Crafty, crafty, crafty.

Which will sell better? Let it begin.

Ok, I was born and raised in Utah so it was bound to happen. I got the itch to be crafty. For my birthday I got a sewing machine which I am completely in love with. I've made a few stuffed animals and some articles of clothing but my master piece are these flower hair clips. They are so fun to make that I decided to make Christmas ones that were poinsettia flower ornaments for neighbor gifts. I also gave the clips to coworkers for them and/or their daughters. I have so many people asking for them I've decided to sell them. They are going for $5.00 which compared to the ribbon bows is quite cheap. I'm not really making anything on them, I just can't afford to give them away all the time.

You will notice the BYU and U of U bows. I'm making a ton of those and am very interested to see which will sell better. I'm going to keep track.

Some bows are bigger than others, some have bling-bling buttons, some are bold and some are subtle. I love them all. Jaycee has at least a dozen and loves wearing them. If you want any let me know. If you want a certain fabric I can make it custom. You can bring me the fabric and I'll only charge $3.00.

Like I said, this is a small sampling of what I have. There are tons to choose from.

Ethanisms and Jayceeisms

We have a little thing in our family called "Ethanisms and Jayceeisms." These comprise all the funny things that the kids say on a daily basis. I often use them in my "quote of the day" section but when I change it to something new, I often forget what was said and loose it forever in cyberspace. So I've decided to add these "isms" as simple little posts in the future so they can be saved for all time, never to be lost.

Let me start with a Christmas Ethanism that was said at church today. It all started with Ethan's primary teacher saying he was going to report the kid's behavior in class today to Santa's elves. After church Mike asked Ethan how he did and if the elves would be happy with how he behaved. Ethan's answer, "I was a little bad, but a lotta good." Actually, that is a good way to describe his behavior in general. How does that play out in the scheme of things you ask? Well, there is the naughty list, the nice list, and the lesser know, little bad and a lotta good list. That's the one Ethan is on.

Family Christmas Party part I

Every year when my mom's family gets together for our Christmas party we are visited by Mr. and Mrs. Claus. There was definitely a void this year with my grandpa's passing in October (Mr. and Mrs. Claus were close friends of my grandparents) but his spirit was there. We had tons of fun as usual. Our family is anything but perfect, more like a carnival side show, but there is never a dull moment when we get together. Let the show begin!