Oh Baby!

I spent the last few days making these baby shower invitations with a friend here in Las Vegas who is very creative.  We had a great time making them for another spouse who is expecting her first child.  These are the invitations that I made.  I'm very proud of them and wanted to share.

They actually flip open to reveal the information for the upcoming shower.  Each invitation is hand made and unique.  I will have to wait until after the baby shower to post pictures of our other creations.

Casey-Doodle

Everyone reading this knows how much my family and I love Bichon Frises. They are sweet, soft, cuddly and just downright adorable.  Our dog Casey was no exception.  Casey-Doodle, as I call him, wasn't just a dog, he was a member of our family.  I'm thankful that he's no longer in pain and can run around and play to his heart's content.  Don't worry, the point of this blog isn't to make you sad about our sweet little boy who has passed away.  The point is to tell you about Small Paws Rescue.  Small Paws is a Bichon rescue organization that operates across the entire United States.  I'm actually a foster mom for the organization which means that I would take a Bichon into our home if it needed a temporary place to stay while the organization finds a suitable permanent home for the dog.  Now I realize not everyone wants a dog and that's not what I'm trying to push.  Small Paws spends THOUSANDS of dollars on medical bills to save these bichon's lives.  Yes, they do need donations but I have a much easier way that you can help out.  It's called GoodSearch.  It's a search engine that makes a small donation to a non-profit organization every time you use it.  It's basically the same thing as Google but it's helping the bichons.  So, next time you decide to Google "Lady Gaga" so that you can see her newest fashion faux pas, go to GoodSearch  instead.  Make sure that you have Small Paws chosen as your charity of choice.  Easy Peasy!

Bellagio

Since we live here in Vegas it makes sense to blog about all of the amazing attractions Sin City has to offer.  One of my favorite FREE attractions is the fountain show at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.  Each performance is a unique light and water show set to music.  It's very relaxing and can be quite romantic with the right companion.  Unfortunately I have only been there with my camera and holding my camera close didn't make my heart flutter.  The hotel directly behind the fountain is the Bellagio and over to the right is Caesars's Palace.  Interesting Vegas Fact:  Obama stayed at Caesar's Palace after he was elected President in a 25,000 square foot suite.  Can you even imagine a house that big much less a hotel room?  (I will refrain from making political comments on my blog for as long as I possibly can.)  

Does my picture of the Bellagio fountains look familiar to you? Can't quite pinpoint where you've seen it before?  It's at the end of the new re-make of Ocean's 11.

Recent Photographs

  

My Perfect Husband

Hubby sent me a beautiful flower arrangement from Afghanistan.  I'm shocked the flowers were still in such great shape after such a long trip! Ok, so obviously the flowers aren't actually from Afghanistan.  I'm not here to brag about how amazing my husband is...but he is. I've been taking a lot of pictures now that I'm done with school and wanted to share.  

Aflac

The other day I was in my kitchen when I heard a loud noise coming from the back yard.  I thought one of our dogs had fallen in the pool.  Nope.  It seems we had a little visitor stop by to take a rest in our pool.  This duck was in the pool for about 10 minutes just hanging out and swimming around the pool at a leisurely pace.  He didn't even seem to be bothered by the dogs lurking at the edge of the pool.  Luckily our dogs didn't bother the duck.  I don't think I could handle the site of that!  Although I have been having a craving for Peking Duck.                                                                

Can you spot Ella lurking in the palm tree?  Jungle Doggie!

The dogs weren't too sure about the avian visitor in their pool.

                                

Sheep's Demise

While I was busy baking this,


















the dogs were busy doing this.

I baked around six dozen cookies today to send in care packages to Nick and our mutual friend Adam who just got stationed in Japan.  I can't even tell you how long it took to bake all those cookies but when I was done and walked out of the kitchen, I was greeted with the death of little Bo Peep's Sheep.  Apparently the dogs had a hay day pulling the stuffing out of the sheep.  RIP Sheep.  You were a great toy to Casey and Ella before Bristol got a hold of it.  I think Bristol is even smirking in the photo above.  He's proud of the mess.