Craft Fair Madness

I forgot to share all my fun photos from recent craft fairs I participated in. I loved hanging out with my crafty girl friends while selling some fun things. I sold hair bows, earrings and i spy bags. My mom sent I spy blankets. Ashlee sold her photography letters and my friend Jaimie sold feather hair pins. Our friend Robyn also sold some of her aprons and bags.
Here is the first fair: Troy







These were at the Clarkston Fair






It was a lot of fun. But I think I'm done with them for a while. They are exhausting!

101 list for 1001 days

Here is how I did....
101 GOALS FOR 1001 DAYS! (THEY ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER OR CATEGORY)

1. Read the BOM in 2 months COMPLETED
2. Cook dinner 4 nights a week at least COMPLETED
3. Learn to cook 14 meals I can cycle through like my mom does 14/14 COMPLETED
4. Make a 100 things that make me happy list COMPLETED
5. Get certified to be a teacher
6. Evaluate my goals monthly COMPLETED
7. Go on a date with Travis once a month COMPLETED
8. Bear my testimony in Church on Fast Sunday or Speak in Sacrament COMPLETED
9. Drink 8 glasses of water a day for a week
10. Make Halloween Costume for me and Travis COMPLETED
11. Go camping COMPLETED
12. Check out a children’s book once a week for a month COMPLETED
13. Find out what is wrong with my body COMPLETED
14. Write down 50 things I like about myself
15. Get family picture taken every year (3/3) COMPLETED
16. Buy a CTR ring for my pinky finger
17. Mark at least one verse in every page of the Book of Mormon
18. Take Family 200 with travis COMPLETED
19. Memorize the Proclamation of the Family COMPLETED
20. Make a cross-stich picture of Christ
21. Finish printing out the rest of my wedding pictures for the album COMPLETED
22. Make my mom a birthday present COMPLETED
23. Get a picture of all my relatives to make flashcards for a future baby COMPLETED
24. Knit a beanie COMPLETED
25. Buy a new scripture case that is more “wifey” COMPLETED
26. Invite a couple to dinner once a month for 6 months 6/6 COMPLETED
27. Decide on baby names that Travis and I both like COMPLETED
28. Get pregnant
29. Graduate from COLLEGE COMPLETED
30. Help Travis get his Associates before we leave Rexburg COMPLETED
31. Get the academic scholarship for BYU-I COMPLETED
32. Go home 4 times (10/4) COMPLETED
33. Start a Journal of me and Travis’ relationship
34. Start carrying around a purse like a real women COMPLETED
35. Learn Sign Language to use with children COMPLETED
36. Pay off student loans using a savings plan
37. Do something creative and cute (as a surprise) once a month for Travis COMPLETED
38. Make a list of characters in the scriptures and their attributes that I want to emulate
39. Evaluate my Christ-like attribute (in PMG) every 3 months COMPLETED
40. Go to a temple wedding COMPLETED
41.Pass Science COMPLETED
42. Learn to use coupons and use them once a month COMPLETED
43. Make a craft once a week for 2 months and blog it COMPLETED
44. Be able to name all the states in the US COMPLETED
45. Know all the 12 apostles by name and photo COMPLETED
46. Make my bed when I get up everyday for a month COMPLETED
47. Read the whole Conference edition ensign
48. Memorize the Temple Endowment
49. Learn to play golf COMPLETED
50. Get an album cover and name all my songs on Itunes
51. Make a difference
52. Finish my Doctrine Journal by adding D&C notes
53. Help Travis make a 101 goal list… maybe we’ll shoot for 10
54. Keep in contact with Whit, Kels and Heather by calling or e-mailing twice a month COMPLETED
55. Keep apartment spotless for a week COMPLETED
56. Meet my neighbors COMPLETED
57. Do my Visiting Teaching COMPLETED
58. Organize my lesson plans into folders COMPLETED
59. Buy a cashmere sweater COMPLETED
60. Buy a peacoat COMPLETED
61. Get new glasses (brown frames) or lasik or get used to my contacts COMPLETED
62. Go to General Conference in Utah with Travis because he’s never been
63. Learn to ride my bike… again COMPLETED
64. Figure out taxes so I can finally get some money back COMPLETED
65. Write one thing on my blog every week
66. Donate blood
67. Can Applesauce COMPLETED
68. Hang up pictures of Travis and I (not just wedding) COMPLETED
69. Meet more of my relatives on Travis’ side COMPLETED
70. Improve my handwriting COMPLETED
71. Renew my Driver’s license COMPLETED
72. Take pictures in a photo booth with Travis
73. Color an Entire coloring book COMPLETED
74. Swim in one of the great lakes or see another historic landmark COMPLETED
75. Make a playlist of music to get me up in the morning
76. Buy something I really want and give it to someone else COMPLETED
77. Get a library card COMPLETED
78. Write a letter to a general authority
79. Write 12 thank you cards a year for random appreciation COMPLETED
80. Take and pass the Praxis COMPLETED
81. Buy a new charm for my charm bracelet to represent my married life COMPLETED
82. Go skiing
83. Start building my own library of children’s books for my future classroom COMPLETED
84. Get over my fear of horses and dogs COMPLETED
85. Learn the cycle of the moon COMPLETED
86. Rent a movie to teach me some sign language COMPLETED
87. Read a motivational book COMPLETED
88. Make a baby quilt for someone in my ward COMPLETED
89. Help the girls in my home ward adjust to college life COMPLETED
90. Update my “person I want to become” list
91. Draw a picture for Chloe and mail it to her
92. Learn to type with out looking at the keys COMPLETED
93. Try new hair products to help my hair curl COMPLETED
94. Make a list of 100 good qualities and star the ones I have
95. Take a picture of me and Travis doing something once a month COMPLETED
96. Buy something off QVC or home shopping network COMPLETED
97. Own a WSU jersey so I can match my hubby on game days COMPLETED
98. Pay for the person behind me in a drive-thru
99. Take a trip to celebrate graduation/anniversary
100. Make a things to do with Travis list
101. Make another 101 list before this one is over

