Don't know if they got it ALL right....

You Are An INFJ

The Protector You live your life with integrity, originality, vision, and creativity. Independent and stubborn, you rarely stray from your vision - no matter what it is. You are an excellent listener, with almost infinite patience. You have complex, deep feelings, and you take great care to express them. In love, you truly see relationships as an opportunity to connect and grow. You enjoy relationships as long as they are improving and changing. You can't stand stagnation. At work, you stay motivated and happy... as long as you are working toward a dream you support. You would make a great photographer, alternative medicine guru, or teacher. How you see yourself: Hardworking, ethical, and helpful When other people don't get you, they see you as: Manipulative, weak, and unstable

What's Your Personality Type?

...but some of it is Eeerily close! :-P (Yeah, I meant the last part, Mom).

Disc Golf

Nate's new hobby is disc golf! He is getting quite good. He placed 2nd in the Novice Division of the Southern Nationals at Burns Park, and we have discovered parks in Jacksonville, Cabot, Searcy, and Hot Springs. We play at Burns Park at least 3 times a week, and it is fun, good exercise, and best of all FREE!

Here is my first attempt at A: video of Nate throwing a disc

B: posting a video on my blog.

Unfinished Projects...

I have recently gotten into an art called Reborn dollmaking. Originally this art form started with taking vinyl play dolls and "refurbishing" them to lovely collectible dolls. I found it through eBay and I fell in love. The art has progressed so far it is now pushing boundaries, making more and more lifelike dolls. I found this cutie at Savers for a dollar and decided to try it for myself:

After I took the doll apart (removing cloth body and sleepy eyes), I washed her vinyl parts in baby shampoo and let them dry. Then using a special heat-set paint, I began to try to make her skin more lifelike:

So far, I have finished the paint (shinier than I wanted, oh well), added eyes and eyelashes (very time consuming, frustrating, and had many do-overs) and am in the process of rooting her hair with curly black mohair:

Pretty painted fingernails...

She is looking quite Native American, due to the low hairline. I had to bring it further forward on her forehead because of the grooves that were already there and I didn't have a dremmel to remove. In order to give her a full head of hair, I have a loooong way to go! And then it will still need to be cut and styled.

I have a cute, soft body all ready made for her by Gia Heath of Babycre8tions.com, and I just need to finish that head! I am posting this in hopes it will motivate me to finish.

Finished Projects

The front door is finished, and I decided to embellish it with a W! Nate says people will think it is in support of the president. :-P. I painted it myself--the color on the front matches the house, and the sides are the same as the door. I really like it!

I also made a keyholder, which conveniently hangs right next to the door.

And got a chalkboard through Southern Living which I put near the door to the garage. It is supposed to be for reminders like "Put Out Trash" so we'll see how it works...