Getting Ready for the Holidays

Busy, Busy, Busy is this time of year! I haven't had much time to get ready for the Holidays. This has always been my favorite time of year. When I was a child growing up, my mother always made the Christmas season special. My stepfather was Spanish, so we followed a lot of the traditions he did when he was a child. We always stayed up until midnight and then at the stroke of 12:00 we would open our presents. Even though my childhood was a difficult one, I have fond memories of the Christmas season (thanks to mom).
I keep thinking things will slow down in my etsy store. What was I thinking? Of course I am glad for the success, but I feel I am slipping a little preparation for the Holidays in here and there. This week I thought, finally, things are slowing down a bit, and then I got another large wholesale order from a new boutique owner I could add to the list. Of course I am excited, but WHEN AM I GOING TO GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS? LOL
I added some new charms to my store and thought I would debut a few of them here! (Be sure and visit my etsy store to view all my new designs, by clicking on the etsy link on the right)

Now on a sadder note, My Baby daughter lost the baby she was carrying, this last week. It has been a very difficult week for our family. It seems that from the Time my oldest was in a Plane crash, one trial after the other has hit our family. Candice is doing well, given the circumstances. She just lost a baby in March of this year. Both babies were carried for about four months, then when she went in to the doctors office, there was no heart beat. Because she was so far along, both times she had to deliver the baby. Seeing your babies hurt is one of the most difficult things we go though in this life. I am so thankful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ, for that is what carries us though these difficult times. I feel such a loss, my heart is heavy for the loss of yet another grandchild I will not hold in my arms, but I am thankful for the knowledge that some day I will be with them in a happier place and time.