For those of you who may be curious, I'd like to tell you a little about myself.  I've been married to a wonderful man for 21 years and we have 3 great kids.  Our oldest son, Terry, is 17, a senior in high school, very into soccer and his girlfriend.  Our only daughter, Danielle, is 10, in the 5th grade, and into very into music.  Our youngest son, Gregory, just turned 1, and is into everything!
     You can see from their ages that we really spaced them out. I tell everyone that we had such a good time with the first two, we decided to start over. But I do have to admit, it is definitely different the second time around!
     They are the reason I started Treasure Vault Gifts. When our first two were born, my husband and I worked together at our job and were in the unique position of being able to take our children to work with us or alter our schedule to their needs. We worked for 15 years with a great company that believed in families. Then things changed....they sold out to a larger company.
     So, here we were with a 10 year old and a 4 year old caught in the child care rut.  For a couple of years, my mother helped out, then Danielle started school.  I found a job at their hours so I could still be home. I even started substitute teaching at the elementary school so I could be more involved.  Then, lo and behold, I wake up one morning in 1997...PREGNANT!
     After the initial shock wore off ( after all, I was 38) and my husband quit strutting like a rooster, we realized we owed this child the same thing we had given the other two....a full time parent care giver. I'm NOT saying that parents cannot work and raise their children perfectly well. I am saying OUR decision was that our preference was to have one of us home full time.
     A couple of months after Gregory was born, we started looking for a home based business.  The search continued until we figured out we'd really do the best at something we were interested in and loved.  Well, I LOVE to shop and had a pretty good bit of retail sales experience, especially in the gift line. So, here we are, selling locally in our little town and trying out a web site. Hopefully, with a little luck and a lot of hard work, we'll make our presence known here.
     The added bonus to this experience is teaching our children that success is measured in many different ways. We have built a family that is now building a business ... together. Their ideas and suggestions as well as their work are part of what makes a difference. The fabric in our lives is what holds us together and helps us succeed as individuals, as a family, and now, as a business.
     Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments  (good or bad), or suggestions you may have.