8 things I did yesterday
1. Went to an Abs and glute class that is killer!
2. Talked to my sister Maria and felt loved and supported.
3. Cleaned part of the pool
4. Went swimming with Sam, Jack and Adam
5. Took care of Sam and Jack while Adam and Katie went for her procedure.
6. Ate yummy Costa left overs.
7. Took a nice evening walk with Daniel
8. Watched fire works from my own front porch, they were wonderfully beautiful.

8 things I look forward to
1. Tomorrow, its Fast Sunday, i love going to church
2. Next week, when Olivia comes home
3. My my birthday
4. The birth of our new granddaughter
5. Playing in Carlsbad
6. Going on a mission
7. Celebrating Thanksgiving in AZ
8. Training and Running the St. George Marathon next year

8 things I wish I could do
1. Hit rewind, my life seems to have gone by so fast!
2. Not die my hair and have it look good.
3. Make it on the Amazing Race with Olivia and have the time of our lives!
4. Know how to do needle work, so well that its not annoying.
5. Lose 10 pounds so that I could run with so little effort
6. I wish I could eat whatever like when I was a teenager or a nursing mother
7. I wish I were done with my licensing hours
8. I had taken voice lessons as a teenager

8 shows I record in hopes that I will watch sometime
1. So you think you can dance
2. Next food network star
3. Fox News Channel evening programs
4. Healthy Appetite Ellie Krieger
5. Criminal Minds
6. The Office
7. Lie to me
8. Fix it shows on DIY


everyone I would have tagged has already been tagged.

Daniel is a Babe Magnet. . .

Highlights from May 2009 !!

Catalina wore my retro flowered jeans from 1986!

Fun for Everyone!

Katie, Adam, Samuel and Jack love going to wedding receptions and this was no exception!

The Grooms Men were very Dapper!

Rhett and his friends went to the Nordstrom Rack to find just the right apparel. Bow ties, suspenders and they were set to impress! They went to YouTube to learn how to tie their bow ties, I even learned the technique.

A very fun wedding!

Kelly and Savannah Nicholes were married in the Jordan Temple that morning and then had a ring ceremony that evening. Bishop Oliver (Rhett's Bishop officiated) and her dad gave her away. It was very sweet. Her Dad is a professional musician and he played live music Savannah had requested and it made the evening so Fun!

The Live Music was so fun!!!

Great Year for Roses!

My roses are amazing, this year in particular. There isn't anything I have done other than pruning them in the fall and weeding a bit. I love gardening, its just so satisfying to be a part of natures processes. To me gardening is like raising a family, its about consistent deposits of love and investments of time. Daisies are actually my favorite flowers and last year I planted some that went to seed in the fall, so I am anxiously awaiting their reaching maturity and blooming too!

How we began

Daniel and I met when we were 12yrs old.  I was investigating the LDS church, at that time.  My sister, had recently converted and was baptized.  She came home from Florida State and my dad and I attended Sunday meetings with her while she was home.  After that my dad gave me permission to attend activities while the missionaries taught our family, the discussions. The girls in the Beehive class became my friends quickly and Daniel's sister, was the class president.  On one mutual activity we went to her house after playing miniature golf.  Daniel came home from playing with friends and walked through the front door ignoring all us 12 year old girls.  Daniel was a deacon, and he wasn't nice to girls, at all.  I think for a time, I was afraid of him, but I always thought he was cute!
We got older (16yrs old ), matured and we became friends.  I realized most girls had a crush on him, he was taller, and he was nice!  My pride kept me from admitting that I would ever like him, so we became good friends.  He dated other girls and I dated other boys.  We had fun telling each other about those dates,  shopping, watching movies, playing on motorcycles, bike riding, and talking on the phone.
On my Senior year, he encouraged me to go to my Prom and I had made up my mind not to go.  He had gone to a Prom with one of his girlfriends, when he lived in Gainesville.   He tried to convince me to go because he had a great time.  But! I didn't want to ask a boy to a dance!  So, he asked me to my Prom, this changed everything between us, forever.  We went from being friends, to being boyfriend and girlfriend.  This was not something our friends and family approved of, and they all seemed to think it would never work out! I guess you can say we love challenges and find naysayers inspiring! We were married in 1980 and we heard that most of the people that knew us growing up were actually "betting against our marriage lasting"and I love Daniel more every day!!

Olivia and Joseph VanCott

This is a picture of our "entire" family at Olivia's and Joseph's Wedding, November 21, 2008. In this picture Cynthia is pregnant and she and Bradley since welcomed Bryce Bradley to their family.