An Olympic Sport

Las Vegas received the honor of hosting a Rugby World 7's Tournament here. Since Al and I are big fans and our friends are from Australia and huge fans, we went out to the pitch (Sam Boyd Stadium) to check it out. Rugby will be a new Olympic sport in 2016- that is exciting news!
This is Australia and France.


It was a beautiful day here. We had a great time watching and enjoying some cold beverage.



Crazy USA fans...the boys could see those fur boots from across the stadium. I'm sure they saw all the bare skin as well!

This is USA and South Africa.

Blue Hues

House Beautiful magazine featured a spread of blues.

My inspiration- not the frame- the BEACH.

I bought a new duvet cover. I couldn't resist! It was 80 percent off and I had a $10 off coupon. I loved my old one and I think I really like this one.


I'm starting to accessorize with items from my house. I can't wait to scour garage sales this spring to find some fun stuff.

Looking at my pictures it looks like I need big square pilllows with shams. I think they're called european. What do you think?

A Birthday Dream Come True

Our friends, Storm and Nichole, set up what I would say are birthday goals or dream gifts. These gifts would "arrive" on 40th birthdays. Well Nichole's was January 11th and Storm had to act.

This is a note Nichole read about how much Storm loves her, blah, blah, blah. Than she turned it over and it read, "yes, it's real".

These are the shock pictures of what is real.


An original Picasso drawing of a naked women none the less.

Nichole now has a little over 6 years to "act" on Storms wish of a Ferrari for his 40th!

Lisa's Creation (I think?)

I made these for the Superbowl party we went to. They are very easy and look very good. I say "look" because I strongly dislike strawberries. Which is a good thing in regards to desserts. All of my desserts should be made with strawberries! The problem is I still tend to eat it and pick the yuck out.
Lisa has made these in the past they are just a box of frozen puff pastries sliced in half with a slice of strawberries and sprinkled powdered sugar on top. Yummo!
I also made these cupcakes and Oreo balls that I forgot to take pictures of. They were a favorite. I drizzled Saints and Colts colors on top of them (darn no pic!).

O' Valentine, Sweet Valentine

Our Valentine dates...
Sunday morning BJ and Liana took Landree and Lily to Red Rock for hiking. They had a great time. Liana said if Lily was having trouble climbing Landree would go back to help her and hold her hand. What a great big sister she it! While they did that Al, Lauryn and I went to breakfast at the Omelet House and then finished Valentine shopping for the girls. That night we took all the girls to dinner at Outback. What a mistake! It was busy, the food was just ok, and the girls were obnoxious and not wanting to sit still! It was still a fun and busy day full with lots of love.




We made these Valentine's for the girls for their school Valentine's. I liked them because it wasn't candy and they actually were very easy to make. I found them here.

Fully Clothed

BARBIES!
My job tonight was the official clothing designer or rather clothes picker-outer. How is it possible to always have naked Barbies? They always seem to either just have a shirt or bottom on, never both. Shoes, they don't stay on, so I find them in the most random places. Lauryn's mouth cannot be one of them so they have met their demise in the garbage. As of now, today, all Barbies are fully-clothed and barefoot. Thank goodness they're not barefoot and pregnant, we would have a major problem. See that 1 Ken doll? The girls told me tonight he was the brother to all of the girl Barbie's (poor guy), the dad died and the mom barbie is the one in the wedding dress. All Mom's wear wedding dresses their whole life, right? At least it would keep your weight in check. Hmmm, something to ponder.

Favorite Thing

We discovered these a couple months ago and they are the BOMB! We have a recipe for veggie burgers that is really tasty or regular deli meats are good as well. For 2 slices of the thins it's 100 calories, 5 grams of fiber and 1 gram of fat. The website also has some great recipes. Check it out here.