<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930</id><updated>2011-12-18T13:29:56.240-08:00</updated><category term='cooking'/><category term='me'/><category term='babies'/><category term='movies'/><category term='vacation'/><category term='books'/><category term='skinny'/><category term='doctors'/><category term='mommy life'/><category term='life on the prairie'/><category term='milestones'/><category term='garden'/><category term='parenting'/><category term='marriage'/><category term='projects'/><category term='wine'/><category term='school'/><category term='life'/><category term='medical'/><category term='knitting'/><category term='deals'/><category term='lfie'/><category term='baby'/><category term='food'/><category term='Proposition 4/17'/><category term='pets'/><category term='Ava'/><category term='moola'/><category term='fun'/><category term='crochet'/><category term='Rhys'/><category term='spending my time'/><title type='text'>Hello Little Peepers!</title><subtitle type='html'>Who needs a baby book when you can have a blog?</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>391</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-2300011718455258374</id><published>2011-12-16T22:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-16T22:36:45.704-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><title type='text'>The sweetness that is Rhys</title><summary type='text'>Today is Rhys' 3rd birthday. I have been taking little mental pictures of him the last couple of days, just to remember him right where he is.  The other night Justin made a gingerbread house with the kids.

Starting first thing in the morning the next day all I heard about was Rhys getting to eat dessert. What he meant was eating the house.  I came down the stairs at one point and could see him </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/2300011718455258374/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/12/sweetness-that-is-rhys.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2300011718455258374'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2300011718455258374'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/12/sweetness-that-is-rhys.html' title='The sweetness that is Rhys'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GTKz0yvf6d4/Tuw0cGY7W5I/AAAAAAAABNc/Ss3LI5ay7LM/s72-c/gingerbread.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-322981254262415900</id><published>2011-12-11T11:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-11T11:19:00.451-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>flashbacks</title><summary type='text'>I finally went and was the room helper in Ava's class this week. I have really wanted to do this all year, but my theoretical plans for easy childcare for Rhys while I spend an hour in Ava's class crashed and burned so I haven't done it up until this point.  I will be doing it way more often now and am just going to have to get creative with Rhys. 

Ava earns tickets and gets them taken away </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/322981254262415900/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/12/flashbacks.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/322981254262415900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/322981254262415900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/12/flashbacks.html' title='flashbacks'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-3647385937766328448</id><published>2011-12-11T00:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-11T00:16:21.982-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>champion</title><summary type='text'>So to continue on in my journey of becoming a hippy and living on a commune, I went to a yoga studio this week. Not just any yoga studio.  A bikram yoga studio.  This isn't flowy yoga.  This deep stretching poses, meant to extend and compress all organ systems in your body...all in a 105 degree room.  It allegedly burns a ton of calories and you will also lose weight.  So far I have not </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/3647385937766328448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/12/champion.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3647385937766328448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3647385937766328448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/12/champion.html' title='champion'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-313516409035485340</id><published>2011-11-28T20:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-28T20:17:07.112-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>Christmas begins!</title><summary type='text'>Ava went back to school today after our vacation and her Thanksgiving break.  (I will do a post on Disney, hopefully...eventually.  It would be pointless without pictures.) I reminded Ava last night that she had to go to school in the morning.  Rhys said, "No! I will miss her!"  Needless to say, he got used to having full access to Ava and we needed to plan a busy morning. 

So we started to prep</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/313516409035485340/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-begins.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/313516409035485340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/313516409035485340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-begins.html' title='Christmas begins!'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-2749176801590159450</id><published>2011-11-14T20:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-14T20:16:15.905-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><title type='text'>A little story about a boy named Rhys</title><summary type='text'>Here is a little story I should have posted about a month ago.  We were over at a friend's house one night. They also have a two year old little boy.  He and Rhys are friends from church.  So the two of them were in a little corner of the livingroom playing with a tool bench.  My friend Lee thinks she will be extra awesome by pretending to be a tiger that wants to eat them.  She is down on the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/2749176801590159450/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/11/little-story-about-boy-named-rhys.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2749176801590159450'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2749176801590159450'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/11/little-story-about-boy-named-rhys.html' title='A little story about a boy named Rhys'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-husSES0nKfQ/TsHnZRez3pI/AAAAAAAABNE/wGSl7BxVF1s/s72-c/tigerlady.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6492344588375609114</id><published>2011-11-11T21:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-11T21:10:53.484-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>odd to even me</title><summary type='text'>Believe me when I say that I am trying to say this with as much humility as possible, but...I have nice finger nails.  I always have.  I have pretty long nail beds and my nails don't peel or bend or curl up or under.  They also grow really fast and it is actually more of an effort for me to have short nails than it is to have long ones. If you ever notice that I have short nails, you will know </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6492344588375609114/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/11/odd-to-even-me.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6492344588375609114'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6492344588375609114'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/11/odd-to-even-me.html' title='odd to even me'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-8499400469348553848</id><published>2011-11-04T22:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-04T22:35:15.591-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><title type='text'>Report Card</title><summary type='text'>Ava has gotten her first report card and I had a parent teacher conference to discuss it. Overall she did very well.  She got S+'s in just about everything.  S stands for Satisfactory.  She got a couple E's for Excellent for sight words and music.  During the parent teacher conference her teacher described her as "thriving" and does not have any concerns.  She says Ava talks too much sometimes, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/8499400469348553848/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/11/report-card.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/8499400469348553848'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/8499400469348553848'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/11/report-card.html' title='Report Card'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5509377362152527381</id><published>2011-10-31T11:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-31T11:07:14.146-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>sabatoge</title><summary type='text'>So I have decided to convert to a non-processed/organic food lifestyle for my family.  I can't go all extreme and toss everything out that we have. It just isn't financially possible. I will just be replacing it as we use it up.  I found a site that had good guidelines as to what it means to go unprocessed.  Pretty much if you can't make it yourself in the kitchen, don't eat it.  If I can't </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5509377362152527381/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/10/sabatoge.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5509377362152527381'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5509377362152527381'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/10/sabatoge.html' title='sabatoge'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6155238295990556839</id><published>2011-10-28T10:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-28T10:56:15.360-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mommy life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>What is the best you can afford?</title><summary type='text'>This is a concept I have been pondering for a while.  I think with most things in life, we always try to get the biggest bang for our buck.  What is the highest quality thing we can get with our dollar.  We don't do that with food though.  We generally try to feed our families as cheaply as possible.  I guess this whole thing does revolve around what you consider to be "quality".  Not everybody </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6155238295990556839/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-is-best-you-can-afford.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6155238295990556839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6155238295990556839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-is-best-you-can-afford.html' title='What is the best you can afford?'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6032218685231705628</id><published>2011-10-27T18:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-27T18:43:52.724-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mommy life'/><title type='text'>tizzy</title><summary type='text'>I have so many things to talk about. I am in a little bit of a tizzy.  Three weeks from today we are leaving for vacation.  We went on a vacation about a year and a half ago with my whole family.  Two and a half years ago we went on a full out family vacation to San Diego.  Besides that, we haven't gone anywhere as a family.  We are very excited!  We are going to Disney!!!!!!!!!!  I am not a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6032218685231705628/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/10/tizzy.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6032218685231705628'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6032218685231705628'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/10/tizzy.html' title='tizzy'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5628031736967539797</id><published>2011-10-12T12:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-12T12:10:07.755-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crochet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>What I have been working on...</title><summary type='text'>So I always say I have a lot of projects going.  It is true.  Here are all the things I am working on.  This does not count all the random things that I started for about an hour and haven't picked back up because they were boring me.

This is a sweater I am working on for Ava.  It had such potential but the seem up the middle where I have changed colors is horrible and knowing that it won't be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5628031736967539797/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-i-have-been-working-on.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5628031736967539797'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5628031736967539797'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-i-have-been-working-on.html' title='What I have been working on...'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CwcE_ssWa5k/TpXiB-x4stI/AAAAAAAABKc/VdFyvu3BMCk/s72-c/sweater.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-8167926022030760485</id><published>2011-10-05T21:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-05T21:32:33.188-07:00</updated><title type='text'>They really do love each other</title><summary type='text'>Here are some things that the little people have said lately.

