Time is passing

I can't believe how quickly time is flying. We have only 66 days (as of today) until we move. 15 of those I am going to be out of town. We are up to our ears in things that we need to do - but it all takes time! Hurry, hurry... and wait.

Since I hope to document our life over there, maybe I'll document getting there too. Right now we are working on our travel visas and our resident visas. The travel visa is easy - you passport and your travel plans. The company is taking care of those. They are also taking care of the residency visa, but we have to get all the documentation put together for them.

We have to have:

• certified copies of our birth certificates
• certified copy of our marriage certificate
• passport photos
• passport
• FBI "no record" criminal back ground check - this means a background check that comes back empty - to do this you need unprocessed fingerprints. Fortunately we had 2 copies on hand because of our adoption paperwork - yeah you need them for that too. We are soooo on the grid.
  
• because we are getting work visas they need CV's (Sarah - that's a history of your work experience ;) )
• health checks DONE IN CHINA!! I'm nervous about this one. We are doing that on our upcoming trip in March. They are $110 a piece. Normal people would be fine but my medical history and like 100 pages. Daniel's is about 50. We aren't normal.

This may sound easy to prepare for - but do you have all the documentation needed on hand? We didn't. I suggest to you all that you have 2 certified copies of birth certificates for everyone in your house and a certified marriage certificate on hand. These types of documents are important. Keep them in a fireproof safe. We do now. You never know when you need them.

We are slowly starting to pack things away. We packed the two bookshelves in the living room and it took 6 rubbermaid bins. That's only a portion of our books. Yikes. We have painted the two rooms that really needed it. Next weekend I hope to do the finishing touches in our kitchen.

We also need to buy things for moving. Like 1 year of our drugs ($1,500 - thank you sick body) and new tennis shoes for hiking the area with coworkers. I need compression socks for the flights because I have a predisposition to blood clots. We need to buy me some luggage.

It's hard to pack your life up. I've never done it before. Heck, before I got married I hadn't moved since I was 7.

We really are excited. But I think I need xanax and some lunesta in the mean time.

I will be selling my piano in the middle of March. If you are interested please let me know. We are looking for $700 for it. It's in great shape and comes with a custom made bench by my father. Woooo. Awwwwee. Yes, that's right folks, a Joe Arave original.

We are also selling a desk ($50) and our bedroom set (Bedframe, double wide dresser and blanket chest for $350 or so.)

Spread the word. Thanks.

New Shapes!

As I said in my previous post I will do custom shapes for 16$ and up.

I also have new pre-cut shapes!

I have flowers, three different types, #1


#2#3

and Bugs!
I will soon have mittens, winter caps, angels, snowmen and snowflakes.

I will also be doing a batch of Tie-dye on November 6 if anyone wants to order one with a specific color.

Please help me make this work!

More for sale

My sister in law calls her little baby boy Shark Baby. So I made him a onesie of a shark.I can do custom shapes, just nothing copyrighted - like logos and stuff. I only do shapes - outlines. A custom shape is $16 and up, depending on the difficulty. The shark would be $17.

If anyone is interested in a custom shape and color, please let me know. I have short and long sleeved onesies 3 mos to 12 mos in stock.

Let's start the bidding...

Or buying. Please?

So I seem to be unable to get a job. I am wondering if it's the job market or God telling me I am not supposed to report for duty. Hmm. So I have been thinking of things and ways to earn money. It's rough I tell ya.

Idea one: teach piano lessons. That worked last year, however my one returning student isn't starting for another couple of months. I'm working on getting more.

Idea two: post quilt binding by hand on KSL. Nothing. Notta. Not even a call. Spread the word - I like doing this and my prices are pretty reasonable.

Idea three: Ask you all if you would be willing to buy stuff from me. Haha. No seriously. If I can get my little business started then I think it will really work. So here it goes:

Onesies and T-shirts. What? Yes. But I do something special to them - I put pictures on them! I'm offering the ones you see here except the letter ones. Those you can custom order. As I gain capital more sizes and options will be available. After October 15 you can order Tye-died options with general color families.

Let's call it my "Adopt a Onesie" program. Because to be honest - I need to start saving more money for our adoption. It's going to be a lot of money upfront.

Here we go!

#1 Shirt size 2/3 from Carter's. With an appliqued truck. $12.


#2 Shirt size 2/3 from Carter's. Orange airplane. $12.


#3 Long sleeve 9 mos onesie from Carter's. Blue Airplane. $12.

#4 Tye-died onesie from Gerber size 3-6 mos. Blue car. $13.

#5 Tye-died onesie from Gerber size 3-6 mos. Pink heart. $13

#6 Tye-died onesie from Gerber size 3-6 mos. Yellow heart. $13

#7 Tye-died onesie from Gerber size 3-6 mos. Purple/pink heart. $13.

#8 Long sleeve onesie from Carter's size 9 mos. Blue and pink. $13.

#9 Shirt size 2/3 from Carter's. Two cars. $13.

#10 - SOLD - can custom order size, letter and color. 15$
Different fonts available for letters. Colors will be general according to color ordered. No gaurantees on specific fabric.

#11 Letter shirt with sleeve embellishment $16.
I use high quality adhesive and sew tightly around each edge so there is no fear of your picture falling off. If something does happen and it does come off completely (not likely, I tell ya) send it back and I will send you a new one.

Shipping is $3.00 for one, $4.00 for two and $5.00 for 3-5. Bargain? Yes.

Now let's be honest. I don't have paypal yet. I will set one up after I get going. You're just going to have to trust me and me you. Will a check work? After I get some inventory I will open on Etsy. Support and suggestions are greatly appreciated!m Only nice things please.

Thank you all. If you don't feel comfortable using the comment section you can contact me via e-mail - ashleyallen15 @ gmail . com