"I'm Never Opening a Door at School Again..."

And who could possibly blame her after what happened on Thursday? Makele's pinkie finger got smashed in the hinged side of a door at school. When the school called me and said she probably needed stitches, my first thought was, oh, come on how bad could it be? It was pretty bad. Good thing we know a good hand surgeon ;).

Makele didn't want anyone looking at it and just wanted to go home, but I convinced her that it needed to be fixed. She was so nervous that they had to sedate her so she wouldn't move when they stitched it up. Jeff said it was cut all the way down to the bone. I was surprised when they took the bandage off just how bad it had been cut - her finger was cut all the way across just below the nail.

Being brave for Daddy (she kept saying, "Daddy, wait 'till I'm asleep to stitch it") -

Waking up -
She was still telling Jeff to wait until she was asleep to stitch it - she didn't know it was already done. She kept saying it over and over since she had Versed in her system and couldn't remember anything.

She has a splint on it now and will go back to the doctor on Monday to make sure it is healing properly. So glad she's okay!

The Winner Is...

Thank you to everyone who stopped by my blog over the weekend and for all your nice comments! I don't feel so bad that I don't have my Christmas shopping done - it was good to hear I'm not the only one!

A fellow chef, Noeleen pointed out that she'd like to see the whole, "Pretend" layout I posted. I had no idea I hadn't posted the whole thing - whoops! Here it is -

Now on to the good stuff - the winner of my random drawing is...

The Lone Dollier said...LOL I actually finished up my Christmas shopping today. Hubby got his done last night. Smiles~

Marilyn

December 12, 2009 10:24 PM

Congrats, Marilyn! If you e-mail me your address (brendaneuberger@gmail.com), I'll get your goodies right out to you!

If you didn't win, but would like to pick up some of the Rusty Pickle supplies you've seen along the hop, go to rustypickle.com and click on the "Online Store" link on the left.

Hop, Hop, Hop!

Welcome to this stop on Rusty Pickle's blog hop! If you didn't start at the beginning and would like to (and why wouldn't you?), go to Rusty Pickle's Blog.

I have a few projects to share and hopefully inspire you! The first is this little altered Christmas house. I decorated a Doodlebug house base with Rusty Pickle's Snowflakes and Mittens Christmas Line.

I adhered buttons to the roof, then coated them with diamond glaze in order to give them an icy look.
I added frost to the windows with a white stamp pad. I also put some clear Stickles to add a little glitz. I made the snowman from buttons and twine.
I rarely do 2-page spreads anymore, but I wanted to include all these pictures without making it look cluttered. I love it so much, I just might have to do 2-pagers more often! ;)
I covered the chipboard letters with a couple coats of Tattered Angel's Glimmer Mist. I love this stuff! I love the glimmer it gives to the letters (the pictures don't do it justice) and the fact that I don't have to mess around with cleaning a paint brush is always a plus!

Supplies: Cardstock: Provo Craft; Patterned Paper, Chipboard, Alpha Stickers, Tags, Trim: Rusty Pickle; Brads: Making Memories; Glimmer Mist: Tattered Angels. Based on a Page Map by Beckie Fleck.

Journaling: Shelby lined up Sophie, Maggie, Jack & Makele to watch a dance performance in Grandma’s backyard. The adults were inside talking. When we looked out we saw Jack dancing with Maggie without any encouragement from anyone. So cute! May 10, 2009.

This layout was super quick - a rarity for me these days!

Supplies: Patterned Paper, Chipboard, Tag, Tab, Quote, Buttons: Rusty Pickle; Ink, Glitter Glue: Tim Holtz for Ranger; Pen: EK Success.

I got on a card making kick -

Supplies: Patterned Paper, Alpha Stickers: Rusty Pickle; Butterfly, Charms: Creative Charms; Stitching Template: Bazzill; Embroidery Floss: DMC; Ink: Tim Holtz for Ranger.

