Melisa's Life

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I took K in for his well check today and thought I'd write an update. The dr says he's doing great. I always get anxious when I make these appointments. I even started having NICU flashbacks that brought me to tears. I don't know why I do this, there is no reason for it. He is totally healthy and growing great. He is going through a do it myself phase and has started hitting a little bit and throwing things. I give him appropriate things to throw, have him give sister hugs multiple times a day because he hurt her. He tried to lift her up a few days ago and then was pushing her around while she was sitting on one of his toys. We have really been working with him because we don't want him to become a bully. He really is a sweet boy, it's not like he is just running around making everyone cry, he is just testing us I guess.
S is learning a ton. She knows how to write her name, mom, dad and kade and a few other small words. She can sound out pretty much anything and I can just tell her a letter now and she will write it. She loves school but complains that her friends don't listen. My kids love books and love to read which I think is awesome. Chris is a much better teacher than I am. He has taught her so much including all the planets. Right now they are reading about how mountains are made.
I am doing much better this week. I came down with a really bad case of strep last week. It was horrible. Luckily I got on meds quick and was able to host Thanksgiving dinner at our house. The business is going really well. My "black friday" sale went really well. I wish I had more time to stock my store. Most things I do are customs. I have made pretty much all our Christmas. I still have a few things to do and some things I would like to do if I have time. I have been trading with other really talented moms a lot. I have been able to get a lot of really cool things. I need to post some pics. They deserve some free advertising :) I have done quite a bit of Christmas shopping that way.
Chris has started vjing, which basically is where he takes clips of video, cuts parts out and layers them together. It's hard for me to explain, but it's really cool. He needs to make a video so I can post it. He had a gig last week at the dance club at the Gateway the night I was really sick. He said it went great. I wish I could have gone. Thank goodness for my mom. She took the kids to dinner so I could sleep. That's what we have been up to lately.

Lately there has been a lot of bad news in my family. It has been hard for me to deal with it. Things I never thought my family would have to deal with again are happening. I never wanted any of us to have to go through what my parents went through, but it's happening. My grandma is in surgery today for a cancerous lump. She is so stubborn. She wouldn't tell anyone what time her appointment was. I love you grandma. You'll be in my thoughts all day.

Last night I was tucking Kade in and he kept looking at me and saying "Go?", "Go?" I said, "yes, mommy has to go." He said "uh oh." Then I said, "do you want me to stay?" He said "uh huh" How do you say no to that? So I laid down on the floor next to his crib and right when he would start to close his eyes, they would fly open and he would look down to make sure I was still there.

I have been overwhelmed lately. Orders seem to come in waves, people needing their hair done comes in waves, why is that? It always seems to happen all at once. I don't want anyone to feel like you are burdening me to do your hair, I don't mind at all, I just wish things would even out. I got a huge list of orders done last week(I still have 2 more waiting for me) and I have 6 packages sitting next to me waiting to go in the mailbox. I decided to dedicate 2 days a week to shipping, it has made things a lot less complicated. I came up with a new way to organize all the orders that come in, which has helped a lot. I also have Chris's whole family coming to my house for Thanksgiving tomorrow. All of this and this morning I wake up to a horrible sore throat and I feel totally weak. This sucks, I can't get sick right now. My house is messy, but at least I don't have to worry about the business part of things. All I need to do is get my sorry butt off this chair and walk to the mailbox. I just needed to whine for a minute.

I'm having a Black Friday sale in my store. Here's a link. There will be free for shipping lottos, buy one get one free and discount codes good for this friday and saturday. I encourage you all to buy homemade this Christmas. There are a lot of talented work at home moms that need support. 90% of our Christmas this year will be homemade. Hyenacart.com and etsy.com are 2 great sites to find things homemade. Ok, I'm done.
I also am participating in a giveaway week on a work-at-home mom's blog. She will be giving away things all next week. Mine will be toward the end of the week. I'm giving away a diaper cover embroidered with Minnie Mouse. For more info, click here.

I found a woman who designs store sites for hyenacart, the site who hosts my store. We did a trade for a couple of outfits for her boys. I bought the royalties to some pics, told her what I had in mind and she sent me what she had so far. I totally love it! I couldn't have asked for better. It's like she could see what I had in my head. She says she's not quite done...I don't know what else needs to be done, but she's the pro. Anyway, here's a link.