Happy New Year!

I am totally slacking at this blogging thing.

I just wanted to pop in and say Merry (belated) Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!!

I am excited to see what 2013 has in store for the Carrigs.

 

Out of our hands

A lot of people woke up this morning very angry and upset...me included. I didn't and still don't understand why America voted the way they did. I went in to work and everyone had the same attitude. We all know the President isn't in control, God is but that is hard to remember sometimes. God knows why this happened and he has a reason for it. Like always we don't know why but one day we will.

It all goes back to my motto of the year..everything happens for a reason. Over the past few weeks a lot has happened in our lives.

 -We found out our daycare that Kelsey started at when she was 1 an Hayden has always been at is closing. After getting over the initial shock I am heartbroken. Me and everyone who went there. Today was Hayden's last day there and it kills me to think he doesn't understand what is happening. Tomorrow his little world is going to turn upside down. I know it is happening for a reason, but why?
- Travis got laid off the day after I found out about the daycare. This is the 2nd time from this company..we are done. We kinda knew to expect it but at the same time it is always hard to accept. He is working a part time job when the guy needs him and collecting unemployment when he can. Another thing that we don't understand why it happened, but in the back of my mind I know there is a reason.
-I found out I have to go to court for the ticket I got from my accident in August. I am terrified. So totally scared. I am praying it all works out and I will just pay my fine and be on my way, but the thought of standing in a court room with the man I hit gives me nightmares...again it is happening for a reason.

 I guess the whole theme of this post is most things is our lives are out of our control. I think that is one of the hardest things about trusting in God completely is letting him be in control. He wants us to trust in him and know that everything will work out and be ok, but we (i) want to keep fighting for control. I hate not knowing what is going to happen or why something is happening. Sometimes it might be better not to know, and I believe if we are meant to know we will find out when the time is right.
I just keep telling myself over and over...everything happens for a reason. God has a plan and I think a big part of that plan is to get us to give control to him and trust in him completely.

I hope everyone has a good night.

I will be back with a update on how Hayden did at his new school and a update on Kelsey soon!

Go Vote!!!

Picture Catch up!



I have been MIA for a good long time. Life has gotten in the way and I have taken a step back from most everything except my family. We needed some time to re group and focus on the 4 of us. I think some times we get so caught up in the hustle of everyday life we forget to actually enjoy the life we are living. We had some stressful weeks after my wreck and with school starting and I felt like my world was falling apart. I spent a lot of time thinking and praying in those weeks that made me decide nothing..even house work needs to be put in front of my husband or kids. My kids won't remember the toys on the ground or the crumbs on the kitchen floor...what they will remember is that I was always stressed about cleaning I never had fun with them..

So we have been playing outside ALOT enjoying the beautiful fall weather GA has decided to give us this year. I am not complaining one bit I love it outside right now! We have our AC off and all the windows open. One morning the thermostat read 53....wow that's chilly! Don't worry the kids sleep in winter pjs and have plenty of blankets!

I guess the easiest way to update what we have been doing is through pictures. This way I can remember what we did and share the pictures at the same time...knocking 2 birds out with 1 stone!!!

I went to Special Olympics horse show with the barn I volunteer at in August.



We went to the rodeo and got to enjoy a wonderful sunset while waiting.



 

Celebrating Kelsey's 6th Birthday!

Family at my cousins wedding

Silly boys

Family hike day



Again taking a minute to enjoy and be thankful for what we have



My boys the hikers

Rock climbing kids



We went to the local fair, the kids rode their first fair ride



Hayden loves the dryer- I walked by one morning and heard him say boo..well he got in all by himself

We no longer have a puppy! Tonka is now a 70lb beast!

I celebrated my 26th birthday with some great friends!



This girl in the picture on the right is the reason Travis and I met! I hadn't seen her in way to long!





I think that is about it for now. I probably forgot some and I hope to come back and blog about some others also.  I hope you enjoyed! 

Fall Pictures

A few weeks ago we had some family pictures taken. I guess I jus figured you say smile and everyone will smile..ummm not so much. It takes Hayden some convincing to smile and this day was no different, then we have Kelsey who poses and poses and poses some more. It is really funny looking through all the pictures, normally when we finally got Hayden to smile Kelsey was looking away or has a very fake smile on. We got a bunch of good ones also! I am so excited to finally have pictures of all of us :) We are planning on do more in a few weeks in another place also!



I will be back with a longer post hopefully this weekend...I have a couple post to get ready :)

Do over anyone?

Have you ever had one of those mornings where you want to just start over? I am pretty sure everyone has...this morning was one for me.

Last night I went to bed VERY early...7pm early, and I paid for that this morning. When I woke up I immediately smelled poop. In my house it could be tons of things but the main 3: Hayden, Tonka, or Jinx.. My process of elimination I found a shredded dirty diaper shrewd from Hayden's room to my room..lovely. Then it looked like my family had WW III and then a tornado went through our living room/kitchen area. Toys, dirty clothes, dishes in the living room and all over the kitchen, some still on the kitchen table.This is all too much for me to process at 6am before any coffee. In the midst of all this I realize Kelsey didn't have a shower last night and probably needed one, her excuse...no one reminded her. Her lunch wasn't made either...ugh. Then as I am trying to get her out of the door and in my moms car, I trip over 2 pairs of Travis' size 13 shoes laying in the middle of the floor and almost bust my ass on our vacuum attachments. At this point I am done...Hayden wakes up in the middle of it all  and stumbles down the hallway, he came up to me and handed me my watch, Pandora bracelet and engagement ring...missing---wedding band! I don't know where I took them off last night so I don't even know where to look for it so I have naked hands today and feel so strange. I searched the 2 possible places and didn't find anything. I soon realized the scrub top I wanted to wear was still dirty, we are almost out of frozen waffles and after all that I remembered I had a  vaginal ultrasound at 8am to check on the placement of my IUD. I wanted to cry.

Everything went fine with the ultrasound, but I was still having a pity party about the other part of my morning. When I got to work at 9, I felt like I had ran a marathon.

Moral of the story: next time I think I am tired...I need to have a STRONG coffee and snap out of it. I will have to just be tired. Being unorganized and not prepared for the day are worse than being tired :)

Have you ever had a morning like this? What happened?


Update: My evening has been much better! and Kelsey found my ring :)

Reading

Kelsey just read me a book! I am so excited for her!!

She brought home this book from school today and her homework was to read it to us, she read it to me and then Travis and did amazing! I am so proud of her. She was sounding out words like crazy!!

I had a busy afternoon/evening... after work I went to the grocery store, picked up Hayden, made dinner, mowed the grass, pulled weeds, and trimmed bushes...then played outside with the kids, then came in after Travis got home and ate dinner. The kids both got baths and are in bed all by 7pm!

Tonight Bones and Dancing with the stars come on!

What are your fall TV must watch shows? Any new shows you are excited about this year?