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I want this to be a place where I can keep family and friends better updated on what me and my family is up to on a day to day basis or even a week to week basis. I hope you all can come back and check my blog every now and again and be able to better know what's going on in my life even if I don't get to see you all that often. It's not perfect but it's a start and great way to keep in contact and up to date. Hope you all enjoy my blog!!

Monday, January 30, 2012

Day 16

Day 16: Dream house
I've had this dream house in my head ever since I was a teenger. It's to be built on atleast 5 acres of land. The outside I want to look log cabin like. The inside is where my big ideas come into play. The whole upstairs I want to be loft like. At one end of the house I want our master bedroom with the end wall being windows with a hall way going down both lengths of the house to the other end of the house where our office/reading room will be, all of this over looking into the downstairs. The kitchen will be black tiling with cherry cabinets, have an island in the middle with a small bar the kids could sit at, this giving you the ability to see all around the house. Then have like 3 bedrooms downstairs with a few bathrooms. Lots of windows everywhere. It would be the most open looking house on the inside. But thats my dream house.
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Day 15

Day 15: Bible verse

I don't really have a bible verse I like seeing as I'm completely not religious at all so I've never read the bible and I don't plan to. I do have a favorite prayer, that's about as religious as I get.

The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr
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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Day 14

Day 14: A picture of you last year - how have you changed?



This is why I don't do photos lol. This is me and my oldest, MacKenzie. My mom had just moved into a new house out of our house and I came over to show her a new camera Trapper had gotten for me. I haven't changed all that much except I am now 5 1/2 months pregnant so I have a half a backetball look to my stomach right now lol. My hair hasn't changed except I did cut it right below my shoulders after this photo was taken, even Kenzie's hair is shorter now. But yah not much has changed except being pregnant.
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Friday, January 27, 2012

Day 13

Day 13: Goals

These are goals I put in my blog a few days ago not realizing it would be on my 30 day challenge but that's okay. This way I'll have it imprinted in my head lol. I figure if I set reasonable goals, some easy and some not so easy. I'm more likely to reach these goals if I don't put to much on myself.

1. Just applied for admission to Chemeketa for the fall quarter, just need to make sure everything gets submitted before the deadline to get into those classes.

2. Get into a swim program at the Dallas Aquatic Center sometime in February to do water aerobics for pregnant woman.

3. Me and Trapper are going to start using a gym and walking more, maybe even running after Jace is born, so that means getting back into shape like I was when me and Trapper met.

4. Finish Kayleen's b-day present before March 23rd, a cross stitch project of Starry Nights.

5. Start a new cross stitch project for Jace after I finish Kayleen's.

6. Get a sewing machine and learn to sew. And also learn to crochet after I do Jace's cross stitch project.

Gonna start with those, some are simple and some or long range all through the year. Pretty manageable I think, which is always my problem. I set goals that are much to big and I end up not doing them.
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5 Question Friday

1. Do you swim in the winter?
 
 Not unless I hit up the aquatic center or a fitness center but that hasn't happened in years, hopefully after the baby is born though.
2. Do you love or hate winter?
 
I love winter if it's snowy, we don't get much snow here in Oregon so it's not as enjoyable of a winter but what can yah do.
3. Do you put makeup/actual clothes on when you know you're going to be home all day with just family?
 
I don't wear makeup what so ever so no on that one. Most days I'll get dressed but not all dressed up like I'm goin somewhere.
4. How old were you when you had your first alcoholic beverage?
 
I was 18 I think but I never got drunk until I was 21.
5. How many ill calls in a 12 month period do you think are acceptable?

I think one or two is acceptable especially if you have children, otherwise I pride myself on not missing work anymore then I have to, when I have a job that is.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Day 12

Day 12: Something you don't leave the house without

I would have to say I don't leave my house without my driver's license, debit card, car keys, my camera and most the time our dog cause he's flippin spoiled and goes everywhere with us lol.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

2012 Goals

Going to take a clue from my friend Jane and set some goals for myself. Maybe if I call them goals instead of resolutions I might just get them done lol.

1. Just applied for admission to Chemeketa for the fall quarter, just need to make sure everything gets submitted before the deadline to get into those classes.

2. Get into a swim program at the Dallas Aquatic Center sometime in February to do water aerobics for pregnant woman.

3. Me and Trapper are going to start using a gym and walking more, maybe even running after Jace is born, so that means getting back into shape like I was when me and Trapper met.

