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Seriously! Only three people live in this house, I swear! However, laundry seems to materialize out of thin air!!! After tonight, I should be completely caught up, aside from the actual clothes that are on the backs of my husband, my daughter, and myself. Just watch, though...tomorrow afternoon, there will twelve loads waiting for me to get started washing, drying, folding, and putting away.

Okay, maybe that's a slight exageration, but it just seems like it never ends.

Can you tell I've been doing laundry this afternoon? I really want to get to work doing some research for the new business I'm starting (more on that later!), but I made a promise to myself to get the laundry done first. I'm waiting for my last load to finish drying, and then I'll be on my way.

This is my second week as a stay at home mom, and I can't describe how much better this is working for our family. We are still waiting on God to show us some specifics regarding finances, but we all seem much happier and healthier. Ruby and I are still figuring out our timing during the day. She's trying to adjust to napping in her crib, and I'm trying to adjust to doing my chores and work upstairs during her awake hours while still getting in good play and reading time with her. All in all, it's wonderful!

I've also had the time to get together with other moms and women from the church, and it just feels so right. I know that God has placed these women in my life (and vice versa) for a very specific reason. It feels so good to have time to meet with them and learn from each other!

Today, Amy and I took advantage of National Pancake Day. We had lunch at IHOP, and we each got a FREE shortstack! IHOP does this once a year, and simply asks that patrons make donations to Riley Children's Hospital. It's a great program, and we certainly enjoyed our time together. Amy is an amazing mommy. You should see her interact with her son, Alex. He is such a cool little guy, and I know that's due in large part to his cool momma.

Amy and I also got to commisserate over our geeky husbands and their infatuation with domain names! LOL! We love our Mikes, that's for sure!

To help contribute to our family income for the time being, I will be starting a direct sale home business. (Examples are Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef, PartyLite, and the like...) The specific name of my company is AtHome America. You can follow the link to see the catalogue. I will be attending a meeting tomorrow night to gain some more information. From what I know so far, I am extremely excited about this opportunity. I'll share more in a post on Thursday. For now, feel free to browse the catalogue and let me know if you'd like to host a home show and get products for 50% off or FREE!!

That's about it for now!