Here it is from Fayetteville...

So I finally found out why I couldn't post comments... my computer didn't want me to. Something in our protection settings won't let me stay logged in when I check the blog. So I just need to comment from another computer so that you get all of my wonderful thoughts. :)

Things aren't going so well with the diet/exercise stuff. Missed a couple days, but I am still trying. It is really hard to get back on that wagon. But I will do it!

Jasper finally chewed through his last toy so we went to get him a new one. We got them a ball that makes noise when you touch it. They love it, I am not sure what we were thinking!

Nursery is going well. We had one mother tell us that her daughter told her that "if her teachers aren't their I'm not going". Truth of it that she is one of Meric's adoring fans. He has a few kids that run right to him when they get to Nursery.

The weather is starting to get colder. I am loving that it feels more like fall in well... fall. Of course if any of you came down here you would still think it is really warm, but I am loving it.

We are still trying to figure out when we will make it to Portland for Christmas or New Years. We will let you know so that hopefully we can see you too.

Guess that is it for now. More later!

Ellas

This is Ella... cutting away... does sticking out your tongue really help?

Well at least it's not her bangs this time!

So do Kelli and I always get the "privilage" of getting called "the little girls" even though I'm 14!?!?! and Kelli's almost an Adult??? Were not so little.

Finally, so people will stop bugging me!

So really I am doing this for the people who harass, who shall remain nameless only that their initials are Mandy Powell! I really have nothing interesting to report in my life. Work is the same....same nagging boss:) I am redoing the room upstairs and it is actually looking really good. Robbie was good enough to rip out the carpet last week (mind you this is the last carpet remaining from when we first moved into this house). I bought new carpet last weekend and the "little" girls were good enough to help me paint. There is still some painting left to do and installing of carpet but I will definitely upload some before and after pictures when it is done. Other than that, there is nothing. There are NO boys in my life and dad is totally making up everything about the guy in Montana(besides the fact that he was cute and had a hot accent). I know this may come as a shock to you guys but Dad does exaggerate. Sorry to drop that bomb on you all! Anyway love you guys!!

Making Up Stuff About Others!!!!

Making up stuff about others is strictly forbidden on this blog. If you all start doing that then there will be no reason for me or the Hillyard Herald. I'm the one who makes up stuff about everyone. One of the main purposes of this blog is so you have a way to defend yourselves. Besides, Mandy, Lissy can't take the time to post stuff just now. She is too busy planning the wedding :))

Hey y'all from the NC

So I might be a blogging idiot but are any of my comments being posted? If not what profile do I pick? Yep, I am retarded but y'all knew that already.

So things are good here. It has been raining, which I love. I didn't realize how use to the weather and humidity I was until David and Renae were here. At one point we walked out of a store and my 1st thought was "I am so glad that it is nice and cool while they are here and not hot and humid" not 2 seconds after I said that David commented on how you could really feel the humidity and that it was really muggy. I was like "Really? Hmm." I guess Texas really did get me ready for NC cuz the humidity ain't that bad. And if any one wants to move here that is a lady raffling off her house for $20 a ticket. It is in Roxboro, NC. It has land and a lake, pretty nice. If you want to check it our go to WRAL.com and put "house" in the search. It is nice, but you would have to live in Roxboro. I don't know about that.

So after 5 years of marriage I finally got an album to scrapbook my wedding pics. Of course it will probably be another 5 before I actually get it done. But if any of you have pics from my wedding somewhere, email them to me. Thanks!

Well we have actually stayed on track so far this week with our workouts. That is why my arms feel like they are going to fall off. But it definitely feels good and the dogs are loving it too. Meric and I are going to help 1 of his co-workers move tonight but I don't know how much help I will be with super sore arms. I guess I will just have to hold the baby :)

Guess that is all for now. Let me know about my comments.

PS Lissy this is your last chance to put a post of your own. If you don't I will start making stuff up about you and make fun of you. I think any one who hasn't gotten on is basically giving the rest of us permission to make fun of you behind your back. Just a warning ;)

Help

As most of you know Im home schooling and taking one class at school. We recently realized that (well I realized mom already knew) I have the Anxiety Disorder most of you had. I seem to be doing prety well with just the one class but it still is a little hard at times. Any advise you can give me on how you handled it would be great.

Supernatural

Ok so this blog is aimed more towards Mandy since I think she's the only other one who is watching supernatural.


I COMPLETLEY called that ending!!! It was very frustrating, relieving, and AMAZING. I can't wait for next season!!!! (which I will be starting in a couple minutes) But man... I love Dean, Sam, Bobby, and Castiel SOOO MUCH! Even though Sam was a MAJOR idiot at times! I think they play "carry on my wayward son" for every finale cause that would have been like the third one they played it for.

A Trip to the Coast

A couple weekends ago, Tasha and Eli came to visit me. Seeing as how my roommates are insane, I decided that going to the coast was probably the best idea. I wanted to camp, but if you want to camp in Oregon, you better reserve a place months in advance or get there by noon. Neither of these were possible so we camped in my living room. It would have been nice roasting marshmallows and hot dogs in the fireplace had the cold snap not JUST ended and it was very hot outside. But Tasha and Eli were good sports to my fake camping.

The next morning we got up and headed to Astoria. We stopped for some lunch on the way and a nifty little diner in a small little town. You know how much fun those place can be! Then we continued onward. Once we got to Astoria, we stopped first at the Goonies house. It's one of the few things we can claim as famous. Then we headed to the Astoria column. I forgot how difficult those 164 steps were. Tasha and Eli accompanied me to the top. Nic, of course, stayed on the ground. Even looking at the top of the column was too much for him. After this we headed to Lewis and Clark National Park to see where they stayed after completing their long trek across the continent. Finally we headed to the beach.

