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Last time I showed you my project in it's unfired and unpainted state

Well, it's done.  All painted and finished... finally!

Painting it took apx 60 hrs. and I don't even know how long it took to build.

My favorite part is the hand made barb wire! 

Everyone else likes the cinderblocks... which probably took the least amount of time out of everything.

The table...

View from left

View from back

I tried to put as many things as I could stand making into this project.  

I didn't put as much things as originally planned but at least I am done!

Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving Mckay and I went to Grandpa Hatch's house.  We met McKay's parents there and had a fabulous meal.  Afterwards Mckay and I took a walk outside.  If you haven't noticed Grandpa Hatch lives on a dairy farm.  I think this place is so cool.

These cats love McKay (not sure why) but they followed him everywhere and constantly tried to climb up his legs.  He always told me that he hates cats because they "always" do a figure eight around his legs and I never believed that excuse until now.

One thing that I learned about cows is that if you stick your finger in a calf's mouth they will suck on your finger.  I never had the guts to try it but yeah, I don't know.  Maybe I should.

Sorry this picture is small.  I accidently messed up the size somehow. Oh well. 

From what I saw of the farm McKay's grandpa has horses, cows, dogs, and cats.

The milker thing.

Ok, I know this is a weird picture but seriously... How did this happen?

(It's a dead pigeon stuck to the side of the barn)

p.s. Congratulations to Michelle and her second baby boy!

My biology teacher shared a video titled " the dog house" in class today illustrating the complexity of women and the stupidity of men. He prefaced this video with "be nice to your wives and don't be stupid". I thought this video was very funny and ya'll should watch it, especially the guys. You might learn something! It's under the FUNNY STUFF section.

 Click on the link titled Microbiology in the funny stuff section and it will bring you to my microbiology lecture for Monday Dec 1. I was thinking to myself " You've got to be kidding me?" This was SO boring and absolutely ridiculous that it made me, Scott (the kid who sits next to me) and the teacher start laughing.  This video gets real confusing!

"if they mated"

Mckay and I were watching Conan and decided that we needed to put my photoshop skills to a good use.  So here you have it, our children.

Guess the gender.  

1. Pat

2.  Sam

Good News!

Today is such a good day! McKay took the OAT yesterday and got a really great score! I am so proud of him! 

Also, there's good news with my books.  So far my mom has sold nine books just to neighbors and friends.  One of our ex-neighbors bought four!  She was the perfect person to sell them to because she is artsy-fartsy and loves to draw and paint with watercolors.  I thought about how she was the perfect customer and wondered how I could get more artsy-fartsy people to find out about and buy my books.  Then it came to me...  The Delaplaine!  

The Delaplaine is a art gallery in Frederick, where art classes are also offered.   There is a little gift shop inside where artists sell their pottery, photographs,  paintings, prints, jewelry, ect.  I contacted the manager and after a couple days my mom had an appointment.  At the appointment the gallery loved my books and took ten of them.  They will be up for sale next week! AHHH! EXCITING! 

I also found out where I am student teaching!!! I was tempted not to post it but I was told that would be mean.  Anyway, I am going to Madison Jr High to teach art history or art and history (I am not sure, the people who filled out the form made it confusing) to eighth and ninth graders.  HAHA! AHHHHHH! 

Tour!

Ok, so I have been putting this off for a long time.  I have had several requests from far away family members to post pictures of the apt and I never got around to it.  Well, here it is..

The kitchen and my evil sister. haha.

here is the hallway.  that door leads outside and if you turn right you go in the kitchen.

McKay's dad helped me build lots of things for the apt like the frame for this message board, the 6 paneled mirror (in the living room), and helped me resize a vinyl letter for my "family" decoration thing (in the living room.) Thank you!

more apt.

oh and just so you know my ceramic thing came out of the kiln and now I am painting it... it'll probably take until the end of next week.

table...

living room

another view of living room (and I totally used my pathetic photoshop skills for this picture!)

Backyard... it isn't green anymore and everything is dead (shows  you how long I've had these pictures)

Bathroom

messy "other" room

Bedroom with a quilt I made!

This is made out of real 60's and 70's clothes my grandma had.  Most of it was already sewn together in three big pieces, I just made it into a quilt. Grandma was about to throw the fabric away but I saved it and now have a treasure!  Apparently this quilt brings back fashion nightmares to those who lived in the 60's and 70's. I think it's awesome!

el gato malo....

