He said what?!?!?

Heard in Church today, during Sacrament meeting:
"Mommy, can we just go and sit in the car? This is boring."

Well, when I was little sitting in the car was a pretty harsh punishment.... what happened??!  It was pretty funny and cute though! :)


Till next time....

Yay!! Chinese food in the awesome little containers!!!!

Ok, so when I first moved to America (many, many years ago)  there were a few things that I was really excited about....

1. Hot dogs Stands!!! (WOOT!!)
2. Driving at 16
3. Chocolate Chip cookies
4. High school (that was before I actually went there.... )
5.  Drive Thru!!
6. Finally being able to understand song lyrics!!
7. Snow!!
8. And ordering Chinese takeout that comes in those adorable take out containers!!

If this sounds a little crazy you must remember that I was only 15yrs old when we moved here and as such I didn't have the wisdom I do now!  =D   (and if you believe that you don't know me very well!!)

 

So after many years in the States I can finally say that I have crossed out everything from my list, last of which, surprisingly enough, was getting Chinese takeout!! I know, I know, very hard to believe, but there it is!!  Not that I have never ordered Chinese takeout before... it's just that it never came in those awesome containers like you see in the movies!!

 

To commemorate the occasion... and to show what I am referring to, I have immortalized our meal for all time and eternity!!   or until my hard drive dies and I lose all my pictures!!

 

Yeahy baby!

Chow Mein - check

White Rice - check

Lemon Chicken - check

Way more Fortune cookies than we wanted or will eat - check!!

And so it went... oh so delicious.... even more so because of the containers it came in... oh and did I forget to mention that it was Delivery?!?!  At no extra charge mind you?!?!? Yay for Chinese!!!

Till next time...

Will the Pain..ting EVER STOP?!?!

OK, so it was 3 and a half years ago when we had the brilliant idea of having me quit my job while Dana was also jobless and just out of school; figuring we could make ends meet by actually putting effort and time into Custom Kingdoms. I mean, why couldn't we make bundles of money selling our totally awesome terrain to crazed wargamers with more money than they knew what to do with it?!?  No reason at all..... except that you have to spend money to make money... and we had little to spend!!  And oh, yes, I guess you do need to advertise your business..... just so the people who want to give you gobs and gobs of money can find you!!!   You would think we would have thought of that.....  sigh...

Anyways, when it became apparent that no, it wasn't going to be making enough money and Dana still didn't have a job, we went into super cheap mode and prayed for a miracle!!!  Some time, and several miracles later, Dana now has a great job and we are doing ok.  Custom Kingdoms has been holding its own, not making us gobs of money but enough extra to get us where we need to be.  That was until October 2010 when our little side project became a frenzy of activity and stress!!!

In the past 6 months we have made more money with Custom Kingdoms than the previous 3 yrs put together!!! Which is in turn awesome and frightnening.....

There is no reason for it to have happened when it did.... we didn't do any extra advertising, we didn't go to any shows or any of the other million things you do when you try to promote a business. Of course this great success came right AFTER we decided to move into a smaller place because hey, no need for the bigger house when we don't need the extra room for Custom Kingdoms.... sigh...

So now are squished in this little appartment that has been completely taken over by Custom Kingdoms and we are constantly trying to catch up to our orders!!  Gasp!!

So the question remains.... will the PAINTING EVER STOP??!?!  But then again, do I really want it to stop?!?!   I think I just need to start having kids so we can have them paint the houses :)  Yup, that sounds like a great plan :) 

on a side note, Dana just did some custom work and it looks amazing, check this out:

A graveyard complete with Crypt

A Blacksmith's Shop!

Here is a better picture of the interior

The Dreaded Gallows!!!

Pretty nifty uh?!?  He is awesome :)

Well for now we'll keep painting along and hoarding our new found money and success like Mr. Scrooge!

Till next time.....

6 Years Later.....

It's hard to believe that I have been married for 6yrs and one day!!!  Sometime it feels like it's already been forever and other times it's just like we barely said our "I Do's"  Does that make sense to anyone?

