1. I almost forgot today was Tuesday!  We had a wonderful holiday weekend.  It was pretty low key, which was really nice!  We were able to spend time with friends and family without rushing from one gathering to the next, which is usually the case.

2. The only downside to the weekend, our refrigerator went out Sunday morning.  Not good when you are supposed to be hosting a cookout the next day!  We managed though.

3. Last week was the week for custom designs.  They kept me BUSY!

4.  Here’s a poster and front and back card design I did for one of my favorite customers.

Graphics were supplied by customer.

5. Here’s a new design I added to my shop.  This was created by request of a previous customer. It’s a combination of two designs I already had.

6. I created this little girls birthday invitations last year.  I was thrilled to have the opportunity to create a custom design for her this year.  Her only requirement was that the party have mermaids and castles.  🙂

7. Princess and the Frog theme parties seem to be very popular this year.

8.  And the last custom design of the week…. This is perfect for a 4th of July wedding!

10. In case you are tired of the design talk…. I bought this sink for the boys over the weekend.  So far they love it!  Hopefully the novelty doesn’t wear off too soon!

1. I am beat.

2.  Derek is 3 and still isn’t talking much. Following the advice of Derek’s peditrician, we had him evaluated.  It’s been a very long process.  Although it was painless, it’s been exhausting.  Today we had our IEP meeting with the school district.  Long story short, Derek will be going to school ( therapy) 5, yes FIVE, days a week starting this fall.  It will  be for 3 hours a day.

3. I know it’s best for him, I am just not ready for it.  I can’t even think about it without crying.

4. I feel bad for being so upset. It’s nothing serious.  I have nothing to be upset about, it could be a whole lot worse.

5.  I was hold back tears during the entire meeting today.  It’s hard to listen to 6 complete strangers analyze his very move.

6. To make matters worse, as soon as we sat down, one of the women that did the screening gave me a picture of Derek that had been taken during one of the first meetings.  So, I had that sweet little face staring up at me the entire time.  Dan later said he almost turned it over cause he knew that it was making things harder for me.

7. The school he will be going to is only about 4 blocks from our house.  But, he does have the option of riding the bus.  Don’t even get me started on that though!

8. He has been so clingy lately.  Hopefully that changes in the next 3 months.

9. I know that this is going to help him tremendously.  I have to just keep telling myself that.

10. I am going to try and move on now.