Thursday, November 29, 2012
So Blessed!
Yesterday I got an amazing phone call. A lady from the Pampered Chef called me and wanted to interview ME for our pampered chef magazine! I was/am so honored!! My director had told one of the higher ups in the company about my success and passed along my story. God has really blessed me in my business!! I had a great start in Missouri and have gotten off to a great start in Alaska. I am really enjoying it and can't wait for the future magazine to come out.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Seward
Yesterday we woke up and made the spontaneous decision to take a day trip to Seward. I love being spontaneous. Some of the best decisions Andrew and I have ever made were spontaneous life changing decisons; getting married, moving, having a baby, moving again.
This winter had started out very mild so traveling has not become to difficult yet. We decided that befor the roads gets dangerous or closed we would make the trip down to Seward. It was a beautiful 4 hour drive!!! The kids did great! Lexie wore panties the whole day and did not have a single accident!!
Seward is a very small fishing community that is booming in the summer. Well, in the winter almost everything is closed, but thats ok. The Alaska Sea Life Center is what we were looking forward to and it was open so that was all that mattered.
We had such a great time. The place was just about empty so the kids got to run around like crazy and enjoy everything! It really was an awesome place!!
After spending a few hours the sealife center we had worked up quite an appitite. We managed to find one little restaurant opened and it was perfect. While we waited for our food we watched a sea otter swim around. The kids loved watching him float around on his back eating.
Our spontaneous day trip was a blast! We loved having the chance to drive down to Seward. Now we are ready for tons of snow to come! We can't wait for our first ski trip!
Seward is a very small fishing community that is booming in the summer. Well, in the winter almost everything is closed, but thats ok. The Alaska Sea Life Center is what we were looking forward to and it was open so that was all that mattered.
We had such a great time. The place was just about empty so the kids got to run around like crazy and enjoy everything! It really was an awesome place!!
After spending a few hours the sealife center we had worked up quite an appitite. We managed to find one little restaurant opened and it was perfect. While we waited for our food we watched a sea otter swim around. The kids loved watching him float around on his back eating.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
Friday evening was spent decorating the Christmas. The kids loved it. Lexie was just interesting in carefully looking each one over then she would hand it to Lance. Lance loved hanging the ornaments on the tree. He was a pro making sure to place each one on the tree spaced out just rite.
I got all sentimental as I pulled each on out of the box thinking about the past Christmases and the special people who have given us ornaments. Andrew made sure to place the special ones up high where nothing could happen to them.
I have found a few instructions off of Pinterest for making ornaments so making home made ornaments is definitely on our list of things to do this week!
I got all sentimental as I pulled each on out of the box thinking about the past Christmases and the special people who have given us ornaments. Andrew made sure to place the special ones up high where nothing could happen to them.
I have found a few instructions off of Pinterest for making ornaments so making home made ornaments is definitely on our list of things to do this week!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wednesday evening Andrew ended up flying in to Kenai for work. He didn't get home till 2:30 am on Thanksgiving morning. I made sure to keep the kids quiet so daddy could sleep in. I started on all the prep work for our big dinner. It was so exciting cooking my first Thanksgiving meal. I had never made a turkey or a ham before. I decided to make a ham because I figured it was harder to mess up than a turkey.
I was a little bummed about not being able to be around family but we made the best of it. In years past we have either went to Pennsylvania to be with the Conways or to my parent's home in Missouri. We had a few friends who were unable to be with family so we had them over. We had my friend Erin who is a pampered chef consultant also and Susan and her two kids who are 4 and 1.5. Susan's husband, Marshal, works with Andrew. The kids had a blast having friends their age over. We had tons of good food. My ham turned out perfect. It was such a blessing to be able to be their Thanksgiving Day host. I am so thankful for all the wonderful friends we have made so far while living in Alaska. God has placed such wonderful people in our paths!
I was a little bummed about not being able to be around family but we made the best of it. In years past we have either went to Pennsylvania to be with the Conways or to my parent's home in Missouri. We had a few friends who were unable to be with family so we had them over. We had my friend Erin who is a pampered chef consultant also and Susan and her two kids who are 4 and 1.5. Susan's husband, Marshal, works with Andrew. The kids had a blast having friends their age over. We had tons of good food. My ham turned out perfect. It was such a blessing to be able to be their Thanksgiving Day host. I am so thankful for all the wonderful friends we have made so far while living in Alaska. God has placed such wonderful people in our paths!
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Team Leader
Today, I promoted to a Team Leader with pampered chef!! I am so excited and proud of myself. You may ask what does that mean. That means that I have built a team of at least 2 active recruits (i have 3) with team sales of at least $2,500. That also means that my commission goes up. I earn 3% of my recruits commissionable sales so recruiting is definitely good to grow my business.
