To a Child, Love is Spelled T-I-M-E

I have been busy the last couple of weeks, and will be busy the next few more weeks, trying to prepare for a big trade show in September.  I’ve got new products lined up, prototypes and samples to create, marketing materials to design, and taking care of all the logistical details of exhibiting in a trade show.  In addition, I’m adding a new brand/product line, coordinating production and materials for 3, possibly 4 manufacturing facilities, and trying to get our websites a total makeover.  Most of my days are now spent either in front of the computer or in my sewing room.  I’m always trying to get the baby to sleep, and stay asleep, just so I can finish the list of things I have to do.

This weekend, my husband took our boys fishing for the first time.  They were so excited about the whole thing.  They went and bought their own little fishing rods and tackle boxes.  In between the actual fishing, they dug up worms, stepped on cow shit, got bit by bugs, and picked beans, cucumbers, cabbage and corn from the garden of my husband’s grandfather’s farm.  Despite coming home all dirty, sweaty and missing their naps, which usually makes them highly irritable, they were in good spirits the kept playing with their new fishing rods and tackle boxes, long after they’ve gotten back to civilization.  I didn’t go with them, and stayed in our bug-free, animal-poop-free, air-conditioned world I call our home.

My husband and I try to work hard to provide our family with the best life possible.  But in the midst of everything I’m doing for the business, I always have to remind myself of what really matters for my family and the kids, and the need to slow down once in a while.  This short movie really says it all.