During a full out meltdown, Ava says, "Tomorrow we are starting over with only one kid in this family and it is NOT going to be Rhys."

Outside during the 5k walk for my work, someone tells Rhys, "Your nose is all red.  You must be cold."  Rhys responds with, "No my sister's nose is red.  Mine is bery(very), bery, bery white."

Ava- "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/8167926022030760485/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/10/they-really-do-love-each-other.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/8167926022030760485'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/8167926022030760485'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/10/they-really-do-love-each-other.html' title='They really do love each other'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IOpMeuXGxRg/To0urARGZdI/AAAAAAAABKE/oiRd1F8Aqvw/s72-c/weights.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7878505431707959042</id><published>2011-08-23T20:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-23T20:45:40.830-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>First day of Kindergarten!</title><summary type='text'>Monday was Ava's first day of school.  Full disclosure: I have dreaded this day since the day she was born.  It was just full of mixed emotions for me.  It symbolized a whole lot of what if's in my head.  Turns out, when the day came I wasn't nervous. I think a huge part of that was being very comfortable with our choice for school.  I wasn't scared or nervous, I was excited.  I was super excited</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7878505431707959042/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/first-day-of-kindergarten.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7878505431707959042'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7878505431707959042'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/first-day-of-kindergarten.html' title='First day of Kindergarten!'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uG-15MqmxRo/TlRy7ToZoJI/AAAAAAAABJs/GdQq_YtcxPA/s72-c/340798_10150264919650986_656640985_8132065_5264489_o.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-3739282953897176570</id><published>2011-08-19T23:49:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-19T23:49:04.272-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>Call me crazy...</title><summary type='text'>Today a friend and I drove three hours to the Michigan Fiber Festival.  It was very interesting to say the least.  I ended up not buying any yarn, which was odd.  I was prepared to have to talk myself out of a lot of it.  I had set myself a budget of what I would allow myself to spend.  I told myself that I couldn't buy it no matter how pretty I thought it was if I couldn't think of a project to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/3739282953897176570/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-me-crazy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3739282953897176570'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3739282953897176570'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/call-me-crazy.html' title='Call me crazy...'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6377417906042197040</id><published>2011-08-18T19:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-18T20:34:16.899-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Curriculum day and then some.</title><summary type='text'>On a normal day, if I were to get up early to say...work out or make something for breakfast or read in quiet, Rhys would be up, right there with me before I could even leave my room. The last two mornings, I have had to wake both kids up with lots of moaning and groaning from them and it is later than I am usually woken up by Rhys. This whole early morning school thing is going to be quite an </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6377417906042197040/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/curriculum-day-and-then-some.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6377417906042197040'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6377417906042197040'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/curriculum-day-and-then-some.html' title='Curriculum day and then some.'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7x1kMSsaW84/Tk3M_ZiewiI/AAAAAAAABJY/8bAHeGml0VE/s72-c/Photo1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5086058819704113449</id><published>2011-08-16T11:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-16T11:16:38.520-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>some days.</title><summary type='text'>There are some days that I swear every living creature in this house is working against me.  I know it isn't true and I am being overly dramatic but it sure feels that way.  Example, we have ants.  We are constantly fighting with ants. This has always been a seasonal problem but this year it has been exceptionally bad.  I think this is probably because we still don't have quarter round down.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5086058819704113449/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/some-days.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5086058819704113449'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5086058819704113449'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/some-days.html' title='some days.'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-8057646672253667190</id><published>2011-08-10T21:39:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-10T21:39:14.390-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Too easy</title><summary type='text'>If you have ever heard Rhys sleep, you know he snores.  Loudly. I mentioned it a few months ago in passing to our pediatrician. Rhys has always snores but he had started gasping more here and there in his sleep. The doctor referred us to an ENT and gave Rhys a steroid nose spray. the nose pray did make a huge difference and Rhys was great about taking it. I just wasn't sure how I felt about him </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/8057646672253667190/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/too-easy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/8057646672253667190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/8057646672253667190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/too-easy.html' title='Too easy'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-675195347880065686</id><published>2011-08-09T08:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-09T08:13:04.198-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ava today. Just because</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/675195347880065686/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/ava-today-just-because.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/675195347880065686'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/675195347880065686'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/ava-today-just-because.html' title='Ava today. Just because'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ykkQS5MkcHI/TkFOgD8I6GI/AAAAAAAABJI/yQR4cMoObLg/s72-c/photo-784199.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-3206434976193855306</id><published>2011-08-08T13:29:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-08T13:36:55.643-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><title type='text'>Big guy</title><summary type='text'>
Rhys hasn't wanted to be outdone by Ava turning 5 and starting school soon.  Nope.  He has decided to potty train himself.  I am just more or less giving pointers, and reminders.  He is doing it all.  We are finishing up 24 hours of no diapers and are doing really well.  I wouldn't say accident free, but as long as he is able to get to his potty right away, he is fine.

Ava was gone all weekend </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/3206434976193855306/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/big-guy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3206434976193855306'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3206434976193855306'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/big-guy.html' title='Big guy'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rQNdU45s8Rc/TkBHKlqJLHI/AAAAAAAABI4/Ib4GNYX5u8U/s72-c/Photo1-769489.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5380666633792869525</id><published>2011-08-02T08:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-02T08:07:48.532-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>no excuses</title><summary type='text'>I haven't written in a long time.  It is what it is.  Moving on.

Yesterday Rhys discovered the box of Justin's old GI Joe's in the garage.  He stayed out in the garage, literally dripping sweat, playing with them.  I brought him to rehydrate and cool off.  It wasn't that hot in the garage, just kind of stuffy.  He tried playing with them in the house but he thinks the garage is better for some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5380666633792869525/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-excuses.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5380666633792869525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5380666633792869525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/08/no-excuses.html' title='no excuses'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-4104135406929248984</id><published>2011-06-09T19:03:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-09T19:03:34.375-07:00</updated><title type='text'>They like each other</title><summary type='text'> </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/4104135406929248984/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/06/they-like-each-other.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4104135406929248984'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4104135406929248984'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/06/they-like-each-other.html' title='They like each other'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B8UOVYpfNts/TfF7d9J8cQI/AAAAAAAABGM/_EfR18TNKwY/s72-c/IMG00005-20110519-1927-714376.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-848218685924880612</id><published>2011-06-09T18:50:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-09T18:50:47.814-07:00</updated><title type='text'>hello summer!</title><summary type='text'>This summer has potential to be an excellent summer.  We have had a couple playdates.  We have gone to the pool at the gym.  We have gone to the zoo.  We have sat around and read books.  Ok, I have sat around and read books. It is amazing how this has worked out.  A few times this when when it has been nice, we have gone to the gym or done dishes and laundry and whatnot in the morning.  Then at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/848218685924880612/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/06/hello-summer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/848218685924880612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/848218685924880612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/06/hello-summer.html' title='hello summer!'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-1245725563137825997</id><published>2011-06-01T07:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-01T07:06:41.393-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mommy life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>miscellaneous</title><summary type='text'>I am going to attempt to get back into the blogging habit this summer.  I missing out on the kid updates, and this is my record of what they did when, for when they are older.  

