Jessica - you stinker!

Jessica tagged me with this little game. Here we go..............

One Word.

Answer the questions with ONE word.

1. Where is your cell phone? table
2. Your hair? wet
3. Your Mother? best
4. Your Father? generous
5. Your favorite food? steak
6. Your dream last night? nothing!
7. Your favorite drink? SonicCoke
8. Your dream/goal? mission
9. What room are you in? dining room
10 .Your hobby? garden
11. Your fear? alone
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? retired
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something you aren't? tan
15. Muffins? paradise
16. Wish list item? maid
17. Where did you grow up? Arizona
18. Last thing you did? bathe
19. What are you wearing? jammies
20. TV? Wii
21. Your pets? Jen's
22. Your friends? Amazing
23. Your life? Blessed
24. Your mood? content
25. Missing someone? family
26. Vehicle? mini
27. Something you're not wearing? makeup
28. Your favorite store? SALE!
29. Your favorite color? yellow
30. When was the last time you laughed? today
31. When was the last time you cried? Sunday
32. Your best friend? daughters
33. One place you go over and over? Sonic
34. One person who e-mails you regularly? Kathy
35. Favorite place to eat? Logans

I tag Liz, Kyra and Karissa

50.FIVE-O.WOW.

That's right folks. I'm 50. Wow.

Fifty reasons why I don't mind being FIFTY:

(Not in any particular order!!)

1)Mayli, 2)Tori, 3)Jaxen, 4)Cash & 5)Zoe

6) I LOVE being a grammie! 7) According to this book - Lots of people love me!

Thanks. Sincerely. I love you too!

Thanks Nikki!

8) I have a WONDERFUL family!!

9) My BEAUTIFUL sister, and her husband Jim

Her son Brandon and his daughter Bridget

10) I have AMAZING friends!
From left to right: Linda, Me, Penny Comerford, Linda Lopeman,
Trudy Rawlings (holding Dallan), Kathy Fish
11) I got the Rawlings sense of humor.
(Granted - some people don't consider that a blessing!!)
12) I can get away with being a goof-ball!
(I'm not sure how - but I do.)
13) See that cute man in the back ground (Not Mike Fish - although he's cute too)
Barry M. Platts - my man.14) Eegee's. Thanks Bill!!

15) My LOVELY mom. 16) My (missing) dad!
17) My Mom & family that still love me! Thanks for that!!

18) Not pictured: My Platts family that love me now!! - All of you!

19) New love! 2nd chances!!

20) Jen & Ed 21) Nikki & Aj 22) Lanny & Kim

23) Megan & Ivan 24) Jessica & Shane 25) Catherine

My INCREDIBLE children. I love you - each and every one.26) My TERRIFIC brother and his wife, Trudy.

27) Lots of wonderful Nieces & Nephews.

28) LOTS of wonderful great Nieces & Nephews

29) I can be a Primary teacher!

30) I can eat whatever I want to!

31) Whenever I want to!

32) I can go shopping!

33) I have a beautiful home!

34) We just got a new entertainment center AND coming soon..................

35) a new TV :-)

36) I don't have to shave my legs as often!

37) I can have a GARDEN!!

38) I can go to bed at 10:00!

39) I can go to yard sales (like Grannie)!

40) I have a husband that adores me

(I know I already mentioned Barry, but he deserves to mentioned again!!)

41) I have the Gospel and can really appreciate the blessings it brings in my life.

42) I don't have any grey hair yet (I shouldn't have said that out loud.)

43) I know I already mentioned friends, but I have friends that have

been my friends MY WHOLE LIFE! Wow, that's cool.

44) My children that I used to think would NEVER grow up

have grown up. They are my friends. All 6 of them. I love you all.

45) My children that are married have chosen great spouses!

I love you all too!!

46) Family pictures continue to get larger and larger!

47) I'm looking forward to MANY more GRANDCHILDREN!

(Dogs don't count.)

48) I'm looking forward to going on a mission.

49) I'm looking forward to many more birthdays!!

50) I am the most spoiled, lucky, blessed girl on the planet!

I'm thankful to be 50 so I could experience all of these things!!

The Boy Babies!

Jessica & Cash came down while Catherine was on Spring Break!

We had a lot of fun eating, shopping and playing!

Here's my boys in their new jammies!

They had fun playing together!
Matching outfits!
Love you Cash & Jaxen!

My Favorite Sister

Today is my favorite sister's birthday!

(I only have one sister, but I'm pretty sure that if I had more, she would still be my favorite!!)

Linda Lee. I Love You.

This machine. Radiation.

This is what my favorite sister had to do on her birthday.

And every day for the last week and next five weeks.

This machine is her new best friend.

It's killing her nasty tumor.

(The nasty tumor is not my friend.)

I love you my sweet sister

You are the most positive, happy, loving person I know.

This too, shall pass.

Babysitting

.....I babysat Jaxen on Saturday.....

.....We gave the dogs a bath.....

.....I gave Jaxen a bath.....

.....We took a nap.....

It's a tough job.

But someone has to do it.

Jaxen turns ONE!

Jaxen Ivan Hancock is ONE!

Jessica & Shane tried to come for the party, but got "snowed in"!

Here's Cash wishing Jaxen a Happy Birthday!!
Jaxen loved opening the presents!
This is sooo COOL!!

He wasn't crazy about the rides!

His momma made him a GREAT BIG CUPCAKE!!

He LOVED it and dug right in!!

Happy little family!

I love Aunt Catherine!

(She made my cute birthday shirt for me!!)

Grandpa Barry & Grammie love you Jaxen!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

The Wedding of the Year!

Introducing.............

Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Parker

Ed was so handsome & Jen was radiant!

Catherine was there for a week, helping out with decorations and cupcakes!

Barry & I went through St. George & picked up
Grannie & Grandpa Platts
It was fun spending the week-end with them!

What a beautiful couple they are ~ so happy!

The beautiful bridesmaids! (That was a requirement!)

The cute flower girls!

Mayli, Boe & Tori

So cute!

The bridesmaids looked amazing!

So much fun!

Barry & I had a wonderful week-end!

Nikki & AJ came from Provo to be there with us!

Thanks to your cute little family!

Sam & Max.

Cute.Cute.Cute.

Catherine was b.e.a.utiful!

As usual!!

Jason, Traci & Grandpa!

Lots of family & friends joined in the celebration!

It was great!

Thanks Ed & Jen!

We are so excited for the two of you!