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7/28/2010
PLEASE VOTE FOR US!
7/25/2010
Thirsties 10% Sale
7/16/2010
bumGenius 4.0
6/30/2010
Rockin' Green Giveaway
6/29/2010
bumGenius UPDATES and sale
6/27/2010
Rumparooz SALE
6/25/2010
Rumparooz NEW at LiL Bunz
6/23/2010
Ergo and Ergo Accessories
6/9/2010
Shipping Delays:
6/5/2010
Kissaluvs Marvels Fitteds and Covers
6/4/2010
Facebook and Twitter
6/3/2010
Been Working HARD!
6/2/2010
Checking In
8/5/2008
Its been awhile!
10/14/2007
update on us :)
11/17/2006
bumGenius 2.0
5/25/2006
Im PREGNANT again!
4/25/2006
inventory/benjamins preschool
4/18/2006
Diva Update
3/6/2006
New Bravado Bra
2/28/2006
What a month!
Diva Cup
2/12/2006
1st blog
Luna Wash
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Date: 7/28/2010
Title: PLEASE VOTE FOR US!
VOTE For US! For the Monster Is Our Parent CompanyWe are trying to win a business grant from Intuit, to help our business GROW! Please vote for us often!
Date: 7/25/2010
Title: Thirsties 10% Sale
Thirsties 10% off SALE It's time for our quarterly sale of all Thirsties products! We have a wide selection of products for you to choose from! Be sure to get your favorite Thirsties products during this sale!
Thirsties 10% off Sale
Date: 7/16/2010
Title: bumGenius 4.0
bumGenius 4.0 Arriving Friday Yes, that's right we will have our bumGenius 4.0 will arrive here tomorrow. We have moved the bumGenius 3.0 to the clearance section!!
bumGenius 4.0
Clearance Section
Date: 6/30/2010
Title: Rockin' Green Giveaway
We will be adding Rockin Green TONIGHT! BUT wanted to tell you about this contest NOW!
July marks the 1 year anniversary of Rockin’ Green! It has been an AMAZING year, and we feel so blessed to have such a fantastic fan base. Seriously, our customers ROCK!!! So in honor of you guys- we have cooked up a really fun anniversary giveaway blowout.
Here’s all the details:
Throughout the month of July, we are going to be putting special concert tickets inside specially marked packages. There will be 50 tickets in all, and we will then distribute them through our various channels. So, you may find a ticket in a bag in our store, for sale on our website or at one of our retailers! We don’t even know where they will end up!
Once you find a ticket, you can then contact us OR your favorite retailer to redeem your prize. Each bag is a chance to win (though there are other ways to enter too- so check the terms and conditions below) and the contest is open to all US and Canada residents.
The specially marked bags will start landing on your favorite retailers shelf in a week or two, so be on the lookout!
Here’s a list of the prizes that will be available:
• One Grand Prize winner receives a year supply of Rockin’ Green (12 bags worth)
• 100 dollar store credit to be used at your favorite Rockin’ Green retailer!
• 10 full size bags of Rockin’ Green – one per winner
• 25 sample size bags of Rockin’ Green – one per winner
• 9 Shake It Up! Pail Freshners – one per winner
• 5 Buddha Bunz Dryer Balls – one per winner
Have fun!
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN, for official rules and details click here.
Date: 6/29/2010
Title: bumGenius UPDATES and sale
bumGenius 3.0 on Sale; bumGenius 4.0 COMING SOONThat's right.. We have put the bumGenius 3.0 One Size on Sale making room for the bumGenius 4.0 that will ship from the manufacturer on July 14th.
bumGenius 3.0 Sale
Date: 6/27/2010
Title: Rumparooz SALE
Rumparooz Diaper Sale!!Rumparooz are on sale for 10% off. If you purchase 24 plus Rumparooz diapers you will recieve the 10% off AND a FREE diaper!!
No matter if you like snaps or velcro closures Rumparooz has a diaper for you!
