The Leaf Shoppe About Me

Cat's Info:

Hello, and thank you for checking out our space! My name is Cat and I am a WAHM of 3 great kids. My oldest DS, J, is almost 20 *gasp* and a college student (he is also camera shy, hence no photo). Next is our 3 year old darling spitfire DD, L. She's smarter than me on a bad day! Our baby is our sweetheart 1 year old, X. She's a peanut of a girl and usually always a happy baby. :) We rent a hundred year-old farmhouse on a 200 acre farm in Texas and love it!

Michelle and I met with the birth of our babies and a message board in cyberspace. We were both September mommies and gravitated towards each other over our love of all things cloth diapers...what else? haha We found out during our many diaper discussions, that we shared many of the same likes and dislikes in our personal lives as well, and after awhile we realized we had become friends.

We are excited to be able to bring our collaborations to you!

I am also the owner of the online store, Princess Peapods where I promote all-natural and AP style parenting through the products I sell. We believe in saving the world one cloth diaper at a time! We are also the exclusive home to the fabulous Pea Patch Diaper Line! Come see what's new!!:)

I love WAHM made items and am so happy to be able to share some of our creations with you! If you have any questions, please feel free to email us and we'll do our best to answer as quickly as possible! Thanks so much for visiting our little space and have fun shopping the congo!! (Pictures by Lelo; copyright 2006; must have written permission to use.)

Michelle's Info:

Hi there! I'm Michelle, the other half of the Princess Peapods/ Pea Patch team. Although I would love to stay home all day knitting soakers & longies, sewing diapers and just being mom, I also work outside the home part time as a high school teacher. At the moment I have two children-- both boys-- 11 and one! I like to tell people it took me that long to talk myself into having another! I must have listened well, 'cause we're now hoping for just one more!

Cat has already told you how we met and what great friends we've become. What she didn't mention is how well we work together! In our case, the old adage about not mixing friends and business just doesn't apply-- working together on our projects is so much fun it rarely feels like work, and we each seem to have unique talents that compliment each other without competing. It is an organic relationship, in all senses of the word!

I'm really excited to have this new venue in the Leaf Shoppe to offer our handmade items to you and your babes. That we are collaborating with other mamas from our close-knit online community makes this all the more special. Please don't hesitate to contact either Cat or I if you have questions or suggestions about our offerings. We are always open to new ideas & will be happy to help make your shopping experience with us a unique and pleasurable experience.