A Whole New World

I feel like I have to write this since the president has addressed this issue and God knows something must be done about the gun violence in this country. I am not a fan of guns but I am not a gun hater either. I grew up in Pennsylvania with a family that loved to hunt deer and sometimes pheasant ( I think more than anything they liked to go for a nice long walk in the woods). I grew up eating venison and never knew the difference. Guns were always locked up and they were only ever used during hunting season. We were always told that hand guns were lethal and to always stay away from them. When I was in college in the Washington D.C. area I realized how dangerous guns could be since certain parts of the city were so dangerous that the thought of going there was like entering into a war zone.  Later we moved to the Philadelphia area where gun violence seemed to be taking over parts of the city like in D.C. and getting into the hands of too many young people. I saw first hand the mural

 2015 was a big year of change for our family. We moved from the northeast to central Florida with 3 children and one of them was a baby at the time.  Tod is a patent attorney as many of my friends and family already know. He has been in the "patent business" for 19 years. His experience includes 6 years as an examiner at the U.S. PTO while attending law school at George Washington Law, 12 years in private practice,  to his current patent attorney day job for a major corporation . Over time we have been asked many questions about the patent industry in general. Women have come to us with fabulous ideas and questions more than anyone else.   One thing we have been thinking long and hard about is a new business venture. I have worn many hats since we have been married...wife, mom, teacher, event planner, Stella&Dot stylist and self-proclaimed fundraising guru for non-profits. We have always had the desire to help others; whether it be helping a friend raise money to get