The online boutique for handmade gifts is complete.  I have my mom's fantastic bags on there, my aunt's darling love note magnets, my friends's jewelry, another friend's interesting old world stamps, and another friends colorful knitted goods besides my own hiar flowers.  It is so much fun to see all the talent!  Check it out, www.2hedgehogs.com and if you are an artist with something neat you would like to sell, send me an email, vida@2hedgehogs.com   Go hedgy go!

A good friend from highschool lost her little boy a few days ago to cancer.  He wasn't even a year old.  I can't imagine how hard it would be to lose a child, and to lose one to cancer.  What a brave family they are to pull through this.  It makes us all reflect, love a little more and live a little deeper.

There is a wonderful quote saying we are measured by our capacity to love.  Trials and tradgedies such as these certainly deepen our hearts and character.  Lucas will be missed.  And Kirsten in our family is missed but it is comforting to know, we can still feel their love and influence even from the other side.  It is a comfort to know, families are forever.

Had to share this.  Its one of my favorites and it came to mind again recently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjojJgErUsk

Enjoy the trip!

We finally got our web site up today!  It has some bugs but at least its up.  Why is it the designs you make never last?  Change is good and I am loving this MUCH better.  Thanks Gary!  I am loving you on our team.

Check it out!  http://www.visiblereality.com

Practical people live practical lives.  Why be practical when you can be interesting.  Stretch your mind, stretch your faith, stretch your creativity.

Now my only thought left is... does anyone know how to find balance?  Finding it and keeping it for me is next to impossible!

I am still laughing as I type this, but just finished up a photoshoot for a favortie client of mine.  I love working with them but it usually doesn't include modeling.  For kicks, my whole family turned out and we all had some fun.  Here are some of the pics! 

This was too cute to see my sister quoted for the news.  I had to post it here too!  Way to go Rachel!

Jan 13, 2009

"Relatively speaking, the luxury condo market is a fairly new animal to the Las Vegas valley," said Rachel Skidmore with Applied Analysis.

Skidmore says it is a simple case of oversupply, "As we saw a few of these initial products come on line, demand was extremely great. A lot of these developers saw that and jumped on that wave."

But it is a development wave that ultimately crashed. Applied Analysis says it has tracked 107,000 announced condominium units over the past five years, of which only about 15-percent have become reality.

As for the unit at Loft 5, the rent works out to $1,650 a month when you factor in a one free month promotion. Leasing agents say it is comparable to renting a single family home which would include the same amenities offered here such a pool and workout room.

This will be my very first blog... ever!  Yes, for someone who works on the web day in and day out, I am a little slow.  I find it a little intimidating but I am sure I'll get used to it.  The trick is finding the time!  Hopefully whoever even decides to read this thing, will at least find something interesting in it.  I'll try to keep the dribble to a minimum, so therefor, I shall sign off for now!  To be continued...