Fund Raising For My Brother Corbin's Masters Thesis

Hey Yall,

So my brother Corbin is finishing his Master's in film from USC. For his Master's Thesis he is making a movie called Sheldon Remains. As a part of the process he has to raise all of the money for the project. He has already raise the majority of the money but he still need's about $9,000. Any donation that you could make would really help him out (even if it's just a dollar). More information about the film and how to donate can be found below. If you have any questions about the project please feel free to ask me.

Thanks,

Patrick Frost

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Supporters of Corbin Unite! This time it's for real, Corbin needs your help. Corbin is completing his Master's Thesis in Film from USC. While much of the work is volunteer there are still expenses for food, travel, scenery, etc.

We have raised funds for the majority of the project but are $9,000 short. We believe that if we spread the word we can raise the remaining amount. PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION OR SPREAD THE WORD!

To donate (online or by check) through our:

1. Kickstarter project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1756004922/sheldon-remains

(WATCH THE INTRO VIDEO, IT IS HILARIOUS.)

2. Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sheldon-Remains/164815813533277?sk=wall

3. Website, http://sheldonremains.com/

4. Mail a tax deductible check to: "Filmmaker’s Alliance” with “Sheldon Remains” in the memo. The mailing address is:

Sheldon Remains

c/o Corbin Frost

11619 Ohio Ave. PH2

Los Angeles, CA 90025

With all your help we know that we can meet our goal. Pass the word: tell old acquaintances, family, and friends, like us, ask your work for a donation, post it on your blog.

Thank you!

Fun Date

A couple weekends ago Patrick and I went to a Hunt Mysteries presentation at Spaghetti Mama's in Sandy. It was a lot of fun. It's a murder mystery dinner theater type thing. It reminded me of How to Host a Murder, but you just watched instead of actually being one of the characters. We bought a groupon for it that made it 2 for 1, otherwise we may not have gone because it's pretty pricey. We had 2 for 1 admission to the show and we split a dinner and I still felt like it was a pretty spendy date.

Anyway, at the end of the show everyone in the audience makes a guess at the murderer and the weapon and motive and then if you get it right you are entered into a drawing. Well, I got it right and won the drawing (totally crazy because I never win anything!). So, we got a 2 for 1 ticket for another show and some candy. So, if anyone wants an adventure and has some extra date money in their budget, you should come with Patrick and I! They have shows every weekend at Spaghetti Mama's in Sandy and some other restaurant in Ogden. It was fun to have a break from the usual dinner and a RedBox date. :)

Although speaking of RedBox we got a sweet deal (not that RedBox isn't already dog on cheap). We got 3 RedBox rentals for $1 from groupon.

4 Months

I am about 2 weeks behind, but Megan turned 4 months old this month. I love this age. She's a "real" baby now and is so much fun. Here are some things Megan was up to between months 3 and 4.

Megan is a pro at rolling from back to front. She learned just after she turned 3 months old. She still hasn't gotten it down the other way. There was about a two week stretch where I did nothing but put her on her back after she had rolled to her stomach because her stomach made her angry. But she's pretty much over that now. She has learned to entertain herself on her stomach by lifting her bum up in the air, wiggling her legs back and forth, or, unfortunately, sucking her thumb.

She has also started recognizing herself in the mirror. Anytime she wakes up a little grumpy/groggy we go into the bathroom and look at the cute baby in the mirror and everything is all better!

Laying down doesn't quite cut it for Megan anymore-most of the time she wants to be sitting up! She has spent a lot of time in her high chair this month playing with toys and watching mom clean or study.

Megan has also become fond of walks because she gets to sit up in her stroller. We go whenever it's warm enough and Megan always wears her little bear suit since she kicks the blankets off the minute I put them on.

Megan went in for a 4 month check-up and got some shots. She is getting sooo chunky and is still really tall. The doctor also said she's super strong, but that is probably because her head is so much smaller than her body! :)

Length: 25.59 inches--90th percentile
Weight: 14 lbs 10.5 oz--72nd percentile
Head Circumference: 40.6 cm--36th percentile

Megan is a good blend of mom and dad I think. She is pretty quiet and solemn and observant a lot of the time, but she is also super smiley and giggly. She has even started cracking herself up. She will just babble at me and laugh and smile like she just cracked a hilarious joke. She has developed so much personality this month. She's such a fun girl and we love having her in our family.

More facts...
-Megan went on her first vacation to St. George with the Clayson family. It was quick trip, but we had a lot of fun and Megan did great in the car.
-She is starting to get a little more attached to mom and dad. But not too much yet. She just takes a minute to warm up to other people.
-Until about 2 weeks ago Megan would go right to sleep when she needed to. But now, she is getting super distracted which makes it a little harder at church. We are entering the walk the halls stage...bummer!
-She loves looking at pictures in books and storytime right before bed.
-She has found her thumb and loves sucking on it when she's tired or when she's on her stomach. I hope this habit doesn't persist.

New Job. New Semester.

I am happy to announce that Patrick was hired as an intern with the state in the Division of Housing and Community Development. He was hired to help with the annual homeless count. We are really excited. This means government schedule work...7-6 M-Th and Friday's off! I will have to constantly remind myself of the Friday's off on Monday's and Wednesday's when he has class as well from 6-9. Those will be long days for both of us! I hope he enjoys his job and learns a lot.

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Megan turned 3 months old last week. In some ways it seems like she's been with us for so much longer than that. This is what Megan has been up to the past month...

Usually Megan goes to sleep completely swaddled on her side. But in the morning, the arms are out and by her ears and she's on her back. We have no idea how she gets her arms out and keeps the blankets so tight. Houdini baby!

Here is a picture of the cute crib set that Great-Grandma Clayson got her.
***Mom, maybe you could show her this picture since she was asking about it***

Megan has made lots of progress this month as far as sleeping goes.

1. She has graduated from the bassinet in mom and dad's room to the crib in her own room. This change was probably harder for mom than Megan.
2. We have successfully moved her bedtime up to 9:00 or 9:30 rather than the 10:00 or 11:00 that she was doing a month ago. It's nice to have a little time to ourselves at night and we have a very happy baby in the morning!
3. She is getting to be a pro at taking naps in her own bed. She LOVES to sleep while someone is holding her, so it was hard to get her to nap in her own bed.

Megan has started grabbing and batting at things. The thumb is still stuck inside that little fist though, so grabbing isn't that productive.

Megan rolled from her stomach to her back once this past month. It has yet to be repeated. It must have been a total accident the first time.

The novelty of smiling and laughing has sort of worn off. She still smiles and laughs, but you have to work a little harder to get them. She still loves talking to people and has been working on her screaming.

Megan is about 12.5 pounds. She is getting some pretty chubby cheeks! :)

Other Accomplishments for the Little Lady this Month:
- She tasted a squirt of juice from a Clementine and loved it. She got a taste of applesauce and wasn't a big fan.
- She slept away from home for the first time (besides the hospital stays of course) and did great.
- She loves playing airplane or super baby or the like with dad.