! He records it for you and everything! So anyway, that friend of the family had him out this last weekend and I decided I would have another reading done. Well these are some of the things he told me:

-Right off the bat he takes my hands and does a reading from them first....he says, "You have 2 kids...same sex....there is a third, its gonna be the opposite and soon".....so he called it, I have 2 girls and we plan to try for a boy next month (All I told him was my name)

-He does some medium work too (which, if you dont know is where dead people talk to him)....He says, "Someone is here for you...I am seeing like a grandma, great grandma...I am also seeing the letter L, like could be a middle name or first name" OMG, thats my great grandma Iva (her middle name is Lucille)....she just wanted to tell me that she is ok and happy for me and wanted to say congratulations on the boy. Aww, I loved my grandma (she passed away last year)

-He then goes onto his tarot cards and starts hittin my marriage on the head....like totally called me out on stuff and it was so weird!

There are some WACK psychics out there but this guy is for real! I am not kidding! My mom is going to book a psychic party with him and I have to spread the word to have people come and have him read for them....if you have never been to a psychic that would be a great time to start, it was such a cool experience!

Luck!

So a couple of weeks ago I was backing out of my driveway and wasn't paying enough attention because Emma was telling me a story and blah blah blah....well anyway, I floored it out of my driveway when.....CRASH.....I backed into my brother in laws car!!!!! And yes, I was driving my Durango...poor poor Durango! But given that I have a Durango and my BIL has a Mustang, you can imagine the damage to my vehicle and the damage to his....well since I work in insurance I know how to get around certain things and so I told my MIL that she needed to turn the claim in to her insurance and say that she was hit in a parking lot....it happens so often that the insurance company wouldnt even question it. And the only reason I asked that she do this was to save me from having an at-fault accident (which in turn makes my insurance go up) and a $500 deductible. Well heaven forbid she do anything to help Bob and I out....she goes and files the damn claim on my insurance and is now getting the car fixed and THEN goes and gets my BIL a flippin rental car when his car is going to be in the shop for like 3 days...and of course files that too...its like adding salt to the wound! So that was the first thing that happened during my lucky month.

NEXT.....about a week later, Bob and I decide to have lunch where his Mom works (restaurant) and as Bobby is pulling out of the damn parking lot.....BAM...hits a flippin guy on his bike! WTF Bob, are ya blind???? I mean the guy was literally RIGHT in front of Bobby's car! Well he doesnt hurt the guy and Bobby also doesnt get a ticket, but now we have to fix this guy's bike! So we decided that we were not going to file ANOTHER at-fault accident on our insurance, because then they might cancel our insurance and thats not good! So we decided we would just pay out of our pocket for the damages....I mean, its a bike...how much damage could be done??? Oh about $425 worth I guess.....Apparently, this was an awesome bike that normally runs about $1,000 new. Well I am not stupid and I asked the guy (who, might I add is someone I went to school with and is probably a loser and probably bought the damn bike at a garage sale) to go and get an estimate, cause I will be damned if I am going to pay that much for damages and not have it in writing! Well thats where I got the $425 from...that was the estimate! So we will be selling our souls to pay for that one....

THIRD...We have been noticing for some time that our Cobalt is making a weird humming noise and is pretty shaky. We just havent had the money to get it fixed. Well we finally get around to having the guy next door look at it (he is a mechanic) and he says its a wheel bearing. Well of course our car has to be retarded and not need wheel bearings, NO...it needs a whole hub assembly (which is apparently what is on newer vehicles...its like $200)...anyway, so I was bummed about that and then someone tells me that wheel bearings and hub assembly's are covered under warranty...and since we purchased all the warranties possible on the cobalt (Thank God)...I found out that it was covered. So, Bobby takes it in and well of course they call Bobby this morning to tell him that we have a bent rim and that bent rim impacted the bearing to go bad....Oh did it you POS??? SO all in all it would now, NOT be covered under warranty. SO then I thought well how in the sam haites would our rim get bent??? I mean you would have to hit something pretty damn hard to get a bent rim. Then I thought, oh wait, when Bobby got hit back in the Winter by some guy, he hit that same side of the car and it was in the front where the tire is....so thats what must have happened. SO then I go and talk to our claims guy and he says that insurance will def. cover it and if not, its because they had to prove that it was just worn out and then at that point the warranty would have to cover it....so there IS light at the end of the tunnel! Yay!

Thanks for listening!....or ummm...reading!

Its rainin babies, halleluyah its a rainin babies..AMEN!

Ok so....here is the thing: Bobby and I are going to begin our "Trying for a Boy" come next month and I need to know if anybody has any tips on how to get a boy??? I mean, I know that our chances are pretty high to have another girl, but its worth a shot.....dont get me wrong, I love little girls and all their cute pink stuff....but Bobby wants a boy bad! So throw out them ideas!

