Straws

I'm a person who loves a good straw!  Sonic has the best.  Not too fat.....not too skinny.  And they have the extra long ones for the large cup.  We have straws everywhere.  There is a glass with a photo of John Wayne that is the straw holder at my folks house.  At my house the straws are kept in a John Deere straw holder.  I bet Mr. Deere never thought about his tractor logo being on a straw holder.

Evidently this love of straws has been passed down to the next generation.  And the uses of these handy little items are not just for drinking DP!

A couple weeks ago on a Sunday the family gathered at our favorite spot for Mexican food here in town.  I looked across the table and Jessie Jane had the straw out of her Sprite and was using it to down her cheese sauce!  She acted like it was the most normal thing ever.

Last week sis#2 and kids were here.  Mamaw got a little watermelon at the store.  Snort immediately had to have some!  While he was eating his watermelon at the kids table in the kitchen he said he wanted a straw.  Well.....he doesn't really talk, but he points and grunts really well.  His mom handed him a straw.  He stuck it down in the watermelon to drink the juice. 

I think these kids are so smart!  I mean what grown up would've ever thought of either of these uses for a straw?  I might try the watermelon thing sometime.

But the cheese sauce......well......I think I'll just stick with tortilla chips!

Little Joe's Birthday......Belated

I didn't get to write about Little Joe's birthday.  It was last Saturday and he turned 8.  I just can't believe he's 8. 

Little Joe is quite the kid and quite the cowboy.   He can ride his horse Doodlebug really well.  I called him Saturday morning to wish him a happy birthday.  He was watering his calf.  There's always chores to do!

And, he is also a good actor.  I don't want to spoil anything, but Little Joe has several parts in the new movie. 

So.....Happy Belated Birthday Little Joe!!!

I love ya and miss ya!!!!!!!!!!

Rosy's Firsts

Rosy has a tooth!  She's not very good about letting me look in there, but one day last week when I was feeding her I could see a little white line on her bottom gum.  I stuck my finger in there and sure enough......it finally broke through!  I can't believe she is 9 months now!!!  And she is trying so hard to walk.  I think she'll be up and running  by her first birthday!!

And......Rosy had her acting debut last Friday.  Of course she was wonderful.   It was time for Ruby and Rosy to have their big scene in "Treasure in Oklahoma".  Thankfully, it was a cooler day than we have been having.  Ruby and I have been rehearsing the song she was to sing for weeks.  We all knew that with a 2 1/2 year old we needed to be prepared to get what we could. 

Ruby wouldn't sing, but she did perfect anyway and she looked so pretty!   And little Rosy was so stinkin adorable.  I wish I could post a photo here so you could see!  She was sitting in a baby buggy my great-grandfather used in his clown acts back in the day.  He rigged up a special handle so his mule could push the buggy around.  We aren't exactly sure if this is the same buggy he took to England back in 1953 to perform with Tex Ritter's show.  We need to do a little more research in the massive photo boxes at my grandma's house.  There is a sticker on one of the wheels that say's it came through the train station in Westville, OK.  But that could be from anytime. 

Anyway, maybe the film will be done sometime this year and you all will get to see all my nephews and nieces.  They are all such talented kids.

What would you expect me to say????

Living in the Desert

I thought I was living in Oklahoma, but the way things are these days it's feeling a lot like Death Valley!

Yesterday we broke a record....again.....for the highest temp since 1980 with a whopping 113.  It was 115 in Kingfisher which is about 25 miles west of here.  The weather report at 5pm showed a map of the country with all the temps.  Our state was the hottest in the whole country! 

What's that about?  How can this happen? 

Back in 1993 my dad and brother was working out in Tucson, AZ during the summer.  We(all the females in the fam.) took a trip out there to visit for a week in July.  One morning we walked out of the hotel at about 5am and the air was so hot I felt suffocated.  I said then I would never live where it was that hot. 

Never say never!!!

Happy Birthday Woody!

Yesterday was my nephew's birthday.  He was on a plane an in airports for most of the day and Ididn't get to talk to him.  He turned 6. 

What year did I turn 6?  Let me think......it might take a minute.....it was......19?????

Woody is the sweetest, kindest, funniest, and the most ornery of all the nephews!  He has always had a sense of humor.  I never really thought about kids having a sense of humor but they can.  When Woody grows up he's going to be the kind of man who gets his wife flowers and tells her she's pretty at the least obvious time.  That's just how he is. 

So...HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY WOODY!

I LOVE YA!!!!

Olympics Fever

How many of you are watching as much of the 2012 Olympics as you can cram into a 24 hour day??? 

It all started last Friday night with the opening ceremonies.  I thought it was beautiful.  And.......I also thought it was a production so huge that the thought of having anything to do with it makes me shake! 

I was sickly over the weekend and found myself watching sports that I wouldn't ever otherwise watch like rowing.  I'm not sure they even call it that.  But it is amazing to see anyone, much less 4 or 6 people, rowing so perfectly to keep that narrow little boat(is it a boat?) upright.  Just ask my friend Sage about my lone canoeing experience.  I don't believe rowing with others in a skinny little boat is in my future!

And I get all wrapped up in events like synchronized diving.  Why would anyone jump off a platform so high in the air into a pool of water and try to keep in time with another person doing tricks while falling?  These things puzzle me. 

They haven't even started any of the track and field events yet.  Can't wait for those!

All I know is that I am amazed at what the human body can do.  I am amazed at the enormous talent that is displayed in each sport.  I am amazed that none of the female gymnasts on the gold winning USA team remember an Olympics before 2004! 

I think I'll go have a donut and watch some more beach volleyball now!!!