Lady Loki Wendi vs. god of thunder James

James & Wendi at the store:
Me: "look! They have a Loki doll, I am SO buying this"
James: "you can't buy that without buying this too" (hands me a Thor doll)
Me: "why would I buy that? I WANT the Loki one."
James: "because buying Loki without buying Thor is just weird"
Me: "YOU'RE weird. Loki is SO much cooler than Thor"
James: *sigh
Me: "fine I will buy both, but Loki will always be better"

At this point it should be noted that this argument went on all the way home, and continued when we got there.
My sister Jamie comes over whilst we are still arguing.

Jamie: "but Wendi, isn't that the bad guy?"
Me: (aghast) "BAD?! No, he is just MISUNDERSTOOD"
Jamie: "whatever, you guys are weird" (she didn't say this out loud necessarily, but it was TOTALLY implied)

While the argument was suspended for the evening, apparently it wasn't over, because this morning I woke up to this:

   
OH NO YOU DIDNT. IT. IS. ON.

Mission accompl.... oh who am I kidding, I suck.

So the photo a day thing was a total bust. I realized quickly, that taking a picture of a "cup I drank from today" was pretty lame.  I also learned, that when I feel like taking pictures, I want to take them of anything I want, and not "something in my fridge". (Seriously, who wants people to see the inside of their fridge?)  So the moral of that is, I am going to continue taking pictures. And continue with the photo blog. However, there will not be any features on cups or the fridge any time soon.

Anywho, things are going pretty well. Well, pretty well if you don't consider the inside of my house looks like a tornado lives here.  James is sure that Dax is part cocker spaniel, part Aussie Shepard, and part "Tasmanian devil". I think he means the cartoon one, that leaves nothing but destruction in his wake. Yep, that is our dog.

Also I have created a bit of a monster.  I don't know if you know this about James, but he hates reading. Like REALLY hates it.  He even gets angry when we are watching something on TV that has subtitles.  I, on the other hand LOVE to read. Its a great escape for me.  Every once in a while I come across a book and think, it's a shame James hates to read, he would love this. 
It happened for the first time, a million years ago, when I discovered Harry Potter.  I forced James to sit down and listen to me read it to him.  And when we finished it, I had won, because the first thing he said to me was, "there are more of these right?".
Fast forward to about six months ago, when I first read the Hunger Games.  I had never been so mesmerized and horrified at the same time.  I begged James to let me read it to him, but he had no interest.  I even got him to let me read him the first few chapters, but still no.  Then, they released the trailer for the movie.  That intrigued him, and he consented to giving it another try.  We flew through the first book, the second, and now are half way through the third.
He is a bit obsessed. He is constantly telling me his ideas of what is going to happen. And if he doesn't like what he hears, what he thinks SHOULD have happened. It's such a fun way for us to spend time together, and he cracks me up when we are out somewhere and he swears he hears mockingjays in the trees, and is sure the wasp he saw was a tracker jacker.

Saw these today, they are the epitome of our house right now.

Life at our house is never boring, and ALWAYS hilarious.

Springtime in the Rabbit Hole

So it is spring here in Utah. Thank goodness. You know, we really didn't even have a winter this year, and I don't even feel sad about it. I LOVE the spring. I love to watch the daffodils and tulips pop up. I love to watch the grass and trees come alive again. But most of all I love..... Cadbury Easter candy.
Hahaha, no, but seriously, I do.

Things have been great at our house lately, we got us a new family member. Here he is in all his tiny destructive glory:

Well, here he WAS. He is actually quite a bit bigger now. It is kind of starting to make James a bit nervous.  Especially when the vet said he wasn't quite sure that Daxter was a MINIATURE Aussie Shepard as stated when we purchased him..... Hope he still fits through our dog door in a few months.

Had a successful winter with my "Steampunk" redecorating project in my salon. It pretty much turned out exactly as I envisioned. I love it when that happens.