Last week Rhys went pee on the potty for the first time ever.  He says he has to go potty all the time, but has only gone once.  We are going to try to do the full out potty training the week of the 27th after Ava gets </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/1245725563137825997/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/06/miscellaneous.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/1245725563137825997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/1245725563137825997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/06/miscellaneous.html' title='miscellaneous'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-3928922753201121657</id><published>2011-05-31T05:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-31T05:45:41.998-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mommy life'/><title type='text'>summer is here!</title><summary type='text'>

It is officially this house's first summer vacation!  Ava only went to school three days a week in the afternoons, but when you think of three days of making sure you are home by lunch, it doesn't leave a lot of room for big plans. So I am not sure what our big plans will be. I am thinking of making a list of fun things we can do this summer and when I get stuck, we can just look at the list </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/3928922753201121657/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/05/summer-is-here.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3928922753201121657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3928922753201121657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/05/summer-is-here.html' title='summer is here!'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OR7g7xK8avA/TeTfpu_3oBI/AAAAAAAABGA/oBiffKK-tAE/s72-c/2011-05-27%2B14.01.31-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-3234754686497708009</id><published>2011-05-25T10:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-25T10:41:19.448-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>vile association</title><summary type='text'>It is no secret.  I have a serious hatred of our homeowners association.  I appreciate that I pay to clear the snow, have my shrubs trimmed, lawn mowed, roof tiled.  Other than that, I don't have much use for them.  I don't enjoy that they say we can't do other things.  There aren't many perks to it, just a whole lot of don'ts.  In the latest letter, they have suggested that we take pictures of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/3234754686497708009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/05/vile-association.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3234754686497708009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3234754686497708009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/05/vile-association.html' title='vile association'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-832197623552999733</id><published>2011-05-17T20:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-17T20:40:15.591-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Nothing</title><summary type='text'>We are stuck in the middle of in between around here.  The season can't decide what it will be.  5 more days of preschool for Ava.  Count down to Ava's dance recital and then we will be done with dance class for the year. I am not reading any books at the moment.  I am supposedly working on three knitting projects but I am not actually working on anything. We have just been busy with a lot of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/832197623552999733/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/05/nothing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/832197623552999733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/832197623552999733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/05/nothing.html' title='Nothing'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-8808080857285769228</id><published>2011-04-11T09:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-11T09:46:51.006-07:00</updated><title type='text'>best deal EVER!</title><summary type='text'>So I just have to brag a bit.  I just got a huge deal from ebates.  I like ebates.  I really have gotten some good checks back from them.  I don't shop any differently online than I ever have, other than I make sure I go to their site first.  Anyway, our anniversary is coming up and I know that the restaurant we had planned to go to sometimes has some gift cards available on restaurant.com.  So I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/8808080857285769228/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/04/best-deal-ever.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/8808080857285769228'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/8808080857285769228'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/04/best-deal-ever.html' title='best deal EVER!'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7166591335305961269</id><published>2011-04-03T19:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-03T19:58:25.460-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><title type='text'>We got in!</title><summary type='text'>I know this news is a little late in coming, but Ava was accepted into the private school of our choice.  I know, it was touch and go for a minute there.  They did mention a lack of Harry Potter in the library during the tour and we must have made faces.  So now we have to gear up for a lot of school events and fundraising.  The same thing I love about the school, a close family/school </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7166591335305961269/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/04/we-got-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7166591335305961269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7166591335305961269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/04/we-got-in.html' title='We got in!'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6210184308122394865</id><published>2011-03-23T21:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-23T21:34:13.778-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><title type='text'>currently reading...</title><summary type='text'>So I was going through my nook account and archiving some books to get them out of the way.  I decided to count up how many books I had read.  I started reading ebooks about 18 months ago.  Since then, I have read 50 books.  I have read some other regular books too.  Who knew I really read so many books!

So here is what I have been up to in the last couple weeks.

I just read North of Beautiful </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6210184308122394865/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/03/currently-reading.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6210184308122394865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6210184308122394865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/03/currently-reading.html' title='currently reading...'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6129045913358677139</id><published>2011-03-23T07:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-23T07:50:17.787-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>spring, spring, spring....</title><summary type='text'>Welcome to spring, I think.  I feel revolutionized.  We are getting rid of our patio set because we don't really use it and it takes up our entire patio.  I have gotten to recliners.  I will soon be in search of a super cheap little table to put in between them.  I have visions of hanging out there at night after the kids go to bed at their newly developed bedtime of 7:30.  Just Justin and me, a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6129045913358677139/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-spring-spring.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6129045913358677139'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6129045913358677139'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-spring-spring.html' title='spring, spring, spring....'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5475339159158441824</id><published>2011-03-10T18:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-10T18:31:13.473-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='doctors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>more eyes</title><summary type='text'>The morning started out kind of rough, with some heaves and a puke on the bathroom floor.  Rhys just wasn't starting the day off well.  We had to go to Ava's eye appointment in a couple hours so I called Justin home.  He is lucky enough to be able to come work from home when he needs to.  I wasn't about to take a potential puker in the car for 45 minutes to an hour long appointment. 

Ava </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5475339159158441824/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-eyes.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5475339159158441824'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5475339159158441824'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-eyes.html' title='more eyes'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-3233763600430420565</id><published>2011-03-07T19:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T19:34:53.810-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>dinner conversations</title><summary type='text'>Last week we had cheeseburger soup for dinner.  It is a potato cheesey vegetable loaded soup with ground beef in it.  Rhys was scooping things up out of his soup.  

"I've got celery." (pronounced Iiiiiiiiiiiive got cewawy)
"I've got a carrot." (Iiiiiiiiiive got a cawot)
He scoops up ground beef and says, "I've got a poopie." That he says right.
He gets a bigger hunk of beef and says, "I've got a</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/3233763600430420565/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/03/dinner-conversations.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3233763600430420565'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3233763600430420565'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/03/dinner-conversations.html' title='dinner conversations'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7123016751808360998</id><published>2011-02-28T07:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-28T07:54:50.714-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>yeah, real fast</title><summary type='text'>Ok here is some follow ups.

Ava had her individual assessment/interview for Kindergarten.  She had no real skills to work on for the summer.  She is just supposed to continue to practice her letter writing so she doesn't get rusty.  We are just waiting for them to call and schedule the family interview. 

I finished Ava's blanket.  She loves it, or so she says.  I am pretty happy with it.  I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7123016751808360998/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/02/yeah-real-fast.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7123016751808360998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7123016751808360998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/02/yeah-real-fast.html' title='yeah, real fast'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4qbFy62qdNA/TWvEdux5AOI/AAAAAAAABF4/ZuPp5mf43zU/s72-c/2011-02-22%2B17.24.25.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-973578903150160694</id><published>2011-02-22T07:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-22T07:32:13.198-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lfie'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>so close</title><summary type='text'>I am almost done with Ava's blanket.  Hopefully in the next two days it will be finished. It will all depend on how much time I actually get to work on it. I am hanging out at home with sick little people.  Ava just has a cold and cough but Rhys has a fever.  Neither are sick-sick.  Just enough to keep us home and keep them in full whining mode. 

Ava has her individual assessment for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/973578903150160694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/02/so-close.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/973578903150160694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/973578903150160694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/02/so-close.html' title='so close'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7445404220881187836</id><published>2011-02-11T06:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-11T06:29:00.418-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><title type='text'>school days</title><summary type='text'>A week ago Ava was the special person at school.  That means she gets to bring in something for show and tell, bring the snack, and do all the special things that day in class, like be at the front of the line and other very important 4 year old things.  She must have been slightly confused about the fact that this honor does not cross over into regular life.  All morning she was saying, "but I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7445404220881187836/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/02/school-days.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7445404220881187836'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7445404220881187836'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/02/school-days.html' title='school days'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-415338593589177317</id><published>2011-02-09T08:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-09T08:17:30.942-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='projects'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>This is a tale of sadness and woe</title><summary type='text'>So I finally finished a project.  I finished and sewed together the slippers that were supposed to be for Ava for Christmas in early January.  I felted them as directed.  It took three rounds in the wash to make them uniformly tight.  They had great shape and looked cute.  Here is the part of sadness and woe.  They came out to be about an adult size 5 or 6.  That means they are a little small on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/415338593589177317/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/02/this-is-tale-of-sadness-and-woe.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/415338593589177317'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/415338593589177317'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/02/this-is-tale-of-sadness-and-woe.html' title='This is a tale of sadness and woe'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/TVK7oqavtAI/AAAAAAAABFo/LOYssCJTQJQ/s72-c/2011-02-09%2B09.51.32-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-4012084100447705252</id><published>2011-01-13T20:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-13T20:57:21.213-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life on the prairie'/><title type='text'>because I can</title><summary type='text'>As you know, I like to do things for no other reason than I can.  I think it is good to know how to do basic things on your own. Clothes don't always come from the store.  Food doesn't always come from a box, can, or restaurant.  

