Good Timing Blog Makeover Giveaway

**Update: Congratulations to Tiffany! Special for today for those who didn't win: order any element or makeover package before midnight today and receive 20% off your total!**

I'm feeling generous, impatient, and I need to add to my portfolio on Dirt and Lace Designs.

So, I'm going to have a giveaway right now. The first person to comment on this post will win a free Deluxe Blog Makeover, courtesy of me :) Go!

My Day and April Rose

Well, I changed my layout again. I feel like my brain has been hiking up Mt. Everest the last few days. But, I'm pretty happy with my blog right now so I think I can take a break.

I also changed my shirt prices on the website today. I had them at $8 at first, then raised it to $10, but I've decided $10 is just a bit too much to charge for them, since they aren't screen printed. They are now $8 for onesies and toddlers and $10 for youth sizes.

I'd like to mention the whole April Rose situation here, since I've been reading so much about it the last few days, and since I had kept up with her blog and prayed for that baby. This woman, Beccah, obviously has some problems. She either did this for money, or did this for attention, but either way, to use people's emotions and steal from them requires there to be something wrong with your brain. My guess is she is a sociopath, similar to Casey Anthony. Sociopaths have no regard to human feelings, because they have no feelings themselves. Any emotion they show is simply them mocking what they see, and trying to imitate others to appear normal. This allows them to do things, such as make up a dying baby and play with people's emotions, or kill their own child, with little to no remorse. I truly hope this woman gets some help, although I'm guessing she won't and will come up with another scam in the future. I am not dissapointed that April Rose does not exist, however, because that is one less suffering baby and family. Our thoughts and prayers were not for nothing... I'm sure they got forwarded on to another baby and family that needs them.

This morning I awoke to no coffee. I talked myself into getting the kids ready and going to Target for some Starbucks and shopping. Target is definitely my bank account's worst enemy! After that I came home to meet the cable guy so he could hook up our new DVR. We ate dinner (pork chops, stir-fry, and brown rice), and the girls went to bed around 7:30. They had a long, no-nap day so I was definitely ready for them to go to sleep. They were really grouchy and uncooperative all day today, I'm really hoping they both wake up on the right side of the bed tomorrow!

I hope you are all having a great week. Sorry I've been a bad, boring blogger lately, I promise I will start posting real posts every day.

Goodnight!

“There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction” - Winston Churchill

Summer Grace Baby Cakes has certainly been a labor of love. I have always wanted to have my own business, and love to find outlets for creativity. I came up with the concept and ran with it. I learned a lot in the process. I am pleased with the website I created, and am proud of myself for following through and doing it. It was a success and so worth it.

With that said... I will be closing down the site in a week or so. While it has been fun, I don't think it's the right path for me. The cakes are so expensive to put together that I barely make my money back when they are sold. Plus, they don't sell as fast as I was hoping. I've got quite a few just sitting in my basement.

I know that starting your own business is not easy, and things take time, but even with that in mind, I feel that it's time to try something else. Like my mom said earlier, the things that I learned throughout this process are invaluable and may be the very things that help me achieve something great some day.

I am currently selling all my cakes that have already been made for $25 each in a closeout sale. If you need a baby shower gift, go grab one. If you see one that you like but want more added to it or something changed, let me know.

This door may be closing, but at some point in the near future I will be doing something else. I have some ideas rolling around in my head, so we will see what happens!

For now, I'm going to concentrate on my blog. It's going to be getting a makeover, a new name, and its own domain in the next week or two. While the content will mostly remain the same (kids, kids, pets, husband, house, kids) I will also be writing about other things that I feel strongly about or want to share.

Anyway, I just wanted to share all that with you guys, and thank you for supporting me in my diaper cake venture. Everyone who put the Summer Grace button on your blogs, I really appreciate it! Stick around and enjoy the changes to come. Have a great night!