Big Weekend

The first weekend in December has been an exciting on for me. It started early on Saturday morning with a little redness of the eye. Having experienced these symptoms before I knew right away it was a bad sign. Normally I feel pink is a good color for me but not in the eye and not how I really want to start the weekend. My first call of the day was to the eye doctor, luckily open on Saturday and made the appointment. After an hour, the Pink Eye diagnosis and a $100 I was back home to begin the 4 drops a day in each eye for 7 days! Thats right 7 days of wearing old, not flattering glasses. No good!

The rest of the weekend was spent sleeping and watching football. It is a big Fantasy Football week as it is the last of the regular season and I am on the cusp of playoffs. Keep positive thoughts out there as Schnitz of Steel could go all the way!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Again I find myself slacking in the blog department. This time I blame the preholiday mindset. Starting early last week the count down to the holiday marathon started in my head and everyday the excitement and lack of motivation has slowly taken over my day. Rather then focus on the task at hand my thoughts wander to the yummy food, gifts that need to be given, days off and good times with family. Some people claim you fall victim to the post Thanksgiving Turkey coma but I think the anticipation is what is really gets you. So in an effort to focus I decided to embrace the meaning of this time and list some of the things I'm thankful for.

1. My family.... I am truly blessed with a loving family. A great husband, the best parents (including the world's greatest mother and funniest father, a sister who is my best friend, the cutest niece and nephew and a very tall stepson who is going to experience his first Shearer Thanksgiving. Good Luck Austin!

2. My pooches...The Schnitz, Bogie, Putter and Flaps. I still love them even though they ate a dozen tortillas and 1/2 a loaf of bread while they were home alone this afternoon.

3. Good friends...I have made some of the best friends who are super fantastic and had to listen to me a lot this year during the challenging move.

4. The cookie, cake, brownies, pie, ice cream, donuts, pop tarts and anything made with a lot of sugar. Need I say more?

5. My job...so lucky this year that I found a job even though I only bring home "bacon bits".

6. My friend Evangeline, doing well after her cancer and clearance to eat salt again. See you at the Cotton Bowl!

7. and so many other things that make my life so great!

Happy Turkey day or maybe a Tofurky day?

An Average Day in Vegas

One of the interesting things about living in Vegas is that you never know what may happen. The other day I was driving back to work from a casual lunch at Tropical Smoothie with coworkers when we pulled behind a shady white trailer. Not thinking anything of it we chatted away, full from the fruity delight when what popped up in the back of the trailer? A tiger! A full fledged, eat Schnitz like a snack cracker tiger. After the shock of the unexpected jungle beast (x2 because why wouldn't there be 2) wore off the curiosity took over. Thats right, curiosity the same thing that killed the cat lured us into a not so high speed chase past our original destination (work) onto the famous Las Vegas Boulevard. We were intrigued by the question where were the tigers going? Not to the Mirage as those tigers would surly be in a Bentley not the boarded up vehicle in front of us. The MGM has lions so not there. Were they stolen tigers on their way to a not so happy future? So many options in this little town. After several miles, pictures and funny stares we pulled into the back alley of the Tropicana Hotel and Casino. Apparently the tigers and other animals stuffed into the questionable vehicle are part of the magic show at the old Trop. Not usually a fan of the Strip magic show I think I may have to buy a few tickets to visit my new friends and maybe any profits they make from my ticket will go toward a safer mode of transport for the passengers. As an added bonus I can stay and catch Mr. Vegas himself, Wayne Newton.

Working in Reality

It is a very sad day when I have to say work has interfered with the good times and blogging frequency. Most of you who know me know I'm not a big fan of working and try to avoid it like the plague. Well it seems it has caught up to me and I have to work more the usual and actually arrive and time and leave late. I have been enjoying the new gig until this week when a wonderful client magically appeared at the hotel door yesterday morning and abruptly turned a sunny Monday into a gray cloudy day. Again, those of you who know me know my love of the client is about as strong as it is for the DMV. The super good news is they will be here for two weeks! Yeah for me! I cling to the dream that much like the caterpillar they will cocoon themselves in the boardroom and emerge in two weeks as a beautiful butterfly ready to take fly and go home.

