Hooray for Dear Sweet Husband
>> Thursday, January 27, 2011
Have I mentioned recently that I think my hubby is pretty fly? Today, Jack blew me away (again) with his creative mad skill and busted out some amazing goodies to add to my arsenal of Little Retreats' bag o' fun.
The more exposure my shop has been getting from around the World (the World if you can believe it!) the more have been receiving requests from fine blogs, web sites, etc. for web Little Retreat buttons, badges and banners to post and link on their sites. Sadly, I've had turn turn most of them down because I just didn't have the time (or the skills) to whip something suitable together.
But as of today I can reply with a big ol' 'Take your pick, I've got a half dozen to choose from!'
Jack took my existing Etsy banner and a few photos from a happy customer and turned these bad boys out....
Thank you honey, they're PERFECT!
Sweet 'Lil Babes
>> Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Hudson and his friend Kate, (aka girlfriend, if the rumors are true).
Taken at school sometime last week by one of his teachers.
Woohoo - Bust Out the Employee Badge
>> Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Little Retreats' has a new part-time worker bee. Complete with a real deal schedule and everything! :)
I'm so very excited and thrilled Laura will be helping me ten hours (2 days/week). After her first two days on the job I'm wishing I could have her each and everyday. Seriously.
This January was the busiest month I've seen yet. At this pace I can only imagine how busy the upcoming wedding season will be. My guess is crazy...? Just might have to add to the party and bring a few more peeps on board to help.
Today at School...
>> Thursday, January 20, 2011
Hudson was living high on the hog in his highchair.
Breakfast - Egg yolks, hash browns, peaches
AM Snack - Crackers, water
Lunch - Meatloaf, potatoes, green beans
PM Snack - Raisin English muffin with cream cheese, water
I burst out laughing the first time I read his daily report of 'What I ate today'. And now I'm considering framing today's daily report for the desk. Meatloaf AND rasisin English muffin?! Lucky dude.
Winter Fun
>> Sunday, January 16, 2011
Yesterday, Katya and I spent the day playing in the snow at Crystal Mountain. It had been ages since I was on a pair of skies and it was sooo fun to get back into the groove.
The conditions weren't the greatest, icy in the morning and snow/rain mix in the the afternoon, but no complaints at all, it was absolutely wonderful day.
A New Puppy?
>> Sunday, January 9, 2011
We think lil' dude wants to grow up and be just like his friend McKinley the dog.
For the past week the little guy has been carrying his toy of the moment around with him wherever he goes. A boy wouldn't want to be without his toy right?
Other excit
2011 New Year Resolution #243
>> Friday, January 7, 2011
Update this ol' blog more often. Even with the mundane, boring things. One day I'll look back at the boring with a smile and be glad I did.
An Odd Confession…
>> Thursday, January 6, 2011
Well sort of. Maybe it really isn’t odd. Or maybe it’s not even a big enough deal to call a ‘confession’. But it’s something that’s been weighing on my mind the past few weeks and it hasn’t been until the last few days that I’ve been openly sharing the news with others outside our immediate family. A few weeks ago,after much talk and debate, Jack and I enrolled Hudson into full time childcare.
Big confession huh?! :)
I took a peek at the calendar today to see how long it’s been (because I feel like we all are still adjusting to the new routine) and it’s almost been four weeks all ready. Four weeks?! Where did the time go?
The change has been a big one for me. Bigger than I ever thought it would be. I felt things I wasn’t really expecting. The biggest whammy of them all was an overwhelming sense of guilt. As much as I was the one initiating the move and its biggest fan, I felt like a total failure that I couldn’t be the super, do-all mom I thought I could be. I’m not sure why I’ve felt so guilty, not bringing in a paycheck and working full time was never an option for us (and we knew that from the moment we found out I was pregnant). But for some reason, in my head crazy head I thought I could make it work, and I could juggle the load. Ummm…turns out if I wanted to keep my head (and my marriage) not so much.
Jack and I had talked about my increasing work load for months, trying to come up with ways to ease the everyday ‘stuff’ and make life a little more manageable. We hired a housekeeper thinking that might do the trick, we talked about a nanny coming in twenty hours a week, I talked about hiring a part time assistant. But the more my businesses has grown, and the more mobile the lil’ buckaroo has become it was just becoming too much to try and juggle and we needed more than just a little help ‘here and there’. So on December 8th lil’ buckaroo started his first day of ‘school’ at Junior Junction (just down the hill from the house). It is an absolutely WONDERFUL facility, and I have nothing but praise to say about his teachers and the care he is receiving during the day. We receive daily reports and it sounds like he too is starting to get in the groove of things and is being his normal happy silly self. He’s trying new foods, socializing the other little ones in his class and making new discoveries on his own. All and all I know it’s a good thing. Mentally and physically I know couldn’t keep going at the same pace I was, but it’s been hard. Harder than I ever would have imagined.
But with the holidays behind us and the New Year underway, my work starting to resume its steady (crazy) pace, I’m welcoming the new help, and trying to look at it as a badge of success rather than a failure.
So with my ‘confession’ will now come fun daily updates of what Hudson has been up to while spending time with his new friends. And so far the stories we’ve heard (and the things we’ve peeked in and seen) have been pretty gosh darn cute.
Whew, I did it. Feels kind of good to be out in the open.... :)
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