Our Sequel is a Sequelette

Yup! We are having another girl! Starlet already has a name picked out, which is outstanding for an almost-two-year old, I think. Cool Apa and I are pretty much sold on it, I think. 

Not gonna lie, I was hoping for a boy, so I was a little disappointed, but after realizing that we have all the clothes we need AND hearing everyone say, "Oh! Sisters! They'll be the best of friends!" I'm excited for another girl. 

What do you think? Red head or no? 

-Cool Mamma 

I Achieved the Impossible

My sister, Aunt Astute, is getting married to her high-school-wrote-him-on-his-mission-very-first-and-only-boyfriend sweetheart in the next couple of weeks! Hurray! (Can't believe my little sister is getting MARRIED!!) I was  very excited when she got engaged because that meant wedding prep! I've offered to help many times, mostly expecting my mother to cash in on my free time, but my sister asked me to something pretty big:

MAKE the cake topper! 

Whoa!! I felt extremely honored, a little nervous, and eager to accept the challenge! Little did I know, my mother completely doubted my abilities (even though she's the biggest support and cheerleader I have for my artistic skills) and bought the requested cake topper as a back up, JUST IN CASE! HA! My own mother! Oh well. I'm pretty sure Heaven helped me from visualizing the design to purchasing materials to the actual sculpting of the figures. Here's how it went:

Not too shabby, eh? My mom apologized for doubting me. Apparently, I achieved the impossible.


-Cool Mamma

*WHEW!*

Written about a week ago. 

After a two month tornado, we have landed! My thoughts after all this craziness:



Think Wild E. Coyote being flattened by an oncoming train. Let's see, where did this blog leave off?

Moving day! Holy buckets that seems like forever ago! In reality, it was not even a month ago. Wow. A lot has happened in that month.

Cool Apa started his job at Micron!!



I think he likes it so far: hard to judge a job by just a few weeks' worth of working, especially when those few weeks are all just training and shadowing and meetings. I think he'll love it, in time. I just can't believe that he gets a SALARY!

We found a little home! We jumped on it during our home finding trip and so far, haven't regretted it. The only bummer is that Micron is so far away. It takes Cool Apa a while to get to and from Micron. BUT:

• our neighborhood is quiet, clean, and feels safe
• we are in an EXCELLENT and VERY loving ward
• we're a stone's throw from farmland 
• the Walmart is only 20 minutes away
• we are in a HOUSE!!
• we have a nice kitchen
• we have a DISH WASHER
• we have a washer and dryer!! 
• we have a GARAGE!! 

Since we're just renting, I have no idea where we'll be in a year or two. I don't want to even THINK about moving again. Living with boxes all over your living room isn't my idea of cozy furnishings. I'm also going through the loss process with regards to our home, friends, family, and life in Utah. I want to know what the future holds so I know how much to emotionally invest in this ward, area, and the people around me. I know we're supposed to just live each day to the fullest, but I'm not ready. Getting to know people, getting to know the area.and feeling like this is home will take time. 

Anyway. I'll post some pictures of our adventures! I got a MotoX and LOVE taking pictures with my fancy new phone! 

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