ZUMBA!

Before I show you a couple of clips of the exercise class that is the newest RAGE (ZUMBA) I thought I would share a pic of the moon last night! It was amazing! So bright…and there were clouds all around it…YES the weather man forecasted rain and way, way, way, far away in the distant dessert over the Grand Canyon probably, we saw bolts of lightening and flashes through the clouds. It was a great light show that I could not capture because well I am not that good of a photographer and I don’t have the right camera, but I know Santa personally and he said he would get me a new one if I was a good girl this year….hehehe this first pic is with the flash, click to enlarge and you can see the tiny star trying to peek out of the cloud on the right….

the second pic is the same shot but without the flash….click to enlarge and see the tiny star on the right in the clouds….this was about 9:30 pm

To insert this post I am using something new for me…it is http://download.live.com/writer I downloaded it and it takes so much less time to download pictures than using my BlogSpot post thingy. I am sooo not a computer person…everything happens here by accident! No matter what I read or try it is all by trial and accident ladies! hehehe. SO, I told you all about this ZUMBA I am committed to do…or maybe be committed I should say, anyway it gets the ole heart pumping and I am showing only the instructor(s) doing it. (they sometimes grab someone from the floor to do it on the stage…shows different levels of where people are at)…On the platform there are 2 ladies who are my neighbors, they are Polynesian, absolutely beautiful, the mother, and she has 2 daughters, you will be able to pick them out of the others on the platform that teach this class. Beside this class they teach Polynesian dancing and perform all over. Behind the scene in the gym there are over 100 people doing this….HONESTLY it is a riot! no one cares, I repeat, NO ONE CARES, how you look doing this because they are so into themselves. LOLOLOLOL I laughed my fanny off the first time because I felt to FOOLISH, but now, I am just one of the crowd! SO MUCH FUN…let you hair down and all your inhibitions GO!

the girl in the center is not an instructor, they just pulled her out of the crowd... she is like me..level 1, the girl up front is 13, and her sister on the back end is 17, these girls can move!

Have a great weekend everyone and if you are driving somewhere, please drive safely!

WEATHER? or not? that is the ??

Wednesday Hmm partly cloudy with a chance of rain? WHERE did they get that idea? 96° high/ 82° low

Thursday doesn’t look much different…

98° high / 82° low

Friday think they could be a little more…creative?

95° high/ 71° low

Saturday well maybe we can go on a bike ride again?

92° high/ 65° low

Last week Huhoney and I went for a bike ride in the evening. It was overcast and seemed like the perfect night to ride and catch a slight cool breeze. Our favorite ride is about 4 or 5 miles through neighborhoods and golf course trails. I am usually in the lead, because I go slower than Huhoney so he lets me set the pace (hehehe) I ventured out and 3/4 way through the trail I stopped and took some photos of the trail we were riding on. Don’t let the sign of “Falling Rocks” scare you. It never has me! You can get a great view of the valley along side this trail. The Virgin River had a good amount of water running through it, something that you don’t always see in this dry dessert. It is fed by the water from Zions National Park.

The trail goes on and on and if you continue one way or the other you can add another4 to 7 miles to your ride.

But we turned around because we started to feel a few sprinkles of rain drops…..so at the end of the trail we took cover against a brick wall….

yes and even on a bike ride I always try and look my best…lipstick, earings and glasses, you just never know when you are going have your picture taken! It got dark very quickly…and my camera lens could not escape the rain drops!

By the time we got home we were SOAKED to the bone….

But I managed to hurry and dry off and snuggle into my cozy robe…brrrrr

The pool cover collected a lot of rain… it was a fun ride…a little scary when the thunder started and we could see flashes of lightening in the far distance….Huhoney just said, “lets go for it” we were peddling lightening fast! These summer rains (not too often) come in so quickly and just DUMP on us, usually causing flooding in parts of the valley. We are high enough so we are safe. I am looking forward to this weekend….3 days off because of the “Labor Day” Holiday. For many it is a last ditch to go somewhere, but for us…we are staying close to home. And of course with the thunder storms comes lightening and FIRES and because of this our mountains DID get hit…and because of that, we are experiencing some incredible sunrises and sunsets….

taken from my car on the way to work…yeah yeah I know…shouldn’t be driving and snapping pictures….but I couldn’t resist.

right now the sky’s are blue! NOT a rain cloud in sight. So much for the weather forecast! See you all tomorrow. I have a ZUMBA video for you all!

Why I forward jokes…

 

A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead..
He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.

After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble.. At the top of a long hill,

it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.
When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold..

He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.
When he was close enough, he called out, 'Excuse me, where are we?'

'This is Heaven, sir,' the man answered.. 'Wow! Would you happen to have some water?' the man asked.
Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up..'The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
'Can my friend,' gesturing toward his dog, 'come in, too?' the traveler asked.
'I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets.'

The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog.

After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence..
As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book..
'Excuse me!' he called to the man. 'Do you have any water?'

'Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in.'
'How about my friend here?' the traveler gestured to the dog.
'There should be a bowl by the pump..'

They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it.

The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog.
When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree.
'What do you call this place?' the traveler asked.
'This is Heaven,' he answered.

'Well, that's confusing,' the traveler said.. 'The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.'
'Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell.'
'Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?'
'No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.'
Soooo...
Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without writing a word.

Maybe this will explain.

When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you do? You forward jokes.

When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you forward jokes.
When you have something to say, but don't know what, and don't know how, you forward jokes.
Also to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still important, you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get?
A forwarded joke.
So, next time if you get a joke, don't think that you've been sent just another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and your friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile.


You are all welcome @ my water bowl anytime!

Wordless Wednesday

A plum for you, or maybe two

Innocence pure and sweet

Kissed by the sun, our little ones

You brighten each day with your funny ways

So loved by all are you

Your sweet smiles go on for miles

So endless is your laughter

A plum for you, or maybe two

In a world lived happily after

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Our Lollipop and Cowboy

Giggles and kisses galore

A plum for you, or maybe two

Who could ask for more!

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A plum day for 2 of my grandchildren.

AmiLynn took these beautiful photos of Lauren and Owen, who are 11 months apart in age, picking plums in her backyard. Ami is on the verge of being a great photographer, she has an eye for it and seems to capture “sweet” moments as they appear. Thank you Ami!