Supplies: Patterned Paper, Chipboard, Rub-ons: Rusty Pickle; Flowers: Creative Charms; Pen: EK Success; Ink: Tim Holtz for Ranger.

Supplies: Patterned Paper, Sentiment: Rusty Pickle; Ink: Tim Holtz for Ranger.

_{Now for the good stuff - blog candy! Leave a comment below telling me if you have your Christmas shopping done yet (and if you say yes you are automatically disqualified - ha, ha! Kidding, kidding!), and you will be entered into a random drawing for Rusty Pickle's brand new Shazaam line AND the Candyland line! -}

That's a total of 14 double-sided papers, 2 sticker sheets, 2 full alphabets, 1 set of cardstock coupons, 1 sheet of rub-ons and assorted buttons in the colors shown.

*Open to residents of the continental US only please!*

I'll announce the winner on Monday so check back as I'll need your mailing address if you win!

Okay, that's it from me! To continue on the hop, go to my buddy Jodi's new Blog!

Snow & the Big Man Himself

We have been pounded with snow and cold temperatures this week. Jack has been dying to get out and throw some snowballs, so yesterday I spent about 10 minutes bundling him up and sent him out while Jeff was shoveling the driveway. He lasted all of about 3 minutes before he came in crying that he was cold!

Last night we had our ward Christmas party with milk and cookies. Jack sneaked away while we were watching the program and grabbed a few dozen cookies.
The primary kids did a little nativity scene - Makele is the little angel second from the right.
After the program, Santa stopped in for a visit. Makele was beside herself with excitement. She needed no prompting to run over there and see him. Jack was another story - there was nothing I could do to convince him to even go within 5 feet of Santa.
Little Aiden got in on the action too!
On Tuesday night, I finally started Aiden on solids. I have been putting it off for a couple of reasons. The first being that I have been too lazy to do put up with the mess and hassle of it all not to mention the delightful way the deposits in the diapers change. His pediatrician also said the new recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics is to start solids between 5-7 months. Not that I put too much stock in that - tomorrow they will change it back. I started both Jack and Makele on solids at 4 months and haven't had any problems.

Anyway, he did very well with it and slurped it right up. Let's hope he takes after his big brother and is a good eater. Jack used to hold his mouth open so wide when I fed him - like a little bird!
Yum, yum!
Make sure to stop back by tomorrow. We are doing another blog hop for Rusty Pickle - should be lots of fun (I hear there will be a few giveaways along the way too)!

Kelly Mickus

Kelly Mickus was another one of our digital sponsor's for the Oct/Nov issue of Ready, Set, Create. Her style is amazing - I could work with her stuff all day long and never get tired of it. I used her "Whisper" Kit on the layout below.

Supplies: Patterned Paper, Embellishments, Wordart: Whisper Kit by Kelley Mickus, www.thedigichick.com; Font: VT Portable Remington; Software: Adobe.

I used her "Our Story" Kit on the layout below.

Supplies: Patterned Paper, Embellishments, Wordart: Our Story Kit by Kelley Mickus, www.thedigichick.com; Font: Capture It, Century Gothic; Software: Adobe.

And finally, I used her "Click" Kit for the layout below.

Supplies: Patterned Paper, Alphas, Embellishments: Click Kit by Kelley Mickus, www.thedigichick.com; Text Path: Jessica Sprague; Fonts: Capture It, Century Gothic, Life-Lessons; Software: Adobe. Based on a sketch by Juli Fish.

Another sponsor for the Oct/Nov issue was My Grafico. They have the cutest clipart! I made most of my baby thank-you cards from them and loved the way they turned out.

I used watercolor pencils and Stickles on the birds to jazz them up a bit. The watercolor pencils are super easy - you color in your image, then take a paint brush with a little water on it and paint over the color. It gives it a nice texture. You can color darker in the areas where you want more color - a little goes a long way. You can find watercolor pencils in the same place as the paints and sketch pencils in your arts and crafts store.

