Koopman Kraziness

So far it's been a very productive day. Kamden is down for a good LONG nap and should wake up in a great mood thanks to it. We got out and got the dogs' nails trimmed and I went to my bestie's house to feed her ADORABLE dog, Lola, while she and her family are in Red River. (SO jealous! But I hope you are having a great time!) After we got back home and had lunch, Kamden played in the walker for a while so Mommy could get babyfood made and laundry started. I have peas, carrots and pears in the deep freezer in their respective gallon sized freezer bags and there are peaches, butternut squash, and green beans in ice cube trays and in the deep freezer getting ready to be transferred to the freezer bags. I have sweet potatoes in the crock pot and just lack getting strawberries and blueberries cooked and into the freezer. I have to wait until Monday to do the last of it though because I am only totally out of ice cube trays at this point. I finished off 5 loads of laundry. Washed...

... SPECIFIC . When it comes to shaping their character, you are am Specific. Whether you're an earth mother or a PTA president (or both!), you're very concerned with setting specific expectations for your kids' behavior. You do this both by telling them what to do and acting as a role model, and, in general, you expect them to follow your careful guidance. As a parent, you think you should be very actively involved in fostering your children's growth, which includes determining what activities they should engage in – sports, tutoring, music, chores, art, yoga, whatever. When it comes to everything from family meals to manners and morals, you know what's best. ...A BENEVOLENT RULER. When it comes to setting rules and expectations with your kids, you're sort of a benevolent dictator – in the nicest way. When you know what's best for them, there's no need to discuss your decisions. But when it's appropriate, you're happy to take a more democratic ...

I miss you a little/Since you've been gone/A few little memories keep hanging on/I miss you a little/I guess you could say/A little too much, a little too often, a little more everyday... I love you, Jeff. Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel

If you knew me in high school very well at all, you might remember that I was insanely driven about pursuing a career in professional singing. I went to Colorado on Fall Break my junior year and cut a three track demo. When I graduated, I had already received a couple of scholarships based on music and singing. I went into my first semester of college gung ho and excited to train and continue to pursue my dream. For a music major, the first semester of Freshman year is a full load of music courses with little time for core classes. By the end of my first semester I felt burned out and I gave up. When I chose to take the second semester off, I couldn't have imagined how things would change in my mentality. My junior year of high school, about 6 months after cutting the demo I tried out for Show Choir. I'd tried out every year, but I really thought that for my Senior year's audition, I had nailed it. One of the judges was a band director(not from our school), and I spec...