Rain

Last night we got a pretty good rainstorm. Watered the flowerbed really well. It didn't cool us off though. Still hot and humid today.

I stayed home from church because I just needed to rest a while. Stomach and intestine pains were still going strong. I have had stomach troubles most of my life. If I remember correctly I didn't have these problems when I was on the gluten free diet but I'm not positive so I decided to get back on it for a week and just see if I notice a difference. In a way I hope that's the problem because I know how to deal with it. But again, I like being able to eat whatever I want. It's possible that I've been gluten intolerant all of my life and just didn't know what it was. The next week will determine that. If I had really good insurance I'd go to the doc have a bunch of tests done. Oh well, moving right along.

I worked on my quilt for a while and also knitted a few rows, read for a while, also made some chili that is gluten free. The hamburger helper I made the other day obviously wasn't. DH will have to eat that.

I don't remember if I wrote about it here or not, but, my mom is having problems with one of her hips. She's had both hips and both knees replaced. The first hip was about 20 years ago and apparently is wearing out. She's having a lot of pain with it, got good drugs from the doc for the pain and she can get around with a walker so her hip isn't broken. She'll find out from the doc next week what needs to be done. She's 81 and I'm not sure if she wants to go through another surgery or not.

Tomorrow DH and I are going out on a photography tour. Maybe back to the Refuge and go to some places there that we don't visit very often. I think maybe we'll walk around some of the lakes. That would be fun.

Photos of the day, more ducks. The first one is a Red Breasted Merganser.



A Northern Shoveler.



A Long Tailed Duck.



This next one is not a duck. It's called an Avocet, a shore bird. This is first attempt.



This last photo is a black bear, his first attempt at something that's not a bird.



There's 3 more ducks in DH's bathroom that I forgot to photograph and I need to get a picture of the eagle.

Well there is some rain out there but it's not falling on me. Oh well, there's some more South of us maybe it'll reach up here. It was very hot and humid today. I stayed inside most of the day.

I've felt pretty rotten the last few days. Stomach and intestine troubles, fatigue, aches and pains. Allergies are really bad right now. I wanted to work on a quilt or knit but mostly I sat and watched TV. I don't know, sometimes I think maybe we need a day of doing next to nothing. I did get laundry done and cooked something for dinner.

All of the ducks that by brother has carved so far are males. Now he's starting to carve females. We'll have matched pairs pretty soon!

More duck photos, the first one is a Green Wing Teal.



This next one is called a Black Duck.



This is an American Wigeon.



This is a Smew.

Friday

Yep, it's Friday all right. There are times when I wish I worked 5 days a week and had the weekends off. But, I've never had a job like that. DH and I were talking about all the jobs that we've had. My first job was at a Dairy Queen, I only lasted a week. Couldn't get the hang of making that little curly Q on the ice cream. That's not the reason I quit though. My boss said that we would have to work on our days off if he wanted us too. I place great value on days off. My next job was at Furr's Cafeteria, I lasted 9 months there. I only quit because we moved away. The next job was in construction work. We had moved to Dumas, Texas and there were just NO jobs there for me. My father and brother were building houses so I helped them. I was mostly a go-fer although my dad did let me hammer a few nails. After that we moved to Oklahoma. I got a job at Underwood's that lasted 3 days. They were 12 hour days and that's 4 hours too much per day for me. After that I went to Del Rancho and lasted several months there, don't remember exactly how long. After that I went to Wayne's Drive Inn and stayed there 4 or 5 years. Then I got on at the church as a secretary. I'd still be a secretary but we moved to another town and my DH became the pastor of a church there. I got to be a housewife for a short while. Then I got a job as a secretary at a children's shelter, that lasted maybe 6 months. I had a "conflict" with one of the other employees there so I quit. Then I went back to Wayne's for several months. I loved it there but had to quit because I just wasn't physically able to keep up with the work. It's a very fast paced job. Then I got back on at the church as a custodian, my old job was taken. I've been at the church for 6 years now. I was a secretary for 14 years. So that makes a total of 20 years as a church employee. I guess I'll stay here.

The Parmesan (fetus) Chicken recipe is not something that I'll repeat. It tastes OK but nothing to write home about. Last night I had to go to a meeting and while I was gone DH baked the chocolate pecan pie. The one I made didn't set up but his did. He baked it for over 1 hour, didn't burn the crust, thank goodness. It tastes great, maybe he can be the pie baker around here. Not likely, he's not really big on cooking, just eating.

