Homemade Leg Warmers

I CANNOT wait to do this!! I love doing easy simple sewing projects! I am definitely buying socks next time I go shopping! This will be perfect for Kylie!! I may have to make some for Carson for those days we don't plan on leaving the house.. He gets cold easily but doesn't even complain about it.. Crazy boy! Thank you Traci for texting me about this..

Check it out!!

BABY LEG WARMERS

I'll do my best to post pictures of it on Kylie when I make 'em. Maybe I'll do it THIS weekend as I have a few other sewing projects to do as Christmas gifts. We are hoping to work on the bathroom this weekend so we'll see how far I/we get! Unfortunately, weekends usually fly by!

Let me tell you why....

I keep getting screwed!! Its not b/c I'm married to a Doak! :P Tonight, without thinking ahead about it, my status says... "Chelsea keeps getting screwed" and got some comments about that.. I'll let you use your imagination if you haven't seen my facebook status comments.. Silly people!
There's 3 reason for it that all happened within a week...

Last Wednesday.. I received a letter in the mail saying that these ppl overpaid me.. Well.. I won't pay them back and its their fault so I'm requesting an appeal at that.. Something i really dont feel like dealing with, but something has to be done before i get in trouble for it.

Last Friday.. A lady came to my door and hands me a free bottle of this air freshner thing and said(something like this) hello, we are getting to know our neighbors since we are opening a "store" here in town, would you be interested in a free carpet stain removal.. I said no, my hubby has a carpet extractor and dont need it done, then she said how about free stain removal on your furniture? i said well it has some fuzz stuck on there... oh, can i see it? she asks.. I'm thinking... well since you are a LADY, i guess you can.. she takes a peek.. oh, i can get that, let me go out and get my stuff, i'll be right back.. well... how long will it take i ask....oh not very long! i said ok.. Thinking they can use me as a referral for their new "store" they are opening in town.. she comes back in with a BIG vacuum box and a guy behind her with box in his hand as well... I'm thinking, great! what did i just get myself into!?! This lady introduce me to this guy....... and then she LEAVES and leaves the guy here with just me and my kids!! Oh My Gosh!! I say my prayers under my breath! I ask, so where is this store going to be at?? He couldnt give me a direct answer.. I knew i had just got sucked into some scam type of thing where they are actually trying to SELL me a freaking Kirby vacuum, there aint no store opening here in town.. The ecomony sucks right now, who in the heck would open a new store in cheap O-town!?! I'm thinking... he's gonna be here forever and I have NO money to buy this vacuum so what do i do!?! Anyway.......... this could be a 5 page long story, so i'll just do my best to sum it up for you to get the picture.. They(another guy came over later on) obviously couldnt get "i cant afford this vacuum" as a NO, i will not be buying a vacuum from you guys.. Finally just to weed the ppl out of here, they offered to leave the vacuum for 5 business days and Alex and i can decide what to do from there.. I knew what Alex's answer was gonna be but they kept trying and trying and trying to talk me into buying this vacuum.. This was a contest going on with these dealers trying to win a trip to Las Vegas... I didnt realize this til they were getting ready to leave when they mentioned it.. Sooooo, i decided(going against my gut feelings) to just sign a paper and in order to do this, they have to do a credit check....... I'm thinking, this is the only way i can weed them out of my house so i did it.. KNOWING i WILL be cancelling this and telling them to come back to pick up the vacuum.. I must say i was impressed with this vacuum but i sure aint gonna pay $2,000 and something for a VACUUM.. I dont think so! I'm sure a Dyson will do just as good!! Well.......alex comes home.. he sees these papers i signed and wondering what this is and so i explained(doing my best not to cry, but failed at that) and he wanted a phone number, earlier i had a paper with a number on it.. but i couldnt find it!! i swear this guy took the papers with him so we dont have a way of calling them to cancel the service! i was PO'ed!! Then i remembered that guy wrote a number in the manuel and I gave it to alex, which he was already on the phone with the company, found a number online... Luckily for me, he took care of it and comforted me and my frazzled nerves.. I felt so LOW, used, upset........ you fill in the blank.. I couldnt get rid of that feeling for the rest of the night.. It was a horrible feeling! Almost like I had no value of myself, someone had just took advantage of me and wasted TWO HOURS AND TWENTY MINUTES of my afternoon that i had planned to play with my kids. I was soo upset! I must say.. i learned a lesson! Dont trust ANYONE at your door, even a LADY.. I think this is why they USED A LADY, so ppl will FALL FOR IT! *disgusted* this is NOT the whole story, like i said.. it'd be 5 pages long if i gave you all the details and i dont feel like refreshing my memory about it.. trying to forget it even happened!! My window on my door is now blocked with a dark peice of fabric so no one can look in and next step is to buy/find a No Solicitors sticker for my door.. :D

