The Election is Over....

The election has come and it has gone...we now have a new president elect. This is monumental in so many ways....so exciting in so many ways...and so frightening...you guessed it...in so many ways. The election did not go as we had hoped...but we are right with its outcome. We only pray that our president elect is the RIGHT president for US. Time will only tell...

I have SO many exciting things happening, that I don't know where to start. I guess first, we have to talk about my daughter. She is a lovely girl...she was married last January-on the coldest day of the entire winter...we had a high of about 5 above that day...brrrrrrrrrrrrr....yes it was so cold....then in March...her new hubby left for basic training at Lackland AFB in Texas. It was so hard on them...he was gone so long...and such newly weds....but they weathered through it. Their condo sold two months before he returned from training...so our daughter and their child...his name is Gizmo...moved back home with us. We had to do some MAJOR rearranging...but it was well worth it. We had a marvelous two months with our daughter that we might not have had otherwise.

September was such a whirlwind. Mike graduated from his training...and returned home. We had a picnic for him....with about 75 in attendance...then the next weekend they moved to their first duty assignment....in South Carolina. Our daughter scrimped and saved while Mike was gone...so they would have enough in savings to carry them through till she found a job. She was pretty scared...was hearing it would take 6 months or more to find a job...but today she found one...after only 4 weeks and three interviews! Way to go! It will be a drive for her...but at least she won't have snow and ice to worry with....

In July my husband and I purchased a motorhome. Now, most people would think we were totally senseless in doing this...with gas prices so high, etc. But we did this so we could take our business on the road. Our plan is to set up at street fairs, car shows, and of course military bases in about 100 mile radius of Kansas City. We have been modifing it and almost are ready to roll! Now we just mainly have the cosmetic stuff to do...paint...curtains, graphics on the outside...that sort of thing. The main constructing of the interior space is almost complete. If you are close to Kansas City and would like for us to set up at your event....send us an email...describing your event...we will see if we can make it happen!

The other major change is a complete-fresh-new website for our business...www.dyesubprints.com . We are excited as our vision has been for more than 3 years-to have an online designer-and to be able to act as a fulfillment center-helping budding artists get a start....like cafe press or zazzle. With this new website-we are now ready to offer these services! All packaged in one! Can't wait for you to visit!

Our son and his new family are doing well. The kids are adapting to their new school. How many changes they must be going through....even though the school is on post...it has to be different from what they are used to....but children adapt. I know Derek said the young girl-about age 9-had made lots of new friends and was even having a Halloween party!

My son has been suffering from headaches and back pain since leaving Iraq. It has been discovered that he has 2 bulging discs...but thankfully NO traumatic brain injury. We are waiting to hear what the plan of action is for him.

With all these changes....and the holidays quickly approaching...I have to get to work! The first 3 weeks of December are usually a blur for me...so I must be prepared!

Good luck to all of you. Stay safe...until we meet again...

Head down, eyes open, I love you.