Sunday, March 30, 2008

BESTWAY SAFETY



Well as most know I have been teaching First Aid on the side for quite a few years now. Well I have decided to go at it a little more aggresively. The Bookkeeping I was doing on the side has really sort of fizzled out and really can not be depended on. So since I really do love teaching First aid and there is such a demand out there I have decided to sort of "Relaunch" my business.

So Fred and I are in the midst of designing brochures and creating a website. I plan to market my services to Businesses and Churches. I am looking to train private groups in First Aid at there location. I have done a few courses already this year and hopefully will be able to get a little more business. I have done the research and can confidently say that I have one of the best prices in the City. I also plan to offer discounts to non-profit groups such as churches. So if you know of any groups needing some training send them my way!

Toys Toys Toys

I am wondering how people with Kids avoid having toys in every area of the house? We try to keep the toys in the Bonus room and Sammie's room but it never fails somehow I am stepping over toys in our bathroom and tripping over toys in the Kitchen. Maybe our kids just have too many toys.....and sadly I don't think they really play with them so much as relocate them.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Update!

Well I am not a very good blogger as of late and I don't know why. It kind of feels like nothing is really happening and I don't have much to say but I know there must be something....

The Kids- Samantha is dare I say potty trained!! This is exciting and she has been really reliable. THere have been no accidents in a at least a week. She still wears a diaper at night of course but she has even been dry overnight about half the time. On a different not Samantha is really learning to push limits. She is consistently being a bully to Nate and she is not so good at listening these days. We have been going through a lot of time outs lately but they don't seem to do much good. So a coulple of days ago we had a reverse time out where Nate and I went to go play in my room and we locked the door so Samantha couldn't come in- She really didn't like that one and boy was she mad, but she did listen a lot better for the rest of the day! Samantha is so cute in the things she says and does. Yesterday she got a little spank and she cries for a bit then says Mommy kiss my Bum better. She is really hard to stay mad at! Her outlook on things bring many smiles to me.

Nate- Well I would like to say he is growing a ton but really he is not. He is a bit of a small Fry. When we last went to the Health nurse he was only in the 10th percentile for height and weight. Developmentally however he is changing fast. He has great comprehension and he is quite the talker. So many new words all the time. I am surprised at how much I understand! This week he started saying Samantha "mantha" So fun. He still has the worlds cutest smile that melts my heart!

Fred- Is really busy at work these days and still loves his Job. On the home front he is finnishing up the mudding and taping in the garage so hopefully it will be painted and put back together soon. He also has been going to town on making me a brochure so I can start advertising to hopefully to teach more First Aid. All the while spending ample time with the kids and I. I am very often reminded of how blessed I am to be sharing my life with such a incredible man. The "Best" some would say! Tee Hee

Me- Well not a whole lot. I have been getting back into First Aid a bit. Had a couple of courses in Medicine Hat in Feb and a couple of courses this Month for Fred's Company. I really enjoy teaching it so it has been great! So nice to bring in a little money! As for the bookkeeping stuff I have been doing- it seems to be fizzling out a little. I still have some work but there does not seem to be any new stuff and lots of the stuff we did have was a one time thing. So I am still doing it but I am sure not bringing in much money off it. Hence why we are going to start advertising the First Aid. So far we have been okay financially- but our line of credit has been slowly rising. We are so greatfull that I am able to stay home with the kids, but we know that we really have to watch our money and I need to bring in a certain amount. Budgeting and making cuts is however a small sacrifice to be able to stay home and raise our kids.

Well that is the happenings in our world. We are very much looking forward to starting another ball season. This will be the 3rd year Fred and I have run the team and we have a really high rate of returning players so that is really encouraging to us. Ball season is always a great time with great people, and this yearly will surely not dissapoint.