The Obsession Grows

Animal Crossing is a huge staple in our lives right now. Alix came back and after visiting a few other towns through Wi-Fi she's just as hooked as I am LOL We've found out so much about the game from visiting others. I've even dedicated an SD card for pics from Animal Crossing. Some of the animals say funny things too.

HeeHee, sometimes people have their animals have funny sayings.

Bones is reminiscing the memories of 2008

Alix was listening in on a conversation between Tiffany & Chief.
Chief is kinda a jerk, no wonder Tiffany wants to move!

Coming Home!

So yesterday my girl was back in my arms. Weather looked good on both ends. I left about 2:00pm because I really had no idea how traffic was going to be. I mean I could catch 5 o'clock traffic on a Friday on the 405... it's a crap shoot. One accident and it could take me 3 hours to go 5 miles. I got to Magic Mountain in 55 minutes... it was the flow of traffic. I also had a plan that if I got to the 101 off the 405 by 3:15pm then I'd run over to Ventura to meet Patty and Courtney at Joe's Crab shack for dinner. Just about the time I decided that, I was slamming on my breaks in front of the Magic Mtn. Parkway exit. It was 2:55pm, things weren't looking good. We crawled around the bend, past Lyons exit and then there was the sign for the 405, I moved over and all of the sudden, traffic was moving again, weird. So I called Patty & Qrt to see where they were and let them know it was gonna be tough to decide if I was going to make it. It was about 3:25pm at this point and I was coming up on the 101... hmm... as I start to merge toward it and think I might make it... the traffic was stopped going to the 101, so I move back over and keep heading south on the 405 LOL. I wished them a "good time" and went along my way. Not 15 minutes later and I was already seeing the signs for LAX... holy hell I was 5 hours early. The Promenade happened to be a couple exits before it so I decided to hang out there instead of racking up parking fees and sitting at the airport with nothing to do for 5 hours.

I walked around in my shorts and it was COLD! Oddly enough there were only a couple of stores. So I killed time in Game Stop (shocker), Borders - I found a game too, yay for doodle dice and decided it was dinner time. This area was more of a business district so where they lacked in retail stores, they had about 25 resturants to choose from. I decided on Marie Calendars, I wanted something warm. They happened to have happy hour so I decided on 2 appetizers and ginger ale. It has also given me the chance to write this blog :) (I'm just reciting from my notes basically) It gave me a place to sit for awhile and people watch.

After that, I went to buy me a hat with ear flaps that had braided sides, I've been wanting one for a while. Then I needed some hot cocoa and decided a salted caramel hot cocoa was in order. I decided to head to the airport since it was about 7:00pm. I wasn't sure how bad it would be to get in there... or by 7:15pm I was in the garage. Sheesh, the one time, right? So I walked down to find her flight and by 7:25pm I was sitting in an airport chair with nothing to do... boring. I headed back to the car to play with my lappy. I always have online games :) That passed the last hour and as I headed down and across the crosswalk, I got her text! YAY!!! About 20 minutes later, she was in my arms!!!

What a great drive home, we got to talk and laugh and DAMN did I miss her laugh. I even brought her back with some In N Out LOL

*sigh and smiles* Welcome Home hunney :)

Merry Christmas

So I learned a lot yesterday. I learned that even though I've had no one to talk to when I walk in the door, my evolving attitude of "it could actually be worse" really helped this week go by quickly and the tiny bit of sadness I had, never got too far out of control. I had a bit of a hard time getting out of bed though. I didn't run to the tree, there was no one to say good morning to but Polly came strolling in and coaxed me out of bed... just one more day. *sigh*

Also, Happy Birthday Patty! I love that you just invite your friends in your home for snacks and a pure sense of happiness and love. I'm also glad that your Champagne Cake came out so well. Thank you for welcoming me in, in so many ways Patty. I enjoyed your birthday more than I usually do my own :)

I had fun with my family, as always. We ate, we laughed, we recited lines from A Christmas Story, it was great. Ate too much, of course and sat around. I had a very nice offer from Patty to go see a movie, it's what she wanted to do for her birthday and who am I to deny a girl on her birthday? *smiles*

As I walked out of my parents house, I enjoyed the lights. I always enjoy the lights, I think the neighbors do too. There are staples in my life, especially in the holidays and now, at the moment, I realized how important it was for Alix to be where she was at that moment.

