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*yawn*
my goodness, I am exhausted!
three days of driving to get to Oregon, arriving on the third day….lol what were David and I thinking!? Next time, we are definetely taking a plane lol
I was lucky and was able to pass-out every once in a while in the car, but David…he had no such luxury lol my poor husband drove the entire way (I do not have a valid drivers license *ugh*). I am so thankful for him! He is so super awesome <3<3
We listened to our new XM radio and an audio book - the second book in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. I never read the first one, but there was a pretty good explanation at the beginning. We didn’t finish it, but so far so good! I have never read any of Stephen King’s books, so his writing style is new to me - took me a while to get into. It is pretty graphic, especially in the first part of the book. lol David and I can’t stop saying “Did-a-chick? Dum-a-chum? Dad-a-cham?” It just sounds so funny when the voice actor says it hehe

Anywhooo
I got the coat I wanted (woot!!) in Brown - omg it is sooooo nice!! They have a Columbia outlet here in Bend, so we got the coat for half price! I have never had such a nice coat lol I am in love with it!

Next is to get some boots
I saw these at Macy’s and I totally fell inlove with the brand (J-41), but we came across Earth Shoes at a wonderful store downtown - omg they are AMAZING!! they have a negative heel, meaning your toes are higher than your heel, giving you a better posture. They are so incredibly comfy! I am soooo buying these on Zappos (the store didn’t have my size) - lol forget about the boots! I want new cute walking shoes!! hehe

The other thing on our want list is a Nintendo DS Lite - our niece and nephew each have one and they look like soo much fun! They have super great graphics and tons of games to choose from. Dave and I sooooo want one lol - we are totally still children, I know

Well tonight we are opening gifts, so I will write again later, telling you all what we got.
hehe I am super excited for the gifts I got David and I - pictures WILL be taken

Joyeux Noel tout le monde!!!!!

This was our mini tree last year We had no funky checkered carpet then, nor did we have Ginger…and it was my first Christmas not with my family.
It was a calm, quiet Christmas.

This year though we are off to Oregon! and depending on my passport, up to Vancouver too!! WOOT
I am soo excited to leave Texas for a wee bit!! We will be driving up, like we did in the summer, but taking a different route due to TONS of snow on the roads. I hope our little mini can handle it!! *fingers crossed*

I sadly do not have any winter clothes though The plan is to get some once we are up in Bend - yays for a new winter coat!! lol I am totally in love with this one from Columbia

However it is a tad bit expensive >.<
And these hand warmers at KitMit.etsy.com are just sooooooo AEWSOME
love love LOVE them hehe

Anywho, it has been quiet/busy here…yah that makes no sense, but it has! I finally finished my secret project *cheers* and my sticker/laminate/magnet maker arrived so I have been playing with that.

Oh!! Last week we had a surprise guest arrive - a very cute, friendly stray dog came to our front door!! We looked at his tags, didn’t see a name, but took him in anyways We fed him and let him play with Marzi and Ginger. They all got along very well hehe He was a very well-behaved dog indeed!

Dave called one of the numbers on the tags, but the people said they had their dogs….his vet was not open either, so we let him stay the night in the kitchen.
The next morning we called the vet and they got intouch with Poncho’s owner (that was his name).
Turns out that Poncho just lived about a block away from us! His owner came and picked him up, said “thanks man” and drove off. lol I doubt if he even realized Poncho was gone! oh well, he must be treated kindly if he was such a nice dog

On a completely different note, Dave and I decided to see Enchanted last Friday. It was brilliant! So totally funny! I recommend it to EVERYONE!!

Alrighty, so I think I am going to level my Shaman now - her name is Blueberries…she is 53…..soon to be 54…..she is my first non-gnome character lol
Yes, I play wow

Have a good evening tout le monde!!

I finally completed my 6 other space prints, and it feels soooo good to be done lol
I had a ton of fun making them and I am proud of them too - my favourite is definitely the “Out for a Walk” print hehe

I was asked about a month ago if I had any other space prints ( I had the original 2 up) from a wonderful lady named Gina. She was/is redoing her little boy’s room with a space theme and wanted MY artwork on his walls. I was shocked and thrilled!! I got to work on some sketches immediately and these 6 are my final drawings. I did get some help from my hubby, since he was into space stuff when he was little - he gave me some great ideas Thanks Dave!!

So yah, a few weeks later (Novemeber was a very hectic month for me) I have them up on Etsy, all printed out, and getting ready to ship them to Gina!!! I am soooo thankful for her patience and enthousiasm. She has been the most fabulous customer! I just feel so lucky to have been able to create these illustrations, with the purpose of them going in a little boy’s room - to inspire him and let him dream about the far off worlds.

Thank you soo much Gina!!!

Gina also has a wonderful little etsy store, filled with scrapbooking supplies You can check out her work at doullina.etsy.com

I hope she sends some pics to me once the room is done and my art is on the walls. It would be very cool to see them up

**Oh yah! I forgot to mention that the sign for the Diner will be customized to your name!! So like, it could be Lindsay’s Diner….or Marzipan’s Diner! lol you get the idea.**

In other art news, I made a trade with my favourite glass man - Woodeye!! He sent me a message on indiepublic, saying that he loved my “Once Upon a Time” Print, and was wanting to trade! I LOVE his work (as I have mentioned in my blog before) so of course I said YES lol
He made me some beautiful wine glasses that have wildflowers etched under them. They are BEAUTIFUL!!! They should be arriving on Wednesday he said, so I will post a pic of me sipping some yummy wine from them then hehe

Oh oh! and today I purchased an Xyron 510 sticker/laminator/magnet-maker machine!!
lol YAYS! I got it online and I can’t wait till it arrives!! I really want to make stickers - I think they would be an awesome little gift to give to customers!! Like for my space prints, I could make little rocket ships and alien ships…oh and astronauts and planets! It would be awesome hehe
Early Christmas gift to myself lol woot!!

Well I think that’s about it for today - have to make a Thank You card for Gina and I need to finish that super-secret project still….*sigh* deadlines are just not my thing lol

Have a super awesome Tuesday tout le monde!!

<3