All I Want for Christmas is my "One" front tooth...

Christmas at the Atwell house was quite interesting this year. Mom and Dad came to pick Zoie and I up on Thursday... it had started snowing something horrible and the blizzard was making its way across Oklahoma. By noon on Thursday, the roads were so bad and the snow was blowing so fierce that cars were being abandoned on the roads. I live 2.5 miles from my parents, and it took us over an hour to get home. Dad had to stop in the middle of the road to scrape the windows. Cars were wrecked all around, and were sideways and backwards everywhere. Luckily we made it home safely, but had difficulty even getting in the driveway! The neighbor and his son had to push us up into the drive. We were happy to be home out of the bitter cold.

We were supposed to spend Christmas Eve with my grandparents, but with the roads so bad, we decided it would be best to just stay put. Even our Christmas Eve service was cancelled.

On Christmas Day, we typically wake up at my parents' house and open presents. My sister and her boyfriend were supposed to come over, and Stephen was as well. However, with the roads so bad, no one made it on time. Stephen was snowed in. Brittany and Josh had a hard time getting there, making it closer to lunch time before they arrived. This year, Santa must have known that Zoie would be staying there though. She opened her presents from Santa and Mimi and Papaw. (Mommy left hers at home so we could open them as a family with Stephen). We opened the rest when Brittany and Josh arrived.

Papaw and Grandma and Tracie decided to brave the roads and come over. We told them if they were bad to not come, but they were determined to see their great grandbaby. They came over and we opened a few presents with them, and then we had lunch. After that, we decided to play the Wii that mom gave Dad for Christmas. It was so fun watching Grandma, Papaw and Tracie play! We had a great time.

That night, after Papaw, Grandma and Tracie left, we watched our traditional Christmas movie. This year, mom bought Four Christmases. While it was cute and funny, it was NOT kid friendly. It had a lot of cursing in it, and some inappropriate conduct. But other than that, it was a decent movie.


It was getting late, and the roads were probably slick. Brittany and Josh decided to head on back to their house. While they were taking their gifts out to the truck, Brittany was carrying her lamp that she got from Tracie. She slipped on the ice and when she did, the lamp base hit the ground and came back up, popping her in the face. It broke her front tooth clear off. We spent Christmas Evening trying to find a dentist would would be open. Ha, yeah right. I finally called Walgreen's Pharmacy, asking him who they recommended. It just so happened his brother was a dentist nearby! He called him to see what needed to be done. He said there was really nothing they could do right away, but they would be open first thing in the morning. After Josh and I frantically looked through the snow for her tooth, we found out that since it was broke, there was no point in trying to find it.


So the next morning they all got up and went to Dental Depot to get a temporary tooth put on until our dentist got back from Italy and could permanently fix it. When she came back, you couldn't even tell her tooth wasn't real. And the funny thing is, that afternoon when they went to leave again, dad reached down and picked up her broken tooth on the sidewalk! I guess after the snow melted a bit it was easier to see...

It was a very interesting Christmas, to say the least. I finally was able to go home Saturday evening. All in all, we got about 40" of snow. Dad even tried to show Zoie how to make a snow angel. I joked on my facebook that whoever wished for a White Christmas was in trouble, and we needed to talk. :) It turned out to be a good Christmas though. I feel very blessed to have such a wonderful family that I was able to spend Christmas with.

Tuesday Trigger - Moxie Fab World

I made this card for the Tuesday Trigger on the Moxie Fab World Blog. Carolyn King, who is such a sweetie, posted this challenge. Our inspiration was an adorable platter seen below:

I had to brainstorm as to how I wanted to make the tree. I had an idea, but didn't have any chipboard to use. Low and behold, I found a triangle-shaped coaster that I took from a restaurant a year or so ago! It was perfect. I cut it to size, and then I knew I wanted to make my tree ruffly, but wasn't quite sure how. I ended up using my Stampin' Up! border punch, and cutting 1" strips. I then curled them with a pencil, and layered them accordingly up the tree. I then took some Holiday Time trim that I had bought at Wal-Mart years ago, and layered the ribbon under the strips, letting the bead trim hang out.

I had bought some red and white polka-dot Paper Studios paper at Hobby Lobby the other day, as well as some black and white damask. I measured white cardstock to the size of a 5.5" card, and added the dot paper and a strip of the damask. I then found some green ribbon, and some chartreuse, layering them and tieing a bow. I added some twill and a big red button for some pizazz! I then added some Doodlebug Designs curly rub-ons around the edges, and the "celebrate" rub-on that I found in the $ spot at Target. I liked how it turned out. :)

Thanks for looking!

-Lindsay

Baby, It's Cold Outside!