The money I earn from Pampered Chef is great but what I get the most satisfaction out of is reaching my goals. I love having goals for myself. It feels so great to work hard and reach those goals. My goal for this month was to promote and to have $3,000 in sales. I am so close to $3,000 and I have 3 catalog shows to close next month.
Before Pampered Chef I felt like I was in a rut. While I enjoyed staying at home raising the kids I felt like I was doing the same things over and over again with no progress. It was so hard to go anywhere with two small kids so I basically had stopped. Everyday I looked forward to Andrew walking in the door and having adult conversation and being able to go somewhere on the weekend after being "trapped" all week at home.
Now I feel like I have something that is all my own. I get paid to have fun and socialize. Pampered Chef really has opened up a whole new world for me. I am so thankful to God for bringing this opportunity to me and to Carol who sees the potential in me and coaches me along the way!
Being a director is in my reach!!
The money I earn from Pampered Chef is great but what I get the most satisfaction out of is reaching my goals. I love having goals for myself. It feels so great to work hard and reach those goals. My goal for this month was to promote and to have $3,000 in sales. I am so close to $3,000 and I have 3 catalog shows to close next month.
Before Pampered Chef I felt like I was in a rut. While I enjoyed staying at home raising the kids I felt like I was doing the same things over and over again with no progress. It was so hard to go anywhere with two small kids so I basically had stopped. Everyday I looked forward to Andrew walking in the door and having adult conversation and being able to go somewhere on the weekend after being "trapped" all week at home.
Now I feel like I have something that is all my own. I get paid to have fun and socialize. Pampered Chef really has opened up a whole new world for me. I am so thankful to God for bringing this opportunity to me and to Carol who sees the potential in me and coaches me along the way!
Being a director is in my reach!!
Everyday life!
Anyone can tell from my post that we LOVE to bake!! Lance is such a good helper and Lexie is slowly learning how to help. She will say "I wanna make!". We love trying out all the new recipes from Pinterest and from Pampered Chef.
Lexie loves to help mommy do laundry too!!
Another thing we love is painting and coloring. We finished up our Turkey Day cards and mommy got them mailed off today. I know I am running a touch behind.
Also Andrew is still traveling quite a bit, but last week he got a little break. He had training all week so he was home everyday around 4:30 which was super nice! This week he was off again. Monday he left super early and drove to (a place I have to ask him and put the name in later lol). Yesterday he flew to King Salmon and didn't get back till almost 10 last night. I am glad the kids and I have things to keep us busy like gymnastics. Lance is really getting the hang of it and learning what all the terminology means.
Today he is scheduling and booking flights for next week. We are looking forward to a 4 day weekend with him. We are having some friends over for Thanksgiving tomorrow. Next Friday Santa and his reindeer are coming to town!!! We are definitely loving Alaska Life!
I have finally decided that my pullover isn't cutting it anymore! It is getting cold!
Lexie loves to help mommy do laundry too!!
Another thing we love is painting and coloring. We finished up our Turkey Day cards and mommy got them mailed off today. I know I am running a touch behind.
Also Andrew is still traveling quite a bit, but last week he got a little break. He had training all week so he was home everyday around 4:30 which was super nice! This week he was off again. Monday he left super early and drove to (a place I have to ask him and put the name in later lol). Yesterday he flew to King Salmon and didn't get back till almost 10 last night. I am glad the kids and I have things to keep us busy like gymnastics. Lance is really getting the hang of it and learning what all the terminology means.
Today he is scheduling and booking flights for next week. We are looking forward to a 4 day weekend with him. We are having some friends over for Thanksgiving tomorrow. Next Friday Santa and his reindeer are coming to town!!! We are definitely loving Alaska Life!
I have finally decided that my pullover isn't cutting it anymore! It is getting cold!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Sweets for my sweet
I had seen this pin on Pinterest about easy flourless peanut butter cookies. Andrew has been having some issues with his tummy so we are experimenting with cutting out flours to see if it makes a different. I thought this recipe would be perfect to try out for daddy. Andy loves anything peanut butter!
You just take 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 cup of sugar, 1 egg & 1 teaspoon of vanilla and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Super easy!! I put the cookie dough into my pampered chef cookie press and was able to make some super cute little cookies.
The cookies turned out super good. I give it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I am going to make the batter at home and take to my next Pampered Chef cooking show to demo the cookie press. I think people will love using it to make super easy Christmas cookies!
You just take 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 cup of sugar, 1 egg & 1 teaspoon of vanilla and bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Super easy!! I put the cookie dough into my pampered chef cookie press and was able to make some super cute little cookies.
The cookies turned out super good. I give it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I am going to make the batter at home and take to my next Pampered Chef cooking show to demo the cookie press. I think people will love using it to make super easy Christmas cookies!
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