Rumparooz One Size Cloth Diaper and LiL Joeys
Please be sure to check out the newest cloth diaper here at LiL Bunz
Date: 6/25/2010
Title: Rumparooz NEW at LiL Bunz
Rumparooz One Size DiapersThat's right LiL Bunz now carries a wide selection of Rumparooz and LiL Joey newborn cloth diapers! We will be working on adding this product line. We were so excited about it we just had to tell you while we work!
No matter if you like snaps or velcro closures Rumparooz has a diaper for you!
Rumparooz One Size Cloth Diaper and LiL Joeys
Please be sure to check out the newest cloth diaper here at LiL Bunz
Date: 6/23/2010
Title: Ergo and Ergo Accessories
We have Ergos in stock and ready to ship! We have limited accessories in stock, but if we don't have something you want contact us we will be glad to order it for you!
Be sure to check out or selection or Ergo's and Organic Ergo Baby Carriers!
Ergo Baby Carriers and Accessories
Date: 6/9/2010
Title: Shipping Delays:
While we are not shipping, all order place will have an entry to win a chance a 25.00 gift certificate. Will will be drawing for FOUR 25.00 gift certficates after we get caught up on shipping! All orders will be shipped in the order they are recieved!
Date: 6/5/2010
Title: Kissaluvs Marvels Fitteds and Covers
Kissaluvs One Size Covers and Fitted DiapersThat's right your favorite fitted diaper now comes in a one size fitted diaper. Kissaluvs has also made a one size diaper cover just for your Kissa's fitted diapers!
Kissaluvs Marvels One Size Fitted and Marvel One Size Cover
Date: 6/4/2010
Title: Facebook and Twitter
Facebook and TwitterIf you are on Facebook or Twitter you can now can become a fan and follow us!
Or Follow us on Twitter 
Date: 6/3/2010
Title: Been Working HARD!
We will slowly be doing a site redesign over the next couple of days, as we start combing over the site and changing some things around! We just wanted to post a couple "good bargins" we have found within our own site!
Old Color FuzziBunz 15.95
The Clearance Section. Now who doesn't look at the clearance items in a store? Clearance Sale at LiL Bunz
Kidorables
Kidorable Rain Coats and Boots
There are many more items, please take the time to brows around.
Date: 6/2/2010
Title: Checking In
I wanted you to be the first to hear the news. As many of you know, I have been a nursing student at SVSU for my BSN (registered nurse)for three years now; I have two more years of clinicals to go. Being in school full time, raising my four sons and working the store has become increasingly difficult to keep up with everything. So I made the difficult decision to sell LiL Bunz. LiL Bunz has been in business since January 2001; nearly 10 years J It has been an incredible honor and privilege to have known and helped so many of you over the years. I have been very blessed indeed.
The new owner of LiL Bunz is Gena Gregerson. Gena has been one of my closest friends for about 8 years and is very familiar with this type of business. Gena and I have worked closely all these years and I know she loves LiL Bunz just as much as I do. She will do a great job; probably better than I could now that I am in clinicals. She has always told me since I've known her that if I ever close the store, she wants it and she is the ONLY person that I would trust to really love and care for LiL Bunz. I promise you will receive excellent customer service, quick shipping and a better variety of the hottest new products.
And never fear, I will not be gone for good. I will be working closely with Gena as she transitions over and long after that since I have some remaining stock here on location. I hope that you will all remain loyal customers of LiL Bunz like you have been since 2001. I will always be available at Trisha @ lilbunz. com.
So please welcome Gena into our LiL Bunz family. I know she has new and exciting products she will be adding to the web site immediately, so please check back often. Here are some of the products that I know of so far: Thirsties, GroVia, New Wave Enviro (for kids), Kissaluvs V2, FuzziBunz perfect size, and one size in the new colors… and knowing her, probably a whole lot more I don’t even know about!!!
I want to Thank You for being my customer and I hope to see you become customers of Gena's as well, she really is a fantastic woman whom I love dearly.
Date: 8/5/2008
Title: Its been awhile!
I see its been a long time since I blogged!! I wont bore you so here are the highlights.