I'm pretty sure everyone in Madison Park knows about this little guy.  Apparently he likes our car, among other things.  Sorry about the blurry picture.  This was our first experience with our little "friend."  After this picture was taken some of my friends came over.  After a while they had to go home and as we were saying goodbye the cat saw the perfect opportunity to break into my apt.  

He ran right through my legs into the nice warm apt.  

I don't think he belongs to anyone but he is really nice.

Immediately I called animal control... I mean... my sister.  I really like cats, but I am allergic so I don't touch them.  This little guy was really friendly and is very happy all of the time.  He licks everyone who is nice to him and is totally a family cat. CUTE! 

A day later Heather was coming over to visit and she saw the manager's boys calling this little kitty to them.  This cat is so obedient and came right to the boys.  Then the boy's told their dogs to attack the kitty.  Jerks!  The dogs bit the cats ear and hurt it. Sad.

By the way Heather is not being bit, just licks...

  

So AWESOME!

So I have a couple things to say...

 

First off,   YOU should check out my sister's new website, it has all of the comics Stephen and her have made.  Their comic is called How's Married Life?  The comics are so funny and soooo true!  Heather is the brains and tells Stephen what to draw and then he draws it.  Go there (under "funny stuff" on my sidebar) and let them know which one is your favorite! 

DO IT NOW!

Second off, all those people who tell me to enjoy college should write my zillion page paper for me.  Thank you.

Happy birthday to me

Yesterday I had an amazing birthday and I will tell you why. 

1.   I got a new nephew, Ethan

2.  I am not the same age as Heather (haha)

3.  Many people wished me a happy birthday (thank you)

4.  I got some leather!! LOVE IT! (check out the colors!)

.  I also got an ipod shuffle (McKay actually wrapped it in a different box so I was totally surprised)

Even McKay got something.

Homework waits for no man, even on his birthday.

So on my birthday I spent 12 hours finishing this sculpture thing.  I know, I know, its not that cathedral thing that I talked about doing before.  That idea eventually transformed into what you see before you (a lemonade stand in a junk yard if ya couldn't tell.)  I'll post a better picture later, after it has been fired and painted.

Close up of the tire, toaster, radio, teddy of death, and cinderblock.

NOVEMBER 5th IS THE BEST!

This is kinda random

I have been on a cooking spree lately.  I have made homemade pitas, pretzels, gyros, calzones, fruit pizza, and many other lovelies.  I think this is becoming a hobby or something.  Anyway, McKay decided he wanted to make something too and that something was truffles.  I will let you guess who made which truffles in the picture below.

Another thing that was cool this week was all the leaves fell and made tattoo's in the sidewalk.

Interesting.

 Unfortunately McKay had to work during Halloween and that stinks because I had an awesome costume idea.  My idea was McKay could be Wesley (complete with a blonde ponytail) and I could be a R.O.U.S. from princess bride.  Cool I know.  hehe. Instead, my friend Christy and I went to a church halloween party and it was cute seeing all of the little babies in their costumes! Adorable!

I love Halloween.

Vote!

Tag

Thanks to Stephanie for posting the tag!  I was supposed to go to my picture file, open the 4th folder, and pick the 4th picture and blog about it.  So here it is...

The Tetons!  This picture was taken when Mckay's parents took us on a day trip to Yellowstone and Jackson.  It is so beautiful out here. 

I tag Sharon, Maren, Carrie, and JulieAnn

Family Reunion.... well, sorta

My old roommate Heidi and her husband Devon came up from SL to spend the weekend and we had a family reunion.  Out of all of the roommates (Christy, me, Emily, Michelle, and Heidi) Heidi has been the only one of the roommates to move out of Rexburg. They are doing well and the announced that she is pregnant! Yay!

Also, Emily has an interior design boyfriend and we all got to meet him.  He is really cool and they are really cute together.  

Here is Emily and Hailie (Christy's adorable daughter)

Sunday morning Heidi and Devon made brunch and we had blueberry waffles! Yum!

Not pictured: Jason, Michelle, Brian, little Kaleb (Michelle's son), and Jeff.

It is so funny how life changes in just a few years.  (See previous post)

Roomates!

Three years ago... haha

Now, we are all married (except Emily) and those of us who are married either have kids or are expecting (except me)

I love all of these girls!

Our AMAZING apt!

And yes, that is a tumbleweed with christmas ornaments on it.

Halloween!

my HOTTIE husband...