::What Color is Your Tuesday?::

That is the question my daughter, Lizzie, asked her schoolmate on the playground as a first grader. The little girl looked at her like she was crazy, shrugged and returned the question to which Lizzie responded, "Yellow."

YELLOW

Photo by Jessica Janae Photography of my daughter Lizzie Love

My daughter discovered--but not until about the age of 20 since she figured everyone saw the world the way she did--that she has an awesome and somewhat rare neurological phenomenon called

::Moving a Friend::

Today I get to help a dear friend move. Fortunately she is only moving a block away. So instead of being sad, I can be excited because I get to help pack her trove of treasures throughout her lifetime. And each seems to have a special story associated with it. It will be fun to pack, chat and reminisce.

She has a delightful blog you can find here where she shows some of those treasures, how she remakes thrift store finds, and shares tidbits about her life. She is gifted in all of the crafty arts--embroidery, sewing, crochet, cross stitch, painting, etc. Stop by and say hello to her. She'll be happy you did!

Lizzie LOVE's Right-Brain Amazingness

I have a truly talented daughter with the ability to see things in her head and put them on paper with surprisingly little effort. Even as a young child she displayed an amazing capacity to interpret colors--by shade, tone, and temperature. She has won more "coloring" contests than I can name. And she was always the "teacher's choice" for her college Interior Design projects.

Some of these were created for fun, some for a class at school, and some while listening to a boring history lecture. When she finishes the other dozen or so in her scattered stack of papers I will post them, too. But she has been busy working on a logo for a friend's business. And I have put in an order for my logo, business cards, and merchandise tags. I can hardly wait to share! Here is but a small sampling of her amazingness:

As you can see, one of her favorite creative icons is Tim Burton and one of her favorite style icons is Audrey Hepburn. Perfect mix for my little girl!

Elder Rupert from "Box" Elder

During Singing Time at Primary on Sunday, Eric brought Rupert (his ventriloquiest dummy that he got for Christmas) to help the children learn "How Firm a Foundation". We dressed him up in Luke's white shirt and tie, put on some missionary name badges, and found a cool vintage suitcase at the DI so Rupert could really be a "BOX ELDER-ite". Rupert was supposed to behave as "Not-so-reverent Rupert" and interrupt the teaching of the song with lots of silly jokes. Eric helped LeAnn with the interpretation of the phrases of the hymn. Eric was such a hit! And he really loved stepping out of his typically reserved self to be in the spotlight and get everyone laughing. Here are a few of his jokes:
Why do they announce power outages on TV?
Knock, knock. Who's there? Sarah. Sarah who. Sarah anyone going to let me in?
Do you call a turtle without a shell homeless or naked?
What do you call an elephant in a phone booth? Stuck.
What do you call a lion in the North Pole? Lost.
Cough. Cough. Have you got something in your throat, Rupert? Yeah. Your hand.
My mom is always getting on me about cleaning up my spills. I told her I always do. And I have the stains on my shirt to prove it.
Afterwards, Eric wondered if folks might ask for him to do birthday parties. Cute, huh? It was such an awesome opportunity for him to share a talent and really let loose. Thanks, LeeAnn for allowing him to participate!