….We ask our dogs to choose!
Kidding.
But any designer who has a dog in the office knows the smart dogs always pick the right choice.
As some of you know, my beloved Digby Lee (bestest dog evah) passed away March 16th and there have been a lot of changes around this office! We are pretty busy and it was clear that I needed some more help. So along came…
Ozzie!
No, I didn’t get a dog for myself yet…
This is Bonnie’s Dog. Who is Bonnie you ask?
Bonnie is my Mother in Law who recently came to work for me!
How did that happen?
Well, she recently moved here (yay!) and we renovated a home for her. We blasted bathrooms, blew up the kitchen etc. (We need to photograph and put it on here soon).
Anywho. She LOVED the process. And not just the fluff and puff…(we are in the midst of furniture selections and window treatments). She was great with handling my sub contractors, enjoyed picking all the selections with me (tile, plumbing, cabinetry etc) and coordinated a lot of details…
I needed an assistant (we call her “the coordinator”) and she wanted to help. So, you might get to meet her on a job site or on one of our many travels.
Welcome Bonnie!
This is Bonnie and I in Puerto Vallarta laughing hysterically (and holding onto each other for dear life) as we try to cross a swinging bridge in a busy part of town. The townspeople behind us couldn’t understand why we were laughing since they cross it every day to go to their various workplaces. I couldn’t understand how they can cross a bridge like that every day and NOT laugh.
Our driver took our picture–I almost didn’t make it (wink) I was laughing so hard.
I imagine it will be a lot of this. Swinging bridges or not. We laugh a lot.
Ozzie likes to get up on the work table (pardon the mess, we are working on a large project)…
He’s a very good judge of rugs…”What’s that Oz, you like the grey over the tan?”
And even though I’m not ready for my very own pooch…I welcome Ozzie and his awesome dog energy to liven up the place.
I wish you lots of laughs in your office today!
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Oh what a great read! How wonderful to have such a beautiful relationship with your mother-in-law.
Aw, how sweet you two are good friends…you are lucky! And cute dog energy is always helpful…Billy has excellent taste and has helped me with decisions too
Welcome Bonnie & Ozzie!
It looks like a match made in design heaven! Looks like you and Bonnie get along famously and will be a perfect pair and then throw Ozzie into the mix and you have a talented trio! Looks like its a lot of fun working with Mrs. V!!
Look at you go! How fun to have Bonnie work for you now and to bring that darling little pup to the office. What a team!
Still love seeing your sweet Digby appear on your blog. Glad you have the addition of Bonnie and Ozzie! ~ Liz
lucky you, no make that lucky bonnie, wait, lucky ozzie, whoa, what a lucky threesome!!
looks like you girls will have a blast……
okay, i have been struggling with rug choices for a few shall we say indecisive/difficult clients? my little love cooper with get the next opportunity to pick. the cat’s test is horrifying, “hmmmm, which carpet will i deposit my hairballs on?” or perhaps that becomes the elimination test
my brain is swirling amy!
hugs
debra
Amy,
I’m in love with Ozzie!!! And, how cool that Bonnie (aka MIL) came to work with you. That says a lot about your relationship!!!
We’re headed to Charlotte for a quick stop-over to see friends before driving up the mountain to pick up my son, who has been at sleep away camp. I’ll keep my eyes open for you!
xx Elizabeth
Ozzie is a smoochie muffin…..give Bonnie a day off every once in a while
So you’re reallygaining TWO valuable helpers! And with your busy life you will find them super helpful, I am sure.
Haha sounds like you’ve found the ideal “coordinator” for your business! Loved this post, very charming.