Thankful

I am incredibly thankful for the last 6 months. I was not so sure about our move to Clarksville and I fought it for a long time, 2 years to be exact. From the moment Ryan got transferred to Clarksville we discussed moving up there but I didn't want to leave our home or our friends. As usual Ryan's work seems to have great timing when it comes to big changes with Ryan's job. Don't get me wrong, I am very thankful for Ryan's job and think his company is really good to us and great for him.

Ryan got transferred to Clarksville in May 2010. Exactly the same time as I stopped working and one month before we had our second baby boy, Austin. The 2 years that followed were pretty tough. I was adjusting to being a stay at home mom and having 2 kids and Ryan was driving over 200 miles a day and not getting home until late. In August Zach got really sick with Kawasaki's disease and was in the hospital for 5 days while they tried to figure out what was wrong with him. And then the following February Ryan's mom passed away very suddenly.

When to opportunity came up this past May to move I jumped at the chance. I was sick of never seeing my husband and my kids not being able to spend time with their dad. Turns out it was one of the best decisions we have ever made. We are less than 10 minutes from Ryan's work. We get to see him in the middle of the day by bringing him lunch or just stopping by to say hi for a minute. I have met some great new friends. And I absolutely love our house. We have been truly blessed by this move and more than anything I am thankful this holiday we have so much more family time and that is what is most important to me.

Turkey Day Deals

I have decided to start blogging. I want to be able to share the fun, crazy and hard times of our lives as well as some great tips I have learned and continue to learn as mom, wife, woman and friend.

I thought I would kick off my blog by sharing my new Facebook Fan Page I created called Rickels Recipes . If you don't already know, I am an Independent Consultant for Pampered Chef (R). I started my business when Zach was 8 months old and at the time did not have a job. I did it give us some extra income while I looked for a new job. Over the 4 years I have been a consultant my reasons have changed. I have had times where I didn't do very much and times where I was on the go.

I had originally intended to stop selling Pampered Chef this month. I started getting involved in a few things and re-evaluated and decided I was going to kick off my business again. We recently started Zach in private speech therapy (more on that in another post) and I thought a little extra income would be nice to have. That is what I love about Pampered Chef. I can do as little as as much as I want, I set my own hours and if my kids need me more or get sick I am here for them with the flexibility of my own business.

So go to https://www.facebook.com/RickelsRecipes and "Like" my fan page. You can also visit my website at www.pamperedchef.biz/laurenr.

There are a few great deals coming up from Pampered Chef, and you know we ALL love deals.

Stay at home in your warm bed on Black Friday and spare yourself from being trampled by overzealous shoppers. Just wait until Cyber Monday! The Pampered Chef is offering FREE SHIPPING on orders of $75 or more on November 26th! Wohoo!

In November stoneware is 60% off and you get a FREE Trifle Bowl!!! PLUS all our other host benefits!!

In December you have your choice of ANYTHING in our Pampered Chef catalog at 60% off- What would YOU choose? It can be a single item OR a SET! You also get a FREE set of dessert plates if you host December 1-18! PLUS all our other great host benefits.

 

I am looking forward to blogging and sharing my world!!