It's official, the girls have an agent. Yep. They are gonna be baby models. We get our first tiny paying gig in the next few weeks for some random online catalog. Ill let you know where and what it's for, because I don't really know. haha! There are so many rules (as a few of you who read these understand about SAG dues and baby and child labor laws in the state.) For instance, the girls can only work 4 hours each, for each day of work. This is fine for baby modeling, since a lot of the stuff takes only a few hours anyway. We were turned on to this when a family we love recommended their agent to us. She is based in LA but has a handful of clients in San Diego, and also lives here and commutes there. Since, Papa and I are really trying hard to make ends meet, we decided that this would be the only way we could pay for the girls school in the future. And any kinds expenses they have now. For instance, we Myla's soccer and Kung Fu and Emily's Gymboree Classes...
So, also, next week, we are opening an account (this is also required by law in California) where at least 15% of any money they earned is put in this trust account, where only they can receive it when they are 18. I am really excited about it, but also a bit worried about working my kids too much. But, I know when to say enough is enough. Especially when it comes to my kids.
We don't really plan on putting the girls (mostly Myla) into pre-school as of yet, because we like the way things are going now. I will continue working part-time in the evenings, while Papa works full time in the day. I will have to be the one taking the girls to auditions to LA, which will probably be once a week or something, but thank goodness my parents live down the street. I haven't researched the difference between private and public school education- and how it will affect my kids. Also, we want to have the private school option in case Andy gets assigned somewhere that's not where we live now. This is always a possibility.
As far as socialization and structure goes for my kiddos with no preschool, neither I or my siblings went to preschool. And the girls will be so active and involved that I am not worried about them being socially deficient in any way.
In other news...
We are going to participate in this annual consignment thing to see if we get rid of a bunch of clothes that the girls have outgrown, or if the clothes just aren't what the girls are wearing. I have, about 12 trash bags full of shoes, clothes and accessories. I am hoping to make about 200 USD with it. If it's more, than I certainly will be pleased. This consignment fair works out of a mall here in San Diego three times a year. (You sell the clothes for the next season.) You register with the company, they give you access to their tagging system, and your tags and prices are put on your clothes. You have to separate everything by outfit and put on specific kinds of hangers etc. You also name your price (there are guidelines on this too). You get 50% of the price you put on the tag. There are of course, guidelines and suggestions on how to price something. For instance, Myla got this same fleece Carter's outfit, with tags still on it (pants and a top) the tags read 12.99. So you name a price, I put 8.00. I would get 4.00 of this sale. They recommend, unless you see a tag on there and it's cute, to make of course, a selling price. Everything of course has to be cleaned, and pressed and ready for a sale.
I would recommend if you are on a budget, and don't mind slightly used clothes, to go to one of these things, because I am pretty sure you could find some great deals on kids clothing. There is a HIGH demand for clothing for school age kids, as I can imagine they go through clothes quickly if they aren't lucky enough to wear uniforms.
Before you stop reading, there is one important thing I wanted to mention...we are seriously considering that I be a gestational carrier for someone in the near future. So, please, don't be shocked when and if you see me pregnant and I say, "Don't worry! It's NOT MINE!" Haha! But really, this is a possibility. We are 99.9% sold on the idea. But of course, this is a whole other post.
Overall, I think we are pretty much over the whole newborn, baby thing. But that doesn't mean I still don't have a place in my heart for third baby (our third) in the future.
Just stuff to think about. Happy week ya'll.
