And after everything....everything with useless mothers...
Today the conversation with my little man goes like this..
LM: When's mother's day?
Me: May 13th.
LM: Oh. So, we haven't missed it?
Me: Nope.
LM: Sooo...what day is that?
Me: A Sunday. Not this Sunday, but next.
LM: Oh. Good. Cuz I have a homemade present for you. It's a card. I made it with special paper, not regular paper. It's made with recycled paper!
Awww...I could just squish his cheeks :)
Friday, May 4, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
I skipped yesterday
Yesterday was crazy.
Yesterday also kinda made me mad.
My anger stems from the same stuff as always so I figured I'd skip out on writing about it. I feel better today. It's just my frustration at the fact that I am reminded almost daily, either by myself or by certain useless people that I'm not a real mother yet, I cook for them, clean up after them, make sure they get to/from school, activities, friends houses, birthday parties etc, I take care of them when they are sick, I cheer them on when they are in a play/sporting event etc. They tell their secrets to me....sounds like a mother to me. Then, these same people hand over a motherly task to me and expect me to hop to it because they can't afford $10 American dollars to get their kid a prescription that they need, even though my time is already stretched to the breaking point with other motherly tasks...
ugh, I'm talking about it anyway..
Moving on.
Gearing up for the weekend! After soccer, we head up to the dirty D to watch some football. There is also a new baby up there. She belongs to our friends and I can't wait to squish some baby cheeks! :) Plus, it means long awaited, totally deserved, lovey time. Just my Bee and I. We get to do date night!! We are going to the casino! I love these kind of weekends :)
I am also excited about my candles coming in! Woot!
My goal this month is $1200.00 in sales and 4 parties!
Ya'll have to hold me accountable now.. ;)
Yesterday also kinda made me mad.
My anger stems from the same stuff as always so I figured I'd skip out on writing about it. I feel better today. It's just my frustration at the fact that I am reminded almost daily, either by myself or by certain useless people that I'm not a real mother yet, I cook for them, clean up after them, make sure they get to/from school, activities, friends houses, birthday parties etc, I take care of them when they are sick, I cheer them on when they are in a play/sporting event etc. They tell their secrets to me....sounds like a mother to me. Then, these same people hand over a motherly task to me and expect me to hop to it because they can't afford $10 American dollars to get their kid a prescription that they need, even though my time is already stretched to the breaking point with other motherly tasks...
ugh, I'm talking about it anyway..
Moving on.
Gearing up for the weekend! After soccer, we head up to the dirty D to watch some football. There is also a new baby up there. She belongs to our friends and I can't wait to squish some baby cheeks! :) Plus, it means long awaited, totally deserved, lovey time. Just my Bee and I. We get to do date night!! We are going to the casino! I love these kind of weekends :)
I am also excited about my candles coming in! Woot!
My goal this month is $1200.00 in sales and 4 parties!
Ya'll have to hold me accountable now.. ;)
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
May flowers
Happy May!
My candle business is blooming!
I submitted my first party for the summer season today. $400! The released pod warmer bundles (3 pods + warmer) for any party over $400. Since the party was in my name, I get the warmer! Woo hoo! I also ordered a bunch of stuff that I can't WAIT for it to come in :) More stuff to see/touch/hold/smell, means better sales. I was #8 last month. I want to crack the top 5 this month!
Feel free to check out my website! www.mygc.com/joybauer
If you want to have a home party, let me know! If you aren't in the area, that's ok too! We can party online@ Ask me how! :)
My candle business is blooming!
I submitted my first party for the summer season today. $400! The released pod warmer bundles (3 pods + warmer) for any party over $400. Since the party was in my name, I get the warmer! Woo hoo! I also ordered a bunch of stuff that I can't WAIT for it to come in :) More stuff to see/touch/hold/smell, means better sales. I was #8 last month. I want to crack the top 5 this month!
