A BIG move!

I feel like I just got settled. But it's not working.

I came up with a briliant plan.

You see, my craft closet (crap closet- per hubby) has been outgrown. I've tried to make do. I just can not contain it all in the small space any longer.

My biggest complaint about the space it the lack of outlets.

Next would be lack of windows. I like natural light.

Also, there's really barely even room for me. No way I can bring a customer in there.

I'm away from the family.

I could go on and on... lol but those are the top problems. I've been thinking about a move for some time now. however, since business has benn consistantly picking up, I really think now is the time.

My first choice was to steal Logan's room. But that would leave Jace downstairs alone, so we'd need to move her room, meaning I'd have to move rooms... just not reasonable.

Second option.... the dining room. It seems to be where I end up when people come to buy bows. I cart boxes of things down stairs to be perused on the table. Then I have to drag it all back upstairs. I would have ample windows (a whole wall of them) and plenty of electrical outlets. I'd be right in the middle of household activities. I'd more than tripple my square footage (however I'd lose wall space... wich I need) I'd have a great closet to keep supplies in too!

The only draw back to the dining room is the mess. I'm messy (it's okay to laugh here). I can't help it. I almost thrive on it. It wouldn't bother me much to have people see my craftness. Hubby however is a completely different story.

He has gratefully agreed to let me try it. If it becomes too messy we'll go back to the previous arangement.

This isn't all for my benefit however, I've agreed to turn over full ownership of my craft closet to him. A place to keep all his gear, boots, guns, toys, cra... I mean stuff. I think he's secretly pleased with the deal.

A Very Busy Day

Occasionally I like to chronicle my day for you. But mostly it's for my hubby who really thinks I sit on the couch watching movies and eating all the food.

The 24th of August

12:00- dishes, mop, bleach, cleaning

12:30- Jace wakes up crying. Dustin thinks she's sick. I give her curtesy ibuprofin, some gatorade, and put her on the couch with cartoons.

1:45- finally done cleaning. Sleep in recliner with "sick" Jay.

7:30- wake up. Cause who can really sleep in these chairs??

8:00- check bow orders. emails. (and waste a *little* time on facebook)

9:00- feild phone call from head start program.

9:15- breakfast

9:30- put roast in crockpot

9:45- dishes

10:00- go upstairs to put make up on.... phone rings. Jace got offered a spot on the headstart (insert "woohoo dance" here)

10:15- everyone dressed. head to car. 1 kid doesn't want to go. leave him home. Drive to blueberry farm.

10:18- realize I never made it up the stairs to put make up on. oops.

10:40 to 12:00 pick blueberries with kids and visit with a few friends while we pick.

12:10- miss the on ramp. go the long way home. listen to garmin tell me to turn aroun 100 times.

12:30- start making lunch

12:50- customer/friend comes over to buy bows.

2:00 eat lunch

2:30 check emails, bow orders

2:45 work on orders

3:45 take a shower

4:00 get kids dressed for sports. find missing leotard (even though she owns 3 of them)

4:20 work on orders

4:45 leave for dance/tae kwon do

4:45 to 5:22...... sit in traffic................

5:25- drop boys of at TKD

5:26- back in car to take Jace to dance (she's late)

5:30- take Jace in.... realize we forgot dance bag. No ballet shoes. No tap shoes.

5:45- Jacey starts crying during class and has to come sit in my lap (maybe hubby was right?.... refer to 12:30am)

6:00- back in car to pick up boys.

6:05- hubby sends text requesting I stop by the sotre... and bake him a cake- he had a hard day)

6:12- watch boys at TKD

6:35- back in car. head to commisary.

6:50- make it to comissary before they close!! YES! grocery shop with kids. ugh.

6:57- potty break for Jace.

7:05- check out.

7:20- run into friend in parking lot. visit for a while.

7:45- finally home. finnish dinner. mmmmmm roast.

7:55- serve dinner.

8:10- clean up from dinner.

8:15- frost hubbies cake. finnish bow order.

8:40- put Duke's leash on to take him on a walk to deliver bows.

9:00- deliver bows. chat for a while.

9:45- finally home.

10:00- check emails. Facebook. Write this blog.

Good thing I don't have a ton planned tomorrow!

PIctures of Belt Ceremony

The boys had their belt ceremony last saturday. It was a school wide ceremony, so every student who tested and passed was there. It was awesome to see some of the very young children that were so advanced! A four year old green belt.

Okay... here are the pics :)






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