Come Play With Me

I don't know when I will get to the others, but this blog will be about my first demo. Now I have attended, against my will, other demonstrations--my mom was big on Tupperware(c) and such. Doing one, however, is a whole different ball game!
Oh my goodness. I don't know if it was so bad because it was all people that I knew--my mom did a "Grandmother's Party"--or if it was because it was my first show or because I was just that bad...but it was BAD!
I came out pretty well though, considering. Everyone ordered at least one thing, I'm waiting for more orders, and I got people that weren't even at the show to look at catalogs too.
My sister brought my two nieces, which I said she could if needed. I was fortunate enough that Mikey was sleeping and my dad kept his ear out that I didn't have to bring him along. But Elijah was unexpectedly home this weekend--more on that later. The whole reason I picked last Saturday as the date was because I knew he wouldn't be in my hair during the demo.
So Eli and my two nieces were there, playing along while I was talking about the toys--like it wasn't nerve-wracking enough, now I had to walk over 3 tots and dodge their interrupting. :)
At one point, Eli wanted to play with something--I forget what it was--and I couldn't follow what I was doing and trying to get him to listen and...let's just say we almost had a meltdown. *Sigh*
The girls both got their hair caught in one of the car toys. It was a "mechanic" car so as the wheels were turning and their long locks were on the track, they got a little entangled...AaAAAAaaaAHH! Someone save me!!
At the end it was very awkward because, well first of all...I figured people would come in, look at toys, ask questions about things that stuck out to them and I would wing it answering them. That didn't happen. They came in, looked through the catalogs, started talking and then I started.
I asked if anyone had any questions and the room was silent. Oh great! So I picked a few, talked about them and then there was more silence. I asked if anyone had any questions again and again, no one. So they looked through their catalogs making their selections.
I'm sooooo glad that is over. I don't think I ever want to do that again! And no one else booked a party, so I really have nothing. I may just pass the book around to people here and there and hope they bite. If not, I'm just going to have toys for the boys to play with and be satisfied with failure.

On another note, I just called up this place that a friend of mine takes her girls to. Right now I'm paying 240$ a week for my boys where they are...and that's a low price! Anyway, there are some issues there, I may delve into one day here, but for now, we'll just leave it at that.
This place, it's 365$ a week with a 10% discount because I have two. There's no way I can afford that! I'm waiting for the Child Care Assistance to come through and maybe once that comes through I can swing it...but who knows how long that will take! And I don't know how they'll go about that and if I can switch once I've already told them they go to a different place...and now go to one that's more expensive. I hate it! So anyway, I told the director I would swing by tomorrow to check it out, but I don't know if I want to. I don't want to go and find out it's fabulous and then not be able to take them there.
I already like it more--they have TV monitored rooms that you can view online; computer time; gym time; soon-to-be dance time; and that's only the beginning! I don't know what the rooms and teachers are like! And at least here they would get more individualized attention and age-appropriate settings.
Right now, it's at a lady's house and she has the one room for learning, Mikey is reportedly always up in his playpen--unattended, they watch movies I don't really approve of (or see the need for), she rather harsh on them at times, and then there's always the potty issue!
Anyway, something will happen soon, I'm sure. I don't want to start looking for a new job because this is a great job and all--but I really don't make enough to be supporting 2 kids, even living at my parents' house! It's insane this world we live in!

Okay, Breathe...

