Christmas Is Over ...

So time to start whoring out the next holiday, lol. I got two sets of valentines listed in my Etsy and Artfire shops today. These are similar to what my daughter gives her classmates, and last year I included these crocheted hearts:

I got the pattern from EternalSunshine on Etsy and made them myself. I don't know how much the kids liked them, but the moms sure seemed impressed, lol.

No, I Did Not Die ...

Ok, so its been a while since I updated but things have been unbelievably busy and chaotic with Christmas. Maybe it is grinchy of me to say so, but I am so glad its over. I am ready to get back into a normal routine, and for the love of God, stop spending so much money.

My parents and my sister and her family came to my house on Christmas Eve to open gifts. My sister had asked for footed pajamas, which I searched high and low for. I ended up having to get them out of the kids section at Target. She asked me not to put her picture on my blog, so viola, here it is (Sorry its blurry, its a cell phone pic):

Yes, This Is Another Weather Post

Last night we were supposed to get between 5 and 7 inches of snow. Well, we got at least 10. That was on top of about 5 inches we got Tuesday, and we are supposed to get more tomorrow. This morning was my nephews' final adoption hearing, which I of course still wanted to attend. I could barely get the front door of my apartment building shoved open, and walked in snow over my knees up the block so my sister and brother in law could pick me up on the main road, which a plow had been down. It was hairy, and we had a close call with a semi trailer, but we made it there and back unharmed. Its almost 2 in the afternoon and a snow plow has been down one side of my street, but not the other, and no one has cleared our parking lot, so I couldn't go anywhere if I wanted to. It was hard to get any pictures that really showed the depth of the snow because it blew so hard, its 3 feet deep in some places, and only a few inches in others, and I wasn't about to trek back outside to get a good shot. Below is a bush that is about 3 feet tall completely drifted over. I am SOOO sick of the snow.

More Hair Chopping

So yes, I chopped another ponytail off. This time the unsuspecting victim was my cousin. I had been bugging her to try a shorter cut, and she finally caved this morning. As long as I'm already sending and envelope to Locks of Love, may as well add another ponytail!

More Snow, Yay

I'm starting to sound like a broken record with the snow posts, but we had some major snow yet again today, along with some bitterly cold temperatures. I'm not sure how much we have gotten so far but I would guess about 5" and its about 6 degrees right now. Of course this all fell between about 8 AM and 1 PM, so I had fun cleaning off my car after work. These aren't my car in the picture, they are just random shots out the door at my work.

The Big Cut

It was slow at work today so I picked my daughter up from school instead of sending her to the after school program and brought her back to work. I decided to deep condition her and trim her ends since it was getting pretty ratty. I always tell her not to tell anyone that he mom is a hairstylist because her hair often looks like a homeless bum. :)

Needless to say she talked me into more than a trim. She has wanted shorter hair for a long time, and I thought a 6 inch cut this summer would satisfy her. Nope. We ended up cutting the 10 inches required to donate to Locks of Love. As long as we were making a major cut, I figured it may as well go to a good cause.

The finished result is pretty cute, I have to admit. She loves it and that's the main thing. She hasn't had hair this short since she was a baby!

Sick of Snow

This is currently the view out of my window. I tried to open the window and take a picture, but it is frozen shut. After temperatures in the upper 40's yesterday, it is currently -2 degrees (F) with a windchill of -22, wind speeds of 30-40 mph and light snow. Yay Iowa.

I am still not feeling the best, but definitely starting to get better. My nephews are having a birthday party this afternoon which I may skip considering I couldn't eat anything anyway, and the gift that keeps on giving is the flu. Their actual birthdays aren't until the end of January and middle of November, so I'll participate then.

The rest of the afternoon I am hoping to catch up on laundry and a few online things that have fallen by the wayside since I have been sick. I am trying to take it easy because I HAVE to go back to work tomorrow. Thank goodness my 7 year old is pretty proficient at light cleaning or lord only knows what it would look like in here, lol.

Still Alive

Sorry it has been eons since I updated. I have been sick off and on for the past two weeks and I just can't seem to kick it. The worst part is I am absolutely exhausted. I slept for probably 20 hours yesterday, and I'm still tired.

Enough whining (for now, lol) ... I made and listed a new card yesterday. Some of the feedback I have been receiving suggested that I make some cards in more traditional Christmas colors, so this is what I came up with ...

So far I just have it listed in my Etsy shop, but hopefully later today I will get it added to the Artfire one. What do you think?

Monsters Vs. Aliens

This is the new Dreamworks movie slated for March. Looks awesome!

Simply Shell

This week I found a new jewelry shop on the Etsy Forums, Simply Shell. I found so many pieces I liked, I found it hard to narrow down to a couple to feature here, lol.

This is what Michelle says about her shop:
I'm a completely self-taught jewelry-maker, and have been making jewelry for about 3 years now. I first got interested in the hobby because my bracelets were always too big and I wanted some that actually fit me! I definitely caught beading fever, and soon I had more jewelry than I would/could ever wear, so I decided to open my Etsy shop. I'm not a big name, but I'm definitely more successful than I ever thought I'd be. I live in central Florida with my husband and two daughters (we moved from Oklahoma earlier this year) and when I'm not busy beading, you can most likely find me at Disney World or the beach!

Pretty unique, huh? And reasonable prices, so check the shop out and let me know what you think!

The Nameless Legwarmers

I finally listed these legwarmers I have been working on in my Etsy and Artfire shops ... but I can't come up with a name! Any suggestions?