Julie Lyles Carr

~Paddling Upstream~ ~or upspring, as the case may be…~ ~2 of 8 and pals~ Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:59:00 +0000julielylescarr

~2 of 8 has taken First Place in Pointe Solo at Nationals in DFW~ ~and the Technical Achievement Award~ ~and her mom has had about six cups of coffee~ ~and her three year old brother has forgotten all the basics of potty training~ That is all. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:46:00 +0000julielylescarr

You do know I’m cheap, right? Not a cheap date. Just cheap. As in, I think Super WalMart and Costco and Target are some of the marvels of the modern age. And I appreciate convenience items. They seem tailor-made for moms of an uber-tribe. But then comes in the cheap thing. And the convenience thing and the cheap thing have…
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These kiddos love the water. I got one of those handy-dandy waterproof camera bags. And the kids find this technological development quite entertaining. Ah, progress…. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:13:00 +0000julielylescarr

We believe in natural consequences at our house. Life is the best teacher. And when you choose an action, you are also choosing to accept the consequence that goes with it. Soooo…… When you choose to utterly destroy a block of Styrofoam while your mother’s back is turned, you naturally will be expected to clean all those little white balls…
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