bread + butter team welcomes a new year of possibilities!

Hey friends, Sue here. Wow, it's 11:31pm and we are just getting home from a nice holiday dinner with some of my work colleagues. It was a great time, very relaxed with some good conversation and a ton of laughs. Laughing is awesome. It's probably the one thing that rejuvenates me the most.

It's hard to believe that it's New Year's Eve tomorrow. We are very excited to welcome a new year and we are confident that 2010 will bring even more opportunities and growth for the bread + butter brand. We are pleased with the progress we have made in our first four months. We are always so encouraged by our supporters and we are thrilled to be seeing more and more b & b products out there!

Remember, on January 1st we will unveil some new and exciting "limited time" designs that will be available during the month of January only. Stay tuned. More tomorrow. Time for mama to hit the hay. Night!

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7 Reasons You Should Own a Bread + Butter Shirt!

7. They are extremely hip and stylish (according to Katie who is an expert in matters of fashion)
6. They are great conversation starters at parties. What is bread + butter anyway? That's your cue to help spread the word.
5. You'll be a trend-setter. Soon all of the super cool people will be wearing bread + butter and you can say you were among the first.
4. Unlike Abercrombie and Hollister, which are loud and dark and have have murals of half-naked teenagers that scare me on the walls (it's Sue writing this one of course), the bread + butter e-store is bright and cheery with no offensive pictures.
3. They look and feel good, cover more of your body, and are more affordable than the aforementioned mall store shirts.
2. They come in cool colors like pomegranate and chocolate - good looking and yummy!
And the number one reason....

1. Every sale benefits food banks that help feed hungry Americans.

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Bread + Butter Measures Hunger; New England Hungrier Than You'd Think

Hi everyone. It's Emma. Today, Dad and I found a map of New England states and researched the percentage of hunger in each one. The way they measure hunger is by food insecurity. We made a table that shows the percent of low and very low food security from highest to lowest; Maine is the hungriest in New England and Massachusetts is the least.


We also found out that the hungriest state in the US is Mississippi with 17.4%. The least hungry US state is North Dakota with 6.9%. You can find more information about food insecurity in America on the USDA website.

toodles!!!!!!


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Bread + Butter Junior Cap Sleeve Tees for Under $20...Seriously?

Why not ring in the New Year wearing a stylish bread + butter junior cap sleeve tee? We just SLASHED the price on one of our BEST-SELLING ITEMS to under $20! But only until January 3rd so don't wait. Remember that when you buy a bread + butter tee, you are helping to fight hunger in your own community and beyond. So feel good about making a difference through our brand and still get a very cool shirt that will be a great conversation piece. Help us spread the word: Buy a shirt, feed a family.

Random question of the day: Which bread + butter team member can hula hoop while playing the flute?

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Organic Hoodies all the Rage...but Supplies are Limited!

Like the bread + butter women's organic long-sleeve hooded T-shirt? Better act fast, because this item is being discontinued, sizes are limited, and they won't be available after January 5. It comes in two color combinations (blue with yellow logo or cream with magenta logo) and is available at the strange price of $22.33. One additional warning: The navy and light blue versions of the similar, and even more popular, junior's long sleeve hooded T-shirt are also being discontinued! The other colors are staying, but if you want a blue one, now is the time to order.

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A cool surprise on Christmas

Guess what? On Christmas, Uncle Jeff came to our house and googled bread and butter, and we found out that we are featured on the Girls' Life website, which is huge! Check it out. How cool is that? We've also just been added to Share Our Strength's blogger community list, which we hope will drive more traffic to our website - and more sales.

Don't forget to send us your photos wearing bread + butter to win a free shirt (see yesterday's post for details), and get ready for the bread + butter post-holiday sale. We haven't figured out what it will be yet, but stay tuned for more details.

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bread + butter under the tree?

Merry Christmas, bread + butter followers and fans! Did you find a bread + butter sweatshirt under your Christmas Tree this year? Did Santa stuff one of our cap sleeve T's in your stocking? Did you get one of our fleece scarves for Hanukkah? As you know we love posting pictures of our customers wearing bread + butter apparel. Email your pics to us at info@breadandbutterproject.com. We'll post them on our blog under our 'get your bread + butter on' feature. The 5th person to send us a picture will receive a free short or long sleeve bread + butter T-shirt of their choice, so be sure to include a return email address!

