Bonjour!

Bonjour!
I’m a 52 year old mother of five amazing daughters and wife to a caring, sensitive AND sexy husband. I adore my family. I’m dedicated to my faith. I enjoy a good laugh. I'm nostalgic and love to reminisce. "Remember" is my favorite word in the English language. I love life! I’m passionate about music, food and {dreams of} traveling the world. I wanna be a castle and waterfall chaser. I’m fascinated with anything European. {PARIS! Hello!} I love celebrating anything and everything! I love to read, especially a good biography, mystery, Regency Era Romance or Historical fiction novel. I love thoughtful gift giving. To me the gift wrap is almost as important as the gift itself. I have a bit of an obsession with gift boxes and gift bags. As well as old world maps & globes, apothecary bottles and jars! I love being creative…bolts of ribbon, coordinating scrapbook papers, producing a table scape, or planning décor for a themed party puts a smile on my face. I love the details! I’m a freak for anything theme oriented. I enjoy event planning, but oddly enough do not like to host or entertain. I enjoy fashion, but have to really be in the mood to clothes shop. I love purses and funky costume jewelry. Especially big rings! I’d rather wear wedges or heels any day than flats. I enjoy decorating and searching for the perfect decorative pillow or picture. However, you’ll never see me frequent high-end stores. I'm more of a Ross, TJ Maxx, Tuesday Morning kind of gal. My favorite decor style is an old world rustic Italian chateau/Spanish Villa look with a hint of bohemian! OR a vintage shabby chic French country cottage/English cobblestone farmhouse. My #1 cookie-Molasses! Autumn is my favorite season. I’d go through childbirth a million times. I enjoy biking with my man, Pilates, and power walking. You’ll never find me in a gym working out. I love movies, whether watching them in the theatre or cuddled up on the couch with my family. I enjoy a good chick flick or real life drama! I'm a sucker for movies on the Hallmark & Great American Family Channel. I have a tender heart for the elderly. I adore Disneyland. I enjoy being in the canyon on a summer or fall evening at dusk. I love my friends. While I have some extroverted characteristics. I’m a self proclaimed introvert. I’m generally quiet, calm, reserved and pretty darn private. Why in the heck do I blog? It’s a creative way to record family history. I enjoy photography. I really don’t like to write, although I write in my journal often. My journals, patriarchal blessing, scriptures, quote book, and beloved Christmas tree filled with ornaments of family memories are among my prized possessions. I love the beach. I enjoy WWII history. I love a clean, orderly house, but ours usually looks lived in. ;) PBS Masterpiece is my friend. I adore Jane Austen films. They transport me to another time and place. If I had to choose another time period in which to live, early 19th Century England would be my pick. "Sense and Sensibility" is my all time favorite movie. My 3 favorite TV series are...BBC's Larkrise to Candleford, the 1950's Spanish Drama "Velvet," and the travel/food show "Somebody Feed Phil." My biggest pet peeve is people who blow their noses in public. So gross! {Take it to the bathroom people.} I’d go on a wine tasting vacation if it wasn’t against my religion. I’ve always wanted to adopt a baby from a foreign country. I’m an avid BYU football fan. I'm a Educational Support Professional. I tutor elementary kids in phonemic awareness, phonics, reading, fluency and comprehension. I love our campfires at Scofield Lake. I have a 'thing' for fairy gardens, Gallic French roosters, fresh flowers in a vase, pretty bowls & plates, yummy smelling candles & soap. I love summer rainstorms and warm baths. I'm a scripture podcast fanatic. I'm also a fan of several Fox News shows; Hannity and Dave Ramsey Talk Radio. I very much miss Rush Limbaugh! I hate when my kids have homework. I'd rather clean 20 toilets than give a talk or prayer in church. I have quite a collection of Madame Alexander Dolls, children's books, Disney pins, and quotes. My favorite quote is "Don't underestimate me. I know more than I say, think more than I speak & notice more than you realize." True True LOL! I always prefer sitting in a back row versus the front. {I'm sort of a seat snob..yikes} I also have high expectations for my lemonade, salsa, and french fries too. HA! I work well behind the scenes. I love a good Dateline, 20/20 or 48 Hour Mystery. I’m a night owl. I'd rather be cold than hot. I love to budget our finances! I enjoy being a chauffeur to my children. I'm not a huge fan of social media. I don't snap, pin or tweet. All I want for Christmas every year is a ticket to the Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert. It's my FAVORITE. I’m an Anglophile…a royal watcher who loves anything English! Especially tea parties! I would like to serve a church mission to England with Jaren someday. I'm queen of paper towel, used kitchen dishrags and sponges kinda make me squirm. You’ll rarely find me out of the house not ready for the day, except when driving the kids to school on the days I don't work. I feel naked without lipstick or lip gloss. Mismatched socks, chipped fingernail polish, chapped lips and brownie crumbs on the floor drive me nuts! I like to organize and BE organized..but not saying I always am. ;) I enjoy hiking to waterfalls, ATV’ing with my family and snowshoeing with the hubs. Although I enjoy collecting recipes and occasionally watch cooking shows... (Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade, Paula Deen, Jamie Oliver, and the Pioneer Woman are my favorites) I’d rather not cook. Eating out is so much more fun. I'm a foodie. I live to EAT! LOL Trying new foods and restaurants is a favorite past-time, and believe it or not so is intermittent fasting. I'm not good at a lot of things... but gosh, if you need help with a themed celebration or someone to enjoy good food with, I'm your girl. I love the joy of anticipation and the celebration of holidays. Family traditions are important to me. I'm a memory preserver. I'm a pathological picture taker ;) a visual storyteller, and a lover of happy lists!

