I'm a centerfold!!!

That magazine that I've been talking about for months finally hit the newstands today! They didn't make me look as foolish as the last time I made it into the press, but it really wasn't what I was expecting. I'm still very excited about it though.

My picture is real big and the article is about myself and a couple of other sellers. I'm not really sure why they don't have pictures of the others. It is almost kinda silly that they have such a big picture of me. They don't even mention my name in the article until about half-way through the next page. Oh, well.

Oh, and just in case you are wondering where I got that really cool retro playsuit....www.addictedtorockabilly.com

busy busy busy

I've been so busy and so behind on my work that I haven't had any time to post anything. I can also blame my stupid laptop too. I have the desktop set up in "the cave" (aka, the converted garage with no AC) and because it isn't childproof, I can only work in there when Lily is asleep. So, most of the day I am trying to balance taking care of Lily and working on the stupid laptop. Well, the reason I keep calling it stupid, is because it is so slow and turns itself off for no reason. It is so slow that I will click something then get up and walk away to go do something else and come back two or three minutes later and the page is still loading! So, needless to say, I don't get much web-work done.

Somehow or another I have managed to get alot done even with the limitations. In the last two weeks I've inventoried, pictured, described and posted over three grand worth of products on both my websites and ebay. And listed, pictured and managed 17 auctions for a friend (in exchange for him to install an AC in the cave!) and earned him over $800 from a shoebox full of junk that he got from a past remodelling job. And pictured, listed and managed over 2 dozen red hat auctions!

Last week I felt like I would never catch up, but now that I have finally done it, it feels great! I'm about to get swamped all over again though because Monday we are going to do a photo shoot which means I'll have a ton of photo-editing and re-posting do do afterward. And then Daddy comes in town next weekend so I won't get much done then either.

And, Lily has been so much fun to play with lately that I just want to spend all my time playing games with her. She even gives me hugs without me having to ask for them. She just wanders over and wraps her arms around me and squeezes!

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I wrote this days ago but never posted it, now I'm behind in my work again! ughh. Two really great things to post though. 1. Finally got a babysitter! She worked out great and Ross and I got to go out together last night for the first time in forever. 2. Got an AC in the cave! Mark installed it today and I am sitting here in my studio sweat-free! Yay!

Melbourne

Week before last Lily and I took a day off and drove up to Melbourne and spent the night with my cousin and her family. My aunt took us out to eat at Outback and I discovered that I really need to plan better for Lily when taking her to a restaurant. She refused to eat anything and thought it was so funny throwing things on the floor.


She took her very first bubble bath and didn't like it. She finally started to have a good time once she realized that there were toys in there.

Lily really enjoyed playing with her cousin Allison.



Lily and Allison really enjoyed one another's company. Allison really loves Lily and Lily watches every move that Allison makes.

New Arrivials

Right now I am very inventory heavy for BOTH websites. The bills are starting to roll in and the summer is SOOOO SLLLLLOOOOOOWWWWW for retail. I'm going to have to start doing some creative financing soon.

But, having those boxes arriving every day sure is exciting! Just look at Lily! How excited can you get?

Lily loves to tease Zelda with the ball. She picks up the ball and holds it over her head and walks away as fast as she can. Do you see the intense look on Zelda's face?

Oh yes, we are very into hats right now. This morning I dug out my tiara and she wore it around all day. Didn't get a picture though.

$14.99 for a new mouse and I'm back in Business!

If anyone who reads this knows anyone who is a Red Hat Lady, tell them that they simply MUST go to this website right away!

www.clickforcostumes.com/redhats

This is a short-cut to all the charity auctions that I've got up this week for my aunts. 80% goes to the Susan G. Komen foundation, the other 20% goes to ebay fees, paypal fees and my ziploc bags, boxes, paper and ink.

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I finally got a couple of minutes to finish up the huge project, and what do you know.....THE MOUSE BROKE! So now, all my pics and everything that I need it saved on the hard drive and I CAN'T GET TO IT! I can get on the internet with the stupid labtop, but it does me no good because everything I need is on the hard drive of the desktop!
errrrrrrr

Finding a babysitter?

Anyone out there have any clue as to how I can find a babysitter? I miss Ross so much. I know, yes, I see him everyday but I have not done anything social with him in months and months. I can't even remember the last time we went out together! Saturday night we are both wanting to go out and we have come up with a ridiculous plan for me to go out for the first half of the night and then come home early so he can go out for the second half of the night. SAD.

Hugs

I've been trying to teach Lily to give hugs for so long and she is so sweet now that she does it. She will give me full hugs with both arms tight around my neck. I LOVE IT! She will give her babies hugs too. This is really sweet too because she puts her face up to theirs and rocks back and forth with them and says awwww. The first picture is Lily hugging George while she has her morning bottle.

But then, it isn't so cute anymore when I can't put her down because she wants to be held all the time. This second picture is Lily trying to climb up my legs because I had put her down for 2 whole minutes!

Red Hat Ladies

My aunts used to be Red Hat ladies but have decided to quit participating after losing Aunt Kathey. Since they had a ton of Red Hat garb they decided to make good with it and let me sell it all for charity.

I love the whole concept of the red hats. It seems like so much fun. It is a shame that all my girlfriends are all too busy to do any kind of regular get together or clubs or anything fun like that. I guess I'll have to wait until I'm 50 so I can be a red hat.

Anyway, Lily is having so much fun helping me take pictures of all the red hat stuff. It just seemed to be perfect timing that she is into hats right now. I think I'm going to have to post this pic on the auction, she is so cute that people will just feel compelled to bid.

Mini Me

I'm going to have to get her a keyboard or something that looks like a computer to play with if I ever want to get any work done. She will sit here and "type" for as long as I will let her. It is really funny on the desktop because ever few seconds she takes a break from banging on the keyboard and moves the mouse around.

Richard

This week Richard and his girlfriend Emily are in town visiting. It has been really cool having them here. And, that now he is 21 he can finally go to all the places that I like to go. Of course, now I'm old and go to bed early, so they've been on their own a bunch.

I've only taken a few pics so far and really haven't gotten any really good ones. That one is Richard giving himself a mohawk I'm going to have to get Emily to send me her pictures.