Good almost afternoon.. lol I have been making all kinds of new stuff for my store opening. I have a ton of dry oil sprays in all kinds of wonderful fragrances... I just made up 5 different sugar scrubs.. my favorite being the warm vanilla sugar one.. well.. i also like the hazelnut coffee one alot too.. lol

I am hoping to get all my hats hung up today. I decided to go with plastic chain and colored clothespins to clip them to. It is going to look great i hope.. Not sure yet. But.. if I don't like it I can always change it. The important thing is to get things in there and up on display.. any display..

Paul is having Kevin come and finish the front side of my counter. It looks lind of rough right now.. But Kevin is the master.. He will make it look great like he always does.. He really is handy to have around.. Not to mention he is great eye candy..

I got struck with the end of summer allergies.. This is driving me nuts. But.. what can you do.. other than stay in bed all day.. I would love to do that, but then the world would end so we can't have that.. LOL

And here is another picture of my Asif..  Isn't he just grand.. LOL  I really miss him alot.  I wish my London trip would come faster so I can go and see him.  I am also looking forward to meeting his friend Arshad in person.  They are both very wonderful people. I spend alot of late nights chatting with Asif on the cam.  Better than nothing and it always makes my days better when I get to see him..  Anyway.. I am off.. gotta get some more stuff done today.. As my gramma used to say "daylight is burning in the swamp"..  Have a great day to all...

Here are a couple pictures from above the clouds.. Enjoy!!

I went to the races last night. It was a blast.. My friend Shawn races in the nascar late model division and he had a terrible night.. It really way awful.. He got bumped and flipped his car. There was a fire, but he got out okay. THANK GOD!!! It was so scary. I started crying.. Reminded me of when my other friend Dennis Pennel crashed his late model car many years ago. My heart went right to my toes... But.. the main goal is to make it out okay and he did.. so life is good..

My best (male)friend Andy did great too.. He won his heat. Finished second in the thunderstox feature. He also got second in the hornets feature.. His car is just so fast.. It was AWESOME!!!!

The girls got to do the penny search on the track. They had a great time grabbing up the lpennies trying to find the one with the hole in it.. Whoever found it won 300 dollars.. It was a good time for them.. It is so nice that the track offers things like that to the little fans..

I am off to get some candles made up. I am trying to get all my supplies used up so that I have a full store when I open. It is really fun. My new store adventure.. I am enjoying it a lot.. Have a great day to all... Big hugs..

I hope everyone is having a great summer.. I wanted to give an update on my new store.. I have rented a storefront in downtown Sparta, Wisconsin... It is a small shoppe... but it is definately perfect.. It is all painted.. I have some shelves in there now.. Still need more of those.. Will be looking at some today.. Hope they are what i am looking for. We have the counters and my desk in there now too.

I have started taking products there, but it looks so empty.. I need to get some plants and such in there so it is more filled looking.. And it really needs my touch. I love big plants, so i will go shopping for some of those this weekend.. I will be uploading before and after picks once i get further along in getting it set up how I want it.

I have a doctor appointment today at 2pm. I am hoping that everything is healing the way it is supposed to. I had some set backs. But.. as far as i can tell things are getting better much faster than i expected. I will keep you posted on that. Let me remind you all.. If you are a smoker and want a breast reduction... stop smoking first.. and do not start up again.. It really slows the healing process...

So.. I am becoming much closer to my Asif in London. He and I talk every night on yahoo messenger with our web cams. It is so nice to have something to look forward to each day.. He is sooooo sweet.. I cannot wait to get back there to see him. I feel like I have found the other half of my heart. The one that we all search for all our lives.. I just wish I had found him long ago. Something to be said for traveling to other countries.. LOL

Anyway.. I have been learning the Urdu language. It is very cool.. I am not making great progress, but it is a difficult language to learn. I will keep learning so that I can communicate with his family. Thankfully Asif speaks english very well..
Did i mention is voice is incredible.. lol It just melts me.. Anyway.. I have to get moving.. HAve a great day to all.. Hugs....Oh.. here is a picture of my janu. Isn't he just yummy!!!

Okay.. so here I am.. I had to share this picture of myself. Dang... I look much younger in this picture than I really am.. I took it on my webcam.. LOL

So.. I am feeling much better today. Did a bunch of light cleaning today. It felt great to do some of the stuff that has been getting overlooked. I have been spending part of my time learning Urdu. It is a very complicated language to learn, but I am catching on to some of it. BTW.. if anyone knows of some learning materials for this language, please please please let me know..

So.. Have any of you seen Tyler Perrys Madea goes to Jail? LOL if you.. you have got to see it.. It is so dang funny. I almost wet myself laughing.. I love all the Tyler Perry movies..

