Weekend with Will

Though we were at Jenni, Larry and Will's to help with household projects, Will loves to have Pop all to himself.

out for pizza at Lost Dog and working in the maze workbook

drilling out the front door's mail slot

Which drill bit should I use?  How about the biggest one?

Oh no!  Don't put Spiderman out with the trash!

Tall cupcakes

 Look what I found at IKEA!  Tall cupcake liners that fit into a tall cupcake pan......

cute.

Busy weekend with Grands

We spent some good time this weekend with six of our grands, participating in sports events and a Pinewood Derby.

Jack is our Pinewood Derby star, winning for best paint job!  Here he is holding his sleek black entry.

On the right in blue is Keelyn, our fierce indoor lacrosse player.

Our goalie Kylie, blocking a ball in her indoor lacrosse game.

Sorry, Eva, that the camera was not present at your rockin indoor soccer game.

Next weekend, time with Will and his family!

More blooming......

Oh dear, little daffodil.....you are too early and now that the temps are chilly I hope you have a place to hide.

Blooming

While the rain came down outside, I spent some time today with my camera taking pictures of my blooming African violets and Christmas cactus.

This violet loves the eastern sun and blooms all the time.

My tiny Christmas cactus is a constant bloomer, too.

My newest violet from Linda.  It started as one leaf and now has flowers of different colors.

Red Rock Canyon

We drove to Red Rock Canyon today and after enjoying the visitor center, drove the 13 mile loop, stopping to take pictures.

Taken with my camera, using the panorama mode

Yep, they're RED!

Jim and his rocks

High above Las Vegas

We went to the top of the Stratosphere today and on a clear day you CAN see forever.

mountains and tall buildings

some crazy people launched on a ride straight out from the Stratosphere....The X-Scream(only air under them)

Spring Mtns which provide southwestern border with California

more crazies on The Insanity (like a Tilt-a- Whirl in the sky)

Las Vegas

We are in Las Vegas this weekend, mostly to see the Celine concert and to visit Red Rock Canyon which is just west of the city.  Weather is sunny and cool.

A clear day for flying

Dragons in the Bellagio gardens

Looking at Paris

Bellagio fountains

What happens in Las Vegas.......

Celine Dion When: Saturday, January 14, 2012  7:30pm Where: The Colosseum At Caesars Palace 3570 South Las Vegas Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89109

Here is my Ticketmaster reminder about our coming trip to LV to see Celine.  We tried this concert a few years ago and she cancelled b/c illness, so here we go again.  I remain positive that we will see her this trip!

Lasagne

So, when I get in the mood to make a killer lasagne, I need to start with the good stuff to put into it.

Touch of Italy in Rehoboth and Lewes has the good stuff...even cannolis and crusty bread.

Salad is layered asparagus, cantaloupe and mozzarella chunks, grilled proscuitto, Parmesan cheese and slivered almonds.

Here's the finished product....full of cheese and spinach.....yum.

Free manure

Never too early to begin work on the garden, so when I saw the FREE MANURE sign at a horse farm not far from Lewes, off we went to collect.  Had to shovel our own, but the pile was big and it did not take long.....not so smelly in the cold.

Now a bucket full sits on my compost covered with yet another layer of shredded leaves which I raked this week.....makes spring seem that much closer when beginning garden prep.

Sunrise at Herring Point

Worth getting up early for to shoot this beautiful sunrise with my new camera, borrowing a tripod from Jim.  Herring Point is in Cape Henlopen State Park.

Here comes the sun......

rocks.....

So beautiful!  There were about 20 of us out

 taking pictures.

Love the colors here, looking just to the left of the sunrise.

New Year's Day plunge......swim like the eskimos!

Today was a beautiful day with lots of sunshine and temps in the high 50s.  Perfect for the polar bear plunge into our ocean, attended by thousands on the beach.

There they go......

Today we also discovered that the snow geese have returned to Delmarva where they like to winter.  We are at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

Snow Geese video taken by my new camera.

Unbelievable how many geese gather in one place!