Families and creating (or not)

I love reading blogs from mommies of toddlers and preschoolers. They are constantly asking how to coordinate family and business, and assume it gets easier as the kids get more self sufficient. HA! ha ha ha :) I have 4 great kids. My oldest son is an adult(22) , and still living at home. My oldest daughter is in her second year of college (away) but still calls or IMs me every day for advice or chat. My middle son is 16 , and an extremely gregarious, and busy teenager. And the babygirl is 10, and I swear from all the tears lately, that she is hitting prepuberty! (HELP!) 

So anyway this last week the kids only went to school 3.5 days. What does that mean? They are here, and their friends are here, I'm the local bed and breakfast, taxi to basketball, choir practice, cheer camp, band, etc. I'm here to tell you so far it doesnt change! I had to get CRANKY on everyone yesterday just so I could work on my orders. I was in my craftroom working on a bear, and the biggest kid ( Husband of Wonder ) wanders in and asks if I'm busy? He wants a haircut, and apperently he wants it now. So fine off we go (better to get it done or he follows me around), and sons see that dads getting a haircut...so hey mom as long as you have the clippers out? the entire day was filled with "hey mom?, and hey Boo?" By the time dinner was over, I was laying down laws, even the kids' friends were given chores to do before I sent them home. I cranked at the Husband of Wonder and reminded him once again that the wife's little hobby is what paid for his flat screen tv.....he'd best do the nighttime patrol with the youngest so I could get back to 'orders'! So how do you coordinate? I dont believe there is such a thing......I just keep pluggin away, family first, business at night. Oh I did get my orders boxed and ready to ship today, and the bear is done!

Life's little challenges

I havent ignored my personal challenge...in fact Ive been a very busy bee. I spent yesterday cleaning the entire craft room. Now I know it wont stay that way for too long, but for now I'm patting myself on the back, and it really makes me want to mess it up again. I wonder if that is a type of weird illness? 

I was so excited to find some great new decorative shelves with the quilt rods on them at our local thrift store! I got them assembled and up on the walls. Boy what a difference the extra storage space makes! Of course they are already filled, and I hung my ACEO collection from alligator clips on ribbons from the quilt rods. It's so nice to have them up where I can see them and feel inspired. I was so inspired I got some pendants done in blues, and there's still one to finish from today with a stunning chalcedony stone. I would have finished, but 'husband of wonder' promised our young missy a ladies day out. So we spent a good portion of the day chaperoning three 10 year old girls at the house of rodents( Chuck E Cheese ) . Someone please slap me if I ever agree to go there again!.....Seriously she and her friends had a blast, so I'm glad we went. :)

Did I lose time?

I think I lost some time somewhere? I know today is Friday, but I can say it sure feels like Thursday. I need to be more concious of being in the moment apparently. Oh well onward and upward. Yesterday was a blur of chores, work, kids, organizing tax papers, basketball games. Subsequently I didnt blog at all.....30 lashes with a wet noodle for me. I did manage to get work done creatively, not much a pair of earrings, and Ive started on a pendant, which will be finished today (I hope)

On a bit of a side note I have checked out the Baroness' shop here she's rockin along with me on this 90 day challenge....way to go!