Story of my Life

So hey this little story I'm about to lay on you will perfectly explain to you how my life goes.

I like coupons but rarely ever use them mostly because I don't see a lot of coupons these days so you can imagine my excitment when I got a coupon for free eggs! So I went to the store today and received my free eggs, I took them home and I promptly dropped them on the floor as I was bring the groceries in from the truck. Now I only broke 3 but still the fact that I dropped them at all is ridiculous. Of course I don't break the ones I pay for just the ones that I got for free and were super excited about. Mind you at the same time I suppose I'd rather break the frees ones than the ones that cost money. Yup, story of my life!

Twitterpated....well not exactly

I recently signed up to Twitter, yet another social networking site. I'm not sure about it but I thought I'd give it a try. I'm still trying to figure out Twitter's in's and out's. I plan on using it for business purposes mostly. We'll see how it goes. If you too Twitter and would like to follow me here's the addy www.twitter.com/craftedbylindy

Polka Dot All Occasion Greeting Cards

New Polka Dot All Occasion Greeting Cards in the Shop. Set of 8, 2 - birthday, 2 - thank you, 2 congratulations and 2 - get well.

Aden's Hair Cut

Aden got a hair cut on Monday. It wasn't his first one but he reacted just the same as the first one. He cried and cried and I laughed and laughed. Jason held his hands through the whole thing which helped but only slightly. I took pictures and tried to stay out of the way. It was hilarious. We went to Beaners. The hair stylist did great considering the conditions and we got a cute little certificate with some of his hair on it.

His first hair cut was given to him by our friend Kacey. He wiggeled a lot more and she did a great job! There are pictures. When I get them (hint, hint) I'll post that adventure too.

Before.....look at that head of hair. (He didn't want to get in the chair/truck)
During.....he was not a happy camper.

After....still not too happy.

At home....having a well deserved treat. Much happier.

New Polaroid Cards

As mentioned a few posts ago, I've opened a shop on Etsy. Crafted By Lindy - For the Love of All Things Paper. I've loved stationary for as long as I can remember. Every time I come across a cute product I snatch it up and have quite the collection going. I've also been making my own cards for years now. So I decided to take my obsession one step further and my Etsy Shop was born. From time to time I'll be posting new products here on the blog to show you what I've been up too.

Introducing....Set of 3 All Occasion Polaroid Cards. Perfect for birthdays, weddings or just to say hello. Would also make a great gift! Cards come with 3 Brown Bag envelopes. You can see more details here.

Issues

I have issues with baking. It's so bad that Jason and I joke about it. Instead of saying "I'm going to make cookies" I say "I'm going to attempt to not burn some cookies". I blame our oven....but not fully. We do have stove issues. We've learnt to set the oven about 50 degrees less than the recipe states and we also cut off 5 - 10 minutes of bake time. It's really helped.

There have been other issues. As mentioned it's not fully the ovens fault. I have been known to forget that I'm baking until I smell the burning. In my defence the oven doesn't have a timer but really it's still my responsibility. I could buy a timer for pete's sake.

So tonight you can imagine my annoyance when once again I thought I was in trouble. I did all my little tricks and kept my eye on the clock and yet the outside of the cookies kept getting darker and darker while the inside resembled pudding. Finally I just pulled them out and figured what I get is what I get. Well they turned out but they certainly around golden brown. So I don't really know what to do. Well that's not totally true. I'm still going to blame the oven.

Here's a pic of tonight's baking adventure. Mmmm, mmmm, good.

Rocker Boy

Rocker Boy!

Jason and I bought this t-shirt back well before we had Aden. We thought 24 months would never come. It's still a few months off however the shirts are a little small so here we are. How does time fly. We also have a Smiths t-shirt for him. That's for tomorrow!

Something New

Notice something NEW on my blog? That's right, Crafted By Lindy has gotten a make over! I've opened a shop on Etsy selling all things paper. Check it out by clicking here. More info coming soon!

25 Random Things

Okay I was surprised to see that it had been almost a week since I last posted. It's been a busy week and still is so......this 25 Random Things list has been going around Facebook recently. Here are my 25 Random Things. I really enjoyed making this list and found that I wanted to keep going and add a 26, 27, 28 and so on. I might make another list one day but for now.....

1. I love looking at maps....epecially of cities I've been to. Paris is my favourite.

2. I lived in Paris for a month with 22 other U of L students. We were taking an Art History course. One of the best experiences of my life.

3. I love wearing high heels but rarely have opportunity to.

4. I love wearing flip flops. I own about 12 pairs.

5. I have a Multidisaplinary Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Technical Theatre with a focus on Set Design and I'm very proud of it.

6. I only like to fill up the truck with gas at the Shell station by my house and have great anxiety when I find I need gas and am no where near home.

7. I've worn glasses since I was seven.

8. I hate baths, taking them and giving them.

9. I collect old movie musicals. Not to the extent that I buy just any musical though I just buy the ones that I like and used to rent from the library over and over again when I was growing up. I'm also getting quite a good collection of british (or at least movies with british people in them) movies such as Calendar Girls, On a Clear Day, Love Actually, etc....

10. Me likey Jason Statham....think The Transporter and The Italian Job.

11. I love my laptop. I don't know what I would do without it.

12. I love badminton....playing it not watching it.

13. I make birthday cards for a group called Santa's Secret Service that gives out birthday and Christmas gifts to elder people who don't have any family.

14. I LOVE vintage advertising. You will see it all over my house. It seriously makes me happy inside.

15. You will also see Ikea furniture all over my house and I remember the price of each and every item. Not sure why I just do.

16. I read the same "three" books over and over.....The Westing Game by Ellen Rankin, The Harry Potter series and anything written by Erma Bombeck.

17. I'm lactose intolerant.

18. I hate sweeping...HATE IT!

19. I have a blog, something I never thought I'd do but I really enjoy it. In fact I enjoy it so much that I now write on a second blog. www.craftedbylindy.blogspot.com and www.themommydesigner.blogspot.com

20. I've been to Disneyland 4 times, Las Vegas 4 times and Mexico, Mayan Riviera, 4 times. What can I say I'm a creature of habit.

21. I love everything about the rain.

22. My biggest goal is to go to England.

23. I've known Jason (my husband Jason not Jason Statham...I wish!) for 12 years, we've been together 11 and married 8.5 and I still love him....well most days : ) We were married almost 7 years before we had Aden.

24. I always sneeze in threes.

25. I love doing these random thing surveys. You learn a lot about other people and a lot about yourself.