Love letters, MnM's, and Pregnant Women!

Sorry for the blurry picture today. I was in a hurry. SO, the big question of the day is....Did you do a Servish yesterday??? I hope you all did and I would love to hear about them!! I did take another nap today. Once 3:30 hits, I am beat!!
  Have you ever been sitting at home or driving in the car and suddenly think of someone you haven't seen in a while? It may be a friend, family member, neighbor, or even someone you only met once. I have been having that happen to me a lot lately!! And since I started this blog, I decided that I was going to make an effort to either call or visit the person I was thinking about. This week I kept thinking about my neighbor Morgan Krantz. We are pretty good friends, though we don't see each other very often. She is in my ward and her husband teaches my daughter Natali's primary class. For the past two days, her name kept popping into my head. So, after I took my kids to school, I stopped off at the gas station and bought her two bags of peanut MnM's. (Her favorite!) I drove home and stopped by her house and dropped them off. I didn't get to see her, but I spoke with her hubby for a minute and then left.  I went off to go about my day and run my errands. When I got home, I had a message from Morgan thanking me for the treat. When I called her back, I found out that earlier this week she had been in the hospital and she told me that I must have been inspired to take her the treat. I have to admit that I don't feel inspired....like, EVER, but I think I was this time! It just reminds me that Heavenly Father is aware of all of us and knows our needs......even if they are MnM's!!!

The second service of the day was super easy! My friend Emily Rideout requested that I write her a love letter. It was fun and I sent it off this morning! Emily is my black soul sister! One day I confessed to her that I have always wanted to be black. SO DOES SHE!!!! I love it! I just think that we were born with soul! Sadly, Bonquiqu (that's Emily's black name) moved to Utah a few years ago. We still keep in touch and I hope she enjoys the love letter from Shanaynai!

The project part of my day is happening tonight! I am taking my other black soul sister out on the town!! Missy Scoresby is from North Carolina and every time I am with her, I come home talking with that thick accent of hers!! Missy is having a baby girl next month and she needs to get out of her house! Missy is always doing so much for other people, but she has a nasty habit of not letting others help her. I have been working hard and totally imposing myself on her by just showing up at her house ready to clean or whatever! The fact that I got her out of the house tonight is a miracle!! I don't know where we are going or what we are doing, but you can bet that we are going to have a blast!

Servish

Audrey's birthday was this week! This is her when she was 4!

Is it still considered service if you are doing something for yourself?? I think it is! How many times do we actually do something nice for ourselves? I know I don't do it Ever! Some may think it's selfish, but I'm going to call Servish. As I think about my days, I do so much for my children, my hubby, my dog, and even my house. I think that it's time to do something for me!
  My servish for the week: I took a nap yesterday! It was absolutely sublime!!! My kids were outside playing with our dog and I laid my head down on my comfy pillow, wrapped up in my down blanket and snoozed for about 30 minutes. I totally woke up refreshed and ready to help kids with homework and do everything else that needed to be done! AND I didn't even feel guilty about it!
My Challenge to you : Give your self a servish today! Do something nice for yourself!

P.S. No one has called me to come do service for you this week! I'm getting very disappointed in my friends and family! Even if you live far away, I would love to write you a love letter or even just call and chat with you! I only have 5 more days to get in my 3 days of service for the week! You better call me!

Oh yeah! I joined the 21st Century and actually got a cell phone! Our new number is : 208-346-1410
I can even text!!

Project Day!

Today was 'Project Day' at my friend Staci's house! I met Staci through my friend Sharla and I am so thankful! Staci is always laughing! She is so much fun and the three of us have a lot of fun together! Today we cleaned out Staci's fridge that has been sitting in her garage. She is building a new house and she has been waiting to use her fridge. It was a simple project, but it was still a lot of fun!

My Project Day Buddies - Staci and Sharla

I 'heart' Karie - Day 2

This is a picture of the back of my van after 2 days of cleaning at Karie's house. Karie's house physically feels lighter! I started over there at 10 and left at 2! Hopefully I got enough done for her to help her out.
  Karie kept saying, "I just don't know where to start!". How many of us have felt that way?? I know I have....MANY times! SO, instead of calling a friend to come and help, we just close the door and try to ignore the problem. BUT, the problem Never Goes Away!! Why are we all so stubborn that we won't admit that we need help and just call someone? Let's get real people!! Let's not be ashamed! We all have our problems and I would bet that most of us share the same problems! As I hung with Karie today, I realized that we are so  much alike! It was good for me to be there to help her just find a place to start with and see it through. Thankfully, I had my mom here last summer who sat and did the exact same thing with me! Sometimes you need someone to say, "Seriously? Why do you have so many toy cars?!" (Right Karie?)
Let's be honest with ourselves and with others and we might just have fun and find a friend who is going through the exact same trials!

I 'heart' Karie!

Karie always looks beautiful!

