Spring has Sprung

Finally, some warmer spring-like weather! We finished up our first month as owners/operators of the Keysville Vendors Mall. It has gotten busier there everyday with more and more vendors joining us in their business ventures. In two weeks, we will expand to doing an outdoor flea market as well.



I must admit, it makes for a crazy week for me... working 4 days a week, then doing the B&B and helping Paul on the weekends while also doing the "mom thing" but God has given me the strength to manage so far! Joan (Paul's sister) is back to stay for a while, so that will make things easier. By the way, she has a program on her computer that does crazy things with images, and here's one we made a while back... I just love my self!

Haven't done a Kiara Quote in a while, so here's one that happened recently:

When asking Paul to sign some forms for me, Kiara interjected... "Don't do it, Daddy. They could be divorce papers!"

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Kiara and I are at my mom's house this weekend. We helped her celebrate her 62nd birthday yesterday. She doesn't look that old, I know) Happy birthday, Mom! Hope you're not too mad that I posted a picture of you. (If anyone checks back later and finds the picture gone, you'll know that she was upset!)

It's a rainy, dreary weekend here in Virginia. Seems it has been that way a lot since we opened the Vendors Mall. Despite the weather, the business is getting off to a good start. Slow but good. I'm a little concerned about all the family outings we will miss because of having to work weekends (like this one), but somehow we will work it out. I also just realized that I will have to do breakfasts by myself on Saturday mornings, which usually won't be a problem- except when we have a full house. It will be a challenge to cook and wait on guests all by myself. Maybe my mom will come to help... Or it maybe it's time to put Kiara into serious training mode!

Gotta run... breakfast is calling. And this time I didn't have to make it myself. I love it!

Grand Opening and Snow

The official opening for Paul's Vendor's Mall was Sunday. Luckily, we had a "practice" opening the day before because then along came a huge snow storm that kept everyone at home. We had a good number of people come by to check out the new attraction in Keysville, although all of the spaces aren't quite filled yet. We are hoping for more at the weather gets warmer and people venture out to see what it's all about.

This is the first "real" snowstorm we've had since moving out here. It was beautiful, but having no electricity got a little old. It finally came back on yesterday late afternoon. Here are some pics of our Winter Wonderland.

Okay, I'm ready for spring now!