tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23166373074437783792024-03-13T00:15:39.571-04:00Growing Up GilesTashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.comBlogger656125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-5364020626338356292018-09-11T09:00:00.000-04:002018-09-11T09:17:25.639-04:00What Now?Every so often, I will think of this space, sitting here, neglected. I want to be the blogger who consistently writes, and share our little piece of the world with you. I'm just not sure that this blog is the way to do that going forward. Initially, it was a fun and creative way to share the happenings of the Giles family. Things, however, have changed. Micah and Corrin are older. While Corrin still likes to take pictures, Micah, more often than not, doesn't want to be bothered. And while I still demand a few family pictures on Sunday afternoons, I mostly allow him the freedom to choose not to be involved in picture taking. So where does that leave Growing Up Giles?<br />
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As you probably can tell from the dates on the last few posts, I've pretty much just left it. The blog has been sitting here, abandoned. Social media is easier. I snap a photo, do a quick edit if needed, and post with a short caption. All in a matter of minutes. I'm not sure that this space will ever be what it once was.<br />
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Halloween is not one of my favorite holidays, but in the past few years, I've enjoyed dressing up, and dressing the kids. This year was the first year that they both chose their own costume without some major guidance. I think that they did an awesome job with their selections.</div>
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Without further adieu, I present Goku and Grandma! They were both a hit everywhere we went!</div>
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We started in our old neighborhood, but no one was really participating in Halloween, so we ended up heading toward a church that was hosting an event with booths and jump houses. There were absolutely too many people there, so we went to visit another neighborhood, and hit the Halloween jackpot. There was enough houses participating for Micah and Corrin to feel like they got enough candy without overdoing it. We all had loads of fun, and we have enough candy to last us a while. I wonder what they will want to be next year.</div>
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No. I didn't forget about you or the blog. We've just been doing a whole bunch of nothing. Our days are mostly spent going to and from work and school, then coming home to prepare to do the same thing again the next day. On the weekends, generally, we've been hanging out around the house, and going to church. We've gotten a little boring, but October is a new month! And we've got quite a few things that we plan to try.<br />
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If it can go wrong, it probably already has. The move into our new digs did not come without some trials. First there was the damage to our belongings that had been held in a storage unit while we transitioned to this house. Rodents destroyed all the hosing for our refrigerator and washer, as well as the mattresses that were stored. There was also mold, so our loveseat had to be trashed as well. In total we hauled away the loveseat, a king sized mattress, a twin mattress, and a shelving unit.</div>
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Finally, it's Friday! The cable should be on at some point today. We are in the process of making decisions regarding possibly purchasing new mattresses and a new washer. We are safely into our new home, and working on getting everything organized and reestablishing our routines. We have awesome friends who came out and helped us move our entire household in two days. We are truly blessed, and we know it. So take that Murphy!</div>
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We moved. We left what was supposed to be our forever home, and moved into the basement of a family member for roughly six months. And now we have moved again, into a small ranch house that sits up on a hill that we are renting. Why you may ask? To put it plainly: Money. Owning a house is expensive. Whenever anything breaks, you have to dig into your pockets for the money to fix it, or do without. Not to mention all the other costs that go with homeownership, like property taxes, utilities, home owner's insurance, HOA fees, and so many others.</div>
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sweet little miss turns five years old today. Recently, I looked back through
the blog, and reread her birth story and watched a few videos from when she was
a baby. I had forgotten so many of the details. I had forgotten how afraid I
was after her birth, when she refused to breathe. I had forgotten how
worried I was when we brought her home from the hospital with extra gadgets to
monitor her. I had forgotten the sheer exhaustion from interrupted sleep and
working full time. I had forgotten the sadness that came from leaving her
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But I remembered the overwhelming joy that she brought to our lives. I
remembered the uncontrollable laughter that she causes. I remembered the sass
that lives in her. Corrin is not afraid to live out loud. She's not
afraid to stand in her truth, and let the world know she is here. Wanna know a
(not so secret) secret? I envy her that. I envy her the freedom to know
what she wants and go for it without thought of what anyone else thinks. And
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Don't get me wrong, she can be shy and hesitant at times. Surprisingly enough