I headed to Patty's and walk in to her doing what Patty's do best; checking out pin-up girls and singing in her PJ's :) It had made me wish I had changed into my sweats since she decided to go in her PJ's. Patty suggested we hurry so I could change and then if was off to popcorn madness!

She wanted to see 7 Pounds. I didn't know anything about this movie except that it had Will Smith in it. We got in line, a long long line full of stupid people. THEN I got into another line, even longer, full of stupid people who have never seen popcorn and sodas on the same menu.

I missed a few minutes of the movie and Patty gave me the run down... I was sad because I was pretty sure I could foresee the ending. I learned another sweet thing about Patty, she really does live minute by minute. When it finally hit her what was going to happen, she started quietly crying :( I handed her all the non-buttery napkins I had.

7 lbs

Helluva movie. Sometimes we need to be reminded of why we are put on this big huge Earth. Sometimes we need to be reminded that not ALL of humanity is going to shit, movie or not. So even though it was one of the saddest movies I've seen, I felt like I actually got something from it.

So I thank you Patty, for sharing such a special day, giving me some life insight and making this Christmas a little more memorable then I thought possible.

Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas Friend

Christmas Eve

So YAY, I got off 1.5 hrs early on Christmas Eve. I decided to take the opportunity to add back in a few things I was sad to have had to take out, so I headed to the store and planned to visit Patty for a few to drop some stuff off and pick some stuff up. Just so happened Court was there too :) I love these girls, for so many reasons but they really saved me this week.

Patty was baking because Patty bakes, Courtney happily taste tests because...well... who wouldn't want to? *smiles* The plan was for me to hang out with the Courtney later at work and get some of my last minute items made. Hey, I had everything, I just needed to finish them up :)

I ran home, grabbed everything I needed and then Courtney and I shared a very traditional Christmas Eve dinner... okay if you live in California, are lesbian and spending time away from your girlfriends it's traditional so shut up. We broke bread, with cheese and meat in between it. We had In-N-Out for our dinner LMAO It was awesome and short of Alix being here, it was the best Christmas Eve ever. Thank you friend.

I spent a few more hours than planned but it was so much fun, I couldn't help myself. Since Qrt was so tired, I'm hoping my antics made it pass a little faster. I know "having the music in me" definitely made for some entertainment :) And "NOT Judging" Gregg Kerr for wanting my moms Betty Boop Blanket will keep us laughing for awhile.

So to you Courtney, thank you for showing me that friend-bonding-memory-making-moments are best shared over the simple things with the people you love.

Christmas Eve Eve

Wow. Just like that it's here. 2 more days till Christmas and I grabbed my last present. I have been baking and trying to get as much done in one day that one person can but it's hard doing it all alone. Poor Polly is taking a good brunt of it, she is left alone a large chunk but I come home and stay up late running her as much as I can. I wish I had the time to pack her up and take her to work but with us moving things around, I'm afraid she'll get out. The good news is, most of my work is done. Tomorrow, at work, will be a fairly simple day but once I get home the real busy busy begins.

The one thing that keeps it all in perspective... Friday. She'll be back home Friday night :)
I need to finish picking up a few things and then off to bed... nite.

I saw the beauty of the California hills and some snow today, the ride home was quiet. I miss her a lot... she really gets me and without her laughter I don't feel like talking much... time for bed, nite baby, hope you're snuggled in tight amongst the frozen tundra that lies around you.

Alix left the west coast on one of those today... even the bus said "fly away" *smiles*

This is Not my blog, I am now blogging for Alix :)
I'm working on this for Audrey's mom for Christmas, she says "cheeece"

Sometimes I have a lot of work...

Volunteering at CALM for "Holiday Lights"

So our friend Lynn works for PG&E. They sponsored 2 nights and needed volunteers to herd people in the right directions and keep chilren from running-a-muck. Alix and I were lucky enough to be stationed near a bridge together, most people had to work alone. So we were joking around, having a good time. I even made a hot chocolate, DS, extra sweater, blanket car run. Then about an 1.5 in, they called us on our talkie walkies and we had to split up :( As soon as I got situated in my new spot, I txt her how lonely I was. We ended up having fun txting. I put one iPod bud in my ear which was great. Then she got called to move to higher activity station and she really had to pay attention and tell people where to go.

So we had some highlights, of course, who wouldn't with people watching at Holiday lights.

