Jewelry Show Tomorrow

Hey friends and family, if you are in the Portland/Vancouver area and want to see what I have been up to, please come by my jewelry show. It will be a fun afternoon in SW Portland.

SATURDAY JUNE 21ST, 2008 FROM 1PM TO 4PM

at Peterkort Woods Townhomes Clubhouse

SW Taylor, Portland, OR 97225

There will be several ladies there with great sales on CAbi clothing, and samples on food, make up consultation, massage therapy and more. See my jewelry blog for directions. See ya there

gymnastics!

Kadie started gymnastics this spring. It is her first real class or sport or really anything. I have been reluctant to start anything too early, mostly for selfish reasons, as I don't like to be running all over town. But it is inevitable and Kadie has just absolutely loved this little gymnastics class. She is a little monkey and very daring, which this has only promoted more. The first few classes Brad and I went to watch and it was so fun and so funny. She could just not figure out how to do a forward roll. The coordination at first as a bit much, but she improved so quickly and never stopped trying. It has been a great experience.

This Saturday they had the Parade of Planets, where each class ( all are named after planets, Kadie is in the Saturn Class) took their parents through a series of skills and showed what they could do. I could finally get some close ups and some pictures that were not just a blur due to the digital delay.

Pure joy... our little gymnast

On the beam.


Her favorite is the bars. If we could set up a bar at home, I have no doubt she would dangle from it all day long.

Her bridge- still not quite strong enough to lift her head up.

The headstand- took some time to perfect but so proud of her self.

Isabella at 7 months!

Well time flies when you have 3 kids. It is again hard to believe our little girl is growing up. She is so sweet, very compliant and loves to make funny noises. If I could figure out how to post a sound, I would get her giggle, I am sure there is a way. Anyways, she popped out her first two teeth without a single fuss (amazing). She also has started crawling, she crawled on her hands and knees before she figured out how to sit by herself, I hope that that does not have some secret meaning for our future. She does this creative mixture of crawling, rolling and spinning around to get where she needs to go. So far she cannot do anything on the hardwood floors so we have no need for a baby gate, she just gets stuck whenever she tries to leave the living room, it's pretty funny. She is also now sitting just fine and looks so much older just sitting without toppling over. She is funny about her food too. Her favorite foods are green beans and sweet potatoes, she tolerates other things but it is clearly not her favorite. Baby food green beans are disgusting by the way, I cannot believe she eats them.

our big girl- sitting at 7 months

Crawling at 7 months
The kiddo clan, Kadie, Issie and Jack. Our gifts from God.

Where do I go from here?

My mind is scattered, ideas come rapidly, direction is starting to become apparent. Yes this is once again about kd designs. Some times there are too many things pulling at you at once. It is hard to see what is God's plan and what is a distraction. I was blessed with a meeting with a friend and artist today that really helped me get myself focused. The fact is, I love being passionate about something. Being creative and having an outlet. I love putting new designs together and making jewelry that is not more expensive than your outfit. I do not love selling it. I like it being sold but not me personally selling it. Obviously it would be best if someone just said "give me what you make and I will sell it for you". So far that is basically what has happened. But then there is the next step. Do you want to jump off the deep end and basically drowned or do you want to just step forward. Seems obvious when you look at it like that, but it was a harder decision than you might think. But it now seems clear that I want to design, and create and not mass produce. I want to be local and personal. So I am moving forward, instead of treading water in fear. I am choosing not to believe the discouraging thoughts that seem to overwhelm me. I am moving forward, in faith and in surrender. I am going to talk to some local stores, super scary for me. I am going to do some local shows and I am going to upgrade my on-line sales capability. My constant prayer has been for this to remain fun and exciting and that if it turns out not to be God's plan for me and my family that He simply take the desire away. This is not my identity, my success or failure at this does not determine who I am. I will keep you all posted. Thank you for your continued encouragement.