A Tad M.I.A.

Hi friends!

I am sorry I have been a touch MIA lately. I had all these great intentions in November of writing more but November has kinda kicked my rear end.  In many ways its been good but in other ways its been not good at all.

My Etsy shop has been getting great business so its been keeping me busy.  Most of my items are made to order and are hand knit so it takes time to complete orders. I had one big order that needed to be in the mail by this past Monday so everything got put on hold.

On top of that I have been guest posting more than usual which I love doing but I soon realized I was writing more for other people's blogs than i was my own.  Don't get me wrong, I love doing that. But I realized the other day that I hadn't really written much for Singledou[b]t lately.

There was also the hurricane. It didn't really affect me directly but it sure did slow things down.

But sadly on top of that, I've had some family stuff going on.  I've been hesitant to write about it because it affects someone else in my life that might not want her business public knowledge.  I won't get into full details but I would like to ask for your prayers.  My mom had to have a kidney removed last week.  In the healing process it seems that her remaining kidney couldn't handle the stress and strain and started shutting down.  They believe she is in kidney failure. They are hopeful that if they put her on dialysis that her kidney will get the rest it needs and will begin gaining strength. Please send up prayers for my mom!  Pray also for my dad as I am sure this is hard for him.  My brother and I want nothing more than to be with them but for now he has asked us to stay put.  

Anyway, I am sorry for the email style post today but I wanted to let my friends and followers know what was going on with me and why I suddenly only talk about my shop and link ups.  I hope to soon be back up and running!

If you want to hear about what I have been doing lately or even what I am thankful for check out the following posts:

The Fontenot Four [Guest Post]

All My Love for All My Days [Guest Post]

Frugal Foodie Mama [Guest Post]
Let Me Pintroduce You~ A Small Shop Edition [Feature]

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Mrs. Robinson's Holiday Gift Guide (launches Nov. 23)

Also, I made 10 pairs of these puppies this week.

I will be posting soon regarding my shop and the black friday and cyber sales going on.   I will be posting as well on the lovely folks on the top of my blog! Make sure you check them out!  

Have a great Wednesday!

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