Things to come

Kaine has been trying to eat me out of house and home today. Seriously! He will get down from his chair and not even 30 minutes (if I am lucky!) will go by until he is coming up to me and saying, "Eat! Eat! Eat!" Occasionally, he throws in a cup or pop (sucker) request. Even now, as I write this he has approached me wanting to eat! But, it is in the oven and he must wait, no matter how many fits he decides to throw from here until dinner. Oh, well....

The store has only gotten a few nods of approval. I am not sure people have even read the note I sent about input. Hopefully, I will hear something from someone soon. I did get some really good approval and input from Mrs. P. She raised three boys, so at least I got that! Who better to know than a woman with years (her boys are in high school, I used to babysit them) of experience?

I have been trying to figure out what to do and how to make it work. I know that once things come together it should go more smoothly. The beginning of everything is always the hardest, right? I am unbelievably in love with the fabric that I have though!

A Store of One's Own

SO.....the idea of creating a store for boys has popped into my head. The times are right for it. We have some money set aside and can be used for start-up. I have *some* talent and can at least fumble my way through until I get the hang of it. The information age is booming and there are places like Etsy to get the ball rolling without having to sell a kidney to rent a store front! So, I think I am going to jump in the deep end and see if I can swim. God willing, to use a phrase my Grandma says frequently, I will stay afloat and generate some income in a fun and creative way! Maybe this means that I will finally get the sewing room I always wanted and life can be one cluttered mess after another (Just kidding...I hope!).

I have been researching this idea. It seems there is a market for it. Of course, there are baby and toddler stores out there already but, none are just for boys! There are plenty for girls only or girls with a few cute trucks, trains and planes shirts thrown in for boys but, nothing exclusively made for boys! I have been cruising the net trying to find things that are especially boyish and hoping to stumble onto a site just for boys. When, suddenly the idea HIT ME! I literally felt like the this following phrase slapped me in the face : "Why not do it yourself?"  "Really", I thought, "could I make this happen?" Then, after talking to Matt about the ins-and-outs of getting started, ideas started flowing like water! I am hoping to get more in put and do more research, things are looking good, however!

I would say wish me luck. But luck has nothing to do with it. Luck is when preparation meets opportunity! (Sounds like I am really smart, eh? I got that off of a movie --- "Uptown Girls" with the late Brittney Murphy. I have always loved that quote!).

So, send me positive thoughts and ideas. May good things come to those who are willing to do the work and prepare for one's future!

Camping & Christmas Crafts

Hello bloggers!
We are going to Oleno State Park this weekend. We are going with the Boy Scouts. I have been doing research all week about what to bring and what types of food to bring to make. We are going to be taking Kaine. So, we will see how it goes. I think it will be an adventure, to say the least. I will be posting about the adventure when it is over.

Halloween 2009

I have to say that I am SO looking forward to this Halloween. I have always enjoyed this holiday. Jessica always seems to come to my mind too! (Not that she is ever that far away in the first place! We had such fun.) 

Last year was fun. Kaine was still too young to really enjoy or even know what was happening. People thought I was crazy for taking a five month old door-to-door. I really wanted to have the experience though!Shamed,  I then ended up pawing his bag off on Jordan, who diligiantly told everyone (on his own accord, mind you!) that it was for his cousin and could he please have a little extra! Sweet boy!  

This year, I am hoping is going to be great fun! Kaine can walk. He sort of says Trick or Treat! He more mimics the sounds made by the words that I say, kind of like the melody of a songthat you didn't quite catch the words to. The boy is so musically inclined!  

Anyway, I am hoping that he will have just as much fun as I intend to have. We are going to carve our pumking tonight and roast the seeds...one of my favorite things to do. Kaine, I am assumming will be eating his pumpkin guts raw again this year. Especialy after the protest we got from him last year when we tried to take it away! New pics to soon follow!

On a different note: I will be changing this blog page soon. Going to be incorporating new things on the sides and in the text. Many more pics and am going to try to figure out how to create an album for all to parrooze (if that is even a real word!).

Church Carnival and OP Fall Festival

Yesterday we went to a church carnival with Allana, Lee, Lilly and Landon. It was fun. Kaine wanted to walk around so we made sure he had his shoes on. (It only took about 6 pairs to find out what size he wore!). He walked around the whole church carnival. We didn't even have to get the stroller. The only bad thing was that he didn't want to stop! :) 

There was not much to do at the church carnival and the lines were REALLY long for everything. I don't think it was that organized and (surprisingly) the people weren't very nice at the food booths. The helpers at the bouncy houses were great though! We got the kids into the castle bouncy house. Kaine really wanted to do it, until he was inside that is! Ladon had fun jumping around. Lilly did too. Lilly was having trouble climbing the boucy house slide however. So, we decided to go ahead and leave. 

We went to the Orange Park Town Hall Fall Festival. It was nice. It was a little chilly, the wind was blowing. They had a TON of vendors and food people. It was really nice. They even made it wrap around the playground so the kids would have something to do. However, it was REALLY crowded so we didn't play. You could even take pictures with this guy that was dressed up in a scarecrow/pumpkin head costume. To me, it was creepy but, most didn't seem to care. I can't imagine trying to put Kaine with that guy! Yikes!

I bought a necklace charm. I will have to post the website in my next post. I don't have the card with me. They are an artists paintings that she turned into jewlery. (It was all of her own art). Lilly and Landon both got new babies. Lilly got a doll with a brown ponytail and a pink, butterfly tu-tu style dress with a headband that had butterflies on the top and "big girl panties". Landon got a yellow striped kitty cat animal with a tee shirt and shorts, looked kind of like beach wear. I asked him what his kitty cats name was and he said: "Kitty cat". It was really funny!

We then went to moms house on the way home. We ended up staying for dinner. It was really good. Jordan looked like he was doing much better after his bout in the hospital for his foot. Grace was worn out. She was ready for bed and was very loving! Kaine decided to show off all of his walking skills and pull out every toy he could get his hands on, haha! He even walked from the living room to the florida room to the other side of the kitchen then into the kitchen, until he fell right in front of the oven. We couldn't believe it! He is getting so good at walking! Now I am really looking forward to Halloween. He will be able to walk up to the doors and we are also working on him saying "Trick or Treat!". Which, by the way, he kind of said last night when I was saying it to him! 

This week I will be at moms house, being busy with the kids. Lots of plans. Tuesday brings a Cub Scout tour of the train museum and jail in green cove springs. Wed brings art class for Jordan. Thursday we are going to go to the Loomis Brothers Circus at the Clay County Fair Grounds. Friday we are going to spend the night at my house. Saturday we are going to go to the Coon Family Farm Maze (really looking forward to this!). I will post more on each of these as they happen! Talk to you soon!