. . . mind over mattress . . .

. . . it's weird at my house lately . . .

. . . no one leaves for

school or work

early in the morning

any more . . .

{which makes it really tempting to just sleep in & be lazy}

. . . it was definitely one of those days . . .

. . . you know,

the kind where

you might have

stayed up way too late

the night before

watching american idol

{wasn't brooke awesome?}

on the dvr

after getting home

from mutual . . .

. . . then the blasted alarm rings,

you groan

& think real hard about

going back to sleep . . .

. . . but you know

you have an

appointment w/ your trainer . . .

. . . so you roll out,

brush your teeth,

& head down the road . . .

. . . then, crossing over the freeway

you're greeted with

this breathtaking sight . . . & you know for sure that

getting up was exactly

the right thing to do . . .

. . . birthday wishes {times two} . . .

. . . today marks the

twenty-second anniversary

of the birth of . . .

amelia

nathel

romney

johnson. . . fun facts about meemers include . . .

fact #1: she is an excellent student

in fact, after 3 1/2 years of college,

majoring in organizational communication,

she maintains a 4.0 gpa

{will someone please give this girl a scholarship? seriously}

fact #2: she is the knower of all

reality tv trivia/celebrity gossip

really, if you need

the latest scoop

just text her

fact #3: she loves text messaging & is a pro

{hopefully, she doesn't do it while driving ~ any more}

fact #4: she met her husband . . .

tyler

. . . on a blind date

{courtship included a text messaging "mishap"}
aren't they cute together?

fact #5: she loves to laugh

fact # 5.5: really, there's nothing so

funny as a dog in a sweater

{with a hood}

fact #6: before amelia was born,

i had amber & amanda with me

at the grocery store,

& the clerk asked me

if they were my children {THEY ARE!}

no one has ever asked me that about mimi fact #7: amelia was born

on her grandma's 50th birthday

happy 72nd birthday

to my beautiful mom

nathel

hutchinson

davis

fact #8: i have been told

{more than once!}

that i look {a lot} like my mother . . .

you be the judge

fact #9: the uncanny resemblance

between these two portraits

. . .amelia's the one on the right

in this picture of a picture . . .

{which really doesn't work very well}

you might assume

the vintage photo

on the left is me.

wrong-o!

the frame is shared by amelia

& her namesake, g-ma davis

fact #10: i ♥love♥ both of these

beautiful women

& wish them

a wonderful day

. . . together . . .

. . . my definition of a happy day

is when my family is all TOGETHER . . .

. . . we laugh a lot. . . . . . we act really silly . . . . . . we tell funny stories . . .
. . . & drink too much

caffeine

late at night . . .

. . . but, the happiness you see here is

NOTHING

compared to how i was feeling

an hour earlier . . .

. . . having a wonderful son,

beautiful daughters,

their great husbands,

& my own husband! {hurray!}

TOGETHER

in the temple . . .

it was the best feeling ever!

. . . bring on eternity . . .

{we're sorry bill had to miss the fun afterward}

{we love all our friends, extended family,

& ward members who joined us, too}

{i feel certain that if there is food in heaven,

it WILL be the pablo picasso salad from oregano's}

. . . i looked out the window . . .

. . . and what did i see? . . .

{besides dust on the shutters?}. . . popcorn popping . . .
. . . on the flowering pear tree . . .

{doesn't sound quite right, does it?}

. . . seriously, fall was only 42 days ago . . .

. . . short winter, eh . . .

. . . eighty♥one . . .

. . . 81 valentine's days ago
♥jack davis♥

was born in the dana maternity home . . .

. . . a midwife assisted, but no doctor . . .. . . unfortunately, he'll be celebrating

his birthday today

in another hospital,

with doctors & nurses

who're taking great care of him . . .

. . . he's even feeling

a little perkier

following a late night

blood transfusion . . .

♥happy valentine's birthday dad♥

. . . oops! . . .

. . . in the spirit of

en·tre·pre·neur·i·al·ism

{i had to look that up on dictionary.com}

& by popular demand,

here ↓ is what i've been up to lately . . .. . . it seems like having babies

is all the rage these days . . .

. . . &, as everyone knows,

babies are messy . . .

a} they drool

b} they spit up

c} they have runny noses

d} & junk

question #1: why not

clean them up

{& protect yourself}

in style?

. . . animal prints are

"must have" this season . . .

question #2: did you know

there was such a thing

as leopard print fringe?

yeah, neither did i 'til recently

. . . here's an all white version -

perfect for blessing day . . .

FYI . . . all oops! begin with

a premium 100% cotton

diaper service quality diaper . . .

. . . embellished

{on both ends, so you look good coming and going}

with 100% cotton chenille,

rick rack, ribbon &/or vintage trims . . .

fact: at a baby shower

over the weekend,

the mom-to-be opened my gift

& proclaimed

"these are the reason

i'm having a baby!"

{i know . . . lofty goals}

. . . here is an actual user of

oops! burp cloths . . .

question #3: doesn't she look jazzed about it?

question #4: don't you wish we could see

how excited her dad looks, too?

***email me

{there's a link up there↑& to the right→just above mitt's photo}

if you're interested***

of course, @ only $12 each,

oops! make wonderful gifts

{hey . . . treat yourself, too}

. . . the selection is ever changing

& i could maybe be persuaded/bribed

to do custom orders, too . . .

{with plenty of notice, please!}

. . . please . . .

. . . in the name of

all that has ever been funny,

take a look at this video ditty . . .

. . . it helped me {a little} . . .

i saw it first here

. . . time to snap out of it . . .

. . . and seeing

these photos

is helping {a lot} . . . . . . i highly recommend having grandkids . . .

if you want to see more

{and who wouldn't?}

go here

. . . blue . . .

blue describes my mood today

blue like the ties mitt always wears

i'm afraid my state is even turning bluebut looking on the bright side,
the sky today is a lovely shade of blue

spring is coming &

my pear tree is just about to pop

things will look better tomorrow

they always do . . .