Christmas

Christmas this year was wonderful, despite the fact that I had a sinus infection and strep. On the 22nd we had our Christmas party with the Griffiths family and enjoyed good food and company. The Sunday before Christmas I got to teach the Christmas story, from the perspective of the Book of Mormon to my Primary class. I didn't have to work on Christmas Eve this year and so I spent the day babysitting Carson. Then we played Monopoly and went to bed. Since Chelsea is married, Christmas day is a little bit different than it used to me, but it was still great! I got super spoiled!

Santa brought me a body pillow and a little massage pillow. I also got a gift certificate to get my hair done. I got new scissors, a keyboard for my iPad and a MICHE bag! It was a great Christmas! We got to watch Carson open gifts and experience his first Christmas with him. We also had a white Christmas this year since a storm came in and dumped lots of snow on Christmas Eve and also the day after Christmas.

2012 in Review

As this is the last week of 2012, I have been thinking back on the last year. The biggest thing that happened in my life this year is that I became an aunt! My life has changed A LOT since Carson arrived and it has been fantastic! I LOVE being an aunt and I love my monkey! 

Other things:

- My shop had its 1 year anniversary
-Nannied for a new family that was awesome!
-Had a lot less medical tests than 2011
-Got my first cavity (like 5 of them!) :(

- I did my first craft fairs and got to meet new people

-I finished all of my cake decorating classes and began decorating cakes for the family birthday parties

- I got to redecorate the room upstairs and move to the bigger room

- I got to teach the Valiant 9 class in Primary in a new ward to me
-Did a wedding cake
-Sold my first item to Australia!
-Got to go to the Brigham City Temple Open House & attend the dedication

-I started working at Embroidery Central part time

- I started teaching 3 new students and go to River Heights to teach them
- I finished scanning old pictures of me and made my memory books

-Got asked to MY company party :)

-Dad became the Bishop of our ward

I know there are a lot more things, these are just the ones that stand out to me! It has been a good year and I'm hoping the next will be just as good if not better!

Family Pictures

Kaela did our family pictures again this year! We did it just a few weeks earlier than last year so we weren't quite so cold...

She did such a great job!

12.12.12

I guess today is kind of a special day, it will be quite a while before we have another one of these! It is the 12th day of the 12th month in the 12th year. Perhaps I will have to make a wish at 12:12. You can't get luckier than that right?
Well at 12:12 I was driving and actually hoping and praying that the guy running the red light wouldn't hit me or anyone else! He stopped just in time to avoid a catastrophe! It has been a great day though, I got a Christmas bonus at work and some extra money is always nice and especially during the holidays and when I am having a crown put on my tooth next week!
On Saturday I ordered a grab box from Pick Your Plum. You have to order it right at 7 am or they are gone! This week I got one and today it came! It was like Christmas, you really have no idea what is going to be in the box, but it was great! I felt like I just kept pulling stuff out, like a Mary Poppins box!



This is what was in it: scarf, cupcake boxes, long sleeve shirt, pearl strand, baby girl headband, baby girl boots-a pink pair and a black pair, little linen gift bags, jumbo rick rack-4 different colors, scrapbooking sticker tabs, wood triangle tags, 2 antique style knobs, little girl leg warmers, antique style handles, key door knocker, wood craft spoons, 2 sets of earrings, globe necklace, mini clothes pins, cupcake paper liners, bottlecaps, craft rings, buttons, scrapbook ribbon, and ribbon that says "Happy Holidays from the Andersens".
 HOW COOL IS THAT!?!?!

I made fudge last night and even though it was my first batch of the season, it turned out great! I love it when that happens! This Friday night is our company Christmas party and Kiel is going with me again this year! It will be so fun! Food by Coppermill and the Pickelville Playhouse!

So far....holidays

So far we have had a ward Christmas party and I have got all of my Christmas shopping done and wrapped! The last couple of weeks I have been really busy fulfilling orders from the shop. A gal who had me do a custom blanket for her, had me do another for her last week! I think it may have turned out cuter than the first!

So yesterday was my dad's first whole Sunday as a Bishop, and it was after doing tithing settlements for a week, so some of my primary kids had met him. He hasn't been in this ward since he has been on the high council. When I got to class yesterday Tagg said to everyone, "I met her dad." and then Toby said "Me too.". Then Tagg announced to everyone that I tell him about them. During our singing time, the Bishop slipped in and Tagg got up and walked down the row and said to me, "Your dad is here!" and I told him, "and he is watching you." He gasped and quickly made his way back to his seat! So funny!

Today after work I got to see Carson for a little bit. He has been pulling himself up to things and just going up to his knees, but today he was pulling himself to standing!

He is growing up so fast and I swear he is bigger than when I saw him last week!

Busy, Busy Bee

My shop has been busy lately and it is awesome! The holidays are great for handmade items and the extra money helps me to do gifts for others! On Saturday I was a vendor at the Riverwoods Holiday Gift Show. I did much better than my last craft fair and met some great new friends.

I was right next to the Velata booth. The consultant is from Smithfield and we are thinking we will do a Velata & Scentsy part in January!!! That would be so fun! I also ended up buying a Velata!