Feel free to check out my website! www.mygc.com/joybauer
If you want to have a home party, let me know! If you aren't in the area, that's ok too! We can party online@ Ask me how! :)
Monday, April 30, 2012
Monday again
Well, other than a mild sunburn on my FACE that makes me look like I have some contagious rash or that I got punched in the face, by the SUN, I have no complaints about this past weekend :)
Friday night, we started with practice with the Awesome Golden Dragons. The kids were excited (even though it was 50 degrees. The sun was shining at least) I had to leave practice early and drive an hour to my cousin's house to help her with her first candle party. Except that, her kit didn't come in time, so I ended up doing the party :) It wasn't a very big party and, it will probably just qualify as a party dollar amount wise, but it was still a success :) I only worry that Khoa won't have enough sales volume to earn her kit free :/
I took C with me on Friday night, and just like all of Bee's kids, the second we got into the car she started talking. She didn't quit until we had arrived at my cousin's house which is an hour away. She talked about her mom, how she is mad at her, how she cries a lot, how she spends a lot of time at school in the counciler's office talking about her mom. It was a lot to take in, but I felt so...honored? that she could share with me. I told Bee later that night what we talked about. I think we are going to get her into a therapist. I had asked her if she would want one and she said yes. So...I'd really like to get both C and lil man into some therapy. They are going to need it :(
Saturday morning we got up early, and headed out the door into the cold cold dreary weather for some Awesome Dragon Soccer. We came prepared to play (and freeze) our butts off. Once again, we were defeated :( Oh well, we did however greatly improve our game. I am at least happy with that! Maybe by next week... :)
Then, it was off for some big boy football. We scrimmaged the North Coast Vikings. We held our own and did quite well! There was no score because it's a scrimmage, but I would say, had it been a game, we would have won. :) We finally came home and began to unthaw. :) We ate our late dinner and relaxed before going to bed. :)
We were up early again on Sunday because we surprised the kids and hit up the Maple Fest! The Maple Fest is a yearly festival to celebrate Maple Syrup and other Maple products which was the sole trade in Chardon for many years :) (Chardon is where Bee spent the majority of his youth). I also tried my very first maple stir (which I am now totally bummed I did not photograph!) Basically, they pour this maplely syrupy substance into a bowl and give you a Popsicle stick. I thought that this point you just eat it (I tried and burnt the hell out of my tongue) but oh no! You stir it. (Hence, the name maple stir) So, you stir it continuously for about 10-15 minutes and it become thick and light brown and starts to get more solid. It become a maple sugar type substance. It's candy! It was fun (if not a little work intensive for some maple sugar but alas, it's fun)
Then, it was time for the bathtub races!
Then, it was off to the Lumberjack competition!!! (Of course, we had to stop for steak on a stick for J, and HUGE cups of greasy, salty, french fries for the rest of us). We stopped on the way to the competition stage and let the kiddos play the balloon race game!
As we knew we would, we ran into the grandparents of the year. Bee gave a courtesy waive as the wee ones ran down to say hello. I refused to acknowledge them. It may be childish, yes. But the difference is, I won't punish the kids. I still sent Little man's soccer schedule. If they contact me about seeing the kids, Bee and I will allow it. Anything they send to the kids will make it into their hands etc, etc,. I just won't acknowledge until Grandma S apologizes to J for her unbecoming and un-adult like behavior.
Friday night, we started with practice with the Awesome Golden Dragons. The kids were excited (even though it was 50 degrees. The sun was shining at least) I had to leave practice early and drive an hour to my cousin's house to help her with her first candle party. Except that, her kit didn't come in time, so I ended up doing the party :) It wasn't a very big party and, it will probably just qualify as a party dollar amount wise, but it was still a success :) I only worry that Khoa won't have enough sales volume to earn her kit free :/
I took C with me on Friday night, and just like all of Bee's kids, the second we got into the car she started talking. She didn't quit until we had arrived at my cousin's house which is an hour away. She talked about her mom, how she is mad at her, how she cries a lot, how she spends a lot of time at school in the counciler's office talking about her mom. It was a lot to take in, but I felt so...honored? that she could share with me. I told Bee later that night what we talked about. I think we are going to get her into a therapist. I had asked her if she would want one and she said yes. So...I'd really like to get both C and lil man into some therapy. They are going to need it :(
Saturday morning we got up early, and headed out the door into the cold cold dreary weather for some Awesome Dragon Soccer. We came prepared to play (and freeze) our butts off. Once again, we were defeated :( Oh well, we did however greatly improve our game. I am at least happy with that! Maybe by next week... :)
Then, it was off for some big boy football. We scrimmaged the North Coast Vikings. We held our own and did quite well! There was no score because it's a scrimmage, but I would say, had it been a game, we would have won. :) We finally came home and began to unthaw. :) We ate our late dinner and relaxed before going to bed. :)
We were up early again on Sunday because we surprised the kids and hit up the Maple Fest! The Maple Fest is a yearly festival to celebrate Maple Syrup and other Maple products which was the sole trade in Chardon for many years :) (Chardon is where Bee spent the majority of his youth). I also tried my very first maple stir (which I am now totally bummed I did not photograph!) Basically, they pour this maplely syrupy substance into a bowl and give you a Popsicle stick. I thought that this point you just eat it (I tried and burnt the hell out of my tongue) but oh no! You stir it. (Hence, the name maple stir) So, you stir it continuously for about 10-15 minutes and it become thick and light brown and starts to get more solid. It become a maple sugar type substance. It's candy! It was fun (if not a little work intensive for some maple sugar but alas, it's fun)
Then, it was time for the bathtub races!
