Heather Kate--Dreams Delivered.

On March 30th, Main Street Web Development attended the first annual Women Entrepreneurs Inspire Conference in Oklahoma City.  With a goal of 400 attendees, the Oklahoma State University Riata Center for Entrepreneurship outdid themselves with an attendance of over 650 women entrepreneurs!  Talk about exciting!!  I’m here to tell you that the future of America was sitting all in one room that Tuesday.  I’ve been to lots of conferences in my various fields of study, and I’ve never been to a more motivating venue.

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Main Street Web Development was featured in the first edition of The Altus Aviator today.  Here’s what The Aviator had to say:

McKelvey offers affordable websites

“The DigiFix Web Design Studio, the answer for Altus businesses seeking affordable internet presence, has just made personal web design even more inexpensive.

“Heather McKelvey, founder and executive director, says the web sites are easy to use and easy to find.  She is announcing her latest endeavor, Main Street Web Development, where websites can be created for less than $30 a month.

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Cheap websites are a dime a dozen.  There are plenty of places on the web you can go to get a website for just a few bucks a month.  Problem is, they’re kind of ugly.  And if, indeed, you do happen across one that really looks great, you have to do it yourself!  Now for do-it-yourself kind of folks, this is a good proposition.  But for those of you who don’t want any website DIY in your life, you’re kind of up a creek if you don’t want to make the initial investment a custom website requires.

At The DigiFix Web Design Studio, we have realized this conundrum for quite some time, and we’ve been working on a solution that acts like a “crossover” website.  With our new line of websites at Main Street Web Development, we are taking the affordable price of a DIY website, the fabulous creativity of a custom website, and DOING IT FOR YOU, to bridge that gap between what you want and what you can afford.

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This afternoon I am drinking from my Sunday cup.  It’s one I haven’t used since before I lived in this house, which means I probably haven’t used it since becoming a mother.  I drank from this cup every Sunday afternoon BC (before children).  Drinking from my Sunday cup was a privilege I only allowed myself on a Sunday afternoon when my entire house was clean and sparkling, something of which I regrettably cannot currently boast.  The delicate, ornate, blue and white teacup and saucer were a gift to me from the tea room the day of my bridal shower.  Somehow that teacup spoke to me of a life which I had yet to live.  It seemed to represent a person, a season, an experience that I had yet to embark upon.  Now looking back, I see that my teacup was indeed symbolic--symbolic of my journey into adulthood where fantasy and reality intermingle too delicately to tell them apart.

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One of my coworkers at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital got me hooked on hand-knit dishcloths.  I used the ones she knit until they literally fell apart.  My mom has recently begun knitting cute little dishcloths with all sorts of patterns, and when she sent me a handful of them, I was instantly charmed.  And inspired.  They have the whole vintage thing going on but with absolute modern style and usefulness.

Over Christmas vacation, I borrowed some of my mom’s patterns to knit some dishcloths for myself, but being the eternal (and Southern) customizer that I am, I was aching for a dishrag with my own fancy monogram on it.  After a thorough online search, I found nothing but plain ole patterns for block letters.  Bleh!  So I searched through my font library and decided to “roll my own” pattern.  And here it is, for any of my knitting friends who happen to share the need for an M dishcloth. 

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I’ve a grown a bit weary of the frivolities of Christmas.  Cheap strings of lights on houses, larger-than-life candy canes lining driveways, Santa posing for kids’ photos in the mall, junk mail with pictures of shiny red bows on tools offering “More Christmas”...the list goes on and on.  All of these things that modern marketing techniques now leverage to benefit our sacred economy threaten to distract us from the real reason we celebrate Christmas.  I know, I know, we hear it every year.  Jesus is the Reason for the Season.  So if that’s the case, than why isn’t He the Focus of the Season?  Why do we pour so much energy into decorating our houses and buying gifts yet almost overlook worshiping Him?

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Today was a proud day for me.  My son received the Student of the Month award for his class.  Just as every parent is beside themselves when their children win awards, I was “poppin’ my buttons”, as my mom would say, considering all that he has been through and still he stands straight and tall and full of confidence.

