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Don’t give up!
You guys. Running your own business is a total rollercoaster. The ups are great and the downs suck—and to be totally honest, every month I have thoughts of “Do I really want to keep doing this?”
But of course I keep going because 1. The products are life changing and 2. The extra money does come in handy.
But this month?
This month I’m thinking about 3. This retreat I earned in Arizona at this amazing house…and how I’m going to finally get to meet some friends I’ve known for years but haven’t met in person. And give my adopted leader a huge hug and thank her for taking me in. And of course have a margarita or three in this amazing pool!
tl;dr DON’T GIVE UP!
Honey having a sleepover with her bestie, Olive.
Anna and David are watching Olive while we’re in Michigan this weekend.
No, she’s not being spoiled.
We’ve wanted to stop here for years!
It’s always too late or too early when we drive by…but today it was perfect! It was tooo much ice cream for sure!!
Olive, the shade is not a toy.
One corner of our sunshade ripped in the storm and it made a tempting plaything for Olive.
Sun Dog v43
Not so much with the swing
Hey mom. I think I thought this was going to be a good idea but the holes are too big for my little feets and this is not comfortable.
Olive loves car rides
I’m stuck! Don’t send help,
I’m all good—just finished book 32 and starting book 33…
Al pastor pizza!
Still loving the Ooni pizza oven — tonight we had al pastor! With pineapple, red onion, shaved parmesan, mozzarella, lime crema, and cilantro. So delish!
Wow, that was a doozy of a storm last night!
And Tom slept through it all thanks to two Tylenol PMs!
Katie was having a sleepover so her and her friend came bursting into our room at 1:45am just when the power went out (the first time). Katie was REALLY freaked out but her friend was so sweet trying to comfort her. Owen had been sleeping out in the gazebo but came inside at some point. (He later said he was getting rained on—but it was just rain coming in through the open vent of the gazebo.)
Both of our computer battery backups were beeping and I couldn’t turn them off (I could barely manage to reach one and unplugging it did nothing). So then I was wide awake…so read for an hour—and the power came back on about 3 and then it started storming again…and the power went out again and is still out. I’m exhausted.
Milwaukee v Colorado
Tom and Dave took Owen and Evan to Milwaukee for a major league baseball game!
Yummmmmm.
Since the boys were at a baseball game, Anna and I decided to go out for dinner…and Mexican and margaritas sounded perfect!
Olive’s cuddle and nap time
Olive & Honey
Post-swim lesson playtime
My reading cuddle buddy
She thinks this is her cushion.
I got this in case the kids need to sit on the floor. Olive thinks it’s hers!
Olive cuteness.
It’s for damn sure 5 o’clock.
Ten year old girls are GRRRRRRRRRRR.
Daddy and Olive cuddles!
Starting book 30!
I think I need to come up with a new goal for #goodreadschallenge2022 (it was 12).
Olive, you don’t belong there.
Sometimes she’s a good girl in the office.
Making cotton candy!
Katie decided to get a cotton candy machine with some of her birthday money. I might have showed it to her.
Unfortunately it got taken away for a bit since she left everything out after me telling her about four times to take care of it.
He looks sooooo much older with a fresh cut!
My reading and cuddle buddy
Exposing the kids to fine culture.
Outdoor movie night — Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure! Katie didn’t care for it, Owen enjoyed it. We couldn’t believe it was 35 years ago.
Remember when she was a tiny thing?
Olive really wanted a lap.
