Guess what?!

We got a new-ish car, and I'll be able to learn to drive it!  Yay!

Meanwhile, Harley's second tooth is finally trying to come in!  She's had one for two months now, we were wondering when the second was going to arrive.  We've had to wait to introduce things like crackers and some chunked fruits and veggies because of her late teething, and it's finally progressing!

While I'm here, I wanted to address a current events issue.  A woman in Atlanta was arrested for posting on Facebook that all white cops should be killed.  My grandpa, Harley's great-grandpa, has been in law enforcement since he could hold a job.  He still does it on the weekends.  If anyone ever thinks that a cop should be killed just for being what he is, remember, he might have a baby at home, or a grandbaby, or like my grandpa, a great-grandbaby.  When my husband and I moved in together, he took us shopping and spent over $150 on groceries for us to make it through our first month.  He GAVE us the car that we just got, all we had to do was pay for a few minor repairs (which he actually paid to have done, and we'll pay him back over time).  He is one of the best people anyone could meet, and I'm not saying that just because he's my grandpa.  Everyone he meets is touched by him.

The point is, not all cops are bad.  Sometimes good ones make mistakes, and sometimes those mistakes are big.  Sometimes good cops had bad training.  Sometimes, the people going after them are simply wrong.  So please, don't blame every good cop for the actions of a few bad ones.

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Woo-hoo, studying!

I've spent the last few days studying my driving manuals, and tomorrow, Anthony and I should be going to get my learner's!  It's a 30-mile drive from the DMV to my house, though, so I'm not expecting to drive home.

In other news, with all the political crap that's been going on, I'm just about ready to move to Australia.  It always sounded nice there.  *sigh*  Too bad moving costs money.

Next month is going to be a big month for me.  For my birthday, my mom is taking me to Medieval Times (for anyone who has never heard of it, it's a medieval themed dinner-and-a-show type thing).  Then I get to celebrate my first Mother's Day (whee!), then Harley's birthday.  We're doing a rubber ducky-themed pool party for her, since she loves her duckies so much.  Right now, she's banging a loofah with a rubber ducky on top on her toy box, making it squeak.  She's such a sweetheart, but everyone says that about their kids.

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Hello there!

Hi!  First real blog here, so excuse the mess.

I'm Kimber, some may know me online as Ara.  I'm a stay-at-home mom to a wonderful 11 month old girl.  Her name's Harley, expect me to talk about her often.  My husband's Anthony, he works full-time in a grocery store meat department, and the bills get paid thanks to him.

I'm doing this to help track my progress at getting my life where I want it.  Right now, I'm working on losing weight (currently 179 pounds even), eating healthier, and getting into college.  But first, I have to learn to drive.  Yes, I have a kid and don't know how to drive.  That was the result of life circumstances, a lot has happened in my life and I only recently got the time and found someone willing to teach me (at the same time! :O).  All I have to do is go get my permit (which is amazingly hard to remember to do when you're a mom and only go out once every couple of weeks), and I'm golden.

While I'm at it, I want to share a picture of my cutie pie:

Those are Cheerios on the floor and that's an Xbox 360 controller in her hand.  It's missing the battery pack but she likes to press the buttons like Daddy.

I'd also like to mention, I'd like to use this space to share some of my favorite recipes and money-saving tips.  I haven't been cooking as much as I like but we're planning a big shopping trip tomorrow so I can try a few.  If anyone has some recipes they think I'd like (looking for a good, healthy chicken parmesan recipe right now, I've got a sauce recipe but I need the chicken), feel free to share.  You can check out my Pinterest page if you want to see more of what I like (ignore the desserts that look good but will probably never be tried),

At the bottom of every post, I'll make sure to post two links: one to my Pinterest page, and one to a website called Swagbucks.  It's one of those websites where you get gift cards (well, e-gift cards) for answering surveys, watching videos, playing games, or competing in contests.  I love it, as a stay-at-home mom it helps me bring in a little money of my own.  They have an assortment of e-gift cards for just about everyone, I highly recommend it.

Thanks for reading!

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