My newest endevor that I want to try.  Making my own butter.  I remember making it in kindergarden for our Thanksgiving party.  I am slightly stumped at it only </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/4012084100447705252/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/01/because-i-can.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4012084100447705252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4012084100447705252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/01/because-i-can.html' title='because I can'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5643911087624627787</id><published>2011-01-11T19:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-11T19:12:00.446-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>what I dread</title><summary type='text'>I have a friend on facebook who has a daughter with a birthmark that matches Ava's and who also has glaucoma.  We see some of the same doctors, so we compare notes and share information.  We have also talked about our own feelings regarding being the mom's of these awesome little girls. I have only talked to her on the phone a few times and have yet to meet her even though she lives 2 towns over,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5643911087624627787/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/01/what-i-dread.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5643911087624627787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5643911087624627787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/01/what-i-dread.html' title='what I dread'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7737023000723305322</id><published>2011-01-11T19:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-11T19:02:58.457-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><title type='text'>Snow</title><summary type='text'>Today it snowed again.  I thought it was a lovely, nice fluffy snow.  I actually shoveled with no gloves on because it was just barely cold enough to snow and not windy at all.  Remember when you were a kid and shoveling was fun?  It used to be for me.  I love things that I can see a clear change in my efforts.  Mowing a really long lawn, shoveling clear paths in the snow.  Things like that make </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7737023000723305322/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/01/snow.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7737023000723305322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7737023000723305322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/01/snow.html' title='Snow'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-1193909759283861327</id><published>2011-01-06T09:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-06T09:41:10.915-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='deals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Am I the only one?</title><summary type='text'>When I find something I really enjoy whether it be a movie, a book, a hobby, a shampoo, a cleaning product, some type of make up, I feel compelled to tell people about it so they too can experience the greatness.  I have thought to myself why do I do this?  Why do I reveal all my secrets?  Like I know if I ever hire someone to clean my house, I will be sure to inform everyone that I didn't clean.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/1193909759283861327/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/01/am-i-only-one.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/1193909759283861327'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/1193909759283861327'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/01/am-i-only-one.html' title='Am I the only one?'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-4037447566789221691</id><published>2011-01-03T10:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-03T10:02:35.311-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Traffic</title><summary type='text'>I just thought I would acknowledge the blogs that somehow have sent people to my blog.

Munchkin Mom

Terra Talking

Everyday Mom

Visions of Lilacs

Grocery Shopaholic

Frugurl

These are just in the last 2 months so if was before that, I do apologize.  Even though I know who all of you are in real life, I didn't reveal your true identities.

Side note: Should I change my layout? I am kind of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/4037447566789221691/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/01/traffic.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4037447566789221691'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4037447566789221691'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/01/traffic.html' title='Traffic'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-4494677958563612807</id><published>2011-01-03T09:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-03T09:44:58.327-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Do Not Disturb</title><summary type='text'>Today is Justin's last day of vacation.  He has been off since the 23rd.  It has been awesome.  We have had just enough to do to keep busy, but not too much that we feel crazy.  The kids have been totally occupied with new toys and a change in routine and having 2 parents at all times.  Everybody has been sleeping in late. It has seriously been like living a surreal life.  The shine is definitely</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/4494677958563612807/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/01/do-not-disturb.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4494677958563612807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4494677958563612807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2011/01/do-not-disturb.html' title='Do Not Disturb'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7379309314812130210</id><published>2010-12-09T22:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-09T22:24:45.850-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='doctors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>Eyes</title><summary type='text'>Ava had a pretty early eye appointment this morning.  It actually probably isn't that early for most people, probably closer to midmorning, but for us, it was early, especially since we had to leave 45 minutes before the appointment started to make sure we got there on time.  So both kids were dressed and mostly groomed.  Rhys' hair typically has no hope.  It always looks like he just woke up so </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7379309314812130210/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/12/eyes.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7379309314812130210'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7379309314812130210'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/12/eyes.html' title='Eyes'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/TQHFPFaVWlI/AAAAAAAABFQ/mWdCNplbtkQ/s72-c/EM-048-HS7210-F-01-280-0101.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-842499249367992895</id><published>2010-12-08T20:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-08T20:41:48.532-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mommy life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>I knew it</title><summary type='text'>During preschool orientation, the teachers did a little skit, to show parents the rules of preschool. They kindly mocked common arguments that take place to get out the door, mistakes parents make, like being late to pick up their children, etc. One of them was forgetting to send things to school. I was thinking to myself, "That will never be me. I have this whole involved parent thing down." I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/842499249367992895/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-knew-it.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/842499249367992895'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/842499249367992895'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-knew-it.html' title='I knew it'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7244406461896479800</id><published>2010-12-01T09:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-01T09:48:53.956-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>snippets</title><summary type='text'>I am planning this whole advent craft thing for Ava.  So far it is slow going because it is December 1st and I haven't gotten around to wrapping up all the individual projects.  I have collected most of the supplies though.  Maybe her advent will start on Monday.  She doesn't really know that it is supposed to be 25 days right?

Ava has planned a vacation to Disney.  She clearly doesn't get the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7244406461896479800/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/12/snippets.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7244406461896479800'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7244406461896479800'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/12/snippets.html' title='snippets'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-2844621849246439454</id><published>2010-11-28T13:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-28T13:44:15.460-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>I had a plan</title><summary type='text'>Once upon a beginning of November, I had a plan.  I was going to make us all matching slippers for Christmas morning.  I found the perfect yarn.  I got started and it was fast work.  Then I got distracted with who knows what.  November is now almost over and I am still half way done with one slipper.  That leaves 7.5 slippers to be made in about 27 days.  I am now sitting her with my half </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/2844621849246439454/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-had-plan.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2844621849246439454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2844621849246439454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-had-plan.html' title='I had a plan'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-568996932912260290</id><published>2010-11-15T19:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-15T19:29:12.881-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><title type='text'>For your reading pleasure</title><summary type='text'>Here are some books that I have read lately, that I would definitely recommend.  Check them out.  Give them a read.  Give them as gifts. 

























</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/568996932912260290/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/11/for-your-reading-pleasure.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/568996932912260290'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/568996932912260290'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/11/for-your-reading-pleasure.html' title='For your reading pleasure'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7731180588531275030</id><published>2010-11-15T09:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-15T09:47:30.339-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Let me tell you bout a man named Jed.</title><summary type='text'>Saturday we discovered that the dog's leash has disappeared.  Not a clue where it has gone to.  Desperate times called for desperate measures.  I cut off a long piece of yarn and tied it to the dog's harness.  That is her new leash.  I don't want to tie and untie it, so she is walking around with a long string dangling behind her.  THis isn't sturdy yarn.  It is worsted acrylic crap.  The cats </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7731180588531275030/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/11/let-me-tell-you-bout-man-named-jed.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7731180588531275030'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7731180588531275030'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/11/let-me-tell-you-bout-man-named-jed.html' title='Let me tell you bout a man named Jed.'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-3149644263165679308</id><published>2010-11-01T14:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-11-01T14:12:52.092-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><title type='text'>the challenge</title><summary type='text'>I have taken on the 1000 books to read before I die challenge.  It seriously might take me that long, hoping that I live a very long life to finish.  There are many books on the list that I have zero interest in reading and some that I have tried and just not made it through.  I started the blog over here www.peepers1000bookchallenge.blogspot.com.  Eventually I will get around to figuring out how</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/3149644263165679308/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3149644263165679308'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3149644263165679308'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge.html' title='the challenge'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-9120855890981663054</id><published>2010-10-21T19:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-21T19:18:18.400-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Fall is here, I guess</title><summary type='text'>I finally turned the heat on today.  It was just a little too chilly in the mornings.  The weather just hasn't been able to make up its mind.  A couple weeks ago we actually went camping in Michigan.  It was supposed to be this lovely fall camping trip with apple picking and hiking.  It was freaking cold!  It actually got down to about 39 degrees at night.  It was rainy and cold.  Overall the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/9120855890981663054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/10/fall-is-here-i-guess.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/9120855890981663054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/9120855890981663054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/10/fall-is-here-i-guess.html' title='Fall is here, I guess'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/TMD0PY5iMSI/AAAAAAAABFA/UdXJLiuON9w/s72-c/73122_452109128621_729118621_5296024_6824660_n.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-409369599412175207</id><published>2010-10-19T18:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-19T18:20:01.452-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>Quotes of September of 2010 and some older ones....</title><summary type='text'>July 22nd: Me: Is this what you are wearing today?  Ava: Yeah! I love flowers and I love candy.
Aug 4th: Ava: humph! I'm not going to talk to you. Me: Fine, that also means no whining at me. Ava: Fine! I'm whining at myself!

