Pay It Forward #2

I got another present from someone's blog offer I responded to. This one is from my friend, Ashlee. She made us an 'I Spy' for church! Thanks Ashlee! I still haven't finished my own presents, but I promise they are still coming!

Free Sunday

First of all, Kalianna rolled over for the first time this morning!! And it was right in front of me so I got to see it. I tried to get her to do it again for daddy, but I guess once was enough for today.

When Matt and I took Institute together, there was a girl in our class who had never heard of General Conference. She was raised in the church but her parents called it "free Sunday" and twice a year they'd go boating on that Sunday or something. Sad, huh? (And yes, also a little funny). Well that's what we've been jokingly calling today. With the Oquirrh Mountain temple dedication, all church meetings have been canceled. Matt and I didn't get tickets, but we are enjoying the day together before school starts this week. Sleeping in, naps, we just finished lunch and now we are going to go on a nice walk together. Its a beautiful day!

Sugar & Spice & Everything Nice

My friend, Aubrey, and I are working on a project together. Aubrey is a photographer and I am a writer, so we are combining our talents and compiling a book of stories and poems about daughters/sisters/motherhood/little girls. And Aubrey is doing photographs to go with our book. That's where you come in. If you, or someone you know, has daughters under the age of 14, Aubrey will be hosting a photo shoot day where you can come and get portraits done for a very small sitting fee. Then we will use our favorite pictures (with your permission) for our book. If you are interested in letting us use your daughter as one of our models, and getting some super cute pictures, please e-mail me your address (pinkstacy@gmail.com) and I will make sure and get you an invitation.

*Any questions or if you have any cute experiences or stories we could write about, please let me know!

Midnight Phone Calls

To the person who text me at 11:00 pm...You suck!

To the person who called Matt at 11:45 pm...You suck too!

Am I missing something here? Since when was it appropriate to call or text people after 10:00 pm?? At the VERY latest?! I don't care if its a cell phone, we leave them on all night in case of emergencies. And I don't care if you think we're night owls. Sometimes we go to bed at midnight, sometimes we go to bed at 9:30. Honestly people. I thought this was common sense.

When do you think its too late to call people? Or too early in the morning?

For me its 10-10. Don't call people after 10:00 pm and don't call people before 10:00 am. There are occasional exceptions. But thats the rule I try and follow.

I think I'm a lizard

I am always cold. It can be 100 degrees outside, and I will be freezing! That is, until I go outside and sit in the sun for awhile. I can not get warm in the mornings, no matter how hard I try, until I've been outside. So you can just imagine how miserable winters can be for me. I can't get warm! Now as much as I love the sun, Fall is actually my favorite season. I love the colors, the brisk air, the "sweater weather'. But for as much as I love the Fall, I'm not ready for it yet! It has been really cool outside lately and all I want to do is put on socks and a fuzzy sweater and sit in front of the fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa. Socks! In August! I never wear socks in August! August is hot, barefeet weather! So beautiful, dear Sun please come back! I'm not ready to part with you yet!

Pandora

I love Pandora.com! If you've never been there, I highly recommend it! Its an online radio station that is completely free and commercial free. You type in a favorite song or a favorite artist and Pandora will find other artists similar to that one, and play only songs it thinks you will like. Pretty cool, right? Well it gets even cooler! You can save more than one station, so when you're in the mood for a certain type of music, you just click on the station you want to listen to. Its a great way to discover new favorite artists and hear new songs. There are also little 'thumbs up' and 'thumbs down' buttons on each song. If you really don't like a song, just click 'thumbs down' and it will never play that song again. If you love a song it plays, click 'thumbs up' and it will be sure to play that song multiple times on your station. I also love that Pandora continues to play, even when you have a different window open! So you can be working on other things on your computer and still listen to great music at the same time. We keep my little pink laptop, Ursula, in our kitchen. (Brownie points for anyone who knows why I named her Ursula. Hint: it has to do with my pink car...) So I can listen to music while I'm cooking and blogging and cleaning. Currently my Jason Mraz station is on. Its a favorite! And when I'm working in other rooms of the house but I still want music, I just plug some speakers in. Its fantastic! Matt said the other day, "why don't we get you an Ipod for Christmas this year?" I said "What do I need an Ipod for when I have Pandora!"

Little Girls

I'm working on a project with my friend and am requesting some help from mothers of daughters. What comes to mind when you think of little girls? Or let me know if you have any cute little girl or daughter stories. Thanks all!