As a whole, we are doing pretty good. We've been slammed with a ton of dr visits and copays lately but hopefully things are settling down! With D's help I've gotten my wire frame finished to hold all the bows I've been making for the ones I've haven't sold yet! I just got the shipment from Diapers.com for the diaper cakes I've been wanting to try too! D got all the stuff he needs to make about 5 of those guitars he's wanting to make. We are almost ready to start taking pics and start the Etsy store and FB store! I'm so excited, and although I'm aware that it could take months, I'm still positive about the whole venture. We are going to try so hard to make something work. After Isaac goes to bed, Landon is chilling on the couch and the big kids are settling down, I work on stuff and D works on his. Stuff we like doing, and when it starts working out it will be so beneficial to Isaac.
We are kinda confused about the whole "branding" thing, and paying someone to help us with that kinda stinks, but I want it to be the same: from the business cards to Etsy banners, logo and possible carryover to a fb page. I've got more research to do!
As I'm almost done with my own "bling" project, I've decided that my next fun thing to try is soap making. I've done some research on it and I can't wait to start!!! The bows, diaper cakes, guitars...well that's fun for us to do for Isaac. The soap is something that can be both...to sell for Isaac and fun and useful for us anyway :)
I think I have narrowed down or come up with a name for all this stuff...
Cute Creations for Courtney
But...if anyone can come up with something with Isaac in it, or anything better PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!! D isn't totally sold on the name, so we are still open for anything.
Originally I was thinking a soft green and cream for the colors, but I'm still flexible on that too. D doesn't give a poop ;)
The cloth diapers are absolutely wonderful. I wish, I wish, I wish I would have done this YEARS ago!!!! I'm hoping that the Mother's Day out will go for it, but not holding my breath.
Isaac's therapy is coming along. He can sign please, more and all done. D has gotten him to say "go" a few times and that is super exciting for us! We had to stop the additional speech therapy, we can't afford it anymore.
I got to have lunch Sunday with 2 of my favorite people and probably talked their poor ears off. Thanks for the afternoon out ladies! I loved it!
OOOoooooo gotta go!! Isaac's got my phone!
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Gypsy Sisters...wha....
In the few "free" days I get, sometimes the stars align just right and I can do chores AND watch my backed up DVR. Two of my fav shoes are Hotel Impossible (Love ya Anthony!), Long Island Medium and Gypsy Sisters. Now, when I say free days, I mean those rare Tuesday or Thursday hours between 930 and 240 when all kids are at school.....and I don't have 8 million errands to run. The rare days when all my chores can be done at home. Laundry, always. Mop, sometimes I can get there. Fixing something that broke, yep. When I can actually fold and watch I go through my stored up shows. The best one, deadliest catch I have to wait for D. Don't think he'd forgive me for that.
On to the Sisters. I do watch Big fat gypsy wedding and big fat American gypsy wedding too, but there are more episodes of gypsy sisters. I have a HUGE question for all you gypsies: WHAT IS YOUR NORMAL SCHEDULE, REALLY?!?! Alot of the show is drama, gossip, clothes, fashion, Mellie's issues, and stuff like that. Some of the show is gypsy traditions, superstitions, etc. Now, as a stay at home mom I am wondering when in the hell they get time to do the stuff I see on the show. I only have 4 kids and two dogs. And I am swamped. These ladies have more kids than I, house other people and their kids sometimes. I understand that the girls clean. Got that. And several times on the show I have heard the "matriarchs" say something along the lines of...we get up and clean top to bottom. And also... what normal people think of spring cleaning we do everyday. HUH? I've seen them clean here and there, do laundry here and there. Y'all, from the moment I wake up I am cleaning, switching loads, dishes, cooking, wiping up messes, etc. Sometimes I get to nap with the boys, but not everyday. And I'm not quite sure how much more I could get done in that hour that I'm not doing already. Spring cleaning takes me more than one hour. So... everyday y'all get up do normal everyday cleaning, and also spring cleaning?! Wipe down fridges between diaper changes then dust the ceiling fans before cooking breakfast or before lunch?! I'd like to know...really. You get this all done before meeting for lunch out somewhere and still had time to fix hair and makeup? I WANT A COPY OF YOUR CLEANING SCHEDULE LADIES. REALLY REALLY I DO. If nothing else than to try it for one day. I think my bedroom gets vacuumed once a week if that. (Shame on me, I know). So...how do you do it? And when I see you sit on your living room floor blinging something out (in what looks like early evening) with NO KIDS AROUND, I'm wondering where's your 9 kids? If I even thought about doing stuff like that in the middle of my living room before 845pm I would have to fight off little ones from messing with the stuff, or worse playing with the plugged in hot glue gun. No, I didn't see any little people messing with stuff they aren't supposed to. And this blog is in no way criticising the way the culture is. I'm thoroughly in shock if these ladies pull off everyday cleaning, spring type cleaning, all laundry, cooking etc in one whole day...everyday. Much less being done in time to get all dressed up to go to lunch or go get their nails done. Jealous by the way. Not that the hubby wouldn't let me get them done every week, but that we don't have the money for that. :)
Ladies...I want a copy of your daily schedule pronto!
