Lots of New Bracelets!

I've got so many new bracelets designs to show you!  You can go to the top of the page and click on Bracelets (Pg 1 - Newest Designs) or you can click here.  Here's a small glimpse of some of the new choices:

A few college choices:

A few that might match a new Easter dress:

And Many More on Page 1!

Carnival

I haven't posted in awhile because it's been a bit crazy around here.  We have been making lots of bracelets to sell at a local carnival.  My pastor offered to buy our booth and I'm so glad he did, because I hadn't even thought about selling the bracelets like that.  So for the last three weeks I have been busy getting ready.  We made over a hundred bracelets to take with us.  My friend, Konnette, made a ton to help us out and I'm so glad she did!  She probably made close to half of what we took.  Life. Saver.  (She also sat in the booth with me the entire time.  Thank you again, Konnette!)  

Our booth and signs

We did well and sold over $500 worth!  (I also learned a lot too, so if we do this again elsewhere, I'll have a better idea of what to do and not to do.)  Lots of our church family was there since this carnival is a yearly event that we help serve, so it was a beautiful day filled with friends sitting with us and buying bracelets.  My church family has been so supportive of us in this process, not only financially but prayerfully as well, and I'm so grateful for them.  

A little glimpse of the merchandise..and me eating.

Yesterday was the first day in a month or so that I didn't touch a bracelet.  It was kinda nice. I have orders to fill from the carnival and will be starting on them today.  

I'm also going to be posting all the new bracelet designs I had at the carnival, but haven't posted yet, so check them out!

Adoption update:  Home study should be done this week.  It would have been done last week, but one of the key players was out sick. 

Beautiful

It's a beautiful day outside!  73 Degrees.  Blue sky.  Smell of cut grass in the air.  

I think we need to mow

The girls are outside having a picnic, eating a lunch that Alexis prepared all by herself.  They've been wandering around the yard looking for the perfect place to put their blanket, with the cat following along behind them.  

What is she doing with the binoculars??

My windows are all open and I know I'll have pollen all over the place by this afternoon, but I don't care.  It's too pretty to feel stuck inside when you have to be inside.  The field across the street is being mowed and it smells great.  The girls did school this morning and have more to do, but it's nice to have a break.  I'm trying to get a few things done in here, namely laundry.  Ugh.  :)

Blue skies and cut grass

In adoption news, the final draft of our home study report was sent to us this weekend.  We edited it and sent it back.  Hopefully it will be finished soon and we can start on the immigration paperwork.  The social worker said that the girls might have to have a TB test.  I'm hoping not.  I didn't see that in the list of things we had to do, so I didn't have it done while we were at the pediatricians.  I really don't want them to have to get stuck or for me to have to take them back for another appointment.

Great news about the bracelet sales!  Every year our church helps with a community carnival.  We help with the food and water sales, and the moonwalks, and anything else we can do to help.  There are always vendors set up at booths there along with the food and games.  My pastor asked if I'd like to have a booth to sell bracelets at and said the church would pay for the booth!  I've got LOTS of bracelets to make, but I'm so excited!!  Thanks, Paul!! 

That's about it for an update!  Enjoy your day!!