So many might be wondering what’s happen to us, why aren’t there any updates or new site, or new clients/projects.   Well here is a rundown.

Car Accident (April) Moving (April) Recouping (April), House searching (Marge) Surgery 1,2 and 3. (Marge) Moving (Marge) Relapsed (Marge) Kids out of school (Marge)  Yes, its true, for me I’ve only been able to be online late in the evenings. Due to the kids being out of school. With three kids with aspergers (Spectrum of autism) and nothing to do, and cramped in a small space with no yard to play in,  and with being so sick lately. Life has been busy. Unlike the last 3 years, I feel exactly as I did at diagnosis.

I have been on 15+ different antibiotics since March, and many of them for longer than the 14 day doses.  It seems I get off the antibiotics and shortly there after have a severe sinus infection, ear infection and whatever else. Unfortunately I’ve also
developed the onset of pneumonia, and just cant get rid of it.  It hasn’t made it fully to pneumonia, but close enough.  It was bad enough that my surgery in May, ended up with some side effects.   After they put me under
anesthesia my saturation dropped completely and they had to intibate/respirator me. They found my lungs full, and then had to, due to the intubation, (it scratched my trachea) had to do the dilation + steroid injection.   All that for just a scheduled throat injection.  Anyway, I’m not doing any better right now, and am actually sicker than I’ve been in 4yrs. I feel like I did back at diagnosis.  I fear the worst of Cytoxan (chemo) again.

Enough of my blogging. Thanks for reading, and hearing about a update with us.  We are still in business, just been a bit busy ourselves and hope to have it all better by the end of July.  Thanks for all your patience.

Ship Shape Designs is closed Monday June 2, 2008.
In the Mourning for the Zelokowski family.
Please understand that this is a day of mourning, so no work
will be done today, as will no email responses. Thank you

A few things. If anyone has been trying to contact April, she’s been away. I’ve been told she was in a Car accident sometime last week, and has been in the hospital since, to check for internal bleeding and brain swelling.  She’s being released with just a cast, and able to go home, however will not be able to presume her normal schedule of full time work till Monday at the earliest.   Please send all your well wishes to April@ship-shape-designs.com

She’s been greatly missed and we’ve been lost without her.
Also, a new look and process for ship shape designs, is coming within the next week/weekend.  I will be gone next wednesday for  a injection, but will be back and good by friday.  If you were on our waiting list and you still haven’t received an update, please let us know.  We sent out updates and check-ups on all clients who were on the waiting list, and are just wanting to make sure that everyone has been contacted.

Thanks for being so patient with us, and we look forward to going FULL time soon.

Our hosting has switched to a new platform for the next 1-2 months and they’ve had issues with the emails and the switch overs.   I’ve contacted the company, and we got it resolved.  If  you tried to email us, or send us anything, please contact us again, and ask if we receieved it and we will check our mail. Some things came through and some didn’t.

We have fixed the emaili issue, and everything is now working fine!
Thanks very much for your patience.   Please note, our site will be completely changing here in the next few weeks, note that the prices will be increasing, and products being offered more helpful, and quicker launch times.  You’ll be excited.

Again, thank you for your patience. We look forward to working with you.

Thanks to everyone for their patience.
April has been in and out of the Hospital with her grandma being Ill. We pray that grandma makes a good recovery and gets better soon.

As for me, I’ve been very ill. Aside from the nasty head/chest cold going around, I had surgery last Wednesday and chemo last Thursday.  I  then knocked that cold back into an bacterial infection and am just resting up as much as possible, to get better.  I’ve been on a total of 7 different antibiotics this month (two, Z-pacs, Biaxin, 3 Rocephin shots, and now on Augmentin). With the chemo, my body went into shutdown mode, and is just having a tuff time getting better.   I apologize for the delays, and I promise we will be finishing up sites, and starting new ones shortly.   Illness is never fun, and we are working hard to get better, but it’s all up to the medicine to work its magic and time.

Thanks again for everyone being patient.
We love you all!

Marge emailed me and is doing well. She should be back early this morning if not late last night. Once she has returned we will work together to make any updates and changes to make sure everyone’s site is updated.

On another note, my grandmother has been very sick again , and she has been in and out of the hospital the past few days. I was away from the computer yesterday as a result, and I will catch up on my emails today. Thank you for understanding!

April

Hello, everyone! I wanted to give some more information about the changes we are undergoing as it does affect some of our current clients and future clients. Due to the high demand of certain features that were previously available a la cart, we have decide to combine them into packages for our clients, and we have adjusted our pricing. Until we get the new website up, you will need to fill out the quote order form here, and we will return your email promptly.

Those on our current wait list will be receiving an email from us within the next few days highlighting some of the features and add ons included in these packages. However anything that is not listed may or may not be included in the package. If you are unsure, please contact us at Info@Ship-Shape-Designs.com with your questions to find out more details. Once the new website is unveiled, it will include a comprehensive list of the things included in each package.

In addition to our pricing, we will also be reorganizing our maintenance plans, so that we can better serve you. However this will mean changes in how updates are made, and we will be contacting those who are on our maintenance plans with more information in the coming weeks.
We thank you for your patience and understanding, and we look forward to working with you!

April

Ok, I’m heading out within a few minutes, so this is my last time I’ll be online possibly till Thursday evening. As many of you may be familiar with my disease Wegener’s. It’s been 4 yrs since I had surgery done, and its time again. They will be placing a scope down my trachea, and dilate it to help with my breathing. Back in 2004, my airway was so narrow, that it was the size of a ball point pen tip. Well It’s been getting that way, slowly again. So we are doing the surgery a second time. Most likely I’ll also be taking some trips back to seattle for more Rituxan. In blood work yesterday, it seems my blood work isn’t doing well, and it could be from the nasty cold/flu and bacteria I’ve been having the last month. However we are prepared to know its a relapse.

We do ask for anyone who prays, to please offer a special prayer for us, in hopes that I come home able to breath, and healthy. There is a 50/50 change of having a tracheostomy inserted into my throat/chest. I’m aware it may happen, but fear of it, and don’t want to have one, if we can avoid it. We want to be able to come and get right back to work, and feel better.

Thanks so much for everyones patience.
April will be taking all our emails for the time being, dealing with Ship Shape Designs.
If you have any questions, with current site design, past, or upcoming, she’ will be able to help you, or update you on our progress.

Again, thank you all for your patience and understanding.
Means the world to us.

Please send all emails to info@ship-shape-designs.com
Thank you!

Hello everyone, and thanks for visiting us. We’d like to share with you some exciting news, but not just yet. What we can tell you is it will be VERY soon, and lots of changes will be happening to Ship Shape Designs. Just In January we’ve had 10+ orders, between April and I. We feel Ship Shape Designs needs a organized clean up. Dealing with quicker launch times, (turnaround) on graphic design, and easier ordering process.

Marge (me) and April, would like to have you be a part of our change as well. We would like to hear from you, about what YOU think will help Ship Shape Designs. What you’d like to see happen with the new change, and even layout ideas. Please send your feedback/submissions to contact@ship-shape-designs.com

We look forward to hearing from you.
Please note that price changes will be happening within the next month
We understand that this can be stressful when we’ve placed you on a wait list, or had you wait for a long while, to start your work. However with the change will come faster launch time, and still offering plunderous prices.

We are way behind on updating the blog with new designs. Here are just a few.

A’La Mode Announcements	Photo Cards by Design	Bumble Baby Creations	It’s All About The Cards
New	New	Coming Soon	Coming Soon