Welcome!

Lets try this again. 

Something went wrong with our last blog.  It doesn't recognize me anymore and won't let me log on.  I guess I could dive deeper into the technical issues, but so much time has passed that I think it might be fun just to start fresh. 

Here's a recent picture of the four of us:

Brandon, Zoey, Kaitlin & Barb @ Mt Rushmore May 2013

So cute, right?! 


Let me tell you - - Time is flying!  The girls are getting bigger and more sassy by the day. 

Kaitlin has found her first true love...  BOOKS.  She reads and reads and reads almost non-stop.  She's been really into the Magic Fairy books lately.  Luckily for us, there are hundreds of titles.  (That should keep her busy until the end of the month!  Ha!)  Zoey is also becoming a little reader.  She likes to mimic Kaitlin and "read" the chapter books, too.  She flips through the pages and finds words that she knows.  Surprisingly, she knows a lot of the words and is getting good at figuring out a lot of the ones she doesn't.  Zoey will be starting Kindergarten in less than two months and will be way ahead of the curve.  We are so proud of our little smarties!  ♥

Brandon is working at University of Colorado Hospital with the EPIC department.  If he's not busy with work stuff, we keep him busy here at home.  A few weekends ago, he painted the kitchen and family room for us.  We did work on the project together, but honestly I shouldn't take any credit... he did 95% of the work.  Kaitlin calls the color "Chocolate Milk."  He's such a hard worker and amazes me daily with his unending energy and motivation.  In June he will be competing in his first Tough Mudder with some of his friends.  I think he's nervous, but excited.  Mud runs are good for the soul, so I think it will be a great experience for him. 

Last week I finished an AGS degree from Community College of Aurora.  When I realized I only needed two classes to complete the degree, I quickly re-enrolled.  I finished the semester with a 99.2% in my Child Development class and a 98% in my Intro to Lit class.  I asked for a letter of recommendation from one of my teachers for a scholarship, and here's an excerpt from the letter:

"Ms. Carnahan is an excellent student.  She earned an A in this class by maintaining a 98%, which was the highest grade in the class.  In addition to excellent grades, Ms. Carnahan had perfect attendance.  Moreover, Ms. Carnahan contributed a great deal to the academic discussion in the course and often took a leadership role when working in groups."

I'm normally not a bragger (this post is NOT proof of that statement! Haha!) but I'm pretty proud considering I came home from the first Intro to Lit class convinced that course was going to kick my ass.  However, I'm finding that going to college is much easier in my old age.  Maybe it's easier to focus when you're not distracted by boys and booze.  ;-)

I'm hoping (fingers crossed!) to keep up with this blog better than the last one.  Life crept in and the old blog crept out.  But, I realize it was a good tool for keeping in touch with family and friends, so here goes!  Wish me luck and let me know what you want me to post about.  Sometimes its hard to see our "headlines" when we are in the middle of living them, ya know? 

XO ~