Aug 8th: Ava: uhhh mommy, the poopie looks like there is corn in it.

Aug. 30th Ava: Maybe we could go to Popeye's and get that chicken that Phineas and Ferb were eating.

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/409369599412175207/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/10/quotes-of-september-of-2010-and-some.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/409369599412175207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/409369599412175207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/10/quotes-of-september-of-2010-and-some.html' title='Quotes of September of 2010 and some older ones....'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/TJLapvflc7I/AAAAAAAABE4/bZLXGWcWGZQ/s72-c/flowers+and+candy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-3378389915730961349</id><published>2010-09-28T01:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-28T01:06:26.261-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>So close...</title><summary type='text'>I am almost done with Rhys' sweater.  Like always, I am antsy to move on to something else.  I usually find my next project well before I am finished with the current.  It helps keep me motivated.  I won't let myself start the new one until the old is finished, so it gives me that final push to keep going.  I have to finish one sleeve and put everything together and sew on the buttons.  Today </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/3378389915730961349/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/09/so-close.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3378389915730961349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3378389915730961349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/09/so-close.html' title='So close...'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' 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He never gets any blog posts. His 18 months milestone post came and went and I never posted anything! Now I can't even remember his specific measurement to catch up. He doesn't have any activities for me to post pictures of or anything like that. He is just the little cool dude who hangs out with me. 

Let's talk about Rhys for a bit. He is a funny, funny little guy. He has adopted </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/8683934065502898556/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/09/poor-bubba.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/8683934065502898556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/8683934065502898556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/09/poor-bubba.html' title='poor bubba'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/TJLTWUDCQ-I/AAAAAAAABEY/ei_M9sVw4fg/s72-c/rhys+and+just.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-3503019940568520352</id><published>2010-09-16T19:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-16T19:12:20.413-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>picture heavy</title><summary type='text'>I got this fancy new phone...not really fancy exactly but it is new. I have regular internet access on it, so I can look at a normal webpage. Which means I rarely got onto a normal computer anymore, which means...all my posts sit festering in my head instead of getting typed out.

We have started a new phase! Preschool. So far Ava loves it. She says sometimes people don't share the play kitchen </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/3503019940568520352/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/09/picture-heavy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3503019940568520352'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3503019940568520352'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/09/picture-heavy.html' title='picture heavy'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/TJLM0srN2mI/AAAAAAAABEA/QC0GqWc2bY8/s72-c/2010-09-08+11.59.20.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-3503677450323886258</id><published>2010-08-18T09:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-18T09:57:10.053-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='milestones'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>Better late than never</title><summary type='text'>Here are some Ava birthday fun pictures!

Making their cookie pizzas.

Picking out toppings.

Decorating their pizza.

Getting ready to spin the wheel to win free candy.  Ava won $5 gift certificates for everybody at the party.  She sure knows how to be a good hostess.

Bozo buckets for more candy prizes.  They also played candy bowling but I didn't get any pictures because I was assisting </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/3503677450323886258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/08/better-late-than-never.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3503677450323886258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3503677450323886258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/08/better-late-than-never.html' title='Better late than never'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/TGwOrluB6iI/AAAAAAAABDU/6hzho8E7dQY/s72-c/436.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-4319680575052427210</id><published>2010-08-16T21:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-16T21:49:05.658-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='moola'/><title type='text'>saving money is all the rage these days...</title><summary type='text'>Many people out there have blogs on saving money.  I have been looking for easy ways for me to save/earn money by doing simple things.  I have yet to become a super coupon-er.  As of late, I have not had the extra brain power to use on keeping everything straight.  I have decided to just keep it simple for now and just try to use coupons for household items.  I am always pretty good about </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/4319680575052427210/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/08/saving-money-is-all-rage-these-days.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4319680575052427210'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4319680575052427210'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/08/saving-money-is-all-rage-these-days.html' title='saving money is all the rage these days...'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-2138349621107080264</id><published>2010-08-08T19:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-08T19:29:27.186-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>4</title><summary type='text'>Have you missed me? Sorry I have been busy focusing on revamping my life.  Justin and I have been going to the gym 5 days a week like crazy people.  Justin has signed up for this 90 day weight loss/fitness challenge. I officially started yesterday but I don't think he is really starting until tomorrow.  

Ava turned 4!  I would like to think she had an awesome birthday (pictures will hopefully be</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/2138349621107080264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/08/4.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2138349621107080264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2138349621107080264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/08/4.html' title='4'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5039823284991848321</id><published>2010-07-10T01:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-10T02:02:30.111-07:00</updated><title type='text'>So restricted</title><summary type='text'>Just recently the old habit of thinking summer was over at the end of August due to school starting finally ended for me.  I stopped thinking things like "oh I only have a couple more weeks to wear this before I am stuck in a cold building and wearing my new school clothes." and the likes.  Summer ends for us when the weather turns to fall.  Not this year though.  I guess we will have a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5039823284991848321/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/07/so-restricted.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5039823284991848321'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5039823284991848321'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/07/so-restricted.html' title='So restricted'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-4771898613634901744</id><published>2010-06-29T13:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-29T13:43:08.779-07:00</updated><title type='text'>short attention span</title><summary type='text'>I am almost done with Ava's sweater. I just have to make the hood and sew it all together. That means of course it is time for me to look towards the future and get antsy about starting Rhys' sweater. I bought yarn for his today. Very exciting stuff.

 
The blue isn't really blue, more of a turquiose.  

Tonight I am going to see all three of the Twilight movies.  I am looking forward to it, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/4771898613634901744/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/short-attention-span.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4771898613634901744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4771898613634901744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/short-attention-span.html' title='short attention span'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/TCpaddrKJoI/AAAAAAAABDM/EfV30ZDj8Rw/s72-c/IMG00432.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5466863987830227463</id><published>2010-06-26T00:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-26T00:22:32.732-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><title type='text'>me and my nook</title><summary type='text'>As long as I can remember, (really since 2nd grade) I have loved reading.  I can remember the exact moment it happened.  I was reading Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume.  I remember staying up late to finish the book and after many nights of reading and getting involved in the story, the book was finished.  I wanted the story to go on and on so I could keep observing my friends. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5466863987830227463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/me-and-my-nook.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5466863987830227463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5466863987830227463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/me-and-my-nook.html' title='me and my nook'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-4111299082029228885</id><published>2010-06-23T20:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-23T20:37:32.563-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Welcome to Hollywood.  What's your dream?</title><summary type='text'>Thanks for the comments on being able to comment.  I am happy to see it only doesn't work for Justin.  He must be technologically challenged, I am sure that is it.

