*Baby Leggings*

Here’s a little more info about the information about the service project I’m doing!

A few months ago I was introduced to the story of the Webster family. Their daughter Makenzie was a healthy baby but fell ill with SMARD, a rare disease. She was almost 5 months when she died. You can read more of her story here:

To commemorate Makenzie's life, her mother Kendra is doing many things. One of them will be to take leggings to Primary Children's on the anniversary of her daughter's death (December 13). Makenzie wore these cute little leggings her mom made her while she was in the hospital.
They kept her warm and looked so cute!

So, why am I telling you all of this?? Here's why:

*To help, I have set a goal to make 100 legging pairs! (About $200 worth)

If you want to help, here’s what you can do:

*Donate money to buy socks to make the leggings. (A $10 donation can make around 5 pair of leggings!)

*Volunteer your time on September 8^th by coming and helping sew the leggings. (E-mail me for more details)

*Buy knee high socks (women’s or girl’s sizes) and give them to me to sew.

*Buy socks and sew leggings on your own and give them to me to deliver. (I will send you the pattern)

*Buy leggings and give them to me to deliver (this costs more money but is less time consuming).

Please let me know ASAP if you are interested in helping me with this service project!

I am very excited about it and am sure it will be a success!

I know I can do it with your help!!!

If you want to help or have any questions, here is how you can contact me:

Call/text: (208) 201-2742

E-mail: mbbitter@gmail.com

Uploaded some cell phone pics...

I decided to clean off some pics on my cell phone...they're all pretty old and pretty random, but I thought I would share anyway :)

In no particular order, here they are:

Me...my hair looks so dark!!

"Halloween" at the Painted Turtle

My sweet little nieces & Seth :)

New climbing shoes!!!!!!!!!! (Which I may be using TONIGHT!)

Matt & Marsh's first check for 2M! I was proud :)

The CUTEST tiger I have ever seen!

Not sure why I have this, but here's Mitch with a dog...what else is new!? :)

Projects

Because it's the last week of the semester my mind is wondering and FAR GONE from anything school related. And it doesn't help that I've been in school for over a year-and-a-half. (Just sayin....)

SO... consequently I have been day-dreaming over all of the many projects I am going to attempt to do/start over my break. FYI and for me as well, I'm making a list:

• Make 100 pairs of baby-leggings for this awesome family. (Let me know if you wanna help!)
• Start a quiet book for my future little ones. [Thanks for your crafty blog Sam, I get ideas from it (: ]
• Finish sewing a couple of bags I have been neglecting.
• ORGANIZE MY RECIPES! (Any ideas for this one?)
• Recruit my BFF to come help me organize my kitchen cabinets/closet. (Yes Liz, that means YOU!)
• Have a sewing day with my sissy's and mamma to make some pillow dresses for all the little princess's in my life. (And possibly to re-stock the baby-shower gift storage.)
• Organize "my room". It's bad people...real bad. I'm talkin' sewing, scrapping, schooling, crafting, decorating CRAP EVERYWHERE!!!!! (Excuse my language.)
• AND....I really want to make one (or two...or three...) of these and maybe a few of these (I might make a bunch of the tutu's for this charity...later this fall though). So cute! I can always use them for gifts for all my babies (AKA my nieces & nephews)!

I'm sure my list will grow and only a fraction will get done, but a girl can dream right?

Anywhoo...I'm off to attempt to study for a final or two...wish me luck.

P.S. Two posts 7 days apart...come on now, that deserves some props! ;-)

Shocked?

Hello world...Yes, I'm blogging. Shocked? Me too.

I started feeling guilty that I still check everyone else's blog...but I never blog . So, here's a bit of an update on our happenings...

• I'm almost done with the semester...YAY! But, I will NOT be posting my grades this time...I've been...ummmm...well....a bit of a slacker! :)
• I registered for my last semester of course work before I students teach...WAHOOOO!
• Matt got nationally trained as a rock climbing/rappelling instructor through BSA and coordinated the Cedar Badge rappelling in June.
• Matt is gearing up for grain season... :-/
• I have had 2 more miscarriages (march & june) which brings the grand total of little ones we may get to raise someday to 5.
• We found out why I am miscarrying (we think)...most likely my thyroid (hypothyroidism) and just a crappy malfunctioning immune system.
• We have gone fishing a few times this summer...I love just being outside and NOT doing homework!
• We have hung out with family pretty much all summer [Nephews being ordained to the priesthood and baptized, playing cards, riding the 3 wheeler (may she rest in peace...long/funny story), playing at the dunes, shooting squirrels (and any other creature that moves), watching fireworks...etc...etc...]

Kacy, Yandie, Me, Krys....YES, the wind was blowing.

After a long, cold day of riding on the dunes...so fun!

Yandie & Me cruising around the farm...Doesn't her beauty put any ounce of mine to shame?!

Spring on the Henry's Fork

Here fishie fishie...
Daren, Me, Matt in St. George (February...I know...forever ago!) Me and Matt riding on the rocks!
We are going on our 3rd year of marriage...and we couldn't be more in love :)
We have been working at the Rexburg Temple as ordinance workers for almost 1 year...and it has been the biggest, best blessing in our lives!
Matt is busy as the Elder's Quorum Pres. in our ward...it's so neat to see him serve and fulfill his priesthood duties!
I'm the 2nd counselor in the R.S. Pres. and love the girls I work with and love getting to be trained and learn so much from our stake R.S. Presidency! It's definitely a learning/growing experience for me!

Anywhoo.... I hope everyone is doing awesome!