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.
I'm sad to inform those of you who graciously bought raffle tickets that you did NOT win the wonderful I Love Lucy Quilt. A woman named Janie from Las Vegas won it and she is thrilled. Thank you for purchasing raffle tickets and helping our ballet company. We raised $972 and that made all of us very happy. Thank you!
Our Nutcracker Ballet was magical. I'll post photos in a few days.
xoxo Amy
My friend, Leah, made a wonderful one-of-a-kind quilt for us to Raffle at our December Nutcracker Ballet to raise money for our children's ballet company. It is made with the first run, original I Love Lucy fabric mostly depicting the famous episode where Lucy is working with Ethel in the Chocolate Factory.
Desi & his sister, Lucie, licensed the fabric thru their company Desilu Too with a quilting fabric company called Quilting Treasures. The quilt is very QUALITY and professionally made and measures 5"6" x 4'9". In this photo it is spread onto a double bed.
I put several more photos in a photo album to your left. Please click over there on "Raffle Quilt" to see the quilt in more detail. We are hoping to raise $1500 for the quilt to help us pay for new tutus we ordered for The Nutcracker. Even if you can't come to the ballet December 10-11-12, you can still enter the raffle. Tickets are $1 each and if you send me a check or cash I will enter your name in the raffle. Any amount is appreciated and I will personally write your name on each raffle ticket you purchase. And we thank you for helping non-profit Boulder City Ballet Company.
xoxoAmy
I wrote about the bolts of I Love Lucy fabric we received last year. Some of the fabric has the I Love Lucy logo on it and other bolts are scenes from The Chocolate Factory episode. Bridgette (my friend) makes quilts, so I gave her a few yards off each bolt and she made five, one-of-a-kind lap quilts for me. Each quilt has a different color of chenille on the back -- white, cream, pink, yellow or blue (Desi snatched the blue one so it is not available right now...Ha!)
I love items that are Made in America (I try not to buy Made in China) and Bridgette's quilts are made with love right here in Boulder City, NevadaUSA. They are not mass produced but rather are made one at a time in Bridgette's cottage. I hope you can see how quaint and perfect the quilts are from my photos. They really are very, very nice little lap quilts. I love the mini-pom poms she sewed around the edge.
We are going to sell the quilts to make money for our non-profit ballet company. I have 4 on hand and Bridgette is making more so we have them available for Christmas. They are $200 each and each quilt is different. The choice is which color of chenille backing is preferred.
Bridgette said this swatch of fabric (below) with Lucy in the Chocolate Factory hat was her favorite swatch. She used it on the pink chenille quilt and on the cream chenille quilt. I like the pink quilt the best of course, since my whole world is painted pink.
Here's another cute swatch of Desi Sr. & Fred fabric.
And here are the chenille colors. And yes, Bridgette is making more quilts with blue chenille on the back! If you, or someone you know, would like to purchase one of the quilts just e-mail me and I'll wrap it all pretty and send it right away. 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)
