tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80790940516365729012012-01-18T19:38:16.143-08:00Little Jelli in a Big WorldIt's a big world- I'm just one girl. Here's the bits and pieces of my life.Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.comBlogger417125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-10701901640833505492011-05-06T10:05:00.000-07:002011-05-06T10:08:14.834-07:002011-05-06T10:08:14.834-07:00Cake, yummy!
May I say that Avery loooooooooved her birthday cake!
....Ali didn't mind it either!
Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com1http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/05/cake-yummy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-43891011080066251032011-05-05T07:34:00.000-07:002011-05-05T07:47:46.532-07:002011-05-05T07:47:46.532-07:00Happy Birthday, Avery Coy!Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com1http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/05/happy-birthday-avery-coy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-12545194039228607842011-05-04T10:25:00.000-07:002011-05-04T10:25:12.366-07:002011-05-04T10:25:12.366-07:00so yeah and stuffSo I am not totally devoted to this blogging thing like I used to be anymore. Yes, I love to stalk my bloggy friends' lives... but I only have a spare moment to do that every once in a blue moon... and you can imagine how much time I have to actually sit down and write on this thing. In fact, the only reason I am doing it now is because I have been grading freshman research papers for the last Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com0http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/05/so-yeah-and-stuff.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-18797062313665838862011-05-03T10:41:00.001-07:002011-05-03T10:41:18.874-07:002011-05-03T10:41:18.874-07:00May is Melanoma Awareness MonthKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com1http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-is-melanoma-awareness-month.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-60358936907328279782011-04-19T12:04:00.000-07:002011-04-19T12:04:18.169-07:002011-04-19T12:04:18.169-07:00The Funk...so I've kinda been M.I.A. on this blog for a bit of time... and I'm sure you are waiting with baited breath for me to tell you some really exciting or depressing or crazy dramatic reason why. Well, be disappointed, people. Because unfortunately, my life isn't that awesome, or crazy, or dramatic.
I am, however, feeling like I am in a funk. An emotional funk. I'm feeling burnt out on my Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com2http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/04/funk.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-14591783944400396812011-04-14T14:02:00.000-07:002011-04-14T14:02:10.774-07:002011-04-14T14:02:10.774-07:00Save $$; Save Gas!...I apologize for my lack of blogging lately (not that anyone has noticed)... I will return shortly to catch up on life in Jelli's World.. but for now... I want to pass on some much needed tips for saving gas from a great blog called Frugal Mom!
5 Easy Ways to Save at the Gas Pump
Unless you’ve been hiding away in some remote and exotic location, you are more than aware that gas prices areKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com1http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/04/save-save-gas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-40757693637992312472011-03-14T12:54:00.000-07:002011-03-14T12:54:54.917-07:002011-03-14T12:54:54.917-07:00Monday = SnotdayAs I sit at home on a Monday... with one baby in her crib, sick,covered in snot, and another baby sitting on the couch watching her beloved "Shrek"... I feel so happy for my girls.
Ali is turning out to be the sweetest little thing. She is so thankful and kind and, I think, wise beyond her years. She responds when I simply speak to her if she is being naughty (which I must remember because I doKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com0http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/03/monday-snotday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-40269674331798088372011-03-09T10:05:00.000-08:002011-03-09T10:05:02.170-08:002011-03-09T10:05:02.170-08:00Sweet Blog!I bought a super cute ring for super cheap from Pursenickety about 3 weeks ago for a friend's birthday... the ring is adorable and now everybody wants one (according to my friend). So I wanted to share the blog with you, plus she's currently holding a giveaway! Checkity check it! They've got purses, necklaces, and other cute stuff!Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com1http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/03/sweet-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-59832178028340559792011-03-09T10:03:00.000-08:002011-03-09T10:03:23.249-08:002011-03-09T10:03:23.249-08:00Blessings
I am participating in a (much needed) "Blessings" blogpost project from Marla over at Blue Skies Photography. "Each week, we will post a list of our blessings, along with at least one picture. I want Wednesday to become a day where we reflect on our lives and realize we truly are blessed even when things are rough."
So here is my list of blessings for today.
