Vegas June 4-8.5

The next morning it was coffee and a haircut and bags packed in the car.

Sheldon, Mom and Dad and I were off to the airport after 10 leaving Grama and Papa hanging with  the girls. They enjoyed golf, a movie, Spruce Meadows and a few suppers out while we made our way to Las Vegas to hang with the Schmitts.

going down Sheldon booked us the Plus (1st Class) seats which was a first for me, it was a fun treat for sure! Sadly this plane had no TV so no movies while in these primo seats but beer and food were good!

Chuck efficiently picked us up at the airport and from there on chauffeured us to so many destinations while Debby kept us well fed and was the tour guide to Many great destinations

  oleander in Deb's back yard,

 local horse in back yard

 and the front of the Schmitt home

destinations like Red Rock canyon

 reality TV haunts such as Ricks Restoration,

 Counts Kustoms

 my choice of cars below

 and Pawn Stars

 strip drive to the Bellagio

hiking the Zion national park river walk while Mom and Dad took a helicopter tour overhead

We enjoyed meals at In & Out Burger where Steph and Rob both work as well as a home cooked meal at Cracker Barrel in Utah.

 some family photos

 then off to Hoover Dam and the new bridge bypass

 and a stop to see the sheep

 and at an artisan store, how cool would this look at the ranch?

 and the last stop was the unique container park in downtown Las Vegas

 this praying mantis from the burning man party blows fire at night

 ok we tried one more famous haunt but it was closed on Sundays! ;-(

 then it was time to head north, THANKS for everything Schmitt family!!!

Shaina turns 20!

Another beautiful day for Miss Shaina's 20th birthday. I served her eggs, toast and creamy coffee in bed.. well actually just before she jumped in the shower! Today will be a busy day for all. She is off to celebrate with friends and lunch with Britt while I drop Coco for a spa day, run errands and get a well deserved massage before returning home to prepare for the family birthday barbecue!

gifts galore

 Britt wanted to try a new polox stick so Shaina kindly went out to toss it to her for a bit

Sheldon arrived home around 5 soon followed by Grama and Papa for beers and visits. Gran and Grandy about hour later then Kaylin, Lexi, Aaron and the Paetz family once soccer ended. It was a great night of food and fun. Or at least until the brownies were served and even though I thought since I never added any dairy they were dairy free, poor Kaylin reread finding dairy in the powder and suffered a bad tummy ache all the way home.

 Ada finally gets to open her late birthday gift

 brownie cake and a candle helper

 crotchet gifts from Auntie

A big sleepover ended the birthday celebration, HAPPY CAKE DAY Sweets!

June 1&2

June 1st, another beauty day. Britt was up in a hurry and out the door for a 9 am ball game. However once they arrived the other team forfeited so they went for breakfast and shopped before the 1:30 game. I fed the horses a feed combo and hay and fixed the stretched hotwire Julio did all in my red silk PJ's!

Coffee and baileys accompanied me to water the garden and flower bed after I planted the last 2 spirea.

Now this is blooms, on drought resistant hardy plants, once they stop flowering they will be moved to main flower beds to replace my dead peony spots

 poor Bird yearns to be with the cool kids hanging out at the watering cooler

 more blossoms, they may be small and few but they make me happy to see!

 and here is an old geezer stand off, seems Diego wants a drink but Julio is in no hurry to move!

seems the eldest held his ground!

 Repairs and stripping took place on the latest project

Shaina did eventually go out last night and Kaylin brought her to town as she worked at 3. Britt picked her up and brought her home. Sadly for Kaylin but good for us there was a brief rain shower come thru so her first day on beer cart was cancelled! She came out to visit as we were eating but none of the foods fit her new elimination diet so she had soda crackers and almonds before heading back home to eat foods she can.

Now the sun was back out and bright so the 3 of us each grabbed a scooper and 2 wheel barrows and rock/poop picking began in the new paddock for an hour. About 1/3 got done in that time but lots came off, Shaina promises more will be done this week on her days off. Britt did laundry while I put 2 coats of poly on the white desk for protection (this after a minor touch up to the paint caused by Coco who thought since it backed onto the couch it must be an area for her laying pleasure!)

June 2 - off to school for Britt and double work day for Shaina. I was out mowing lawn on the sunny morning by 9 which turned out great cause rain came in around 2! I also managed to spend another hour sanding & scraping old paint off the project outside before bringing in for another scrub. Once dry I put on primer as the dark red wood under still leaches pink water so to avoid any further added work.

Sadly my painting class for tonight has been postponed due to schedule conflicts but at least the garage is tidy and I am almost prepared for it when they decide a new day. Luckily the rain made for perfect birthday brownie cooking. But it was torture smelling for the rest of the night. Once the sun was back out I took the dogs for a perimeter walk.. note to self, rain and sun bring out lots of mozzies!

Britt was home around 9 after work after school and the soon to be 20 year old by 11. Can't believe tomorrow Shaina will start her second decade!