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could be friends can sometimes hurt us. But that doesn't stop her from
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of her own when it comes to what she's going to wear. That's a battle we just
don't feel like fighting. Sometimes she's all about comfort. Sometimes she's a
princess and only a dress will do. As long as whatever she chooses is
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obsessed. Honestly, she's been baby obsessed for the past two years, but just
recently it's gotten to be overwhelming. She constantly listens to my
belly (by placing her ear over my stomach) so she can hear the baby that she is convinced is in there. (There is no
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We hosted a birthday party at a local fun place called Stars & Strikes. The kids bowled, played laser tag and bumper cars, ate pizza, and roamed around the arcade. They had a blast! There was lots for them to do, and there were lots of friends and family members there to celebrate our little princess. She opted for a Barbie themed cake. (There's a story behind said cake.) All in all, we had a blast, and the birthday girl hasn't stopped talking about her party yet!<br />
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Now the cake on the other hand. This cake was so delicious. We tried a new bakery based on reviews alone. I'm so happy we went with the reviews. This cake was awesome! It was delicious and moist, and beautiful. I really didn't want to cut it because it was so beautiful. Corrin and I had originally discussed her cake, and she wanted a unicorn cake, with rainbow layers. We had searched Pinterest for inspiration pictures. We talked about this birthday cake up until we were parked in the parking lot, and preparing to enter the bakery to place the order.<br />
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The baker came out, I explained what we wanted (a birthday cake and some cupcakes), and then she asked Corrin what kind of cake she wanted. My daughter then proceeds to change the whole game up. The unicorn cake that we had researched and talked about became a Barbie cake with bling. I was left stunned and confused, but we went ahead with the cake that Little Miss wanted, and it was beautiful, and delicious, and everything that she wanted it to be.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-34535736144011537222017-09-01T06:30:00.000-04:002017-09-01T06:30:07.099-04:00What's Happening?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I know. I know! </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Exactly one year and six months later, and I’m trying AGAIN
to revive this blog. This space started as a place for me to document our children’s antics as we grew through my pregnancies and their infancy and toddlerhood.<span style="margin: 0px;"> My sister was deployed overseas, and I wanted to include her in the changes that were occurring. </span>Well now both of our children are school-aged and attend
school full time.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Where does that leave
this space? Still trying to figure that out...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What have we been up to in the past year and a half?<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We’ve gone on a few vacations. We’ve
celebrated holidays and accomplishments. We’ve suffered loss and setbacks. We’ve
all aged a little and grown. Micah has started first grade. Corrin is in Pre-K4.
They are both smart and inquisitive kids, who keeps us on our toes, and usually
laughing. We’ve moved and moved </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">again. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">In short, things are different, and I'm sure more change is coming, but we've done a pretty good job of going with the flow. Now here are a bunch of pictures (in no particular order), and a promise that I'll be back, and hopefully it will be long before another year and a half have passed. </span><br />
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My poor, neglected blog. It's been more than a year since I've last made an update. I've thought about updating the blog. I've thought about taking it down completely. I couldn't make a decision. So I didn't. Then I forgot about the blog completely for a while, because life got to be too much. It was all I could do to make it through the day to day. Blogging was not a consideration let alone something that was going to be scheduled into the week. In the end, the blog just sat here; abandoned.<br />
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There have been lots of changes in the Giles household recently! With those changes, it looks like Growing Up Giles may make a comeback! I won't make any promises, but we'll see if we're able to stick with it this time.<br />
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Did you watch the State of the Union address? I did not watch the live address. The reason is ... The reason really doesn't matter. Anyway, all of that to the side, Google and YouTube have come to the rescue, and I was able to watch a recording of Obama's speech. The social media commentary was enlightening, but I thought I should check it out for myself.</div>
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Typically, I greatly dislike politics of any kind, and I tend to avoid watching anything politically driven. I think I've said it before here, but I'll restate that politics make me anxious. I like to avoid anxiety when I can, and this is one area where I can and do avoid. Disclaimer aside, I have decided that I will provide a State of the Giles Family address to let you know how we've been doing since my little blog break, and our goals for the year. So here goes:</div>
