After my temporary teaching position was over last year I decided that I wouldn't go back to work, instead I would stay home with Braylen. Allen was completely supportive of whichever path. His only concern was that I might need to find something I could do on my own, separate from being a SAHM. Something I could call my own.So out of that simple request, Braylabee's was born. I never, ever could have anticipated the amount of orders that I would ship out every week. I ended up staying awake until 3:00 in the morning most days and Braylen spent at least one day a week with someone else so I could catch up on orders. So instead of loving this "hobby" of mine I was tired. So tired. Allen and I … [Read more...]

Growing up we were a family of four, my mom and dad, my brother and myself. We had another constant in our lives too...This sweet Jack Russell was given to my brother a long time ago. A lady was looking to find a new home for him and my grandmother thought my brother would love him. He came to us already named Dinky and way too hyper for his own good, but we were kids so that didn't matter. In many aspects of the phrase he was, just a dog.Just a dog, who we snuck into the house at night, always thinking we would let him back out before my parents woke up but never actually succeeding. They'd find him tucked away in Chase's bed most mornings.Just a dog, who walked to … [Read more...]