Our PC is Back

Praise the Lord, we have our computer back!!!

Thank you (son) for fixing it for us once again. 

This time it was our fault (I think) we caught a bug :0(

Anyway, we were suppose to be at Ethan's First Birthday Party tonight

but our little Boo Bear is sick, 

and I'm feeling really bad because I'm afraid he got it from me!

I pray he gets better soon. I always hated for my children to be sick

even now that they are grown, I hate to hear that they are feeling badly. 

And it's just as bad when you hear your grandchildren are sick. 

So we are all praying little Ethan gets to feeling better soon. 

His party was postponed until Sunday evening. 

We want him to be able to enjoy it. 

When I went by my older son's house to pick up our computer

I found Sarah crawling all around doing stunts on the floor.

She was moving so fast, I had trouble getting a clear picture of her

Until this one

and let me tell you...she looks SO MUCH like her daddy did at this age!

Got to see Hannah, too, and she showed me some of her school work

five pages to be exact, so I gave her one dollar for each one 

because she had done such a wonderful job with her writing. 

I figured she deserved a reward, plus it's Christmas time 

and she might want to buy a present for her mom, dad and sister. 

Don't forget to go back over the past few days and check out the pictures 

I've now been able to add. 

Feeling SO much better.

I felt SO much better today! 

I've been getting a good amount of rest each night, 

and that has really helped! 

I had an event tonight at a business which was a different venue than I've had before

but it went very well. 

It was a slower pace, not so overwhelming, and the people were very nice. 

Tomorrow I get to bake a small cake for Ethan's birthday celebration.

His daddy (and mommy) asked if I would bake the little cake they will give him 

and I was thrilled. 

I can't wait to see that little guy!

Tomorrow we should also be getting our computer back...YAY!!!!

That means you should look back on the last few days for pictures that were missing.

Good night all!

Are You Still With Me

Today is the fifth day I couldn't post pictures. 

I'm sorry. I know the posts are not as exciting without them.

We still don't have our computer back and it's hard managing two businesses
plus our personal life without our main computer, but life does go on...

I finally feel better today, thank the LORD!

I went to bed at 8pm last night and didn't get up until 6 this morning.

It felt good to get that much rest, I had a lot to catch up on.

Today I tried to get my life organized again
and worked on more orders that have come in since our event this past weekend.

My house is a disaster, including my dining room table which has orders spread out all over. 

It is not my style to have an untidy house. 

My husband and I are going to take a trip to the closest IKEA store as soon as we can

to try and get a table to put in one of the upstairs (now vacant) bedrooms.

That room is currently a music/grandkids play room

but it is also soon to become my new office. 

It will be nice to have our dining room table back again.

As soon as I get it cleared off, I'll put out my Christmas Decorations for that table.

Well, I'd better get off of here and try to get another good night's sleep. 

Tomorrow I have a show to do, and the weekend calendar is getting filled up.

Friday is a party to celebrate our sweet Ethan's FIRST BIRTHDAY.

Hard to believe that little boy is going to be ONE.

He has filled our lives with so much joy and we love him S0 much.

I hope I'm not losing my audience here. Please stay with me.

As soon as I get my computer back, I'll go back and post pictures to brighten up these posts.

Loving Christmas

Well, our main computer still has its virus. 

Hoping our older son will be able to clean it up. 

Ethan was with me again today, so his daddy could work on a job site with Papa. 

That baby is so precious. We love him and our granddaughters SO MUCH!!!

It's really hard to put into words, but grandchildren are just amazing blessings! 

When the men made it back home Mark and Ethan played with the train a bit

and then Mark decided he'd decorate the Christmas Tree for me.

It has been up since last week, but I've not had a spare moment to get it decorated. 

Mark loves Christmas as much as I do and even though he is married 

and has a family, home, and Christmas tree of his own, 

he still likes to participate in the Christmas preparation at our home,

That's a beautiful thing and I appreciated his help today so very much.

It's off to bed with me...very early again I'm afraid, 

but I'm trying to recoup from this miserable cold I have

and I'm also trying to catch up on some much needed rest. 

See ya tomorrow :0)

Feeling Yucky

My computer has a virus and so do I it seems. 

My day started out with a computer on the fritz and a trip to the vet's with Milli.

Wound up getting her xrays which revealed a very bad disc in her back...

THAT'S why she's been having trouble walking.

Doctor prescribed Metacam (doggy asprin) daily.

Brought her home...she walked and she ate. 

She still needs help walking sometimes, 

but it looks like once again she is making a comeback.

I had fun with Ethan who has learned to LOVE crackers and juice

And after he had a snack we went for a walk - with Milli
(she loved it by the way)

and then of course, Ethan feel asleep

And now the day has come to an end...
Somewhere along the way and in between the exhaustion of the past few weeks

I caught a nasty cold...

so it's a hot bad and off to bed for me.

Good Nite! 

Day Two AWESOME!!!

The second day of our event was a HUGE success!

Last night as I crawled into bed, I wondered how I would ever get up this morning

and put in another full day, but I went to bed EARLY last night and slept well, thank God!

This morning I woke up and somehow God gave my husband and I a refreshed body. 

The day went well, it went FAST and now it's over. 

I'm so thankful to my husband for all his support and help with this new business. 

Sometimes, I get a bit overwhelmed, but I'm trying to take it one day at a time.

That's what God wants us to do anyway. 

Oh, and Milli, well, we'll see. 

Tomorrow I should be home with her all day, I'll watch her and see.

I should hopefully be able to post some pictures tomorrow too. 

For now, it's off to bed for me :0)

Good Night!

Day One...A Success

Got home just a little while ago from being up since 5am (don't ask)

and at the event since 7:30 am...

which was kind of ridiculous since the event didn't start until 10

but it was a very successful day!

The weather was perfect, when we first got there Christmas Carols were already playing.

My family has gone to this event for years, first weekend in December, 

but I never dreamed I'd be a vendor. 
This is what our booth looked like

 This was Manny's idea. We put this poster outside to explain what we were all about

This was a closeup inside 

Here were two of or favorite visitors

And one more

It was a long but wonderful day! 
One of the best parts of the day was seeing old friends we hadn't seen in a while, 
and we made some new friends, too.
I'm not sure I could have done it without my hubby's help, and 
and one of our daughters-in-law came out and helped us for several hours 
which was a BIG help...Thank You, Meagan!!!

Well, I've already had my bath and I'm ready for bed.

Pray I get a good night's sleep and feel rested for Day Two. 

Also, please say a prayer for Milli. I think she had a bad day.