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| Bee and J watching the races |
Then, it was off to the Lumberjack competition!!! (Of course, we had to stop for steak on a stick for J, and HUGE cups of greasy, salty, french fries for the rest of us). We stopped on the way to the competition stage and let the kiddos play the balloon race game!
You can't really see little man behind J, but he is there. He also kicked his sister's butts! His reward? A little stuffed dog he named "Snickers". The game guy felt bad for the girls and gave them each a prize. Key Chain for C and a beaded necklace for J :)
Then the lumberjacks!
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| Little man and Snickers watching the ax throwing |
As we knew we would, we ran into the grandparents of the year. Bee gave a courtesy waive as the wee ones ran down to say hello. I refused to acknowledge them. It may be childish, yes. But the difference is, I won't punish the kids. I still sent Little man's soccer schedule. If they contact me about seeing the kids, Bee and I will allow it. Anything they send to the kids will make it into their hands etc, etc,. I just won't acknowledge until Grandma S apologizes to J for her unbecoming and un-adult like behavior.
We watched the competition for 3 hours (that's when the sun punched me in my face), and then started to head out. Not before stopping and talking to our friends we ran into, getting funnel cakes, Fried Cheese on a stick, and a bag of kettle corn (the kettle corn was for me) oh, and J had to see the ducks :)
Afterwards, we came home. The kids and I headed off to my open house candle party for the new summer catalog while Bee went to see his friend Dan. I did very well! I sold $350 worth of new product! Woo hoo!
Can't wait until tomorrow when I can enter it all in ;) I like watching my numbers appear and see what my newest goal is. The kids had fun with me. I fed them panera (we had the party there), the girls asked if they could wander around Dicks, Khols, and target and I obliged, so they had fun with sister time. Little Man hung out with me and the ladies ;) He was the center of all their attention. He also got to chill with grandma bee while she was there. It was a great afternoon! It feels awesome to do something you enjoy and succeed at it. I spend a lot of time watching and cheering Bee and the kids on while they do what they are good at and enjoy. I don't mind any of that. In fact, I have fun! However, it feels awesome in a totally different way to do something *I* enjoy and have them cheer me on :)
Be came home around 10pm and we just spent the last hour of our evening just hanging out. Then it was cuddle and bed time.
All in all, I could repeat this weekend forever and still enjoy it just as much :)
Friday, April 27, 2012
Well Hello, Weekend
I think I ran into a real life hooker this morning coming into my office building. Which is weird, because I don't work in a hookery part of town. It was quite a site for a Friday morning. :) All I can say is, if she wasn't a hooker, she really needs to learn how to dress appropriately. Like, maybe by wearing some clothes and not dental floss. When it's 39 degrees out.
So, there's that.
Tonight the Awesome Golden Dragons have our second soccer practice. Once again, tonight it's going to be sunny (although, in the 50's) and tomorrow is rain, rain, rain and low 40's. Ugh. Oh well, guess I gotta suck it up and put on the big girl pants :) Hopefully, we can get a win tomorrow! Ooo! And a win for Bee's team too! Then, maybe it will stop raining long enough to go to the Maple Fest! We shall see.
This weekend I am having my big summer product launch. I teamed up with my friend T and I hope it's a huge success! I know I have 10-12 people coming. I hope T rustles up a good number too, because this potentially could be awesome for our businesses. I need $590 in sales to hit my next goal and earn cool stuff. Anything over that, and it goes to the following goal. I'm in a pretty good position to meet my goals I think :) Speaking of goals..the numbers came out and I ranked in the top 10 (I was 8th) in sales in my REGION! My region is like 10 states! That's thousands of consultants....I am very proud of me. I went from thinking no one would buy anything I would have to sell, to cracking the top ten.
