Adele 25

Next month finally after 3 years a  new CD from Adele ...she is better than ever.

My littlest Pumpkin

My Great Grandson Caleb had a rough day looking for the perfect pumpkin for his very first Halloween...looks like he got the best one

Bad Boys Bad Boys...

Fun day out yesterday when my good friend Ronna invited me to go with her to watch the K9 competition at the Orleans Arena. The dogs and trainers came from all over the world and were put through some pretty difficult tasks. Of course Las Vegas won the Top Dog award, I mean really who else could win that award. This is an annual event that is open and free to the public, can't wait to go back next year and see some of the events I missed this year. Thanks Ronna for thinking of me...great fun yesterday.

The dogs are working on command, first they see the "perp" police talk for the bad guy...they go after him until his trainer calls him off. Then he sees a fight and sees his trainer being assaulted and goes for the bad guy. Last he is to go after the bad guy with the gun but stop just before on command of his trainer. So much fun and beautiful dogs.

Question: Whats the Difference between SWAT and K9? K9 doesn't negotiate.

Should I? 

Promises Matter

What a fantastic month.... the day after my sister and cousin left my really good friends from Saudi Arabia arrive. I lived in Riyadh Saudi Arabia for 8 years and during my time there I met Susanna and Yosef, Susanna and I were/are like sisters, we spent nearly every day together and when I left the Kingdom Yosef promised he would  make sure that Susanna and I would always stay in touch. He is a man of his word...they came to Vegas about 10 years ago to visit me and now again with this trip. In between visits we stay in touch via Skype, Whatsup and Facebook. It seems like we have never been apart. 

We crammed in as much as we could in this trip. Yosef wanted to go to the Pawn Stars Shop since he loves that show... Susanna brought her sister Jeane with her and the girls wanted to go to the Las Vegas Design Market and boy that place is beautiful & huge and across from The Smith Center. Susanna owns a boutique in Saudi and was looking for some funky things to go into the shop. We also went to the Shelby Car Museum ...that was cool to see all the vintage American cars. Of course there was the Yardhouse for lunch at the Linq and I got up enough nerve to go on the High Roller.

The last night they were here we took in a really really bad show but still had a great time. It was the best visit ever and I miss them already. Thanks Yosef for keeping your promises, you are the best!

Shelby Car Museum

Family Fun

Last week my sister from Portland Oregon and my cousin from Spokane Washington flew in to celebrate my birthday with me. First things first...I needed to get my tattoo touched up and my sister wanted to get a family tattoo with a feather, so happy I did...it looks so much better and love the color on hers. Then off to Tobey Keith's Bar and Grill for the best Chopped BBQ chicken salad ever, and of course we had to do the photo thing at the LINQ, what a crack up. We taught our cousin how to bead a bracelet and to knit. Took a day out to go to Boulder City for some antiquing So much fun to have them with me this year... Thanks you two for everything.

Camp Silver Pines

Camp photos taken by Mary Knight ...Thanks my friend.

Just home from my annual trip to Mt. Charleston at Camp Silver Pines. I swear every year it just gets better and better. This year we had 75 people that enjoyed the fresh air and 3 days of solid fun, friends and all the beauty that the camp has to offer. I taught 3 classes and I want to thank everyone of my students for providing loads of laughs and awesome projects that  you completed.

There was so much to do every day, cooking classes, craft classes, archery classes, hikes, high ropes and low rope activities, jam making, pickle ball, line dancing, hula show and dance classes, yoga workshops, daily stretch and tone classes, guest speaker Mark Hall Patton from the show The Pawn Stars and if that wasn't enough one night we had Country Singer Chris Heers and Terry Green come up and entertained us with a great show and had everyone was up line dancing. The following night we had the pleasure of the songs of Johnny Cash from the Johnny Cash band, close your eyes and you would swear it was Johnny and June Carter singing ...heck eyes open you might believe it too.

Bottom line??....the weather was beautiful and what a great 3 day event, can't wait till next year.

Chris Heers & Terri Green- Music available on iTunes and Amazon

Johnny Cash Band

Clint Holmes ...go see his show

What a wonderful evening I had last weekend when some very kind and generous  friends Invited me to spend a  relaxing evening with them for dinner at Capitol Grill and then to see The Clint Holmes show at the Smith Center Cabaret and Jazz Theater. My first time for both. The dinner was so delicious and the restaurant is absolutely beautiful- I haven't been out to a meal like that in ....well forever. Beautiful white linens, crystal, china and sterling and to top everything off our table was one that overlooks the Strip. Then off to the Smith Center, I have been to the Reynolds theater many times to see the Broadway shows but this was my first time to the Cabaret & Jazz Theater. The show was amazing and not a bad seat in the house but then of course Steve got us front row seats. Clint's voice is a smooth as they come and he is such a great entertainer. This show his theme was James Taylor and so he sang only songs from James Taylor, WOW! I can't wait to go back to see more...thank you so much Betty and Steve, It was the best night out I have had in a long long time.