Today(Wednesday).. about 3 weeks ago or so.. I posted my Arbonne stuff on Craigslist, I'm no longer in the business after discovering some hidden truths about the business, i decided to get out of it and get rid of my stuff.. I was hoping someone would buy it... I get an email today about someone asking me to call them about my Arbonne stuff.. I'm thinking, YES!! finally $$ coming in to help Alex out with the bills and Christmas money.. Thinking, the Lord is great! He answered my prayers... Instead... this is what i get..... (this is the actual email between us.. Alex got involved at the end.. :))

Please call me regarding. Thanks.

Karen Geckle

### Myrtle Lane
New Cumberland, PA 17070
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Hello,
I wanted to let you know that my Arbonne products is still available if you are interested. Due to my deafness, may we email?? Or I can have my husband call you if you dont mind.
Thank you!
Chelsea
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Actually, I am not interested in the Arbonne products, but my business partner have been reaching out to a bunch of people we see on CL who are "dumping" Arbonne products...getting out tf the business. I know they are phenomenal products, but they are a bit pricey, especially in today's economic crisis. We are involved in a consumer direct marketing company, not a MLM that carries essential poducts that people are already using on a daily basis...we hve a reorder rate of 95%! We don't have inventory, nor we do stock, sell, deliver or ship products.

Are you open minded to looking at another business? I would love to share it with you. Thanks.

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Karen, here is an exerpt from the bottom of every Craigslist ad (unless otherwise specified):

*it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Your e-mail is asking me to direct my interest towards something other than selling my product, which is a misuse of Craigslist on your part. Please do not e-mail anybody unless you are interested in the product. I am not interested in anything else. Thank you.

Alex Doak

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Gosh.. what a week! I asked Alex if this was God's way of telling me to sue ppl and win some money and build a house and live happily ever after?? Haha.. thats wishful thinking!

But seriously... where would i be without Alex?!?

Getting screwed even more.. LOL I hope that gives you a laugh!!

No i mean screwed as........ ppl trying to screw me over........ not actually...... ya know..... no need for me to explain.. yes, i married a Doak but i dont mean it that way.. :P

Thanks for letting me explain why my facebook status says this....... from now on.. I will be thinking AHEAD!! ;)

kylie laughing

video from tonight... yesterday was her first real laugh.. it was too cute! Enjoy! oh yeah, she's also going to be a big cousin! you did hear me right! :)

Sorry about the lighting.. we were all hovering over her like always.. :)

One Year Ago....