1. My job. Although I am Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com1http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/03/blessings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-11134639665843906982011-03-08T14:20:00.000-08:002011-03-08T14:20:26.552-08:002011-03-08T14:20:26.552-08:00A heavy heartToday, in Idaho, the state in which my husband and I both teach and plan (or planned?) to raise our family... some legislation was passed similiar to what is happening in Wisconsin. Our legislation passed a bill taht will essentially take all teachers' job security away It will take away due process, tenure, as well as our right to negotiate salary and working environment. Here is a sickingly Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com1http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/03/heavy-heart.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-30692150706316175082011-02-28T12:08:00.000-08:002011-02-28T12:08:12.978-08:002011-02-28T12:08:12.978-08:00Free expression This is a picture I took of Ali on Sunday morning... I had left her upstairs putting her babies "to nappy time" in my bedroom. She was also playing with her pink purse, which apparently was filled with (unbeknown to myself or her father) magic markers. (her girlie parts have been blurred out to protect her privacy)Miss Ali was pretty proud of herself when she walked downstairs into the living Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com2http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/02/free-expression.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-24433063843187293392011-02-25T09:37:00.000-08:002011-02-25T09:39:12.502-08:002011-02-25T09:39:12.502-08:00My Sweet 1st Born
Two nights ago, as I was tucking Miss Alison Elizabeth into bed she said to me: "Mommy? Thank you for making my heart happy."
It is moments such as this I remember everything in which I have to be thankful.
It is the small things that make you feel so big.Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com2http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-1st-born.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-39358539124953890452011-02-23T10:01:00.000-08:002011-02-23T10:01:44.099-08:002011-02-23T10:01:44.099-08:00Year 29We celebrated my 29th birthday on Monday, and I wanted to make a list of goals for the last year of my roaring 20s. This is a sporadic list (in random order) of what I want to work on, and keep myself accountable too. At this point in my life, I want to make solid, attainable goals and achieve them!
1. My first priority is me. I want to be healthier and more active.
2. Incorporate Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com3http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/02/year-29.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-68640839900493887392011-02-20T08:59:00.000-08:002011-02-20T09:00:49.727-08:002011-02-20T09:00:49.727-08:00Mother's SongAli watches Disney Junior every morning... and every time this poem is read, I find myself with tears on my face.
It is so beautiful! I am going to frame it to hang in both girls' rooms.
fast forward to :38 to get to the poem:)
Mother's Song
a Traditional Lullaby
(read by Jennifer Garner)
My heart is like a fountain true
That flows and flows with love to you.
As chirps the lark unto the Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com0http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/02/mothers-song.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-16043300398391006482011-02-17T10:38:00.000-08:002011-02-17T12:09:38.275-08:002011-02-17T12:09:38.275-08:00Ali's Haircut and my birthdayAli bananas got her 1st "official" haircut last week! It was time to cut off that slightly curly, kinda nappy baby hair that was always getting tangled...
I took her to my good friend, Jen, who has been cutting my hair for years. She did so great! She held really still and felt so cool - it was adorable. We decided to add some bangs, too!
She's pretty sassy since the haircut.. not sure if Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com1http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/02/alis-haircut-and-my-birthday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-9847155165608173442011-02-08T11:38:00.000-08:002011-02-08T11:38:05.556-08:002011-02-08T11:38:05.556-08:00(Almost) FamousSome pretty crappy things are going through the legislature in Idaho right now concerning education. A local reporter came to the high school that I teach at yesterday and did a news piece focusing on the issues... and filmed ME teaching in my classroom ! If you click on the link below, there is a little video in the top left corner of his article. The blond teaching in the classroom that they Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com2http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/02/almost-famous.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-39061962068144010182011-02-04T11:57:00.000-08:002011-02-04T11:57:19.362-08:002011-02-04T11:57:19.362-08:00An interesting deviceSo a couple of weeks ago I was contacted by CSN stores to do a product review.. and let me tell you, it was hard for me to narrow it down on what to pick. I wanted to pick something for myself, because I always seem to get a toy for the kids, which they totally do not need.
