We have a winner! Congratulations to Liesa who will receive the beautiful blanket from Melissa. Email me with your address and Melissa will ship your heirloom blanket to you. I hope your new grandbaby loves their new blanket! Thanks for all the great comments! I have another fun giveaway planned in a couple of weeks! Another fun [...]
Top Tips for Visiting Your Children at College
September 29, 2008 By 8 Comments
I’m tired and happy! I spent the last 3 days in Utah visiting my 3 college children. I had so much fun and I think they enjoyed my visit too – did you guys??!! But I came home tired and ready to go back to my boring life where you go to bed before the [...]
BYU – Thirty Years Later
September 2, 2008 By 12 Comments
I survived! My daughter is now safely settled in her cute little dorm room and I lived through it. As I was looking through some old college pictures of mine before we left I discovered that I began my freshman year at BYU on August 30, 1978 – exactly 30 years to the day that [...]
We’re Off! BYU or Bust!
August 27, 2008 By 7 Comments
If things have gone according to plan we are on the road! Beginning our 12 hour drive to Utah. I hope everything fit in the car! I usually post a recipe on Wednesday but I am hoping you will indulge me a little while longer with my story of woe and misery – sending my [...]
Forming a Support Group
August 25, 2008 By 1 Comment
Amongst all the “getting ready for college” that we did this week we were able to squeeze in a few social events. One night Cali and I gathered with a group of other college bound daughters and their mothers. As a result of the girl’s friendship, the mothers have become friends too. During our evening together [...]
Happy Birthday Jim!
August 19, 2008 By 7 Comments
Today is my husband’s birthday. I’ll be kind and not tell you how old he is. I will tell you though, he is older than I am. We actually celebrated his birthday on Sunday because early this morning he left on a business trip. We celebrated with a yummy dinner (I’ll share the recipe tomorrow) [...]
College Bound….
August 18, 2008 By 11 Comments
Only 10 more days – 10 more days until I have to get in the car and drive my daughter to her new life as a college freshman. I have been keeping myself busy getting her ready to go. It’s amazing how much stuff you need when you leave home. All that stuff you share [...]
A Lesson in Imperfection
August 11, 2008 By 8 Comments
I had been struggling with what to blog about today. Since returning from Minneapolis last Monday I have been struggling with a major head cold all week. My head hurt, I coughed a lot, had trouble sleeping and basically felt like I had been hit by a truck – a big truck. I accomplished only what [...]
Overnight Waffles}Birthday Traditions
July 18, 2008 By 11 Comments
For this week’s Friday Favorite I thought I’d share a Wilkes’ Family birthday tradition -and it does involve a recipe too! As you know, my baby turned fifteen last Sunday. I thought as my children got older that some of our family birthday traditions would begin to seem too silly -that they would think they [...]
A Little More Grateful….
July 15, 2008 By 13 Comments
Yesterday was one of those days that every mother fears – the day you find yourself in your car following behind an ambulance that has one of your children in it. The day started off fine. I decided that I would treat Cali to a pedicure. I only have a month and a half left before [...]