4. Finish Kayleen's b-day present before March 23rd, a cross stitch project of Starry Nights.

5. Start a new cross stitch project for Jace after I finish Kayleen's.

6. Get a sewing machine and learn to sew. And also learn to crochet after I do Jace's cross stitch project.

Gonna start with those, some are simple and some or long range all through the year. Pretty manageable I think, which is always my problem. I set goals that are much to big and I end up not doing them.
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Day 11

Day 11: Favorite tv shows

I have a few lol

Alcatraz
Once Upon a Time
Criminal Minds
American Idol
America's Got Talent
Dancing with the Stars
CSI: Miami
Law & Order: SVU
House
Raising Hope
Chopped
Army Wives

Those are the shows I'll set up on DVR. I watch other shows but the one's I just listed I'm pretty good about watching on a weekly basis when their on.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Day 10

Day 10: Something you're afraid of

Most everyone that knows me knows what my biggest fear is...spiders...I absolutely  hate spiders. If it's reasonably small I'll kill it but if it's anything bigger then a nickle then I won't go in the room and I'll have someone else kill it unless I'm alone then I'll summon all courage available and kill the little fucker lol. It literally makes me gage if I have to kill a spider, so freakin gross. We did catch at black widow once and I took photos of it but it was in a sealable container it couldn't get out of so I was good there lol. Spiders are a discusting insect.

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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Day 9

Day 9: A favorite picture of your best friend


This would be my bestie, this is why I love her....cause she's a big dork lol
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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Day 8

Day 8: A place you've traveled to

Favorite place I've traveled to so far, believe it or not, was to Fort Riley, Kansas. This was Trapper's first duty station when we went active duty Jan of 2007. We lived in a duplex outside of Fort Riley in a small college town, Manhattan, Kansas. Fort Riley is a pretty awesome base. Right before Trapper came home from his deployment I moved on into base housing. It had to have been the cleanest base that I've run across. The PX wasn't that big but the commesary was awesome. Kenzie did great while she was in school there. I took her to a zoo a few hours outside of Manhattan. Had quite a few parks that I could go do my photography and Kenzie could play. Their mall was pretty nice too, not overly large but was still fun to go to. I remember it being the best time we had while Trap was active duty.

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Friday, January 20, 2012

5 Question Friday

1. Where do you hide the reeeally good snacks?
 
I actually don't need to hide my snacks, Trapper and the girls pretty much know what snacks are mine, considering I don't snack alot it's not hard to remember lol If they see caramello bars anywhere in the house everyone knows their mine lol

2. Do u keep your vehicle clean or am I the only one who has things falling out of their van?
 
My vehicle is fairly clean, right now it's a little dirty considering we take Jack everywhere, and there's some garbage in the back seat that the lovely girls get to clean next time they come down to visit so that way all 3 girls are cleaning up their mess at the same time lol

3. Have you ever been to Vegas?
 
Nope but hopefully this summer, althought I'd much rather go to Reno. Trapper says it's way better, plus I wanna go to Hot August Nights at the end of summer.

4. Warm room light blankets or cold room warm snuggly blanket?
 
Either or really. If it's warmer then I'll use a thinner blanket. If it's colder then I'll use a big soft blanket. If there's one thing we aren't lacking in our house, it's blankets lol

5. What is the worst airplane/flying experience you've ever had?
 
Can't say I've ever had one. I've only flown somewhere like maybe 4 times in my life time so far. Only part I didn't like was when I was flying from Minneapolis to Duluth, Minnesota. Small plane so you could feel all the bumps from wind currents but I don't have a queasy stomach so I maintained lol.


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Day 7

Day 7: Favorite movies

OMG where do I begin lol

Footloose has always been my ultime fav ever since I was a teenager.
Step Brothers is my big fav now since it came out. I'm a huge Will Ferrell fan.
The Other Guys, Accepted, The Ringer, Just Friends, Elf, The Proposal, The Tooth Fairy, Remember the Titans, Clash of the Titans, Journey to the Center of the Earch, all the Pirates of the Carribbean movies, Dirty Dancing, and many many more lol
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Day 6

Day 6: A picture of something that makes you happy
My husband, cause he can always make laugh lol

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Day 5

Day 5: A song to match your mood

Smile by Uncle Kracker

http://youtu.be/ffej15-Dgl0

Not the particular mood I'm in but it always cheers me up so that's what I'm listening to :)
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Monday, January 16, 2012