All I have to say is--- 19 degrees. Brrr!!!

-Lindsay

Scrapbook Round Robin Swap

I have been trying to go through some of my stash of scrapbooking supplies and downsize (yes, again.) I have so much stuff that I say, "Someday, I could use this..." Well, time's up and I need to just pass them along to someone else!

I am going to be hosting a round-robin box swap. I am filling a priority mail box full of goodies. I am taking names of those who would like to participate. I will mail it to the first person. They will then have 2-3 days to go through it, and take out what they want, replacing it with items of the same likeness/value. They will then mail it on to the next name.

I have had quite a few people interested so far... so hopefully we can all trade items and find new goodies to use!

I am pretty excited about it. I started pulling things last night. I have stamps, stickers, flowers, embellishments... lots of stuff!

If you are interested in participating, shoot me an email. It should be a lot of fun!

Lucky Me.

While leaving Buffalo Wild Wings with my parents and Zoie, I was about to put Zoie in the car. It was FREEZING outside, and we were all bundled up. I just happened to look down and, low and behold, there was a $20 bill laying on the ground!

It was my lucky day!! I also made it to Wal-Mart and snatched up one of the Wii gaming consoles that they had for 199.99 and a $50 WM gift card. And I didn't have to get up at 7 am and wait in line for an hour. I called the Wal-Mart in the nearby town that doesn't get very much business. I called at like 10:15 or so and they still had at least a dozen. So I got one. :)

Now, do you think Santa will bring me a Wii Fit for Christmas?? That would be nice. ;)

These are a few of my favorite things...

Perfume:

Victoria's Secret - Sexy Little Things Noir. I love the body mist, and I don't have any of the actual perfume... yet. :)

Jewelry:

My chunky black floral necklace from Dustee's. It is similar to the one pictured, but the flowers are made out of a silky material. I love it.

Piece of clothing:

My new Victoria's Secret coat. Love, Love, Love it! (And yes, I even have a hat like the one on the model.)

Accessory:

My pink, orange and black plaid scarf. I got this beauty at Target and I love it! I even found shoes to match! (In the kids section on clearance... hehehe).

Movie:

Transformers I and II. I love these movies and how they can create the bots to change like they do. Auh-mazing. If you haven't seen it, I HIGHLY recommend it!!

Facebook App:

Yeah, I know. I'm a dork. But I have a cool farm, and even have a pink cottage now.

Magazine:

Creating Keepsakes and Scrapbooks etc! No explanation needed.

Music:

These guys...

And these, too.

Oh, and her as well. :)

Author:

Hands down, Nicholas Sparks. (Message in a Bottle, Walk to Remember, Nights in Rodanthe...) And I must admit, I don't mind seeing his yummy mug on the back of every book. He He He.

Holy Camera Straps, Batman!!

I entered this super cool and fabulous contest on this amazing blog-- V and Co. -- for the chance to win this adorable and mod camera strap that will go on my Canon camera. I didn't think I had a CHANCE to win, but I thought I'd give it a shot anyway.

I checked today to see if they had chosen the winner. The contest was over on Friday, but I didn't have a chance to check and see who the winner was.

Out of 342 entries, I WON!!

Here is the AMAZING strap that I won. Isn't it fab???

I was literally doing the happy dance and spinning around in the computer chair. Zoie decided to join in too, not even realizing why we were celebrating!!!

I can't wait to sport my new camera strap!!

Thanks Shey B, for offering the strap. And thanks V and Co. for the giveaway! :)

Just a Couple Layouts...

I made this layout for ONE of the fall festivals we took Zoie to this year. I tried to find fun activities to take her to so she could enjoy a safe holiday. This was at a church in Edmond. I found Zoie this pirate costume at Target on clearance. It was a 12-18 month, but it fit her (except the elastic was too tight around her poor chubby arms). Doesn't it look adorable with her cute Zebra boots?? :)

This was a photo of Zoie at a local church. They sold different sizes of pumpkins. Zoie picked a little baby one out. I really love this photo of her in her fall sweater.

Thanks for looking!

-Lindsay

Good Witch Layout

This was the layout I did for Halloween this year. I still have to journal, but I like the outcome.

Thanks for looking!

-Lindsay

Christmas Portraits

Zoie and I went on Saturday to get our Christmas Portraits taken to put in Christmas cards this year. I LOVED how they turned out!

I found us outfits that coordinated (and totally on sale, plus an additional 30% off!) and I think they turned out really well.

Thanks for looking!
-Lindsay

My New Obsession...

So I found this game courtesy of my boss. Yes, that's right, my boss. It is so stinking addicting and I love it!

