This week, I was trying to find an episode of Ghost Hunters for a spotlight on my family facebook page. While I was searching, I ran across a lot of episodes that feature places right here in Las Vegas!
So, just for fun, and in honor of Halloween, here's just a few of them - places I am going to have to look into, and hopefully visit sometime in the future...
Bonnie Springs Ranch.
This one was fun to see, because we just drove past the entrance to this place a couple of weeks ago, and I was wondering what it was all about. It was during the government lockdown, so it was closed at the time...
The next one is the old Boulder City Hospital
The building is being renovated to be used as a home for a community outreach program, but all the strange activity has people wondering if it is safe for them to be there.
(I tried to find the full episode, but all I could get was this short teaser, sorry.)
Apparently, there was a cover up involved in a lot of the deaths. Men were told that they had pneumonia, when they actually had asbestos poisoning by the materials they were using to build Hoover Dam.
La Palazza Mansion
Ok, I probably wouldn't visit this one - it sounds too creepy for me... ha ha
There are many others, but that is just a few. There are ghost tours here too. They are pretty expensive, but they would be fun to do someday.
Anyway - Happy Halloween from me to you.
Boo!
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Changes
Just a little news first - this past week, our ward was re-organized. I guess that happens a lot here. The man who did the announcing said that he's lived in the same house for ten years, and has been in 5 different wards and 3 different stakes during that time. Anyway, my status did change - my new bishop looks to be about 12 years old. His counselors are both large Polynesian men - it's an interesting sight, a young boy and his "bodyguards."
The part of town that was added is all really young folk, and they're not too happy about acquiring all us "oldsters." Ha ha.
Our church is about twice as far away as the old one. So, it will all be a new experience from here on out. I was just barely starting to get acquainted here, so we will have to start all over...
I will miss our bishop - he was young too, but so wise in knowledge and experience. He was kind, energetic and just fun to be around. Mighty mighty. I will also miss the scripture study class that he taught on Wed. nights.
But, life goes on...
Anyway, new trials this week - the light in the bathroom went out a few days ago - and we discovered there is no power to that room at all. Checked all the plugs and all the breakers - nothing seems to be amiss, but still no light.
*Update* this morning, as Wayland was leaving for work, he discovered that the freezer outside in the garage is also out. Aparently, it has been off as long as that light has. We lost everything that was out there.
So, I will be cleaning up stinky dead meat juice from that disaster today.
Oh joy.
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The part of town that was added is all really young folk, and they're not too happy about acquiring all us "oldsters." Ha ha.
Our church is about twice as far away as the old one. So, it will all be a new experience from here on out. I was just barely starting to get acquainted here, so we will have to start all over...
I will miss our bishop - he was young too, but so wise in knowledge and experience. He was kind, energetic and just fun to be around. Mighty mighty. I will also miss the scripture study class that he taught on Wed. nights.
But, life goes on...
Anyway, new trials this week - the light in the bathroom went out a few days ago - and we discovered there is no power to that room at all. Checked all the plugs and all the breakers - nothing seems to be amiss, but still no light.
*Update* this morning, as Wayland was leaving for work, he discovered that the freezer outside in the garage is also out. Aparently, it has been off as long as that light has. We lost everything that was out there.
So, I will be cleaning up stinky dead meat juice from that disaster today.
Oh joy.
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Sled
I talked to my son on the phone last night, and he wanted pics of my latest project;
It's kind of fun resurrecting these skills, even though the eyes and the hands aren't what they used to be...
Monday, October 21, 2013
October
It's that time of year again, and hubby has been doing his thing...
Little Halloween vignettes everywhere you look. This month has been a little depressing for him, he's having a hard time liking it anymore, so he's been decorating trying to cheer himself up.
It's funny, because I'm finally starting to feel just a little bit settled. Dealing with the big "D" (diabetes) is my biggest challenge right now.
I'm finding if I don't get out and have my walk everyday, I start feeling more and more run down, so I have to keep that going. It isn't always convenient - (some days I just don't want to,) but I can see a difference there.
Mostly, I just don't know how to be diabetic. I received a little instruction in the hospital, but I was busy surviving a heart attack, was on all kinds of meds, and lost a lot of brain cells in the process, so it didn't stick. My visiting teacher is studying to be a nurse, and she promised to try to find me some literature on the thing...
Other than that, life goes on.
I have another painting project I'm working on (no pics until I'm finished.)
This place has been harsh on us in so many ways, but every once in a while, there are little coincidences that remind us that we are not forgotten and prayers are heard.
One of those funny little things happened at church the other day. We were discussing the pioneers and how they moved from Nauvoo across the plains to Utah. My mind wandered to something someone had told us - that Las Vegas had also been settled by those Mormon pioneers, and I was thinking how much I wish I knew that story - in the next breath, the teacher said "Oh, and by the way, someone left these fliers on the settling of Las Vegas, you can pick one up on the way out.
What!?!
