Working from home...Or am I?

Well, I as you know, I am a mother of 4. Three live at home, and one is away in Alabama. That's a BIG distance from Pennsylvania! Anyway, I have come to a realization, my children are trying to kill me!

I know it sounds crazy, but they are! My oldest moves away, and breaks my heart, AND my budget! You see, the boy can COOK! So, on nights I was too tired, he could whip up an amazing dinner! Now, we rely on Burger King (bleh!)

Next up is my 16 year old, there are sooooo many ways he's trying to kill me! First, I have gotten at least 30 gray hairs, that have his name on them! THEN, he tries to pull them out!!! We ALL know what happens when you do that! lol

Then there is my 12 year old daughter....oy! She is DEFINATELY hormonal at times (all of them! lol) She has long legs, and looks older than 12, and now she wants to wear EYE SHADOW!!! Over my dead body! Next thing I know she'll be married with 2 kids, so I told her, nope! Go play with your baby dolls! Apparently she doesn't like them???? "UGH I am soooo strict!" (imagine that really loud, and drawn out!)

Then, the most muderous of them all, my 5 year old!!! She is of the impression that she will be able to date and stuff before she's 40! Seriously? I was thinking more like 50! But, ok, we'll cross that bridge at 40. She is 100% sure that she is REALLY a princess, she landed in this family quite by accident. That part is ok, she allows me to be the Queen, so this I can ignore! BUT, her royal highness is afraid to sleep without her Queen. So, she sleeps in my bed in between my hubby and me. Well, needless to say the princess ends up with all the blanket AND bed!

So, I am a hungry, overweight (thank you Burger King), gray haired, super strict, and EXHAUSTED Mommy working from home!

Fabulous New Items at Simply Stylish Kids

Wow! I have been one busy mommmy! On top of taking care of 3 sick kids, and a sick me :( I have been adding new handmade items, like bottlecap necklaces and these really cute sayings t shirts and onezies. They have heat transfers on them, so they won't wash off, not like iron ons! They are precious, and the shirts are a fabulous quality, a very nice weight! www.simplystylishkids.com

PLUS, I just added a chat feature on my site! When a customer has a question, they can click on chat, and it let's me know right away, so I can answer their questions in real time! I think it's so cool!

Ok, well, that's about it, I have to go lysol my kids tongues, so they don't pass this cold around again! Just kidding! ;)

So many new fabulous products!!

WOW! So many products so little money! lol I have started putting in my boutique the most fabulous finds, at the most awesome prices! I'm amazed!! I'm going to be adding more all week! Yes, it will be a VERY busy week, so the kids better just be good! lol

Isn't this Pendant GORGEOUS??? I have a lot of them on my site, www.simplystylishkids.com they come with a 24 inch chain, and get this, are ONLY $6.95!! How is that for FABULOUS? Plus, they come in an organza gift bag, ready for gifting! They are made on a Scrabble tile! How cool! This is one gift that will NOT be re-gifted! I have them in a large variety of styles, so check them out!



This is a GORGEOUS 9 piece bedding set that we have now! It's called Annabel, and for 9 pieces you are only spending..... wait for it...... $129.99!! How sweet is that? And it comes with all this:

Crib Comforter

Crib Bumper

Fitted Sheet

Crib Skirt (Dust Ruffle)

Diaper Stacker

Toy Bag

Decorative Pillow

2 Window Valances

What a SUPER deal!!!

How about this beautiful outfit? It is soooo precious, and only $29.99! It is so unique, and stylish! It comes in sizes up to 24 months, but I am working on carrying them in the larger sizes.

My goal at Simply Stylish Kids, is to have the most unique, perfect items for you, your child, niece, nephew, or whomever! All at the right prices!

Soooo, announcement time!!!
Now is the time to follow my blog! Because in the next hour..day..week?

Who knows when? (hehe I do!!!) I will be adding a contest to win something FREEEEEEE! We all like free, right??

So, tell all your friends, and have them post that you sent them, you'll get an extra 2 entries for every friend you have that signs up for my blog!

Plus there will be other ways to earn entries! But I'm giving you guys a chance to get a head start! :)

Busy Busy Mommy!!

Whew~ I have been busy! We opened up a cute little boutique in our local indoor flea market, Crown Flea Market. It's cute, and we like it! But I have to say, I thought working from home with kids was hard!! Working in an actual work place is even harder!!

We put in a dressing/shove the kids in there room! lol It is amazing how much louder the whining is in public! But, they're learning, and it's only 2 days a week, plus they aren't there the whole time. Hubby and I split shifts.

But I thought, hmmm, I don't have enough to do, so I stayed up late last night, and woke up really early this morning, to completely re-do the product line on www.simplystylishkids.com I think it is so much nicer, and there are so many more inexepensive options!

I'm going to be doing another contest, I just have to think about what to do~ I guess that would require 5 minutes of peace and quiet! lol Well, with one in a mood, and the other sick, that won't happen, especially once everyone else starts getting home!!

~sigh~ back to work!

