tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72534688839511770972024-02-19T10:38:09.158-05:00Clare's Piece's of ReeseClarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-74118251758916609012009-06-11T08:43:00.003-04:002009-06-11T09:13:41.656-04:00Terrifyingly ExcitedYup I think those 2 words somewhat describe the feeling I've been having lately. My heart is racing faster than I thought it could and I have that goofy smile you can't get off your face. It is 108 days till the wedding. It seems so far but also so soon. Mat made a comment shortly after we started booking things about how it was scary that things were happening now. I told him I didn't like Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-58256854396862956632009-05-06T17:04:00.002-04:002009-05-06T17:23:22.474-04:00Wedding UpdateSo YAY Mat and I set a date for the wedding. Super exciting but super craziness now. The wedding will be Sept 27th at Grey Rock Mansion. It's such a beautiful location, we're so happy. I picked out my dress (sorry no pics of that) and I've picked out the bridesmaid dresses. I can't put a link up for them b/c it's the Mix and Match stuff and it always default to one style :-( But they are Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-16423494414586185082009-04-13T11:43:00.002-04:002009-04-13T12:02:08.807-04:00I need a jobIt's been about 2 1/2 months since I was told I was being let go and I still haven't found a new job. The market for biotech jobs was pretty hard already and now we're entering graduation time. I don't have to compete with any undergrads. But graduate students will make things harder.I have much stronger faith this time than last time I was job hunting. But I'm human and the faith waivers Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-60215368368120022502009-04-13T08:14:00.003-04:002009-04-13T12:02:56.782-04:00Wrong Forecast - Hey the Weathermen do it all the timeYeah so that blog storm didn't end up coming through. I really miss my laptop and the ability to be able to sit a type wherever, whenever. My job took back their laptop, understandably. And I dropped my other laptop, possibly cracking a circuit board or something. I don't know but if it turns on about 5 min later the screen fades out to nothing.So here I am at home with lots of fun things to talkClarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-83828427525306842442009-04-01T11:33:00.003-04:002009-04-01T11:42:06.652-04:00Blog Storm's a CominWow I have soo much to write about. Maybe during nap time I'll crank a few out. However I had to write about the funny stuff that just happened right now. My little girl is becoming WAY too independant. While I was checking email she came and asked me if she could have some cereal while holding a box of Shredded Wheat. I said sure, figuring she'd plop down on the floor and grab a handful out Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-24982285867979861592009-02-17T22:17:00.002-05:002009-02-17T23:17:59.609-05:00A Computer Knows Me Better Than MeSo Mat and I are starting pre-marital counseling through church and I am super excited. The first step was taking an online survey and then meeting with one of the pastors to go over it. Nothing to surprising when they went over mine and Mat's answers. The things we knew needed work/ more discussion and planning were what we thought they would be. It was still good to voice them to someone Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-50350972833077436672009-02-13T15:19:00.003-05:002009-02-13T15:55:46.629-05:00Reese's Hannah B-dayToday was Reese's last day at school until I find a new job. Hopefully a new job will be close to Frederick so she can go back b/c I LOVE her school and all her teachers. "Luckily" her last day happened to coincide with her B-day weekend so she could still have her school party to celebrate with her friends.Reese loves Hannah Montana. I blame myself b/c I like Hannah Montana so I've put it on Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-39204904534958530372009-02-12T16:38:00.014-05:002009-02-12T17:02:40.703-05:00My Little FashionistaMonday night Reese suddenly decided that she wanted to decide what she was wearing and Mommy had no say anymore. (She thinks Mommy has no say, but I hold ultimate Veto power)So outfit #1 - to wear to bed was the following lovely ensemble:A lovely floral summer dress, with striped pink leg warmers, a striped pink and brown head band, and her monkey T-shirt to keep her arms warm. This outfit was Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-69050799894230316152009-02-12T15:14:00.006-05:002009-02-12T15:41:04.918-05:00Kids WorkShopFor those of you who don't know, Home Depot does a free kids workshop the 1st Sat of every month from 9-noon. Now some projects are cooler than other. Reese made a catamaran that really floats, but we skipped the month they made paper-football field goal posts. You can check online to see what the project is before actually venturing out here.This month in honor of Valentines day the kids madeClarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-37261807743637214912009-02-06T13:27:00.004-05:002009-02-06T13:34:10.974-05:00Why did God Make Poo?So I was supposed to write about this yesterday but you know this whole finding a job thing kinda takes up my time.So Reese and I have wonderful conversations while driving to and from Frederick everyday. The things that come out of her mind are incredible. Yesterday was no different. We are driving along and I here "Mommy, why did God make Poo?" I'm thinking - really?!?! this?!?! this is my Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-30486479825450707912009-02-05T07:32:00.002-05:002009-02-05T07:49:35.974-05:00So much to write so little timeActually now I have lots of time :-( After coming back from NY over the weekend I had a weird feeling from the emails I was seeing from my CEO in my inbox. Sure enough I sho u monday and here people saying one of the big investors has pulled out.Quick clarification my company is a small start-up company with only 30 employees. Over the last year things started moving very quickly and we were Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-85435482826323401902009-01-21T22:15:00.002-05:002009-01-21T22:50:41.001-05:00This wasn't on the Mommy ApplicationOk really it was b/c everyone knows part of being a parent is cleaning up the grossness. It starts as soon as they are born cause those 1st dirty diapers are the grossest things you've ever sen or smelled. And spit-up yeah I cut my hair from past my shoulders to chin length b/c Reese spit up in my hair so often I had to wash it twice a day. And I can still here Anne saying - that's what burp Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-27780672364168610772009-01-18T22:41:00.002-05:002009-01-18T23:02:58.147-05:00Wedding PlanningSince I keep getting asked about the wedding plans I figured I put up a blog about