Weather report: hot and humid today with a few thunderstorms but none of them coming our way.

Photos of the day, more ducks. The first one is called a Wood Duck, not because it's made out of wood.



A Harlequin Duck.



A Northern Shoveler.



A Cinnamon Teal.

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful for my Church Home, without them life would really be lonely.

The chocolate pecan pie that I made didn't set up like it's supposed too, it's really runny. I probably should have left it in the oven a little longer. I have enough ingredients to make another one, this time I'll bake it longer. Pecan pies are fussy things. I like to cook but I'm not particularly a good cook. And DH is a fussy eater. There have been times when I have told him to just cook it himself. But, he's not all that good of a cook either. But, we get by. I made Parmesan chicken earlier, DH said the chicken looked like fetuses. He has a bad habit of speaking his mind sometimes. Well, it tasted good to me, he hasn't tried it yet.

I've had a sinus headache off and on all day. September is coming and that is the worst month of the year for me. It would be nice if I could just hibernate the whole month of September, come out on the first of October. But, that's not possible so I'll just tough it out.

My brother called and said that my mom has hurt one of her hips. She has had joint replacement surgery on both hips and both knees. She is obese and I guess she just wore out one of the hips. So we're going to get a wheelchair from the church, we have several there. Then she will at least be able to get around the house. She lives with my brother so she's not alone. I would go over there and do her housework but he lives there, he can clean it.

Weather report, hot and humid today. The air was really hazy, I guess because of the humidity.

Photos of the day, more ducks. The first one is a Blue Wing Teal drake.



This one is a Hooded Merganser.



Next is a Gadwall drake.



And this one is a Canvas Back drake.

Just Ducky

A while back I mentioned that my brother was a wood carver. He has given us several ducks and last night I took photos of them. In the back ground of the photos you'll see my can opener and the refrigerator. My brother also carved an eagle for us. I'll get a photo of that later.

Today was hot and humid , no rain though. Our pastor and his wife went to Florida last week for a vacation. What a vacation, all that rain. I hope they had a good time anyway.

This evening I roasted some vegetables, made a salad and some cookies. Now I'm pooped.

Photos of the day, some of my ducks. The first one is a red-headed drake.



This next one is a ring-neck drake.



Next is a scoup drake.



This one is called a Ruddy.



I have oodles of them but I'm just going to post 4 at a time.

Still In the Choir

I had a good talk with the Minister of Music. A lot of people in our choir struggle with their singing. The key is "why are you there?" Well for me it's a way to sing to the Lord, just me and Him. We are not performers. As for the woman who glared at me, that's her problem, I'm not there to please her. He is going to see if I can sit next to someone who is a strong singer. I can follow the music better if I can hear someone else singing it. I really love being in the choir, love the rehearsals and love Sunday mornings! So, I'm staying.

I'm so tired today, had a hard time making it through. I only got about 3 hours sleep last night. I didn't have trouble with insomnia until menopause started. I should sleep like a log tonight. Must be something in the air a couple of friends of mine had trouble sleeping last night too.

Warm weather today but I can still feel Fall in the air.

All day I've had the music that we practiced last time stuck in my mind. I'm not complaining, I love the music and it's certainly better than having a beer commercial stuck in there. Another thing that was stuck in there was the verse, "My sheep hear My voice." Is God speaking to me? I think so.

Photo of the day, my dad's parents. They both lived to 84 years old. They died when I was about 13.

Sad

What made me think that I could be in the choir? We had a special rehearsal tonight and only a few people were there so there wasn't enough to drown me out like they usually do. I sounded like a wounded animal, please put me out of my misery. A woman in the row in front kept turning around and giving me dirty looks. Very rude of her, I bet she doesn't sing so great either. I want to sing to the Lord and I know He doesn't care how well we sing but still if you're in the choir you ought to be able to carry a tune anyway. I'll sing to the Lord out in the congregation, most people out there sing bad too. At least I'm admitting to it early on. I've been in and out of the choir for years and always for the same reasons. It's time to accept the situation and move on. I have other talents that the Lord can use.

Moving right along, DH worked all day today and his foot was throbbing by the end of the day. So he stayed home from the rehearsal to rest his foot.

I've got the front and the back of my sweater done and now I'm starting on the sleeves.

Photo of the day, my dad and mom on their wedding day.