Everybody has things they want to do in life.  Some people really want to go sky diving, climb a mountain, eat entire cakes in one sitting.  I don't have those dreams.  I have generally had just a couple for as long as I can remember.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/4111299082029228885/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/welcome-to-hollywood-whats-your-dream.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4111299082029228885'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4111299082029228885'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/welcome-to-hollywood-whats-your-dream.html' title='Welcome to Hollywood.  What&apos;s your dream?'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-4518870965459737070</id><published>2010-06-22T15:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-22T15:55:29.795-07:00</updated><title type='text'>comments</title><summary type='text'>Not that I am fishing for comments, but I have heard that some people are having problems commenting (some people being Justin) and I was wondering if others have had that problem.  If that is the case, please email me and I will see what I can do.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/4518870965459737070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/comments.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4518870965459737070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4518870965459737070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/comments.html' title='comments'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-2017754973619037590</id><published>2010-06-22T15:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-22T15:52:36.554-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><title type='text'>positive</title><summary type='text'>The landscapers put mulch down today, for the first time in two years.  They skipped last summer for some reason.  Anyway, they killed my sunflower.  It was growing strong and straight.  It now has no leaves and is bent in half.  So we will focus on the positive and look at how big the pumpkin blossoms are getting.


I am having a hard time getting a good picture of Rhys' new hair.  He won't sit </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/2017754973619037590/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/positive.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2017754973619037590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2017754973619037590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/positive.html' title='positive'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/TCE9qxX4inI/AAAAAAAABC0/CWsOBGpUJeU/s72-c/IMG00427.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-2121874995308556656</id><published>2010-06-22T05:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-22T05:30:17.743-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>new site</title><summary type='text'>Look! Our church has new website, including a blog.  Isn't it so pretty???  Just thought I would share.  I think it is just an example of the connectedness people feel when they are at church.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/2121874995308556656/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-site.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2121874995308556656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2121874995308556656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-site.html' title='new site'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5574791580337898266</id><published>2010-06-21T19:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-21T19:39:32.475-07:00</updated><title type='text'>fuzzy wuzzy was a bear</title><summary type='text'>We all had a case of the Monday's today.  It was just weird weather, and we aren't into our summer schedule yet.  Ava had gymnastics.  She wore her leotard and I am hoping it shrinks a bit when I wash it, though I am sure it won't.  If she had any meat on her bones it wouldn't gap in places.  She made improvements over last week.  She can walk forward on the balance beam with no problem, though </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5574791580337898266/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/fuzzy-wuzzy-was-bear.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5574791580337898266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5574791580337898266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/fuzzy-wuzzy-was-bear.html' title='fuzzy wuzzy was a bear'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-3330903833470112197</id><published>2010-06-20T20:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-20T20:53:49.232-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mommy life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>all day long</title><summary type='text'>All day long I have had ideas and things going through my head that I wanted to say and now I can't think of anything.

*Earlier in the week we went grocery shopping at Target.  Ava was so excited, she could hardly contain herself.  She acted like everything was a great find.  Who needs Disney when we could just go grocery shopping.

*The painting is finished in the house.  It looks awesome.   It</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/3330903833470112197/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/all-day-long.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3330903833470112197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3330903833470112197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/all-day-long.html' title='all day long'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7251135377412115966</id><published>2010-06-14T11:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-14T11:14:30.396-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='wine'/><title type='text'>it is almost over!</title><summary type='text'>All we have left to do this week is take our final and we are done with our economics class!  I have been dreading it and hating it the whole time we have been taking it but I am getting an A so far.  Not just an A, a pretty solid A and a little higher one than Justin.  I can't be too confident in it though, since our final is worth 30% of our grade, I can still definitely blow it.  

Our house </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7251135377412115966/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/it-is-almost-over.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7251135377412115966'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7251135377412115966'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/it-is-almost-over.html' title='it is almost over!'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5679353571175636416</id><published>2010-06-10T19:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-10T20:10:35.502-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>at the pool</title><summary type='text'>So today was our first day of the summer spent at the pool. By day, I mean a little over 2 hours. That is plenty of time for us. We brought all the sand toys we have collected this year and a good hour was happily spent in the giant sandbox. 


I liked this time too because I actually got to sit back and burn my legs. Later on we went into the pool. Ava was following her friend that is a little </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5679353571175636416/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/at-pool.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5679353571175636416'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5679353571175636416'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/at-pool.html' title='at the pool'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/TBGoV3-sWMI/AAAAAAAABCk/qdSRaH-c8Jk/s72-c/IMG00410.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6216921976232406970</id><published>2010-06-08T06:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-08T06:52:17.109-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>so many projects.</title><summary type='text'>Things have been busy around here.  Half of the rooms have been painted. The downstairs is getting started this week.  One or two walls are being painted at a time so we don't have to move everything in the entire living/kitchen area at the same time. It is a much easier system on my end and since we are in no rush, it works out well.  

I have finished some yarn projects and started another.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6216921976232406970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/so-many-projects.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6216921976232406970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6216921976232406970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/06/so-many-projects.html' title='so many projects.'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/TA5DiP5tslI/AAAAAAAABB8/0irjKNFMllw/s72-c/IMG00393.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-9085267086269002855</id><published>2010-05-11T21:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-11T21:12:47.086-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><title type='text'>Sorry, I know you will hate me when you are older</title><summary type='text'>Tonight Rhys named his "business".  We were getting ready for bath time and he was clearly gesturing and saying, "toot."  I asked him if that was his toot and he said, "Yes! Toot!"   I told him to go show Daddy his toot and he ran off and showed Daddy his toot.


Softball season started tonight.  We had two games. I think I sucked less than last year, so that is an improvement.  I am now very </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/9085267086269002855/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/05/sorry-i-know-you-will-hate-me-when-you.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/9085267086269002855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/9085267086269002855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/05/sorry-i-know-you-will-hate-me-when-you.html' title='Sorry, I know you will hate me when you are older'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-9038159269531880111</id><published>2010-04-30T23:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-30T23:25:47.607-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>Ava knows it all</title><summary type='text'>Ava had been asking to make cupcakes for a couple days.  We ran out of time before it was time for me to leave for work, so she decided she was going to ask Daddy to make them with her.  Justin luckily agreed to go along with her plan.  She would have been pretty disappointed if he had not.  They made them, decorated them with lots of sprinkles and then got to eat them.  

I had already planned </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/9038159269531880111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/04/ava-knows-it-all.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/9038159269531880111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/9038159269531880111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/04/ava-knows-it-all.html' title='Ava knows it all'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6244271594760583254</id><published>2010-04-26T07:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-26T07:55:20.785-07:00</updated><title type='text'>random Monday</title><summary type='text'>Old class is finished.  New class has begun.  Justin and I are taking Business Economics.  It is so far removed from any class I have ever taken that I am a little intimidated.  I also know that it is just easier to do all the projects and tests when you actually attempt to learn as the class goes on.  I am once again starting off the class right and am going to read the book and take notes.  

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6244271594760583254/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/04/random-monday.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6244271594760583254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6244271594760583254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/04/random-monday.html' title='random Monday'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7113498557679881060</id><published>2010-04-22T21:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-22T21:05:56.522-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>6 years</title><summary type='text'>Last weekend was our six year anniversary.  What an odd even number that is.  It seems so small to me.  Maybe because we have spent pretty much every day together for the last 11 years.  Actually we have spent the last amount of time together in the last 2 years than we ever have in the past due to work schedules.  It just feels strange, like the 6 doesn't accurately reflect our life together.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7113498557679881060/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/04/6-years.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7113498557679881060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7113498557679881060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/04/6-years.html' title='6 years'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-3443914060735558326</id><published>2010-04-22T19:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-22T19:33:07.019-07:00</updated><title type='text'>play groups</title><summary type='text'>We are in a playgroup that meets once a week. We used to just meet in the summer but this year we have made it indoors, rotating houses or free or inexpensive indoor activities. It is nice outside again though! Even if I feel like our weeks are filled with running around and not a lot of quality time, I always feel good about our playgroup. Either both of the kids are having fun with their </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/3443914060735558326/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/04/play-groups.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3443914060735558326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/3443914060735558326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/04/play-groups.html' title='play groups'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/S9Dv_xR4p1I/AAAAAAAABBE/oQcLxaeRQXY/s72-c/IMG00324.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-8329208722588002119</id><published>2010-04-12T08:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-12T08:13:07.100-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><title type='text'>spring</title><summary type='text'>I always have these big plans for a garden...and then I forget to water it or the landscapers plow it down.  I have some decent success with potted tomatoes, though they tend to blow over in windstorms.  I put rocks in the bottom of the pot for better drainage and extra weight and it helped quite a bit.  This year I have been considering some raised beds.  I still might do it but I am torn as to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/8329208722588002119/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/04/spring.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/8329208722588002119'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/8329208722588002119'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/04/spring.html' title='spring'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6202656680593206568</id><published>2010-04-05T19:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-05T19:00:48.940-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mommy life'/><title type='text'>and I'm back...again</title><summary type='text'>I kept thinking there were things I had to write about and I would put it off, and think of another thing and my list kept getting longer.  Maybe I will write about the old stuff later, if not oh well, it is lost forever and will not be blogged about.

