I’m happy to announce that we are almost back on the Adoption track.
Jason has been placed in a long term temp position in mortgage, very similar to my job. He has been there about four weeks and it is going well. He is still looking for another permanent Project Analyst/Manager position but the job he has now will pay the bills and gives him mortgage experience that may help his resume to apply to Project Management positions in Mortgage in the months to come. I’ve very proud of him as it took exactly 6 weeks to find new employment, exactly the length of his severance package, so we never missed a check! Way to Go JASON! He is very modivated and employable even in this job market. I couldn’t be more proud of him.
By the end of the month I will be contacting our adoption agency to restart the adoption!!! We will have to do a little backtracking as our financial pictures changed slightly and we now have new medical insurance. I know at least I will need a letter from our medical insurance stating they will cover adopted children and adoption children with pre-existing conditions. (I’m going to try to start researching this later this week).
Spring is finally here and I’m loving it. After all those crazy craft shows last year that never really brought in a profit I’m about to start all over again. This year I have a new project which is much better.
Baby Blankets and burp cloths! I have been sewing on and off since I was eight years old and have a great sewing machine, why not put that too good use?
Here is a picture of the first baby blanket I made. It has 100% cotton flannel with Sesame Street Baby characters on the front and a soft yellow blizzard fleece on the inside. Machine Wash and Dryable and pre-shrunk. I have made two like this.
(I think this one is 27″ x 31″ and the other is a slightly larger)
I am half way finished with a Care Bear one in pinks that I should be able to complete tonight and will try to remember to post a picture.
- First Baby Blanket
The first blanket turned out really well and I know the more I do the better they will get. I also need to make some coordinating burp clothes to go with them. I found a great sale on kids flannel fabric with tons of fun patterns and colors. I bought 40 yard!!! Can you believe it?
So I have a lot of sewing to do in the weeks ahead. I started researching some craft fairs that I will look into signing up for several next week – once I get a few more blankets under my belt.
YEAH! 
