http://www.andreacaroljones.com Living Life on Limited Sleep Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:38:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week I made Keith take pictures of the kids at the beach because that is what all the cool families do. Cool people have scenic pictures taken, so "everyone" can get a feel for how awesome life is. I used to take the kids to Sears but people really ... http://www.andreacaroljones.com/?p=1038 It probably seems like I dote on Aiden a lot here.  Maybe it seems like I favor him over the girls because I am always talking about him. It's not that at all. It's not.  What it is, is that he is always saying the oddest things. In the past ... http://www.andreacaroljones.com/?p=1029 for my Madeleine. Today is her kindergarten orientation and I seem to be the only one having problems. Its such a change from how we spent our summer. She made it very clear that she was not going to begin a new school this year. As far as education went, ... http://www.andreacaroljones.com/?p=1025 and parenting a child like Aiden never ceases to amaze me. I neglected to do a blog celebrating his birthday and I owe him one. Of course it's almost a month late and I'm posting on my sisters birthday so that should count for something. Aiden has gone through so many ... http://www.andreacaroljones.com/?p=1021 To a somewhat normal posting routine. I mean what its only been a year since I was fairly regular at posting.  We finally had our summer start with a visit to my parents. To the regular eye it's a single family home on a dirt road. To my children it's ... http://www.andreacaroljones.com/?p=1002 Life can really get in the way of blogging. I swear at the end of the day I can feel my computer mocking me, begging me to get up at write. And I want to and then... I fall asleep. In a nutshell... 1. Aiden completed another season of tball. 2. Madeleine finished ... http://www.andreacaroljones.com/?p=1000 So I mentioned that my brand new car was totaled last month right?  Well after almost four weeks of driving three children around in a car, I was able to find a replacement vehicle. I decided to go with another van for one obvious reason. I am not stupid. Three ... http://www.andreacaroljones.com/?p=998 Have never been friends of mine. In fact the three times I have been involved in a car accident I was sitting at a red light minding my own business. I rarely mind the business of other people while at a stop light. Thursday the damn red light got me ... http://www.andreacaroljones.com/?p=993 It's also when this guy: [caption id="attachment_983" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Jan and Madeleine"][/caption] Married this woman: [caption id="attachment_984" align="aligncenter" width="150" caption="Nana and Charlotte"][/caption] Thirty some years ago. Which is awesome because then they created a family. And who doesn't like a family? They made some pretty awesome daughters. On the awesome scale my sister and ... http://www.andreacaroljones.com/?p=982 VID00169That would be the overall mood in my household. The kids and I are ready for reality or whatever version we can get. Aiden, Madeleine, and I are social creatures. We enjoy being with our people participating in our activities. I enjoy time at home as much as the next ... http://www.andreacaroljones.com/?p=971