Sleepy

I've been sleepy all day and I hate that. I especially hate being sleepy while the preacher is preaching and it was a great sermon too about the security of the believer. I need to go back to taking notes, that helps me to concentrate and hopefully stay awake. You'd think I had been partying all night last night. There is a race track not too far from our house and there were car races going on until midnight. So it was after midnight before I got to sleep.

I really enjoy choir rehearsal. I love learning new songs and trying to learn the notes. I say trying because I'm not a great singer. I think I can blend pretty well with the rest though. They haven't thrown me out yet. We have another rehearsal tomorrow night because we need to learn the music so we can record our CD in October.

Hot and dryer today. The reason I know the humidity is lower is because I washed my hair and it's not as fluffy as it has been. In the winter when the humidity is really low my hair will be pretty limp. Can't be helped that's just it's nature.

Today I wore a skirt that I bought at the Salvation Army for $1 and a shirt that I bought at Goodwill for 2 or 3 dollars. They're probably out of style but that's OK. I was never one for being in style anyway. I think I might have accidentally worn the latest style once or twice in my life. I usually don't like the latest styles. You have to be a tall, skinny fashion model to look good in them. So I find what does look good and stick with that.

Photo of the day, my big brother, he is 4 years older than I am and a bachelor. My mom lives with him. I'm glad that he has been willing to take care of her. He is a gifted wood carver and I need to take some photos of his work. For a long time he carved only ducks but he's branching out now. I have a black bear, a shore bird and an eagle that he carved for me.

It's Over

This ultra busy week is over now. Next week will be back to normal, whatever that is. We had the other half of our choir retreat this morning. It was great. We got to know each other a little better and we're developing ways to minister to each other. It is easy in a busy church like ours for some people to fall through the cracks. We want to prevent that from happening. In October we're going to make a Christmas CD. We're going to use it as a form of outreach to those who don't know Christ. It'll be great. I've been in choir off and on for over 20 years but this is the first time that I've been really excited about it. We have the best music minister there is and everyone is motivated. Our theme is "Free to Worship." We will be expressing different ways of worshipping the Lord, shouting, clapping, holding up our hands and so on. Things that "good" Baptists aren't used to doing. But, they're all Biblical and we are people of the Book.

Hot and humid today. My allergies are getting ready to slam me hard this Fall. Fall is the worst time of the year for allergies for me. Even though I love the Fall in other ways, the cooler weather and the changing of the trees. I'm tired of sweating, ya know?

An amazing thing just happened, DH turned off the TV and he's reading a book. He's not a big reader so it is unusual. I think I'll take advantage of the situation and read too.

Photo of the day, DH and Scruffy last Christmas. We both still miss our little pooch, always will.

Hot

I really didn't pay much attention to the weather report but I think it was the 90's.

DH wore his special shoe and worked half the day. He helped me get the big stuff done. I was able to get most of the rest done in the afternoon. We'll finish up in the morning.

The church had 3 activities going on at the same time this evening. The choir retreat, which DH and I are a part of. The single adults and the senior adults had a homemade ice cream party and the Recovery group met. They meet every Friday. It's a group of people who are helping each other to overcome addictions. Quite a busy place. The parking lot was full. Like I said before, we have all this space we might as well use it. The choir will finish our retreat tomorrow morning. Then this super busy week will be over. Whew!

Yesterday I put the borders on 4 more quilt blocks. I was trying to decide if I want to machine quilt it or hand quilt it. I like hand quilting the best and I'm in no hurry to get it done so that's probably what I will do. I think I'll lap quilt it too. That's quilting each block separately and then sewing all the blocks together later.

Photo of the day, my dad as a baby. Notice the little dress he is wearing. I guess that's the way they dressed all babies, boys and girls back in 1919.

Thankful Thursday

I almost forgot about Thankful Thursday. Today I'm thankful for medical care for DH's toe. He got his shoe today. I've seen people wearing this type of shoe before. It's a sandal with Velcro and it fits either the right or left foot. It has helped while we were walking around in Walmart today.

We spent some of the money that we got yesterday. I bought some material to make the border for one of the quilts that I'm working on, also some more quilt batting. Then we ate lunch at Olive Garden. We got there at 11:00 when they opened and the place filled up rapidly. It's been several years since we've been to an Olive Garden and that one was at Wichita Falls. This one was built just a few months ago. We split lasagna and an appetizer. I didn't realize that salad and bread sticks were included or we would have done without the appetiser. We had enough left over for another meal. I love the way the place was decorated and the food was excellent. It's on my list of repeats.

