Please look at my May 18 post to view a short video of Haley dancing a beautiful pas de deux ~ Spring Waters.
Haley in ballet class given by Ed Rumerger. (photo: Andy Deetz)
Roses make me smile.
Along with pink roses, kittens and God's abundance, ballerinas are certainly one of the most beautiful gifts our eyes can behold. ~ Amy Arnaz
The Nutcracker came and went but the magic lingers. Thank you girls. 
I love each girl in my ballet company and thank them for the most beautiful bouquet of pink roses. Love, Miss Amy
Haley & Justin performing the Grand Pas de Deux. 
"I’m very fond of men. I think they are wonderful creatures. I love them dearly. But I don’t want to look like one. When women gave up their long skirts, they made a grave error…" ~Tasha Tudor
Lesley & Shari both told me about this book and I'm so glad they did. What a wonderful read. ~Amy
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”
~ John Muir
Walkin' in the woods with my protector, Jelly.
Last year I stopped blogging for a month so I could catch up on my reading. This year was different. The books in my current reading pile were somehow read in the midst of Life happening around me. I always have a book started and escape into it for a while each day. Haley is also a bookworm. I like real books about real stories and real people. I like inner-life books and stories about animals.
From Baghdad, With Love was excellent and true. Michael Stern's book I Had A Ball was wonderful and loving. How Democracies Perish is an old book I was fortunate to find online. It details what is happening in America right now. My friend, Julie Marie, sent me the Tasha Tudor Cookbook which is a treasure. Colossus - about Hoover Dam - our lifeline to electricity.
My previous reading pile has the same feel. I don't always love every book I read, but if a friend gives me a book as a gift, I do read it. I'm on Facebook and most of my FB friends are my students or were my students. Whenever they write about being bored or that they can't sleep, I always respond read! Books open a whole new world. Another dimension to life. If you have any suggestions for me, do tell. I'm in the process of collecting my summer reading pile. xoxo Amy
The Magic Tutu holds a world of meaning to me. Please go over to my photo albums and click on The Magic Tutu to read more. 
Hi Mom! I hope you have somehow figured out how to read my blog. I have a new, bionic knee that should last till I'm 80. Wish you were here so we could share everything with you. Miss you lots....
Wish you would have lived longer so you could see your beautiful granddaughters all grown up.
So nice to see that the babies finally have a prominent name attached to their plight. Please click the link (above) to view a page from the orphanage and at the bottom of the page is a link to a wonderful video Kristin made at the orphanage. 
Built in 1933 during the construction of Hoover Dam, the Hotel is the heartbeat of our town. It houses the Boulder Dam Museum, a variety of quaint shops and 28 guest rooms. Will Rogers, Shirley Temple and several Presidents have slept here. You'll love it too.
We post our flag in our front yard in memory of all the men & women who died to preserve our Liberty.
Grow old with me! The best is yet to be.
~ Robert Browning 
"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man." ~ Albert Einstein
Mr. Bubbles died a peaceful death on January 2, 2012. So glad he was still here to participate in this series of photos. Miss you BooBoo.
Baby Girl loves baskets, boxes and open drawers.
Margo Fonteyn (mother to Bubbles and Baby)