Well.. hate to leave, but I gotta get to the store before it closes.. Hugs to all

ahhh.. i am a bad bad blogger... no updates since the 9th.. i have an excuse though.. LOL

On July 14th I had surgery.. Yes.. I know.. sick then trip to London and now surgery.. but it was a good surgery.. LOL If any surgery can be called good.. LOL

I had a breast reduction. I went from a 38DD to a 36C and I am LOVING it..

Seriously.. it was the best thing I could have ever done. I am not very far into the healing process, but I am up and about and doing very well. No pain anymore which is good.. I must say.. Props to Dr.Benacci What an incredible surgeon.. He did a PERFECT job and I am proud to say that I no longer have eye poppers.. LOL I have very nice breasts now that are where they should be.. I will spare you further details.. Just know that I have no regrets and would recommend it to anyone who really needs it.

I am off to bed. I am still pretty slow going and get tired if I am up to long.. But.. a few more days and look out.. I will be back!

WOW!! It has been forever since I last posted. I hope that you all will forgive me. I was really sick for a while and then went on vacation. I am finally back on our time and my normal schedule. Anyway.. Here are some pictures of the fantastic peole that I met while in London. I had a FANTASTIC time and wish I could have stayed longer. I did miss the kids terribly, but wouldn't have minded a few more days. 5 star hotel and all expenses paid made for a DREAM vacation...
Saga and Me. She was the cutest little thing ever. Always smiling and cheerful. Just loved her to death.. She is from Iceland. Such a good hearted girl.
And who can resist a picture with a Harry Potter Phone booth.. LOL
OMG I am totally moving to Columbia. This is Herley and Me. I definately could have brought him back with me. YUMMY!!!
Very funny Cindy.. Yes, the sign does say NoSmoking.. But it really says no smoking in the premise.. LOL Nothing about smoking by the building.. LOL
No... I wasn't being arrested. Just had to have a picture of the police. They were so cool. Ignore the fat soaked lady in the middle.. LOL
My my... Isn't he cute.. This is Asif. I met him in a store and wanted to take him with me.. LOL
Me trying to suck down a Rum Remedy.. Wasn't great, but what the hell.. It was free.. LOL
My very first meal in London. Can't remember the name of it but it was soooo yummy. And yes.. That red stuff is a Berry Margarita that was to die for..
Me, Andre and Cindy. Andre made sure we were always happy. He was sooo sweet and not to mention his pockets were FANTASTIC!!
Me, Jaro and Cindy.. IF I had ever wanted to be a man... this would be the reason.. Jaro is just the best damn darling you can imagine. Always fun and never ever took a rest..
Cindy, Michael and Me. Michael is the best damn doorman there ever was. He works at the Intercontinential Park Lane Hotel in London. Such a sweetie.. Hey Michael.. Watch out for the rats.. LOL
Cindy, Klara, and Me.. Klara was one of the fastest servers on the planet and always had a smile for everyone.

I have received the best random acts of kindness in the last couple weeks. I have been horribly late in posting about them, but I absolutely love them.

Minde of TwoSouls Earth Threads has gifted me with the most beautiful felted purse ever. It is soooo perfect for me. I have it filled and being used as I type. I cannot thank her enough. It is the absolute best. Super thick and has a perfect pocket inside so I do not lose my damn phone all the time.. LOLMy second package is so awesome... I received a hemp key ring, 2 hemp bracelets and a hemp necklace from Iris who is a member of HippieSews yahoo group. She is so fantastic. I also received in that same package the cutest little pal for my office desk. It was made by Kimmy and it is my all time favorite.. Thank you both.. It was very kind of you and I am loving every piece.

Time for more pictures. LOL I have been uploading a bunch of items to my store. I want to get as much listed as possible within the next week. I just have so many things made and haven't had the time to list them, so keep watch all week. You are bound to find something you just gotta have.. lol

I am hoping to get some time to make soap yet this week. I got a bunch of new oils and fragrances, so this is going to be fun putting new soaps together. I got some nice bold colors to add, but I am not sure how much of it I will actually use. I like my soaps to be a bit more natural in color.. LOL

Anyhow.. Dog is back on the tube, so I gotta go watch Young Blood in action. That man is just to freaking hot for words. He really needs to marry me.. LOL

Have you ever had a day where you just wondered what made you get up in the morning? Well... This is one of those days.

My day started by having to order fuel oil. It just dawned on me this morning that I should probably check it.. Good thing.. less than 3 gallons left...Yep.. so stinking busy that I forgot to keep tabs on it. Thankfully my fuel man is also on of my best friends.. LOL Called him with an s.o.s. and he was right there filling the tank. Cost me $487.00 to fill the sucker up.. So there went breakfast at McDonalds.. LOL

I get to work only to discover that the front door to the office is hanging wide open. WTF!! So.. I go in to investigate and appears that the door perhaps was not shut tightly and nobody noticed. The wind probably blew it open and hence the office was FREEZING!!! So.. That tells me it was open for quite a while.. Mental note to remember to put a note on the door to Shut it tightly".

