It's the time of year when i start looking at the yard and thinking "gosh, it's looking shaggy. needs a mow" and then i remember the times when we have cut the grass before Easter. we had nothing to hide eggs in!
But now the kids are getting big enough that the grass, no matter how short or tall, is not challenging enough.
I have a gift basket business. I well remember the time that a friend and I were spending Easter together. It was college spring break and we were ending it at her house and then driving to school. We were both greeted by a fabulous gift basket on Easter morning. It was so beautiful. I would love to send all of the kids their own basket and skip having to go buy stuff. Invariably we buy too much and we put them all together and say 'we bought too much'. The same thing happens every year! However, i can't afford to do that from our personal budget and the business budget can't handle that much write off either.
I am praying hard for the business but prayer only carries you so far. I have spent so much time on that website, even though I didn't have to take any of the pictures or do any of the baskets. It still has been a ton of time and late nights and missing the baby. it has been amazing how much I'm expected to spend in the name and justification of "you have to spend money to make money".. yes you do. but that much??!!!
So here we are. It's almost Easter and i have some fabulous baskets and I really need more business. There's a new shoe store over by my favorite health food store. I hope Easter shoe sales are good for her. She's got a store front and has hung in there so far. She's really nice and sweet. I hope she can hang in there. I bought Katie a pair of boots that she didn't really need but i wanted to help this lady out and Katie had a job interview the next day. I thought it was a couple of good reasons.
I just can't believe so much of the year has flown by this fast. I have loved each day I have with my little Evelyn. It's so fun to say 'baby girl'. I have a baby girl! I love my baby boys. I really do. But a girl, for a mom, is so much fun. I bought her the cutest little watermelon hat for her birthday. When else can you buy your kid clothes and be excited huh? when they're turning 1.
She is 1 now. I can't believe it. I think "where did time go?" and i think it *surely* has not been that long since we had her. It just can't. someone has been lying to me. But yet.. here she is. 2 teeth. crawling. wants to be walking. smiling, laughing, sitting up, eating solid food... yep. I'm almost out of babies as my baby approaches toddler hood! that really makes me want to cry sometimes. I just can't imagine life with no baby! I used to long for that day. I dreamt of it. I laughed when my husband said i would one day miss it. HA!! I'd finally get some sleep, I said. sleep is overrated.
Such is life huh? I love the age of digital cameras. My oldest wants to know why I take so many pictures of the baby. Because a baby changes so fast. with digital it's so easy to take pictures. delete the bad pictures and off you go. I did take a great many of the kids, but yes, with a digital camera, I have taken a lot more. This is one of the advantages of technology!
Happy St. Paddy's Day. I have those baskets up too. We always make green and orange lemonade. sometimes we make Irish flag shaped cut out cookies.
It's time for dinner.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
new websites up
I'm officially part of the back bone of america and helping fuel my own local economy. I hope one day to be big enough to open a real shop and hire employees. I want to pay a good salary and be able to bless someone else's life. That is the hope and dream.
Right now the dream started with a little one: open online first.
Thus, with a few things to do, so that everything is constantly staying fresh, I have a site that is going to focus on scrapbooking items and exercise equipment. There is more than one part of us that make up the whole and all parts are equal. Get one of out of balance and something is off. That one is http://www.nitas-things.com
The next site is going to be the name of the store I will one day have, knee high to a grasshopper. I couldn't get 'to' as "to" in the name for the online site. That was not available, and though it was also unused, the guy didn't get my email asking him to release the name. It bounced back. It was the only email i could get. So my husband said well, do a 2 instead.
That WAS available, so I did that. http://www.kneehigh2agrasshopper.com
it was going to be an online consignment shop but that is soooo much work, too much overhead right now and not very cost effective for mailing the items.
it's retail maternity to tween age things. I'm slowly building it up. http://www.kneehigh2agrasshopper.com
The last site is strictly gift baskets. All sorts of gift baskets from tiny to HUGE, shockingly, holy cow.. you ain't kiddin', that's a gift basket and they were so pretty. I love gift baskets. I received a professionally done basket for Easter. i was visiting with a college friend and it was Easter. her dad got us each a basket. It was gorgeous and fun... memories last a lifetime! thus http://www.nitasbaskets.com
Right now the dream started with a little one: open online first.
