5SF Edition 26

FIVE SENSE FRIDAY

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TASTING-

Chicken Quesadilla from Ixtapa with some senorita's.

Oh so good.

Thank you "L" for watching the wee ones,

and thank you Ty for the treating:)

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SMELLING-

too many of these.

life is so glamorous sometimes.
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FEELING-

Surprised!

On our doorstep today the kid's discovered

a special package

straight from the North Pole.

We were sent the "Elf on the Shelf"

and we named him RUFUS.

He will watch the children and report to Santa

each night to let him know if they've

been naughty or nice.

Then, in the morning

he will re-appear in a new place.

What a fun tradition to start-

THANK YOU SMITH FAMILY!!

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SEEING-

Art by Emily Mcphie

November 28th she will have an exhibit at

Terzian Gallery in Park City along with some

other great artists like Justin Taylor.

Dang it, I won't be around,

but if you can make it, you won't be sorry.

www.emilymcphie.com

www.terziangalleries.com
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HEARING-

James Taylor- At Christmas

and

Sarah McLachlan- Wintersong
(thanks for the tip audrey)
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Just Said...

After I told Oliver we needed to
clean up the bonus room he replied,

"The matter of life is just what it is,
so you just gotta chill out."

Who are you child?

tender friendship...

my friend nadia wrote a lovely and all too flattering post here.

delight

joy

glee

contentment

blessed

is what i feel when i think of the connections i've made through my blog.

nadia is such a pure soul.

she is good,

she is real,

she is honest,

she takes amazing photos of every day beauty,

and i am better for meeting her.

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please take a moment to look at her pictures and read her heartfelt words. you'll want to go back often and see what's on her mind and in her camera:)

thank you my sweet, sweet friend.

LA PORTE ROUGE

pretty little things for grey sky days

"beth" is not the only thing we share

i have a fondness for dog the bounty hunter.

that do-gooder mullet man

who catches the bad guys,

one barefoot toothless dude

or dudette at a time....

but during the wedding my dress

made me feel how his wife Beth must feel.

the belt propped below my "ladies",

as if to present them on a platter...

and the jolly plumpness of my body reflected

in the photos gets everybody in the mood...

for christmas.

i will play a good santa this year.

Beth, as much as I love you,

as beautiful as your curvish fancies are,

i'm a bit tired of cropping out my ample arms,

and so it is with much sorrow,

that i bid adieu....

hopefully soon,

the name "beth" is all we will share.

i'm only eating carrots and granola bars,

from now on,

at least for an hour,

okay i'll start tomorrow.

("beth and the dog")

Grow Old With Me

Congratulations to Eliza and Jason RUYS

who were married in the Rexburg temple

on Saturday November 15th.

Eliza looked ravishing,

Jason looked ectastic,

together they glowed.

A Week in Harvest Country

With Eliza's wedding to prepare for and other family milestones happening like Sadie and Caleb going to the temple for the first time, I decided to play hooky and spend a week in Idaho with my family. Here is just a little sampling of some of the things that occupied our time.....

date night with papa bear at outback,

i always get the salmon and caeser salad,

and i always get bubble guts after,

how romantic.

lunch at bajio for the green chile chicken salad.

inspiration and sugar cookies at the mini bazaar.

another bridal shower for eliza hosted by Jen.

the lovely cupcake below was just part of the

heavenly tastings provided by her friend Gloria

of Rexburg's Cocoa Bean Cupcake Shop.

Better Than You Know What Cupcake.

Open House for Bumbles Watches.

I didn't buy one,

but I oogled all the pretty beads.

big girls and little girls go to the movies

to see HSM3.

give me strength.

em and i made tutu's for lily

and the three babies to be born in the

next couple of months.

every little girl needs a tutu.

lots of noisy cousin time.

ice cream daily from reed's dairy.

breakfast shower at smitty's for charisa and rach.

dad finds a dead muskrat,

ew,

and missy the cat,

who until now,

was presumed dead for the last two months.

matching pajamas.

bri and his boys.

chris finally took me to taco's izcalli's.

he eats here everyday and has been raving about it.

mmmmmm, googley,

but good.

TRENT is a STUD!

I remember the first time I met Trent.
We were all jammed in the back of a truck
on our way to Ashton to go fishing.
(the fishing trip where Jairus got the hook
stuck in his head)
Trent was adorable.
Pure adorableness.
He was singing “Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls”,
and I was smitten by his adorability.
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Trent has made me cry on several occasions.
Don’t worry,
not that kind of crying.
There is nothing more moving than his pitch on voice,
especially when he sings the national anthem.
I am moved to tears of pride every time he belts out a tune.
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Trent is playful and likes to make fun of people.
He especially likes to make fun of gullible older sisters.
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Trent is a magician on the computer.
He could probably even make one out of
a paper clip, fruit snack, and twisty tie.
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Trent makes friends easily.
He always bumps into someone he knows,
wherever he goes.
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Trent rocks a shaved head.
He rocks it even more with shades on.
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Trent has the entrepreneur spirit.
His little growing family has several businesses
in the works and he juggles it all
with the sweet support of his amazing wife.
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Trent is a super duper father.
He is so cute with his son Ethan,
and with another on the way,
I’m sure he will have his heart melting in no
time when that girly doll arrives.

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Trent,
KEEP Chasing those Waterfalls,
and your dreams will come true.
obijah:)
LOVE YOU TONS BRO!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!