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The Giles family is doing just fine. The past year has been trying at times, but mostly pretty awesome. We celebrated birthdays, graduations, and five years of marriage. We've played in the first snow of two little people's lifetime. We've laughed and cried. We've learned to crawl, then walk, then run, then jump, and finally climb. <br />
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Corrin has grown by leaps and bounds. It's hard to believe how tiny and fragile she was only a couple years ago. Now she is running, jumping, and climbing. She's sleeping through the night. She talks constantly, and is learning new words and expressions every day. She has such a fun personality. The silliest things are hilarious to her. She loves shoes and clothes. We're working on her sleeping in her own room. Right now she sleeps in the room with Micah. It does not look like it's going to be an easy transition. We'll also work on potty training. That should be another fun experience.<br />
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Micah continues to amaze me. His vocabulary and ability to have a conversation have grown exponentially. He's a funny little guy. He's so caring, and always wants to be sure that everyone is happy. He started preschool! I'm sure I was much more sad than he was. He loves his classmates, and they love him. Micah got his big boy room. It's still a work in progress, but we're making progress. In 2015, Micah is working on learning all his letters, numbers, shapes, etc. He should also be working on not jumping on the couch. We'll see how that last one goes.</div>
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Mikey and I have mostly been taking it easy. I big chopped again, and cut off all my hair. Mikey decided to grow his hair and loc it up. I went horseback riding for the first time. Like I said, 2014 was pretty laid back. In 2015, we are going to work on being more present when we are with the kids and each other. I want to work on being more fit and healthy. We plan to get fit as a family, starting with family bike rides using our Christmas gifts. We also have a list of activities that we want to do together as a family. It's our family 2015 bucket list. I want to work on taking more and better quality pictures.<br />
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There are lots more goals, but ultimately, the Giles family goal for 2015 and beyond, is to make each day better than the last. Working together, and loving each other through thick and thin, I'm sure that the ultimate goal is easily within our reach.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I find it extremely frustrating to be listening to the radio and suddenly find myself listen to dead air. Two seconds later I have either flipped the station or turned on my iPod. So imagine my surprise when I took a moment to visit the old blog, and realized that I had not posted anything since March 2014! I have reasons that I haven't been posting. I won't share them, because frankly, I'm sure you don't care. Moving forward he goal is to blog more consistently. Some things have changed, so hopefully, it will fit into my schedule better to blog again. Honestly, I miss blogging and sharing what it like to be growing up Giles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So now the silence is over. Lots of things have changed. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Things look different around the blog. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The little Giles have grown. The big Giles have grown too. So I'll be working on keeping you up to date on what we Giles are up to, starting with an update on some of the things we got up to in 2014. </span></span></div>
Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-62929370882069080592014-03-21T08:50:00.000-04:002014-03-24T20:51:11.975-04:00Fun Times<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Micah was born with a clogged tear duct. It wasn’t anything painful or troublesome. Usually it just caused his eyes to fill with water and spill over. At roughly eleven months old, he had an out-patient procedure done to remove the blockage from his duct. He left good as new, if a little cranky. During that time he was seen by a pediatric eye doctor, who recommended that his vision be tested at around age three. Well guess who is three years old? Did you guess Micah? Give yourself a cookie! You’re right!</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">About a month ago we took Micah to have his vision exam. He did not do well. He refused to verbalize to the doctor what the shapes were, choosing to gesture instead of talk. He was fidgety, and just a little uncooperative. We didn’t hold it against him, because he’s three after all. The doctor suggested that we bring him back at another time. She gave us a prescription for drops to dilate his eyes and a copy of the shapes to practice with him. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A couple weeks later, we had rescheduled his appointment, practiced the shapes, and administered the drops. Micah hated the drops and reminded us for several days after his appointment that he didn’t need those drops. When he and I arrived at his appointment, I reminded him that he had to use his words and do everything that the doctor asked him. While he was still a little fidgety, he did much better, and we found out that he got his vision from his dad, which means it’s not the best.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So Micah’s got new eyes. He actually got two pairs of new eyes. He does really well with keeping them on. I think that’s mostly because Mikey wears glasses, and what little boy doesn’t want to be like his daddy? Of course, he has moments when he doesn’t want to wear them. In those cases, we let him have a short break, but then he has to put them back on. He has adjusted really well to wearing glasses. Much better than I have adjusted.</span></div>
