As I'm sure all of you can relate, life has been busy lately, and the start of the school year and the holidays only means that it will stay busy for quite some time to come. That's ok ... busy is good. It keeps me out of trouble (for the most part)!
Here's a quick snapshot of what we've been up to:
1) The kids started school, including Mr. Dexter who started kindergarten! So far, they are all really enjoying their teachers, and we are all settling back into the school routine. It's just me and Calvin at home, which is definitely different. It's very nice to have some one-on-one time with him.
2) Jay and I started a second Etsy store in July called Orange Dot Vintage. (As you can see, we have a theme going.) We figured we might as well take our love of garage-saleing and thrift store shopping, and see if we can put it to good use. We're having a fun time with it. We've had a few sales (and have sold some things on Ebay, too), so it's going well. You can see some of our items on the sidebar. ---> Below is one of my favorite items we currently have listed. Vintage hand embroidered owl? Oohhh baby!
3) A little backtrack ... before summer ended we took another trip to see Grandma in Monterey. We had a great time, of course, and the kids are still talking about sliding down her ice plant hill. We spent one afternoon in Monterey, eating junk food on the wharf, checking out the view, going to Dennis the Menace Park, and of course, going on a family bike ride.
4) My original Etsy store is doing well and keeping me very busy. I am trying to stock up for Christmas but I admit, I'm having a hard time keeping up at times. It's a good problem to have, though. Here's my latest (and one of my favorite) creations - a Supergirl costume, just in time for Halloween.
So, there you have it ... a small sampling of what we've been doing with our lives. What have *you* been up to?
3 comments:
i was in california this summer... WHAT IF WE WERE IN MONTEREY AT THE SAME TIME?!!!
i love your cute etsy shop! you're so talented! and your kids are as cute as ever...
and now i'm gonna check out what you've got in your vintage store...
LOVE the owl embroidery! Sah-weetness! Sooooo, when did your kids get so humongous?
@ Robin - if we were in Monterey at the same time, I'm sure we would have known ... there would have been a disturbance in the Force, or something. ;) Seriously, it's too bad we didn't get to see you guys!!
@ Brenda - I know! They are huge! But then again, so are yours. :) Remember when Bea was in your nursery class? It doesn't seem that long ago, and now she's tall enough to ride California Screamin'!
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