*does a little whoop whoop dance*
Please pray for me. I think we are going to attempt Prom shopping this weekend. Or at least, prom dress shopping. Good thing J is laid back. I think I could go out and buy any dress and give it to her and she would be over the moon.
Anyway.
That's what I got.
So, there's that.
Tonight the Awesome Golden Dragons have our second soccer practice. Once again, tonight it's going to be sunny (although, in the 50's) and tomorrow is rain, rain, rain and low 40's. Ugh. Oh well, guess I gotta suck it up and put on the big girl pants :) Hopefully, we can get a win tomorrow! Ooo! And a win for Bee's team too! Then, maybe it will stop raining long enough to go to the Maple Fest! We shall see.
This weekend I am having my big summer product launch. I teamed up with my friend T and I hope it's a huge success! I know I have 10-12 people coming. I hope T rustles up a good number too, because this potentially could be awesome for our businesses. I need $590 in sales to hit my next goal and earn cool stuff. Anything over that, and it goes to the following goal. I'm in a pretty good position to meet my goals I think :) Speaking of goals..the numbers came out and I ranked in the top 10 (I was 8th) in sales in my REGION! My region is like 10 states! That's thousands of consultants....I am very proud of me. I went from thinking no one would buy anything I would have to sell, to cracking the top ten.
*does a little whoop whoop dance*
Please pray for me. I think we are going to attempt Prom shopping this weekend. Or at least, prom dress shopping. Good thing J is laid back. I think I could go out and buy any dress and give it to her and she would be over the moon.
Anyway.
That's what I got.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Three Years
3 Years.
I can't even imagine my life without you anymore. You bring the sunshine. You make things brighter. Colors more vibrant. You pick me up when I fall. you hug me when I need it. You tell me to suck it up when I need that too. the sound of your voice makes me smile and feel insanely safe at the same time. Your arms around me and the steadiness of your breathing make me feel at peace.
"I love you more today that yesterday. But not as much as tomorrow"
"So we'll live out in our old van, somewhere on the sand, just me and you."
I love you Bee.
Happy 3 year anniversary.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
A few things...
- The sunset was awesome last night!
- I so badly want these barn stars from the new summer 2012 catalog! I would pu them on my living room wall between mine and Bee's chairs
- I've let little man control the remote two nights in a row. We've watched Disney's channel. It's been the same two shows...in the same order. Lil Man laughs in the same parts...and asks me if I "heard what he said"
- My Gold canyon business is going awesome! You should check out my website! www.mygc.com/JoyBauer
- Tomorrow is 3 years for me and my lovey!!
Monday, April 23, 2012
A title...I should have one
Friday was a day of consumption. I was consumed by the issues with the ex, and the fact that we woke up AGAIN, to no hot water. I ended up taking half day at work so I could meet the plumber and deal with the 800 phone calls with the lawyer (I am not really going to talk about what was said because sometimes I get the feeling that the ex's mother might read this here blog because she is a nosey Nelly and has nothing better to do than insert herself into other people's lives) but I will just say that I hung up on the last call of the day feeling good. Friday evening we had our first soccer practice! Bee and I are coaching Little Man's team this year. Woot Woot! We have a great group of kids and parents! I can't wait for the season! Friday ended on a good note because my summer catalogs and sampler set came in the UPS!! I never thought I would be this excited for anything, yet I am giddy over this. Hey, I have two more potential consultants wanting to sign up. If two out of my three each sign someone up, I become a team leader. This means my behind is going to be sitting poolside, in a deck chair, basking in the sunshine, on a CRUISE SHIP in the tropics, come January 2013...all at NO COST to me. If I become team leader and my team does a substantial book of business, My Bee and I could be sitting pool side in AUSTRALIA for a week at NO COST to us. Yeah, I am peeing with glee! :)
Friday night, it was 72 degrees during practice. Saturday morning, it was 39 degrees. And raining. Awesome.
