The things i liked best about las vegas: as seen from the airport

1. The catch phrase "smells like a winner".

2. The personalized key chains: no "Beth", but of course "Dylan" and "Ambrosia".

3. Losing a dollar on Wheel of Fortune slots. I, apparently, did not find the loosest slots in town. Possibly a blessing in disguise. I can still hear the haunting chant Wheel! of! Fortune! Telling me again and again, You! Are! A! Loser!

I'm not saying  I don't like Las Vegas. I'm saying I really don't like it. Unless you're a rock climber or have a penchant for giant buffets, of course. Then you should definitely visit.  They've got some beautiful mountains here. And some beautiful mountains of peel and eat shrimp. The dual-flush, water preserving toilets are no where to be found. And the recycling bins? They must sort it all out at the dump. And I didn't get the memo saying it was okay to take your shoes AND socks off in public places. And I'm not fancy, ask anyone. It's confusing. Then again, where else can you get a twelve dollar spicy mango margarita at 7 in the morning? I'll give Vegas that much.

they say spring's here, but it was a stinkin 33 degrees the other morning

the plastic ones cost more, but they're really worth it.

just in time for easter!

so apparently, the countenance of god shines on my face. a customer at the bakery told me. as you can see, things are happening.

quite possibly the best compliment i've ever received

"Your uterus looks dynamite!"

the tag on this one read: big gap, which i thought said, big crap.

gap, crap, it had our names all over it.
joren, coco and big crap, all dressed up.

and we all thought i had a big pie hole

portland got some of the white stuff

and it shut this town down for about, i don't know, ten days. i think there's a total of 3.7 snow plows in the greater metro area.

the upside, cross country skiing out your front door. and i'm not even going to mention the fun to be had regarding the back door.

baby jesus would want us to skip church on christmas...

to do a little snowshoeing. of course he would.

reconnoitering in the snow. always reconnoitering.

lava tubes, aka 'the ape caves'

no apes. just drippy and dark and a rogue poo on the side of the trail. true. also, not mine. the lava tubes were as craggly and inhospitable as i imagine my fallopians to be.

Nov. 5th: Things John McCain might have done today

1. checked his Netflix queue

2. caught up on his "Family Circus a day" cartoons

3. put on  pair of comfy pants and consumed an entire bottle of gin and like a thousand little smokies