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I already regret not taking a photo today.  It’s what all good coupon ladies do when they save a bundle.  I always feel slightly embarrassed for them when I see their whole load of groceries laying out there for everyone to see.  It sort of makes me feel like a nosy grocery clerk.  You know, the one that comments on everything on the conveyor belt?  My blood’s already boiling just thinking of it.  So with that in mind, I chose not to photograph my big load today.  But now that I’ve tallied up the earnings, I really wish I had a picture to prove it.  It’s like a rite of passage for a brand-new couponer to have a photo to show the goods.  You’ll just have to take my word for what I bought.

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Today I blinged my heart out.  Inspired by some VERY expensive flip flops, I decided to make my own.  I know, big surprise there.  Several days ago I searched online high and low to find out how, what, and where.  I ordered my fave brand of flip-flops--Nike--and a small assortment of Swarovski rhinestones.  Today’s rain kept the kids and their umbrellas and bikes busy enough to afford me some time to bling.  But as always...Altus hit me square in the face, right as I sat down with my supplies.

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I searched the internet far and wide for knitting patterns for iPhone cozies, and I couldn’t find what I wanted.  So I made up my own.  I made two, actually, and hated the first one, which was a sock.  It was cool, and I learned a new knitting skill--magic cast on--, but I couldn’t use the phone in the sock, nor get it out in a hurry.  The new and improved version is a SLIPPER instead--a hot pink slipper with a cute little black bow at the top.

 

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Tags are trimmed off new clothes and the door lined with shoes.  Packs are stuffed with supplies that have never been used.  Uniforms are laid out with white bobby socks too, and my children are sleeping, I know not what to do.  Should I blog, should I work, should I sit and boo-hoo?  It’s the night before school starts for Thing 1 and Thing 2!

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This isn’t a real good time to be writing an article like this, since I’d rather not have red eyes before Bill and I head off for dinner to celebrate our ninth anniversary.  But I have a few moments of peace, a cup of coffee, and a heart that is brimming over with emotions just as sure as my eyes are brimming with tears.

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My friend Andy recently posted an article about his desire to get back to his original blogging subjects--his kids.  I had already been thinking about my own blog and it’s unfortunate disappearance, and I had been wondering just how in the world I could ever catch up with all my un-journaled feelings and experiences.  Just as I was moseying through my Google Reader, I came across Andy’s post and immediately realized it was time to do something about my own blogging issue.  Unlike Andy’s blogging woes, though, mine will be harder to alleviate.  While his blog has gone from kiddo to techno, mine has just gone out the window.  But at least I know I have a problem.  Admitting the problem is the first step to fixing it, right?

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I’ve missed a lot of blog posts lately due to the enormous amount of work I’ve poured into my latest project.  By now I should have blogged about two birthdays--Will’s 6th Birthday Bowling Party and Hunter’s 4th Birthday Tutu Party.  I should have posted pictures of my spring sewing projects--a placemat art pocket, a baby doll dress, lots of tutus, and curtains for my office.  And I should have blogged about my extremely smart kindergartener who reads at second grade reading level, his first tee ball season starting, my daughter who has grown nearly an inch on growth hormones, my grandmother, aunt and uncle who were spared in a potentially horrible car wreck, and the trees my husband planted in the back yard.  But instead, I’ve spent every waking minute building a cool new website for Altus.

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Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us and written us notes of encouragement over the past several weeks.  We are so grateful for our fellow prayer warriors, and I can tell you we have literally FELT your prayers in tangible ways.  I am happy to report that the McKelveys are all smiles again, despite the trials, and we are reclaiming normalcy despite our few new routines.

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We’re having some not-so-fun times in the McKelvey household these days.  Don’t hear me wrong--we’re having fun times too, and we’re trying to not let those fun times be shrouded by the muck we’re wading through.  But despite our positive attitudes and reliance on God’s strength, there is still a sadness in our hearts we’re having to face.  At times I feel a little guilty about actually grieving about seemingly minor things, but no matter how small it seems in comparison to another’s trials, THESE trials are ours, and they’re not going away. 

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Last night when I went to bed, I started thinking that I might have come across a bit down on Oklahoma.  And I’m not down on it at all, so I thought I might clarify my true feelings about living here.

