are we on vacation again?

We spent our morning at the glass show again and spent more money on things that we probably didn't need, but you know how when you're on vacation all rationale goes out the window, but soon we'll be able to cut glass circles! Crazy right? That one is coming in the mail, the rest was all stuff we picked up and brought home.  We made a fairly quick exit when we decided everything was way too tempting, and we found a great bar b que restaurant on tripadvisor.  It was definately off the beaten path, but aren't those usually the best places?  We asked one of the kids who worked there what there was to see in the area, and he sent us to Calico Canyon.  I'm not sure if we made it there or not, but we found a place in the same general direction that was beautiful.  It was a half mile walk to an ancient spring.  There was a puddle there, and we were in the desert, so maybe it wasn't an ancient one, but it was a great walk around wooden boardwalks. We even saw some ...

We're here in Vegas for a couple of reasons.  One there's a glass show at the South Point Casino and I guess I need to spend money on a bunch of stuff I really don't need, and two the sun is out!  It's been such a long winter I almost forgot what that glowing orb in the sky really was.  Today it was in the mid seventies, while it was still in the forties at home.  I don't think this winter will ever end :(   We got in around 11:00, rented a car, checked into the Mirage and went straight to the show.  Yes, I did have to wipe the drool off my chin a few times when I saw things I wanted, but we do have to show some restraint, and we're going back tomorrow!   After we roamed around the whole thing, we finally went to get something to eat.  I found a Mexican restaurant on TripAdvisor that got great reviews, so we went in search of it.  It's called El Dorado Cantina. The reviews were spot on, the food was great, a little pricy for Mexican food that...