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-5271051516099831142014-03-06T21:16:00.001-05:002014-03-06T21:16:03.113-05:00Corrin {18 Months Old}<div style="text-align: center;">
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Corrin turned 18 months old Tuesday. She is a little diva tomboy. At eighteen months old, Corrin...<br />
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... weighs 22 pounds, 8 ounces. She is 30.5 inches long. <br />
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... wears size 4 diapers, and size 18 month to 24 month clothes.<br />
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... is currently getting all four of her eye teeth at the same time.<br />
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... likes to brush her teeth, and will begrudgingly allow her father or I to brush them.<br />
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... has started playing with her dolls. She tends to treat them really roughly, but she loves dragging a baby around with her.<br />
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... has a decent vocabulary. She says mama, dada, My (for Micah), cookie, that, baby, belly, nose, eye, ball, cup, hey, bye, mouth, shoe, uh-uh (no), and a few others.<br />
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... can identify her eyes, nose, mouth, belly, and sometimes ears.<br />
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... loves clothes and shoes. She has been known to throw a small fit because she wanted her shoes put on her feet.<br />
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... loves to take pictures, and will smile and say "cheese" if she see a camera. She will also take electronics (camera, phone, anything that looks like it could be a camera) and pretend to take pictures.<br />
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... loves to talk on the phone. She has been known to call her mimi on both the landline and cell phones and have conversations before anyone realizes that she's actually talking to someone.<br />
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... eats very well. Corrin is known as the Pit in our home, because she appears to be bottomless. She is usually the last one to leave the dinner table. When she decides that she is ready to eat, she will drag her highchair away from the table, and climb up. <br />
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... is the resident climber and dare-devil. She's always running, jumping or climbing.<br />
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... has a silly sense of humor. She finds the silliest things funny. Sometimes I think she thinks her brother is a clown. If no one else can get her to laugh, Micah can make her laugh.<br />
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... can feed herself relatively well with a spoon. Of course, she still makes a mess, but usually more food ends up in her mouth than on the floor.<br />
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... sings along with music. You can't understand any of the words, but she makes the general sound.<br />
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... is called Rin, Rinnie, Rinna, Mamacita, Little Miss, and Boss Lady.<br />
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-72132158951331774092014-02-14T09:16:00.000-05:002014-03-06T21:21:51.973-05:00My Funny Valentines<div style="text-align: center;">
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-35063133623358767792014-02-12T13:03:00.001-05:002014-02-12T13:06:52.220-05:00Conversations With Micah<div>
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Micah is learning new words everyday, and conversations with him are so much fun right now. Here are a few of the more memorable one we've had lately. </div>
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1. In South Carolina for a weekend:</div>
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Micah: Mama?</div>
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Micah: Where's all the cars?</div>
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Me: You're not in Atlanta anymore baby. </div>
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2. During a bath:</div>
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Micah: Rinnie got a wee-wee?</div>
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Micah: Where hers?</div>
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Micah: Mommy, where your wee-wee?</div>
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Me: I don't have one either.</div>
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Micah: You take it off?</div>
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3. In the car after pick-up from daycare:</div>
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Me: Hey buddy! You have a good day today?</div>
