Time flies..

Sitting Room view from the kitchen, BEFORE

and AFTER !!

(gotta go shoppin' for the walls)

when you are having fun. It's an old cliche, I know, but the wait for Gracie is a whole lot more bearable when I am busy - and, what I have found, is that it can't just be "busy", it has to be something I am passionate about. Busy work doesn't really do it for me..there is plenty of that to pass around, right? So, I really love making our house our home, and anything I can do to improve that, is so much fun to me. Since we changed the furniture out in my little sunroom/sitting room, the khaki paint didn't really work for me anymore, so Brad helped me paint the room "humble gold". I have this color in our foyer, too - I fell in love with it in our last house. It's just so cheery, but not too bright..a nice mix between cheery and warm. This project was in lieu of another I wanted to work on, which was..are you ready? Re-paint KG's room. Well, add somes wainescotting and yellow stripes, but somehow keep or add to the stenciling. But, as I really thought about it, I decided to wait to make the changes because if I do it now, and we have another 2 years to wait (eek), the room could potentially have 15 layers of different color paint on those walls. So, I acted with my head a little, instead of simply my heart, and the sitting room project was a success. (Atleast we think so!) And, by the way, we might as well call the sitting room the computer room, because between the computer and the tv/radio on for noise, that is what we (me, Josie, Casey, and Zoe) do in there!


So, I am excited to say that my new endeavor with "Precious Family Treasures" is also taking off like crazy! My website is finally set up completely (sorry to those that tried before tonight, but it is now in my favorite links section in the sidebar). The get-togethers have great take-aways for friends and family, so we are going to have a client party in Atlanta to start off with..another reason to see past and current clients for fun, and of course friends and family. MiMi wants to have one at her house with her tennis friends and co-workers, Aunt Julie wants to have one at her house for her employees/co-workers, 2 friends here in Tampa want to have them for a dinner party, and "moms during superbowl" party, respectively, and I want to have one with my closest friends/clients in Atlanta. What is so awesome, is I envision the deeper family connections and all the people we will touch in the process, while just having FUN. And, at the same time I'm building a business that is inheritable to Gracie, it relocates with me if DH gets relocated again in the future, and I get to do what I really love most, and that is to connect with people, and spend time with my family and friends. AND, all of this with perfect timing, as our company is going to be promoted with a movie that is being released called "The Ultimate Gift"... so, over 40 million people will be touched by our venture.

I just can't wait for Gracie to get here. The ideas and systems to teach values with positive reinforcement are so exciting, and simple, so we can play a lot, too!! :)