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JOHN MAYER LYRICS

Say


Take all of your wasted honor
Every little past frustration
Take all of your so-called problems,
Better put 'em in quotations

Say what you need to say [x8]

Walking like a one man army
Fighting with the shadows in your head
Living out the same old moment
Knowing you'd be better off instead,
If you could only ...

Say what you need to say [x8]

Have no fear for giving in
Have no fear for giving over
You'd better know that in the end
Its better to say too much
Then never say what you need to say again

Even if your hands are shaking
And your faith is broken
Even as the eyes are closing
Do it with a heart wide open

Say what you need to say [x24]

My Big Little Helper

With my recent surgery and needing time to recover, Cailyn has turned into quite a little Mommy and has been a big help. Her new "fun" thing to do is vacuum the living room rug. She loves the idea of helping. Yesterday as she was leaving for day care she grabs her Dora the Explorer purse and cheerful shouts, "I look like a real Mom now, how cool!" Cailyn, I know one day you will be an amazing Mommy to your children. You are so compassionate and loving, just don't grow up to fast on me, I am having so much fun being your Mommy :)

Princess

Princess is 8 months old and still has a lot of "puppy" in her. She continues to be a wonderful addition to our household. She still loves to chew and really enjoys "fighting" our cat Higgans. We still can't figure out who is winning, but they really seem to enjoy each other :)

Birthday Girl!

Cailyn turned 4 years old on December 15th. We had planned to have her party at the arts studio, but as with Maine you can't plan on weather and we got a huge storm and had to change plans up a bit. So with three hours to spare, we ran to Wal Mart and got all the party supplies to have a fantastic party at the Kouhoupt household. Cailyn had a blast with 8 of her friends and their parents. There was pizza, snacks, cake, ice cream and fun party gifts. Our little girl is growing up so fast before our eyes... I don't dare and blink I am scared I might miss something. :) Happy Birthday to a wonderful little girl who makes me smile ear to ear on a daily basis.

Christmas

Christmas was so much fun this year. Cailyn really loved the magic of Santa (as did Aaron and I) She was amazed and wowed by Santa's ability to travel all around the world and make a special stop at our place to deliver just the right gift for her. Some of the highlights are:

-Making cookies together
-singing Christmas songs (which btw she is still singing jingle bells)
-watching Santa journey on the internet
-closing her eyes so tight wanting to fall asleep quickly
-looking up at the sky every night and asking, "Mommy what do you think Santa is doing?"
-having the ability to provide a wonderful holiday for my family

Okay let me explain....

So wow where have I been one might ask? Things have been a little hectic here as with most. There doesn't ever seem to be enough time in the day to get to this blog, although I know if I let it, this could prove to be a very fun and meaningful place for me to just be me. I am going to try to get on more and update about Cailyn more and share more pics (sorry Irene I know you are ready to kick my butt for lack of pics)... so with out further ado...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today I am thankful for my daughter Cailyn for making me realize how wonderful life is through a child's eyes, the love she gives us, and the happiness she brings to our lives. I am thankful for my family who although they are not close, they are always close in my heart. Lastly I am thankful for my friends for making life fun at every turn.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

-April

Picture Time

Our little girl.....




Is growing up....

Warm Thoughts

Today I had the a wonderful conversation with Cailyn:

Cailyn: Mommy I hope it is icy outside today.
Me: Why would you want it to be icy out?
Cailyn: Because I like when you hold my hand and keep me safe
Me: Mommy will always hold your hand and keep you safe, even when you are older I will always be there to hold your hand
Cailyn: that makes me happy


Cailyn will be 4 next month. Each day she is more passionate and affectionate with us and I love it. This is a wonderful age full of questions, emotions, and development. Cailyn I am truly blessed, and proud to be your Mommy. I love you sweetie! Here's to never letting go of you :)

Fun Hats

This was taken at the Portland Children's Museum. Cailyn loves to play dress up and this was the perfect place to try on all types of different hats.

Halloween Pictures

Here are some pictures of our Halloween weekend. We had a little Tinkerbell on the loose and she had a ball. We went to a Halloween party at the mall, we had a party at day care with all the kids, and then finally we had some trick or treating on Wednesday night. Cailyn had a great time and got to see all her grand parents too. I hope you enjoy our little Tinkerbell!






Papa, Cailyn, and Mamae

Meme and Cailyn



Cailyn and Grammie

Fall is Here!

I love fall. I love the leaves changing colors, the crisp feeling in the air, pumpkin pie and cider... it is just a wonderful time of year. Before you know it, it will be snowing so we are all enjoying the extra warm sunny days. Did you know that Christmas is only two months away....

Turning OFF my listening ears!

So my day today was as folows:
I sat in a classroom at work from 8-4
Picked Cailyn up from daycare, dropped her off at my Mom's house
Sat in another class for school from 6-9.

Lectures galore (11 hours actually) from time card instructions to TQM... what a day. I have enough junk in my head, I can't even begin to organize it all.

So I am off to bed as I am exhausted.

(New job is going great though, more on that soon)

Have a great "hump day" tomorrow!

Party Day

Today we are going to a birthday party themed around pirates. Cailyn woke up this morning just thrilled that today, yes today was finally the pirate birthday party. In other news, Princess, our four month Aussie, is growing like a little weed. She is a lot of work, but we just LOVE her. She is so much fun and it makes a wonderful addition to our family.

Tomorrow we are back to the old routine as I am officially back to work. The last two weeks off with Cailyn was so much fun. Some of the highlights are:

-Going to Portland to the Children's Discovery Museum
-Swimming at the indoor pool
-Bar Harbor and Schoodic Point
-Cailyn's first try at mini golf
-Adventures at Uno's in Bangor... I will leave it at that.
-Shopping for new winter (yes it is getting cold up here) clothes
-Play dates with five other Moms and 8 kids at the park... and then McD's for lunch
-Lunch with our friends from High School that have just moved back
-Hosting my first Home Interior party
-Making pancakes for Cailyn EVERY morning :)
-Getting the house ready for winter and catching up on all my laundry

I now go back to full time work, part time school, and a busy toddler... but although life is hectic I am really enjoying the ride!

Picture Time

Here is a cute picture of Cailyn.

First Post

I have finally entered the world of blogging!
I hope to use this as an way to keep in touch with friends and family that are away, while also expressing my own views and ideas about what is going on around me.

Thanks for checking in. More to come once I get settled in.

-April