it. Mat and I are pretty sure we found a place. Thanks in HUGE part to Wes Linda who put us in contact with Grey Rock Mansion (he designed their awesome website). We haven't set a date but it's still sometime in Sept or October in 2009.I'm hoping to start dress shopping in the next few weeks, although I still Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-27225885625956105472009-01-15T14:33:00.002-05:002009-01-15T14:41:23.306-05:00Night Time Chit ChatsI love when Reese's bed time routine goes as planned. Watch a cartoon show and cuddle to settle down then up to bed to read 2-3 stories and few minutes later she's out. It's wonderful and I love my 45 minutes of Mommy Reese time. Some nights don't always go as planned, like last night.My poor little Reese-cup could not get her brain to stop working. We all have night like that but it's def Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-27795063092237312202008-12-29T22:29:00.004-05:002008-12-30T11:21:30.822-05:00Yes I'm still aliveOk so wow I suck at updating this thing. Lots of fun stuff has been happening though. And now that's it's calmed down maybe I will update more.So Reese took her 1st plane trip back in November. We flew up to MA to visit Anne. It was super fun and she loved the plane ride. While there we went to the Science Museum, did lots of shopping, and checked out a local winery.Of course we both missed Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-48475062660493288872008-09-08T16:27:00.002-04:002008-09-08T16:40:27.494-04:00The Next Food Network StarOn the weekends I generally like to cook breakfast one morning. Now I don;t like eggs so that means generally I make pancakes or waffles. I like french toast but I never remember to buy bread. Anyway this Saturday I told Reese I was going to make pancakes. She loves to help in the kitchen so she promptly walked over to wear the aprons are and asked for hers. We pulled a chair up to the counterClarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-8512781550157568052008-09-06T20:58:00.002-04:002008-09-06T21:17:15.865-04:00Awesome ArticleUsually people post links to an article at this point. but I will save you a click and copy and paste it here. It's Howard Kutz of the Washington Post. WARNING: apparently the Washington Post is a Democratic Newspaper which makes nothing it writes actually true or newsworthy. Really I think that statement is crap but some other people think it's true so I thought I'd throw it out there ;-)Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-35705084565647849662008-09-03T21:34:00.003-04:002008-09-03T23:08:52.047-04:00Reese's EducationMat and I have started talking about where we will by a house after we are married. Like all responsible parents we are looking at the schools in the areas to make sure there will be a good school for Reese. Unfortunately since we won't have much saved up we prob won't be able to afford a house in the "good school" neighborhood. But it will be fine if McCain is elected. His education plan saysClarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-34899068524819372882008-08-24T22:13:00.002-04:002008-08-24T23:05:05.136-04:00Fun Fun FunOK I still owe a blog about NY and I am working on it but I'm gonna update about this week real quick b/c it was a good week.Reese has been working on potty training but not really pushing her to much. Thursday night she did really well using the potty so I decided to send her to school Friday in her big girl undies instead of a diaper. I sent three changes of clothes just in case as well. Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-26855095844872611842008-08-05T10:05:00.002-04:002008-08-05T10:30:14.115-04:00Quick UpdateOk so just giving everyone a quick update on things going on around here.1. Work is going really well. I am currently on to of the big projects we have going on and I've been making alot of progress w/ my team lead Cindy. Hopefully this will be remembered come evaluation time in the Fall. it sucks not being to talk to much about my work but first of all most people would think it was boring bClarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-7063257266502838752008-07-29T11:29:00.003-04:002008-07-29T13:45:48.015-04:00Do you know any reporters?If you read my blog you know all the drama that happens w/ Jonathan and I. Well I am sick of sitting back and doing nothing. I know other parents are in similar positions as me. So I have written this letter that I will try mailing to different news stations. If any of you know a reporter (TV or Print) and can send this to them please do. Or if you know anyone who could add to this story w/ theirClarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-54577903799922690362008-07-18T14:47:00.002-04:002008-07-18T15:11:07.463-04:00Risky BusinessA few months ago I wrote a blog about Jonathan getting served papers for being in contempt of child support. As a summary he has paid a grand total of $32.15 this year and that was back in Feb. He is supposed to pay about $700 a month, which doesn't even cover day care but would still be helpful. If any of you think that is a ridiculous amount I didn't pick it, the court has a system where Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-42030637111866726502008-07-15T12:49:00.002-04:002008-07-15T13:16:53.361-04:00Being the Baby of the FamilySo after rereading my post last night I feel like I should expand a little more about why loosing this name means alot to me.I am the baby of my family by 5 years. All the babies out there can relate to me, especially if there is a big difference in ages. When I was 12 my grandmother (the one who maiden name was Carter) died. At that time my grandfather moved down here and my mom and her Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-58905097436813252282008-07-14T22:44:00.004-04:002008-07-15T12:48:34.256-04:00What's in a NameMy nephew Jake Carter Stewart was born on Friday morning at 5:22am. He was supposed to be a scheduled C-section today (Elaine had problems w/ Sami that resulted in an emergency C-Section). But apparently Jake didn't want to wait till Monday :-)We are all very excited to have Jake esp b/c he will carry on the family name. I unfortunately have mixed feelings, not about my nephew, but about his nameClarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7253468883951177097.post-11434885872243418672008-07-08T11:33:00.012-04:002008-07-08T12:13:52.262-04:00The beach Well we made it home from the beach. It was just as awesome as last year, possibly better since Reese was older. We stayed in the exact same house as we stayed in last time which was 3/4 of a mile walk to the beach. I love the community we stay in. It's called Sea Colony (serioulsy I should get a discount for how many people I tell about it ;-) )Next year, however, Mat will be joining us so Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09643996018225114960noreply@blogger.com1