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Chirstmas Eve & Countdown to End Hunger

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!! Good news, Katie is feeling better so we are on the upswing. Just in time for the festivities. We are heading to a party at our neighbors after church tonight. Then the gang comes to us tomorrow. The girls are so excited. I love seeing the holiday through their eyes. Warmest wishes to you and your loved ones. Enjoy!!

A group of generous donors in Rhode Island is helping one of our nonprofit food bank partners this holiday season by creating the End Hunger Challenge Fund.
Now through December 31, the End Hunger Challenge will match gifts to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank - up to a total of $25,000. What a great way to make a difference. Did you know that each month, more than 50,000 people in Rhode Island need help getting food. Of these people, nearly one-third are children. That’s almost 14,000 kids. You can also help Rhode Island Community Food Bank reach its goal of collecting 250,000 pounds of food by the end of December as part of the holiday meal drive. They've already collected more than 185,000 pounds! Find out more on their website.

And remember, all bread + butter project sales from November 2009 through March 2010 will benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and our other nonprofit food bank partners throughout New England.

Merry Christmas Eve!

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Poor Katie!

Hey b & b fans, it's Sue. As I sit to write to you I realize that it is now just two days until Christmas. Emma is absolutely off-the-walls excited. She has been bouncing out of bed every morning, frantically doing the countdown. "Tomorrow is Christmas Eve Eve, Mom!" (in my face, at 6am) Katie has been sidelined with a bad case of strep throat and tonsils the size of golf balls. Our poor baby is on antiobiotics but still feeling pretty miserable. We are crossing our fingers that she turns a corner tonight since she's been on the medication for 48 hours now. I hate to see my kids sick, as does every parent. At least we are not traveling since we host Christmas. We'll keep you posted.

The rest of us are well except that I am still in a state of disbelief that another birthday has come and gone. How can I be 45? Seems hard to imagine but you can't argue the numbers. I thought I would take this opportunity to share a column I wrote last year about the merry event. (I am a freelance columnist in what little spare time I have!) Click here to read.

The orders for bread + butter products have been great these past couple of months, thank you to all who have supported us. Please remember that the need continues well after the holidays are over. Keep spreading the word about us!

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It's Better to Give Than Receive

Just in time for Christmas, we found this inspirational story on the Good Shepherd Food-Bank's website. 7 year-old Sophia received a letter from the Food-Bank, asking for her help in feeding the hungry children in Maine, and when her parents got home from work she told them that she wanted to give $50 to the Food-Bank. Her parents explained that $50 was a lot of money but Sophia insisted. Sophia had been saving her money for a toy that she wanted but decided that she would rather help feed the hungry children. Way to go Sophia! You're making a difference and setting a great example for other kids. Find more good news - and ways to help - on the Good Shepherd Food-Bank's website.

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Get Ready for Super Hunger Month

With only a few weeks left in December, it's time to start planning for the new year, and we hope that you'll make the Greater Boston Food Bank's Super Hunger Month part of your new year's plans. Every January, restaurants from the greater Boston community come together to fight hunger in a menu of ways. Through the Super Hunger Chef Challenge, Super Hunger Online Auction and Super Hunger Brunch you too can join in the fight against hunger in our community. Or you can create a Super Hunger on Your Own event to support the Food Bank. Find out more at the Super Hunger Month website. And remember, all bread + butter project sales from November 2009 through March 2010 will benefit the Greater Boston Food Bank and our other nonprofit partners throughout New England.

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A few of our favorite comments

Since launching the bread + butter project in August, we've received lots of positive comments from customers and visitors to our blog. Today, we'd like to share a few of them with you. In no particular order, here they are:

"I think you girls are doing something pretty remarkable. Keep up the good work."

"i LUUUUUUUUUUUV the new products! so many awesome colors!!!!!!"

"It has been amazing following your blog and the progress Bread & Butter has made. Sue,you & Tom must be so proud. Wishing you continued success!"

"We are excited to be part of such a fantastic project! Thank you for thinking of us and for your incredible dedication in the fight to end hunger."

"I think this is a great idea! And I love that the whole family is involved. I look forward to seeing it grow and prosper over the year."

"I always look forward to reading my daily Bread and Butter project posting! When I do I like to play a game to figure out if I can tell who the author is. Usually the girls announce themselves, but Sue and Tom not so much! I was absolutely sure Sue had written today's comments. But I was clearly wrong. Nice job guys!"

