Utah Mama

This past week I was reminded about an event that happened when my oldest daughter was about 6 years old. We were at the dentist getting her teeth cleaned and the hygenist asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. She said “A veterinarian”. The hygenist told her “Oh, you don’t want [...]

I always know when it is January. All of a sudden the gym is PACKED. Can’t get on a treadmill, machine or use the 15 pound dumbells to save my life. About the end of February, everything gets back to normal. It is sad to see a lot of people get off to a good [...]

    How many December babies do we have out there? Every year at this time I hear a lot of people (my husband included) complain that their whole life they would always get the double whammy….This is for your birthday AND Christmas. They always feel ripped off, and maybe they should, or should they? [...]

I am sure that many of you have heard of the book “The 5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman. A year or so ago, the book title kept popping up all around me. When this happens, it is usually a sign that I had better pay attention. Off to Google I ran, and found the [...]

So my Mom takes the girls for a week or so every summer. She even takes the dog! I have been at home the last week with my cat and our little kitten. Have you ever noticed that having a kitten is like having a toddler? It is amplified when the girls aren’t here to [...]

  Well, Louis the Bag has moved on to his next adventure! He is headed to New York. I am sure he will use the travel time to recuperate from all the end of year activities that he attended. The last week he attended an African Dance Class at the Eccles Center (Deja Mitchell is [...]

What a strange weekend it was. With the help of facebook, I recently connected with someone I knew in Junior High. I actually sold her GS cookies. As we were talking, we thought that it would be fun to have a get together with some of the people from way back when. With more help [...]

I was at the most amazing business building event a few weeks ago. The coach facilitating the event (Hello Suzanne Evans!) supports a charity called camfed that educates girls in Africa. She stood on stage with a blue Louis Vuitton handbag. She said “This is my favorite bag. I paid $1800 for it. As a donation [...]

A friend of mine’s daughter goes to a local junior high school. She told me that last week there was tension building between a big guy and a little guy. Rumors were flying, and at some point the “appointment” for a fight was made for after school. The kids all headed to the back of [...]

  One of my daughters was on a field trip recently. She came home and told me that she and another friend had held the door open for some high school kids (from a different school) that were also on a field trip. The high school kid expressed shock that a younger child would be [...]