Thanksgiving

Well, it's been such a long time since I've written. I must apologize. Time just slipped away and I never found the time to write...or say anything. Nothing much as happened in the last few weeks. Sarah, Jordan, and I all have colds. It stinks, but at least it's not the swine flu again. Colds we can all handle.

Work is going good for both Jordan and I. I'm still working on getting my Mary Kay business going. It has its ups and downs, but I'm still working hard and doing all I can. If you want any makeup, let me know. I have plenty of things on hand :o).

Sarah is growing, growing, growing and growing some more. She is saying well over 300 different words and she's only 2! She's also starting to sing. I can't believe it too! Most kids don't start to sing till their nearly 3, but Sarah is hitting notes spot on with singers on the radio. She loves music, always has. She is getting better at the piano too. When I ask her to play middle C, she gets about 2 notes away or hits it right on. Not too bad for only being 2!

Daisy Mae is as annoying as ever, but we love the dog. I practice in my backyard with her dummy and some pheasant scent the other day and Daisy was right on. It was so neat to watch her track the scent in the very same pattern I dragged the dummy around the yard. Man that dog as a nose! The vet said she couldn't go hunting this year (since it takes a while to recover from an ACL surgery) but next year she'll be ready to go. I can't wait. I hate waiting an entire season to hunt! Good thing I got my itch scratched on the deer hunt this year.

We're spending Thanksgiving this year at my folks house. I'm really excited. Maybe because since this year it's my family turn, I didn't have to spend weeks cleaning my house in preparation and then buy most of the food. It seems like Thanksgiving is a lot of work!! But, it's worth it to see all the family and spend time together. Jordan loves to cater and show off his mad turkey cooking skills. Well, next year hun, we'll do just that.

Jordan is also gearing up for Black Friday Sales. He's big into that. He's going to go with my Mom and shop. I like it that way. I get to stay home, sleep, and take care of Sarah. Trying to wake a little kid up at 3am isn't advised. I always wonder how some of those parents do that when I see a little kid in their shopping cart at 4am. Well, whatever floats their boat is what I say.

I went and saw New Moon last week. I must say I really, really enjoyed it. I wished there was more Jacob in the movie, since the book was mainly him and Bella, but I was still very pleased. I thought they really did take it up another notch and I'm really excited for Eclipse to come out this summer! June 30th seems so far away!!

Well, that's about all the update you're going to get. Like I said, not much has happened. I'll be sure to take some pictures this weekend and post them when I can. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!!

Halloween 2009 -The Year of the Fairies-

Well, Halloween was a blast! Sarah was a Fire Fairy, I was a Water Fairy, and Anna was an Earth Fairy. We tried to convince Jordan to go as Air, so we could cover all the elements, but he wouldn't. All well, 3 fairies were enough this year.

Anna and I woke up early on Saturday to start getting ready for the day. I did Anna's hair and makeup and I think it turned out pretty amazing. I wanted her hair to look as if it was beginning to grow, as if the earth was just beginning to bud with life. I think the outcome was pretty good. I put in fake flowers and leaves to add the earthy effect and to make her hair seem like soil. With Anna's auburn colored hair, I think it worked out pretty well.

I then hurried and did my hair, wanting it to look like rolling water in a stream. I added some blue to the roots of my hair with eyeshadow and then had Anna and Karina put in gems to make it look like dew drops were in my hair. I think it turned out pretty good, don't you?

After Anna and were done with our hair, I did Anna's makeup. It was really cool. I began with a light gold color, merged into copper brown, then a burgundy color, then a deep purple to match the flowers in her hair. I think her makeup looked fantastic, but I am partial to my creations.

As soon as Anna's makeup was done, I started working on mine. It didn't take too long to do mine. I work makeup pretty quick. I began with silver, merged into a light blue, then a dark blue, then a turquoise color. The effect was really neat. I added some gems to my face, to make it look like more dew droplets, and added lashes. I really liked the outcome of the makeup.

As soon as I finished my makeup a neighbor girl came over for me to do some FX makeup on her. She wanted me to make her neck look as if it had been cut off and reattached. But, she didn't want the look of stitches at all, just the slit part. So I did some theater makeup magic with liquid latex and this is what the outcome was.

As I was doing this, she began more and more nervous the more realistic it looked. I don't think she realized how gory looking it would be till I began coloring in the latex to look as if the neck had a deep cut and then added the fake blood. I warned her how realistic things would look and I don't think she believed me till the end result was done. I wonder what her parents thought? They bought the materials I instructed, so they knew what I was doing, but still...I wonder.

After she left to go home, I hurried and packed everything in the car to go to Logan. While the latex was drying, I managed to do Sarah's hair. I wanted it sticking straight up like a fire flame. I tipped the ends red with washable marker and used a lot of hair product. It worked though! The trunk-or-treat at my Mom's ward began at 5pm and we had 2 hours to get there, get Sarah's makeup done, and head to the festivities. We barely made it in time, hurried and slipped into our costumes, and headed over to the church.

Sarah had a blast! Nana, Anna, and me escorted Aiden, Abby, and Sarah around to each car. It was a lot of fun and by the end of the circle, Sarah had the phrase, "trick or treat" down pat. She would walk up to someone with a bowl of candy and say, "Trick-or-treat" then take a piece of candy or wait for them to give her one. She was so impressed with how she could just receive candy that when we got home, she "trick-or-treated" to Jordan and me to get a piece of candy from her basket. What a cutie!

We visited Grandma and Grandpa Harris for a while and then headed back to Nana's for some chili. Sarah got a bath (thank goodness because her hair was caked with hair cerement, gel, and hairspray) before dinner.

I had fliers to pass out for my Mary Kay event in Logan next week (New Moon character makeup class) and so Anna and I headed out to the Howl at the University to pass out fliers. We passed out at least 200 there and then we decided to head to the movie theater and pass some out there as well. Hopefully I get some calls and some bookings!!! Wish me luck!

After which, we came home and I took out Anna's hair and Becca took mine out. It took a while with all the bobby pins, but we did it. Our hair and faces felt so gross we both ran and took showers before heading off to bed. But, we had a great time walking around as Fire, Water, and Earth. Making our own tutu's was a plus as well. It was fun and very easy to make. Sarah liked to dance around in hers and she loved her wings. I think I have a drama queen in the makings....don't you?!

The next day we headed home. I quickly did Sarah's hair, very curly, and then had to take some pictures. Sarah is just so beautiful I couldn't resist. Her hair was all done and she was wearing her new fall dress. She was very excited to go to church, but looking this cute, who wouldn't want to?

All in all, a great Halloween and great weather!