this just in....

I had a few minutes and wanted to get a quick update out. (well, I actually don't have a minute, but I will make some time for you)
Layla started kindergarten this Wednesday, she has the morning class, so we had to wake up early. She has went for 2 days so far and loves it. Today she told me that all of the other kids were acting up and she was the only kid that was being good. Hmmmm, good day to not be a kindergarten teacher (wait, that's every day for me).
My mom, sister and aunts are in England, wait, let me check the itinerary just to be sure (please enjoy the light jazz playing while I find it) ok-um, looks like today they are leaving London for Paris on some high speed train-very euro-chic! Hope they enjoy a crepe (or 10) for me! I wish I had the energy to be jealous, but being me is pretty exhausting right now, and honestly, Paris probably can't handle me, so let's just say that I'm fine right here for the moment. (Now if you have any tickets to Mexico handy-please, by all means, give me a call) Me thinks that the aunts must be getting close to a free trip with all of the travelling of late, and I am going to demand a visit soon, so they can come take care of me, um, I mean come see the girls and check out the new place.
I made a new recipe of laundry soap this weekend, it smells great and seems to be working really well, it is a thick powder (with chunks that I couldn't seem to break up) and has been making the clothes smell yummy and clean and soft. I am probably the most impressed with this recipe and the dishwasher soap recipe. The fabric softener works ok, but Alan's new pants are a little clingy (think tired 2 year old wrapped around your leg and you are starting to get the picture), so he had to buy an emergency can of that toxic anti-cling spray one day when they started sparking while he was walking the halls at his new job. I told him he can keep it on hand for emergencies and use it when he is outside in a breeze if he holds his breath when he sprays it. (seriously I think I got an unintentional buzz one time from using that stuff, which might be handy if you are 12, but now that I can afford beer, not so much)
My shop has been going well, I have been making a couple of sales a week, so that is exciting. I just got some beeswax and am looking forward to making all sorts of cool stuff out of it. I am planning to do some local fairs and bizarres this November and hopefully that will help me out quite a bit. I am getting ready to revamp my etsy shop and get some business cards printed out, and a business license and everything, so that's fun and a little scary. Alan is awesome and supportive, the girls think it's fun, I'm tired. Being self employed is great and hard, you get to be your own boss, but your boss is cranky and demanding. If I ever have a minute to sit down I think I should go grab some wool, or a needle and thread. I need to stock up on my inventory for the holidays, I can't sell it, if I don't have it out, so I am trying to get tons of things made and packaged by the end of October. Let me know if you are interested in anything for the holidays so I can make it special or set it aside for you. The tea lights, votives and pillars are really beautiful.
I saved the biggest news for last. Tonight the girls are having a sleep over with a friend and we are getting out!!! This is amazing since my babysitter is in another country, but it is really happening. Alan and I are going to a concert and then staying overnight at a cool (haunted) hotel-eep! I can't wait, this is our anniversary present to ourselves and we are really looking forward to it. We will only be kid-less for about 19 hours, but that is time that we rarely get, so every minute counts. I have 807 things to do, and about 6 seconds to finish them up, so I better run. I will try to post again soon, but it's hard to find a minute, and since I only have 3 readers, and we talk twice a day as it is, the blog may suffer-haha.
Have a fantastic weekend-I plan to!