Update on Me and my scammer :)

Howdy! Ok, for those of you that followed my story about being scammed by Steve of Tyco Homes, he has repaid me $1500 of the $2000 he owes. So one more payment to go, and he took care of it. It started out an exceedingly unpleasant situation, but as time went on, things got a bit easier. Life happens to everyone, so I am a bit more forgiving than some! lol But, he has been paying, so I can't fault him for that. It could have gone wayyyyyyy uglier! But in the long run, he IS doing what he promised to do. He is in construction, and we all know how that was going for awhile, and just like any other small business, he was struggling to keep his head above water. So, I just spoke with him, and he is mailing my final payment next week! woohoo! I should have held out for one of his houses! lol They are beautiful! So, his business is taking off again, and I'm happy about that, he turned out to be a really nice guy, that just had too much on his plate.

Now, that having been said, I have been VERY busy!!! lol WOW if any of you thought I was insane for working at home with kids, I got crazier!!! lol Yep! I opened up a store in my local indoor flea market! I'm thrilled with it, but WOW, that is HARD to do with kids!!!!! lol

We are happy though, we made our rent back, in the first 3 weeks of being open! Which considering it was the slowest month for ALL of retail, we were very happy! lol Now back to school is coming, and I have been advertising up a storm!!! lol The only bummer is, that in the same market as us, is a pet store!!! Sooooo, every weekend, one of my daughters is either begging for a kitten or a puppy! Yeah, hubby LOVES that! hehe

Oh!!! Don't forget the giveway at Simply Stylish Kids! Just go to www.simplystylishkids.com and click on the contest info, you could win a $20 gift certificate!!!

As if I weren't busy enough.........

Well, ya see, here's what happened! lol I got to thinking (never a good thing! lol) And I have a lot of inventory, and well, I have been doing some crafts, to help relieve stress (see drama below!) So, I thought HMMMM, why not open up a stand at the local indoor flea market?

I can't sell my Tupperware, BUT, I can hand out my sales flyers, and display it, to maybe date parties! ;) AND, I can get rid of my overstock, and sell my crafts, as well as the GORGEOUS hairbows that a mom I know makes (I carry them in my boutique http://www.simplystylishkids.com/) Plus I figured I could sell some Posh Pads (THE coolest nursing pads ever made!) and make some moolah!

But, here's the BEST part!!! It's Sat and Sun 9-4, and I can't be there the whole time, so guess what????? I can put my 15 yr old to work!! YES!!!! If he's working (and it's too far for his friends to walk to) he can't get into drama OR trouble!!! AND it gets even better! You get NO cell signal in there! lol So he can't even text! Muahahahaha!!!!!

I don't know, it may be silly, but I remember my mom saying something about idle hands, so his won't be!!! lol

The funny thing is, the whole family is getting involved! lol They are all helping and excited.....go figure! So, I am starting a NEW adventure!!

Another Day.....Another Drama!!!

ahhhh.......the joys to parenthood!!!

Well, I have a teenage son, he's 15, and well, he doesn't like drama, but it sure likes him!!! lol I had a Tupperware party to work yesterday, I told my hubby TWICE, I didn't want CJ going out. TWICE!!!! So, after a difficult party, (the party was great, but I got stuck in construction, and ended up being late, because I was parked on the highway! grrrr) I call hubby on the way home, and guess what????? CJ was out!?? I said, (in my calmest I want to kill you voice lol) Honey, didn't I say I didn't want CJ to go out today? So he says, oh! you were serious??? I SAID IT TWICE!!!!! lol

So, I'm hot, I'm tired, and now I'm irritated! lol See, there was a reason I didn't want CJ going out, he broke curfew 3 times!!! He was supposed to stay IN. Ok, deep breath, I get home CJ is already home, so off we go to the grocery store! Isn't that always fun???

Then the begging starts! Not for food (which I'm immune to now! lol) But he wants to go to the next towns Cow Flop with his friends. You read right COW FLOP! Here is what that is, there is a cow, he's in a fenced in area full of painted grids with #'s. You buy a square, and if the cow poops in your sqaure you win the money!!! Yeah, only the best in our area! lol

See, I don't do cow flops! Not that I'm too good for them, but hey, if the whole purpose is to guess where the cow is going to poop, forget it, I can't even guess where my dog will poop! LOL

So, anyway, he's begging to go, AND to borrow money (yeah, he spent his on junk! lol) Of course, my hubby says oh come one! The cow flop happens once a year! So, off my son (my precious baby boy) goes with about 8 other teens and a mom in a car that seats 5!!! OMG I was mad!!!!

So, I tell him, I'm picking everyone up, I have a minivan, everyone can sit in their OWN seat! He says great! I am really excited, ya see, I never get to pick up the kids from anything :( I'm not the "cool" parent. So, I call when it was time, and 2 other parents were there to get them! Ok, now I'm hot, tired and want blood!

Then instead of calling me to pick him up (as we had agreed) from his friends house, they all walked him home, at 11 pm, in the dark! grrrrrrr

Ok, so my son may NEVER see the light of day again, and my hubby will be parked right along side him! ooooo, although, maybe I'll make them do manual labor! My yard sure could use some work!!! ;) hmmmm maybe I'll even have them clean out the garage! muahahahaha!!! Maybe it can be fun being a parent! hehe