Welcome Baby Carter!

I just received an email from Kathy’s iPhone with a photo of a perfectly beautiful baby boy, Carter Steven Scoleri.  Ten fingers, ten toes and mama Kathy’s eyes, it looks like. 

7 lbs. 9 oz. (I think her other son, Reilly, was also that same weight, but I might be mistaken) and 19.5 inches long… yay!

Yay, Baby 2.0 has a name now. :cheese:  I assume mama is doing fine. I’ll anticipate a relatively slurred phone call in a few hours.  Congratulations, Kathy and Steve!

She’s About To Pop, Folks

One of the many other projects I’ve been wrapping up around here is my pending second baby.  Just wanted to let anyone interested know that I am taking Official Maternity Leave starting today July 10th until October 2009. Yes, Official even!  I don’t know why it’s official it just sounded better.  I’ll be delivering on Monday via c-section and will probably be out of touch for a week or two while I heal and get a grip on our new family member.  I will be checking email periodically through my leave so if any emergencies* arise I will route them to the appropriate avenues.  Auntie Joelle, bless her heart is holding up the Moxie Fort while I tend to the new baby.  However, she has a very busy schedule so please, if you are a client of mine, email me first and I will

make sure your problem gets handled appropriately.  I will be accepting new projects in the fall on a first come first serve so if you are an existing client or a new client, I will certainly take your projects once I am able.

Before I go, I want to say thank you to my wonderful business partner for being such a good friend, an amazing designer, and a supportive business woman.  Without her I could not rest easy on a maternity leave.  Thank you Joelle for being such a great friend.  Be kind to her while I’m gone, folks.  Thank you also to my clients… I appreciate your patience while I adjust to our new life.

*Emergencies include words like “gone, bleeding, death, dismemberment, expirations, deleted, crashed, missing, and !@#$!@” etc.  If you need a button made, it might take a bit so we appreciate your patience!

American Dream

• 2 parts Grey Goose La Poire Flavored Vodka (pear vodka)
• crushed ice
• 1/2 part Cointreau
• 1 part fresh lime juice
• 1/2 part Maraschino Liqueur
• dash of grenadine
• Garnish with fresh mint

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add all ingredients. Shake well and strain into rocks glass filled with crushed ice. Top with grenadine and garnish with fresh mint.

Photo and recipe courtesy of one of our favorite cocktail sources, CocktailTimes.com