I decided to start a new blog series the other day and I just didn't get around to posting anything. I had several good stories in mind for this and as soon as I sat down I couldn't think of anything to type.
Just now I decided to post what my boy just did because I thought it was pretty funny.
Earlier today Korver was attempting to work me into a "HULK" sized rage. He was starting with all the known tactics to avoid taking a nap. I was pretty patient for about two hours and then started to get a little bit upset. All of the sudden Korver threw the largest tantrum I have ever seen.... EVER. He was flailing, screaming, and throwing his head into me in a pretty violent rage. I just held him and helped him calm down. Needless to say he never took a nap (after 3 hours of trying).
About an hour and a half later he asked me for a pop-tart which I decided to give him half of. It was a chocolate pop tart and he had chocolate all over his face. About 10 minutes ago he came up and asked if he could sit on my lap and I grabbed him and helped him up. I licked my thumb and started trying to get the chocolate off his face when Korver said: Daddy, I wash your face. He then stuck his fingers in his mouth and put nice fresh slobber all over my face.
All the anger in the world can't stop you from smiling at that. I laughed pretty hard.
Little things like that is why I love being a parent.
Friday, June 1, 2012
More Socialness
So, I finally figured out how to change the "url" name of my business on facebook. (its about time).
http://www.facebook.com/CheaperThanShirt
It has been pretty fun making shirts (and other things) so far and realistically we are just starting. Everyone is coming up with some pretty cool ideas for shirts.
we have been doing graphic design work for a few years now and adding the ability to do T-Shirt printing seemed like a no brainer. It is pretty fun to see what kinds of things people come up with. We have had a few hiccups with shirt sizing but other than that everything is working out better than we had imagined. Some shirts are XL and are the same as a different brands L. Others are 3XL and are the same as others L. It makes for interesting times.
I know that I thank everyone constantly but I have to again, We have had lots of help with some little things that to most people would seem insignificant. But when building a business, every single stone adds to the structure. (and I mean that in more ways than 1).
Thanks Everybody
http://www.facebook.com/CheaperThanShirt
It has been pretty fun making shirts (and other things) so far and realistically we are just starting. Everyone is coming up with some pretty cool ideas for shirts.
we have been doing graphic design work for a few years now and adding the ability to do T-Shirt printing seemed like a no brainer. It is pretty fun to see what kinds of things people come up with. We have had a few hiccups with shirt sizing but other than that everything is working out better than we had imagined. Some shirts are XL and are the same as a different brands L. Others are 3XL and are the same as others L. It makes for interesting times.
I know that I thank everyone constantly but I have to again, We have had lots of help with some little things that to most people would seem insignificant. But when building a business, every single stone adds to the structure. (and I mean that in more ways than 1).
Thanks Everybody
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Socialness, Etsy, and Business
My lovely wife finally got our Etsy Store up and running and I am pretty excited about it. We don't have much in there yet but hopefully we will be able to get several more things in there soon.
Currently we only have a few T-shirts that we designed in there but hopefully by the end of the week we will have our designed tile work and glass print work in there too. If anyone is interested in visiting our store please check it out @: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CheaperThanShirt also while you are at you can always like our Facebook page @: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alternate-Universe-LLC/346698512063630
Thanks to everyone who has helped us up to this point, we have some pretty awesome family and friends.
Currently we only have a few T-shirts that we designed in there but hopefully by the end of the week we will have our designed tile work and glass print work in there too. If anyone is interested in visiting our store please check it out @: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CheaperThanShirt also while you are at you can always like our Facebook page @: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alternate-Universe-LLC/346698512063630
Thanks to everyone who has helped us up to this point, we have some pretty awesome family and friends.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Eat Your Words Episode 3
This story takes place over about a two week period....
We had gotten several 12 packs of soda for quite cheap (since my wife coupons). We probably had about 3 different flavors open. Korver (who is 2.5 years old now) loves rolling things across the kitchen floor. He was getting out all the cans and rolling them all across the kitchen.
I kept telling Korver to put them all back and he would just reply with: "No daddy, I roll it".
I repeated a couple times telling him that he needed to put them away or he would go to time out. He still wouldn't listen and finally I put him in time out. When time out was finished I asked him why he was in time out and the reply was: "I roll the pop".
This went on for a good duration of the day including soda cans getting thrown and it ended up to be quite the battle. I had to rearrange things in the kitchen so I could put them in a different place that wasn't so accessible.
Literally five minutes later Korver had a Mt. Dew Voltage and he was rolling it across the floor.... I have no idea where he got it..... WE HAVE BEEN OUT OF SODA FOR A WEEK (so I thought... apparently we had one more somewhere).
So, I guess you can say that sometimes you just need to EAT YOUR WORDS and enjoy a SODA :)
We had gotten several 12 packs of soda for quite cheap (since my wife coupons). We probably had about 3 different flavors open. Korver (who is 2.5 years old now) loves rolling things across the kitchen floor. He was getting out all the cans and rolling them all across the kitchen.
I kept telling Korver to put them all back and he would just reply with: "No daddy, I roll it".
I repeated a couple times telling him that he needed to put them away or he would go to time out. He still wouldn't listen and finally I put him in time out. When time out was finished I asked him why he was in time out and the reply was: "I roll the pop".
This went on for a good duration of the day including soda cans getting thrown and it ended up to be quite the battle. I had to rearrange things in the kitchen so I could put them in a different place that wasn't so accessible.
Fast forwarding two weeks to this very morning I was thinking to myself: "I wish we still had some soda, I don't want to go anywhere right now".
