Carrie Wigal

I used to work as a telephone operator in sales/customer service for an 800-number in the late 1980’s…a wallpaper pirate business. We were considered “pirates” because we “stole” (legally of course) business from the local wallpaper retailer who essentially did all the work. Then several years ago, my husband and I worked with my father [...]

According to an NBC29 story broadcast, Fluvanna County Schools Budget Hearing, reported by Annie Scholz on October 10, 2007: Superintendent Dr. Thomas Smith stated, “We’re anticipating this is going to be a very tough budget year to be frank with you. The information we’re receiving from the state and some of the projections that the [...]

Fellow Fluvanna County residents implored friends and neighbors to come out to the upcoming Public Hearing scheduled for October 17, 2007. This month’s Board of Supervisors meeting will be open to public comment on the proposed High School building project. The Haywards are requesting a call for a referendum be made so the people of [...]

Douglas Johnson, a candidate who ran for the Fluvanna County School Board, proposed an alternate plan to the controversial Domino Plan when he ran for office in November 2006. He suggested a stricter fiscal policy concerning this issue. Evidently there are current facilities initially used as schools (Fork Union Elementary School, Palmyra Elementary School, and [...]

The following notice was posted at the County of Fluvanna Home Page. The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing to hear public comment on the proposed new high school on Pleasant Grove. The School Board has notified the Board of Supervisors of its decision to propose the construction of a high [...]

There has been a long, heated debate over a proposal brought forth by the Fluvanna County School Board in Virginia known as The Domino Plan. It suggests building a new high school and related athletics facilities in addition to renovating the current high school, middle school and another school building to accommodate current and future [...]

The kids are back in school…well in my case the kid is back in school. Only this year we’re having to drive him to & fro every day…twenty minutes each way. Needless to say, that swallows up a good portion of our day…what we used to save in “commuting” back and forth to work is [...]

The much awaited birth of my son happened this past week…finally! What a blessing. Beautiful, healthy and whole…we’re so humbled. With a few false alarms, the actual event came close to taking place in our van! We live about 40 minutes from the hospital and I was initially told to call the doctor when my [...]

I was just reading something a friend of mine wrote, The Work At Home Dream… Is It Worth The Risk? I couldn’t help but comment on it and then thought of sharing about it here. Three years ago I started my own website with the idea I could quit my job and work from home [...]

Well, here it is…less than two weeks before my baby is due. Up until now, I’ve been doing pretty well physically. Except this morning it was a different story. I gave Lauren & Michael a bath…actually I gave Lauren a bath first and Ty gave Michael one while I cut Lauren’s hair. What a butcher [...]