A Little Bit More Fun just got a whole lot more fun with the addition of Amy Stewart and John Penry to our business and our home. Jim and John have been best friends since they were three years old, growing up in the same neighborhood in Edgington, Illinois. John and Amy just moved to the Big Island two months ago after recently being married in Des Moines, Iowa. Our team of two just grew to four and we are having a ball brainstorming, working together, and having new and exciting adventures on the island. Welcome John and Amy to life, work, and a little bit more fun in Hawaii!

A week ago today we had a visitor to our home. His name, we soon decided, was Jack (we were big Lost fans and since the season just ended, this influenced our decision). Then a few days later upon closer inspection we realized that Jack was actually a Jill. We were devastated as were already mourning the loss of LOST, and now we couldn’t use the name Jack! None of the other female characters from the show worked for our cat — we tried Julia, Kate, Claire, but nothing fit.  We polled our Facebook friends who suggested Jackie, Jackie-O, Jill, and Zadora (not sure where that one came from!), but alas none of these names seemed to work either.

In the end we named her Charlie, and she has taken up near permanent residence in the extra executive chair in our office that sits between Jim and my desk. Thus we have dubbed her our honorary CEO, or CFO (Chief Feline Officer). Having a kitty definitely makes our work and our lives a little bit more fun, so we hope she will stick around.

New note: Turns out our female kitty Charlie is actually a male after taking him to the vet and realizing that he had already been fixed! We kept his name at Charlie to keep everything simpler!

We’d have to say that our 30 Day Challenge to have a little bit more fun was successful. We tried over 75 new things in 30 days! Where to go from here? Think I’ll put my feet up, watch the sunset, and give it a little thought…