FIRST-AID

Then the Young Women had a class on first-aid.  We have THEE COOLEST Sister Billings that is a Certified CPR instructor among so many other things!  

She trains Emergency, what is the official name of the people that drive ambulances and know what to do in an actual emergency???  Well, she used to be one and now she is the Head Honcho and trains them ALL!!

She has the most awesome, scary and sad rescue stories.  They don't need ghost stories at Young Women Camp if they take Sister Billings!!

Gotta tell you they put all those maniquins on the floor and did CPR to the rhythm of "Staying Alive"  Which I know very well because....I am THAT old!!!!

Then I went to Vegas!!!!

Chinese New Year!!!

We got there right when the Chinese New Year was celebrating!!  What is it this year?  The year of the Dragon???

I suppose it says so right there!!!!

Ceasars Palace!!

Venetian!!

COINS!!!  

2 Floors of huge lanterns!!

Ay que BONITO!!!

WOW!!!

FOOD!!!

This was sometime is February and it was too cold and dry for me!!  Loving my South Texas Heat and Humidity!!!

NEW BEGINNINGS

IT WENT GREAT!!


 i forgot to take pictures....

Youth Dance

I knew it was going to be a good day when I was making  breakfast and the second egg I cracked open had 3 yolks.  Lookey Here!!!  I gotta add that to Instagram!!!!

The kids had a dance at my church last night.  The kids. When" I" dance, I look like Elaine.  Seinfeld. Go to youtube and search "Elaine dancing Seinfeld episode".  I'm so cool!!!!!

I went to help decorate.  Yup!  When I got there, this is what I found:

It was already done!! I liked the snowflakes. Half of the gym had tables and the lights were on and the other half was the dance floor. The lights were off.  I wasn't dressed for no dance and my dance partner was out eating tacos so, I sat in the corner and had fun people watching.

The snack table had cheese and ham, salad and a wide assortment of delicious cupcakes.  I don't know which ward brought them but, they were good!!!!!  I love my "KeiKitos!!!"  (cupcakes!!)

So did these guys!!!

I thought it was funny how at first they stood around talking.  Shy!!

The music was varied.  We even had Cumbias, Guapangos, El Caballo Dorado, and Cotton-eyed Joe (The remix)  Macarena and some line dances I hadn't heard but the words tell you what to do, go figure!!!!!!

 I lived in Mexico for the longest time and it's refreshing to see young people are cool everywhere you go!!!

Suddenly, everybody would get up!  And then everybody would sit down.

Note to self:  Get up and take pictures with LESS FLOOR!!!!

Such good looking Fresh Young Minds!!!!!

Everybody had a good time!!  I didn't see anybody crying or anything!!  And it AMAZING  how fast cleanup was when everybody pitched in!!

Princess Diaries

It was so good to see so many PRINCESSES at the activity last night.  One little princess got there a good 15 minutes before everybody else and left so, we missed her.  But, I got your book dearie!!! Well, we started the activity with scraps of fabric, glue guns, and composition books.  I showed the girls how to do it and off they went!! Hands a-flying!!!!

They sure work faster than ME!!!!

Ay!  Que Prutty!!!

I think I saw two girls combining fabric, Interior Designers in the making!!!!! Mine is Dora la ExploraDora!!!

Here are some more!  I loved the dalmatian hearts!  Cruella de Ville is my favorite Disney Villan, along with Maleficent!! Love the coat and the cape, that's all.

I wanted to make the birthday sweet 16 a Choco-Flan cake but lacked the molds so, I made Choco-brownies and Flan. There you go!  All documented and everyTING!!!!

I've been thinking..........

Next weeks activity will have to be about frogs and princesses!!!

THE SHORTCUT

I'm always one for a good short cut.  My shortcuts never turn out very good.  Ask any of my kids.  One time while I was taking a shortcut, we ran out of gas on King's Ranch, ran into some young kids trying to get to Houston, talked to the border patrol, saw the border patrol haul off the poor undocumented kids to a safe place and arrived at the girls camp in time for dinner.  I don't take short cuts anymore unless someone has already traveled that way and can tell me, if the road is good, are there many deer, towns, check points, cops.

My nephew is wanting to learn music and asked my daughter what the shortcut was. She burst out laughing because she had looked for it, too!  And let me tell you if I knew it I'd say......... BUT, There is no shortcut.  You have to sit down and dedicate time to learning the stuff.  If you play an instrument for an example, the piano, well, practice, practice, practice and when you think you know it really well, well,........... you don't.  If you don't believe me play, in front of an audience.  You'll discover the small places where you still need to practice, practice, practice.

Shortcut??  There is NO ShortCUT!!!!!

Jose Luis Rocks!!!!

Me encanto esta foto que me envio mi amiga Ludy mientras andaban de vacaciones alla por los Ruidosos!!  El LOOK!!  Los Lentes!!  El porte!!  Si que sabe esquiar!!!  Con esto quedo justificada la falta en el recital de navidad!!!  Me encanta darle clases de piano a Jose Luis es muy inteligente y tiene una habilidad para memorizar sorprendente!!  Esto le va ayudar cuando lleguemos a los grandes compositores, va a conquistar las partituras como conquisto a esa montañana de atras!!!