The next time I'm able to post a new entry, I'm fairly certain I'll be a soggy mess of hormonal tears. It's to be expected and at this point, I'm annoying myself knowing that the crying jags will arrive any day. Bah. I don't like being unstable.
So, my sweet, sweet Elizabeth leaves this evening to stay with Aunt Shanny for a few days. I'll start sobbing as soon as she is out of the driveway. Brian will feed me chocolate and maybe that will make me feel better.
Brian and I have to finish packing out hospital bag. Three months ago we said, "We should pack our hospital bag! Based on experience, we need to be ready to go at ANY TIME!" Obviously we're a couple of slackers. We're waiting until a few hours before the scheduled C-Section to pack.
All of the Pipers will be arriving home on Saturday (as long as there are no complications) and my Mom will be staying with us for several days to help us all settle into some sort of a routine. After that, Brian is hoping to work half days for an additional week, and by the time he heads back to work full time, I should be healed enough to handle most everything.
I'll be back to work again by the beginning of April, and will continue to accept new orders while I'm on maternity leave. The April schedule is already almost full for the more elaborate custom orders, so please don't delay in ordering if your delivery deadline is in April or May. I'm going to be booked up fairly soon.
We're still accepting orders for the more basic garb packages and items for people who have earlier delivery deadlines. All of the packages in our peasant, merchant and budget pages, as well as separates (such as bodices, chemises and skirts) can be ordered now with a speedy 3-4 week delivery timeframe.
Please note that after tonight, I won't be available to respond to emails for about a week.
My next journal entry may take a couple of weeks, but I promise to update as soon as I'm physically able!