We have four boys now! Christopher was born in January 2007. We planned a home birth but it didnt happen :( the cord was very narrow and caused distress. The birth was incredible though! The hospital wouldnt let us take him home though, they said he MAY be jaundice and wanted to stick him every few hours. We refused so they wouldnt let us leave. Well, I threatened to call the news, LLL, attorneys... I wouldnt back down. A dr. finally came in and said he looked fine and let us go. Its so sad that they bully moms that way. Any other person would have submitted. I hope anyone that reads this knows that you must always stand for what you know in your heart is right!
I went back to school too. I just finished a full year getting all the classes needed to start the nursing program. Ive been accepted and start in January. Its a 3 year BA degree specializing in holistic nursing but I may go on to become a midwife. We shall see :)
My life is so busy now! 4 kids (now 13, 6, 4 and 1.5), work, school... but very rewarding. I love my kids to death and hope this will give them a better life. Feel free to add us to your prayers.
Im here if anyone ever has questions. Thanks for reading :)
Trisha
Date: 10/14/2007
Title: update on us :)
Its been awhile since I posted but there is good reason! I have four children (all boys!), I work the store as well as assist Dave in the rental business and I now go to college! Yeah, that's crazy but hey, I had to do something to keep my brain stimulated :)
Our newest baby Christopher is just incredible! He has big bright blue eyes and is such a happy little boy. I cant believe he's already 8 months old!
David is three. My goodness what a character he is! Stubborn but sweet as can be. He's a stinker forsure. Definitely one Ill have to really watch ;)
Benjamin is 5 and started Kindergarten this year. He's a very sweet boy, gets along very well in school and loves going to St. Stans!
Jacob will be 13 on November 1st. All Saints Day :) He has become such a man, I cant believe it! I was just pulling him behind me in his little wagon out back just a few weeks ago it seems. Now he is taller than me, people no longer call him Trisha ;) because is voice is so deep now and :gasp: he's getting a mustache!
We have a new kitten named Flap Jack :) he's such a cool kitten. The boys just love him and that cat lets them drag him all over the house.
I just took a big test in A&P today, Im pretty sure I Aced it. Dave watched the kids while I studied and tested but boy, he was glad when I got home just 3 1/2 hours later!!! Whats up with men?? They watch their own kids for a few hours and freak out! LOL Poor guy... now if he had some mammory glands, things would have been so much easier ;)
Well the baby is stirring, work is done, I cant even say the darned words I have to memorize here (where the heck is the iliac and why does the darn nose have so many parts to it?!) so I better get to bed.
thanks for reading :)
Date: 11/17/2006
Title: bumGenius 2.0
Finally! Im so excited to see Cotton Babies bumGenius 2.0 diapers changing their outer material to PUL :) I love how trim these diapers are but personally, Im a huge fan of PUL.
Oh and the pink?! HELLO! How precious is that?! If I have a girl, Ill have a ton of these pulled for her ;)
Once they arrive, Ill be sure to let everyone know how I like the differences.
Off to post about my awesome pregnancy now!
Date: 5/25/2006
Title: Im PREGNANT again!
Holy cow, I'm still in shock lol! Heres the story ;)
Mothers Day also happened to be my 39th birthday. I had been tossing and turning all night wondering why af hadn't started yet. As soon as I woke up I told Dave "Don't freak out but I'm going to take a pregnancy test". The test came up negative. I let Dave know and checked out the calendar so I could see when af should start and what was going on. It was then that I realized that we did the baby dance on cd 13! The baby lost my basal thermometer so I was guessing by cm and I thought it was the end of ovulation. DUH! Bad guess LOL, it was probably the beginning! I ran downstairs and dug the test out of the trash and sure enough, faint but totally there, two pink lines!
Wow, what a birthday and Mothers Day gift! Btw, I was born on Sunday, Mothers Day too :) Dave and I really thought we were done. I'm no spring chicken ya know. We thought we would enjoy the ages of the kids and go camping, fishing... heck! I filled out for a bear license this year totally expecting to go to the UP for some sweet black bear hunting! Watch, for the first time in 5 years, Ill win the draw and wont be able to hunt :( Anyway, the point is, this pregnancy is a total shock. 39 years old and pregnant.