Supplies: Bird Clipart: My Grafico Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Rub-ons, Buttons: Rusty Pickle; Watercolor Pencils: Derwent; Glitter Glue: Stickles by Ranger.

Sarah Jones & Mira Designs

Sarah Jones was one of our digital sponsors for the Oct/Nov issue or Ready, Set, Create. I loved the bright, fun colors of her "Saying I Love You" Kit.

I used it along with her Scalloped & Stitched Mats in the layout below.

Supplies: Scalloped Background: Scalloped & Stitched Mats by Sarah Jones, www.funkyplaygrounddesigns.com; Patterned Paper, Alphas, Stitching, Tab, Dymo Label, Staples: Saying I love You Kit by Sarah Jones, www.funkyplaygrounddesigns.com; Fonts: Angelic War, Pea Hannah Vanilla; Software: Adobe.

I used the same kit for this layout (which sadly enough is only the second layout I have done of my wedding)-

Supplies: Patterned Paper, Alphas, Embellishments: Saying I love You Kit by Sarah Jones, www.funkyplaygrounddesigns.com; Paint Strokes: Meredith Fenwick, www.scrapbookgraphics.com; Font: Pea Stacy Elizabeth; Software: Adobe.

Another sponsor for the Oct/Nov issue was Mira Designs. I used her "Happy Land" Kit and "Stamp the Date Vol 2" for the layout below.

Supplies: Patterned Paper, Embellishments, Alphas: Happy Land Kit by Mira Designs, www.shabbypickledesigns.com; Date Circle: Stamp the Date – Vol. 2. by Mira Designs, www.shabbypickledesigns.com; Paint Strokes: Meredith Fenwick, www.scrapbookgraphics.com; Font: Pea Paula Pepin; Software: Adobe.

For the final layout, I used Mira Designs' "Spring Melody" Kit along with the date stamps again. I have to say this is one of my favorite kits that I have worked with. I loved the color combo along with music overlay. And who could resist that cute little birdie in his cage?

Supplies: Patterned Paper, Embellishments, Alphas: Spring Melody Kit by Mira Designs, www.shabbypickledesigns.com; Date Circle: Stamp the Date – Vol. 2. by Mira Designs, www.shabbypickledesigns.com; Software: Adobe.

Now off to get a few things done before Aiden wakes up. Poor thing has had a traumatic week - he couldn't keep anything down on Saturday and has been ornery with his top teeth coming in. I thought it was just his two top teeth, but he was particularly ornery today, so I felt in his mouth and felt a sharp little tooth poking through on the side of his two top teeth. It's weird that he's getting that one before the top ones!

A Few More Family Pics

I took some photos of my brother, Landon's family over the Thanksgiving weekend. As I was going through them I found it pretty funny that Chloe and Tanner were perfectly posed in every picture and smiling while Landon and Tia were either not smiling or blinking or pulling a goofy face in Landon's case. Usually it's the kids that I have problems with! Thank heavens for photoshop and the ability to swap a few faces - ha, ha! I'll be dropping these in the mail soon, I promise, Tia!

See what I mean about the goofy face from Landon? I mean, Photoshop can only do so much! ;)


Finally! A smile! This is probably my fav...
I can't believe Tanner is 9 already!
Little Chloe is a natural... I love, love, love her freckles in this shot:
I also took some photos of my sister, Shawna's family a couple of weeks ago. They did not turn out so great thanks to the impatient soul in the cowboy hat! Seems he had to get back to work or something ;), so we didn't have a whole lot of time. Sadly, this is the best one. They all look great, it's just that the composition sucks and there's a big sun streak on Kylie's face. Sorry, Shawna - maybe we'll just have to take your's and Kylie's pictures next time and Photoshop Brian's face in later - ha, ha!
Can we just take the freakin' picture already?
Oh this definitely needs to go on the Christmas card! See what I had to deal with?