My face hurts

Actually, it's my teeth, but it's making my face hurt. I feel POOPY! And, I look like someone slapped me really hard because one side of my face is swollen. Great imagery, huh? I hope all is well in the world and I will have pictures to post soon. Some of the raccoons that visit us nightly, some of Miss Pinky with her two front teeth missing, and the long awaited pictures of the grand opening! WOO!!

I have to get a little work done before I go back home, drug myself and wait to see a dentist. Hugs and love to you guys! ~Pinky!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Happy Birthday to AMBER!
Look at her! Isn't she just GORGEOUS?!?
I cannot express to all of you in the internet world what a joy and honor it is for me to know her. She is beautiful on the inside with a HUGE heart, a caring soul and she's just a magnificent friend. My only regret is that we don't live closer to each other! HA!

My dearest friend, I wish you happiness beyond your dreams. I wish you joy that fills your heart to overflowing. I wish you true friends and love in your life, always.
May the sun shine upon you today in celebration of that day you came into the world.
HUGS and TONS of love to you on this very special day!!

My love to you,
Pinky

Hi!

I have tons to write, but very little time. I was just checking in to say hello and let you guys know that the Grand Opening went VERY well. One third of our sales that day was in my jewelry!! WOW! I've also got a few custom orders. There is a small part of my brain that worries I'm running in too many directions.

Okay, soon, I will have the computer moved and can post pictures from the last month. Hope all is well with everyone and I will stop by blogs as soon as I can. HUGS and much love to all of you!

~Pinky!

It's Getting CRAZY!

Just had to let that out. It's really getting nuts around here with the Grand Opening on Thursday. I feel like I'm going a little mad, but it's okay, I know it will be done soon.

I'm still at work, but I'm about to head home. I hope to have my camera near me soon so that I can take pictures. I know I will on Thursday, so expect some shots then. I've made some rings and that will be a new addition to the Pinky line of jewelry.

I'm going to go home, chill out and hopefully not throw up on myself anytime soon. heh.

Whew!

It's been BUSY! That's a good thing. The store is moving right along with some big orders and lots of business. I'm working at night to get jewelry done for the big grand opening, as that will be the reveal of Pinky Jewelry! I have an awesome display that I bought and my aunt in law bought me a great free standing glass display case. Lots of work to do!

Miss Pinky started dance last night! Ballet and tap, how cool is that? She really had fun and I'm glad. First grade is going well for her and that's good, too. We had a rough start at the beginning of this week. The weekend wore us all out and it's been hard to get into a routine at a house we aren't used to. It's getting there, just takes time.

I'm still working, moving and creating. I'm going to have to take a day off after the grand opening just to recoup! Moving is slow going, but we have most of the important things at the new house. I thought that after we started putting things in there, it would look smaller. Nope, not yet anyway.

Well, I stopped by the hot house to get a pair of shoes ( I only had 3 at the new house and I can't wear flip flops to work!) and I thought I would stop in and say hello. I hope that everyone is doing well and not having to run like a madman like I am. :P

HUGS and much love! ~Pinky!

Moving right along.

Well, since the air went out in the house we currently live in, we have made a mad dash to move into house #2. My dad came over to help and we now have a working kitchen!! OMG! I haven't had that in Y E A R S!!!!!! WOOOOOOO!

It's hot and a little slow going, but it's coming along just fine. I won't be on the computer much since we haven't moved it yet and I haven't switched the service to the other house yet. I can check it at work, so I may be able to stop in and say hello.

I have lots of things to tell you about and I can't wait to get back in the swing of things! WOOO! HUGS and love, love, love to you!

SUPER not nice!

After getting home from a 13 hour day, I walk in the door to hubby saying, "I have bad news. The air conditioner is out."

This is a SUPER, MEGA not nice! Ugh... I'll write more when I'm not sweating.

I want to post a picture

But sometimes, I don't remember what all I have posted. That and some of my pictures are lame to me. Anyhoo, here is one that I don't think I have shared, mainly because it isn't mine!

This is "Miranda the Tempest" by John William Waterhouse and is by far and away my most favorite of his works. When I first started working at Neblett's, I framed this picture. It had the white all around it with the words on the bottom and I literally just stuck it in a frame. It was the very first picture I ever framed all by myself. I carried it everywhere with me, to each place I lived because it just held something special for me. When I left the store 5 years ago, I bought a really fancy custom frame, texturized to painting to look like an oil and framed it one last time.

It was the first picture I ever did and the last one I did when I left. She gives me closure on that time and joy for still being with me when I start all over again.

This is the first picture I framed when I got back:

Thanks, Jared, for being the start of new memories. :)

Hugs and much love, Pinky!

Stopping by to say hello

Things have gotten really busy this past week. School is in full swing, Miss Pinky is going to be taking dance and Girl Scouts, the store is hopping with business, I've set up our big grand opening and I haven't had much time to think. Also, we've been working on getting into house #2. WOO! I don't think I can add more to my plate, but surely I will.

Perhaps the hardest thing for people to understand is, that even though I'm busy running my own business, I don't want my daughter taken away at every given moment. I know that friends and family are only trying to help, but not seeing her does me far worse than having her around. It's not an annoyance for me to dash out of work to get her from school. Nor will it be an annoyance to take her to dance. I think what bothers me the most is that taking her is always suggested as being what is good for me. If it was what I wanted, then I would ask.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy having time to myself, but I have very little of that now. And what I do have, I want to spend with her and my husband. I don't want to have to traipse all over the place to pick her up. More importantly, I don't want to miss out on any more of her life than I have to. She is my greatest joy and being apart from her is always hard on my heart.

My goodness, I'm griping. I don't mean to, not really, I just need to get things off my chest every now and then. I'm not one of those moms who don't participate. Even working like I do, like I always have, she is more important that all of that. Not one of her teachers would ever tell you otherwise, knowing that I would come to the school to talk with them about her on a regular basis. It's important to be a part of her life. If I'm not there, who is?

When she was born, Miss Pinky had jaundice. Not much, just a little. We had to place her bassinet in front of a window to help her coloring and from that point on, she became my little sunshine baby. She still is. Her smile warms my heart like nothing on this earth. No, I don't want people taking her to do things I want to be a part of. I don't mind the help, but she's my little sunshine and I plan on basking in her light as long as I can.

I have good news!!

You see, I've been worried that since I bought the framing business, I would have to close my Etsy shop. I haven't made anything new since, well, forever and you all know that it's been killing me. I found out today that I can keep my shop open, just tuck it under the wings of my framing business! Isn't that fabulous???

OH, I can't tell you how happy this makes me. I have totally quit marketing my Etsy shop, stopped making jewelry and had started giving up on even being able to keep it. NOW, I know I don't have to and I want to make some more jewelry! WOOOO!

I hope that everyone is having a super Wednesday!! HUGS and much, much love!
~Pinky!