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I've been out of touch lately, as many of you know my seasonal work has begun.
Our trip to Arizona was beautiful and rewarding in every way but financially.
Since our return I've been diving into learning how to use my plotter and airbrush the vinyl. The new signs and designs have business going better than ever before!
The best news of all... Sofia and I are going to be parents. Sofia got an ultrasound today and the little 7 week 4 day along being has a little heartbeat and everything. We are so grateful for all the blessings we have gotten and cannot wait to introduce our little one to all of our talented friends! Many of you here on the BB are inpirations to us when it comes to the art of parenting!
Anyways...just wanted to catch you all up and share the good news. I am as always most grateful to be able to share with all of you!
~Rich
------------------ Rich Diltz In Sacramento for now, but who knows where next
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Congratulations!!! Now for a word of "Maw Maw" advice: Start talking to the little one now. Share your love for one another with your child so that he or she will grow up feeling secure. Thank God for entrusting you with this wonderful little life.
------------------ Kathy Joiner River Road Graphics 41628 River Road Ponchatoula, La.70454 PH. (504)386-3313 casey@i-55.com
Old enough to know better...Too young to resist.
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Congratulations! Having my my daughter was probably the greatest thing that ever happened to me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and still do!
------------------ Amy Brown AMBO Design Lake Helen, FL jabrown@cfl.rr.com
"If only my toddler was better with paint & computers!"
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Just remember, now is the time to start educating your baby, even while he/she is in the womb. So get out that book, Mastering Layout: The Art of Eye Appeal, and start reading out loud to it. Just don't use it for a bedtime story. The baby will never get to sleep!
------------------ HotLines Joey Madden,47 years in the Classic Art of Pinstriping Grants Pass, Oregon Learn something new........ http://members.tripod.com/Inflite
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Congratulations, how exciting! I think we all get too much conflicting advice from everyone, sometimes when the baby is born.. but your true instincts are the best! I know when it came to comforting baby and Mom and Dad, sweet music and holding each other closely is better than anything in the world. With rocking and singing lullabies we made it through the rough nights of no sleep! (maybe that is a new concept for "Songpainters" cd?!) God Bless your new baby!
------------------ Deb Creative Signs "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime."
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I have enjoyed every moment of being a parent. My advice: "Cherish your children for what they are....not for what you'd like them to be" Talk to them ALWAYS...they will respond in kind.
My brother's daughter recently gave birth to a boy. She was unwed, just a child herself, 15 years old. She realized that she had several options at that time....but in her wisdom, she chose to have the baby and adopt it out. She found a couple that lives here in the northwest. They were unable to have children and have been looking for several years. Well....if you could have seen the joy and love coming from these two people when they first saw the baby...whew...they were both in tears...we all were. we are very proud of her for making this decision, as I am sure the baby will be too. I am also proud of our family for supporting her in this decision...it was hard letting the baby go...but we trust the wisdom of the Universe...
So...enjoy this precious little person...it is a great joy!!
------------------ Jackson Smart Jackson's Signs Port Angeles, WA ...."The Straits of Juan De Fuca in my front yard and Olympic National Park in my backyard...
"Living on Earth is expensive...but it does include a free trip around the Sun"
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OK, motor home wanderers! We're rejoicing with you. Perhaps you'll get over here for a visit and we can laugh and cry together. Whatcha gonna do for a place to hang yer hat? Bet the old folks are delighted. Thanks for sharing.
------------------ The SignShop Mendocino, California "Where the Redwoods meet the Surf"
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Congratulations Rich and Sofia. Our daughter just had her first(and second) last week. We got 2 little boys, and it brought back a lot of memories of just how much fun it really is.
You will hear a lot of talk about how much trouble is involved, and it does get a little strange at times(they DO NOT come with instruction manuals), but it is really all a lot of fun and exitement.
I think of raising kids as a rollercoaster ride. It doesn't last very long, so you want to enjoy every up and down and curve that comes along. Hang on and enjoy the ride.
------------------ Don Hulsey Strokes by DON signs Utica, KY 270-275-9552 sbdsigns@aol.com
I've always been crazy... but it's kept me from going insane.
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------------------ Judy Pate Signs By Judy 110 LuMac Road Albany,Ga 31701 229-435-6824 Letterville is my HOME! Life is like a canvas...you do the painting.
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