in the time i was gone i...
First off, there's a special boy who is five today! Happy birthday, JoJo!!! I can't believe you're already five :)

If you haven't already guessed, I'm baaack!!! Ohmigosh...I knew I would miss blogging but I didn't know I would miss it this much! It felt like a little piece of my life was missing...I'm ecstatic to be back. :)


In the time I was gone I...



...got supplies to make something (whether it'll work or not is another matter...). If it does work out, I'll post a tutorial and tell you what it'll be :) In the mean time, any guesses?


...lost my camera.

...spent the entire evening looking everywhere for said camera (Seriously. I was freaking out!).

...finally found it in my closet. Sigh.

...went to science.

...did homework.

....made brownies (and forgot to take pictures...they were gone pretty fast...I was hoping to update the awful picture I have of them, though).


...slept in a tent with MeMe and Lilly in our backyard (If I hadn't slept out there I'm sure there would have been a riot).

...taught piano.

...caught up on lab reports.

...missed blogging (and ya'll!) like crazy.


...cleaned my room.

...took pictures.


...got overjoyed that the daffodils are finally blooming.

...applied for volunteering at the library in the summer.

...had a sleepover.

...babysat (twice).

...went to the orthodontist (my teeth hurt).

...took long walks (and enjoyed the 72 degree weather).


...took pictures of clouds.

...wrote a confirmation paper.

...went shopping (twice). And I found some jeans at Old Navy that fit me!!!!! I can never find pants that fit me.

...ate way, way too many samoas.








...saw the chicks and ducklings at Atwoods. I don't think I've seen anything cuter in my life. I want a duckling. And a chick. Sigh.

I'm sooo glad to be back! :) 

-carlotta
away
I'm going to be away from the blogging world until Saturday the 13, a week from today...

I'll miss y'all!

Until then,

-carlotta
alive
Today was one of those days.

Not one of those days, but one of those days that make you incredibly thankful that you're alive. It got up to 60 degrees (woohoo!!!), the birds were chirping, the sun was out, everything smelled like spring. It was amazing.

I went on a walk with Sarge. He's a rather...interesting dog. He's not exactly dumb, but he has some quirky habits.
Like biting his leash.


He will just grab hold of it with his mouth and not let go. When that happened today, I tried to pull it out of his mouth...



...a game of tug of war broke out. Not that I really wanted to play it.

Finally he let go and walked normally. For most of the time.

But in the time he did walk normally, it gave me a chance to take some pictures.


As I was taking pictures, I realized that there are so many beautiful things that we see everyday but don't really notice.

From something as simple as kids playing hopscotch...


(I love those little feet)



...to an amazingly blue sky...


...to a quirky dog.

Makes me feel so thankful that I'm alive.

-carlotta