Summer Time......and the livin' is Easy!

Looking for modest swim wear!

Ask if you dare!

Zoe Jane...........just chillin'

Beautiful little mama!

Got dirt?

Cash man livin' the good life!

Grammie Lori lovin' on the grandkids!

(And.......Yes. This is the best picture I got!)

I think Tori's playing monkey. ;-)

Jen, I got Buffy in the picture!!

I love Angel too - I'll have to see if your dad can photo shop him in!!

Another beautiful mama!

We all couldn't get enough of Zoe!

The pool. The kids LOVE my pool!

It's amazing - you'd think it was custom built!

Beautiful Aunt Catherine!

Easter 2010

We had a very simple Easter this year!

Megan, Ivan, Jaxen, Ivan's little brother Nick, Catherine, Barry and I. It was a beautiful day! We ate, hunted eggs (money filled - made the competition a little funner!) and did a relay with colored eggs.

I'm so thankful for my sweet little family.

Jaxen, grandpa Barry and the pup pup!

(sniff sniff - we miss our pup pups.)

Lots of fun was had by all!

Happy Easter!

6.10.10

Wow. One instant can turn your life upside down.

6.10.10

Catherine is on her way home from babysitting the Allen children. Some random lady gets a leg cramp, loses control of her car and the next thing you know she's in the trauma unit of

Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn.

She is a very lucky girl. Looking at the photos of the car it's hard to believe that she didn't break any bones (except for her pinky toe on her right foot).

Poor Susan (the car) didn't make it. We will miss her.
Catherine scared the living crap out of all of us but she is doing well.
She has appointments with a physical therapist, a speech evaluation, a podiatrist and a neurologist. Hopefully we will know more after visiting with all of these!
We are just VERY GRATEFUL to have her here with us and not more beat up than she is.
Thank you Thank you Thank you for your prayers and concern!
It really has been felt and we appreciate it so much!
We love you Catherine Lacy Nikolaus!
You keep hanging in there! :-)

(This picture was the night it happened - she is looking and feeling much better now!)

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.