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This meme has been going around Facebook, and I’ve been tagged a couple dozen times.  I don’t usually do these things (isn’t that what you’re supposed to say before you do one?), but I nearly split my sides last night laughing at two of my friends who did, so I decided I want a piece of the action.  The point is to write 25 random things about yourself, and then to tag your friends on Facebook so they’ll do the same and tag you back.  It’s to “learn more about each other.” But I say, no way.  It’s to get a good laugh.

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The results are in.  Phase 1 in the McKelvey South Beach Diet is officially ending at midnight.  Bill and I are both so near our target weight it’s crazy.  Who knew two weeks could wipe out several years of extra pounds?

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South Beach is a good name for a diet.  It’s a constant reminder of swimsuit weather.  That name, however, does not make me any less hungry for something sweet and soft to sink my teeth into.  I didn’t realize how often I just pick up something random to eat.  And now...all those random things are off the list.  And I know I have some spritz cookies left in my Christmas tree jar… And yes, I still have Christmas stuff out.  (The tree is put away though.)

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If I had already made my official list, I would have already spoiled my resolutions.  Instead, I’ve found a better way to accomplish the greater goal of having a cleaner house.  First of all, it’s always a bad idea to determine to do any one thing every day.  You’re setting yourself up for failure, and I realize that.  Honestly, I don’t even like to aim for a certain number of times per week.  Then I’m constantly having to scold myself for falling down on the job.  The idea with making resolutions is to improve your efforts in life in some way, so that each year you are better than the year before.  I often aim for doing something every day so that I feel more committed to the task.  It seldom works.

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My list of New Year’s Resolutions, er, um, goals, does not include dieting.  I plan to blog about that list at some point in time, once I fully have my mind made up about them.  I figure, hey!  Wait to see which ones you can keep, and call ‘em then!  But anyway, the “d” word.  Bill came home yesterday talking about his friend who is on the South Beach Diet.  I could tell he was pretty determined to do it, and I realized that meant I, likewise, would be doing it with him.  I am, after all, the one who prepares his meals.  I can’t fix healthy stuff for him and eat the same old junk myself.

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Last night I let the kids stay up late coloring at the coffee table while I sat on the couch proofing my latest web project.  Most of my work I do after they go to bed, but on this Christmas vacation schedule, we’re not so pressed to get them to bed at a reasonable hour.  When they’re occupied every now and then, I’ll pick up the computer and do a little work.

After a few minutes of my chatting, working, coloring, working, watching a video online, then working some more, Will was curious about my work.  “Mom,” he asked, “do you have to do that?”

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Our emphasis at Christmas time is not on gifts.  Most of our “Christmasy” discussion all month long is centered around the manger and the fact that we celebrate the birth of Christ, and not the coming of Santa and his reindeer.  We partake in plenty of seemingly secular Christmas traditions, like decorating the house, making ornaments, baking goodies, and giving gifts, but we use those traditions to signify the important event that we are celebrating, just as we have traditions that celebrate our own birthdays.  I suspect that most of my readers feel exactly the same way about Christmas.  The point of it all is to celebrate the birth of Christ.  But we still have lots to do and talk about that seems a bit less spiritual.  I don’t want to downplay the importance of Christ on this Christmas evening.  However, I think that most of us have had our time of reflection and praise for this Christmas season, and we will continue to do that at least weekly, if not daily, throughout the year.  So at the risk of sounding sac-religious, I’m going to use my Christmas blog post to give an annual gift report rather than prolong the manger scene sentiments.

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I’ve always admired people who have a Christmas tree in every room.  I personally find it far too difficult and time-consuming to put up more than one tree, although I have been known to put up maybe one big tree and a couple of small ones.  After all, we don’t usually finish our tree until the day or two before Christmas.  We start early enough--don’t be mistaken.  The day after Thanksgiving, I’m usually banging my head on the attic rafters while the rest of the world risks being trampled to death in public places.  Bill drags out the Christmas decor (less and less each year, at my request), and we get the pre-lit tree put up and re-lit.  But we don’t always put the ornaments on it just yet.