"Hi Guys, I just got my shirt. It is exactly what I wanted ...size and color. Well, let's be honest it is not the size I wanted, but size 2 wouldn't fit. LOL It is so comfy. I have recently heard that food pantries need cash more than canned goods. They can use the cash to get better deals i.e. whole sale prices where we can't get as good a deal. A cash gift goes farther. So you guys are on the right track."

"Hi O'Rourke Family, So great to see that all of you are working together as a family. You have inspired me!! Love the quality of the t-shirts. I ordered the long-sleeve and love it!! Love the Emma and Katie stick figure logo."

"What an awesome idea!!! I think you will inspire many to do something good for someone else! A great way to pay it forward!! Much luck to all of you!"

And one of our most recent comments: "...Oh, I could go on Katie...but then I would be rambling and boring all those who read your comments. Somehow, though, I don't think I would bore them, because I bet they think you are pretty wonderful too. However, just to be on the safe side, I'll stop... You and Emma have made the world a better place and I thank you for that... Keep up the good work. I'll continue to support this worthy cause, so that means I will be doing it for years to come. As far as I can see, this is going to be around for quite a while."

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Making News in New Hampshire

As promised, we are posting a link to the girls' interview on WMUR-TV yesterday. They did a great job and are becoming seasoned spokespersons for the bread + butter project. Thanks to everyone at channel 9 for helping us promote our work, and to everyone in New Hampshire who has visited our site and purchased one of our products since this story ran last night. We've seen a big spike in visits to our blog in the past 24 hours, and we hope that many of our visitors will become fans of the bread + butter project on facebook or find a way to help us spread the word. Remember, when you buy bread + butter, you help feed the hungry, when you wear bread + butter, you show that you care. When you share bread + butter, you help raise awareness.

Have a question? Check out our FAQs. Want to see our clothing line?
VISIT OUR SHOP! Meet the bread + butter project team: Tom, Sue, Katie and Emma.

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A Good Day

Today the girls taped an interview for WMUR, the ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH and did a great job. We should be able to post that video clip tomorrow so check back!! We ended the day having dinner with some great friends of ours - there were 5 families and we all have girls so there are 11 girls in all. Yup, pure madness but fun. A big snowstorm on the way for tomorrow. Hard to say if we'll get a dusting or several feet. Gotta love New England!! We'll post more in the AM. Bedtime!
~Sue
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LAST OF ALL LAST CHANCES!!!!

Greetings fellows of the earth,
Just for the record... I know, the picture is gorgeous!! Anyway since I'm sure you are just begging to know what Katie the inquisitive is here to tell you, I won't strain you any longer. So guess what? Tommorow is in fact the last and last of all last days to get a fantabulous B&B shirt (via standard shipping) here before CHRISTMAS!! THAT'S DECEMBER 17TH - GOT IT? So don't drag yourself and go through all the trouble of going to Abercrombie or Aeropostale... simply click the distressed hoodie and you are done. Simple as that.
HAVE A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Please ignore the Aeropostale sweatshirt I'm wearing in the picture, it's before we created the B&B distressed hoodie. GOSH ease up would ya!!

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Get your bread + butter on at the Golden Gate!

Despite our current focus on helping food banks in New England, these happy customers show that bread + butter has national appeal. Nice sweatshirts, ladies! We love seeing pictures of people wearing our products. Send us your favorites and we'll be happy to post them on our blog. Want to see more happy customers? Just enter the words 'get your bread + butter on' into the search box at the bottom of the right-hand column. And don't forget to order your bread + butter holiday gifts by December 17 in order to ensure delivery in time for Christmas!

Random question of the day: Do any of our followers in Massachusetts read Parents and Kids Magazine? We were interviewed for a story and believe it is running in the December hard-copy edition, but haven't seen it yet, as it is not available in our immediate area. We'd love to see the article, so let us know if you've seen it. You can find complimentary copies of Parents and Kids Magazine at hundreds of locations (mainly south and west of Boston). Thanks for your help!

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You say tomato, I say tom-ah-to

We're turning our attention to the Granite State this week, and focusing our efforts on how we can help the NH Food Bank - as well as our other New England partners - not only in December, but over the next several months. Did you know that NH Food Bank is calling December Canned Tomato Month? That means, you can host your own food drive, with a focus on canned tomato products, and help thousands of people in need. Don't have time to pull together a food drive of your own? Find more ways to support NH Food Bank on their website, or purchase a bread + butter product from now through the end of March 2010. And, stay tuned to WMUR-TV later this week for an interview with Katie and Emma, where you can learn more about the bread + butter project's partnership with this great organization.

