I'm Back! (and glad to be here!)

Well Hello!


It seems like it has been FOREVER since I was last here, although it has only been just under a month. How is everyone?  How were you holidays?  Like SO MANY people across the country, we got to experience a very rare White Christmas.  Living in the southern part of the country keeps us from hardly ever experiencing those and wow...what a beautiful backdrop for our Dear Savior's Birthday! 


There is so much going on in our lives right now, the least of which is our daily Just Between Friends planning activities.  We are actively working right now on getting the word out, talking to some fabulous vendors (I LOVE things like Creative Memories, Pampered Chef, Scentsy candles, etc. and wouldn't it be great to have it all in one spot?!...if you are a rep. or know of someone from any home-based party/product line, etc - let us know!!!  We want to talk!! ☺), meeting and talking to new and existing consignor and accepting items from our stress-free clients.  Our sign-ups are open and we do hope that you are planning on joining us!!   


Ammie and I have talked so many times since starting on this journey together last year that one of the most treasured, yet unexpected, aspects of hosting our Just Between Friends Sales event is the wonderful people we have met!   More than anything...we get most excited to see all of our existing and new "friends" when our sales roll around.    We love getting to hear about your lives...your children, your jobs, your trips, your home re-decorating/remodeling/etc., your hobbies and more! 


So, in that same spirit we will share a little more about ourselves here, however; it comes with this disclaimer (LOL!):  We are ordinary moms leading pretty ordinary lives!  Ammie and I often glean comfort/relief, joy, humor, sense of camaraderie, etc. from hearing about other moms that are going through the same thing we are!  In other words...it is nice to know that you aren't alone when say: your son treats your kitchen cabinets and drawers like he would the park's jungle gym (thank you dear Godson Carter - Ammie's son, for that example ♥)  or that you are worried about not getting the freshly shampooed carpet dirty as your daughter is projectile vomiting all over you, the sofa, the freshly washed blankets, etc. (happened to me just last week)  or that one of your children goes without dinner because he did not like what was being served that night (sorry son #3!  - Thursday night)  or that your daughter re-styled her own hair with scissors that you thought were "put up and out of the way" (sweet niece Maecie  - Ammie's daughter), etc., etc. and etc. ☻  Okay...now that we have gotten that little piece of "business" out of the way - let's start sharing!  (Oh...now is a good time to remind you what sharing means.  My dictionary offers this definition:  use something along with others:  to have or use something in common with other people.  So, we are clear now on the purpose and intention of this blog! - please post comments!!) :-)


Right now, I am relishing a very rare treat which is....absolute silence!!  It is AWESOME!!  Of course, to partake in this delight I am up at 3:30 by myself, but...that is just a minor detail.  I got up because my youngest son woke up in a daze and was hollering out the names of his brother and then progressed up to Mom and Dad.  Well...I was the only person that acknowledged him (notice I did not say heard him as I know that others..hmm, hmm...his Dad! heard him), so I got up to comfort him and get him back to sleep.  By the end of that though, I was totally awake and decided to tackle some tasks in my office.  (How my son can go from completely petrified to sound asleep all within 15 minutes is something else!!) 


So, here I am in my task-covered office.  Literally!!  I ought to take a picture, but of course, I can't find my camera right now to even do that!  Besides having the honor of hosting/operating the Germantown/Port Washington Just Between Friends Sales Children's Consignment Sales Event, I also work as a Managed Care Manager for an Eye Dr.  Unfortunately for me (because it coincides with Christmas and 2 of my children's birthdays), the end of the year and the beginning of the year are the busiest times at the office, so...my office is literally covered with manila file folders and piles of paperwork plus items to be sold at the JBF sale - ugh!!)  Of course, instead of doing my office work first, I started with my JBF Tagging :-) - really!!   So, I got the tags printed off and then in keeping with my non-focused way of doing things, I hopped over here to get my Blog current.  I will manage to get back to my tags this morning and affix them to the proper items.  Of course, it might be after I go put a load of laundry in the dryer (my family can sleep through anything!) and then I may even do a quick workout before I head back to my office to finish up the tagging and then dig into filing a "bijillion " claims!   Do you do well at keeping on task?  Are any of you also working from home...Please let me know as I'd love to hear how you handle that along with the most precious job of "Mom"!  

Thought for the day: 
"Happiness Often Sneaks in Through a Door you didn't know you left open".   - John Barrymore

Until Next times...Hoping for open Doors!
Andrea