1) A little girl, high-fived Alix *okay cute*
2) We got to see lots of tiny babies bundled up with bunny ear hats *aww super cute*
3) I got to see how clowns are back in style. So there were of course high school couples *everyone say "awww"* Anyway, these dang boys with those skinny jeans... I might be into it if they put more thought into the rest of the outfit then just sliding their ass into a pair of tight pants but to match your 6ft tall, lanky ass frame with your size 11 Converse to make you look like you have clown feet? Not a fan but thanks for the laughs.
4) People remarking on how cold it is. Really? It's night time... in the winter... *blinks* Moving on.
5) There was a new Pelican that came in about 2 weeks ago, her name is Betty and her wing is broken, so she is here for rehab. *waves* HI BETTY THE PELICAN
6) Fun questions: Do you know how many lights there are? *looks at Alix, looks at people* No but I can probably find out if you want... "no, I'm sure there is well over a million though" walks off. Okay then.
Next one: Do you know where the light show is? "Yes right over there among the trees." Do you know how often... "hmm, no but one second" *pushes talkie walkie button* "How often is the light show? ' every 20 minutes' "thanks... it's every 20 minutes" Do you know when the last one was? "I think about 5 minutes ago" Oh dang, okay thanks... that one was fun cause we got to use the talkie walkies!
When I got put a alone a boy asked me if the skunk button still worked. I couldn't do anything but blink and say no, sorry. I had no idea what he was talking about but I didn't want the whole park to hear me ask that.
7) Listening to the talkie walkies cut out and people say "Whaaat?"
8) Hearing a mom tell her son it should be called a Flutterby because they Flutter by you and that butter does not fly. He argued her point in favor of still calling it a Butterfly.
9) Hearing grown-ups ask for potty breaks over the talkie walkies.

I think there were more but that's all I can remember right now :)

It was pretty refreshing sitting out there, I actually had layers on. I liked it. I even had a beanie cap on :)

Volunteering at CALM, fun with photos.

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I really have to wonder these days what the fuck is wrong with people. I like to think I surround myself with friends who feel free enough to talk to me if they have problems, not just in life but even with me. I like to think I’m a very good listener. I like to think I can hold my tongue when someone doesn’t necessary need advice, just needs a good rant now and again. I’ve been tossing the idea of approaching someone whom I thought I was close with but am now very much rethinking. I hear things. I hear things that make me feel like crap. That make my families genuine gestures of welcoming you in for the holidays seem like they meant absolutely nothing to you. I don’t introduce just anyone to my family for the very reason that they take you in as their own and they mean it. I don’t want that abused or abandoned like it means nothing. I don’t like the way the words, “I don’t feel like I’m welcome anywhere for the holidays” sound. I wish people would talk to me.

I’m mad.

When I get hurt, I get pissed and when I get pissed, I’ll say things, mean things and I’ll make you feel them till you feel like I do. Isn’t very nice is it? Sucks to be called out doesn’t it? The truth fucking hurts… so what you do with it, is up to you. Another pitty party perhaps? This time you’ll have one less set of ears to listen not that you talk to me anyway, just around me and at the end of the day you can blame that on yourself. You can point your finger all you want but if you look down, you’ll have 3 fingers pointing back at you. Good luck with that.

I’ll deal with this, I’ll talk to friends and they’ll help me through it, they’ll help me understand but I have to wonder what’s next…???

Courtney is in trouble... again...

I loved watching her eyes sparkle as she looked at the tree for her first time :)

Here is our Christmas Tree and Alix's 1st tree ever while being out on her own. As I have mentioned in previous posts in the city, they have all these rules and since their "aparments" are mainly 3 & 4 story houses where you only rent a room with old floor heaters or furnaces, live trees are a big fire hazard and no no. I never saw one apartment complex while in Boston, it really is a whole other world over there.


Sidenote: No I did not Photoshop the sparkles of the lights, I have filters for my cameras that do cool effects, remember I'm old school and prefer film over digital. I "fix" my pics by my own hand and not a button on the computer :)

32 years later, the aftermath

So today is my parents 32nd anniversary. WOW. With the way the breeders go through divorce now-a-days that is impressive, well in my eyes anyway. I've watched my parents for a long time and the one thing I've noticed when it comes down to it at the end of the day, they just make it work. Yeah they get under one anothers skin but who doesn't?

