http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie Hello, hello! My place called Vertigo Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:31:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jonathan posted his list of what he was thankful for so now it's my turn. I'm thankful for: * My wonderful Husband who does more for me than he will ever know and loves me for me. * My family who also loves me for me * The ability to love and serve ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/uncategorized/my-list-of-thanks/ Jonathan found this video today and I'm not sure how but I haven't seen it. It must have been the weekend I fell asleep during SNL. Anyway, it's hilarious so I thought I'd share it! And yes that is Sarah Palin and not Tina Fey. http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/life/palin-on-snl/ Every 4 years I dread the election! Especially this time around--I don't really like either of the candidates but I did my duty and voted. I hate all the politics and how petty the candidates and their campaigns can get, oh and don't forget all the dumb TV commercials. ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/life/every-4-years/ Can you believe it, the year is almost over--2 more months! That's craziness. This year has flown by and honestly I don't know where it went. It's also been a while since I posted anything on here...it's been neglected. Not a whole lot has been going on ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/family/its-november/ Okay not really, but I thought that would get your attention. I have opened a gallery on imagekind where people can purchase photos I've taken. Not that I'm expecting people to but I thought, why not make money if I can...and maybe help us pay off some of ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/uncategorized/starving-artist/ I just realized I hadn't posted anything on my blog since like the end of September...so here's a recap of what's been going on at casa de Blundell. The hubs and I got to go to the fair last week and had a great time. Piece of advice--don't waste your ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/family/so-its-been-a-while/ I went with my brother, Brad, yesterday to the park with Jake and Brooklyn to get some pictures. He and my sister-in-law just wanted some updated shots of the kids to hang up so we attempted it. I have to be honest, they aren't the easiest kids to ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/family/fall-pictures/ Saturday we decided-- and when I say we, I really mean I--to take Presley to the dog park at White Rock Lake because she had a vet appointment around the corner from there. She pretty much just sniffed the entire perimeter of the gate instead of playing with ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/living-with-a-boy/presleys-fun-afternoon/ It's 2:00am as I type this, why am I still up??? I am asking the same thing. This happened last night too, I just can't fall asleep, I've tried--I just lay there. I was wondering what could be keeping me up, my mind isn't going everywhere and I'm ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/family/insomnia-2/ I meant to post this earlier this week but I honestly just forgot. This past weekend was one of the few weekends we actually had nothing "planned" or anywhere we had to be, so we just did what we wanted. Friday night we had some friends over for ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/living-with-a-boy/weekend-update-late/ Is anyone else getting overwhelmed and more tired than ever these days? Ok, so it's not just me! Well here are 10 ways to simplify your life, not all of these are doable for everyone but even by just doing a few it will simplify your life somewhat. ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/life/10-ways-to-simplify-your-life/ Not sure how many of you watched Sarah Palin give her speech at the RNC the other night but here is a word cloud of her speech and the most popular words spoken throughout it. Anyway, here is the word cloud for Sarah Palin's speech and the video if ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/misc/palin-speech/ Normally I leave all the political mumbo jumbo up to the hubs but is anyone else sick of hearing about Sarah Palin's pregnant 17 year old daughter. Ya it's a big deal but at the same time the media is focusing so much on that issue that we aren't ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/family/sick-of-sarah/ I'm not talking about the dog allergies where humans are allergic to dogs, but where dogs are allergic to something. My little Presley seems to be allergic to the grass in our backyard. About 10 minutes after she goes outside for a while her four paws and ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/family/dog-allergies/ Just an fyi for those who are interested--I talked to my cardiologist and electrophysiologist yesterday and they both agreed that I should go ahead and have the procedure on my heart. What they are going to do is go in with a catheter through my leg up into my ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/life/mi-corazon/ Wow has it been an exhausting couple of weeks! There's been a lot going on with the Blundell's, well with me anyway. I'm not going to go into much detail at all but after months and months of waiting for something I really wanted, I finally got it ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/uncategorized/update-4/ I absolutely, 100% hate clutter! Our house tends to collect clutter in certain areas...the bar which is one of the first things you run into when you actually come into the house and the kitchen table. I was walking through the living room today and all I could see was ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/family/clutter-clutter-everywhere/ I've come to the conclusion I need to live in a bubble. The reason for this you ask, well, keep in mind, I have 4 broken vertebrae in my back--the other morning I was getting off the train on my way to work and I guess someone spilled something ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/life/bubble-for-one-please/ About a month or two ago my mom received an email from a missionary in Ecuador that is/was a member of their church before they left for the mission field. He is a physician and doing medical missions in Ecuador. Here is the original email we received: "Marjori Silva ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/church/answered-prayer/ I've been back to work now for about a week and a 1/2 and it hasn't been easy. I came back to work only a week and a 1/2 after I broke my back and sooner than my doctor would have liked. I guess I was naively thinking ... http://www.casadeblundell.com/laurie/life/question-for-those-who-like-to-give-opinions/