Insights from The Magic Tutu

Lucille Ball ~ the ballerina!

Once upon a time there was clean humor
in America.  I grew up in Las Vegas and realize
there have always been raunchy comedians
so I'm not negating that raunch exists.
However old-fashioned, clean humor feels
good and leaves one with a happy feeling.

At a dinner recently,  I was seated between
two men both of whom are my elders and
both of whom I have always respected.  
They BOTH told dirty jokes even after I
protested and asked them not to.  
They just laughed and went on as I sat there
with my face straight (Mr. Arnaz was at the
other end of the table and didn't hear this
exchange altho I told him about it later.)

It made me a little sad that these two OLD
men are giving raunchy humor to the world
when at the end of their lives one would
think they would have tapped into beauty,
love, goodness and God (both men claim
to be religious and both go to church.) 

There IS sickness in this world but we
don't have to go along with it.  I will
stand for what is Kind & Good & Right
rather than smile at sickness just to earn
a Brownie point from the sickos.  I'm
just a little speck in the ocean but just as
one drop of colored paint can affect a
whole can of white paint, one person
can affect a community. 

Our choice is to stand for what is Right
or slide down into the mud whilst telling
dirty jokes.  And I must add how awful it
is to hear a pretty, young girl letting the
F-word fly out of her mouth without a
second thought.  Please girls, don't swear!
Swearing makes you UN-pretty. 

 "You can judge a man's character by what
he laughs at."
~ Goethe 

Since I'm sharing this with my Facebook friends
some of you may think I'm being snooty.  But
think about it!  Everything that comes out of
our mouths goes out into the world.  So shouldn't
we be much more attentive to what we say? 

“There are things to confess that enrich the
world, and things that need not be said."
~ Joni Mitchell

Three cheers for good, clean humor... for love
and laughter and goodness.  Three cheers for
Lucille Ball.
xoxo Amy 

Selling my wonderful business

I still feel a little bittersweet even though it has been nearly 6 years since I sold my dance studio to one of my employees.  I still love my dancers and miss them but I don't miss the hours & hours of paperwork and cleaning up after 500 students.

Coined "the little pink dance studio" by my friend & tap teacher, Gregory, it was extra cute on this rare snow day.  I still own the pink building but not the business.  I'm so happy I still have my non-profit ballet company which lives at our Theatre because without that connection to the magical world of ballet I would not have the pleasure of seeing a little Gingersnap present a bouquet to the Sugar Plum Fairy...

I am happy that Mr. Arnaz is SO generous with his technical ability.  He brings our productions to life inside our incredible theatre. And I'm so happy he is adored by our ballerinas.  

Thanks to Roxanne for this photo of Mr. Arnaz and her
daughters that she labelled "Desi Sandwich."

I love classical music and tutus, flowers and tiaras.  I love seeing a little girl begin ballet and blossom into a real ballerina 10 years later.  Having the studio was a dream come true for me because Haley could come to "work" with me every single day when she was a little girl.  That's a mothers prayer.  And to say I am proud of Haley for learning to dance is the truth.  She's incredible.

Life is different now... and I like it!  I'm going to close the comment option on my blog for a while to save YOU the time it takes to comment.  Thank you for reading and hopefully enjoying my periodic vents, rants, feelings and mostly my Insights from the Magic Tutu.  Oh!  And I hope you like my new blog banner.  

xoxo Amy




 

Kitchen Shower Caps

I don't remember when I stopped
using kitchen shower caps for leftovers
in favor of rolled plastic wrap.  When did
these practical covers become a thing
of the past?  How I could have forgotten
about them for more than 20 years? 
A tragedy of sorts. 

But there they were recently hanging in an
aisle in the market.  A treasure.  Their
practicality and re-usability brought me back
to Mom's kitchen where these little shower
caps were commonplace.  Makes me realize
how far we've drifted as a society with our
throw away mentality:
Use it once and throw it away.

They're washable, reusable, come in different
sizes and pretty darn cute too.  Seems like an
odd thing to write about on a lovely Sunday
morning but my mind is wondering where
else I've slipped in my commitment to be
KINDER to our precious Mother Earth.

It's a lovely day!  xoxo Amy 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Desi 2012

Hello Friends~  
Please say Happy Birthday to my
handsome husband who turns 59 today!
xoxo Amy

 

This made me laugh!

Hahahahaha!
xoxo Amy
(No comments necessary -- just for laughs)

Thank you Sally

 

My wonderful, creative, smart, helpful,
understanding, wise, quiet and mostly
lovable girlfriend Sally made this gem
for me a while back.  With the death of
Mr. Bubbles it has a whole new meaning.
~ Thank you Sally ~ 
xoxo Amy
(If you would like to send love & sympathy to
us regarding Mr. Bubbles, please comment on
the post below this one... Meow! We still need
love & sympathy.... sniff...) 

A most beautiful life

Sending our Thanks to the High Heavens for
12 years with our most beautiful big boy
Mr. Bubbles who died a peaceful death
Tuesday night. 

Being only 12 years old, we were surprised
that he was the one to go being much younger
than our other cats.  

Guarding his family, minding his own 
business, giving Love and lapping up
whipped cream!  He had a good life.

What a pleasure it was to know you
Mr. Beautiful.  Kisses, love and mostly
thanks for giving us the privilege
of being your humans.

Love from...
Amy, Desi & Haley
and your kitty family...
Margo, Baby, Angel & Miss Daisy 

LOVE in 2012

Sending LOVE to you, friends, for a wonderful 2012.

Desi & Mr. Bubbles ~ their last Christmas together

A safe journey to Kitty Heaven for our
most beautiful Mr. Bubbles who has
dwindled from 22 pounds to 8 pounds (sniff).
He's still alive but willing to go. 

A Little Haley Doll sat atop our tree this
year to remind us of all the Magic Tutu
represents ~ the Miracle of this
existence and the beauty of Life. 

Haley's present to me with a perfect
handwritten message. 

Hope your 2012 is filled with enlightenment,
happy days, kindness and appreciation for
all that we have been given.
xoxo Amy 

 

Happy Birthday to my Haley

My Haley is 35 today...
but I wish she was still four...
so I could relive those beautiful
years with her once more.
I love you Haley xoxo Mom 

Celebrating 60 years of I Love Lucy

We attended an event at the Paley Center in 
Beverly Hills to commemorate 60 years of
I Love Lucy. 

Desi and his sister, Lucie, were part of a 
panel that talked about their father's
music and the musical show Babalu
that they have performed in NYC,
Miami and Washington DC.

 After the panel they performed two 
songs from their father's repertoire ~
Old Straw Hat and Cuban Pete. 

 
Lucille Ball has been on TV Guide more than
any other celebrity and Desi was on the very
first cover of TV Guide.  All of the covers were
enlarged and displayed on a wall at the Paley
Center.  Here's a nice interview Desi & Lucie
did with TV Guide on Friday.  

On Friday morning we had breakfast at our 
favorite breakfast spot Il Fornaio.  Always
so happy to be with my two favorite people
in the world ~ Desi & Haley.

Happy Wonderful Monday dear friends.
May the Spirit of Christmas fill your
hearts and home.
xoxo Amy