On to the Sisters. I do watch Big fat gypsy wedding and big fat American gypsy wedding too, but there are more episodes of gypsy sisters. I have a HUGE question for all you gypsies: WHAT IS YOUR NORMAL SCHEDULE, REALLY?!?! Alot of the show is drama, gossip, clothes, fashion, Mellie's issues, and stuff like that. Some of the show is gypsy traditions, superstitions, etc. Now, as a stay at home mom I am wondering when in the hell they get time to do the stuff I see on the show. I only have 4 kids and two dogs. And I am swamped. These ladies have more kids than I, house other people and their kids sometimes. I understand that the girls clean. Got that. And several times on the show I have heard the "matriarchs" say something along the lines of...we get up and clean top to bottom. And also... what normal people think of spring cleaning we do everyday. HUH? I've seen them clean here and there, do laundry here and there. Y'all, from the moment I wake up I am cleaning, switching loads, dishes, cooking, wiping up messes, etc. Sometimes I get to nap with the boys, but not everyday. And I'm not quite sure how much more I could get done in that hour that I'm not doing already. Spring cleaning takes me more than one hour. So... everyday y'all get up do normal everyday cleaning, and also spring cleaning?! Wipe down fridges between diaper changes then dust the ceiling fans before cooking breakfast or before lunch?! I'd like to know...really. You get this all done before meeting for lunch out somewhere and still had time to fix hair and makeup? I WANT A COPY OF YOUR CLEANING SCHEDULE LADIES. REALLY REALLY I DO. If nothing else than to try it for one day. I think my bedroom gets vacuumed once a week if that. (Shame on me, I know). So...how do you do it? And when I see you sit on your living room floor blinging something out (in what looks like early evening) with NO KIDS AROUND, I'm wondering where's your 9 kids? If I even thought about doing stuff like that in the middle of my living room before 845pm I would have to fight off little ones from messing with the stuff, or worse playing with the plugged in hot glue gun. No, I didn't see any little people messing with stuff they aren't supposed to. And this blog is in no way criticising the way the culture is. I'm thoroughly in shock if these ladies pull off everyday cleaning, spring type cleaning, all laundry, cooking etc in one whole day...everyday. Much less being done in time to get all dressed up to go to lunch or go get their nails done. Jealous by the way. Not that the hubby wouldn't let me get them done every week, but that we don't have the money for that. :)
Ladies...I want a copy of your daily schedule pronto!
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Finally got a minute to update! Yay!
With the weather being so wet/icy/cold and crazy, I've been kinda busy lately! D has had to work alot, and with some crazy hours! With Landon being sick week before last, and Brandon having a cold thing last week I've been swamped with the sick bugs. Cleaning, cleaning, and more cleaning is what we did this weekend! My house looks the same....yet I know it's cleaner :) I was able to take an hour and go to the Kidstown consignment sale and get Isaac some puzzles that one of his therapist recommends. And we left right from there to go to Urgent Care for D. Poor hubby had a gout flare up in his ankle and was finally off work to go see someone about it. He is now almost over the limp. Yay!