The part that newer generations have decided to evolve is that it is easier to give up then to communicate and work it out. Now I'm not talking about those who really aren't matched or one gives and gives while one only takes and never gives back. Some people are wicked selfish and well, they are so self involved that I hope you really like yourself because at the end of the day it's just you and you. The interesting match is when 2 of these identical signs match up, sit back grab some popcorn and enjoy the show, it's gonna get ugly kids. I know 2 signs specifically that should be cautious of their own dimise. Interesting indeed.


Anywhoodle, Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad. Dad enjoy your medium rare steak and mom leave him alone, it's one night *winks*

Twitter... or as I've been using for the past year anyway-Group Txting

Someone said, oh just try it, it's really cool. It took me a week or so to get there then the site took too long to load so I didn't sign up till the next day. The best I can figure out, it's a way to txt anyone following you and a simple way to send MM (mass messages, term from gaming).

Okay lame.

First anyone I would want to MM I have in my phone already and I have group settings set up in my phone for this very thing. AND I don't have to convince anyone to "sign up" and try to handle yet another social network that isn't all that useful. Anyone I care to know about, I'll personally txt or look at their myspace/facebook status. That's good enough for me.

Twitter can flitter away... I'm de-twitting in T-Minus NOW

***I apologize to anyone who signed up for this per my invite. Lesson learned: I'll check things out before I go send invites out all willy nilly***

Here is Willow in front of her beach house at night :)

Virtual Me- Willow caught a fish almost as big as herself... myself... you get the idea.

The Blog Recap of all Recaps

Okay, so I slipped off the Blogwagon, so what? Everyone falls once in awhile, give a girl a break, sheesh. In getting emails, texts and what-nots of "Hey, what's up with your blog?" "You alive" etc. etc. I have all these blogs in my head but unfortunately they got stuck there. I'm going to categorize and highlight the past monthish. Bare with me here. It may run out of order... I'm not the biggest fan of order :)

*Via Arte
*Pumpkin Carving with Family & Framily
*Halloween Night
*Gratuitous Polly Blog
*YAY she got a job! Oh wait...
*Run for the Hills
*Courtney & Patty say Merry Christmas: Animal Crossing Style
*Gobble Gobble Wobble Wobble
*I stayed up for 24 hours and all I got was this T-Shirt... thumb drive, measuring cups, mini mp3 players, iPod alarm clock, wrapping paper, cat carrier... oh *hahaha*
*AJ can paint which is like Yan can cook but not really even a little bit.

So that whole, grab a blanket, some popcorn and a big drink with a bendy straw, yeah, go do that.

Via Arte

So each year at the Marketplace, companies & people sponsor artists to create in the parking lot, Chalks of Art. They really are amazing. A few of my friends had their squares.

HB aka Jenn

Above, see the ghosties? Alix colored those :)

Darla aka DisneyChica

Trish aka LeFty

A mere wonder what some people can do with some chalk. There were a lot of really neat pieces out and maybe one year, I'll get out here and do one too. For now, I'll stay on this side of the lens.



Pumpkin Carving with Family & Framily

Check my blogs from previous years and there is some mention of pumpkin carving the night before Halloween and moms homemade chili beans and cornbread. For those of you that are new, I'm not really sure when it started but I know I look forward to it just as much as Halloween night itself. This year I decided it was time everyone got together and my mom was a little excited at the idea of meeting all of my friends. So out went the invites... mom says, "okay, what's the count?" My response... 5 chilren, 18 adults *SMILES* She said, okay, 2 crock pots it is. I told her Alix and I would take care of desserts. The Patty even brought over some homemade potato cheese soup...mmm.

Since the weather was touch and go, we set up tables in the garage. It was great. It made me so happy to see everyone laughing and carving and just overall having a great time. *sigh* YAY

Here were the invites :)

Here are a few of our masterpieces :)

All Hallows Night

So I took 2.5 days off this year for Halloween. I hosted Halloween bunco Wednesday the 29th, Pumpkin Carving was the 30th and Halloween... well duh. I hate rushing rushing all the time so this was great! I did alot of cooking and baking and I loved it. So we headed over to mom and dad's around noon and with all 4 of us working we were done by 3:30 and had plenty of time to go find bubbles for the bubble fogger machine. Oh yeah, you read that right, it blows little bubbles with fog in them and when they pop they literally go "poof" and you get to watch the fog dissipate... oooooohhhhh preeeeettty. This actually turned out to be the hit of the night, from 2 yr olds to dads being called away trying to swat the bubbles, hilarious indeed.