I am very happy though :) God had a good plan for us. I told Dave that NFP works perfectly, its how you interpret it lol! I don't want to know what this baby will be until s/he arrives. I have a midwife already lined up and told her my intentions. I wish to have a waterbirth and catch my own baby. I only want her there for the details after the baby is born. Can you imagine? I'm going to deliver my own baby and everything about it will be totally natural! Even finding the sex at the time of birth. I'm so excited!!!!
Wish me luck Mamas!!
Trisha
Jacob - 11
Isaac - lost at 13 1/2 weeks pg on 7.13.01
Benjamin - 4
m/c - 10.13.03
David - 21 months
Our Blessing - EDD 2.1.07
Date: 4/25/2006
Title: inventory/benjamins preschool
Anyone want to take over here?? If you could just see this huge pile of product growing that I need to add into inventory you would just slap me! lol I have probably 30 pairs of shoes, tons of Medela accessories, wet bags, Kidorables, boxes of bras, slings... I really should be adding these right now but Im too tired. I just got done packing orders for tomorrow because I have a meeting at the school and cant do them then. Some day ;) Ill be caught up then...
On a personal note, Benjamin went to preschool today. I wasnt going to send him but he has been begging since Jacob started school and they just got an opening. It actually goes through summer. I spent about 2 hours there with him today. He did so well! David was with me and he was well behaved too. I think they were both just overwhelmed with all the toys and fun things to do! Benjamin sat down during circle time and did everything they asked! I was so proud! What a good boy he is :) Of course, near the end, David started climbing in my lap to nurse lol. Typically I wouldnt care but I had three other preschool little girls all toting over David. Whipping out a boobie for my 20 month old son probably wouldnt fly well right there lol.
Well on that note, David will probably be waking soon so Im off :) Nite all!
Date: 4/18/2006
Title: Diva Update
Ok so I think I'm on cycle #4 with the increasingly awesome Diva Cup. I've had a few customers send me hints and I've tried a few ;) I wasn't exactly sure why I should stand and hop around a little but sure enough, it really did help lol. Apparently, I was not getting the cup around my cervix well. It was sitting a little too low. By inserting it way in there (yeah, serious ick factor if you're not used to the netherlands ;) you get a good seal on the cervix by bouncing around while holding it in. See, after some deep exploration, I found I wasn't quite getting that cup all the way around my cervix. Last month I sat there rotating that thing 15 times to get the suction to release and it still sat low but I wasn't around the cervix. I needed to really go in far and make sure it was setting properly. Now that I really got in there a few times, saw what I needed to do, its great! No cramps, no fainting, very little rotating, add the hops and I'm so good to go WOOHOO! I just pray I never forget to lock that bathroom door ....
bwaaaahhhhhaaaa
Last observation: My heaviest day (full 2nd day) is getting lighter. Over all I'm spotting a day, bleeding another and spotting a 3rd. The first few cycles I had some heavy bleeding for two days. Last month it was so heavy for that one day I changed the Diva a few times. This month was gravy!! No leaks, full cup 3 times is it. This is so remarkable to me. My whole life, I've been a full 7 day bleeder, it sucked! I know snopes.com says there's no link to tampons causing longer bleeding thus needing more tampons but whats up here? I switch to the Diva and I'm done in 3 days... just one heavy bleeding day and that's it!
Ill say that if a woman can overcome the 'ick' factor of getting in there, understanding how the Diva Cup is supposed to work and stopping the tampons.. after a few months they will wonder why they didn't try it sooner. Now.. I promise, I don't say this because I sell these things, I say it because its a seriously safer alternative. I sell it because its BETTER than tampons. Sure it has a learning curve but man... its worth it!
Now, if I could just figure out why I ovulate on cd 18-19 and af shows up on cd 28-29 (short LH phase) Ill be good to go. It doesn't seem to be enough to sustain a pregnancy. Not that I'm worried about that now mind you!!! Just wondering if becoming 39 soon has something to do with it getting harder to ttc. I'm batting a 1000 so far with getting pg.