 This is a fabulous picture of my friend Karie Caldwell. Karie is amazing! I have known Karie for 5 years and I don't think I have ever seen her without a big smile on her face! She has 3 darling boys and a really great husband, Doug. She is the girl you wish you could be like! She plays tennis like a pro, has the greatest fashion and decorating  style and her hair is always darling!
  Karie recently found out that she has a heart condition. She will be meeting with a Cardiologist on Thursday and will probably need surgery. Her kitchen has been under construction for a while and, like many of us, her house has become slightly neglected. I had the privilege to go over today and help her clean out her hubby's office and her new living room that just got a free makeover, thanks to Ace Hardware! Isn't it beautiful?! Kathryn was my helper today and she made sure all of the toys that we de-junked were fun for someone else to play with! I left with a big load of stuff in my van and I'll be going back tomorrow to tackle the bedrooms!

You can have your cake and service too!

Susannah is so creative!!

First service of the week award goes to Susannah Harris!!(Even though I totally called her and invited myself over!) I got to go over and help my dear friend Susannah make this adorable cake for her mother-in-laws 60th birthday! Isn't it fabulous?! Susannah is another one of my extremely creative friends. I have always loved seeing all of the cute cakes she makes and I actually got to watch the master at work today! I also got to use fondant for the first time and Susannah learned that I talk to my projects...... They WILL obey me and do what I want them to do! I didn't do much on this project, but I made the cute rope handle and provided the paper for the bag. It was really fun to work together. Sometimes you need a friend to talk to while you are working! Thanks Susannah!

Lost and Found....almost!/Pinterest has ruined my life!

Is there a better place to find yourself in than the Sacred Grove?

  The title of this post really explains my life for the past year. I have felt very lost, but I have been trying to find myself.  I really have been thinking about how to find myself and the only way I know how to is by doing service! That is what brought me back to this blog. I remembered my 30 days of service that I did in 2011. It was such a great experience and I had so much fun!

   While I was talking to my friend Sharla, I came to the realization that I really hate projects! Sharla is such an amazing person and she is always finding cute projects that she wants to do! She knitted her own Mickey Mouse hats for their family trip to Disneyland and made her kids shirts all from a pin she saw on Pinterest! Seriously!! Pinterest is such a great place to find so many different projects and I have to admit that I find it all totally overwhelming!! Over the last year, I haven't had ANY projects.....well, none that I actually wanted to do! I see something cute on Pinterest and I instantly have a panic attack! I'd have to buy fabric, glue, buttons, thread, etc. Plus all of the cutting, measuring, painting... And my biggest panic comes from the mess I imagine it would make and that I would have to clean it up! Seriously! Could I big a bigger pansy?? Does anyone else feel this way? Am I truly the only one that thinks like this??

    Okay, so what does all of this have to do with starting up my blog again? Well, I will take you back to my conversation with Sharla. Because she has SO many projects, we set up a day for me to go over to her house to help her finish a few. It was great! Our friend Staci ended up stopping by and we talked and laughed for a couple of hours and we finished a baby blanket and I started sewing some lettering on a 4th of July decoration. I ended up taking that project home with me and just finished it this week while I was in bed sick. It felt great to be doing a project that I didn't have to think up, buy materials for, or have a mess to clean up by myself!! I got to do service, laugh my head off, get out of my house, and use a skill that I haven't used in a long time!(How many of you have hand-stitched anything lately?)

   So here is my proposal for this blog! I want to be a project Finisher! Do you have a project that has been sitting in your closet collecting dust? Do you have dust that's been collecting that needs to be gone? Do you have tops of cabinets that haven't been cleaned since the day they were hung? Do you have a neighbor that needs her garden weeded? Do you need a treat? If you do, (and I know you all do!) I want you to email me, call me, message me on FB, what ever, and I will be there! I want to serve someone at least three days a week and I want to post the pictures of those I have helped!  SO it's up to YOU! 

    I have made a list of things I really love doing for others. Choose as many as you would like, or come up with your own and let's set a date! 

I LOVE TO: 

*Clean anything - and I mean anything!! Put me to the test!

*Sew - I'm not a pro but I can sew in a straight line and I'm good at improvising!

* Cook

*Paint

*Organize

*Laundry

*Weed and other gardening

*De-junk - sometimes you need an outsider to tell you that it's time to get rid of the stuff that you've been holding onto even if you don't use it!

*Bake

*Take your kids for a few hours

*Go to the Temple with you

*Re-arrange furniture

*Go Shopping!

*Go to a Movie!!

*Talking!

*** I am mostly available on: All day Monday; Wednesday and Friday mornings; and most Saturdays.

So you have NO EXCUSE:

Phone # 522-4253

Email: ktdancer4@yahoo.com

Texts only: 208-219-7313

Address: 6280 Malory Dr.

Facebook: Katie Wallwork Hildreth