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It’s inevitable.  When I get in the kitchen, there is going to be trouble.  And that’s a problem, because I practically live in the kitchen.  If I’m not in the bathroom (tending to kids, of course), I’m probably in the kitchen.  As long as we’re moseying along doing everyday sorts of things, though, we’re all pretty safe.  But mix in some baking products and a little holiday cheer and you’ve got yourself a recipe for disaster.

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We’ve known for nearly four years now that we would come to this point. It’s not a major dilemma, and there are many things that would be much worse.  But still, the reality of the moment is weighing so heavily on my heart.  Today we received the official news from Hunter’s new endocrinologist that it is time to start growth hormones.  All of the realities that we’ve been able to “ignore” for a while are once again on the surface.

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I want to introduce you to my new company, The DigiFix Web Design Studio. I have been dreaming and planning for nearly two years about starting this company, and after much ado, the time has finally come to launch The DigiFix.

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Sarah Palin was absolutely brilliant as she addressed the RNC with poise, confidence, and the skill of an experienced politician and speaker. Her resolute, cunning, and downright hilarious comments toward her opponent, the “liberal media”, and the “Washington elite” brought the RNC to their feet with uncontrollable applause and hoopla. America is excited about the reform Sarah Palin can bring to our government, and we will watch our nation rally around her and McCain like never before.

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I had planned to get to work as soon as putting the kids to bed tonight.  Instead, I am sitting here in a pool of tears at the thought of my first-born son going off to kindergarten Wednesday.  We met his teacher today, and she seems really nice and well-organized.  I had a pretty good feeling about his school, and I think he is really excited about it.  I’ve so loved having him at home this summer since preschool let out, and I’ve sort of dreaded this moment in time.  I thought I was handling everything like a big girl, until I popped in his preschool classroom today to say hi on my way to Hunter’s 3-year-old preschool orientation.  Just the sight of his little preschool room turned me into a fountain of tears I didn’t know I had.

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I don’t have much good to say about living in a small town.  Especially after spending two weeks of July in three different metropolitan cities in the Southeast.  And I always try to hold to the adage that if you don’t have anything good to say, you shouldn’t say anything at all.  And that, my friends, is one of the reasons I haven’t blogged in over a month.  But despite my discontentment with things like a brand-new Starbucks planning to close its doors, nowhere to buy a swimsuit for small children, and driving over two hours just to see a medical specialist, there is still one thing I love about a small town--the people.

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When I first started sewing, oh, about 3 or 4 projects ago, my sewing machine and I had to get a few things worked out.  First of all, it’s actually Bill’s sewing machine.  It’s some foreign job called a Bernina.  He says it’s really high end and is “top-of-the-line”, but I wasn’t so sure at first.  It sure did have a way of matting up my threads.

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If someone asks me if I sew, I can’t really answer “yes”.  But I do, on occasion, do a random sewing project. The latest project to have taken over my kitchen is a bunch of travel crayon pouches.  When I happened upon one at a local boutique, I immediately knew I couldn’t make it another week without trying it out myself.

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I’d like to blame my blogging absence over the past several weeks on the power having been out so much.  But while that wouldn’t be entirely true, gathering candles and flashlights seems to have become the routine in our Southwest Oklahoma household this summer.

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When I asked Hunter how old she was on the morning of her 3rd birthday, she put out her little hand with an attitude and said, “I’m BIG!!” After laughing for a moment I said, “Are you two or three?” Again, she replied, “BIG.” So, we’re going with that.  If you ask her today how old she is, she will give you the same BIG answer.  And indeed, her semi-annual checkup at the doctor yesterday proved her case.

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{Big sigh.} The 2008 McKelvey Birthday Bash is officially history.  The Captain Hook and Tinker Bell party went down without a hitch, and we had a wonderful time celebrating the birthdays of our precious children.  I’ve posted pictures at my dropshots page, and password-holders can get there by clicking on the photos in this article.  I’m uploading over a hundred just from today, so it is taking a while. 

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Today is the big day.  The moment for the Peter Pan Pirates and Fairies Birthday Party is nearly here.  The Tinker Bell tablecloth lies in await beneath some leftover loot (beaded necklaces and rhinestones) and the Southern Living at HOME Gail Pittman Hand Painted Pots and Stand holding purple and black dessert napkins and a complementary purple African violet.  Bill is away filling purple, green and clear balloons with helium, while I prep the back yard and bury hidden treasures in the freshly built sandbox and black cardboard treasure box which Bill fashioned out of a diaper box.