Random question of the day: In which NH town did bread + butter project team members, Tom and Sue live from 1996 - 2003? Use the "comments" feature below to register your guess. Visit our SHOP

SPECIAL9

Now through Tues (12/15) - Use code SPECIAL9 at checkout and get 20% off your order of $35 or more! Shop, save, feed a family. Cool!

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Never finished!

Every year I think I'm finished with my Christmas shopping and every year there are about a hundred little gifts that I leave until the end that wind up taking up the majority of my time and budget. Does that happen to you? Yankee swaps, hostess gifts, Secret Santa, and on and on. So off I go again today to "finish" up. One great advantage about shopping this year thought has been the opportunity to give a bread + butter product because we feel so strongly about what our brand stands for and we are proud of how far we have come. The orders are still coming in steadily and our women's long-sleeve organic tee and junior's distressed hoodie are leading the way in terms of popularity. We'll keep you posted.

Guess what? Another TV station is interested in interviewing the girls! This time in New Hampshire. We are so thrilled to give the NH Food Bank a little extra exposure and hope that no matter what state you live in, you'll consider bread + butter as a gift or for yourself - knowing that it will help feed some families.

Kids are off to a party tonight so Tom and I get a few hours for a little date night. A nice treat this time of year when we are all so crazed. I hope you are all having a great weekend. Good luck with the decorating, shopping, baking, etc. Don't forget to check back with us as often as you can.

~Sue

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Katie's longest post ever - Raise your voices!

Hi all,

For the past 24 hours, I've realized what a privilege it is to have a voice. In our school, we have a program called the VOW OF SILENCE. We do this to raise awareness for the children in India, who don't have a voice. Not literally, but if these child laborers accidentally say one negative thing about laboring or complain, they are beaten or severely hurt. For example, in some cases, a man comes to your village and promises to take your child, feed them, give them an education (which many children don't have) and give your family $12 dollars. Then they basically give you none of what they promised, very little food, hide you in a terrible conditioned factory, and the smaller your fingers are, the longer you are useful to them. On top of that, you are chained to your machine, beaten if you make a mistake. No stretch time whatsoever.

In the book I’m reading, a boy named Iqbal escaped from this when he was 10, and by the time he was 12, he was only as tall and weighed as much as a normal 6 year-old – half the size he should be. He learned 6 years of schooling in 2 years in America. Before he escaped to America, he started parades in Pakistan and started telling people what was really happening to many children. Some police officers would go to inspect factories to inspect for child labor, but were threatened, or bribed with money, to cover it up. Some families would still sell one child, even if they knew they were to be labored because they were so poor. The children in his 6th grade classroom asked Iqbal’s why he would go back if he knew he was in danger, and he said, "Because I have to finish what I started." when he returned to Pakistan, he continued to tell stories about his years of child laboring, beginning at the age of 4. But some people found out, and before he could tell anyone else, he was shot in front of his grandmother’s house. This still goes on today, and if you think it's hard not to speak for a day, some children are at risk of their lives if they speak in their country.

Through my school’s project, the money collected will go to a center in India that gives children their voices back. If you are as bothered by this as I am, please think about what you can do to help.

If you’d like to take action and help hungry Americans right here in New England, please consider buying one of our products so that you can make a difference closer to home.

Loose your voice for a day and let a child speak for a lifetime. If you have a voice, think carefully about how you use it.

-Katie

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The sound of silence

It's quiet tonight in the bread + butter project household. One of our more vocal team members is out with friends, celebrating her birthday (29 again), and another is taking a vow of silence. Tune in tomorrow for more news on that. In the meantime, peruse our streamlined product line, and see who on your holiday shopping list might be a good match for bread + butter.

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What does it look like to make a real difference?

Here is a picture that we think illustrates what we're all about at bread + butter - working together as a family to help hungry people, develop a sustainable business model, and find out what it takes to make a real difference. This photo was taken on the day before Thanksgiving, when we delivered our first contribution to our first nonprofit partner, Pettengill House, Inc. in Salisbury, MA. What a great day! Thanks to everyone who made it possible.

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A poetic response

An anonymous reader (and writer) responded to our post below with the following:

Emma Emma is the bread,
Helping people to be fed.
Hunger Hunger everywhere,
Help show that you care.
Bread + Butter you should wear!!

Nice work, Anonymous. We like it!

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We Finally Hear from Emma!

Hi everyone it's me Emma. I just wrote this poem about bread + butter for the site. I hope you like it.