Our doors now have child proof locks on them.  Ava and Rhys attempted to run away today while I was in the bathroom.  This wasn't a case of me </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6202656680593206568/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/04/and-im-backagain.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6202656680593206568'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6202656680593206568'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/04/and-im-backagain.html' title='and I&apos;m back...again'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6194453753676172334</id><published>2010-03-08T20:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-08T20:33:16.144-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>Save us from our wealth</title><summary type='text'>I was reading through the blog that Pioneer Woman had linked to.  It was about Compassion International.  I have read other blog posts about it and know people who sponsor kids.  Anyway, in one of his posts he was talking about his own issue with holding on to his money. Right then and there I decided to sponsor a child.  I had tossed the idea around for years and just kind of put it off.  It </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6194453753676172334/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/03/save-us-from-our-wealth.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6194453753676172334'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6194453753676172334'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/03/save-us-from-our-wealth.html' title='Save us from our wealth'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7439147138815824685</id><published>2010-03-01T17:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-01T17:21:27.190-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vacation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>tea cup pig</title><summary type='text'>I am currently watching a show with a tea cup pig.  I thought it made a nice title.  I didn't even know there was such a thing as a tea cup pig.

Anyway, my class has finished up.  I am still waiting on my final grade, but my final project paper was a success. The question is...did I blow my A with my final.  I don't think I did, but you never know.  I have started my next class already.  I like </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7439147138815824685/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/03/tea-cup-pig.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7439147138815824685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7439147138815824685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/03/tea-cup-pig.html' title='tea cup pig'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/S4xmAwHOEMI/AAAAAAAAA_0/JicoaGyfo1k/s72-c/boga+bag1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7876830455366807510</id><published>2010-02-22T18:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-22T18:07:23.481-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The wall</title><summary type='text'>Today's Mommy Monday involved my sister coming over to play. We had plans to make donuts. This did happen but she will not get to sample the fine end product because she slept in. Her fault, oh well! More for me. 

Anyway, we decided to go to the mall in search of a particular make up and Ava wanted to go to the Disney Store. She had some small bills burning a hole in her pocket apparently. By </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7876830455366807510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/wall.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7876830455366807510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7876830455366807510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/wall.html' title='The wall'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/S4M3zg-63-I/AAAAAAAAA_s/P_5VAxbIXeo/s72-c/crash.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6715358840835284700</id><published>2010-02-16T13:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-16T13:49:00.688-08:00</updated><title type='text'>ravelympics and food</title><summary type='text'>So this weekend I was in someone else's kitchen and looking for ingredients to put some type of food together. It got me thinkingabout what my staple items are. There are some things that I generally always try to have in the house for either regular snacking or I use them in a lot of recipes.

Our standards are:
chicken breasts
ground beef
mac and cheese
milk
stick butter
flour
sugar
yeast
black</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6715358840835284700/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/ravelympics-and-food.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6715358840835284700'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6715358840835284700'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/ravelympics-and-food.html' title='ravelympics and food'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/S3sSUnla-yI/AAAAAAAAA_k/sD9Tc5_1SdI/s72-c/IMG00030.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5696683575596372117</id><published>2010-02-10T06:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T06:56:16.296-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mommy life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><title type='text'>nap time disasters</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday Rhys had a bad run of trying to take his nap.  It took over 2 hours and still no nap actually happened.  He cried for about 45 minutes off and on and seemed to get more upset so Justin went in to calm him down, make sure he had a pacifier and all that.  He discovered that he had a poopy diaper and that was probably part of the problem.  So he changed it and apparently left the old </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5696683575596372117/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/nap-time-disasters.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5696683575596372117'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5696683575596372117'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/nap-time-disasters.html' title='nap time disasters'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-4074170999937455163</id><published>2010-02-09T18:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-09T18:29:56.761-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cooking'/><title type='text'>doughnuts!</title><summary type='text'>So I saw a post on Pioneer Woman's blog about her homemade doughnuts. I got inspired and we had a snow day (means that Justin is working from home since we don't have school or anything yet) so obviously that meant that I should make some doughnuts. 


It was a family event. Everybody was running the cut out dough over to the tray before it started to rise. Ava stirred up the glaze and dipped </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/4074170999937455163/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/doughnuts.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4074170999937455163'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4074170999937455163'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/doughnuts.html' title='doughnuts!'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/S3IXyo4F14I/AAAAAAAAA_M/hwBh7gEoeko/s72-c/dougnuts+1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5184420884224711225</id><published>2010-02-09T10:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-09T10:05:10.252-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>Dropping the kids off at the pool</title><summary type='text'>We braved the storm today and Ava made it to swimming lessons, only five minutes late.  There really wasn't much of a storm to brave.  The roads were all pretty clear, Ava was just taking her sweet time getting ready.  Every week Ava's friend Annika screams through pretty much the entire swimming lesson.  It is kind of funny because she does everything she is asked to do.  She kicks when she is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5184420884224711225/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/dropping-kids-off-at-pool.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5184420884224711225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5184420884224711225'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/dropping-kids-off-at-pool.html' title='Dropping the kids off at the pool'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-9020730614860120273</id><published>2010-02-08T20:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-08T20:07:49.113-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>good bye and hello!</title><summary type='text'>So Sunday we realized that sometime that morning or the night before, the cats had dumped the glass of water next to my bed onto my laptop.  It no longer would turn on and was dead.  It just so happened that I had a paper to write for school Sunday as did Justin.  It made it very clear that we both needed to have access to a computer at any given point, since we are both taking online classes.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/9020730614860120273/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/good-bye-and-hello.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/9020730614860120273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/9020730614860120273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/good-bye-and-hello.html' title='good bye and hello!'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7582110431881724258</id><published>2010-02-01T12:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-01T12:23:44.448-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='milestones'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><title type='text'>Just because I'm dumb, doesn't mean my kid is</title><summary type='text'>So today was preschool registration.  It seems small, but a big event in Ava's life.  She has been talking about going to school for the last year.  It is her dream.  She actually was willing to get up and get dressed and listen to me for the most part this morning.  That means she was serious about going.  I read on the website last night that the preschool is in high demand so we might want to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7582110431881724258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/just-because-im-dumb-doesnt-mean-my-kid.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7582110431881724258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7582110431881724258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/02/just-because-im-dumb-doesnt-mean-my-kid.html' title='Just because I&apos;m dumb, doesn&apos;t mean my kid is'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-4871104907283339273</id><published>2010-01-27T22:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-27T22:26:38.095-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rhys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><title type='text'>soooo frustrated!</title><summary type='text'>So this past week I had my first paper due for this new class I am in.  It isn't exactly new since this week is the halfway point, but still, the first paper.  I finished it, felt pretty good about it and submitted it, right on time.  I actually had an hour to spare, which for me is doing pretty well.  I check my grade tonight and it was a 0.  That is right, a big fat, 0.  I was slightly confused</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/4871104907283339273/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/soooo-frustrated.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4871104907283339273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/4871104907283339273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/soooo-frustrated.html' title='soooo frustrated!'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-1389198141999266124</id><published>2010-01-21T07:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-21T07:56:12.823-08:00</updated><title type='text'>hi jinx</title><summary type='text'>So Wednesdays are usually pretty fun at work, generally because I like the people I work with quite a big.  We end up laughing a lot.  So last night a local pizza company hosted a fundraiser and people didn't come because of the weather and they had three extra pizzas.  They called to see if we wanted them and a woman brought them over.   They were 28 inch pizzas, hot out of the oven.  In GIANT </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/1389198141999266124/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/hi-jinx.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/1389198141999266124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/1389198141999266124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/hi-jinx.html' title='hi jinx'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-48256511634471162</id><published>2010-01-20T12:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-20T12:47:53.014-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mommy life'/><title type='text'>playdate at the mall</title><summary type='text'>Today our playgroup met at the mall.  I need to go to the mall more often!  I probably don't "need" to go to the mall, but I should.  The play area was not too crowded, especially at 10am and both kids were able to play.  The mall was generally empty so there wasn't the feeling of people everywhere which can get overwhelming and tiring.  It was just fun and I should try to do it more often.  I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/48256511634471162/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/playdate-at-mall.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/48256511634471162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/48256511634471162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/playdate-at-mall.html' title='playdate at the mall'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/S1dpRzuuqaI/AAAAAAAAA-s/4TXeaBmglvA/s72-c/IMG00264.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6497240393374057818</id><published>2010-01-18T21:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-18T21:21:02.130-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mommy life'/><title type='text'>oh what fun</title><summary type='text'>We had an extra participant in MMM today.  Justin was home so in theory we could have done some crazy fun things! But we didn't.  We had normal fun.  We went out to breakfast and then things got really crazy.  We went grocery shopping...without a list.  I haven't been shopping in an actual grocery store in months.  Since the weather got colder I have zero desire to spend the little bit of time I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6497240393374057818/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/oh-what-fun.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6497240393374057818'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6497240393374057818'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/oh-what-fun.html' title='oh what fun'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7377715026660594979</id><published>2010-01-13T22:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-13T22:58:31.669-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='doctors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><title type='text'>The champion of all things laser</title><summary type='text'>Ava had another laser treatment on Monday.  She is very aware now of what happens when she goes to get a laser treatment and has been asking when she would go get purple again for a while.  She had informed me prior to going that she planned to scream. She also told me she wanted strawberry smell in her mask. 