Can I breathe now? Sigh...so, let's see. I was so upset the other day--a week and a half or so--because I found out that my friend was not coming home for leave when she thought she would be. It was kinda crummy because she's Mikey's godmother and I wanted her to be a part of the Dedication.
I had heard from her mom that things didn't work out how we thought...I emailed her to tell her how sad I was to hear and she emailed me back and said she just found out the other day that the leave was a go...but not to tell her ma because she didn't want to stress her out more.
So we quick got the Dedication approved for the service. I felt bad because it was Laity Sunday and the pastor wasn't preaching or anything. He was cool with it though...at least he still got to enjoy a service where he didn't have to preach.
Before the service though, I got to see Jes the Thursday night before. She was going to come around 9:30-ish and we were going to go to a diner to catch up...she didn't get there until around 10:30-ish. It was all good though. My mom kept saying that I was going to be tired the next day, blah blah blah...but I figured it was worth the sacrifice of sleep to see a good friend that I probably wouldn't see for another year.
We were at the diner until about 2:00--AM! It was such good fun though! It made me kinda sad though because I knew it would probably be the only time I saw her--besides the Dedication--before she left again.
Oh, speaking of...Eastern's Homecoming was the Saturday before...that made me sad too. Not to go, but to leave. I saw sooo many people that I hadn't seen in about 10 years. Some I had talked to through email and such, others I had just recently found through Facebook or MySpace, others it had just been that long.
And not that I recollect the events, I now can understand why I was feeling so sad after Homecoming...so many people that I hadn't seen for so long, see one afternoon and then leave again; see my friend that I hadn't seen for a year and then see one night and not again for another year at least, and then be back to my own solitaire life. (All my friends are either in Pennsylvania or scattered about the States.)
Then on top of that, I was really feeling pressured about not doing anything like I was in college. When I went to college, I was involved with a group on campus--Y.A.C.H.T Club. It stands for youth against complacency and homelessness today. We would get together on Saturdays, give up our lunch, bag them and take them into the city and distribute to the homeless. That was our main "activity". I hadn't done anything like that since college--and that, like I said, was ten years ago. Man I feel old when I say that.
I actually emailed the guy that was in charge of the group--I ran into him at Homecoming too--and he emailed back some suggestions. He said that he and his wife ran into a similar situation when they had their first son--and now they have two. Kids can be a setback when it comes to that (not that that's a bad thing).
Okay, so the Dedication, to switch gears again, went well. It was a really nice service. I wish I could have told more people about it to join in the event, but with it being so quick--we didn't have it finalized until about Thursday afternoon. It was good to have Jes and he ma there though. And they were able to stick around for the coffee and treats afterwards too. I miss them so much!
Hopefully next time (it seems you get coming attractions anymore), I'll try to remember to tell about my weekend mishaps--involving men, my first demo, and my Catholic experience. (No disrespect meant for anyone that reads this and is Catholic.)
Take care all...

New Venture

So I'm going to start something new...I'm becoming an author. It's just in the works--of my head--but my mom has been my inspiration for titles...either book or chapter, not sure yet.
One is Vaguely, and the other is Would You Stop Dropping Your Hair In My Car?!
I will go into detail about them later, but keep your eyes out around 2025 in a bookstore near you. :)

Calm Before the Storm

So these past couple days I've been a little out of whack...long story that I'm not going into. Anyway, I finally started feeling normal and then--WHAM!--it goes again.
I was feeling good, despite the fact that I had to walk home...I'd much rather ride my bike. But, with two "flat" tires, that makes it a little difficult: doable, but difficult.
So I go over to the church to make my lunch--the microwave, freezer, etc is not in the Church house, where my office is--and it was drizzling. No biggie, right? Anyway, I come out to go back to my office with my lunch and it's raining harder. By the time I was finished working, not even a half hour later, it was RAINING!
(Sidenote, I almost had a heart attack--for whatever reason, all my text disappeared off my screen...thank you autosave!)
So I walk home looking like some hoodlum--hoodie sweatshirt with the hood up (and head down to avoid rain in the face), jeans, shoulder bag (for school)...yeah, it was great!
So I get home and got into my pjs until my clothes dried. I checked the phone for whatever reason, no one ever calls me--sometimes on my cell, but whatever--and I saw that Josh had called (Eli's dad). He never calls, so I went to check the answering machine. I thought maybe he finally got some courtesy and called to say he would be late--this is his weekend with Eli, he gets every other because of his work schedule. Oh no, he didn't--but he was nice enough to tell me, last minute, that he's sorry to call so late, but he can't make it to get Elijah this weekend. So now that he's bugged me all week and even told me that he loves going to his daddy's house, I get to tell him that Daddy's not coming. Joy of joys!
So now, I have to figure something out for this demo I'm doing; I have to either find someone to watch him, or bring him--that just screams disaster! I would love to just call him up and bitch him out--sorry--about how irresponsible he is, and how he has to explain to Elijah why he can't make it. Don't put that on my plate! See what he has that's so important that he can't spend time with his son, when he told me earlier that Eli can't come home for Church on Sunday because that's his time with him...
I really need to get in touch with a lawyer. By law, he's actually supposed to be getting him two and a half days during each week, not two and a half days every other weekend. So really, he should be going back to the mediator and figure out some visitation schedule he wants to stick to...because this is just getting ridiculous!
Okay, I have to remember to breathe now. Hopefully I'll be able to catch a few minutes this weekend and update on the things from the last post I promised and also, now, an update on my weekend.
Have I said before how much I can't stand men!!!