This was Alix's 1st Halloween in CA. When asked when is the last time you carved a pumpkin, she honestly couldn't remember which made me a little sad. I mean I love me some Halloween but it's so different in the city, they can't have Christmas trees in most of their apartments. Yes you heard me right, don't get me started on that one. She carved her some major pumpkins. I did 4 this year and wanted to do more but I couldn't find anymore. I was so pumpkin drunk LMAO I'm finally getting faster and more efficient. I hollowed out 2, carved, then rinsed and reapplied... no wait. You know what I mean.
What I've learned so far about this year is it's all so much easier... Happy 1st (of many) Halloween's Lex.

Gratuitous Polly Blog

This little kitten is funny. I've never had a female kitten and they are definitely a lot different than males. She is very princess like. Her full name could easily be: Princess Polly Poofy Tail. We thought she was going to be a long hair but just her tail, it's pretty cute the way she flaunts it around and curls it around her when she's cold. She looks like a squirrel.
She also prefers bags as much as I like them; our recyclable grocery bags, my messenger bag, my lappy bag and especially my gym bag as displayed below. I think her plan was to hide to attack our feet as we walked by but then she got cozy sleepy.

YAY! She got a new job... Oh wait.

So we got to rest easy for a few days because Alix got a new job courtesy of framily. The thing is the only real leads we've had have been through framily only and we are quite thankful for that. Through some major impressive insecurities and basically one big jerk, they had to retract the job offer. So for 24 hours we got to relax about things and feel some ease. That was really nice within itself and even though it didn't work out, it isn't nixed completely, just for now. So keep good thoughts for us.

I struggled the rest of the week. I just liked seeing her so happy. It had been awhile and although near all other parts of our lives are so great this was the last thing we needed. So Thursday night my mom called me to check in and asked if I wanted to help my dad out in the mountains on Saturday, I was still so "bleah" I said sure without even asking what for. Come to find out, it was to chop and load wood. Uh... yikes.

Run for the Hills


So in further findings, there are 4 of us and 3 trucks to fill. *blinks* The boys used the chainsaws for obvious reasons that I am a big klutz and handling something that can cut my leg off in one swoop. I chose to chuck the wood closer to the trucks. We drove and drove and drove and 5000ft above sea level later, we made our first stop. Lots of pine, dries quickly, cuts easily but also burns kinda fast. So we didn't want too much of it. 1 hr and 25 minutes later we had 1 truck full. Moving on down the road...driving... trees pine cones trees... ooh LOOK mini Christmas trees. Pull up *inhale big sniff, mmm Christmas*, walk into a not so clear clearing cut some more pine, load it and move on. Note: There is a super huge fine AND jail time for cutting or even hurting the Christmas trees hence the reason I don't have a Charlie Brown little Christmas tree in my living room right now.

It was cold up there and I was sweating and it felt good. I detoxed all the negative crap that I had been feeling from the week. Something about hauling your ass up and down hills with less oxygen makes you see things a little different. Well that and to watch yourself because poison ivy sneaks up on you. And Damn it all to hell if every furry big ass stripey jumping spider didn't come out to welcome us... oh and the termites. Yummy. *smug face* The maggots of trees.


So we ate cold burritos, chips and had lots of electrolytes. The boys met guys about horses or something like that and I held it the entire time, we're talking like 8 hours. It was fun. I got to wear gloves that were about 3 sizes too big so once in awhile when I was tossing logs my glove would go flying off or if George went to grab a piece from me when we were passing in lines, he would pull it half way off. It was funny. I got to see a lot of leaves fall, some of the season of itself giving way to winter and once again, I was truly feeling like "it just wasn't meant to be for now."

The Indians have a lot of land near the sequoias and have since developed since last I had visited. They even had a gas station/store/subway setup as you go in/come out of the hills. I vowed we would stop on the way back. My dad happily stopped and I got to PEE! I got a sandywich from subway and it was super yummy. I always forget, no tax, so the price is the price. I got a little bit of headache on the way home but the food seemed to fix that problem.