Day 4

Day 4: Your parents
 

My parents...I'll start with my mom. My mom is a great person, I think she's a bit misguided and unorganized in most areas of her life but she's been there for me when I needed someone. She was there when Kenzie was born, while Trapper was deployed for examples. I just wish she would get her stuff together, she kind of bounces around alot. I really haven't needed anyone but my husband around since we got married, just when he was deployed because I wasn't sure how to handle it. Kenzie loves her grandma and misses her, she moved to Nevada to be with my sister. She does have like 3 degrees in various law careers, such as legal secretary and criminal justice, she's mostly done with a bachelors but hasn't finished it. Hoping she'll jump back into that down in Nevada but who knows. She was also the one that told me from the beginning of my pregnancy that I was having a boy, and she was totally right :)

My dad is one of the nicest, sweetest men I know. He's a great guy. He owns his own heating and air conditioning business in Minnesota. He lives out in the country outside of Duluth with my step-mom, sister Roxanne and my niece Jenna along with their 3 dogs and cat lol. He's an avid golfer, bowls on a bowling league, quit smoking a few years back. We use to be on archery leagues when I was teenager, one of the best times I remember from my childhood growing up. ALong with camping at Pathfinder Village in Hinkley, MN. He absolutley loves his grandchildren and is so looking forward to the grandson due in May.

My step-mom has been one the best step-parents to ever walk this planet. She was great influence growing up. She's not the best at keeping secrets but not alot of people are lol. She's always been there when I needed someone to talk to, very smart woman. She used to work with developmental disabled adults but quit a few months back to help take care of my niece while my sister goes to work. I guess it got to where she didn't like going to work so she's going to take some time off and spend it with her grandbabies. She's also an avid golfer and bowls with my dad. She's also been very very good at scrabble, drives me nuts if I play her lol.
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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Day 3

Day 3: Your first love

If we're talking about something or someone that was complete love at first site, I would have to say the day I gave birth to my daughter. The pregnancy was an oops but she definately wasn't. On occasion I'd like to adopt her out but she's become a great little girl and I don't regret deciding to keep her even though I ended up being a single mom for over 3 years before I met my husband. She was the easiest baby to take care of, she definately has a different personality then me, she doesn't have one shy bone in her body, she's gonna be hella tall for a girl I think, she's an avid reader like me and my mom but gettin her read one book at a time has become a battle for sure lol. Today she is 10 years old, my baby hit the double didgets Dec. 23rd. Now she's going to be a big sister and loves the idea, completely obsessed with my stomach these days lol. I can't wait to see what she becomes when she's all grown up :)
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Friday, January 13, 2012

Day 2

Day 2: Meaning behind your blog name
 

Anyone that knows me and my obsession with watching Will Ferrell movies will totally know what the title of my blog means lol. I absolutely love his movies, my fav is Step Brothers and right behind that one is The Other Guys. I think this man is a comedic genius. I love how quotable his movies are. And I love how I can go back in forth with my husband or my best friend Jane with Will Ferrell movie quotes, always makes me laugh and people need to laugh more often then they do.
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Baby Bragging

Just wanted to write a little something about the pregnancy so far. Totally lovin bein pregnant, most of the time lol. I also love the fact that this time around it's happening with my husband. I was a single mom with Kenzie. Me and Trapper had decided like 2 months before I got pregnant that we we're done, aparently there were other plans for us :) Trapper is one of those husbands that I think most women would love to have around during a pregnancy. He helps me to keep on track with eating and drinking the right things, encourages me to get out and do stuff instead of staying home. He also surprises me because when you meet him some people see him as hard around the edges, which he totally is and I love that about him so in a way it surprises when I wake up in the middle of the night I'll have him sleeping behind me with his hand on my stomach or like last night when I was goin to bed, he gave me a hug and kiss and I know when I hug him now you can feel my stomach so then he started rubbin the baby bump I have goin now and then kissed my belly and told Jace he loves him. It was pretty cute. One of those moments that makes your heart happy.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Day 1