Thus, with a few things to do, so that everything is constantly staying fresh, I have a site that is going to focus on scrapbooking items and exercise equipment. There is more than one part of us that make up the whole and all parts are equal. Get one of out of balance and something is off. That one is http://www.nitas-things.com
The next site is going to be the name of the store I will one day have, knee high to a grasshopper. I couldn't get 'to' as "to" in the name for the online site. That was not available, and though it was also unused, the guy didn't get my email asking him to release the name. It bounced back. It was the only email i could get. So my husband said well, do a 2 instead.
That WAS available, so I did that. http://www.kneehigh2agrasshopper.com
it was going to be an online consignment shop but that is soooo much work, too much overhead right now and not very cost effective for mailing the items.
it's retail maternity to tween age things. I'm slowly building it up. http://www.kneehigh2agrasshopper.com
The last site is strictly gift baskets. All sorts of gift baskets from tiny to HUGE, shockingly, holy cow.. you ain't kiddin', that's a gift basket and they were so pretty. I love gift baskets. I received a professionally done basket for Easter. i was visiting with a college friend and it was Easter. her dad got us each a basket. It was gorgeous and fun... memories last a lifetime! thus http://www.nitasbaskets.com
Friday, January 27, 2012
happy new year
Our baby is now almost 11 months old.
Time flew by on wings.
She has 2 teeth on the bottom, prefers to cruise. Is not walking but wants to be and has for a long time. She took a long time to start crawling and just started that on Dec 6 2011. We took Katie to the airport and then went to the Science center. that is where she crawled for the first time. a little bit previous she had been doing a bit of backwards crawling, getting ready to go forward.
All the kids are doing well. Jessica proceeds to be brilliant but does little to fill her spiritual side. Jon does little to fill his academic side. but all are hard workers and honest.
I could not find a job so i started a home based business. I went on a few interviews, put out several applications. Some with more heart then not. Some i was glad to get and some I was very disappointed to not get. But in the end, i have a better solution, as soon as it starts making money to off set all the time and money I have put in.
One company is a consignment/retail for things maternity to tweens. That will one day be a store front but for now, i'm strictly online. That is called http://www.kneehigh2agrasshopper.com
Then we have dedicated gift baskets of all sorts: http://www.nitasbaskets.com
Then we have the experiment site of right now featuring exercise equipment and scrapbook items. http://www.nitas-things.com
then we also have an ebay side.
Time flew by on wings.
She has 2 teeth on the bottom, prefers to cruise. Is not walking but wants to be and has for a long time. She took a long time to start crawling and just started that on Dec 6 2011. We took Katie to the airport and then went to the Science center. that is where she crawled for the first time. a little bit previous she had been doing a bit of backwards crawling, getting ready to go forward.
All the kids are doing well. Jessica proceeds to be brilliant but does little to fill her spiritual side. Jon does little to fill his academic side. but all are hard workers and honest.
I could not find a job so i started a home based business. I went on a few interviews, put out several applications. Some with more heart then not. Some i was glad to get and some I was very disappointed to not get. But in the end, i have a better solution, as soon as it starts making money to off set all the time and money I have put in.
One company is a consignment/retail for things maternity to tweens. That will one day be a store front but for now, i'm strictly online. That is called http://www.kneehigh2agrasshopper.com
Then we have dedicated gift baskets of all sorts: http://www.nitasbaskets.com
Then we have the experiment site of right now featuring exercise equipment and scrapbook items. http://www.nitas-things.com
then we also have an ebay side.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Baby came!
Miss Evelyn Ruth joined our family March 1, 2011 at 6:37 pm via emergency c/section.
