Well, Todd left today and won't return to Paradise until June. I am going to meet him in Sacramento tomorrow at the Radisson Hotel where the MEPS center is for his final night in California. He feels really good about it and I think that I do too; though I did feel a pang of sadness though as he said his goodbyes to Rowan. It's just that Rowan will be so different when Todd gets back. He'll be crawling or walking, talking, he will look different and act differently. I'm so worried that he won't recognize him, I don't want it to hurt Todd. I couldn't imagine having to miss all of the things that Todd will. I'm so proud of him, so proud of the sacrifices he's making to better our family-- I married very well.
On a different note, business is booming! I've had continued work even past Christmas and people are still lining up orders. It feels so great to excel at something!!! I've begun reading more about entrepreneurship and am thinking about expanding my work to the internet by way of Etsy. I'm still in the development stages but it's all so exciting :) Hopefully, I will be able to upload some pictures of my work here but in the meantime, you can check out some of my things at: www.facebook.com/jenareynolds. Happy crocheting!!!
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Monday, January 17, 2011
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
As it stands...
Right now, we're a bit in between places. We are so fed up with the land lady. So many things with our place are not up to code and are just not right. We've been without heat for almost two weeks now and still no end in sight so we've been staying with my dad and Debbie. They've been wonderful, I'm so grateful for all of my family.
Oh yes, and did I mention that our building is in FORECLOSURE?! Our plan? --Cease paying rent, use said rent to find another place to live pronto. As we see it, we're not going to pay rent for a place that we are not even living in and will how cold it has been it is simply uninhabitable. Todd and I have been pounding the pavement looking for a new place and some things look promising; we'll keep everyone posted.
Rowan seems to be getting over his ear and sinus infections, the antibiotics have really done the trick. We have way less mucus to deal with which is making everyone involved much happier. On the flip side, he's had some diarrhea and now has a terrible diaper rash, we've been slathering the butt paste on and it seems to be improving so that's good.
On a lighter note, we got our holiday photos done and they look great! I love DeeDee Ortiz Photography. She's always so great-- very friendly, listens to and follows what we want, but she also has fresh ideas that turn out great. She also allowed us to bring Luke along for the session :) Can't wait to get our order in!!!!
Also, Christmas is almost upon us and all but about $10 of our shopping is done!!!!!! Ahhh, it feels good :) I feel really good about the gifts that Todd and I are putting together this year, it feels so much better than buying a thing and giving said thing away. I mean, it's all just stuff but I've put more consideration into it than simply grabbing and buying. Also, we've saved a ton of cash due to cashing in my safety points at work. I got $40 for both Target and Wal-mart all for simply filling out vehicle inspections and attending meetings :) That's $80 that we didn't have to spend, YAY! I've also been earning a sizable amount with my crocheting. I've sold 4 hats so far, am working on 1 right now, and have a total of 5 more I'm getting ready to make come pay day. And with all of them $15-$25 a piece, that adds up. I'm really enjoying it as well. I feel some purpose and pride in it, which I think was lacking before all of this. Hurrah for being an entrepreneur! Christina would be proud :)
Oh yes, and did I mention that our building is in FORECLOSURE?! Our plan? --Cease paying rent, use said rent to find another place to live pronto. As we see it, we're not going to pay rent for a place that we are not even living in and will how cold it has been it is simply uninhabitable. Todd and I have been pounding the pavement looking for a new place and some things look promising; we'll keep everyone posted.
Rowan seems to be getting over his ear and sinus infections, the antibiotics have really done the trick. We have way less mucus to deal with which is making everyone involved much happier. On the flip side, he's had some diarrhea and now has a terrible diaper rash, we've been slathering the butt paste on and it seems to be improving so that's good.
On a lighter note, we got our holiday photos done and they look great! I love DeeDee Ortiz Photography. She's always so great-- very friendly, listens to and follows what we want, but she also has fresh ideas that turn out great. She also allowed us to bring Luke along for the session :) Can't wait to get our order in!!!!
Also, Christmas is almost upon us and all but about $10 of our shopping is done!!!!!! Ahhh, it feels good :) I feel really good about the gifts that Todd and I are putting together this year, it feels so much better than buying a thing and giving said thing away. I mean, it's all just stuff but I've put more consideration into it than simply grabbing and buying. Also, we've saved a ton of cash due to cashing in my safety points at work. I got $40 for both Target and Wal-mart all for simply filling out vehicle inspections and attending meetings :) That's $80 that we didn't have to spend, YAY! I've also been earning a sizable amount with my crocheting. I've sold 4 hats so far, am working on 1 right now, and have a total of 5 more I'm getting ready to make come pay day. And with all of them $15-$25 a piece, that adds up. I'm really enjoying it as well. I feel some purpose and pride in it, which I think was lacking before all of this. Hurrah for being an entrepreneur! Christina would be proud :)
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