It was cold, and I got the "bad parent of the day" award, for not really paying attention to what my kid walked out of the house in because I was too busy looking for my hat, gloves, hoodie, and winter attire. Yeah, he was dressed almost identical to the picture above. Only, it was 39 and raining....not 72 and sunny. Poor little guy F-R-O-Z-E his arse off. Lesson learned.
Your Awesome Golden Dragons (Friday, the kids picked Golden Dragons to be our team name. Until Saturday morning when we realized the 6-7 year old Gold team picked that name. So, they thought long and hard and came up with "AWESOME Golden Dragons) lost 4-0 to the TANstorm. (though, it's YMCA soccer. No one keeps track. I mean, EVERYONE does...just not officially. There is no ranking. No play offs. No overall champion). I have never been more thankful for the ending of a sporting event. It was COLD. We ran home for a bit, and then it was time for C and Bee to leave for his scrimmage. I love my man, and I LOVE going and cheering him on, but I was grateful that he told me to stay home and take little man to his overnight birthday party he wanted to go to. So, we hung out at the house and tried to warm up before heading over to his friend K's house for his birthday/end of basketball season party! I stayed for about 2 hours (families were encouraged to stay until after dinner..then the boys were spending the night) and then went home. Bee brought home a pizza and we ate and by 9:30 were tired as dogs and went to bed. We were supposed to be parting on a limo bus with his friends, but we backed out because we weren't feeling it. Yeah, and our mostly kid free night, we were in bed by 9:30. We are Awesome. And Old. :)
Sunday we relaxed, and then had to deal with the plumbers again because there was NO HOT WATER AGAIN! Ugh...supposedly it's fixed. We shall see. Anywho. I FINALLY got a shower around 3pm on Sunday. 1st in *3* days. It felt GREAT! Ha! Then our friends Doug and Gina stopped over. We visited, and us girls sat and talked candles while the boys watched boyTV. We had wings for dinner and enjoyed time with our friends. It was a nice way to end the weekend. Then we all went sleepy in our snugly beds ;)
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| That's my boy! On the left in the blue and yellow shorts! |
Friday night, it was 72 degrees during practice. Saturday morning, it was 39 degrees. And raining. Awesome.
It was cold, and I got the "bad parent of the day" award, for not really paying attention to what my kid walked out of the house in because I was too busy looking for my hat, gloves, hoodie, and winter attire. Yeah, he was dressed almost identical to the picture above. Only, it was 39 and raining....not 72 and sunny. Poor little guy F-R-O-Z-E his arse off. Lesson learned.
Your Awesome Golden Dragons (Friday, the kids picked Golden Dragons to be our team name. Until Saturday morning when we realized the 6-7 year old Gold team picked that name. So, they thought long and hard and came up with "AWESOME Golden Dragons) lost 4-0 to the TANstorm. (though, it's YMCA soccer. No one keeps track. I mean, EVERYONE does...just not officially. There is no ranking. No play offs. No overall champion). I have never been more thankful for the ending of a sporting event. It was COLD. We ran home for a bit, and then it was time for C and Bee to leave for his scrimmage. I love my man, and I LOVE going and cheering him on, but I was grateful that he told me to stay home and take little man to his overnight birthday party he wanted to go to. So, we hung out at the house and tried to warm up before heading over to his friend K's house for his birthday/end of basketball season party! I stayed for about 2 hours (families were encouraged to stay until after dinner..then the boys were spending the night) and then went home. Bee brought home a pizza and we ate and by 9:30 were tired as dogs and went to bed. We were supposed to be parting on a limo bus with his friends, but we backed out because we weren't feeling it. Yeah, and our mostly kid free night, we were in bed by 9:30. We are Awesome. And Old. :)
Sunday we relaxed, and then had to deal with the plumbers again because there was NO HOT WATER AGAIN! Ugh...supposedly it's fixed. We shall see. Anywho. I FINALLY got a shower around 3pm on Sunday. 1st in *3* days. It felt GREAT! Ha! Then our friends Doug and Gina stopped over. We visited, and us girls sat and talked candles while the boys watched boyTV. We had wings for dinner and enjoyed time with our friends. It was a nice way to end the weekend. Then we all went sleepy in our snugly beds ;)
Friday, April 20, 2012
Playing with Instagram
I have been out of my mind lately with other things. Haven't had much time behind my camera in awhile...
In the meantime, I did download instagram on my phone and have been playing with it :)
In the meantime, I did download instagram on my phone and have been playing with it :)
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