igallop

I have been wanting an igallop for years. I first saw one when Jake and I were in Vegas 5 years ago and we were in the Brookstone store and they had one. Well back then they were $1200. Ya, not happening. So lately I've really been wanting to lose some jiggle and I remembered the igallop. So I did a little searching and they have come down in price to about $600 brand new, still not happening. But I love a good deal so I hit up Craig's List! I found one down by Misti for $100! She picked it up for me and as luck would have it Jerred and Amy were coming to Republic and they go right through Arlington and basically right by Misti's house!
By the time I got home Cash was a pro with it and knew how to work it! He thinks it's great fun and calls it Bullseye of course..... You all can laugh all you want but I'm sore as hell from doing the workout DVD I got with it!

So here is Cash, taking a ride on "Bullseye". That's my boy....What can I say......OH and I had to convince him he DID NOT need to put his cowboy boots on!

Monday Monday

The weekend Finally ended! I was missing my boys like crazy and wanting to get home! So a quick trip to Costco, Big R, the Toyota store for an oil filter and of course Wal-Mart (had to get Rex) and I was home! I got to Chuck and Marsha's to pick up Cash and he was so happy to see me. He was ready to load up and go home which is not the norm when he's at the Wilson's. But he had spent 3 days there and Jake said he had a ruff morning wanting his mommy. I got him in the truck and he saw his Rex. Oh the joy! Chuck helped me get Rex out of the god for saken box, (why does it take 6 wires to hold in a toy? I mean really??) Cash was thrilled with Rex, said goodbye to Chuck and Marsha and as we drove out he saw Calvary (Marsha's horse) in the field and waved to her too.

We got home and I had to put the mounds of groceries away. By 6:30 Jake and I were laying on the couch and Cash was "chomping" around with Rex. All of the sudden he climbed up on the couch and lay down in front of me with his head on my cheek. Within an honest 3 minutes he was dead weight and out like a light, on my face!!! It was 7pm! The poor guy didn't have a nap and slept for a whole 12 hours Monday night.

Health and Beauty Spa Show

So the event arrived! We set up for the Health and Beauty Show Friday night and the show was all day Saturday and Sunday! I had Kerry there from True Colors Salon doing mini manicures with my Soapy Sugar Scrub and Lotions and people really liked that. Kerry does an awesome job. She does my hair and has become a really good friend. We had a great time together. Mom came by on Saturday for a while and thankfully brought her camera. I took mine but left my memory card in my computer at home.......in Republic!!!!! Later in the Afternoon Cassie came out and hung out with us. Sales were not what I was hoping for but I have noticed a jump in Facebook fans so that is something. We'll see what comes of it!
I spent one night with Cassie and Robert at their apartment and the rest of the time at Joe and Samantha's. It was really nice of them to let me crash there. I love my mom but her house is an extra 30 minutes past Samantha's and her road was a disaster all weekend so this worked really well for me having to be at the Community College.
Here are some pictures of the booth, again, thanks to mom!

In this last picture, I don't know if I'm cold, uncomfortable, or what but it totally looks like I'm praying for people to come to my booth! hahahahaha, funny!

The Search for Bullseye

So Thursday night I was on the phone with Jake and Cash and Cash asked me to bring him home Bullseye. I didn't pay much attention to it until Jake tells him that yes, Mommy will bring home Bullseye for you. Along comes Friday Morning and Cash gets on the phone "Mommy you get my Bullseye??" and Jake informs me that the first thing out of his mouth when he got out of bed was "Where's my mama, she has my Bullseye?" Great, now I have to go get this thing or I will be the world's worst mother if I come home empty handed. So I head to Target, this should be no big deal. I just need to grab Bullseye. No luck at Target......Ok, On to Toys R Us, they have EVERYTHING right? Nope, the lady there tells me, "haha, those fly off the shelf the minute they come in" Are they kidding me? It's a toy horse! So I'm now annoyed and have got Samantha on the phone online trying to find one and have posted on Facebook about it and have friends trying to find one. Guess what, there isn't one in ALL of Spokane!!!!! I finally get someone in Couer D' Lane that says there "might" be one on the truck and to check back later that night.....Ummmm, no, I give up. I'm so mad at Jake at this point for even telling Cash I'll bring the silly thing home I'm ready to cry. I can get the Dinosaur. Rex is everywhere. So I call Jake and let him know it's time to start talking up Rex! I'm done with Bullseye and I have to get to the Community College and start setting up for my show!

Out with the Girls

Thursday night was tons of FUN! I was in Spokane for the Health and Beauty Show and Cassie suggested we try a restaurant down town called Sushi Maru (this link takes you to the Bellevue restaurant but you get the idea) It's located in the River Park Square and was probably the most fun I've ever had at a dinner in my life! Cassie and I went and met my friend/Hair Stylist Kerry there. We must have spent over 2 hours eating and laughing and we all left stuffed and each of us only spent $22! Hands down my new favorite place! The cool thing is that the sushi comes by on these little plates and each plate is colored according to how much that dish costs. At  the end of your meal the waitress just totals up your plates and that's your bill. The plates are small but it gives you a chance to try a lot more things versus ordering two or three normal size sushi rolls. It is just a really fun place and I HIGHLY recommend it!
Anyway, I left the boys home and Cash stayed with Chuck and Marsha while Jake was at work and then they were on their own after that. Things sounded like they were going well when I talked to them.

Time flies

So basically I lost a lot of days! What can I say, I'm new at this blogging stuff and I've fallen behind! I was consumed by getting ready for the Health and Beauty Show and I thought I had an amazing idea and would make Bath Bombs embedded with my Foaming Bath Cookies. Well, this idea "sorta" worked......
I guess I'll start from the beginning...... I wanted a fun shape, like a heart or a flower for Valentine's day. I did achieve this, sorta........... So here is my set up, I have everything out and measured and ready to go, yes with my little helper blowing me Fish Kisses.... What would I do without him.

So here we have the it, looks great right? Heart and Flower bombs with little hearts embedded. Unfortunately, they crumbled the moment they were touched. I was devastated. So I had no choice but to move on to plan B.

That's right, I went back to Old Faithful, and got out the PVC End Cap and just made them round with the Heart Embeds! Are they as cute as I originally planed? No. But they are still cute and the only bath bomb with any sort of embed I've ever seen!










With the left over Foaming Cookie "dough" I made extra hearts and "cookies" for the tub and decorated them for Valentine's Day. They are all scented with a little Lavender Essential Oil. Hopefully they will be a hit this season. They did fairly well at the Spokane show!

So this project along with wrapping up my soaps and packing up everything for the show is basically all I did Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and I left for Spokane on Thursday! So like I said, Time flies!

A fun quiet Weekend

Saturday and Sunday were nice. I spent the day working on Bath products for my upcoming show and Jake got out Cash's train set that he was asking for. We got this for him for his 2nd birthday and he was really too young for it. But he really wanted it, so we got it out and he played with it for 5 straight hours!

Then we had Chuck and Marsha over for Indian Tacos. We had a good time and Cash fell in love with Chuck's cowboy hat. Then he went and got ALL of his cowboy hats and proceeded to wear them all at once.....yes, he's something else......

Looking at this picture makes me laugh. He has the Woody shirt on, the Woody hat among the other cowboy hats and the Toy Story chair in the background.....no no, he's not into Toy Story!!!!