Probably the thing that has been keeping me busy lately is my new blog.
http://visionsinvintage.blogspot.com/
It's a photo blog to track my progress as a recreational "photographer".  It has been so fun to take pics of all my very gracious models, and then turn them into my own little works of art.
So if anyone wants to volunteer to model, or submit their children to my whims, let me know. :)

On Sunday I am starting one of those 30 day photo challenges on my photo blog.  I am excited to see how creative I can be, and April seems like a great month to try it out.
Here is my photo list:
•Day 1: Anything; whatever you want.
•Day 2: Something that makes you smile.
•Day 3: Something that you collect.
•Day 4: Something that stresses you out.
•Day 5: A cup you drank from today.
•Day 6: Someone who inspires you.
•Day 7: A picture of your phone.
•Day 8: What you had for lunch today.
•Day 9: Shoes.
•Day 10: A product you use in your hair.
•Day 11: Your pet.
•Day 12: A sneak picture you took in class/at work/out and about.
•Day 13: Nature.
•Day 14: Somewhere you went today.
•Day 15: A device that you own but never use/touch.
•Day 16: Something that makes you sad.
•Day 17: Something that you have too much of and is taking up unnecessary space.
•Day 18: Something you’re currently borrowing from someone.
•Day 19: Something you don’t have much of.
•Day 20: A stuffed doll/animal that you own.
•Day 21: Something from your bathroom.
•Day 22: Something sweet.
•Day 23: A book you’ve been reading.
•Day 24: Something you shouldn't have bought, but did anyways.
•Day 25: A souvenir from a vacation.
•Day 26: Something that means a lot to you.
•Day 27: Your handwriting.
•Day 28: Something purple.
•Day 29: Something in your fridge.
•Day 30: You.

My plan is to post once a week with all the pics from that weeks numbers.  We'll see if I can make it to the end of the month.

Thanks to my awesome husband who puts up with all my crafting/ photography/ sewing/ painting/ upcycling/ crocheting/ flower arranging/ etc. craziness.
Saw this on pintrest and it pretty much nails my life with James:

It probably really isn't what he thinks. But he always pretends it is, and I love him for it.

To whom it may concern,

Dear Blog,
I am sorry that I neglect you.
Wendi

Dear Valentines Day,
I know as a girl that you are supposed to be some great day for me.  But you just aren't. Mostly I worry because I can't think of anything to buy for my husband.
No hard feelings, but I kinda think you are a joke...
Wendi

Dear Gabree,
I spend two days a week with you listening to the silly things you say, and pretending that being under a blanket makes you invisible. You and Grace make my weeks interesting to say the least. I love you both like you belong to me.
Here is hoping that you can grow up to be Gary the snail, a lady bug, and bigfoot, as you have wished for all three of those things in the last couple weeks.
Wendi

Dear Home Depot paint department,
Thanks for being part of all my decorating projects. Especially this latest one, which has pretty much exceeded all my very high expectations.
You rock,
Wendi

Dear ID channel,
When we decided to get HD channels added to our satellite I had no idea that you existed.  Now I spend WAY too much time watching "real life" crime drama.  It makes me paranoid. E.G. everytime we passed anything suspicious on the side of the road as we drove to Arizona last month, I was POSITIVE it was a body. Because that is where they always find them. On the side of the road.  In the middle of the desert.
Maybe I should watch more sitcoms....
Wendi

Dear Pintrest,
Do I really need to say it?
I love you.
Wendi

Dear winter,
I am SOOO over you. I know you showed up really late this year, and believe me, I am grateful for that. But I'm pretty sure you have overstayed your welcome AGAIN. 
Here is to hoping that someday, I will be out of town during your entire visit.
Wendi

Dear Trixie,
For you, I have created a compliment sandwich. First, I love you to pieces and think you are HIL-arious. However...... you are pretty much the WORST guard dog ever. But, you are pretty cute to my eyes, so we will keep you.
Wendi

Dear Camp Williams,
I don't know what is going on out there, but my house has sounded like it is sitting in the middle of a war zone for two days now.
If you could stop blowing crap up and making my house rattle, that would be great.
Wendi

Dear James,
You are the best. I love you more than anything on this earth. Thank you so much for bringing your "A game" to our marraige, and making me laugh till my sides hurt pretty much every day of my life.
Thanks for being my valentine, even though neither one of us like valentines day....
You are AWESOME.
Wendi