On another note....I am starting up a charity called, "Maternity Clothes for Carrie" and its a non-profit organization that gives all of the maternity clothes to me of course....I take donations. You can send your maternity clothes to.... KIDDING....but really though, I have to start a WHOLE new wardrobe...why you ask? Well because I have this friend...we wont mention any names "cough cough Kristyn cough cough", but I let her borrow a HUGE ass box of my maternity clothes, well ALL of them and it was good stuff too, stuff that I would most def. wear now (well now being prego)....But long story short.....she had a garage sale and this lady from Birthline came and was giving her a guilt trip (this was her version BTW) about how there are so many young girls who dont have money to get anything and we are an organization that provides...blah blah blah....So that friend, being the good, kind person she is....decided to give ALL of my stuff to that lady...Yeah I said GIVE...like as in FREE!!!! Shit, she could have at least made a profit and gave me the money. And that lady was probably somebody like me that just needs the damn clothes! So yeah, you wouldnt know it...but I am over it! I have built a bridge and gotten over it! She still owes me like ALL of the maternity clothes she is buying currently since she is prego right now....too bad she is like a size minus zero and I am a size (Thats G14 classified and if I told you I would have to kill you)....so all in all, here I am, wanting another baby and I have 6 tank tops that I purchased on Old Navy's website the other day because they were all $3 and under....cant beat that when I will be paying full price next summer, ya know?? So if anyone wants to donate to my charity let me know :-)

Whoa!

Ok so...WHOA its been a long time since I last blogged....Emma is now 25 and Graci is 23, lol...obviously kidding! But seriously, its been awhile! Hmmm, lets see...what has been going on in my life these days....

Well we finally got the internet at our house so I can blog or search the internet without having to listen for the footsteps of my boss coming to find me on the internet....so thats good! I have been LOVIN some ebay lately....I find myself buying something like everyday (ok thats a little extreme..but really) Here is a list of things that I have purchased recently:

Wizard of Oz (Dorothy) costume (NWT, lol)...for Graci, since she said she wants to be "Darthy" and she wants me to be the "Wiken Wish".

I bought a computer...pretty damn fast and in good shape I might add. It was only $150 (thats with everything)....what a deal!

I bought some hunting crap for the hubby

I have purchased numerous computer games (Sims, Scratches, 11th Hour, Seventh Guest)

So yeah, I have bid on A LOT of things but its hard to win...most of the stuff I bought was on a "buy now" basis. Someobody always gets me at the last second....son of a *****!

What else is new.......Oh yeah, we got our FREE Nintendo Wii the other day....yeah I said FREE! When we signed up for Comcast Triple Play, they were offering a free Wii with installation....so I jumped on that considering that a Wii from the store is like $300....

Thats really all other then the fact that my dog, Martin the ShihTzu, has begun humping everything in sight....My poor cat Barney, he didnt ask to have a roomie that humps him every chance he gets...no wonder he only comes home to eat.

Virtual MakeOver

You WILL all try this when you see the finished product. Go to http://www.taaz.com/ ...its a FREE virtual make-over. I LOVE it! You can do the following to yourself:

Add foundation, concealer & blush

Add lashes, liner, shadow AND change your eye color

You can ALSO whiten your teeth, thin your eyebrows AND plump your lips!!!!

OH yeah and best of all....you can try on new hair styles!!!

Check Out! Here are a few of my finished products!

The wheels on the bus...

Oh man.....Well Emma is officially a Kindergartener! I did get a little teary eyed watching her get on the bus....but I didnt cry! I was excited for her. She got right on and didnt ever care...."Peace Out Mom".....

Flower Girls

So my girls were in a wedding a couple of weekends ago and they were the flower girls.....I love that someone cares about them enough to have them in their wedding but after spending the following:

$120 Emma's Dress

$120 Graci's Dress

$40 Shoes

Total of $280

You are kinda like....when is enough enough! They did look really cute though....got a few snaps of them together and with "the nephew".....check em out!

Sisterly Love

The Nephew and His Mom, Jenn (Bobby's Sister)

All I want for Xmas is my 2 front teeth...

My 5 year old has now lost a total of 4 teeth!!!!! What the heck! She has just recently lost the 2 front ones:

So the tooth fairy was on sick leave for like a few days after the second tooth came out (What?? I had no cash)...I was thinking....Dang I need to get a $1 bill to put under her pillow.....then I got to thinking...kids are all about quantity NOT quality! So I gathered up a TON of pennies and a few silvers and put them in a baggy and put them under her pillow! That kids was sooooooo happy when she woke up! She thought she was rich and really she probably had less then $1, which is what I usually give.

How much do you give your kids when they lose a tooth?

Kentucky

Just got back from the good ol state of Kentucky.....my dad lives there and we usually go there once a year to visit. It was fun. We went to the lake, Six Flags and shopping! Glad to be home though!

Here is a picture of the girls and my little sister, Mya:

OMG....Found this funny webite ( www.yearbookyourself.com )....You upload your pic and you can put your face in these different pics! Hilarious!