Her cord prolapsed right as dilated from a 6 to a 10 and one second all is well and we think delivery is real close--well we were right.. just not as we expected..and the next second i'm being rushed down the hall, with the nurse on my bed, keeping the baby's head off the cord--so glad that the hall was empty! and rushed into emergency surgery. Jim could not be there and I was knocked out and niether he nor I got to see the baby born. I am glad we took so many pictures of Isaac's labor and delivery because that is the last i'll have.
we barely have any pictures of Evelyn's. ::sad sigh:: It was a very weird labor, unlike all the others. When i have a better typing position, I can type in the details.
I do not want another c-s at all. that was awful. I'm OK now but that first week was just murder. So i guess, unless something happens that is totally unplanned and some scheming spirit upstairs is just insistent upon coming to our house, we are done.
ending on a little girl after 4 boys.. it's been fun. it was a great pregnancy and a good note to end on all around.--and my girls have colic and we're all about to go insane! my boys have been good.. no colic, no drive you nuts, can't find a reason for crying. rachel you could set a clock to. Evelyn's been starting to have better nights though. she loves big brother and his walking her around.
Her cord prolapsed right as dilated from a 6 to a 10 and one second all is well and we think delivery is real close--well we were right.. just not as we expected..and the next second i'm being rushed down the hall, with the nurse on my bed, keeping the baby's head off the cord--so glad that the hall was empty! and rushed into emergency surgery. Jim could not be there and I was knocked out and niether he nor I got to see the baby born. I am glad we took so many pictures of Isaac's labor and delivery because that is the last i'll have.
we barely have any pictures of Evelyn's. ::sad sigh:: It was a very weird labor, unlike all the others. When i have a better typing position, I can type in the details.
I do not want another c-s at all. that was awful. I'm OK now but that first week was just murder. So i guess, unless something happens that is totally unplanned and some scheming spirit upstairs is just insistent upon coming to our house, we are done.
ending on a little girl after 4 boys.. it's been fun. it was a great pregnancy and a good note to end on all around.--and my girls have colic and we're all about to go insane! my boys have been good.. no colic, no drive you nuts, can't find a reason for crying. rachel you could set a clock to. Evelyn's been starting to have better nights though. she loves big brother and his walking her around.
kids stuff
Jessica has taught herself to ride her bike! finally!!!!!! we're very excited that it has finally happened. we've been trying to get the kids to ride their bikes for years so now we're just down to peter not riding.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
big day almost here!
It's been forever since i've had time to blog but here I am, at 36 weeks pregnant. feeling very cumbersome but it's such a nice way to do it ;)
We've been sick with the flu, with some whatever it was and then the 2 little boys had something but the rest of us scraped by without incident.
David started a new preschool and the shorter drive is so wonderful. less hours and that takes some getting used to but today I was in the middle of math with peter and it was time to go so i said "jon, do you feel you know the way on the interstate?" he said yes. i said GO!
it's a little scary to send him out into the big wide world, thinking of all the traffic he has to encounter and the idiot drivers out there. I told him not to be one and to be very careful--and if he wrecks the car, we have to get a rental and he can't drive that!
Papa started a 2nd job so we don't see him very much in the evenings now. We hope that can change around very soon as things at work change a bit--hopefully for the better. we miss having daddy at home and he's feeling his years as he tries to work 2jobs!
Jon got his drivers license in January. he had to take the test 2x. the first time he passed the test but on the way back to the parking lot, he missed the turn into the DMV. he realizes this and instead of turning around.. he backs up. on the main street. into the parking lot and into the parking space. OHMYSTARS... i did try to not crack up too much but.. geez.. he didn't even do that crazy thing while learning! he said nerves got to him. so i gave him my best peice of advice for the next day, when he could do the test again: don't think just b/c you just did the test that you know what to do.. wait to be told and do exactly what you're told. that was my mistake. i had to take the drivers test 3x b/c i thought i knew what to do so i did it.... the tester didn't like that at all.