Ridiculous Migraine

This is basically just an "I'm still alive" post. I didn't even realize that it had been so long since the last post--and that was just pics! LOL
Anyway, yes I am still alive. I have to get some more pics uploaded.
Speaking of pics...no kids this time, sorry. :( If someone else was home with me, I would have had them take a pic so you could get the full feeling of what I'm about to tell you. It's so sad...I gave myself a migraine playing with dolls. Yes, you read correctly, no one was home and I was playing with dolls.
Okay, here's the background. I've become a Discovery Toys rep. Visit their homepage. I'm not linked to the page, so if you do, surprisingly, want to purchase something, let me know directly so I can get credit for that.
So here it is...the aforementioned dolls...

Let me explain. I'm having a demonstration this weekend. It's my grand opening, so to say. I got signed under another woman from the street fair our town had. She's been really awesome! She's loaning me her toys as well for the demo. Elijah and I were playing with them this morning and I went to put them away this afternoon--it was a really bad morning! Anyway, she still had the plastic containers they came in...I was trying to get them to fit properly. Through doing this, I thought some were missing. So I literally spent about a half hour dis/re/assembling these STUPID pieces! (Yes Eli, I know I shouldn't say stupid.) :)
Their hair comes in two pieces-front and back; their body is a piece, their legs are a piece, their skirts are a piece, their handbags are a piece...their HEADS are a piece! It's just madness!
All in all though, it's really cute. We had fun playing with them, it was just putting them back in their packaging that was crazy, though they come with a plastic carry case. I was just putting them back since they are not mine to make that decision.
Okay, so now my migraine has gone away...yay!
Next time I post, I will highlight Eastern's Homecoming and Jes' visit/Mikey's dedication.
Much love! = >

Farm Pics

You get a pic of my in there because that's the only good pic that's ever been taken of me. LOL
I have no idea why this is underlined either...that kinda sucks! Anyway, pics from the Pumpkin Farm--yes the boys have matching jackets. I'll have more to post of the boys together later. They were taken last night and this morning. Anyway, that first one is of Elijah and one of his best friends. LOL.
*SMILE*

Tastefully Simple

I know, I know...it's been FOREVER since I last posted. Shame on me. So much has happened I don't know where to start--honestly, I don't even know what the last thing I posted was.
Tonight I went to a Tastefully Simple party...it should be called Sinfully Tasty--or something to that effect. Anyway, OMG, it was delicious! It was a nice night out too. It was martini night theme. I had 2 martinis, one blueberry and one banana. Can I tell you that I can't even tell you the last time I had a drink--with being pregnant and all, and now back at my parents' house--they can be quite the sticklers. It was even awkward for me to drink in front of my mom at the party.
Anyway, I also signed up to be a Discovery Toys representative. If anyone--like anyone besides Vickie reads this LOL--is interested in a party, let me know. I'm actually having my first one in two Saturdays and I learned today that you can have online parties. Ooh!
I went to the farm today with the boys on their class trip. Apple picking, pumpkin picking and hayride. It was so much fun! Mikey, obviously, is too young to enjoy anything, but Eli had a blast! It took him at least 15 minutes to pick just the right pumpkin. A friend from church--who went with her daughter, same daycare/school--took pics though and said she'd email them to me! YAY!
Anyway, it's getting late and I should be going. Hopefully I'll be a little more regular with posting. I've just been so bogged down with work and school that by the time I get some time to myself I don't have the energy to run the mouse, let alone type.
I will definitely have to update because I didn't realize, now that I think about it, that it's been close to the beginning of school since my last post.
Oh yeah, Michael, for whatever reason, is in the hospital...again! (He's been in the hospital more times than I have in my whole life--and I've only known him for about 2 1/2 years now. Always something new.) I'll update more about that too. MAybe I'm being too cynical, apathetic, fill in the _______________.

SORRY!
*SMILE*