Yesterday was a big day for our family. My dad is now the Bishop of our ward. None of us were surprised and we are excited and nervous for the changes this will create in our family. I know that if we support our dad and help him in whatever way we can, our family will be blessed for sacrificing so much of our time with him. His counselors are fantastic and I am friends with both of their wives! Chase is struggling with the reality that we won't see dad as often and that he will probably be released from this calling after Chase goes on his mission. 

November so far...

I have been getting ready for another craft fair. I am going to be at the Holiday Gift Show at the Riverwoods on December 1st. I made some new flannel blankets to take with me and some new bibs. I also made me an apron to wear that screams "I am the gal who runs this!".

November has just slipped along and it is going to be Thanksgiving next week! Last Saturday night we went to The Piano Guys concert! I was soooo excited for this and it was awesome! We also took some new friends with us this year and introduced them to the awesomeness! This coming weekend I was going to be babysitting, but their plans changed and so did mine. I am now going to be doing more CutesieBee work and getting ready for the fair.... 

Carson is officially crawling which means he is all over the place and so busy now! It is so fun though, he squeals and giggles when he pulls himself up to something or crawls to something he couldn't get to before. He is so proud of himself for figuring out this milestone!!!

Halloween & Baby Shower

I didn't dress up again this year for Halloween, but I did get to spend a little bit of time with my monkey, Carson!

On Saturday I helped throw a baby shower for my friend Shanna. It turned out to be a great Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Party! She got a lot of great and needed stuff for her little guy that will be here in January!

Mom made this hamper top for her

After the baby shower I went home and put together a couple of Etsy orders. I did a smaller tree skirt for a themed tree after the story book "Goodnight Moon".

So this week a few new things happened. I started working another part time job at our sister company. So for the time being I will be working mornings at my regular job, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons at Embroidery Central and Tuesday and Thursday afternoons will be piano. Then my evenings and weekends will be CutesieBee and cleaning Ipaco along with any of my other responsibilities. Things got crazy busy!!!!

 

Yesterday I did my first craft fair. I went to the Pioneer Valley Lodge craft fair which I heard is a good one and that they usually hold it on a Saturday, but this year it had to be on a Friday. The turnout was not good so luckily it only cost $15 for a booth. I did spend from 8 until 2:30 there and made $32 which after you take out the booth fee, I didn't even make $3 an hour.... I guess it was a good experience and I did learn about another craft fair while I was there and some people did take my business card. While I was sitting at the craft fair I was wondering if I should do the Lewiston one in November which I have applied to. Then as the day went on and people made comments about how craft fairs are usually packed and this wasn't, I decided to try the Lewiston craft fair before I decide whether they are worth it or not.I did see some people I knew, Hollie Kelly and her kids came, my cousin Anna and her son, and some friends of the family! 

Last night I went to McKenna's annual Pumpkin Party. There wasn't a great turn out since there was a USU basketball game and an Alex Boye concert. For the first bit it was McKenna, Ashley P, Sue, Ryan, Scott, Kiel, Daniel, and me. Then once the pumpkins were all carved and sufficient photos were taken it turned into McKenna, me, Ryan, and Sue watching Van Helsing after stopping at McDonalds and Sonic. Brenna did stop by to visit which was awesome. It was a good party but I was a little bit disappointed that I couldn't meet more people. I knew everyone except Scott and Daniel....

Today I am watching Carson while Chelsea is at work and Connor is hunting. We have been having a great time. We took a morning nap at the same time (which was only 20 minutes....not long enough) and we have been playing and he has been helping me with a poster for Shanna's shower next week. I just got him down for his afternoon nap which I am hoping is longer than his morning nap. He has his two buddies and they are taking a nap together: Gator, Carson, and Squirt:

 My tic tac toe bean bag game (colors instead of Xs and Os)

More Projects

I made one of my snowflake tree skirts in a new color for a customer in Massachusetts. It is a cranberry red and it turned out beautifully!

I also made a bunch of fabric pacifier clips and discovered the Babyville Boutique Snaps and Pliers! They are awesome!

I also started making some baby bibs and I am pleased with the way that they turned out.

I did a custom blanket throw size for a lady in Arizona and it was great!:

I also found some new fabric that I love and did a burp cloth set with it:

I am helping to throw a baby shower for my friend Shanna who is having her first baby, a boy! She is so awesome that there were a ton of people to invite!

Craft Fair....A New Adventure

I am doing my first craft fair this Friday at the Pioneer Lodge in North Logan. I have been working very hard for the last few days getting ready for it. I had a VERY productive weekend getting stuff ready and I hope that it is a successful fair!

I made about 12 bibs, printed lots of business cards, painted some boxes and a frame for my price list, I made about 20 fabric pacifier clips, felt hair clips and made a tic tac toe color version bean bag set. This week I just have to get everything together and finish some burp cloths and make a tic tac toe board. I'm excited for this new experience and I hope it is a good one.
I also recently added 3 states to my list of states that I have CutesieBee items in: Louisiana, Nebraska, and Tennessee.