Day 1: Introduce, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts
 

Introduced myself in 09 but I will gladly do that again. Shawna, 33 yrs old, wife to a Retired Army Combat Enginner, Trapper. Between us we have 3 girls: MacKenzie, 10, Kayleen, 8, and Lynessa, 6. We are also exspecting our 1st baby between us, found out it's a boy and his name is Jace Edwin Schroeder. Right now I am 5 months and 1 week along and need to take a recent pic but I'll post my 3 month photo for now:
15 Interesting Facts
1. Love cross-stitching
2. Love playing MMORPG games, currently Star Wars
3. Love photography
4. Went into the Air Force when I was 19, was seperated, actually contemplating going back in after I have Jace and get back into shape
5. My daughter MacKenzie will be 10 yrs older then her little brother.
6. I love having reptiles as pets, except snakes
7. We have 2 chinchillas, Coal and Sparkles
8. I hate driving cars unless it's a Dodge Magnum (recently found this out lol)
9. Step Brothers is my favorite movie
10. Used to be alergic to chocolate and strawberries
11. I have 7 tattoos and plan on getting my back covered within the next year and half
12. I love to bake
13. Love collecting recipes even though I'll probably never cook majority of the ones I have saved lol
14. My mom's family is from Canada
15. I think feet are the ugliest part of the human body

Be back tomorrow to add Day 2 :)
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30 Day Blogger Challenge

Only general rule is to post once a day or at the very least every other day.

Here is a list of the days. If you'd like, take the list and do the challenge yourself! Make sure you at least let me know that you are starting it so I can follow your journey too!

Day 1: Introduce, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts
Day 2: Meaning behind your blog name
Day 3: Your first love
Day 4: Your parents
Day 5: A song to match your mood
Day 6: A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 7: Favorite movies
Day 8: A place you've traveled to
Day 9: A favorite picture of your best friend
Day 10: Something you're afraid of
Day 11: Favorite tv shows
Day 12: Something you don't leave the house without
Day 13: Goals
Day 14: A picture of you last year - how have you changed?
Day 15: Bible verse
Day 16: Dream house
Day 17: Something you're looking forward to
Day 18: Favorite Place to Eat
Day 19: Something you miss
Day 20: Nicknames
Day 21: Favorite Picture of yourself ALL TIME Why?
Day 22: What's in your purse?
Day 23: Favorite Movie
Day 24: Something you've learned
Day 25: Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs
Day 26: Your Dream Wedding
Day 27: Original Photo of the city you live in
Day 28: Something that stresses you out
Day 29: 3 Wishes
Day 30: a picture of yourself this day and 5 good things that happened since you started the challenge


I'm going to start this in a new posst :)
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Nite at the Rabbit Hole

So last night a friend of mine, Dora, talked me into going out for someone's b-day that I used to work with, well everyone there except me, my husband and Dora's date were people I used to work with. Well it's was a friend of mine, Gary's b-day. Went out to this bar in Dallas called the Rabbit Hole. Bullshitted for quite awhile, laughing, jokin around and then went and played pool for awhile. Was very much fun. Got some great photos that I'm going to post. I definately need to do this more often.

This is my husband, Trapper and I. My friend Dora took this with her cell and posted it to fb for me. I wish the lighting was better but it's a bar lol

My friend Dora, I do believe she was racking and looked surprised when my husband took a photo of her lol

Best photo of the  night lol this is a friend of mine from my old job, Gary, was his b-day party. The guy behind him in the red is Ethan, someone else I used to work with. Dora told my husband "hey it looks like Ethan wants to dance" so my husband went over to Ethan to dance with him but Ethan go embarrassed so Gary and Trapper started dancing lol. Was so freakin hilarious. Mind you Gary is engaged, he does that tuck thing with his shirt all the time. I almost peed my pants taking this photo lol.

Fun times to be had by all who attended this part lol.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

A New Year

I told a friend of mine I'd start my blogger back up same time as her and try  my  best to keep up to date. Didn't realize I hadn't posted in so long, been quite a while actually. Been a busy 2011. We found out we we're pregnant, due May 25th :) We also found out we're having a boy so we're gonna name Jace Edwin Schroeder. We had some losses last year though. We had decided to move to West Salem in October, the day we had decided to move in my daughter's dog was hit by a car in front of the new house, not how we wanted to start out. Shook up the family pretty good. I had quite taking photographs without realizing it until recently. Stuff did not pan out well at all in that house so after a month we moved out, couldn't take it anymore. We also lost a baby chinchilla while in that house. In the past weeks we lost another 2 chichillas, not sure why. We fed them correctly and everything. So we bleached the crap outta their new cage and the two left, Coal and Sparkles, are doing pretty good. We think maybe the mice in that last house gave them something that killed them. A few sad things, something super exciting all happened in past few months. Life happens I suppose, teach us lessons.

I started posting back to my 365 project with daily photos I've taking. Got myself caught up as of today. Gonna go get ready to go for a walk with a friend of mine in an hour so I'll write more tomorrow.
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