Anyway, that's another entry ;)
Nite all!
Trisha
Date: 3/6/2006
Title: New Bravado Bra
WOW! I just received a sample bra from Bravado, they have a new bra out, its a regular nursing bra nad its amazing! I wish they would have sent me one that fit though lol. Its super soft, looks incredibly comfortable. Very silky. Im very impressed. I cant wait to try one :)
On a business level its tough when this kind of thing happens though.. see, for me to carry every size, color and style costs a small fortune! I currently have about 70+ bras in stock. Im still working on getting all colors/prints of the regular comfort line they have. Now for me to add this new line with sizes and colors! Sheesh, itll be tough to say the least. I think I will just order every Monday and hope Bravado ships to me really fast ;) I hate to keep customers waiting for more than a day or two, I also hate to put in there that orders will ship in a week. They might go somewhere else. So as you see, things arent always smooth sailing here in the wahm world. In the end, it all works out. When you have a really great product, it will sell and I know Bravados will so they are worth it.
Nite :)
Date: 2/28/2006
Title: What a month!
Holy cow what a busy month this has been! Today is the first slow day I've had so I thought Id blog ;) If anyone has emailed me or needs my attention, please email me again... my computer is slightly unstable lately so I may have missed you.
The Swaddlebees sale was a HUGE hit! I'm personally very pleased with the improvements Margarita has made on these diapers and we have switched over for day use.
The Peter Potty has been listed on HGTV so I've received tons of orders for these. It really is a cool product, too bad they cost so much to ship ;)
Ruffle Bunz are a hot item again! I've been sewing like crazy lately, I should be sewing another right now while the baby is sleeping and Dave has the kids running errands... its just so quiet here *sigh* I really enjoy this :) Anyway, watch for new Ruffle Bunz, I'm working on a few new cute ideas.
Fuzzi Bunz packages with free inserts are a very big seller now. I think most mamas are very pleased with the new LiL Bunz microfiber inserts (most absorbent I could find). My stock will be replenished by Thursday (mediums were low) and that's a very good thing. Everyone needs mediums.
Ya know, its interesting how things go in waves. It really has to do with whats being said on message boards and yahoo groups. Suddenly someone will start saying how GREAT Kissaluvs are and for a month Ill sell everything I have. Then nothing for two months. Then Imse Vimse covers will be the biggest seller in the store for weeks, more than even Fuzzi Bunz, then nothing. Everything has its rotation. All us WAHM diaper retailers see it. Its funny really. When we see the trend we know to stock up.
Ok well I better get to sewing now, I want to make a few new Ruffle Bunz that I mentioned above to show everyone :) Thanks for everyone's support too, without the understanding, patience and kind words from all you wonderful customers LiL Bunz would not be what it is today. HUGS!!!!!
Trisha :)
Date: 2/28/2006
Title: Diva Cup
Warning... this may be tmi for some ;)
Ok so finally, after over two years I get to try my Diva Cup (I've only had two cycles since March 2001 lol). It came as a HUGE shock! I was at my brothers down state to visit the family. Thankfully I kept one pad and my diva in the truck. Do you think I took the time to read the directions in the last few years that I've been carrying these things?? noooooo.. not me. To busy! BAD IDEA! So I stick this crazy contraption in and think ok, not so bad. Then I stood up. Whoooosh, things got kinda fuzzy. I sat down, didn't feel so good. The cramps started. I slowly took the thing out. Tried again, same thing. Ok, guess I'm doing something wrong. I put it away and resorted to awful tampons. I promptly called Diva as soon as I got home and told them what happened. She knew right away what I did wrong. "Did you give the cup a full rotation to release the suction of the cup?" Ummm, no. That explained it. The cup had some super vacuum going on my cervix and my body didn't like that one single bit! Maybe it was drawing all my blood down out of my brain? lol Anyway, so this next cycle comes along and I rotate. This is tricky. It takes practice but when I stood I felt much much better! I still felt it was uncomfortable when sitting so Diva suggested maybe I try a size 1. This did the trick! No dizziness, no pain, no troubles twisting at all. It doesn't hold as much as the size 2 but still, I only had to change it 4 times on my heaviest day. Just 3 the next and 2 the last day. That was it, just three days and it was totally over! I heard some women have shorter cycles and I was way happy about this!
