I just want to wish everyone a happy New Year as the clock strikes midnight.

I had a blog post typed up and was within a sentence or two of being ready to post when I decided to click “YES” on a request to reboot to complete a security update installation.  Wow!  That was not very smart because just as you probably guessed, the post was lost.  This should be [...]

It just turned midnight and the neighborhood is loud with fireworks and firearms going off all around us.  I hear horns honking, screaming and all sorts of noises.  After waking at 4:45 AM it has been hard to stay awake throughout the day.  My son is at his girlfriend’s house and we have to give [...]

I just wanted to post to say Happy New Year to everyone.  It is hard to believe it is 2008 and that time is going so fast.  We had a quiet New Year’s eve last night and it was peaceful.  Today, Kevin and I went to the backyard and installed the new anchor rods that [...]

Hello everyone, It has been an amazing year that is likely to get better next year.  Yesterday we went to Checotah, Oklahoma near Lake Eufaula to visit with my father in-law and do our Christmas thing.  We always do it the Saturday after Christmas so everyone can be there.  We had a good time and [...]

If there is anything that really gets to me is the never ending “Happy Holidays” or Holiday this or Holiday that.  It is CHRISTmas!  We do not buy gifts for New Years Day, or Thanksgiving Day.  This is the Christmas season period.  Lets not forget that Christmas is the birth of Jesus.  It has nothing [...]

We had planned to go out to the even called Opening Night here in Oklahoma City. It is a multitude of events put on by the OKC Arts Council each New Year’s Eve. There are many venues around downtown. When I saw the weather forecast was suppose to be cold in the 20’s I decided [...]

This morning I woke up and did not want to go to church.  Not because it is church but because it is a social event that I wasn’t really up to.  I almost talked myself out of going but I made myself go and I am glad I did.  You know, sometimes we get so [...]