tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59944136108621385902023-11-16T10:23:04.940-08:00Foster Family FunJust a blog written by a plain Jane named Eva who likes to think she can get crazy and bubbly but is too afraid to try. Yep, that's me...afraid of what people think. I'm getting better about not caring though! My blog is about every day life through the eyes of a wife, mom, and new nurse.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-67758605377611023922013-01-07T11:42:00.000-08:002013-01-07T11:42:03.709-08:00Oh my the time did fly!Has it seriously been almost a year since I've blogged? What the heck? Not much has changed since my last post, I don't think. Let's see, what's new....
I'm working night shift now at a local hospital. 3 nights per week, not bad! It's been quite the adjustment for our family! I think I'm finally getting used to it and getting a little more sleep. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-35081774059116936342012-01-16T10:34:00.000-08:002012-01-16T10:34:06.814-08:00
Hey there! Wow, it's been forever since I've posted anything here. Life has been keeping our little family super busy. Mackenzie will be 5 in just over 3 month. Wait, what? Seriously? Man, where does the time go? She is full of spunk and is so much fun. Her favorite thing to do right now is to sing or dance. And, it can only be to Glee musicUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-69468389216218249652011-06-21T00:30:00.000-07:002011-06-21T01:05:49.561-07:00A long overdo updateI wish I could update this blog every day. To be honest, I never have anything interesting enough to say. We have been super busy with getting a new puppy, celebrating birthdays, baking cupcakes, trampoline jumping and various day to day activities. Where shall I start? The puppy?Meet Bruno. Mackenzie named him after Cinderella's dog.This is Bruno at 7 weeks when we first got him in March. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-21788046341138465172011-04-21T20:39:00.001-07:002011-04-21T20:59:59.525-07:00Chasing my dreamsWow, it's been almost a month since I last posted. Time got away from me again. I've been so busy! Not just with work either. If we are friends on facebook then I know you know that I LOVE to bake and I've been doing a lot of that. I have had a lot of friends suggest selling my goods and have had friends place orders. Baking is a passion of mine. Don't get me wrong, I love my job as a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-88836354641285154022011-03-25T07:09:00.002-07:002011-03-25T07:27:08.774-07:00Rockin' BobbinI have been trying to get this post done for almost a week. Let's see if I can get it done today.Are you one that loves iced drinks but don't love the water it leaves on the table? The worst is when this happens while you are crafting with paper or in todays case, going through the store circulars. Then the paper gets all wet. I hate that!I'm sure you have seen all sorts of beverage sleeves. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-41289927150481271502011-03-18T09:37:00.000-07:002011-03-18T09:59:56.177-07:00A windy day at the zooI recently got to meet up with an old friend, Jen. We hadn't seen each other in about 10 years! It was so great to see her and meet her beautiful daughter, Zoey. We decided to meet at the zoo. It was so windy and cold! We braved it though. Mackenzie and Zoey got along great. We can't wait to get them together again. It's too bad we live so far from each other.As I was going through the pictures IUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-64523494088511794532011-02-20T11:25:00.001-08:002011-02-20T11:30:59.671-08:00Why is it so hard?They say it takes 21 days for something to become a habit.What they don't tell you is that even skipping a day can get you out of the habit. It's been 2+ weeks since I worked out. I've either been sick or K has been sick. It went something like this...."I'll work out tomorrow morning." Then I wake up and am so tired or didn't feel good. I told myself I'd do it the next day. The next day Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-48899506894144627392011-01-22T07:44:00.000-08:002011-01-22T07:50:23.092-08:00Future cookMackenzie got an Easy Bake Oven set for Christmas from her Mimi and Papa. I was so excited to get to do this with her. We opened it up one morning and rather than wanting to make the goodies, she wanted to take all the accessories upstairs to her playroom. She has a play kitchen up there that our neighbors handed down to her. Next thing I know she comes downstairs, grabs the instruction manual Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-85917688576437652502011-01-09T21:23:00.000-08:002011-01-09T21:34:21.284-08:00Overpowering the frustrationIf you are a parent, you need to see this video. I follow the blog for The Mom Creative and, have been for a very long time. I saw this video posted the other day but didn't watch it. My Aunt shared this same video tonight through facebook. I took that as I need to see this. You see, Matt and I have been getting very frustrated with Mackenzie. She's getting pretty bold in how she responds toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-12554548284647767772010-12-31T07:43:00.001-08:002010-12-31T08:39:41.381-08:002010 HighlightsThe years seem to fly by these days. Maybe it's because we seem to stay so busy and there is no doubt that 2010 was a busy year for us! So far it's been the funnest year with Mackenzie. I thought it would be fun to share our some highlights from this last year.January: We purchased a membership to the Children's Museum. It has been the one thing that Mackenzie and I can go do on a whim. She Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-28142121901525775062010-12-26T10:53:00.000-08:002010-12-26T11:20:59.487-08:00Our AMAZING ChristmasMatt and I played host for Christmas Eve/Day this year. We had a blast. I really want to express that Christmas with a 3 1/2 year old is a hoot! Mackenzie was super excited this year. And not just when opening presents. It all started when we went on the Santa Train. She talked a lot about Santa after that. She knew that he was watching.....and she was good. The Foster's have always opened Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-82569440569926048882010-11-21T19:51:00.000-08:002010-11-21T19:55:18.041-08:00A day at the beachUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-10839334666962480162010-10-24T10:27:00.001-07:002010-10-24T10:31:53.746-07:00Strolling through townWe were walking through town with my friend Lauren and decided to have a mini photo shoot with Kenzie. I think this girl likes to have her picture taken. Ignore the blue frosting around her mouth, she had just eaten a cupcake!