KARATE TOURNAMENT

AJ and Aleigh entered the Karate Tournament on Saturday. They were both hoping to place, but I think their nerves got the best of them this time. We are so proud of them for entering the tournament and getting up in front of the judges and all of those people to do their forms! AJ said he is never entering another tournament again because he didn't place! Of course we had a long talk about that and Joe and I both reassured the kids that we were proud of them! AJ struggles to practice without goofing off! He insists that he knows his form before a tournament! Hopefully he will soon understand that it's not just about knowing it, it's more important that you feel confident about how well you know it!



After Aleigh competed she followed all of the other students into the other room to get their trophies and have their picture taken. I walked in there and told Aleigh to go over and get her trophie. She looked up at me with tear filled eyes and said "But mommy I don't get a trophie! I didn't get a place!" I gave her a hug and told her that everyone gets a trophie for entering the tournament and doing their best! She was happy after that, but she broke my heart when she said that!


Here is a picture of them pretending they got first place!

I sold some bows!

I have been making hair bows for a couple of years now, and REALLY enjoy doing it! I have never tried to even give them away as gifts, much less try to sell them. I guess even though I think they look good enough to put in my girls' hair, I have never been confident enough to think that others would want my creations.




Anyway, my mom has a friend that she used to work with at Delta, named Yvonne. Well, my mom suggested I shoot Yvonne an email and let her know that I made hair bows and offer to provide some for her Boutique consignment sale that she puts together twice a year. She was excited and gave me all of the info I needed and even went out and got me a display to put them on! The unfortunate part was that she only gave me 4 days to make bows! I turned our dining room into a craft room for 4 days and made a bow every time I had an open opportunity! I was able to come up w/ 45 bows for the sale. Since it was a consignment sale (high end consignment sale), I priced them anywhere from $2 - $4.50. Well, to my surprise, I sold all but 5 of the bows I made! I'm not sure if it was because they were so cheap, or if people really liked them! I didn't have time to put together any business cards or anything, so I was pleased to hear that a lot of people were giving their email addresses so that I could contact them w/ more info on my bows.