You get to plant things and harvest them, earning coins and points. You can adopt animals and have dairy barns and chicken coops!

Each seed that you plant has a different timespan of when it will be ready to harvest. Some are 2 hours like the raspberry, and some are 4 days like the artichoke. If you purchase something that is ready in 2 hours, you have 2 hours after it is ready to harvest it or it dies. If it is ready to harvest in 4 days, you have four days after that to harvest. (Me personally, I choose the ones with the smaller time frame because my ADHD kicks in and I don't want to wait!)

I can do it on my lunch hour, and when I get to work in the morning and before I leave at night. (and a little throughout the day too.)

It is a fun game. It makes the days go by faster. Not as good as scrapbooking, but I kinda like it.

it's one of THOSE days...

I didn't sleep good last night. Zoie coughed and coughed. Magically, she somehow ends up in my bed every night, even though I can put her in her bed to sleep.

After I medicated the cough, I tossed and turned. The next thing I know the alarm clock is blaring and it is 6 o'clock. Already. Didn't I just go to sleep??

Zoie is feeling the effects of lack of sleep too, as she is difficult to wake up. As long as I make it out the door by 7:20, we are good. We cut it close. Who am I kidding. We are late. As always. Typical morning.

Wait, did I forget to scan those invoices?

After we get to mom's, I run into the computer room and turn on the computer to scan the invoices to be paid. Reminder: Rush check payment due to vendor. But hey, it wasn't my fault. We moved offices to Edmond (an ADDITIONALLY 30 minute fight with traffic each morning. Note to self: At some point, I am going to have to start leaving earlier... it's been 2 weeks.) We still don't have our Xerox networked to our computers. Note to self: Call another company to do that.

Invoices scanned? check. Saved to flash drive? check. On the road before 8? 7:55 am... check. Text the boss to let her know what you are doing and why you won't be in the office at 8? check...

Get to work, the phone is already ringing. Wonderful. Tenant comes in irate. Even better. Calls the contractor a "dumb *ss" at the top of her lungs while proceeding to imitate him. Fan-tastic!

Said contractor comes into office a little later. Boss is out. He calls boss and talks to her. Boss calls me calling him an idiot. Contractor is still sitting in office. Awkward. I pretend it is my mom on the phone, ask him if he needs anything, and he leaves, almost running into the wall as he misses the door completely to exit. Reverting back to "DA" remark.

Can't remember the email address to get on the new site to approve invoices. Email co-worker in Kansas. Ashley saves me. Shoot! Don't remember log-in. Do I ask her that too? No. Wait until boss comes back from lunch...

Hungry. Get salad ingredients out of fridge. Put spinach lettuce in bowl, cut granny smith apple with plastic knife on paper plate (not too successful, shooting half of the apple across the counter and into the drain. Hmm, old medical office suite+unknown substances put down said drain=apple gets trashed), sprinkle feta cheese (don't mind pieces I dropped on floor... will pick up later), pour bacon-bits on top of salad (all clumped together and when I try to break it apart, all comes out in clumps onto the floor. Will pick up those pieces on floor when I pick up said feta cheese), and top with glazed hazelnuts and dressing. Drip dressing all over counter. Adding that to the list of items to clean up...

Salad is great. Still hungry. So much for diet. Wait, I think I have a bag of Salt and Vinegar chips in there! Score! Now I want chocolate... hmmm.

Notice I broke a nail. Great. How do you break a solar nail in half? Oh well. So much for keeping them in good shape until our Christmas pics. Try and break the rest off, with no luck. Will do it later. Forget it's broken and scratch my face. Grrr!!!

And all before noon. Even better...

Texture

I made this layout and entered it in the Studio Calico "Texture" challenge. I used a lot of embellies on this page, but I loved how it turned out. This is probably one of my favorite layouts.

Thanks for looking,

Lindsay

Laugh

Here is a layout I did for the Category Stories challenge. The theme was "Laugh". I loved these photos of Zoie in her little hat!

Thanks for looking.

-Lindsay

Mommy's Lil' Punkin

I made this layout for the Studio Calico weekly challenge. You had to use the following guidelines:

-Eyelets

-Floss

-Alphas

-Patterned paper no larger than 4x4 squares

-Paint

You could use other embellishments, but you had to have these items included.

Thanks for looking,

Lindsay

Snowman Card

I threw this card together while I was sick. I found these stickers I received in a swap, and the stamped image, so I wanted to use them on a card. I liked how it turned out.

Thanks for looking,

Lindsay

Be Happy

I made this card for a new challenge. It is for the new site Embellish (http://embellishmagazine.com/blog/).

I just so happened to have some paper to match!

Thanks for looking,

Lindsay