My Fam!

My Fam!

The Hubs and I

The Hubs and I

My Girls!

My Girls!

Kyleigh Dawn (28)

Kyleigh Dawn (28)

Emma Abigail (26)

Emma Abigail (26)

Hannah Isabelle (24)

Hannah Isabelle (24)

Brielle Olivia (19)

Brielle Olivia (19)

Kate Evangelene Lyllie (14)

Kate Evangelene Lyllie (14)

Mr. Charles "Bingley" Wentworth III (5 yrs.)

Colonel Edward Fitzwilliam "Darcy", Duke of Westridge (4 yrs.)

My Man!

My Man!

Good Times!

Good Times!

Wedding Day 5*17*22

Lillian "Lilly" Belle

Disney Food Fun! 2019

Disneyland Tips

What I Believe!

Our Missionary

We Bleed Blue! {Except for the Poppi}

My list of favorite movies!

Learn more about Dyslexia!

Music To My Ears!

Monday, December 31, 2018

What's On My Happy List?



Christmas Festivities

We had our annual Elf Sugar Party!

 I wrapped every one's favorite sugar cereal...
We loved having cousin Allie join us!
 We played Christmas Pictionary!
 and of course we watched ELF!
*****
Christmas Eve DAY!
 Christmas book reading....
 Room cleaning....
Time with the Cooper cousins!
 Our Seafood Feast was supper yummy!
psst..Village Inn has THE BEST pecan pie!
Gift time!
Gma C. sharing her Christmas loot. 
She kinda goes a little cray cray.
Christmas Eve!
We took a crab leg to my dad! 
It's been a Christmas Eve tradition
for years!!!!
Open PJ and book time!
Emmsie and Kate wanted to match...
 so they got matching dog p.j.'s!
😌
 Story-time with the Poppi!
Iced molasses cookies left for Santa!
and reindeer food!
{we were hoping for snow... 
but it came 24 hours too late}
😜
Those who weren't too sleepy watched
one of our fav's to end the night....
The girls all slept together in one room...
except Kyleigh- 
she had to work the graveyard shift at the hospital!
😩
Once they were all down for the night.....
Magic happened in the family room!

I use this gift method...

3 Wants {one Gift from Santa, one Gift of Love-which is something very thoughtful or particular to that child's interests, and another simple want}
1 Need,
Something to Wear,
and Something to either Read, Watch or Play.

7 gifts total for each person-
{that's counting the p.j.'s on Christmas Eve}
I have found this gift method keeps me
organized and sane
when prepping for Christmas!
You should see my notes. LOL
😅
*****
Christmas Morn 2018
Reactions on Christmas morn
always CRACK ME UP!!
Hannah's was classic!
She is obsessed with this new 
boy band called
 "Why Don't We"
They are coming in concert to Utah.
Santa brought her concert tix!
She wigged out. 
It was great!

Awe!!!!!
Kate was so excited to give me these candies....
I LOVE THESE SO MUCH and no one else does!
So win win for me.
Kate drew a favorite animal picture
for each of her sisters!
And Emmsie gave her sisters a necklace of their favorite animal...
{the girls don't pick a sibling to give a gift too, 
if they want to give gifts to all of them on their own 
they can, and if they don't want to...that's totally fine too!}
Kyleigh gave her sisters each a 
good for one 
"Sister Date"
it was hilarious!
{She's always good for a treat run!}
The girls got the hubs and I gift cards
to different restaurants..
some new that we've been wanting to try
and others from some of our favorite places!
It was really sweet!
😌
 Christmas Brunch with the hubs side....
Kate gave her twin cousins 
these jars of slime...
 and a gag gift for her other BOY cousins....
Poor Ky crashed on the couch
 having been up all night!
 *****
We always go to my parents Christmas afternoon
to visit with my family.
Before we go...pic in front of the tree.
Always!
😀

*****
Some fun new games...

You know how Kate loves to do
escape rooms for us?
Now she has an actual game with all sorts
of gadgets and a wrist bomb.
😎
The new clue has some fun twists!
Who knew?
*****
Brie has spent a lot of time drawing....
arts and crafts for Kate....
who remembers Shrinky Dinks?
🙋
 ******
The day after Christmas we saw THIS!!!
Super CUTE!!!!
*****
Some fun hangouts for Kyleigh!
exchanging gifts with her guy!
They say the Basil Chicken Stir Fry 
at Sawadee Thai 
is the bomb!
Jazz Game
 *****
The hubs and I got snowshoes from Santa...

We tried to go snow shoeing on the weekend
but there wasn't enough snow
to use the snow shoes...
so we went snow hiking instead!
😂
*****
Lots of good eats this week...
*****
We had a surprise visit to the ER 
with my sweet Mama...
she was telling us a story and was laughing
til she was almost crying....
Good times in the ER..if that's possible!
😂 

*****
New Year's Day is looming!!!
😏
and I'm trying to be brave...cuz ya'll know how much I love
this darn holiday!!
Kyleigh is going out party-ing
{in these shoes}
for all of us!
👊
Happy 2019!!!!

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