I absolutely love the beauty of this desert home of mine and especially at sunrise and sunset. The first two pictures were taken last night about 5 minutes apart and in two different locations. Too bad my camera doesn't capture the true depth of these colors. I thank Heavenly Father for His artisic work!
Melissa and big brother Callen. 
Todd & Joyce with Melissa.
The murder-mystery took place in the Old West - we had some pretty diverse characters & participants playing. Don started us out with some (not enough) guitar playing with a promise to play more next time we get together.
Turns out it was Elvira (should have known) that murdered the Judge - what a fun time we had! One of the couples gave us a set of China last week which worked well for this setting as it had a lot of pieces which came in handy for the sauces, bread, meat, chicken, etc. The food was excellent! We had 
steak, chicken, cheese, & chocolate fondues going. Plus baked potatoes with sour cream. Over the years we have learned to use beef & chicken broth instead of oil and like it a lot better. 
Sauces we used were sweet & sour, my Dad's & Larry's favorite of mustard & mayo mixed & homemade ranch. 
We dipped french bread in the cheese and apples, bananas, fresh pineapple & angel food cake into the chocolate. Yummy! We had leftovers so tonight Larry & I will dine by ourselves in front of the fondue pots.
We spent four hours today watching General Conference on television. Well, Larry & I did anyway. Duchess was pretty much out of it. She changed things up every once in a while as you can see from these pictures.
