Leigh Anne Best Wilkes

Israel, South America, Turkey, Egypt, Europe

The day after we graduated my family moved to Southern California. I attended Brigham Young University where I graduated in 1982 with a degree in Clothing and Textiles. Between my junior and senior year (1981) I married Jim Wilkes from Idaho Falls, Idaho. Jim had graduated from Univerity of Utah with a MBA. We then moved to the beautiful Northwest (Portland, Oregon) where we have lived ever since. Jim has worked in the financial, retirement benefits field. I was an Executive Director with the direct sales company, Creative Memories and retired from there after 20 years.

I am currently a full time food and lifestyle blogger at www.yourhomebasedmom You can also keep up with our family at www.thewilkesweek.blogspot.com.

My best and favorite job is being a mom to our four incredible kids!

When I'm not busy blogging, I love to garden, read, entertain, and cook And then there is shopping!