Now that I have somewhat calmed down after my wonderful breakdown and everyone is in pretty good health, maybe Thursday when everyone is in school I can finally go meet the nephew and if April's up for it go see her and Ms. Cassetty. Just seeing pictures aren't doing it!
I keep posting the gofundme link on fb, so if you get a second please share even if cannot donate! Jack did pay for his speech until the first week of March, and then we are going to have to stop it. We're hoping that by then TEIS speech will start, but there is no guarantee, and he will only get it once a week. We know the psychologist recommended minimum of twice a week, but we aren't able to do that. So please go share the link, thanks!! He is now saying Mamamamama...but doesn't stop with like mama. He is working on the M sound, so we're happy. He is still signing please wonderfully and finally doing the sign for more. We are working on the concepts of UP and DOWN, waving bye bye when D leaves for work, and the word CAR (his favorite toys and favorite movie)! He is also working on IN and OUT. Putting beans in ice trays and taking them back out. He seems to really like doing that!
In more odd news, and since we are looking at Isaac possibly being in diapers for a year or more to come (although we are working on that in therapy slowly) we have invested in cloth diapers. Very few will fit my big boy, and when I told Carol she said no. LMAO. I'm guessing as with most people, she isn't aware cloth diapers have come a long way since they used them and honestly I can't wait til the big bunch gets here so I can get started. This happens to be one of those "If I'd know he would be in them this long, we would have done this from the start." This start up will pay for itself and be a money saver by the time he is 3. I will update on how that is going.
All in all, having today (well, from 930-230) to catch up on stuff that has been needing to be done, and relax for a few minutes has been so great. With sick kids, and I do clean my aunts house one all school day every two weeks, the pool overflow fiasco, it has felt like I was so swamped I couldn't breath. Insert my mom who came and saved me on Thursday. Super Nana. As soon as she teaches me how to sew...I'm going to make her that cape. Sparkly and all. And she did say she'd teach me how to sew! I am truly and eagerly and not so patiently waiting...I'm super excited!
Gotta go! There goes the dryer. Time to switch the clothes!
Now that I have somewhat calmed down after my wonderful breakdown and everyone is in pretty good health, maybe Thursday when everyone is in school I can finally go meet the nephew and if April's up for it go see her and Ms. Cassetty. Just seeing pictures aren't doing it!
I keep posting the gofundme link on fb, so if you get a second please share even if cannot donate! Jack did pay for his speech until the first week of March, and then we are going to have to stop it. We're hoping that by then TEIS speech will start, but there is no guarantee, and he will only get it once a week. We know the psychologist recommended minimum of twice a week, but we aren't able to do that. So please go share the link, thanks!! He is now saying Mamamamama...but doesn't stop with like mama. He is working on the M sound, so we're happy. He is still signing please wonderfully and finally doing the sign for more. We are working on the concepts of UP and DOWN, waving bye bye when D leaves for work, and the word CAR (his favorite toys and favorite movie)! He is also working on IN and OUT. Putting beans in ice trays and taking them back out. He seems to really like doing that!
In more odd news, and since we are looking at Isaac possibly being in diapers for a year or more to come (although we are working on that in therapy slowly) we have invested in cloth diapers. Very few will fit my big boy, and when I told Carol she said no. LMAO. I'm guessing as with most people, she isn't aware cloth diapers have come a long way since they used them and honestly I can't wait til the big bunch gets here so I can get started. This happens to be one of those "If I'd know he would be in them this long, we would have done this from the start." This start up will pay for itself and be a money saver by the time he is 3. I will update on how that is going.
All in all, having today (well, from 930-230) to catch up on stuff that has been needing to be done, and relax for a few minutes has been so great. With sick kids, and I do clean my aunts house one all school day every two weeks, the pool overflow fiasco, it has felt like I was so swamped I couldn't breath. Insert my mom who came and saved me on Thursday. Super Nana. As soon as she teaches me how to sew...I'm going to make her that cape. Sparkly and all. And she did say she'd teach me how to sew! I am truly and eagerly and not so patiently waiting...I'm super excited!
Gotta go! There goes the dryer. Time to switch the clothes!
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