What I ended up getting is this :Ok, so I know you are asking yourself what in the world is that thing... and those of Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com1http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/02/interesting-device.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-86475753233742035202011-01-31T12:46:00.000-08:002011-01-31T12:46:13.103-08:002011-01-31T12:46:13.103-08:00Bath Time! OH how I love to give my sweet little ladies a bath! They are adorable and have so much fun in the bath together.. Ali makes Avery laugh every time.. and they actually can play for a good span of time (we're talking 15- 20 minutes of uninterrupted fun!) Ali's into putting bubbles on Avery's head- and thankfully Avery obliges :) I also LOVE bath time because I get to sit next to the tub ( I hadKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com3http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/01/bath-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-622002316764993872011-01-20T11:41:00.000-08:002011-01-20T11:41:31.225-08:002011-01-20T11:41:31.225-08:00How to Clean your dishwasher
Anyone that knows me knows I am a germ-a-phobe clean-freak.... seriously I cannot go a day without cleaning something in my house. It's a little bit of an obsession, and I'm working on it!Anyway... I came across this article from alice.com (which if you don't know what Alice is, go visit her! AWESOME site to find organic cleaning products, among other things- and free shipping!!!)
..by the way IKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com0http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-clean-your-dishwasher.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-18499655740740501572011-01-18T10:06:00.000-08:002011-01-18T10:06:42.469-08:002011-01-18T10:06:42.469-08:00So let me tell you...I swear, these dirty, germy high schoolers, along with the germs my children bring home from daycare... are going to be the death of me!
Since December 26th, I have been sick every.single.day. And not with the same illness, mind you, but a fun, colorful rainbow of them. Which is totally weird for me because I don't normally find myself a sickly person. Granted, I need to get myself a flu shotKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com3http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/01/so-let-me-tell-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-62668979714437483452011-01-17T12:37:00.000-08:002011-01-17T15:25:45.423-08:002011-01-17T15:25:45.423-08:00A day off?Happy Monday!! I am enjoying a fabulous day off from work... and really wishing I had Monday's off- I could get used to this! Seriously, it is amazing how much a girl can get done with an extra day to do it!
My sweet babes are taking a nap; I am getting ready to mop the orange juice I spilled off the floor... and I'm excited because CSN stores has asked me to do a product review!
Now... what Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com0http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/01/day-off.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-89965346547231887852011-01-11T10:40:00.000-08:002011-01-11T10:40:29.159-08:002011-01-11T10:40:29.159-08:00Where has the time gone?So, I pretty much suck at keeping my blog updated as of late. Yadda, yadda,, I'm super busy with work and raising kids and being a wife and all that jazz... plus, when I have free time, I just don't like being at my computer!
So here's a random bullet list of what's been up with the jelli family..
Christmas was super fun, family time. Ali still doesn't get the concept of Santa yet, but she didKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com3http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2011/01/where-has-time-gone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-62701053252230062882010-12-20T11:08:00.000-08:002010-12-20T11:09:21.883-08:002010-12-20T11:09:21.883-08:00Guest Post!! 20SB Blog SwapI met Christy through the 20sb blog swap (20sb is a blogging community for 20 something bloggers that I rarely go to... bu thought a blog swap sounded fun!).
From my stalking of her blog.. Christy sounds like a pretty awesome gal, with some great goals. I really appreciate her honesty and I am inspired by her desire to better her life before 25- perhaps I should start a 30 before 30 list?.... Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com1http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2010/12/guest-post-20sb-blog-swap.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-4348713163569749632010-12-08T11:41:00.000-08:002010-12-08T13:25:27.726-08:002010-12-08T13:25:27.726-08:00Oh man, I love my girls!
My girls are the BEST THING EVER!!! As busy as my life is- and by busy I mean totally hectic; feel like my brain is a bag of mush; cannot believe how fast time flies when you have two kids...
Let me get back on track to what I was saying... as busy as my life is; I love that my kids are a part of my life, and they bring me so much happiness and fun that it makes it all worth it.
Avery Coy is Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com5http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-girls-are-best-thing-ever-as-busy-as.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079094051636572901.post-7033047392121031192010-12-01T09:45:00.000-08:002010-12-01T09:45:22.250-08:002010-12-01T09:45:22.250-08:00Holy Snow!North Idaho has been getting CRAZY amounts of snow for this time of year. We officially broke a record with the snowiest November of all time! Usually, I hate the snow and everything about it. This year, I have changed my feelings and I think it is because
#1 My parents gave us a snow blower for (early) Christmas this year!! And we don't have to slave away every day, twice a day, shoveling Kellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989952043952179050noreply@blogger.com1http://jellipants.blogspot.com/2010/12/holy-snow.html