Buy
Reach out
End up helping
Add it to your Christmas list
Do something
+help out
Boys and girls
U can do it!
Take action
T-shirts
Emma, Katie, Tom, and Sue's project
Rock on!

p.s. bread + butter clothes are great as Christmas gifts.

Check out the poem I wrote about our first partner, Pettengill House, Inc. Use the comment feature below to submit one of your own, using the word HUNGER, and we'll post our favorites.

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Take 20% off Toddler Hooded Sweatshirts - and more!

What's cuter than this sweatshirt? It comes in a bunch of cool colors for your little boys and girls. And, we're running a promotion through December 15 that will allow you to take 20% off these sweatshirts and other bread + butter products when you place an order totaling $35 or more. How does it work? Simply place the items you want to buy in your shopping cart. Make sure the total is $35 or greater, and then add one of the following items and related coupon code when you process your order:

Add a Kid's Long Sleeve T and use code 12DAYS1
Add a Kid's Apron and use code 12DAYS2
Add a Junior's AA Long Sleeve Hooded T and use code 12DAYS3
Add a Messenger Bag and use code 12DAYS4
Add a Jersey Scarf and use code 12DAYS5
Add a Men's, Women's, Kid's or Toddler Hooded Sweatshirt and use code 12DAYS7
Add a Men's AA Long Sleeve T and use code 12DAYS9

It's that easy, and it will make your toddlers merry and bright this holiday season.

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Buy my boxers, while you still can!

As we continue to refine our product line-up, we're thinking about retiring the bread + butter boxers. Since we first introduced them in September (read that post), they haven't exactly been a top seller, but I really like them and still believe they could take off. Sue says they must go. What do you think? The red ones would be great for Valentine's Day, right? If you agree with me, act now. I think I am losing this battle.

-Tom

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What's product rationalization, Dad?

As the title of this post suggests, I need to use simpler language when talking with Katie and Emma about our business. Sue says it better. "We have too many things in our shop; people get overwhelmed and leave the site without ordering." I think she's right, and so do some of our current and potential customers. This morning, we reduced our total number of products from 168 to 131, and at the same time added some new ones, including men's sweatshirts. Don't worry. You can still find many of your favorites. For those customers who know what they're looking for, but don't know where to find it, we suggest using the pull-down menu that appears at the top of our e-store under the shop tab. It will allow you to sort all of the products by category: men, women, kids and babies, etc.

Now for some really exciting news. We're running a promotion through December 15 that will allow you to take 20% off of some of our most popular products when you place an order of $35 or more. How does it work? Simply place the items you want to buy in your shopping cart. Make sure the total is $35 or greater, and then add one of the following items and enter the related coupon code when you process your order:

Add a Kid's Long Sleeve T and use coupon code 12DAYS1
Add a Kid's Apron and use coupon code 12DAYS2
Add a Junior's AA Long Sleeve Hooded T and use coupon code 12DAYS3
Add a Messenger Bag and use coupon code 12DAYS4
Add a Jersey Scarf and use coupon code 12DAYS5
Add a Men's, Women's, Kid's or Toddler Hooded Sweatshirt and use coupon code 12DAYS7
Add a Men's AA Long Sleeve T and use coupon code 12DAYS9

Find them all in our newly 'rationalized' SHOP. Only one coupon code can be applied with each order.

-Tom

Best Sellers, Birthdays and...(ahem) Busted!

Good morning everyone and thanks to Taylor S. for kicking us in the bum and bringing to our attention that we didn't blog yesterday - although we kind of sort of were counting the Fox clip as a blog but no excuses. Here I am (It's Sue) at 6:30 on a Saturday morning writing to all of you who are kind enough to support our project and who are good enough to check in with us every day. We now have hundreds of folks visiting us from ALL OVER THE WORLD! Welcome to b & b fans in Germany, Belguim, Mexico, U.K. and Malaysia - glad to have you on board!!

The orders have been coming in very quickly these last few days which means larger checks for our food pantry partners. Again, we are reviewing the most popular products and will retire some of our others (but not before we give you the chance to order), other products will be available on a limited time basis and our best sellers will stay put. Currently our best sellers are:

Women's Organic Long Sleeve Hooded Tee
Adult Tie Dye Tee
Kids Long Sleeve Tee
Women's Long Sleeve Tee
Junior Distressed Hoodie Sweatshirt

A busy weekend here at b & b headquarters. Katie is performing in "The 12 Days of Christmas," Emma is going to a birthday party for her friend Olivia - Happy Birthday honey! (My birthday is this month as well!) In between all that, we need to answer emails, check on orders, and field requests to have our two new stars appear on some other television programs. Ah, then there is finishing the Christmas shopping and I haven't yet ordered our holiday cards. Nothing much to do. Oh, we are going to get our first SNOW fall here in the Boston area today!! Enjoy your Saturday and don't forget to visit our shop!

