Checking in

Howdy! Not a lot is new but I want to keep my momentum going so I am just going to post a quick update. 

Hank will be 16 months old this week. Where has the time gone? He is looking more and more like a little boy every single day. He can say several words but no longer will sit in a shopping cart. He has amazing hand eye coordination but can't seem to stop himself from throwing food.  He gives the sweetest kisses but throws a tantrum if you won't let him mow the lawn. He won't give up the bottle but he is to big to be fed by mama.  He is full of love, adventure, energy, attitude and is exactly like his daddy.  I honestly wouldn't want it any other way.

We still have our junky RV.....it sits on the side of our house collecting cobwebs but I haven't been able to officially agree to let it go. I now have. It's super expensive to fill up with gas. We haven't used it in a year and our neighbors now have no doubt that a redneck lives here because it's.....ugly! We really want to get a small camper but I think for now we will just make do with tent camping. We need to pare down our life. We have too many toys, too many projects and too many dreams that we need to work on "now."  So if anyone is in the market for a 27 foot Chevy Winnebego you know who to call! It's actually in decent shape and needs just a little tlc. 

One super exciting thing that happened last week was I sold my first item on Etsy!!! I was sooo excited (and surprised) when I got the email saying a order had been placed. It was a red birdhouse that Todd made.  Yes, I have to give him credit for it because 2 out of the 3 items I have sold have been his. I now have a new purpose in life. I can be Todd's agent and he can make crafts! I think it sounds great but obviously Todd isn't going to go for that. So back to crafting for me. I am still working on my shop and working on new packaging for our rub. I have actually been staying on track but it is difficult to carve out time to work on things when I have a active (stubborn) toddler running around all day.  If only I could teach him how to use the drill and pliers then we'd be set! I would have never believed anyone if they told me how busy I'd be as a stay at home mom. I have never been this busy or pulled in this many directions in my life!  It's exciting, wonderful and totally worth it but.....dang!

We don't have a ton of plans this week but I do need to finish some things for my friend's baby shower and start thinking about mother's day, our anniversary, my mom's bday and whatever other holiday is going to sneak up on me.

I'm going to be 32 next month. I'm actually not dreading it and it kind of makes me feel good moving more into my 30's. I have a awesome husband, adorable kid, fabulous family, some seriously kick ass friends and life is really good. I don't mean that in a braggy, my life is so awesome way....it's just comforting to get to a place in life where things are just good.  I think it's my gray hairs and crows feet that have been good reminders to really just appreciate what I have. :)