Some major events have happened since I last posted. First off, my brother and SIL welcomed Sophia Isabella into the world on June 10th. She's was a whopping 8 lbs and 14 oz!! Doesn't she have the chubbiest cheeks for a newborn? What a sweetie pie!
I've been told she's a super sweet baby and the family (especially my twin nieces) are enjoying her immensely! Congrats to Jeriko and my SIL!! We can't wait to meet her!! Maybe in October?!? I'll try hard to push Jeriko into coming out to visit us! Not that I *really* want him to come, but if it means we get to see Sophia, the twins and my SIL, so be it.
Next big event....Angelina got her ears pierced!!! My little girl had been begging me for over a month to take her. But, each time I've told her we have to wait and go on a weekend when daddy can join us. He really likes to be part of these monumental moments in our kid's lives. So, she picked some nice red 14k studs, sat in the chair and waited patiently for her new earrings to be placed in her ears. To our disbelief, she didn't shed any tears! She didn't even flinch! Luckily, they had asked if we'd like to get her ears pierced at the same time...good idea! We took a bunch of photos, but I have no clue where D put the memory card with the photos. I'll post them soon when I get a hold of them.
So, D has finally flown from the nest. After over 5 years of working from home, he is commuting back and forth from downtown working from a client site. He hates the commute, but the work and pay is good, so it is well worth the effort. He is still on England time, which is 5 hours ahead (due to his recent trip back home to visit his family), but it is working out well for him. He needs to get up early to get ready for work, so he has been purposely trying to stay on this schedule. Great for him, absolutely horrible for "us". He goes to bed soon after the kids go to bed, so there is very little "us" time during the week. But, this contract is 7-9 weeks, so I'm just going to bear with it and know that in the end, this will help us dig out of the financial hole his last contract put us in.
Brad finally has his hearing test tomorrow after a 4 month waiting period. This is something that our doctor suggested we do before he goes for speech therapy (he is also on a 6 month waiting list for that!). We are almost certain there is nothing wrong with Brad's hearing. D has "tested" Brad's hearing numerous times, and everything seems good. Here is how D's simple test is done. Keep in mind that D is behind Brad when he asks this question.
D: Brad, do you want some candy?
B: *nodding his head yes vigorously*
D: See! His hearing is fine!
Good news is that Brad seems to be copying a lot of what we're saying to him in the last month or so. As suspected, the bugger is a slow starter or couldn't be bothered to try. LOL He is still having great difficulty with saying "s" sounds and doesn't even attempt words that start with "c" or "k". So, I am hoping that once speech therapy starts, he'll hopefully be speaking at the level he's suppose to be at, or he can get help with those sounds.
The bath and body business is doing *really* well. I feel blessed! Thanks to my wonderful sales lady (mom) and my online store, I am too busy.
My best friend Peppy just got married a few weekends ago..and while at the salon (of her choice) getting my hair and make up done, the salon owner asked what I did for a living. After telling her about my many businesses, she asked if I could meet to show her my jewellery pieces. So, an appointment was made, and she loves them! So, it looks like I will have some of my jewellery pieces at a salon. I was SO not trying to promote my business, but opportunity knocked when I least expected it, and now I'm kinda scared. Where the heck am I going to find the time to run all these businesses?!? So far, I've been managing by just dealing with orders as they come in. Even then, I was getting very little sleep! Oh well, I should just be thankful and try my best. No more complaining...for now.
I have also been taking a beginner's metal smithing course once a week in the evening. Our first project was a saw pierced ring. It turned out ok, and I'd love to be able to wear it proudly, but my mom declared it hers when she saw it. What am I suppose to say when she asks to keep it...and it was literally days before mother's day too. So, it sits happily on my mother's finger. LOL I was able to pry it off my mom's finger long enough to take a few pics of it.
Front view:
Side view:
The second project was to make something that required casting (using the lost wax method). So, being the rubber stamper that I am. I stamped an image of (what I think is) a lily and carved it out in wax. It took many hours of detailed work, but surprisingly was *very* similar to making dentures. So, it wasn't too difficult, but just very tedious since the wax is super hard, and much more grueling on your fingers then carving dentures out of soft wax.I will post a picture when I can get D to set up his DSLR for me.
Ok, Brad needs to go for a nap and I have to fold the mountains of laundry waiting for me.