On a positive note, as I am trying to be more positive everyone else here this week is very nice and soon it will be the weekend that will primary consist of sleeping in and hanging out with Brian. In between I have a friend visiting from Dallas and a Hospitality group event which should be very interesting.

Busy, Busy, Busy

Once again I find myself writing about being a blogger slacker. It is true that I have let the blogging slip again. I guess I will say I have been really busy. Busy doing what you may ask? Well, I could say I have been out enjoying the beautiful fall weather but we all know that wouldn't be. Plus I live in the desert where October in known for the glamours wind that kicks up the sand for a pleasant present for one's senses. I could claim I have been busy in the kitchen preparing many yummy fall treats. Pumpkin cookie anyone? But again we all know that wouldn't be true.

What I have been doing is hanging out around the house and a few random events. Last weekend was the annual Double D Halloween/Birthday party. Good times to see everyone dressed up and to feel the success of your own costume. I felt my "Bright and Shiny" impersonation was spot on. Unfortunately, I feel too many people do not know the joy of Bubble Boy. Please spread the word that Bubble Boy is an awesome movie!

The I had the Lose a Pound with Your Hound Dog Walk. That was a good day and I was actually outside for that one. The event had a great turnout and raised a lot of money for Heaven Can Wait. Money for the pooches is always to quote my friend Martha "a good thing."

I did have an indirect kitchen experience when I can home to discover my always thoughtful dogs had tried to make pancakes for me. They got as far as getting the box of mix out of the cabinet, opening the box and getting it all over the carpet and sofa. FYI if you ever need glue and only have pancake mix all you need is some dog slobber and it is as good as Elmer's.

And finally Brian was home for a brief visit. Always a bright spot in an otherwise dull time. It was his birthday so that was fun. We had a wonderful night amongst the Hooter girls, a few trys at the penny slots and then a movie. Needless to say we did not hit MegaBucks but wings Daytona Style are good. Sadly the visit was a short one. I'm hoping November will allow him to slow down a little and spend more time with me and the boys!

Sitting Around

So I've had a very mellow week and not much to report. I'm sitting in what was formally know as Brian's chair with Schnitz and Flaps watching one of my most favorite movies...Hairspray. I think I may love the musical much because I am in awe of people who can sing and dance at the same time. I have a hard time walking as I am a klutz so dancing and singing is little out of my league.

While I am watching my favorite movie I am getting ready for a big weekend. I have a Halloween party on Saturday night. Feeling a lot of pressure as I have no costume. I was thinking it would be fun to be an armadillo racer and Schnitz could be an armadillo but he will be staying home this year. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

I will also be attending the Lose a Pound with your Hound Walk on Sunday. It should be a good time with lots of pooches and animal lovers. Everyone in LV should check it out!

My Love Affair with the Department of Motor Vehicles

For those of you that know me or have read past posts I have had lot of luck with the DMV. The joy that was trying to get my drivers license from Texas and Nevada was an experience in happiness that I'm OK never reliving. My latest run in with them was last week when it was discovered that slackers like me who had not registered their cars yet would face a $1,000 fine in addition to registration fees. I know it was wrong of me not to register the car immediately upon my arrival back to the lovely state if my birth but $77.00 registration in Texas vs. $400 in Nevada is a lot of reasons for procrastination. However; with the calendar at October 3rd (the new penalty went into affect Oct. 1) off to the DMV I went to spend a sunny Saturday in the pleasant and customer service oriented state agency. After showing all of my paperwork and winning the race against the clock to get my vin inspection...FYI you need to have a vin inspection in addition to previous registration, out of state plates, proof of Nevada insurance, drivers licence and a little bit of blood to complete the mission. I was successful in my quest and $430 lighter in the bank account. So when you see me sporting my new Spay & Neuter Nevada License plates please honk and wave hello as I appreciate a friendly wave to the usual road rage experienced while driving the desert streets of LV.