speak easy

I'm finally start to feel like I'm getting a grasp on my career as a wine representative. It's taken me two full months, but it seems like it's starting to happen. My client base is growing, and I'm developing some great relationships.

One of my accounts made it clear to me the other day that the only reason they paid attention to me is because some of my friends had put a good word in for me. To which I thought, that's exactly why I'll succeed. I have always had a knack for developing relationships, and I now have a lot of friends in this business. And if those friends want to help me succeed, well then that's help that I'll gladly accept.

I'm not making any money yet, but somehow we are surviving. eBay has been a true blessing - sometimes I'm amazed at what people will pay for some of my stuff. We're still probably only a few days away from total financial ruin at any given time, but we're moving in the right direction. Thanks to the kindness and selfless generosity of our family and friends, we have managed to keep food in the fridge, a roof over our heads, and our goals within reach.

Kai pretty much speaks in full sentences now. He tells us everything. When he's mad, when's he's excited, what he wants to do, what he wants to see, whatever is on his mind. Most of the time, it's intelligible to the average person. Compared to other kids his age, he is a very advanced communicator. Other kids may run faster, or be more agile, but he will definitely talk to them to death.

Kai has become a mosquito magnet. If there is a mosquito within a one-mile radius, it will find Kai and bite him repeatedly. He even calls them "mosquito boo-boo's." We're trying Burt's Bees Herbal Bug Repellent, which makes him smell like he bathed in lemongrass juice, so while he might not be appealing to a mosquito, he definitely makes my mouth water.