Help is on the Way!

Posted December 2nd, 2007 by Jen in family life, giveaways

Live from the Portland Airport in rainy Oregon! I’m waiting for my niece to fly in from Michigan. The wifi here is touchy and I’m in and out, so this’ll be quick. I do have two hours to sit here, so good thing I brought some books.

So, my big sister agreed to let her daughter come and be my “nanny” for three weeks! My niece D. is almost 16, and a real gem. She is also homeschooled, and her flexibility has allowed her to come right now.

I was in a panic because it’s the holiday season, and as anyone in retail knows, this is your one chance. My business, TeamMASCOT, is doing well, and that’s good and bad. Normally, we have extra seasonal help, but circumstances are such that we don’t at the moment. I’m having to work many long hours, and…the children. I need to care for the kids, do their schooling, take care of the business, the house, the holiday activities. It’s too much.

So, D. will be staying with us until Christmas, and we are so excited to have her! She is also excited, having only been to Oregon for my wedding when she was about five years old. While she’ll be very busy with taking care of all the children’s needs, she’ll be earning some Christmas money! D. has a lot of experience with helping her little brothers with school and with handling daily life with younger children.

ONE more quick note - I’m getting a lot of new comments on my contest post, below, and since most of the commenters are new to Diary of 1, I have to moderate the comments. I apologize, but I get a terrible amount of spam without the moderation. I will get to all those when I’m back home, so don’t worry if you don’t see your entry show up. I have a long trip back over snowy Mt. Hood and it may be tomorrow before I get to it.

AND, finally, tomorrow I will also thank (and link) the many bloggers who have highlighted my sports contest on their blogs, so don’t think I’ve forgotten about you! I’m very grateful.

13 Responses

Renae December 3rd, 2007 at 1:39 am
Have a wonderful visit! What a blessing to have help when you most need it. Blessings to you!
mrs darling December 3rd, 2007 at 10:06 am
Hey thanks for the fun time last night. It was great to get to meet you! We will definitely have to do it again!

After I sent you upstairs to the bathroom I went up later and, lo , there were tissue scraps lying on the floor behind the toilet. My utmost apologies. Tink was suppose to take out the waste basket and I guess she didnt figure that included cleaning up any scraps on the floor!Mercy! So anyway, oooops, sorry!
mrs darling December 3rd, 2007 at 10:07 am
Oh by the way, I still dont see anything in your sidebar. I used to think I did but now no matter what I do it remains empty.
mrs darling December 3rd, 2007 at 1:07 pm
Well I did an experiment. I opened up your page using Firefox instead of IE and now the sidebar shows. It just must not be set up for IE.
alltheveas December 3rd, 2007 at 10:23 pm
I am just visiting from my sister’s site, since she mentioned meeting you.Your last post on your dream is beautiful! How wonderful God is!
Jane December 3rd, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Oh, that is so awesome! I hope she will be a big help and that you will all enjoy her visit!
Jen December 3rd, 2007 at 11:03 pm
Renae, I’m so thankful already! She’s a sweetie.

Mrs. Darling, how fun to stay up late and visit with you - I was reminded of my before-kids days when I did that all the time! Man, I’m exhausted right now. After we left your house, we made it to D’s other aunt & uncle’s in Vancouver (who who very nice), and I slept soundly. I drove back over Mt. Hood this morning on bare pavement (just wet). I’m so glad I waited, the roads were much better.

Um, if you recall, I went in to your schoolroom thinking it was the bathroom, so I’m certainly not one to notice a scrap of paper! haha. Actually, I was thinking to myself how sparkling the sink was - seriously.

Very weird about the Internet Explorer. Why is it eating my sidebar?

alltheveas, thanks for visiting!! Yes, God is so wonderful; I can’t even wrap my brain around how wonderful.

Jane, we are enjoying her very much, but my sister misses her terribly. I know how she feels, I can’t stand to be away from my kids for long either - especially not 2,000 miles away.
Rob at Kintropy December 4th, 2007 at 12:30 am
Great to hear you are getting some help (and sounds like a great situation for your niece, too).

Thanks for talking a bit about your store. I hadn’t ventured out to that link yet, but quickly searched for all things UW Huskies. Dropped several hints to Janette tonight about all the wonderful things she could buy me ;-).

Take care of yourself during the busy season, too!
Grace December 4th, 2007 at 12:52 am
It’s good that you have some help coming. I am also grateful for my mom who lives with us to help out out. I could never have done all things without her help.
mrs darling December 4th, 2007 at 8:46 am
Jennifer, I discovered your sidebar is on the bottom of the page in IE. So its there if you scroll down far enough. I still cant believe you came over. That was soooo much fun. Be sure to let me know if you get in town again!
Dana December 5th, 2007 at 12:20 am
What a wonderful solution! Happy Holidays, and try to keep an ounce or two of sanity left over for yourself!
Jen December 5th, 2007 at 12:42 am
Rob, so you are Huskies fans? Very cool, a good Northwest choice. :-) I’ll keep that in mind for my next giveaway!

Grace, I’m so glad you have your mom there - I think of you often, having a great helper there in that strange country…

Mrs. Darling, whew, glad to know everyone with IE can actually see the links I took the time to put over there!

Dana, I will keep a few ounces and not a drop more!
Diary of 1 » Anything for a Vote December 7th, 2007 at 10:28 am
[…] Last weekend, I found myself at the Portland Airport, and my niece’s flight was delayed several hours, so I ended up not being able to drive back over the mountain that night. As I sat waiting, I was thankful I had brought my laptop, and got some work done. AND, I shot off an email to Mrs. Darling, who I happened to know lived in the area. She is a great bloggy friend, and I hesitated only a moment before clicking “send,” thinking, she won’t mind. I gave her my cell phone number, and said, hey, I’m stuck in Portland for a while, would you mind a visitor?! […]

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