He didn't even know where they came from, they were just there. Crazy.
I have a friend who takes me to a scripture study class on Wednesday nights, which is nice, because Wednesdays have always been my hardest days. She has been keeping me busy on weekends too - we drove all around looking for carpet (for her new house) one day. ...Then she pulled into this parking lot at the end of the city - she said; I hope you're going to have another exciting adventure in here. I looked around, and it made me very nervous - strange people hanging around the doors to this unmarked building, in a not-so-great-looking part of town...
Inside was the giant swap meet that we have heard so much about! We had fun browsing the aisles - everything you could imagine is there. She had just parked behind the building so I couldn't see where we were.
I do have fun with her.
Today, on my walk, I found some autumn leaves! They aren't bright and pretty like the ones in Utah, but still, something unexpected that I didn't think I'd see here.
I was heading down to the pond to see if there were any cranes there today - these birds have been hanging out at the pond for the last few weeks. They are awesome to look at - they are kind of a cement color, and they stand so still - the first time I saw one, I thought it was a statue.
(This one is back by the tree...)
That's my big excitement for the day - now I'm off to finish painting my project, do laundry, and... probably have a nap. Not necessarily in that order. :-)
Enjoy a few more pics of hubby's handiwork...
Little Halloween vignettes everywhere you look. This month has been a little depressing for him, he's having a hard time liking it anymore, so he's been decorating trying to cheer himself up.
It's funny, because I'm finally starting to feel just a little bit settled. Dealing with the big "D" (diabetes) is my biggest challenge right now.
I'm finding if I don't get out and have my walk everyday, I start feeling more and more run down, so I have to keep that going. It isn't always convenient - (some days I just don't want to,) but I can see a difference there.
Mostly, I just don't know how to be diabetic. I received a little instruction in the hospital, but I was busy surviving a heart attack, was on all kinds of meds, and lost a lot of brain cells in the process, so it didn't stick. My visiting teacher is studying to be a nurse, and she promised to try to find me some literature on the thing...
Other than that, life goes on.
I have another painting project I'm working on (no pics until I'm finished.)
This place has been harsh on us in so many ways, but every once in a while, there are little coincidences that remind us that we are not forgotten and prayers are heard.
One of those funny little things happened at church the other day. We were discussing the pioneers and how they moved from Nauvoo across the plains to Utah. My mind wandered to something someone had told us - that Las Vegas had also been settled by those Mormon pioneers, and I was thinking how much I wish I knew that story - in the next breath, the teacher said "Oh, and by the way, someone left these fliers on the settling of Las Vegas, you can pick one up on the way out.
What!?!
He didn't even know where they came from, they were just there. Crazy.
I have a friend who takes me to a scripture study class on Wednesday nights, which is nice, because Wednesdays have always been my hardest days. She has been keeping me busy on weekends too - we drove all around looking for carpet (for her new house) one day. ...Then she pulled into this parking lot at the end of the city - she said; I hope you're going to have another exciting adventure in here. I looked around, and it made me very nervous - strange people hanging around the doors to this unmarked building, in a not-so-great-looking part of town...
Inside was the giant swap meet that we have heard so much about! We had fun browsing the aisles - everything you could imagine is there. She had just parked behind the building so I couldn't see where we were.
I do have fun with her.
Today, on my walk, I found some autumn leaves! They aren't bright and pretty like the ones in Utah, but still, something unexpected that I didn't think I'd see here.
I was heading down to the pond to see if there were any cranes there today - these birds have been hanging out at the pond for the last few weeks. They are awesome to look at - they are kind of a cement color, and they stand so still - the first time I saw one, I thought it was a statue.
(This one is back by the tree...)
That's my big excitement for the day - now I'm off to finish painting my project, do laundry, and... probably have a nap. Not necessarily in that order. :-)
Enjoy a few more pics of hubby's handiwork...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
A Lesson - in Frustration.
That's pretty much what life is for me down here.
Everything I try to do is met with some sort of resistance.
Sometimes I get to the point that I stop trying, because it lessens the stress of having to deal with it.
I have been completely alone this past week. Hubby had to go help with a couple of new stores in Arizona, so I've been on my own. It hasn't been all that bad - not much different during the day, but I am just paranoid enough at night, that I haven't gotten much sleep.
Some brilliant person had to tell me about some break-ins a in our neighborhood a few months ago, where the perpetrators came in through the bedroom window.
Our bedroom window has always bothered me anyway, just because it is so big, ground level, and one of the screens is bent leaving a gap about an inch wide down the side. (As if someone tried prying it off at some earlier date.)
So, anyway, needless to say I haven't slept much. In fact, several nights I opted to sleep in the tiny little craft room where the window is much smaller and faces the street in full view of the security vehicle that patrols the street at night. That room is much smaller, and a bit stuffy, but it feels cozier and a little more secure. I locked myself in and slept like a baby... except the bed is crap.
