I have a store!!!

Well, it's true! I created an Etsy store today. I started making altered custom clipboards last week and had so much fun doing it! i showed a few friends, and within a week, I had already sold 8!! WOW! So, I decided I would go ahead and make an Etsy store and see if there was interest outside of friends and family. I'm really hoping that this will take off. I enjoy making them and the extra money can't hurt! :)

Feel free to check out my store at:

http://PaisleysandPolkadots.etsy.com

I only have 2 listings so far b/c it takes a few, uninterrupted minutes to load everything. That's a project to do during nap time tomorrow. It's 12:34 in the morning and I am off to bed!!! (Here's just two of the ones I have already sold)

A Great Friday

Today was a great day! Let me start by saying that last night before going to bed, I contemplated setting my alarm since Gage and I had somewhere to be at 10:00. I thought "nah, he's always up WAY before 10:00!!" So, I went to bed and woke up feeling very refreshed. When I rolled over to check the clock, I about fell out of bed. It was 9:47!!!!! I couldn't believe it, so I checked another clock. Sure enough, it was in fact 9:47! I checked the monitor, to find Gage sleeping peacefully and soundly in his crib. Then I panicked...remembering we had somewhere to be at 10:00. Anyway, the rest of the details aren't necessary, I was just so thrilled that Gage slept that late!!!

We went to the Just Between Friends Consignment sale this morning with another friend of mine. I got a few great things for Gage. We got 4 wooden puzzles, 1 five foot floor puzzle of dinosaurs, 17 books, 2 pairs of shoes, 2 footed jammies, and a little sweater set for the winter. All for only $46!!! I felt pretty good about my finds for the morning!

This evening, we went to dinner with some of our old friends, Hal and Christine. Daniel used to work with Hal years ago when he worked at MCI. Anyway, they have a 2 week old baby boy, Jackson. He is such a sweetie. It was so nice to hang out with them and catch up. They live fairly close to us in Rowlett, but we never hang out!! We've decided to work on that though!! We all got to enjoy a yummy dinner at Red Robin, and had a little entertainment from Gage.

What could be more fun than spending the day outside with my girlfriend, Livi???

Here's is one of the latest pics of my little man. We went to Firewheel Mall and he loved climbing in and out of the train. Isn't that just the most amazing smile you've ever seen???

Peek A BOO!!

Everyday I am so amazed at how smart Gage is. Just today he started playing "peek a boo" and positioning his hands across his eyes. We've played this game many, many times over the past year, but his hands never quite made it directly over his eyes. Sometimes it was over his ears, his forehead, or his nose. But today...he has successfully learned that his hands go over his eyes! He makes life so much fun!

Gage also started fake laughing a couple days ago. Listening to Gage and Daniel take turns making each other laugh this morning showed me again, how great God is. There isn't a sound in this world that is more beautiful than my son's little laugh!!

Some other cute things he is doing lately...instead of saying dog, which he can do, he has started growling when he wants to say dog. I'm not sure why he has chosen growling over talking, but it's super cute, nonetheless. He also discovered the tupperware cabinet this week. I was fixing dinner and he just had to see what I was doing. He opened up the cabinet, and within minutes, all my neatly organized tupperware bowls were strewn across the kitchen floor. I became suspicious when he became real quiet. I looked around, only to find him in the completely empty cabinet, with the door shut. What a goof!!

What will it be tomorrow???

I'm BACK!

So I guess I need to begin with an apology. I had high hopes of actually blogging...but it did not turn out well for me. I'm back though, that's a start, right? Maybe I need to tell people that I am actually writing a blog, maybe the accountability will help me to write more often. I'll work on that.