So ladies, if you try the Diva Cup and you're impatient like me, you may have trouble lol. Call Diva, they will figure anything out. I like the guarantee too, I was able to replace my size 2 for free.
If anyone thinks that's too much information for a blog, let me know. I just thought maybe some personal views on this item might help someone else :)
Date: 2/12/2006
Title: 1st blog
Well, lets see how this shows up in the store :) This is my first blog ever though I have read some. Last night as a matter of fact I read someone's blog. There was a huge ring around the moon so I googled it and one of the first things to come up was someone's blog. My 11 year old son noticed the ring. It was the first one I ever recall seeing. It was fascinating really. The weather was very cold, about 20 degrees and hazy yet in this ring the sky was crystal clear. We could see a star or two. The moon was very bright and at least nearly full. Very cool indeed! We found some great pictures too. Folk lore says 'ring around the moon, storm at noon' and anther says to count the number of stars in the ring, that's how many days away the storm is. I watched the weather report and we are due to get lots of snow all week but nothing significant. Jacob and I will be watching to see what really happens ;)
Ok so a little about me and my family. I'm Trisha, married to Dave and we have three boys. Jacob is 11, Benjamin is 3 1/2 and David is 18 months. I lost a baby at 3 1/2 months pregnant before Benjamin, his name is Isaac. I'm going to be 39 in May so I don't think we will have more. NFP works very well however God will make the ultimate decision on that.
I began my store LiL Bunz in late 2002 and opened in early 2003. Its been a lot of work and in the first year or more, I made no profits. I knew that in order to be successful I needed to put my money back into the company. I am still expanding and the store is completely debt free. I pay myself modestly, enough to contribute to the family bills and enjoy staying home with my children. Its not always easy though.. there are times when I don't make a cent for two weeks. That's when I think I better do something else but the Lord always finds a way to keep us afloat so I can be here with my kids.
As you may be able to tell, we are a God loving home. We are Catholic. When Dave and I married in 2000 we went on our honeymoon in Rome and had our marriage blessed by the holy father Pope John Paul II (he will be a saint). He gave me a beautiful rosary as a wedding gift and blessed it. Poor Dave, he thought he would catch on fire right there and then! It was the beginning of our life as a Catholic family. After I lost Isaac and was on bed rest for six months with Benjamin, Dave began to pray. He decided to become Catholic and received personal instruction by the Franciscan Fryers. Dave was baptized with his son Benjamin and received all his sacraments. I also contribute Dave's coming to the faith to the green scapular I placed under his side of the mattress ;) very powerful tool!
Well anyway, that's enough today... Ill try to post weekly if anyone's interested.
Peace~
Date: 2/12/2006
Title: Luna Wash
I have a new product called Luna Wash. Its a spray you spritz your used mama pads with and it pre-treats them. Some have asked if its good to use on stained diapers so I've been trying it. So far, I'm surprised and pleased. David has low iron so his natural vitamins have iron in them. This makes for some nasty poops with terrible stains, even on his Fuzzi Bunz. I noticed it doesn't really help the set stains but the freshly stained diapers do wash out well (not completely but better than nothing). I haven't noticed any buildup yet but that will probably take a few weeks to determine. I think I like this product for diapers over all especially in the winter when I'm less likely to stand out in the snow and 20 degree weather to sun them.
The only real drawback to this product is its price and cost to ship. I've asked the cook to make a concentrate. This would be a great solution as it will be cheaper to ship to me, cheaper to the customer and then I could lower the price a little. Natural products have very little profit but if its something that works then I don't mind carrying it. Personally, for diaper use, Id dilute it more than what it is now. Ill post more on this soon :)
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