Anyway, I digress - what I have been doing this week to keep myself occupied is to list a bunch of my excess books on amazon.com. I thought it would serve the dual purpose of cleaning my shelves a bit, and putting a few coins in my bank account as well.
Within just a few hours of listing them, I sold one! It was the most expensive on I had listed too :-)
So, I ran around gathering supplies to ship it and sent it off... Then began to tally up my "earnings."
By the time I got the envelope and the cost of shipping the thing, I made a grand total of... (drum roll please) thirty five cents.
Wow.
This is hardly going to be worth it.
So, I moved on to etsy, and listed a few things there. It took forever to take all the photos, get them uploaded, make my way through all the descriptions, pricing etc. - then finally I went to hit the final button to open my store, and I read "there is an initial listing fee of $25."
Sadly, I left that button un-pushed. That would take every last penny I have in my bank account at this time, and not having a job, that is pretty much how it will stay indefinitely. I just couldn't send it away, not knowing if it would return anytime soon.
So much for my business exploits.
Then, I went to the craft store and picked up some spray varnish so I could finish the Christmas sign that I painted. As I went to take it outside to spray, I glanced at the pattern and realized that I hadn't added the "snow" to the background. So, I sat down and commenced dotting the thing with all those little white dots...
I hate it.
I feel like I ruined it.
I could paint over it with the dark blue again and cover it up, but the dots are kind of dimensional, so that would leave it looking all lumpy and weird looking, which would be...
Creepy.
*Sigh.*
I had a friend take me to the library - I couldn't get a library card because my driver's license is expired - I can't renew my driver's license because I have to have a doctor's ok - and my doctor is in Utah. So the friend tried to get me access to my library on my Nook, which she couldn't do because I have to have some kind of access code, which neither of us had any idea how to obtain...
Everything I try to do down here has a similar story. There are so many more I could tell you - but that would just be -
Depressing.
Is it any wonder that most days I opt to just sit in the chair and play solitaire on the computer?
'Nuff said.
.
Everything I try to do is met with some sort of resistance.
Sometimes I get to the point that I stop trying, because it lessens the stress of having to deal with it.
I have been completely alone this past week. Hubby had to go help with a couple of new stores in Arizona, so I've been on my own. It hasn't been all that bad - not much different during the day, but I am just paranoid enough at night, that I haven't gotten much sleep.
Some brilliant person had to tell me about some break-ins a in our neighborhood a few months ago, where the perpetrators came in through the bedroom window.
Our bedroom window has always bothered me anyway, just because it is so big, ground level, and one of the screens is bent leaving a gap about an inch wide down the side. (As if someone tried prying it off at some earlier date.)
So, anyway, needless to say I haven't slept much. In fact, several nights I opted to sleep in the tiny little craft room where the window is much smaller and faces the street in full view of the security vehicle that patrols the street at night. That room is much smaller, and a bit stuffy, but it feels cozier and a little more secure. I locked myself in and slept like a baby... except the bed is crap.
Anyway, I digress - what I have been doing this week to keep myself occupied is to list a bunch of my excess books on amazon.com. I thought it would serve the dual purpose of cleaning my shelves a bit, and putting a few coins in my bank account as well.
Within just a few hours of listing them, I sold one! It was the most expensive on I had listed too :-)
So, I ran around gathering supplies to ship it and sent it off... Then began to tally up my "earnings."
By the time I got the envelope and the cost of shipping the thing, I made a grand total of... (drum roll please) thirty five cents.
Wow.
This is hardly going to be worth it.
So, I moved on to etsy, and listed a few things there. It took forever to take all the photos, get them uploaded, make my way through all the descriptions, pricing etc. - then finally I went to hit the final button to open my store, and I read "there is an initial listing fee of $25."
Sadly, I left that button un-pushed. That would take every last penny I have in my bank account at this time, and not having a job, that is pretty much how it will stay indefinitely. I just couldn't send it away, not knowing if it would return anytime soon.
So much for my business exploits.
Then, I went to the craft store and picked up some spray varnish so I could finish the Christmas sign that I painted. As I went to take it outside to spray, I glanced at the pattern and realized that I hadn't added the "snow" to the background. So, I sat down and commenced dotting the thing with all those little white dots...
I hate it.
I feel like I ruined it.
I could paint over it with the dark blue again and cover it up, but the dots are kind of dimensional, so that would leave it looking all lumpy and weird looking, which would be...
Creepy.
*Sigh.*
I had a friend take me to the library - I couldn't get a library card because my driver's license is expired - I can't renew my driver's license because I have to have a doctor's ok - and my doctor is in Utah. So the friend tried to get me access to my library on my Nook, which she couldn't do because I have to have some kind of access code, which neither of us had any idea how to obtain...
Everything I try to do down here has a similar story. There are so many more I could tell you - but that would just be -
Depressing.
Is it any wonder that most days I opt to just sit in the chair and play solitaire on the computer?
'Nuff said.
.
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