71/101. 70% Not bad for my first list. Now on to the next one!

Nala the Boxer

So in October I think Travis and I agreed to watch a baby boxer. She was the last one to sell of her litter and needed to be weened from her mom. We named her Nala and began training her. I fell in love right away but had to remember she wasn't ours. A few families came to see her but no one took her home with them. The breeder paid us and covered the food and vet visits. Well after 2 months there was still no buyer so the breeder just told us we could have her if we paid for her last round of shots. So a nice surprise for us. Not necessarily planed but she's great. And Bandit and her are best friends.

I love my puppies!

 

Don't Forget the Dogs!

Of course I dressed up the dogs! How could I forget!



Nala was an Angel.





Bandit and Bronx were Devils.

Enough said!


To prove how much dogs are like children look at the series of pictures as we tried to photograph them in their costumes

Happy Halloween!

We had a wonderful Halloween.
At my school we had "fall festival fun week" It was a week of ghosts, pumpkins, bats and spiders with a Haunted Class made by the kids. It was great!

Trav and I dressed up as Emily Elizabeth and Clifford for our church party. It was lots of fun!

This is a picture of Jared, Ashlee, Nayt and Jaimie and us at the Halloween party. They are our best friends

I had to buy a pair of WSU sweat pants to convince Travis to dress up. But I was so glad he did!


Travis and his buds were in a pie eating contest. Jared (the zombie on the left) won!



Jaimie and I got glow sticks and were playing around with the camera. It looked like we were breathing fire!

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween

The Mattoon's Love Puppies!

Over here in Pullman it is puppy central. We love our Bandit and now we have another pup to love. Nala is a 10 week old Boxer we are watching. She is so cute and is so easy to train. The breeder told us that if we could train a beagle we could definitely train a boxer. She is inspiring Bandit to be more obedient.

Our Best friends Nayt and Jaimie have a boxer named Bronx. He is Bandit's Best friend
We have so much fun with them. Funny thing is that they are from Marysville which is about 5 minutes from where Trav are from. They got married the day after us in the same temple. No kids but a dog. She is a sugar mama too while her hubs goes to school. She loves crafts and he loves sports. And they are our neighbors. Perfect. They are the best thing that has happened to us in Pullman and definitely an answer to our prayers.

Now some pictures for your enjoyment

Self timer family photo

Nala the baby boxer


Bandit chewing his toy

Cuddling with the pups during conference


Bronx's giant head makes me feel better about mine


Best friend playing tug

We are really starting to feel like home. We have had so much fun with our dogs and new friends!

Mutt Strutt

Pullman raised money for a dog park and had a Mutt Strutt party so we dressed up the dogs and took them out to show them off


Molly, Bronx and Bandit at the mutt strutt. These dogs are bandit's friends.

Bandit loved the baby swing. It was very amusing



Flying ears

The dogs love the car window.

WSU Bandit bandanas

Matching WSU jackets

We stopped at the fair after the mutt strutt. we ate an elephant ear and Jaimie and I got lots of free stuff. It was a great day.

The post you've been waiting for!

Internet is here! hooray! Time for the post where I tell you everything about Pullman and our new adventure!

First thing is our tour of our new apartment. The outlook apartment is a 3 bedroom and 2 bathroom. So we have a bedroom, a guest room and a CRAFT room. also I have my own bathroom free from all bread/head trimmings.


This is the entry way when you walk in. The hallway to the right leads to the extra bedrooms, bathroom and laundry room and the hallway to the left is the kitchen, dining, family room and the master bath and bedroom.


View of the Living Room

Dining room

Kitchen. Small but I like how open it is. we have about half the cupboard space of our last apartment.



Here is my second bathroom and love love love it!


And here is my adorable monster that learned how to jump on my kitchen table! so we are constantly on the look out.

Now I know some of you want to see the craft room but I"m not quite ready to reveal it so you must wait... or come visit!

Thats pretty much it. There is a second guest bedroom and Travis' bathroom and our bedroom but they're nothing special. Oh and a balcony but I took these pictures at night.

We love visitors so come anytime. Trav can take you to a game if you want.