Life updates

Hi All,

It has been a very long time since my last post. It's been pretty busy in this house the last few months. For the most part I've been very sick due to pregnancy. Because I've been so sick (all day, not just the morning) I haven't had the energy to make crafts and activities for poor Babycake. Thank goodness the hubs is a pretty amazing guy and makes up for my lack of play during the day when he gets home. In the last month or so I have been feeling much better and Babycake and I have finally been able to socialize again and play.

Also in November my aunt and I launched our new business Past Unique. It's pretty awesome. My aunt Laura is a genealogist and already has her own genealogy business. She loves being able to give people the story of their heritage, but really wanted them to be able to celebrate their family in a way that was more than a report that would be read and then put on a shelf somewhere. So we created Past Unique- her vision of a kind of tangible genealogy.

Since we launched right before Christmas we've been pretty busy. I absolutely love the products we make. We're also just now starting to have Create & Take Parties- think wine and canvas at your own home. Great right?!?!?!

So with the pregnancy and starting a business we've been super busy here and have been attempting to maintain a kind of routine. In the last week or so I've felt like we've finally hit our stride, so of course this week we're adding a new twist. Hubby went out of town for work earlier this week and will be gone until the end of next. So here I am pregnant, working, and playing single parent for 11 days. We've had to do this before, where I stay home with Babycake for two weeks while the hubs is working out of town. During those weeks I've often praised single parents for their ability to work all day and care for their children in the evenings and weekends all while staying sane. Now I'm working 2-5 hrs a day, trying to keep Babycake entertained at the same time, all while waddling around with my huge baby belly. The house is a mess. I've been trying to clean a little a day, but I'm just so tired that it really hasn't been getting done... at least not well. Needless to say, even though it's only been 4 days, I'm ready for the hubs to return. Just having the extra hand in the evening to help with dinner, or to play with Babycake would be such a relief! I can't imagine what it will be like next year, when hubby will have to work out of town again and I'll be home with two kids! Maybe the kids and I will just head to grandma's for a couple weeks ;-)