Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Ok, I'm slack! Or is it just I'm busy??
I think this is one of the longest time spans I've let go between posts!!! Yes, we are all still alive and well! Aside from it ALREADY being miserably hot (and it's not even officially summer), we're each doing very well. I know most of you would much rather hear how the kids are doing, so I'll start this post off about them!
Adam has his 4th birthday coming up quickly! We're having his party on his actual birthday, which I think is cool. It will be a "John Deere" party this year. We've invited some boys from his class this time, so our house ought to be good and testosterone charged!!! Unless plans change, papaw will make his appearance to the party on an actual tractor, and I'm hoping will be giving tractor rides for those that want it. That should be neat for the kids! He starts visiting his new (and last) room at daycare next week. It's considered a preschool room, and I've heard from all the parents that they really like it, and can tell a huge difference in their kids. He will start going in there full time the Monday after his birthday.
Hannah will be 15 months old in less than 2 weeks, and is all over the place. She walks like a champ now, and is not scared of anything! She still adores Adam and calls him "Ada". She can say that, "Hannah", "nana", and a few other things. She definitely has shaking her head "no" down pat, as well as her selective hearing. Adam has taught her well in that area. I know this to be the case, because in the mornings when I start the coffee maker, she & Adam come out of hiding waiting on me to squirt the spray whip cream in their mouth! (Thanks to Auntie Kathleen!!!) She is visiting her new room for a few hours each day this week, and will move up full time on Monday. She's ready, and will be back with her older friends that have already moved up. I still can't get over that she is now the oldest in her room, when it seems like yesterday she was just starting and was truly the baby in there!
Her hair is getting more length to it, and is curling up quite pretty! I have no clue what I'm gonna do with it, as mine is straight as a stick!!! That will be new territory for me to venture into!! Oh - and did I mention that she is cutting 5 TEETH at one time?? She is wasting no time on anything in her life! She goes at it all in full speed!
Nathan is doing well. He and his dad went fishing in Chesapeake for 5 days, and the trip was not one of their most productive. The didn't catch hardly any fish, and the boat gave them trouble. To top the trip off, they had a flat tire on the trailer when they came back a day early. I think that's the first time he was truly ready to come home from a fishing trip. Their work is still really slow, but thankfully he's had just enough to keep bringing some money in. I'm very thankful for that.
I guess that leads me in to what I've been up to! I've been trying to decide something that I can do to make even a little money on the side! I thought and thought and thought about it. I seriously considered doing Tastefully Simple, since I eat & use so many of their products, but the initial upfront investment, along with the quarterly ordering was what kept me from jumping in w/ both feet. Yesterday while surfing the web I found
Gourmet Cupboard and I have signed up to sell their mixes. There was no initial investment, no minimum requirement that I had to order, etc. You basically get to test the waters for the first few months to see if it's for you. If it is, then you just have to order $100 wholesale min. every 3 months. It's a very small company, but I really like their "non pushy" approach for their independant distributors. So - if any of you reading this want to try their stuff out, either call me or you can order from their website and just put in my name at the end when you place your order! I placed my initial order this morning, and I'm excited about trying the mixes out and see which ones are my favorite. Who knows, maybe I'll start back cooking again, which Nathan will think this is worth it then!!
I will try and do better about posting. Life has surely been hectic. We have had a beach trip since the last post, and that was a nice time. I've also been to Carowinds w/ Kathleen at the beginning of June. My dad had his birthday party at our house, and we've had several friends over to eat w/ us these past few months. So, hopefully now it's a little more clear as to where all my time has slipped away to!! I hope all who are reading this are doing well. Please leave a comment post on here so that I know you stopped by, and if you took the time to read this far, you must really love us or really have nothing better to do! lol!! Love to you all......
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