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My darling little Will turned five today.  We had a fun birthday together with just our little family to celebrate.  We’re planning a big double party in two weeks for both the kids, so today was a bit low-key.

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My blogs seem to be spacing farther and farther apart these days.  I spent this entire last week dealing with some maintenance issues on a client website, which still are not resolved, as well as writing up a Photoshop tutorial.  I hope to finish the tutorial over the weekend and attempt to get it published on one of my favorite Photoshop tutorial websites.

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“Mom, I chased Karlee at school today,” Will told me as I chewed my Arby’s roast beef sandwich in the parking lot waiting to pick up Hunter after school today.  “I chased her because you can do that.  You can chase people.” A big grin sneaked across his face.

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Today is the first day in my stay-at-home life that I have not cleaned a coffee pot.  (Unless you count that uncomfortable experience when my coffeemaker died, and I forgot to get a new one until the next day.) The Senseo arrived yesterday, giving me just cause to jump up and down and act like a lunatic in front of my giggling children, who then did the same. 

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I have suddenly become interested in the amount of time it takes my coffee to brew.  I found myself timing the process, from pouring the water and scooping the grounds to filling the mug and stirring the sugar.  Yesterday it took me five minutes, from start to finish, to enjoy my cup of coffee.

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You may remember the time two years ago when I determined to simplify my life.  “Simplify” was truly my theme for 2006.  I pared down my projects, spent more time reading, and less time working.  Then, by vacation midway through the year, I found myself a workaholic again.  After several days at the beach with no kids, no work, and absolutely no thinking, I once again discovered what relaxation was.  I determined to do some form of it each day.  That lasted, oh, about a week.

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Delirious, once again, I realize that I have neglected my journaling for like, 4 days, and I am going to cram a bunch of nonsense and news into this one post.  I’ve just been having too much fun to sit down at the computer.

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Monday afternoon as I put fresh sheets on all the beds, I told myself it was a guarantee for a night of soiling sheets.  That’s pretty much the way it always happens.  Murphy’s Law, I guess.  But I had no idea Hunter was coming down with a stomach virus and would vomit all over her bed at just 10:30, before I even hit the sack.

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“I’m sorry to tell you this son,” said Bill, “but I’m afraid we’re going to have to save this one for outside only.” I messed up tonight and made THE best paper airplane either Bill or I have ever seen.  I’ve prided myself in my paper airplane crafting expertise for a while, now, but this new and improved version of the Heather Kate airplane really soars to the top of the homemade toy charts.

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Santa Claus brought my children the most delectable big red lollipops with teddy bears painted in icing on the front.  He always brought them to me when I was a kid, and now he brings them to my children.  They are every kids’ dream--the kind they go to bed dreaming of on Christmas Eve.  But they are also every parent’s nightmare.

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Well I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  Ours was so full of blessings and fun!  I’ve contemplated much the last few days about the true meaning of Christmas and how we have ended up making it such a season of busyness.  I plan to take some time to think out my musings through some typed words, to which of course, you will be privy.

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I’ve never been a school teacher in my life.  I’ve never even wanted to be a school teacher.  My college degree was not in music, although I did probably spend enough time in the music building to have earned one there.  And I didn’t know a thing about how to create a comprehensive music curriculum for Kindergarten through fourth grade.  So I was pretty dumbfounded when the principal of Will’s preschool asked to me to be the music teacher THE WEEK BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED.  With NO curriculum.

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I’m waiting for my coffee to brew.  It’s after 3:00 and time for my afternoon coffee break.  But just like usual, I’m so exhausted that if I sit down in the armchair, I may not get back up to pour my coffee.  So I’m taking my own advice from a blog I once thought up but never wrote, to blog when I’m tired.

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Kids are known for saying funny things.  I used to keep a list of all the funny things Will said, but I’m not sure what happened to it.  Anyhow, this week has produced some funny words that I thought I’d share.