We ended up at Fort Stevens. Tasha and I had come here together about 9 years ago when we went White Water rafting as laurels. It was then that Tasha took the picture of me on the old abandoned ship, the Peter Iredale, that still adorns mom's wall. (yes mom, I remember that you want a new one.) We hung out on the beach and played as the sun set. Finally, after a long day, we headed back home.

It was a nice visit from Tasha and Eli. Next time they come, I want them to see much more of the Portland sights including Voodoo Doughnut, a local favorite .

Attached are a few pictures of the trip. These will not be on Facebook as my boyfriend can't stand pictures of himself online. Good thing he doesn't know about this blog!

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Clutters Weekend 9/19

So I don't know how much info everyone wants, but I will let everyone know what we've been up to as much as I can.

I will back track, as everyone knows from the Hillyard Herald, Ella decided to cut her hair on Thursday. I'm still not sure what to do there. I'm afraid if I take her in to have them make it look normal, she will end up with a mullet or some deeply layered look, which FYI I'm not a layered fan. Anyway, it doesn't look too bad right now, especially if she will let me pull it back.

Also on Thursday, Dora started her improve class at CYT (Christian Youth Theater). She had a blast! If all goes well, it spur me into looking at more classes and possibly having her involved in their plays. Right now, I am good with just the class though, as I hate the time restraints it would put on us.

Friday I accompanied Dora's class to the fair. Due to bus scheduling we were only there with the class for about 3 hours. Not as much time as I had hoped, but it was still fun. Ella hung out with us a lot, making friends with Dora's friends and having fun. She especially liked watching the "Muttin' Bustin'" - remember the riding the sheep thing? She stood on the bleachers shaking her booty to the music and cheering whenever the audience did. It was a good time. Mom, dad, Kelli, and Kenna were out there too kind of doing their own thing. They took Ella for a while and Grandma took her to ride a llama. Of course, I totally forgot my camera, so no pics. I know, I know!!

After we left the fair, we picked Jason up from work and went home for a bit before deciding to take a drive out to Cabela's. We called Devin and picked him up on our way out. We had a good time. Ella likes all the animals, especially the catfish. We took Devin home and the Clutter family went out to dinner at Golden Coral. (Deeply jealous we do not have a Cici's nearby!) It was good food. We had only ever been for breakfast and dinner was very yummy. Turns out Ella loves shrimp as much as the rest of her family. YEA!!

Saturday, Devin and Kristy met us at our house around 11:00. (By the way Devin brought me some of his carrot cake. YUM! He's been practicing a double layer cake and enjoying the toys they got as wedding gifts. Not sure how his diet plan is going to work out for him....) Anyway, we picked up grandma Shirley and we all headed downtown. We spent about an hour, give or take, at Mobius Kids (the hands on kids museum). I'm not sure who had more fun, the kids or the boys. Oh yes, Devin and Jason found a lot to play with - I had to drag them out of there!

After Mobius, we went to lunch at Olive Garden. We had a very long, very satisfying meal including dessert. Dora told me her favorite part of the day was the pumpkin cheesecake she ordered. We left very, very full, but still walked over to the carrousel (yes, that's how it's spelled at this one). Jason took Dora and Ella for a couple of rides. Devin and Kristy went one time around with them. They all had a lot of fun. Once again, I am horrible parent and totally forgot the camera. So yeah, no pictures of the whole day. Sorry!

Dance

We have a dance on Saturaday but I dont think I'm going since all my friends have to wait till next year to go... and there are no guys in our stake worth going for! So it might be awile till I end up going to a dance.

Greetings from NC

I thought I would give this whole blog thing a try and see if it works.

So last week Meric had off from work. It was kinda nice to have a break were he didn't have to rush off anywhere or do anything. Wednesday night his parents came into town. It was a good visit. We showed them our lovely town of Fayetteville, saw some historic sights and went to the coast. It was a fun quick visit. And on 09/09/09 we got a new nephew, Nathan David Lee.

Speaking of babies, Meric's co-worker had a baby a couple weeks ago and we went to visit them last night. I love all their little features.

Tonight I get to go to Cici's for dinner. I know, I know that is not on the diet but I love it and truthfully I haven't completely gotten back in the swing of things since I have been home. But all that is going to change next week, Meric is less busy (so no more late nights) and we are going to start working out and stuff again. I will keep you updated on that and if any one wants to join us we can blog about it! Yay!

Thats all for now. Keep in tough y'all!

Welcome to Blogging!!!!!

Welcome to the Steen family blog! I know you think this is cheesy, but live far away and then come talk to me about it!

This is our family blog. This is a place where you can update everyone on your lives or just fun things. Devin, I want to hear about your honeymoon (not like that you perverts!). AJ, I want to hear about school and Jessica! Mandy, I want to hear about the dogs....and I guess maybe even Meric! Lissy, I want to hear about how dating the English guy from Montana is going! Dany, we need more pictures of those kids! Robbie, where you off to next? Kelli, how's it feel to be an adult in a month? McKenna, I want to hear about your fist dance! See how much we can share????

Here's the nitty gritty. You have all been invited to the blog. I'll make you admin once you register. This way you can be authors. (Devin, I need Kristie's email address). The downside is email notification. We can only notify ten email addresses whenever there is a new post. These have been reserved for the kids (minus Tara since she has no email address) and dad. Sorry to Mom, Jason, Meric, and Kristie!

If you are confused by the blog, play with it for awhile. There are also guided tours under help somewhere. Still stumped? I can help. Call me. This thing will accept links to webpages and pictures. So feel free to update, update, update!

Dad, I know there are many more people on the list for the Hillyard Herald. You can still send them a copy and even a link to the blog.

So...let's give this thing a whirl and see if we can stay closer as a family. And yes Robbie...I think we need to start planning family reunions!