Literally five minutes later Korver had a Mt. Dew Voltage and he was rolling it across the floor.... I have no idea where he got it..... WE HAVE BEEN OUT OF SODA FOR A WEEK (so I thought... apparently we had one more somewhere).
So, I guess you can say that sometimes you just need to EAT YOUR WORDS and enjoy a SODA :)
Monday, April 30, 2012
Printer Update
We have been running our T-Shirt printer quite a bit since we finally got it going. We have also ruined quite a few shirts trying to test things and make sure everything is working out right :)
This printer will print Photo quality images on any color of background. The prints on black shirts look amazing. We have just about perfected printing on White shirts but we still need a little practice on black shirts. Its pretty fun to use. The best part is that we can print single units and there are no fees so its pretty affordable for anyone to buy singles or large orders.
We also started printing on canvas boards and are getting some great results. We used some nice images we took in the Uinta Mountains and they turned out awesome.
Anyways, I'll keep updating the progress with the printer... We are going to be working on some new ways to use it :)
This printer will print Photo quality images on any color of background. The prints on black shirts look amazing. We have just about perfected printing on White shirts but we still need a little practice on black shirts. Its pretty fun to use. The best part is that we can print single units and there are no fees so its pretty affordable for anyone to buy singles or large orders.
We also started printing on canvas boards and are getting some great results. We used some nice images we took in the Uinta Mountains and they turned out awesome.
Anyways, I'll keep updating the progress with the printer... We are going to be working on some new ways to use it :)
Saturday, April 21, 2012
New T-Shirt Printer
Hey Everyone,
We have finally received out new T-Shirt Printer. We got it all set up this week and it is ready to start printing. We are waiting for a pretty large order of shirts to come in before we fire it up. That way we have plenty of stock to play with in case we mess a few up when it gets going.
We have had our Graphic Design business running for about a year and a half now and this will be a pretty welcome addition to our business. It's going to take a little more time but the plan is to have a store front a year from now.
Our business has taken quite a large jump in potential, now its just time to make it a reality.
We have finally received out new T-Shirt Printer. We got it all set up this week and it is ready to start printing. We are waiting for a pretty large order of shirts to come in before we fire it up. That way we have plenty of stock to play with in case we mess a few up when it gets going.
We have had our Graphic Design business running for about a year and a half now and this will be a pretty welcome addition to our business. It's going to take a little more time but the plan is to have a store front a year from now.
Our business has taken quite a large jump in potential, now its just time to make it a reality.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
You never know when an Idiot will strike - Episode 7
Hey everyone, its been a while since I have really used my blog but I was buying lottery tickets for the mega millions the other day and encountered a real winner in line with me.... (by the way, the lottery was up to 640 million for those of you who didn't hear).
This isn't going to be exactly quoted but here goes:
Story: We are in Preston Idaho at the northern end of town waiting in line to buy tickets
Lady: Oh!! I need this soooooo bad..... I really need to win this.
Random Bearded Guy: Well lady, I think we all need this. If we didn't we wouldn't be here.
Me: Yeah, good luck though the odds are somewhere around 1:700,000,000 (which was a guess).
Lady: Well, I didn't know if I was even going to make it up here without blowing a tire so I had to put new tires on my car so that I could drive up here to buy tickets.
Me: Where did you drive from?
Lady: West Jordan..... (there was a long pause as the bearded guy and I stared at her stupidly)
Lady: Yeah, My husband left me about a month ago and I really need to win this. I spent so much money to get here that I can't afford to not win.
(by the way, West Jordon to Preston is about 2.5 hours or so.... give or take several minutes)
At this point there were probably about 10 people leaning out of line to see who this person was.
The bearded guy continued to make fun of her for the next 10 minutes, the best part is that I don't think she got it.
This just goes to show the exact reason why we don't have a lottery in Utah. Too many people are this stupid and would rather spend a thousand dollars on tires so that they can gamble rather than using that to feed their kids. (and by the way she had her two kids with her).
I think gambling can really positively affect a state.. If Utah had a lottery and worked it like Idaho or Wyoming does, I think it would greatly impact our school system like it does in those states. On the other hand, there are way too many people that would rather take a chance on gambling than feed their family. Oh well, I hope you liked the story :)
This isn't going to be exactly quoted but here goes:
Story: We are in Preston Idaho at the northern end of town waiting in line to buy tickets
Lady: Oh!! I need this soooooo bad..... I really need to win this.
Random Bearded Guy: Well lady, I think we all need this. If we didn't we wouldn't be here.
Me: Yeah, good luck though the odds are somewhere around 1:700,000,000 (which was a guess).
Lady: Well, I didn't know if I was even going to make it up here without blowing a tire so I had to put new tires on my car so that I could drive up here to buy tickets.
Me: Where did you drive from?
Lady: West Jordan..... (there was a long pause as the bearded guy and I stared at her stupidly)
Lady: Yeah, My husband left me about a month ago and I really need to win this. I spent so much money to get here that I can't afford to not win.
(by the way, West Jordon to Preston is about 2.5 hours or so.... give or take several minutes)
At this point there were probably about 10 people leaning out of line to see who this person was.
The bearded guy continued to make fun of her for the next 10 minutes, the best part is that I don't think she got it.
This just goes to show the exact reason why we don't have a lottery in Utah. Too many people are this stupid and would rather spend a thousand dollars on tires so that they can gamble rather than using that to feed their kids. (and by the way she had her two kids with her).
I think gambling can really positively affect a state.. If Utah had a lottery and worked it like Idaho or Wyoming does, I think it would greatly impact our school system like it does in those states. On the other hand, there are way too many people that would rather take a chance on gambling than feed their family. Oh well, I hope you liked the story :)
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