The woman behind PPI

Kathy Murphy O'Brien

is working overtime today for the second Saturday in a row...

This photo was taken Christmas day, 1991 at home in Illinois.

Our third son, Kyle was born at 9:35 PM that same day!

Here's Kyle, age 5 with our family's first pet, Bailey.

We moved to Virginia from Chicago in 1994 when he was 2.

It was hard for Kathy to leave her close-knit family ---

parents, six sisters, a brother and countless nieces and nephews

--- to follow her husband's dream.

Two years became seven years away from Chicago.

This picture from a DC holiday party in January, 2001

was taken right before we moved back to Illinois.

Colin's H.S. Graduation in 2005

Kathy re-entered the work force part-time in 2002, full-time in 2003

PPI was founded in 2003

Tim's High School Graduation in 2008

Kyle's confirmation in 2008. He graduates from H.S. in 2010.

The O'Brien brothers --- Summer of 2008 in Saugatuck, MI

with Riley, our second pet

In 2009-10 Colin & PPI will both graduate to self-sufficiency

None of this could ever have happened without Kathy

who, true to her guiding principles, is the foundation of our family's

loving home, despite the stresses and strains of living in Startupland!