About

Shelley Barnes

Time to introduce myself! I am one of the 2busycrazymoms, having 2 kids of my own (Madison 13, Robbie 11). Both kids are extremely involved in sports, activities, friends, etc. so they keep me on my toes. I was an IT Auditor/Consultant for a big 4 accounting firm before kids and traveled every week visiting clients. Since getting pregnant with my first child, Madison, I have been a stay at home Mom. I definitely feel blessed that my husband has a successful job so that I can be home with the kids. It was definitely hard for me to decide to continue my career or to stay home and looking back, I am so glad that I decided to be there for both of my kids. I have been there for every moment, had time to volunteer, and be there full time Uber. Ha, ha

Once the kids started, elementary school I started being involved with the PTA/PTO (Parent Teacher Associations/Organizations) at the kids school and volunteer a good bit. When I am not at the school, I enjoy finding time for myself attempting to workout. I have been taking Barre classes for 7 years and try to run twice a week. I recently joined a gym with Dawn (the other 2busycrazymom) to try to add some weight training into my routine since 44 has taken a bit of a toll on me. Can’t seem to stay in shape as much as when I was in my 30s so trying to change up my routine and hopefully speed up my slowing down metabolism…lol

Hmm…what else am I busy doing…well Madison is on a Competitive Dance team at her dance studio and takes 14 classes a week! And Robbie plays football and basketball, so I spend from 2:30pm till 9:30pm every night driving them all around.

When I am not the Mom Uber, I love hanging out as a family or with my husband. My friends get me through all the crazy too, especially Dawn! We laugh, cry, and do crazy together.

~Shelley

Dawn Lambert

Dawn here, 1 of the 2 busy crazy moms. I’m 43, knocking on 44s door! I’ve been married to my guy for 24 years and am a mom of 2 boys, 13 & 18 years old. They keep me busy, crazy and on my toes! Every day is spent doing mom stuff, wife stuff, caregiver stuff and maybe a pinch of me time if possible. Most days are full of chaos and never go as planned.

My husband and I have owned an A/C business for 19 years now. It’s allowed me to be a full time mom, which I love. Our 18 year old, Gavin, has a neuromuscular disease called Friedreich’s Ataxia. He currently uses a wheelchair, so a part of my day is helping him as well. He’s a senior, so we are facing the huge task of his next chapter in life- college, job, ect. But, he’s a determined kid and will do amazing things in life. My 13 year old, Evan, loves all sports. He loves being outside, playing with friends, fishing and inventing things. He’s always busy and is never one to sit still.

I also love volunteering at my boys schools and being part of it all. I know it won’t last forever, so I gotta do it while I can!

I also love spending time with my tribe. They give me the escape I need from real life at times. I think girl friends are needed to make life complete. Shelley and I became friends about 7 years ago. Over the years, it’s become quite clear, she’s my person:). We go together like peas n carrots. My life is definitely full of challenges, but she’s taught me how to never take life too seriously and make sure to laugh every single day. That’s definitely what we do BEST!

My most favorite thing to do is to plan our family’s next adventure, whether it be with friends, family or just us 4. I love trying out new restaurants and going places we’ve never been. With a house of boys, you will find us at sporting events quite often as well. It’s extremely rare to see us at home on the weekends. We are always out and about. Life is precious and we try to live each moment to the fullest.

Hoping you find our adventures fun, crazy and you get some good laughs, Shelley and I sure do!!!