the blog of carolynpepsi

Chicken Scaloppine with Lemon-Caper Sauce - Chicken Scaloppine with Lemon Caper Sauce From: Treasury of Cooking Healthy 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts 3 Tbs. flour, divided 1/4 tsp. ground b...

hundreds of dollars of cheese - Last weekend I traveled up north to stay with Jalayne and Justin. My extended family. My 20 years and counting best friend. They are about to have their fi...

Family Photo Shoot - While we were in Cali my brother did a little photo shoot of our family! It was fun.. kind of exhausting because Oliver can be a little ha...

Dilemma - I had it all figured out. Armed with my Parents magazines and What to Expect the First Year I knew exactly when I was going to start weening Sammy off ...

"A" Honor Roll - Porter and Ethan got straight A's the first marking period of the year and were honored at a breakfast in January. We are glad they both did well since t...

Sea World - This past weekend found us in San Diego at Sea World. It was our first time going, except for Steve who had gone once when he was a little boy. Since we ar...

The Encore - I think I'll try to get a couple more "professional" shots this week, but I'm running out of sleepy, curly baby time.

My daily rambelings. :) - Last night I got to thinking... There seems to be a lot of turmoil on this earth constantly. Obviously we see the earthquakes and tsunamis and how they are ...

Lina-Bear - My 2-year-old daughter, Carolina, loves the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. A few days ago, she was sitting on the couch "reading," this, her favo...

Smiling Faces - "The next time you’re tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead. It will extend your life and make the lives of all those around you more enjoyab...

School Update - Here are some pictures taken at our homeschool Valentine's Day skating party. The skating rink was reserved just for our group. The kids got to ride their ...

Great Expectations - Well, I finally got around to reading "Great Expectations" and it was marvelous. I certainly did not appreciate this fully the first time I read it. I now ...

Skunked - I think it was Mark Twain who made the snappy comment about how unfriendly Nature is. I agree. I really like the idea of Nature, but actual contact with Na...

New Blog - I had to make a new blog that corresponds with my gmail. My new blog is http://beingericajayne.blogspot.com/ Please join me there and add my gmail ejaynee@g...

Count on it - My older two sons are a tough bunch with their special needs. So, having a third son whose challenges are mild has been a nice break. We were at his four y...

Alayna - Happy 6th Birthday to my sweet Alayna! Sarah took this pic of Alayna while we were visiting recently and I love it. It shows here sweet face and the smile I...

- SO I thought it was about time I updated my blog... Here are photo's from Olivia's 1st Birthday party on Saturday... I can't believe she is already 1!!! So...

A case for Shark Tank - So let me preface this a bit, I am a big fan of Jason Calacanis’ spinoff “This week in …” show called This Week in Startups, and it’s not for the obvious r...

Pre-Pubescent Humor Attmepts - Sooooo, I have spent time updating the look of my blog. As such, I felt that I should actually post to it. Meanwhile Captain Geo is blasting 80s music - Do...

Blurb Sale - For those of you who slurp your blogs into books...Blurb is having a 20% off and free shipping promotion through midnight tomorrow 11/24 with the code BLUR...

Shakespeare - Hurrah! I figured it out! Yeah Me! Okay, after the discussion on Sunday about "7 pounds" and the allusion to "The Merchant of Venice" I decided to read it....

Sticky - Sure, they say Stick to what you know They say Well I know that love isn't sticky But I know love Yes I know how to make it I know how to tear it apart I...

When Life Gets Busy, Personal Projects Take a Back Seat - It’s true. At least, it is for me. Life has been busy lately, and my personal projects have suffered as a result. I have not been putting as much effort in...

Ramblings - So anyways, Baby Emmett is getting bigger and bigger every day yada-yada-yada cliche cliche cliche, and i have more fun with him every day. He has this o...

Pictures of the two of us... -

shifting years. - so.... 2008 was a huge year for me. I was in extreme emotional pain most of the time, there were days that I wondered why I had to do all of the things tha...

It hurts my wallet but it’s good for America - I filled up my car yesterday, and it cost me $54. It hurts, especially because I have memories of gas being less that $0.75 a gallon, but I can’t help but ...

- Carolyn is getting after me to blog. So I am.