I never got as sore as I thought I would. Thankfully, that coulda jacked me up! The boys found some serious oak at the last stop and I couldn't move those pieces, hell it took 2 of them to lift one piece if that says anything. I just ran through the road killing spiders, those damn things are speedy and I think on crack. Overall, I woke up the next day feeling a lot better. Yay for some good hard work.

Courtney & Patty say Merry (early) Christmas: Animal Crossing Style!


Meet Willow in the Town of Crayola!

I think these girls like me or something. I'm thoroughly enjoying this game, it's so cute. I like shaking the trees and finding bells. I also like picking weeds, these ones don't make me itchy. THANKS AGAIN GIRLS!

Gobble Gobble Wobble Wobble

I still have trouble grasping that the year is almost over. Thanksgiving is here and as I look around I'm thankful for everyone that I have been blessed to surround myself with. Lucky in love and life and it's filled with laughter.

This also marks, Alix's first Turkey Day away from home. As much as her "MA" drives her nuts, I knew this would still be tough. We got up late, started the pies a little late and had some "discrepancies" about foil lmao (always funny a week later). All for not of course because they came out fine and were eaten heartily.

The yam/sweet potato thingies were different, it wasn't near as formal from what I can tell but overall it went well and she will be home for Christmas even though my mom wasn't very happy to hear that lol

So we ate, turkey, ham, mashed taters, corn, gravy, stuffing and rolls, there was also cranberry "sauce" and those orange things but I opted out of those :) We also had a grueling game of Ticket to Ride Marklin and by round 3 Alix had declared she quits because supposedly we made it impossible for her to complete her routes but ended up almost lapping us. *RIIGGHHTT*

I stayed up for 24 hours and all I got was this T-Shirt... thumb drive, measuring cups, mini mp3 players, iPod alarm clock, wrapping paper, cat carrier... oh *hahaha*

So I enjoy the Tulare Outlets, it's a nice little drive north. I heard on the radio they were opening midnight Thanksgiving night! Assuming I didn't HAVE to have something from Best Buy that might be an option. Can't tell till we get the ads and see what everyone else wanted to do. Since Qrt was working, Patty was going to ride with us so they wouldn't have 2 cars out and Darla wanted to go because she had never been out for Black Friday before and neither had Alix. No one could set where and when we were going, we just knew at some point we were going to meet up. Alix and I tried to go home to get some sleep but we ended up tickling and laughing in bed so we got up, got dressed, sent some txts out and headed to Tulare. Our plan was to be back around 3:am when Qrt got off work. Turns out time flies when you're shopping in the middle of the night. Next thing we know we're heading back to Bako and it's already 2:30am. We meet Qrt at Patty's house, then decide to go to Best Buy and sit in the cars until everyone goes in and not even bother standing in line. We played "would you rather" through our car windows and next thing we know, it's time to head in. Best Buy is so good at gettin' their shit organized vs. some other stores that let people get trampled to death.
We were in and out by 6:15 and headed to Target, got a few things wandered aimlessly, got in line and then headed to Michael's to do the same. Courtney & Patty caught up with us then, Darla called Nessa to see if she wanted to meet us for breakfast around 9:am. Grumpily she agreed :)

As we were waiting for our table and Nessa, some guy walked up and shook hands with Alix and said hi to Darla. Turns out, it was Vanessas' bosses lol So we joked with them for awhile, they got seated... then we got seated some what next to them, go figure. We were fairly quiet, ate our food and then I was ready for bed. Next thing we know, the waitress is telling us our breakfast has been paid for... awww Nice Vanessa bosses :)

So we headed home, lugged our stuff upstairs, changed into comfy pj's and crashed out. That was the night we didn't go to sleep and shopped it all away.

AJ can paint which is like Yan can cook but not really even a little bit.

So there are various galleries around town, most of them in the district of 19th street. This one is a little further out and is in the Chain Younger Building. They wanted artists to paint ornaments, 1 large or 4 small with a 40% comission. Sure I'm game, sign me up. So here is what I came up with.

Here are some sketches of what they will kinda look like.

Here is the work area, POM glasses worked really well to hold them in place for drying and painting.

This is the "Blank Canvas"

Here is the snow drying, it took a lot longer than I thought. Oops.

Here are all 4 finished and ready to go :)

The lead of the Christmas 4x4's -- Santa

The Penguin

The Turtle

And the Reindeer

So I was pretty happy with them. You always "wish" for more time but the girls at the gallery seemed to really like them, so YAY.