Good Match

So Zach says to me last night...

"That's why we're a good match. You remember the important things and I remember the random stuff!"

That made me laugh :)

Burrr...it's cold outside

With the weather so cold and wet and windy I thought today would be an appropriate one to post our trip to Snowflake to see Zach's family after Christmas. We drove up on the 30th and came back on the 31st. The trip went a lot smother than last year! We did get some snow between Payson and Heber on the way up but nothing too heavy. I have only seen it snow once that I can remember, so it took me a little while to decide for sure if it was snowing or not. It really looked like little pieces of styrofoam floating through the air. We really had a good time. I think this might become somewhat of a tradition. :)
Madie's favorite part? The cat.

Looking out as it snowed with her grandpa.

She had a great time with Sarah. When she wasn't following the cat around she was following Sarah around!

This is the only picture I got of Lexi.

Madie also enjoyed running around outside with the dog, Lizzy (as long as Lizzy wasn't running toward her). So much, in fact, that she learned to say "Lizzy" in the short time that we were up there. She still sometimes calls Pugsley "Lizzy"

She was not happy that the snow was sticking to her shoes. And she didn't like if any of it got on her hands either.

Adam pressing his luck...

We had a good time, but were happy to be home warming our toes by the fire.

My Finger *Warning! Pictures not suitable for all audiences.*

*Warning! Pictures not suitable for all audiences.*

Here are some pictures of my finger. This was the day after I got it with the rotary cutter (if you want the story click here).

Please excuse the dried up blood surrounding the wound. 

 It is doing much better now. It is starting to scab over a bit. The weirdest part is that it is numb. Oh, and you can't really see from the pictures but the cut goes about 1/4" longer than it appears to...the skin just didn't get cut all the way off.

Twice in Two Months & The School Bus

Zach got a call from Chase this morning asking about some questionable charges on his debit card. There were 5 charges from I-Tunes all in a row totaling just over $200! Those were definitely NOT our charges! This wouldn't be quite as concerning if there hadn't been a charge to his credit card (for $50 to some online gaming site) in November. Yes, NOVEMBER! Two times within two months someone else has made charges to TWO of his cards. Needless to say we are a little upset and concerned. Hopefully nothing else happens!

On a much lighter note...my mom and I took Madie to see a school bus before Christmas. At first she would only look at them; she didn't want to go inside. In case you were wondering, from her bedroom window she can see the school buses in the morning and afternoon. We see probably 5 on average, and she LOVES it! So we took her down to see one in person. It didn't take real long before she decided that she would go in the bus. But first, she had to touch it.

In case you were wondering about her kind of weird face in this picture, she is saying "cheese" for the camera.

coming soon: pictures of our trip to Snowflake to visit Zach's family & the mess-maker

To answer a few questions...

I heard back from Amy over at Mod Podge Rocks about when she is going to post my cardboard box oven (in case you don't know what I'm talking about, see this post). She plans on posting about it on February 1st as the project of the week. :) It's so fun having things to look forward to.

As far as posting about the gifts that I'm making for others this year, I plan on just posting about them on my craft blog as long as it is something that isn't obvious who it is intended for.

Christmas part 2

Now that I have some energy, I'll finish posting about Christmas. Yes, that was the real reason I quickly finished blogging about our Christmas...it was after 9 pm and I was tired. So, here goes.
My dad makes the coolest rocking toys (like rocking horses, but not horses) for the grandkids. He has made a heffalump, motorcycle, airplane, train, ladybug and this year he made Madie a butterfly.

Do you think she likes it??? :)

For those who don't feel inclined to check out my other blog, here are the things I crafted for Madie this year.

Cardboard box oven

Art Table (Ok, so I didn't craft this, but I did paint it)

Here is a pic of the tablet thingy that Zach got (not his, but one like it). He seems to really be enjoying it. Hopefully it will be as beneficial in doing homework and he hopes.

And I don't know why this pic is sideways, but here is what I did to myself on Christmas Eve. This was the next day, so the bruising was still minimal. You should see it now (it's pretty gross, so I'll spare you).

I dropped a huge wooden cutting board on my toe. It isn't broken, but it still hurts if anything touches it, which makes wearing shoes fun. And the bruising has spread to the whole toe, not just the bottom. It reminds me of when I broke my finger in jr high and it looked dead.

You all might think I'm crazy for this but I have decided to do something different this year with making my Christmas gifts. Yes, I'm already thinking about next Christmas. I've read on several blogs recently people saying they wish that it could feel like Christmas all year long (the fun lovey part of it, not the so stressed I can't sleep and want to cry part). I think I've figured out how to do that for myself. I'm going to try and make one Christmas gift each month throughout the year. So for me it will be Christmas all year! I'll try to keep you updated and let you know how it's going. And yes, I do already have several ideas of what I want to make.