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Well its been an eventful week. I had all of my five trunk shows this past week for Chez Ami. It was not a total loss and I had an okay amount in sales, but only a few at each show and not a single one at my last one. Obviously not meant for me. I may come out even, I hope and probably will not be able to spend any to get my great discount! Now if only I can get the orders put in online that I do have, the system keeps kicking me off and not saving the work I have put in which is precious time right now! I am so frustrated with it! I am also spending the afternoon ironing and packing the over 100 items in my trunk to ship out to the next person which makes me nervous in itself. I am sad to say that I will just be glad when its all over with and everyone has their things safely! What was I thinking?

In the midst of these six shows this past week I ended up with Bronchittis to which my doctor said more than likely is pneumonia but we are not going to test for it now and hope that what he gave me works. So far things are going a little better but got a sinus infection on top of it so still not 100%. Thankfully, my parents came in Friday night and were able to be with the kids all day yesterday since I had two shows back to back. They gave me the luxury of taking a bath last night and sleeping this morning until 9! It was so nice and I feel so well rested! I had not slept the two previous nights due to anxeity about these shows as well as my medicine having the adverse effect on me. I should have known when it said may cause drowsiness on the side that it would not for me!!! Now I am just taking it during the day! Trent also got food poisoning at the same time which was bad for him and bad timing as well, thank goodness for my parents being here! He headed out with the girls for a tournament and seems to be doing better last I talked to him.

Well, lots of things piled up while I was under the weather and today there will be a lot of catching up. I just love laundry....... and to think I was totally caught up just two days ago! What a figment of my imagination it is to think I would ever be 'caught up' on laundry! There are so many little projects I had hoped to be finishing in the mornings after the kids are at school- what a joke! I am doing good just to get the house back in order after they have left and get cleaned up in time to go back up there for work! I guess the projects will have to wait for summer! I have a wall behind my armoire in my bedroom that still needs the stain to match the rest of the room, oh how that bothers me everytime I walk in there! I have O's dresser to paint and finish the hardware on it, and need to go through her clothes again so that she has all the right size in her drawers, then there is handywork that needs to be done. Some day.

I am SOOOO ready for spring! Actually, make that summer. I am ready for no school, lazy days by the pool, afternoon naps, and back to having my husband around. Its only been two weeks and I already miss him like crazy! I know I have said it a few times in this post already, but thankgoodness for my parents being here! Its so nice to visit with them but also to have some extra hands for this constant state of chaos! About every few seconds there is some type of an accident that leads to crying or fussing over who knows what.... they keep them busy and tend to one or the other and it just helps SO much! I actually drank two cups of coffee this morning as opposed to my usual half cup that I get in between interuptions or picking up. I wish we lived closer for so many reasons. My kids just eat them up! My mom is the best story teller EVER and their faces are just priceless during a story! The dynamics of their relationship, its just precious. They cling to them over me within minutes of them being here. Pretty neat for not getting to be with them real often. Well I am just going to milk this for all its worth and wish I could just keep them here!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for hanging on to all this babbling if you have made it this far. Sorry you had to witness my therapeutic blogging this time around......

P.S.- the look you probably noticed as some of Melody's work through Ashley. Our little blogging ring has benefited from her talent! She is just great and its neat to have see some of my personality on this page, I think she just nailed it. Also neat to make a new friend out of the deal! This blogging thing... so neat how it brings people into one another's lives and the encouragement and accountability it can as well. What a blessing.