Barnes Daily Circus

So, I have some running stats on the home page of the blog where I do all the behind the scenes and design stuff. Trust me, the blog that y...

Troy's parents were SUPER active in youth group when we were growing up. He has made a point to be involved with the youth at our local...

I'm not allowed to take showers unsupervised. Just in case I need help. I have thought this was a stupid rule previously. Troy promi...

So, in case you didn't hear, I'm on strict bed rest. I basically wake up, take a shower, get dressed, and head to couch for the res...

Troy's schedule is going to be weird the next few weeks. His hours are scheduled from 12noon to 8pm. He leaves for work around 11 so t...

So on saturday, March 16th, all was well. Troy, Kristen (who was visiting), Avery, and I went to a family appreciation day at Creech with T...

So Troy found this app on his phone called "Fatbooth." You take a picture of yourself, line up some lines/dots with identifying f...

Here's another fertility update. WARNING: Contains girly info and a kind of awkward picture... So I finished my second round of Foll...

You read that right. This is completely innocent. Really. Troy and I read in bed every night. 99% of the time I am reading for about 3...

You read that right. Troy and I had been married for less than 6 months. We got married in June of 2007 and he didn't go active duty...

Seeing as it is the week of Valentine's Day, I thought we could re-live some of the sweet things that have happened between Troy and me ...

You can read about the time I thought road kill seagulls were chickens . You can also read about the time I ate butter off a baked potato...

Troy and I started dating in high school. Someday I will tell that story. But for now, we are doing a week of silly/ridiculous things that...

As a refresher (if you need one) here is the original incident. You know, where the cop was a total meanie and I decided to come home and ...

I was a bad mommy. For whatever reason, I didn't realize that Avery needed to go to a 15 month check up. So we skipped it. Oops. Sh...

This morning, I woke up and took a shower. And got ready for work. And got Avery out of bed to go to Carolyn's house (our nanny). I d...

Troy and I are the kind of people that pay for service. If something will take too long or be a big pain in the butt, we'll pay a lot t...

Seriously. Troy thinks this is hilarious. I am SO bad at deciphering them. Something else I am bad at?? DO NOT ask me to play this gam...

Troy and I are parents. But our first baby was our puppy Optimus. He is the BEST dog. So sweet. And gentle with Avery. I need to keep t...

This is for your listening pleasure while reading this. You can substitute in "my new house is busted" for the lyrics. I went...