A Green Giveaway!

In case you're not friends with me on fb, you may not know about the giveaway going on on my friend Amber's blog. Just the other day I was thinking about the waste we create by using so many ziploc baggies. MintLane on Etsy has a really neat solution - snack bags made from washable cotton! I hope you'll check out Amber's blog - but I hope you don't win! :)

What's this? A blog? How does that work?

Yes, I know. It's been a while. I'd call this post "Too Long" but I've already used that title. When I started this blog, my original plan was to save the pages for a scrapbook. Now that I've found a great blog-book company, my endeavor would be even easier, but I can't seem to find time to post.

I'll be very honest with you, part of the problem is grad school, and part of the problem was the addition of a TV with DVR to my bedroom. I never realized how easy it was for me to be in there cleaning, homeworking, putting away laundry watching TV until we switched back to cable and I went back to OLD SCHOOL TV. I find myself spending more time in the living room, more time in the kitchen, and I'm getting to bed a tad bit earlier.

So, my goal is to get back to posting so that poor little Isa can have a blog book that includes pictures of her growing as well... it may not be weekly, but I'm going to shoot for biweekly blogs at the least. Also, I've gotten in the habit of posting an entire album on facebook, but then there seems like there's even less of a reason for me to post here, so I'm going to try to divide what I share between the two places.

Now, on to life. On September 24th, our family grew by two. Kayser and Jolene, two English Mastiffs, joined our home. Kayser was 10 weeks, and Jolene was 12.

I had told Alex that I didn't want the puppies to come home until Isa was walking, and she obliged by putting her tentative steps together on September 11th, and then really walking within just a few days.

Ivy started PreK at one of my schools this year and she has adjusted fairly well. I've done my own fair share of adjusting and feel very blessed - but I'm still looking for sponsors for my turn as a SAHM.
Alex was promoted in September and that has been another blessing. I thought for sure we'd have to move (I was hoping for Florida) in order to take a lab manager's position, but as luck would have it, he moved into the lab manager spot at the office where he was already working.

Now, we are preparing for the busy season ahead of us... Halloween with two girls next weekend, a week before double birthdays and a party, a week before Thanksgiving, and then we gear up for Christmas. I'll have lots to share during this full and exciting time, so stay tuned! :)