In order for the rest of this to make sense, you need to know the normal routine of a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7377715026660594979/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/champion-of-all-things-laser.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7377715026660594979'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7377715026660594979'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/champion-of-all-things-laser.html' title='The champion of all things laser'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-1624658988817226476</id><published>2010-01-09T01:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-09T01:53:28.965-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mommy life'/><title type='text'>I missed a big day.</title><summary type='text'>Thursday was my 2 year stay home anniversary.  I thought about it all day.  I just forgot to say something. We had other important things going on, like snow storms. It has been an excellent two years home.  I have done many new things including growing another little person, learned how to knit, learned how to make jam and bread, all sorts of crazy odd things that I didn't think would be on the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/1624658988817226476/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-missed-big-day.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/1624658988817226476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/1624658988817226476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-missed-big-day.html' title='I missed a big day.'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7506996308428082795</id><published>2010-01-05T20:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-05T20:13:12.121-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mommy life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ava'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knitting'/><title type='text'>chances are</title><summary type='text'>Chances are that I will never actually get around to writing the posts that I have meant to get to.  I don't have a to do list that I can cross off.  Maybe I should make one.

Life is getting back to normal with Justin back at work.  We didn't get a lot of things done on his vacation like we had planned, but some things were finished.  He and Ava did go see a movie.  We did all go Chuck E. Cheese</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7506996308428082795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/chances-are.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7506996308428082795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7506996308428082795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2010/01/chances-are.html' title='chances are'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6624646457538779242</id><published>2009-12-31T08:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-31T08:22:39.341-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cooking'/><title type='text'>why do I listen?</title><summary type='text'>Sometimes I think to myself, why do I listen to Justin's advice?  Most of the time I trust his advice.  I think he is wise and knowledgable.  Other times, he really is just making stuff up.  Usually this is in the area of baking.  He won't make pancakes because he says he doesn't know how, and then I listen to him when I am pondering something regarding cooking. 

We have all seen what happened </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6624646457538779242/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/why-do-i-listen.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6624646457538779242'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6624646457538779242'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/why-do-i-listen.html' title='why do I listen?'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SzzMy0iK33I/AAAAAAAAA-k/T-E0RuAYt0E/s72-c/failed+cupcakes.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-5665123815609841457</id><published>2009-12-29T19:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-29T19:19:32.418-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>tents</title><summary type='text'>One of our Christmas gifts was a tent... and an air mattress and 4 sleeping bags.  We are going camping!  We have decided we wanted to start doing weekend camping trips build up eventually to going to see some excellent state parks...in other states.  We obviously don't want to drive across the country to go camping at Yellowstone and realize it does not work to go camping with our kids and we </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/5665123815609841457/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/tents.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5665123815609841457'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/5665123815609841457'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/tents.html' title='tents'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-2385409853452755685</id><published>2009-12-25T22:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-25T22:08:30.140-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>rushed</title><summary type='text'>I know that I have missed some major milestones, like Rhys' birthday and Christmas.  I will get there, hopefully, sometime soon, hopefully.  I just feel like if I don't have time to really dedicate to writing the post, then I shouldn't do it.  

Christmas has come and isn't quite gone yet.  We still have one extended family Christmas get together tomorrow.  For us Christmas is always crazy and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/2385409853452755685/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/rushed.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2385409853452755685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2385409853452755685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/rushed.html' title='rushed'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6866397514879018776</id><published>2009-12-23T22:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-23T22:38:38.328-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>The good thing about amazon</title><summary type='text'>The good thing about amazon is when you are wrapping presents 8 hours before your first scheduled Christmas extravaganza and you are like wait, what did I buy for shmfam shmfam? Oh that is right, let me look on my amazon order history.  There it is.  All of my orders in detail.  Turns out I didn't misplace a gift, I just never bought it!  Pretty much every Christmas growing up, my mom would sit </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6866397514879018776/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/good-thing-about-amazon.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6866397514879018776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6866397514879018776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/good-thing-about-amazon.html' title='The good thing about amazon'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-2164789599414056093</id><published>2009-12-19T22:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T22:19:52.406-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>need a little accent</title><summary type='text'>So we have had a Blockbuster mail order subscription for about two years now.  I vastly preferred it over Netflix because I could exchange them in the store when I felt the need to get a movie right then and there.  The problem is, they started making me return them!  I know, it is very annoying.  I used to have 30 days before they would charge me and even then if I returned it after the 30 day </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/2164789599414056093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/need-little-accent.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2164789599414056093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/2164789599414056093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/need-little-accent.html' title='need a little accent'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-6803055424780996779</id><published>2009-12-16T18:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-16T18:06:08.723-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>white elephant what?</title><summary type='text'>So it is the season for white elephant gift parties.  I really do enjoy them.  I think the whole process and swapping is fun.  What I don't enjoy is having to pick out a gift to bring.  I think this all stems from my first white elephant gift exchange experience. 

In fifth grade we had a white elephant gift exchange in class.  My instructions about what a white elephant gift were this: bring in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/6803055424780996779/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/white-elephant-what.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6803055424780996779'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/6803055424780996779'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/white-elephant-what.html' title='white elephant what?'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137860988799979930.post-7654977796645641410</id><published>2009-12-15T09:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-15T09:04:29.489-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><title type='text'>the best laid plans...</title><summary type='text'>So my plan of taking my final and writing my paper all weekend didn't exactly happen.  I did finish my paper at 11:45pm.  I am going to take my final tonight because in reality, it is the last chance I have to take it since I work tomorrow night.  I am hoping not to destroy my grade with it but I should hopefully be fine if I take my time.  I can't wait for it to be done.  I just don't want it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/feeds/7654977796645641410/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-laid-plans.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7654977796645641410'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/137860988799979930/posts/default/7654977796645641410'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://hellolittlepeepers.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-laid-plans.html' title='the best laid plans...'/><author><name>hellolittlepeepers</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l8W4SGYnEaw/SYEvfiymviI/AAAAAAAAAsM/nwc9A2IZ4vE/S220/DSCF0055.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry></feed>