So.. now we get a call from the State Patrol informing me that the semi we towed in last night is under lock down. That means... because the driver was drunk, they took his license and the company has no idea.. So.. we have to call the company to let them know we have their unit. GREAT!! They are so pleased (insert sarcasm), and let mek now that I was not allowed to give the unit back to the drunk guy.. Okay.. HELLO!! Dude has no license anymore..

Get all that settled and the phone rings.. Yep.. another drunk driver bites the dust.. We have to go get a car this time. Tanked into a guard rail and wedged it.. So.. now that we are all busy.. I decide to run home to get some motrin because I am feeling a migraine coming on... While I am there I switched the laundry from teh washer to the dryer.. I had washed a load before I went to work..

Did I mention that I am wondering why I got out of bed this morning.... Wait for it.. It gets better....

My neighbor calls me.. Can he go into my house? He thinks my house is on fire. Sees smoke coming out from a basement window. Smells really sweet.. WTF!! Yes... idiot.. Investigate and call the fire department.... Freaking idiot!!! I race home only to find my dryer is on and there is steam coming out of my DRYER VENT!!!! Smells sweet because I used Orange Essential oil!!!! ARE you kidding me... You cannot tell the difference between a dryer and a fire?!?!?!?!?!?!

Needless to say my day just kept getting better.. I picked the kids up from school, came home and went to bed because my head hurt like crazy and the light about killed me.... Woke up to find that my ex sister in law's longtime boyfriend is in the hospital and not expected to live. My older 2 daughters are howling in pain as the realization that they are losing their uncle is setting in and my head is about to EXPLODE!!!

Surely this day is just a bad dream. It just cannot be real... I want a re-do!!! I Wanna go back to bed and get up on the other side..

Ahhhhh... I feel much better now that I got all that out.. Cross your fingers that tomorrow starts out better. If anything goes wrong within the first 10 minutes I am going back to bed and not getting out until the sun goes down.... LOL

I just completed another pair of wool shorties. These ones are just to adorable. I used 100% merino wool that has been dyed with koolaid. I used a scrap with some lime green in it for trim and it is amazingly cute. I listed them on Etsy in my store if you are interested. They are a meduim size.

This is what we woke up to yesterday. More freaking snow. ARG!!! I really do love snow.. but.. sheesh.. I am tired of shoveling.. I am tired of being cold.. And I am tired of having ice and gunk packed up under my van. It is driving me nuts.
The following picture is a lesson learned.. LOL We are learning that it is not fun to color on the furniture. Since this was her 3rd time doing it, I figured she could clean it. At 7 years old, one would think that she would learn from her mistakes and make new ones.. NO way... Not Katie.. LOL She keeps doing the same things over and over. It takes about 10 times before she gets the picture. So.. isn't she cute.. LOL

Now.. All that said.. I completed these newborn shorties last night. They are made with handdyed with koolaid merino wool. They are so freaking cute. I just listed them in my etsy store.I started this pair this morning and finally finished them around 2 this afternoon. I think they turned out perfect. I had alot more of the yarn than I thought, so I have some leftover for trim on another pair.. YAY!! This pair is a bit bigger. A size small.. Now this is a picture of the newborn on top of the smalls to show you the size difference. Aren't they super cute.. LOL

Oh yeah.. i forgot about these.. LOL I made some Victorian Rose Garden bath bombs a few days ago. They are completely dry and really stong.. Love love love them. These ones weight 4.7 ounces combined. I dropped the third one.. LOL damn dog grabbed it and ate the sucker. Sure hope he doesn't get sick from it. Course this is the same dog that ate 3 bars of soap last month. LOL!! Amazing he didn't get super sick from that.

I have some Vanilla ones coming up as well as some Poison (type) ones. Those ones are in tablet form. Much easier and I can pack them tighter.. LOL

Okay.. so here is the scoop.. I have this supplier that I have been using for over 10 years. Until recently they have been a super company to deal with. Always prompt. Never backordred. And always perfect transactions.

Recently... I have had nothing but problems with them. Large trouble (delivering all my wax, butters and oils in my unheated garage in sub zero temperatures) to back ordered items.. And now.. I ordered 2 ounce spray bottles with sprayers.. 1000 of them to be exact.. What did I get?? Well... I did not get myk 2 ounce bottles.. I got 1 ounce bottles. Sigh... I had to call them again. I am sooo upset over this. If I had wanted 1 ounce bottles, I would have ordered them..

