To say a lot has happened in the past 9-10 months would be a gross understatement of everything. I've been busy trying to make myself faint from exhaustion because that's obviously how I roll. I can't remember the last time I slept more than 6 hours straight. Pfft...sleep is for the weak, right? *Sigh* I want to be weak :/
So, for all of the things that have happened:
One, my blanket business has EXPLODED. I can consistently get 3-4 sales a day. Have I been able to keep up? Sort of. I asked my sister to help me cut out the material for the week in return for homemade food and lots of extra kisses from her niece and nephew. It has been working out well for the past 4 months! I can only work on the blankets after the kids go to bed and this time change thing has really been screwing with me. The kiddos used to go to bed around 8 and now it's past 9 pm by the time I've finished giving them baths, pajamas, and story-time. I go to bed around midnight (if I'm lucky), so I only have three hours to finish everything. The majority of the time I leave the top-stitching for my lunch hour the next day and ship everything after I get off work. It gets a bit hectic and overwhelming, so about every other month, I have to put the shop on vacation in order to catch up. I'm probably going crazy, but the money has been awesome and clearly beneficial in keeping our heads above water. I will have to take some time off this summer because of the next wonderful little thing that surprised us!
Two, I found out I was pregnant back in October with our third child. Grace will be born June 92th via C-section (unless I go into labor early - probably not going to happen). Less than two months left and she'll be here! The kiddos are very excited to meet her, although my youngest right now really wants to feed her through my belly button. Do you know how long it takes to wash out blueberries from your belly button? Let me tell ya...
Three, we fell off the dumb tree and on the way down adopted a puppy Easter weekend (not for Easter, obviously). She's about 5 months old and is a fantastic little dog! We call her Lucy and I hope to have her fully house-trained by the time Miss Grace comes along. The shelter from where we adopted her said she is part Border Collie/ part terrier, but I think she only has the coloring of a border collie. Her head, legs, and everything else look like a pit bull (and no, I don't believe the hype surrounding the pit bull mentality). Gorgeous black and white silky coat. She likes purple and zebra (at least, that's what my daughter says lol). She has her puppy moments where she nips and gets overly excited, but for the most part she loves playing with the kids and her favorite spot to sleep is right next to my daughter. Incredibly sweet! She is a quiet dog so we're having trouble getting her to let us know when she has to go outside. My husband wants to put a doorbell by the back door for her, but I'm thinking that might be a little inconvenient when the babes are sleeping for their naps. We'll figure something out; my aunt suggested a small dinner bell for her to learn to ring when she wants to go out. If only I could remember to buy one!
Four, we've had a few water issues with our house. Oi. This is something that makes my stomach turn. We thought our foundation had shifted during the drought last summer, but after taking down the dry wall to repair it we saw about 5 cracks in our foundation. Basically, our foundation is in 5 separate pieces. It's going to cost us an arm and a leg (and me possibly selling Grace) in order to fix it. They're scheduled to come out June 18th, so we'll have 11 days to get the basement completely fixed before Grace comes along. Fantastic. Plenty of time, right? Luckily, it's all tax deductible because the entire basement is my sewing studio.
Continuing with our great fortune with water (read with dripping sarcasm), we found out that the jack ass that re-did the deck before we moved in did not put flashing between the deck and the house. A few nights ago, my husband heard some dripping water in our laundry room and came downstairs to check it out. Cue the waterfall! After tearing out the drywall in the laundry room, we saw that water had slowly been trickling in over the years and rotting away the studs and everything else behind the wall. So, a week before my son's birthday party, my husband tore down the deck and re-did it. Correctly. He finished a half of an hour before the party started. It looks beyond fantastic. I'm very very proud of my husband (and of my good fortune with marrying a handy man).
Those are probably the biggest things that have happened so far. I'm actually looking forward to having 8 weeks off when Grace is born. Even though we'll have three kids (*GULP*), I'm hoping my blanket money will keep us out of hot water until I get my full salary back after maternity leave.
So, what huge (or small) things have happened to you?
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