So....my new venture...

Looks like we may be moving again, HOUSE this time, not city/country/continent lol. There is a old Victorian house down the road with a HUGE Barn at the back, that I could use for my mew business. Been doing some market research and it seems it's something this area really needs. I'm meeting with a bloke from 'G' tomorrow, and I should be signing up for my own franchise. I'm so excited! It's something I really want to do, and dh has given me the 'pocket money' to buy into, and is really supportive. GREAT. My Mum is also coming to live in the UK for a while to set it up with me. So...that's the details, it's an evolving project, I have bigger plans for it, as I will own the only franchise in this City of 300+k people but I will have to start off small, especially with such a small baby around me. Callum starts nursery in September, so I'll be more 'free' plus it will take 3 mo to set up the franchise, market it, get the equipment etc etc...

I wonder how it's possible for a 40ft container to miss 2 frikken vessels leaving Chicago? My stuff missed 2....yes 2 ships from America, so we are still sans cars...well dh is driving the Porsche and I'm using my dad's car that he drove over from Spain, but still it's not the same as having ones personal stuff and cars here. I MISS MY BED!!!! We have a bed here, but it's not the same as my good old sleep number bed, sigh, my BACK is killing me right now. Shouldnt be much longer, but takes about 2wks to clear customs here in the UK.

Mei Tai. Ordered a Mei Tai! Original from China. Those things look so cool, R is outgrowing the slings, and this should be great as the warmer weather approaches, cause C is pushing the weight limit in the rear seat of the Phil and Teds double stroller, so I can push one and carry R in the Mei Tai.

K is LOVING school, and finally I'm meeting new friends, me and the boys have a picnic with some other mum's from the school on Friday in the park...it's so cool to have this kind of small village community. I've missed it so much!

Friendship

Comes in all shapes and sizes. I just wanted to add that I am blessed to have my online friends, some I've met IRL and some I havent, but I really am blessed to have you guys (you know who you are) and even friends I'm meeting through this blooging thing, you are very supportive, thank you.

I want to thank J, H & S from the PC (my IRL friends) cause you really have been my rock with all the moving and stuff I've been through with R....((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))) Post more later :)

Missing Friends

I was standing outside the school today waiting for K, and everyone seemed so moody. For some reason I dont feel like I can approach these people. There is a couple of women I talk to who I used to know, but it's not the same as my 'best friends' J & C that I left behind in the USA, even if/when they move back to the UK they wont live in this area. Just feeling like I wont ever have friends like that again. And it's a sad feeling. I keep saying to myself, it's ok, I'll just concentrate on my business, but really I crave some kind of friendship. We'll see....

K seems to be making friends, she seems to be happy with her school, and her teacher says she's doing well. The house is sooooooooooo quiet during the day now! C has no one to fight with, so there's no screaming, it's actually pretty nice, although for some reason I DO still miss her.

I've been thinking today, all day, about my online friend J having a funeral for her son. This has bought tears to my eyes many times today. You cant help but think "how would I cope?" and that makes me cry even more. Life sucks sometimes. All I can do right now is pray for my friend and her family, and pray that somehow they can move past this pain, a pain that will always be there in their heart.

So...K's first day of school

I cant believe I have a child in school now! Where did my baby go? Here in the UK they start at age 4, she's still the youngest in the class because of her birthday, but she seems so mature compared to the other kids, she's definately taller than 99% of her class. But then she's always been a tall girl. She's so assertive, confident and bright. I'm proud to be her mother, I guess I should tell her that more, although I normally tell her once a day. It seems so weird to make her lunch box and ASK her what she would like in it. She did tell me she missed me today, which upset me a bit, but I know she'll get used to it very soon. She said she asked the teacher when I was coming to get her cause she missed me...awwww bless. I keep looking at R, and I see K, they look so alike. It's hard to think K is not a baby anymore, VERY hard. But as my MIL says "wait till you send your youngest to school, and you have NO babies left at home".....I dread the day!

So, in order to take focus off the fact that my babies are growing up, and I'm only having ONE more, my Mum and I are starting up a business (a franchise) that should take off in September. I'm VERY excited to get my teeth into something and something I'm interested in. I'm meeting with the business manager next week to discuss locations and money (of course), luckily dh is backing me 100% (good that...as I need his money LMFAO). And there's a couple of ways I can work this, so I need to think of the best way, and get to a bank, to beg for the rest of the money ;)

Watch this space. Not that anyone is probably interested anyway, but this blogging thing seems like fun, so here goes to my online diary ;)