*Miss Kylie sucking her thumb*

Nov. 1st 2007, my mother-in-law ordered a root beer with her supper at a local coffee shop, and I thought, hmm that sounds good! I got myself one and I NEVER drink root beer, so I thought, hmmm... pregnant? Theres no way I can tell yet, time will tell!! I'm sure my mother in law was wondering too but didnt say anything. ;) On Nov. 11th, I was sick.. this was probably the 10th day in a row that I've been sick. I started to wonder if i was pregnant, took the test that evening and the 2nd line was VERY vague, almost didn't exist. I took a picture of the test and emailed my sister in law Traci about it and asked her what she thought.. She texts me back later and said.. I think its a BIG FAT positive! 2nd text says... Congrats, and....(I'll just leave it at that).. Do you remember what you said Traci?? :P I was still skeptical about this... I decided to wait a few more days and take it again.. Nov. 12th was my birthday and decided to wait the next day to take the test.. I must not have wanted a negative test as a birthday present for myself... ?? So, the 13th rolls around... I took the test again in the morning after Carson and I woke up and waited patiently for the results and had the test set up on the cupboard above the toilet, i just couldn't stand over it and watched it, the anticipation kills me.. I kept myself busy during those 3 minutes.. I nervously go to the bathroom and see what it came out to be.... POSITIVE!!! Oh, it was so awesome to see a positive pregnancy test for the first time on a home pregnancy test. I'll never forget that feeling, I know i had a big smile on my face and no one to smile to! lol I told Carson right away that Mommy was having a baby, of course he didnt understand this right away. With Carson, i found out through other places, not at home or on my own. Traci was on MSN and we were talking about how i took the test again and she goes... and??? i said negative... she didnt fall for it.. :)... Alex also happened to be on MSN too as well.. I couldnt hold it in, i was too excited so I told him through MSN.. haha... Next time, I hope to do a better job of holding it in and surprise him.. I think he had a feeling i was pregnant anyway, it just confirmed his suspicion. We all kept it a secret from family til Thanksgiving.. I'd say it was a surprise for most family members.. I still remember everyones reaction like it was last week. I knew Kylie's pregnancy was going to be different from Carson's pregnancy as I was planning a homebirth., no ultrasounds to prevent the risk of miscarriage/growth problems/complications, prenatal care on my own, change of diet, and etc. I was very excited to finally experience this with months of researching before Kylie was even concieved, I KNEW what I wanted for my future pregnancies and births. Thanks to my 2 sister in laws and a dear friend for introducing me into this, something i would have never considered if it weren't for you guys! Today, Kylie is 4 months on her mama's 23rd bday! I just love having her, yes I do love having a girl after i was convinced i was pregnant with a boy! Her personality reminds me of Carson at times. She's been a WONDERFUL addition to the family. God really does know what He's doing!

my lil blessings

Fall pictures of 2008

Saturday D.I.Y(do it yourself) project

A gift for my cousin who is expecting a girl soon. I had fun making these. If you are not quite sure what it is... Its a cloth diaper which will be used as a burp rag/cloth, I just sewed on a strip of neat fabric in the middle of plain white cloth diaper. Let me know what you think!!

busy and unmotivated

I've been unmotivated to post a blog lately.. Sorry readers! 2 kids is a BIG adjustment from one kid so they keep me busy and i usually get distracted/interrupted when I'm on the computer so blogging has been on the bottom of my list. I have tons of pictures I'd love to post on here but takes too much time to do that.. lol I plan on taking fall pictures of the kids soon! I was going to do it last Wed. I had Carson sit on the ground and hold Kylie, i get my camera ready to take the picture, it wouldnt take a picture, looked at the camera and it says, "change the battery" on the screen.. I hate it when that stuff happens to me! So, since i only have one battery for the camera, we had to charge that up and I never got back on that yet. We've been taking advantage of the great weather lately, another reason why i havent blogged.. If you dont already know this, fall is my favorite season! I LOVE the colors of fall, the weather(just perfect for jeans and sweatshirt), and the fall food and drinks! I'm glad I had a fall wedding, it was windy with a chilly breeze but I still loved the way it looked outside..
Its been hard getting to finish stuff lately.. I still have diapers to make for Kylie and have not started that yet, need to clean the garage out, and do some sewing projects.. Thankfully, dishes, laundry, and tidy doesnt get ahead of me.. At least i get something done everyday.. Kylie is in her bouncer next to me as i rock her with my foot, she's ready to go to sleep, off to feed her and put her back in bed and hopefully accomplish something today! Have a great one!