They have agreed to refund partial shipping and the difference in the bottle price. Unfortunately.. my 2 ounce bottles are backordered and will not be here until May.. So.. I am going to try to find a new supplier.. Wish me luck..

I made up some of my Wild Jasmine Room spray that doubles as a dry body spray. It is soo awesome. I keep a bigger bottle in my car and I love it. Very stong floral fragrance. But I like strong scents, so this one works for me.. The bottles are kind of cute.. LOL

These are so yummy.. Spiced Pear (type) dry oil perfume sprays. These double as a room spray. I also found these really cute mini spray bottles that I love. I am thinking of offering refills on these. Not sure yet. I am not sure if they would really be cost effective, but I do know that I refill mine. I think that you could clean out the bottle and fill it with other sprays to take along with you. But.. I listed these in my Etsy store if you wanna check them out. If you want a different scent, just drop me a line. I can make it up for you in no time..

UPDATE>> A gal who reads my blog saw these and bought me out. She is putting them in her shop. VERY COOL!! Thanks Debbie..

As soon as I can find more of it, I will order and make more to share..

i made up some perfume oils last night. They smell sooo yummy. I made a vanilla lace one that is just heavenly. I love vanilla everything. I am going to do some patchouli vanilla tonight. I am hoping to get my essential oils in on Monday. That would be great because I have Tuesday off so I can make up some of my essential oils. I love working with essential oils alot, so this is going to be a real treat.. LOL... Anyway. If you are interested in a perfume oil, just give me a shout. I have all kinds of fragrances and have access to just about anything.

I finally got these listed on Etsy. I have had them done forever, but never got around to taking pictures. I have about 50 more hats to list.. LOL I will be doing that this week hopefully..

I was a busy fool last night trying to catch up on orders. I made a ton of White Tea and Ginger Body Butter. I have an order for 40 8 ounce jars and 20 4 ounce jars of Amber Musk, White Tea and Ginger and Vanilla Lace.. I have the Amber Musk and the Green Tea and Ginger done already. THANK GOD!! All I have left for today is the Vanilla Lace. I listed all the extras on Etsy last night, so if anyone wants some, just click on my store. It is really yummy.

I already have the Nag Champa finished. The Patchouli is done and all the extras are up as well. The sandalwood is dreamy. The http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19329040 is a must for anyone who likes patchouli. If you like fruity, my pearberry apple is devine...

I have some 2, 4, and 8 ounce jars left of most. I also got some foil sample packets to fill with small bits of left overs. i thought it would be nice to send some samples along with orders as a promo.. Kind of a pain to fill, but they are cool once done. You know those sample packets that you have to rip the top to get the sample shampoos out. That is what these are.. LOL

Just to clear up any misconceptions.. This is Body Butter.. Not a cream or lotion. It does NOT contain any water. This is made from pure oils. It is thick and super moisturizing. Meaning.. It does have a greasy feel to it. It dissipates relatively quickly, but if you are looking for a watery cream.. this is NOT for you.

I use my butters on my dry elbows and feet. I put a pair of cotton socks on before bed and by the time I get up my tootsies are sooosoooo soft.. Anyway. I am watching Titanic so I gotta get off here. Ship is taking off and I haven't had my coffee yet.. LOL

WOW.. yesterday was a pita.. I busted butt at work. I have never realized how many people we have around here that just plain do not know how to drive. Sheesh.. One would think they all failed Drivers Ed and just screwed their way into a license.. Okay.. so that probably wasn't very nice, but dang it. The stupidity just amazes me.. ARG!!!

So.. I needed some relaxation when I got home, so I whipped up some Nag Champa Body Butter. I have the 8 ounce listed in my Etsy Shop. I have a few 4 ounces and a few 2 ounce to list yet. I am going to have my amber musk and patchouli done tonight. I gotta get on it. Only 5 more days til my big order needs to be shipped. I am hoping to have at least 5 of each left over for my Etsy shop. Cross your fingers.. LOL

It is time for me to get my butt in gear and get ready for work. Chat later..

Okay.. so you totally have to see these videos my daughter took of her freaky little kitten.. LOL His name is Cody and he actually fetches.. LOL Serious. the first one is really funny. the second one shows him actually dropping a ball in her hand.. So freaking cute.. LOL Disregard her messy bedroom.. LOL


I joined a group to learn how to use my paint shop pro x2 program.. Difficult bugger to learn on your own. LOL This group is fantastic. You have to do tutorials on each step and it is a great learning experience. I have 3 to do tonight, so I am off to get that done before I go to bed. I am pretty tired, so I really am not sure if I will get all 3 done, but I will give it a shot. LOL