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An important milestone

At a recent communications industry seminar on social media, I learned that most blogs are abandoned and put to death by their creators after only 3 months. Having launched the bread + butter project (including our blog and e-store) in mid-August, we now have more than 3 months under our belt, and are still going strong. Has it been a challenge to keep up with the commitment of providing new content each day? Yes. Are we still excited and motivated by our mission? You bet. As Sue mentioned in her last post, we're also working to understand how additional tools like Twitter and facebook can strengthen our efforts.

For those of you who are new to our blog, we hope you'll check out some of things we've tried and written about over the past 3+ months in our archives. We also hope you'll offer us suggestions on the blog and the e-store.

On the e-store, some of our followers have suggested that we actually have too many products, and that we should remove some of them. We're taking this advice to heart, and are considering retiring a number of items and introducing new products on a seasonal basis. Does that sound right to you? Please let us know what you think. And if there is an item you've been thinking about ordering, now is a good time to act. It may not be there tomorrow. Check out all of the products in our e-store, and use the pull-down menu under the shop tab at the top of the page to sort by category (men, women, kids, accessories, etc.) We also invite newcomers to get to know the bread + butter project team: Tom, Sue, Katie and Emma.

-Tom

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Tweeting and TVing!

Hi everyone. Happy Wednesday. I'm feeling a little pressed for time these days as there are so many things we want to do to promote the bread + butter project but our jobs and school and everyday life seem too often to get in the way!

I think TWITTER will be a great tool for us to get quick updates out to our fans in addition to our posts. We just signed up so click the "follow us" button at right and become a b & b follower. We'd also appreciate you retweeting any updates to your followers so we can reach as many people as possible. Thanks!

Katie and Emma are VERY excited about their appearance on Fox 25 Morning News here in Boston tomorrow morning at 8:35am. If you don't live in this area, we'll post a link to the segment once it's online. We did some practice runs last night and some role playing. I think they are pretty prepared - it's amazing how easily they can speak about the project and our mission. I think their passion comes through. I can't wait to see them in action!!

Don't forget to order your bread + butter products by TOMORROW latest to take advantage of our 25% off sale on purchases of $40 or more. Use promo code CYBER49.

Enjoy the rest of your day. After work, I'll be at a tech rehearsal with Katie. She is performing in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" this weekend. Busy. Busy. More later.
~Sue
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Back by Popular Demand

Hello b & b fans,

I wish I could say that I'm back by popular demand (since bread + butter aka Katie & Emma are still asnooze in their warm beds) but alas, it is our 25% off sale. It has been so popular that we have decided to extend it through this THURSDAY. Imagine being able to make a difference in someone's life simply by buying a shirt. You really can. Just make a minimum purchase of $40 and voila - you've crossed something off that holiday list AND done something remarkably kind. Beginning today, please use promo code CYBER49 to receive your discounted price.

I'm back to work today but feeling so good since this project has really taken shape over these last couple of weeks. Thank you. You have all been a large part of that and we hope you will check in every day to follow our progress!

Our next goal is to make a fun music video to put on youtube and on our web site so we can continue to spread the word and reach new audiences. We are not the most technically savvy family so this will be a challenge. Anyone who is interested in donating their expertise and lives in the Boston area, contact us at info@breadandbutterproject.com.

I can smell Christmas this morning in my house (it may be due to our GIANT 12-foot Rockafeller tree that Tom insisted on!). The girls are excited to start their advent calendars. It's amazing how happy these tiny little chocolates make them. It's sort of like when the kids enjoy the $3 puzzle you got at Target more than the $300 Barbie jeep on Christmas morning. Hard to figure.

Wait, she's here everyone. It's Katie!!! Hi katie here, I just wanted to let you know that you can see what has been going on at the North Pole and what Santa has been working on, additionally you can see how many, days, hours, minutes, and seconds there are left until Christmas. So to get into the Christmas spirit visit www.noradsanta.org and a new Christmas game will be unlocked every day that's related to what Santa's doing that day. So check it out and go under the kids countdown for endless fun until Christmas!

Enjoy your Tuesday and do something remarkable today.
~Your crazy bread + butter team.

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