but he got it on the 2nd time and we were very excited.
the crib is still not fully assembled but i'll be cosleeping for a while anyway.. it's just what to do with the baby during nap time during the day when david is at home. we were going to change rooms but that didn't happen yet. the drawers need to be organized but i'm not sure the point of that if we're just changing rooms. however, i can just pull the drawer out so i suppose getting them organized won't be a waste of time. david is off on friday's so i can do that then.
jon and jessica have gotten the bee stuff together and assembled and painted today. soon we'll be bee keepers!
katie is applying to colleges. we'll see how that goes. we have no money to help her so it's going to have to be on scholarships. i told her to avoid the student debt as much as she could.
We've been sick with the flu, with some whatever it was and then the 2 little boys had something but the rest of us scraped by without incident.
David started a new preschool and the shorter drive is so wonderful. less hours and that takes some getting used to but today I was in the middle of math with peter and it was time to go so i said "jon, do you feel you know the way on the interstate?" he said yes. i said GO!
it's a little scary to send him out into the big wide world, thinking of all the traffic he has to encounter and the idiot drivers out there. I told him not to be one and to be very careful--and if he wrecks the car, we have to get a rental and he can't drive that!
Papa started a 2nd job so we don't see him very much in the evenings now. We hope that can change around very soon as things at work change a bit--hopefully for the better. we miss having daddy at home and he's feeling his years as he tries to work 2jobs!
Jon got his drivers license in January. he had to take the test 2x. the first time he passed the test but on the way back to the parking lot, he missed the turn into the DMV. he realizes this and instead of turning around.. he backs up. on the main street. into the parking lot and into the parking space. OHMYSTARS... i did try to not crack up too much but.. geez.. he didn't even do that crazy thing while learning! he said nerves got to him. so i gave him my best peice of advice for the next day, when he could do the test again: don't think just b/c you just did the test that you know what to do.. wait to be told and do exactly what you're told. that was my mistake. i had to take the drivers test 3x b/c i thought i knew what to do so i did it.... the tester didn't like that at all.
but he got it on the 2nd time and we were very excited.
the crib is still not fully assembled but i'll be cosleeping for a while anyway.. it's just what to do with the baby during nap time during the day when david is at home. we were going to change rooms but that didn't happen yet. the drawers need to be organized but i'm not sure the point of that if we're just changing rooms. however, i can just pull the drawer out so i suppose getting them organized won't be a waste of time. david is off on friday's so i can do that then.
jon and jessica have gotten the bee stuff together and assembled and painted today. soon we'll be bee keepers!
katie is applying to colleges. we'll see how that goes. we have no money to help her so it's going to have to be on scholarships. i told her to avoid the student debt as much as she could.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Many changes here!
Dh's contract ran out so we've been busy applying to jobs. So far, the best offer has been his old job. Not a great pay but we hear that is pressure straight from Obama to cut gov't cost...so after 17 years at the same job, in the same building, he has to backslide 10 years of pay and a degree because Obama can spend billions on useless things but can't pay a decent wage.
We are going to clear out the storage room (MIL suite) for renting, which means moving a lot of crap around. i'm going to ebay all the stuff that is sellable and we don't use... sniff, sniff, my gorgeous dark green velvet evening dress.. oh sigh. that kind of thing. stuff i haven't used or worn in ages.. school stuff gone unused...
so much up in the air right now. i'd love to move to a more energy efficient house but there is much work to be done to fix this place up unless we fuond someone willing to take on a multi-project home! lots of things to do.
We are going to clear out the storage room (MIL suite) for renting, which means moving a lot of crap around. i'm going to ebay all the stuff that is sellable and we don't use... sniff, sniff, my gorgeous dark green velvet evening dress.. oh sigh. that kind of thing. stuff i haven't used or worn in ages.. school stuff gone unused...
so much up in the air right now. i'd love to move to a more energy efficient house but there is much work to be done to fix this place up unless we fuond someone willing to take on a multi-project home! lots of things to do.
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