As I look back I am glad to see that we have been so blessed in our lives.... no that we haven't had any hard times, but rather that we have always been provided with all that we needed to get thru them.  We have a beautiful relationship and a healthy and exciting marriage!!! I can't wait for the next 6yrs and beyond!!

Here are a few fun facts I was reflecting on. Since we got married we have:

• Moved 5 times (almost once every year!!)
• Taken 3 International trips
• Gone on 9 road trips
• Taken 4 airplane trips
• Visited 6 different states and 2 foreign countries
• Had 2 pets
• Had 10 different jobs between the 2 of us
• Had 12 different callings in the Church between the 2 of us
• Started our own business
• Been broke 4 times (always dug ourselves out!!)
• Had accounts with 5 different banks
• Had 4 cars
• Replaced 10 car tires (what is up with that??!?!? Doesn't this number seem a little high?!?)
• Gone thru 10 cell phones between the 2 of us
• Bought 5 computers (plus endless parts for my piece of junk machine!!)
• And we have had way more fun than it's probably allowed!! :)

For the next phase of our lives I wouldn't change a thing!! ... well maybe a couple of things, like moving a little less.... and not go thru so many cell phones!!

I have been so blessed and am so grateful for all that I have and the people in my life.  Dana you are such a treasure to me and I will love you forever.


Till next time...

Valentine's day update...

So... remember when I said that I had the best husband?!?! Well, I am about to prove it... for Valentine's day he bought us a chocolate fountain machine with all the fixings (strawberries, bananas, rice krispy treats (no idea how to actually spell this....), marshmallows, cookies etc...) and Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" to watch while we gorged on over 2lbs of chocolate and I don't even want to know how much in dipping items......

Best night ever.... even the tummy ache afterward was totally worth it! :)

My guy really is the best!!

Now off to the gym to work out all this chocolate!!......

Yay! It's Valentine's Day!! :)

Every year, right around the middle of February something happens that turns one day into a special celebration!!  Though some say that it's just another day made "special" by greeting card companies to assuage their greed... I don't really see it that way :)  What can be more special than a day dedicated to celebrate LOVE?!?!?  if you ask me... nothing!!

I used to hate this day (I never really dated before I met my wonderful husband so I never had  a date for the big day) until I realized that it wasn't about me, or about what someone would do for me, this day is about telling the people you love how you feel and a day to make them feel special!
So date or no date, today is a GREAT DAY!!

..And also it's Migey's birthday! so that alone is cause for celebration!!

I am married to the most wonderful man in the world... (sorry all of you ladies out there... but I did see him first! ) He works so hard to provide for us, he is strong, righteous, a worthy priesthood holder, really funny and full of life, he is kind and generous, calm in the face of trials (namely an OCD wife!!) he never complains and is happy with whatever meal I prepare (yes, even the not so great ones!) he somehow manages to deal with all 10 Corinne's equally well and most of all he is not freaked out that there are ten of us! He pushes me and motivates me to be better, to do better and to try harder.   And so much more that I can hardly list everything!!  Today I want to celebrate him and tell him how much I love him and cherish him; my life is so much richer because of him.

To all of you out there whom I love, I take this opportunity to say how much you all mean to me, whether we are friends or family, or both!! I am truly grateful that you are in my life and that I get to share this journey with all of you.

And to my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ I wish to say that my life would be meaningless without Them in it. Their love and support of me is what gets me thru and inspires me to work hard to become more like Them. There is no greater example of love than that which we read of in the scriptures and that which we fell as The Lord's Spirit and Comforter touches us in our times of need.

John 3:16-17
"For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should no perish, but have everlasting life.  For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that through Him the world may be saved"

May your Valentine's Day be filled with love for those around you and may we all be a bit kinder, more understanding and more open with one another and make this day one to remember!!

Oh and don't forget to hug and kiss your Valentine, because without him/her it wouldn't be as sweet!

Till Next time....

Gasp!!

Gasp!! It's been 5 weeks since I posted anything..... too much work to do and not enough brain cells to do everything!  At least we are making money! :)

I'll have to write more later... I just didn't want my blog to feel alone and forgotten!!!


Till next time.....