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-42023082916233794852014-01-30T07:52:00.000-05:002014-01-30T07:52:00.620-05:00The Great Southern Snow of 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week it has snowed across the southeastern portion of the United States. Apparently that is not a good thing. We were sorely unprepared, and the evidence of that has made national news. Personally, I was one of the fortunate ones. I left work after being dismissed at 12:30 pm, and arrived home at roughly 4:00 pm on Tuesday. My commute is typically between an hour to an hour and a half. I prayed the entire way home as I gripped my steering wheel with a death grip. "Lord, please let me make it to my kids and then home safely. Lord please." That was my prayer on repeat for three and half hours. Sometimes I could talk to Mikey or my mom or coworkers who were struggling to get home just like me. But the phone service was spotty, because everyone was calling loved ones to be sure they were safe. Others weren't as lucky as I was on Tuesday. </div>
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There are reports of children being trapped on buses on the roads, children having to spend the night at schools because they couldn't safely be transported home, and people spending the night in their cars or in businesses. Some people simply ran out of gas in the gridlocks or gave up and abandoned their vehicles. It was bad.<br />
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The snow has allowed a much needed break for our little family. We have gotten to spend some uninterrupted time together, even if Mikey is having to work from home. Micah and Corring have gotten their first experience with snow, and Micah has certainly loved that. So here are some shots from the Giles experience of the Great Southern Snow of 2014.</div>
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-9668011904452944702014-01-30T03:49:00.000-05:002014-01-30T03:49:13.642-05:00It's Been Too Long<div style="text-align: justify;">
In case you couldn't tell, I took a
break from blogging. I found that my commute plus my work schedule, and
spending time with Micah and Corrin had pretty much taken everything
out of me by the time bed time rolled around in the evenings. Also take
a look back through the blog. The posts that were up were the bare
minimum. I was tired of just getting by, and decided it was better to
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I'm not able to do that. I think that is a manageable goal, because
I've found, that with a better schedule and both kids sleeping through
the night, I tend to have a little time to myself in the night. Some of
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Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-17798234349113991972013-08-04T22:52:00.000-04:002013-08-16T22:52:41.881-04:00Corrin {Eleven Months Old}<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-79945179599098212672013-06-04T08:00:00.000-04:002013-06-04T08:00:12.090-04:00Mini Photo ShootI don't get to play with my camera nearly as much as I would like, but I did manage to get these shots after taking Corrin's nine months pictures.<br />
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<br />Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-40145434734493527172013-05-16T22:27:00.000-04:002013-05-16T22:27:50.754-04:00Corrin Doesn't Like Pea<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-26022011160360442032013-05-11T22:23:00.000-04:002013-05-16T22:30:20.557-04:00Mommy's BabiesHere are a few shots that we took with Mimi leading up to Mother's Day.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIK!</span></div>
<br />Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-22480151057962675912013-05-06T07:00:00.000-04:002013-05-06T07:00:10.461-04:00PolishedI don't even have words for this. Micah got into my nail polish last night, and this is the result.<br />
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<br />Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11109228511261682825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316637307443778379.post-67026266095965854302013-05-04T21:59:00.000-04:002013-05-05T22:40:20.384-04:00Corrin {Eight Months Old}<div style="text-align: center;">
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... wears size 3 diapers, and 6 months or 6-9 months clothes.<br />
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... is no longer breastfed. We have weaned her to formula, and she eats jar food and some table food.<br />
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... has 2 teeth! She hasn't tested them out on us yet, but I'm just biding my time.<br />
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... slept in her own room all night! It should be noted that she was awake for approximately an hour and a half. And she woke up at least 4 times that night. We haven't been able to get her to sleep in her own room the whole night again since then. She's an expert at sleep deprivation.<br />
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... likes the sound of her own voice. She makes funny noises all the time. I love it.<br />
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... finally has her own crib in her room finally, speaking of sleeping in her room. We had borrowed a mini crib, that she took a few catnaps in. The mini crib mostly held laundry.<br />
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... spent a week away from her dad and I for the first time. She and Micah spent spring break with my aunt and her family. She did really well, and they both got spoiled.<br />
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... is army crawling. I don't no that anyone else in the family is ready for Corrin to be truly mobile. I have a feeling that she is going to be into everything. i also thing that poor Micah is going to be harassed to within an inch of his life. She loves her brother, and he's not going to catch a break when she starts moving around under her own power.<br />
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... is called Rin, Rinzie, Rinna, and Sissy.<br />
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