In Case You’re New Here

Family mine

Hi- I’m Launi. I’m a mom of 5–three lovely girls and two handsome fellows. I also have three wonderful son-in-laws, two incredible daughter-in-laws and thirteen practically perfect grandkids. All these awesome folks have families of their own and yet still, we find being together through much of what we do these days…just suites us.

And for me being surrounded by the things I love most– is Heaven in every way.

A few more things I adore…

Rainy days, autumn leaves, kids books, pretty chicken coops, vintage photographs, crochet hooks, old-old houses, sappy movies…

Cheetoes, purple, new fabric, fairies, laughing till my face hurts, stone fences, Scottish accents, cats, homemade slippers, porches, Hello Kitty, periwinkle, soft, squishy yarn…

and ok…I’ll admit it—

Thor.

I’m in love with him.

On the other hand…here are a few things I can absolutely live without~

Thorny weeds, sharks, coconut, spiders, alligators, eggplant, stingrays, aliens, snakes,  pessimism, mean people, and anything in the larva phase.

That’s pretty much it….the rest of you…

can stay.

Rhen & mom

Welcome- welcome. I do hope you’ll join me~ I love having you here!

Favorite quote:

“Be nice or be quiet.”

~Me

 heh, heh.

 

 

The Good Citizen

Today was a local election day in Utah. I like to do these things right, so I studied the candidates and chose the ones that want to do what I want them to do. That’s how it works in my brain.

Then I started reading the “fine print” so to speak. It wasn’t really fine print but honestly it was a bunch of stuff I admit, I’ve never paid much attention to.

First, it said my signature was required. I’m good with that. I have the same signature that I’ve had since high school, so there. It wanted other sundry stuff–last four numbers of my SS# and email and phone. No big deal.

There is a ton of funny business going on in the world these days with reguards to who can and who cannot vote and about being able to mail in your ballot…that sort of thing. For some odd reason there seems to be a lot of controversy about it all.

If you just read the document, it says straight up–be who you say you are. Don’t vote if you have no business voting. To do otherwise is a FELONY.

They use the word FELONY a LOT.

Seems pretty clear to me.

Behave yourself and do it the right way. If you don’t you really can’t whine if you get in trouble for it.

The rules are pretty dang clear.

It’s simple.

Sheesh.

Now go vote!!

 

 

 

So Grateful For…

three layers of kittens…asleep. That’s the best part! Haha.

Pretty pink salt and pepper shakers. Because if you’re trying to have a pink kitchen…it’s a good place to start.

A matching butter tub. It was so dang cute that I bought…two.

Eggs fried hard….just the way I like them, with strawberries. Yummo.

My first fairy puzzle that was so fun and cute that I pulled it apart and put it back together again. Don’t you just love fairies?

Cheesy bread and roasted red pepper soup with black beans. Yummo again.

A sweet “love heart” from C that looked suspiciously like a kidney…but no, it’s a love heart…for me.

Lovely reminders of a lovely movie that makes me smile.

What are you so grateful for today?

Summerfest 2026

Always and forever–one of our favorite events.

Happy Summerfest everyone!! I know, I know–they are changing it to Oremfest. But I don’t care. We’ve been doing this for 40 years.

It will always be Summerfest to us.

Old dogs…new tricks and all that jazz.

What a lovely day.

 

 

Happy Father’s Day

Our father never told us how to live...

but rather…

he lived…

and let us watch him do it.”

~Clarence Budington Kelland

Happy Father’s Day, Daddy.

I love you.