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-10685897390478911132010-10-05T20:03:00.000-07:002010-10-05T20:26:02.353-07:00All about the PrincessI took Mackenzie on big outing over the weekend. Our local Christian radio station puts on a "princess" cruise. The kids wear their best princess attire and are taken on a ride on a cruise boat along with Snow White, Ariel, Belle, and Prince Charming. It was so much fun. Kenzie got to have glitter and jewels applied by Snow White and make up put on too! She also got to have ice cream with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-29493378078779165252010-09-26T21:17:00.000-07:002010-09-28T18:20:37.395-07:00Another blogHey there strangers! Just wanted to let you know I have started another blog. What was I thinking? I can barely keep this one updated. I know that's probably what you were thinking too. Anyway, this new blog is different. It's to track my progress with running. Ugh.If you feel compelled to follow it and keep me encouraged you can find it here. It's called "Run Eva Run."God knows I could Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-4774817571645367902010-09-14T21:02:00.000-07:002010-09-14T21:08:54.410-07:00Cupcakes with a kick!This little guy may look all sweet an innocent but he has a kick. This, my friends is a chocolate cupcake with cayenne pepper added to the batter and then topped with a cinnamon cream cheese frosting. I have not yet mastered the pretty frosting technique as you can tell. This was the best cupcake I have ever had. I added a very small amount of the cayenne to the batter. It was ever so sweet Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-54431711740263251942010-09-13T18:57:00.000-07:002010-09-13T18:58:22.894-07:00Hello? Hello? Anybody there?Anyone reading this blog anymore? Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-6917085017475092502010-09-08T20:42:00.000-07:002010-09-08T20:43:49.180-07:00Wordless WednesdayUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-75014906143819177812010-09-01T18:32:00.000-07:002010-09-08T20:44:07.401-07:00Wordless WednesdayFather/Daughter Dance Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-51072362686131429812010-08-30T22:29:00.001-07:002010-08-30T22:38:37.186-07:00So mad at myself!I am SO peeved at myself right now. I took some great pictures of the gift I made for my friend and I accidentally deleted them off of my camera while taking pictures at her wedding. Oh I could kick myself if I could actually reach my behind with my foot.On with it......here is what I made. Please pardon the quality of the picture as it was taken with my blackberry.It' a 6x6 minibook of all of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-66071299107061603462010-08-27T22:51:00.000-07:002010-08-27T22:54:29.504-07:00She's Crafty: Part 1For the last week I have been working on a project for the bride to be and I can't wait to share it with you! I had a vision and it all came together so great. I can't tell you much right now in case she sees this. I'm giving it to her tomorrow and will blog about it tomorrow night. I will tell you that it is sassy, cute, and fun. I had a lot of fun making it and I really hope Whitney loves Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-77395691482892238602010-08-26T14:54:00.000-07:002010-08-26T14:58:13.185-07:00I love her smile!I think she has a crush!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-25286571152859393312010-08-24T22:44:00.000-07:002010-08-24T23:10:58.656-07:00Tuesday RamblingsYesterday I was surprised to walk outside at 7am to find it to be 47 degrees outside. I needed my winter coat! I thought summer was coming to an end, until I left work at it was about 67 degrees. I've even started to notice the leaves falling. Then today it turns out to be 87 degrees but still chilly this morning. I have to say that this cold then hot thing does not make it easy to plan Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-29211146519760044912010-08-13T09:39:00.000-07:002010-08-13T09:46:30.744-07:00Paulina has blog candy!If you are at all crafty, go look at my friend Paulina's giveaway! She has some great blog candy up for grabs! But I want to win it so maybe you shouldn't look. :) Become a follower of her blog while your at it. She is an AMAZING card maker and has such great ideas. I would love to spend more time playing with all my scrapbooking supplies. The last thing I did was put "Kenzie" up on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5994413610862138590.post-47939661953082185892010-08-08T20:23:00.000-07:002010-08-08T20:28:17.385-07:00Going to "Invite Only"I've done all I can to control the spam. It still comes pouring in. I've decided to make this blog private. If you are one of my readers please leave a comment giving me your email address so I can invite you to read it. I hate to do this but it has to happen I guess. I do hope you understand and I cherish all of you. So, if you want to keep reading leave me your email address and I'll Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4