Finally some pictures...

Baby shower messy diaper game... and Whitney's prego belly!!!
Wall Unit in Family Room
The most beautiful Apple Pie ever! Well, my first one anyway...
Maggie, Jon's early Christmas present and yes, she likes me more than him!
Betzy and Bob! The nicest cows in town :)
Here is a picture of the addition to the garage. The third wall went up today and hopefully the roof will be up by this weekend!

100 Things to do Before I Die.

The things I've done are bold... (this list was taken from a friends blog - not all of the things I MUST do... lol)

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (flute in like 4th grade)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

I have been diagnosed.

So, I know that self-diagnosis isn't the safest thing to do, but I have done it. Not only that, but I have made up a name for it. Project Dependancy Disorder.

Project Dependancy Disorder can be described as a compulsive yearning to have one or more 'projects' occuring concurrently.

This is my explanation for why I haven't been blogging as much as I should be.

Things with the photography business (St. Johns Photography) has been doing really well! In addition to the middle school football team and individual pictures, we have done, 7th and 8th grade volleyball, 4th-8th grade wrestling, the local daycare, have a family session scheduled for this weekend ,our first wedding & reception for this Tuesday evening and cheerleading pictures scheduled for Feb. Not bad for just starting our 4th month! We have registered our business and have a bank account and everything! I'm also really excited for Caitie to get her camera!!! So when in the valley, we can work on See Jane Photography too!!! If you are interested in having your pictures taken, let me know and I can hook you up!

The new 'extension' business that I've been interested in persuing for a while now, is the vinyl business. This week, I should be receiving my vinyl cutter and heat press. I haven't exactly figured out how to market this "graphics" division, so right now I want to focus on getting the design and cutting right! So far, I've been gathering vector graphics/art and awesome quotes and sayings for wall art and t-shirt design. So, again, if you are interested in having custom vinyl lettering made for your home, or car (those cute little stick families, etc...) or have an idea for a t-shirt, sweatshirt or anything else you can think of, let me know... I'd be more than happy to 'practice' for very little cost!!!

Next, we have a construction project happening on the garage. We are adding on 16 feet to the back of the existing 24'x24' garage. I get a 10'x10' area, the wrestling mat will go on the other side and the two weight racks and perhaps the tri/bicept machine will finish it off. The floor was framed today, but because of the weather, the flooring wasn't able to go down. We all are hoping, if weather permits, to have it finished by Christmas! Woo Hoo! My very own area for my crafts, scrapbooking, business storage, t-shirt making, etc... I'm SO excited :)

Last weekend with help from my wonderful Mommy, I was able to make it through a trip to Ikea with most of what I wanted (I always am ready to go when I've got about 1/2 of the stuff I came to get). David and I were able to put together the entertainment center in about an hour and it looks great! It is decorated with the gold Christmas decorations that Mom wasn't going to be using this year (they went with silver and blue) - it looks very festive! Thanks Mom!!!

Mom and Dad also got an awesome new kitchen table that left their old table orphaned. So being the nurturer that I am, I couldn't just let that happen. So I graciously took it into my loving home and it's now part of the family. It fits perfectly and now we even have matching kitchen chairs!!!

During this week, slowly, I was able to put together my new corner desk/hutch and moved over all of the electronics that go with it. I still need to finish emptying out my old desk, but it already looks a million times better and much less cluttered. That is my goal for this week... to get the upstairs put back together.

I've had this idea in my head for the past few weeks, since I've been on my "consolidate and organize" kick, about my kitchen shelves. They are open and viewable. Yesterday, I was able to find some stackable wire shelves (that match the metal shelves) and a very sturdy wire organizer for storing cookie sheets and pot lids vertically. This morning, when I woke up, I totally re-organized my kitchen shelves and it looks awesome! Almost like it had been planned that way from the beginning :).

So for now, most of my projects are in the 'almost completed' stage. Once my cutter and heat press arrive, I will have an entirely new set of projects to keep my disorder satisfied. I'll post pictures of my completed projects soon!!!

Is this better my dear? :)

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU!!!

15 Minutes of Fame

This is Caitlin. Or Caitie. Or CJ. Or whatever happens to come to your mind first! lol. This picture is her 'look'. It encompasses all of the sas that I love so much! While I had an AWESOME time visiting with Mom, Dad & Hannah during Thanksgiving, Caitie wasn't there. So I'm glad we got to spend a bit of time gabbing this weekend. Thanks for letting me sleep in your bed :)!

Have a great day!