Aerosmith

Last night I thought I would stop by the Panda Express and pick up some food for dinner. When I got there the line was extremely long. They must have run out of Orange Chicken or something. But anyway, as I am patiently waiting in line, trying to ignore my grumbling stomach, I notice that the guy/kid behind me starts singing along to the music being played in the restaurant. The song playing is Aerosmith I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing. (I actually had to google some of the lyrics to figure that out) However, the guy/kid knew every single word to the song and had no qualms about belting them out, while he was waiting in line, for the rest of us to endure. It must be American Idol spirit in the air.

Valentine Goodies

With Valentines day two weeks away here are a few goodies I found listed on Etsy.

Square Heart cutout necklace by isilveryou.etsy.com
Amore Heart by raedunn.etsy.com
Valentine Word Puzzle Pillow by sweetdovedesigns.etsy.com
Valentine's Day Forever Tattoo by Below14th.etsy.com
Black Terryville Key by andyshouse.etsy.com
Let Me Count the Ways by raedunn.etsy.com

Check out these stores. Drop a hint to your sweetheart of what you would like from them, or just splurge and buy it yourself!

Days

Ever had one of those days where you just want to run away? Yeah? Well that was my day today. Here's to hoping tomorrow is better.

(image from here)

Needle and Pin Productions

In my last post I mentioned I had a bunch of projects I was working on. Well I got a couple of things crossed off my to do list, and this has resulted in the re-launch of my Etsy store.

http://www.NeedlePinProductions.etsy.com

Previously I had used this store to sell some of my vinyl items. I have since had a change of plans. This store will be solely for the sale of my handmade, non vinyl items. With the relaunch of the store I have posted some handmade ipod/camera/cellphone cozies.


Enjoy!

Rainy Day

Have a great weekend everyone!

I am glad it's finally the weekend. The weather says there is a change of rain all weekend, despite the late arriving sunshine outside. Be sure to go outside and dance in the rain.

I have the goal of finishing and starting some projects this weekend. Hopefully, I will get this done and have some updates for next week.

Littlecrow Collection

"Mr. Ray" over at littlecrow collection has opened an Etsy store and currently he has ties for sale for 18month-4T little gentleman. "Mr. Ray" is a personal friend who makes all of his patterns by hand as well as his items. "Mr. Ray" will also be selling items for gentleman in addition to his little gentleman items. Keep checking in on his store to see what items he will have available.

These ties are adorable and not to mention utterly fashionable! If I had a little boy I would buy them for him to sport. But I don't, so I am leaving it up to those of you who do to buy up these ties. Littlecrow also has a blog where you can follow the ins and outs of their operation. Check it out at http://littlecrowcollection.blogspot.com/

(images from littlecrow)

Hope

Congratulations to our 44th President!

Real Simple

I don't know how many of you read the magazine Real Simple, but I absolutely love it. Not only do they have some good recipes, but they provide tips for the organization and upkeep of your home. I was recently reading through the latest Real Simple and thought I would blog about how impressed I am with the paper construction section headers they make. They are constructed out of paper to look real. Absolutely fascinating! If you haven't seen them you are missing out. I have included a few I found on the Real Simple site below.

(Images from Real Simple)

Dresses

I love dresses and skirts and although I don't wear them frequently I do like to look at them and dream. I found a local company, Shabby Apple, who makes some fabulous dresses and they have a bunch of different styles to fit everyone's taste. Here are a few of my favorites.

(Images from Shabby Apple)

On my way with my resolutions

Beginning the new year I started with a visit to a new Dr. Yesterday I went to an Endocrinologist. She has some ideas of what may be going on, but will not know for certain until after some various tests. Yesterday, I had 10 viles of blood taken for these various tests. Since we are still in the research phase of this I am going to wait until I get more info on what this might be until I post additional details.

Also, work for Needle and Pin Productions has increased and I am hoping to have goods in my Etsy store before the end of the month. I will post when these items are listed.

I spy...

this adorable desk, and wish it could be mine.

Purple People Eater

I spotted these at the store the other day and have been thinking about them ever since.

Q: What do you get when...

you combine a metal & cinder block flower box with my shin?


A: An amazingly colorful bruise.





PS. It's challenging to take a picture of your own shin without getting a shadow.

Snow Snow Snow

I thought it appropriate to post my pictures of the Christmas snow storm, right as we are gearing up for another snow storm tonight. As I mentioned in my Christmas post we woke up Christmas morning to find that the power went out in the middle of the night. There was a substation to the west of us that was having problems. I am not sure if it was because of the snow or not. However, they also closed 7800s to the west of us due to the drifting snowing and so many cars sliding off the road. Christmas morning before we left the house on our journey to visit with family I took this picture.

It's hard to see in the picture unless you zoom in, but the snow is coming down sideways. This was because it was so windy. To go clean off the car so we could leave Jon got all bundled up.

When we were coming home on Christmas night we encountered another storm. The next morning/afternoon this is what it looked like.

We didn't drive my car over the holidays and so she got covered in snow and had to be
dug out.

Hopefully the storm coming tonight won't be as bad, but as I am typing this the news just reporting sideways snow falling in Cache Valley.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to everyone! I am not much for making New Years Resolutions, but after some persuading by Jon I made two and am hoping to achieve them this year.


**As requested my two goals are to find out what this mystery illness is that is ailing me. (not that I haven't already been trying but to actually get it resolved this year). The second is the get Needle and Pin Productions completely off the ground and running. I have been dabbling with it in the past and I just need to get my butt in action and get serious about it.