Little Miss Austyn

I saw this picture going around facebook and pinterest and thought it was a cute idea. I wanted to share it with friends and family, so if they wanted to join in on the fun, they could.

"When your kids are born,

reserve them an email address.

Over the years send them photos, notes, kid-isms,

stories, photocopies of the achievements etc.

On their 18th birthday

Give them the password!"

Austyn's email address is:

austynannmarie@gmail.com

Austyn's New Adventure

Austyn has started going to Golden Valley Day Care and loves it. This is her second week and she no longer cries when we drop her off, only when we pick her up. They have nicknamed her "giggles" which doesn't surprise me at all. In her room is a duck stuffed animal that she has attached herself to and everyone knows it is "hers." 

She is growing up to be Miss. Independent. Walking everywhere we go, and of course only in the direction she wants to go. I am excited for her to be at Golden Valley because I know she will have a lot of fun and learn new things.

Family Binder

If you don't have a family binder... you need to make one. 

We have finally created one that we love and keeps us as organized as can be. 

Everything we need is in one central location, and we are adding to it daily. 

In our binder we have a:

Calendar

Tote Index 

Every item packed away in totes is listed,

we will eventually turn my notes into a spreadsheet which really helps when moving!!

Bill folder

Every bill that arrives goes into the handy folder

also holds return address labels and stamps.

Bank Account Info

Our bank title, account number, routing number, bank phone number, 

account holders, payable on death info, messages,

online banking login / password, 

images of front and back of our debit cards.

Account Balance Ledger

Its hard to keep track of A LOT of balances (because we have a lot of accounts), 

so I use one of those column ledgers, and its awesome!!!

Bill Information

Company, Account Number, and the Address to send your payment

Passwords

We all have so many passwords it's hard to keep track,

Website, username, and password.

Bills

Basically a grid of every bill we have and the month, once paid we put an X in that box. 

We also receive a paycheck every Friday, so we break up what bill we pay when.

I have 4 circles with the bills written in, so I know which bill to pay which week.

Extra Cards

I use a business card sleeve (kinda like baseball cards) and it holds our gym membership cards, 

business cards from people/companies we use, Chris's debit cards he doesn't wanna carry with him, 

Our Personal Extras....

We have a word document that lists out all our DVD's, Wii Games, Etc.

Just in case we are ever robbed, we can have a list of what we for sure had.

We also have a serial number spreadsheet....

All our Wii remotes, laptops, cameras, phones, iPods.

Will these sheets ever be used? Hopefully not, but better to be safe than really sorry.

I absolutely LOVE having all our important and needed stuff in one spot. 

I created all the sheets we use myself and love them.

Make your binder today, and say goodbye to the nasty clutter!

Here We Go Again...

Classes start again tomorrow.

I am not sure how I am feeling about a few of my classes, but I guess we'll just see how everything goes.

Austyn is starting her walking.

She was doing 3 to 4 steps on her own if we pushed her to do it.

She is now doing more steps, all on her own, without Chris or I around.

Just a few more days or weeks and I bet she will be on the move!

Luna has fit right in with our girls, but her energy level is through the roof, which we expected.

We wish it would warm up so we could start going for walks to wear her out. 

We hope to get her enrolled in some puppy training her soon. 

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A good friend of mine and I are going to start our freezer cooking soon. 

I have my recipes all laid out and I believe I'm ready to go.

The shopping trip will be a little more intimidating than the preparing. 

I hope these meals will help with dinners when Chris is at work and I'm busy with school.

I sometimes (usually) lose track of time and forget about dinner...

poor Chris is left with a PB&J!!

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Hope everyone had a wonderful New Year!