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We’re getting the tail end of the winter storm that’s raking across the midwest.  Unfortunately though, it takes a whole lot of snow for us to actually see it sitting on the ground.  When it snows this far west, the snow doesn’t fall.  It blows.  Sideways.  The snow that sits on our grass probably started two counties away.

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My worthwhile cooking efforts are so few and far between, I thought I’d share my soup recipe from last night.  I’ve never been a big soup fan until I had some really good ones in the past couple of years.  A sweet lady in our church brought us some Mexican Chicken Soup after I had Hunter that will make you slap your mamma.  So when she gave me a recipe for potato soup two weeks ago, I immediately bought the ingredients and added it to my menu.

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I have the most random list of things to purchase today.

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Here is a photo from one of last week’s party nights.  Five Christmas parties in one week was enough for the whole season!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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So there I was, the very day after I implemented my new thank-you note system, staring down at a pile of written, addressed, stamped, and TORN-UP envelopes.  Such a vivid picture of how my children have invaded every single area of my life.  I LOVE my children, and they have been such a blessing, but WOW.  The messes they can make.

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I was just sitting here reading my friend’s blog when in toddled my 2 1/2-year-old rubbing her eyes and announcing she needed to “tee-tee.” What is it with kids and bedtime?  They will use ANY excuse to get out of the bed.

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I am Martha Stewart’s worst nightmare.  That is especially sad considering she’s set as my homepage.  I used to look forward to doing my Christmas baking until I screwed it up so many times that I realized I mess up more recipes than I actually finish.  That little fact only took me seven years to figure out.

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Yesterday we received our first Christmas gift.  As a southern lady, the first thing that crosses my mind when I receive any kind of gift or service is the need to write a thank you note.  For some reason, the term “thank you note” has become quite a burden to me in recent years.  Today I decided once and for all to revamp my miserable thank-you writing habit.

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My kids are busily making their lists for Santa Claus this year, so I thought I’d post my own Top Ten for Christmas, just in case Santa reads my blog.

 

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I did it again.  I do it every night.  And every night I try to talk myself out of it.  In four brief seconds from the time I close the kids’ bedroom door to the time I round the corner…

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The email I lost last week?  It’s back.  Thank God!

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I’m not your stereotypical nerd.  I don’t wear funny glasses (unless my contacts are bothering me.) I don’t know much about computers (except how to hand-code websites and integrate them into content management systems).  And I do not own pocket-protectors (I don’t need them since I have a Blackberry.)

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“Put ‘em back on, Hunter.  Quick!” I heard Will say as I was cleaning the kitchen after dinner.  Bill had the bath water running, and I had told the kids they had to put all the ornaments back on the tree before they could get in the bath.

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I usually don’t think anything about an empty egg carton.  I just throw it in the trash can.  Unless, of course, it is handed to me by my 2 1/2-year-old daughter on the cosmetic aisle of Wal-mart.

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A couple of days ago I blogged about my weekly planning system.  I really love paper, and I like that I can see it without logging in to anything.  My biggest gripe about it, though, is that you can’t delete it and start over if it gets messy. 

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There are things in life that are worse than shopping for new jeans.  But not very many.  I can’t believe I actually looked forward to getting a new pair of jeans today.

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People often ask me how I do everything I do.  Usually, I answer with something silly, like, “I don’t sleep much,” “I never watch TV,” or “My house doesn’t stay very clean.” But really, I get plenty of sleep, and while I don’t watch much TV at all, my house is relatively clean and neat most of the time.  While I was talking with a friend this week, I realized how indeed I do fit everything in.

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I saw a red tree today.  You may find it funny for me to mention that on a crisp November day.  But in a place where trees are too scarce to mention, finding one with leaves other than green ones is a rare and special treat.  I had almost forgotten it was fall.

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Since I’ve been absent from my blogging habit for so long, I’m sure my out-of-towners are a little out of the loop on my current life situation.  I thought I’d take a minute to update you on the happenings of our household.

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It’s been a LONG time in coming, but HeatherKate.com is officially LIVE.  I’m finally back to the blogoshpere, and this time hopefully to stay.  If you haven’t seen the new site, take a minute to check it out.  Today is a brand new day in my web-life.

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