House Shopping

It's been a very long time since I posted. Life has been busy!

In December I was sick for half of the month, so when I finally got better, I had to cram all of the things I was going to do in preparation for Christmas earlier into the month into the last week or two before Christmas. Hence a very busy December.

In January Chris and I were able to recuperate some from the holiday craziness, but then dove into more serious house shopping.

We've seen about 20 houses so far. We had put in an offer a couple of weeks ago (didn't get it, but we're the backup if the other falls through) and have found a new one (actually just down the street from the other one) that we're considering putting an offer on. Chris and my parents have such hectic schedules right now - we were hoping to get all of us as a group to look at the house one more time, but I don't want to dawdle in getting an offer in, so we're going to try to get my parents in the next day or two and Chris' parents in it hopefully this weekend.

Also this week Chris will be meeting with our mortgage person and finding out what we can afford as an offer by finding out what monthly payments would be for the mortgage, insurance and taxes. Meanwhile, our realtor is looking into the yearly utility costs so that we can keep that in mind as well.

The house that we're considering is higher than what we were planning on, so I want to be very careful not to stretch ourselves too thin and be miserable trying to keep up with payments. So hopefully all of our careful planning will not go to waste!

Anyway, I'll let y'all know if we put an offer in and what we find out when the time comes.

For now, I'm keeping busy!

Big Winter Sale!

BIG NEWS JUST IN!!

BIG Winter Sale:
Beginning December 26th, there will be 26 items at up to 50% off!  The sale flyer is attached to this post.  I am now accepting PRE-ORDERS as several sale items will sell out quickly.  Pay now and your order will be placed right away on the 26th. 

Hostess Benefits:
Book a party between December 26-January 31 and receive EXTRA free toys!

1. Hostess Book & Hold – For booking and holding a $200 or more party from Dec. 26, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010, Hostesses may select 1 Free Sale item (sale price up to $20.00)!
2. Hostess Bonus – For holding a $500 or more party from Dec. 26, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010, Hostesses may select her bonus  $50 in Free Products.
   Example: WOW - A $500 party Hostess could earn $160.00 in Products! ($90 Free products from the Hostess Rewards Program + $20.00 Sale item for Book & Hold + $50 Hostess  Bonus and it can grow with 2 Half Price items from the Hostess Rewards Program when a party is booked!)
3. BONUS - If you host a party before January 1, 2010 (that means by next Thursday), I'll throw in an EXTRA $30 of free toys if your party sells over $200. If your party makes it over $550, I'll make it $50 instead - that's on top of the bonuses already listed above! Call me today to book that party!
   

Join the Discovery Toys Team:
Discovery Toys is a family-friendly company that allows you to work from home, maintain flexible hours, and add income for your family while also helping to provide family-friendly toys for families.  I'd love to have you join the team! Currently the kit to join is on sale for $99 (retail value over $390)

Please forward this on to your friends and family - help me reach my goals! As always, thank you for taking time to read this. Discovery Toys creates products that I truly believe in and am passionate about sharing them with others.

If you would like anymore information on anything, please call (616-566-6186), email (alison.major@gmail.com) or check out the website at www.discoverytoyslink.com/amajor.

Blessings!

Alison & Chris Major
Discovery Toys Educational Consultant
www.discoverytoyslink.com/amajor

Contact me if you want to order toys, host a party to earn free toys, or join as a consultant!

"Play with your children... It's the best investment you'll ever make."

Too Many Projects

I've already got way too many projects on my list, but I'm adding yet another one.

This is for an upcoming project... And I didn't want to lose the link, so I'm saving it here. :)

Crochet Mini Sweaters

Found more links for my project...

Mini Santa Hat

Canning Applesauce

We made applesauce again this year with Chris' parents.

Last year I made us do it with the hand-cranked foodmill, because I had never made applesauce before and wanted to know how.

This year we opted for the Kitchen Aid attachment. I'm glad that I did it once with the foodmill... It really makes you appreciate the ease of using a Kitchen Aid. We will probably make it that way every year now... I want one for my Kitchen Aid... :)

How to Worship

I saw this on a friend's blog and had to share it.

I hang out with a lot of musicians, so the lesson on when to clap was pretty funny to me...