I think I need to move my sewing machine into the living room. Then I could sew and watch TV at the same time. Would get more done that way, I think.

Photo of the day, my dad's basketball team. He really loved basketball. My brother was never interested in sports and think he was a disappointment to my dad. But hey, we each have our own things that we are interested in. My brother is a gifted woodcarver. I need to take some photos of his work.

Got 'er done!

I did my job and DH's job this week. I had to cut a lot of corners to do it but I survived. I'm off tomorrow so I can rest up then. DH went to the doc and it was confirmed that his toe is broken. He got some pain meds and tomorrow he's going to get a special shoe that has a stiff sole. The stiff sole will keep his toes from bending. The doc said that without the shoe his toe would probably never heal properly. It's amazing what a profound effect something so tiny as a toe can have on you.

The baked spaghetti is nearly gone. I was going to make enchiladas next but I have several packages of Ramon noodles and decided to use some of them. I found a tasty sounding recipe in my collection. It's ham, the noodles, veggies, soy sauce all mixed together. It'll make enough for a couple of meals. After that I found a chicken recipe that uses Italian salad dressing as a marinade, then you dip the chicken in Parmesan cheese and bake it. Sounds good. I'll have to find some way to doctor up some veggies to go with it. When the cake is gone we'll have a chocolate pecan pie. Years ago DH made one of these pies for our associate pastor and he chipped a tooth on it because DH didn't get all the pecan shells out. That won't happen this time, the pecans are already shelled. The associate pastor is not getting this one, we're eating it.

The Association paid us for setting up their banquet on Monday night. Now I'm deciding what I want to do with my share of the money. I think I'll get some more quilt batting and some material to make borders around one of the quilts that I'm working on.

Almost forgot the weather report, cloudy and cool this morning. The sun came out in the afternoon and warmed up. It's supposed to get hotter over the next couple of days, back closer to normal. Normal is about 95 degrees. I've really enjoyed the 75 degrees that we've been having.

Photo of the day, my dad as a school boy. He was born in 1919 in Texas. I have no idea how old he is here, appears to be about 10 I think.

More Rain

It rained all night but it stopped early this morning and has just sprinkled off and on all day. So nice and cool. Unfortunately I ache all over I guess it's caused by the unsettled weather. We have a giant L on top of us. It's supposed to move out in a couple of days.

The banquet was a success last night. They had about 300 people there, less than signed up but more than I thought would come because of the rain. I thought we would have to clear the floor this morning but about 40 volunteers did it last night. All we had to do was help load the rented tables and chairs onto the trailer so that the people we rented them from could take them back.

Now two more big things coming up this week and we can rest for a short while until the next planned event. There's always something going on.

Photo of the day, my dad with a couple of his army buddies, during WWII over in Europe somewhere. My dad's the one in the middle.

It's Wet Out There

It started raining during the night, poured rain until about noon, quit for a while and then started up again about 4:00. I had to go to Walmart, I have 3 umbrellas and a raincoat. Did I bring any of that with me? No. For some reason I just walked in the rain. Got cold in the store. I got some lactose free milk so that DH could make cocoa, he can stand on his broken toe long enough to do that. I also got everything I need to make the upside down German chocolate cake. But I'm too tired to make it tonight, maybe tomorrow. I've never heard of an upside down German chocolate cake so it should be interesting to make.

I'm totally worn out. I feel like I've done 3 day's work in one day. The Southern Baptist Association had a banquet at our church. We had to set up for 400 people. I doubt that many will come with the rain and all. It's a free meal though. I'm not going to it, for one thing I didn't sign up for it. It's an appreciation banquet for Sunday School workers. I don't work in Sunday School right now. Tomorrow we'll have to clean up after it. Then Wednesday night we have our weekly dinner. On Thursday night there is an area wide Women's Conference at our church and then on Friday night the Single Adults are hosting the Senior Adults to a dinner and board games afterward at our church. Also on Friday the choir has a seminar going on and finishing up on Saturday. All at our church. It's like Grand Central Station around here. We're a very busy place. I'm glad we do that. There's a lot of churches in our town that are only open on Sunday. We're open all the time. We have all these big buildings why not use them? The Association always seems to want to do things at our church instead of First Baptist, interesting.

Photo of the day, this is my dad, brother and me on a fishing trip. I'm just a little thing there maybe 2 years old.

Allergies

My allergies are getting worse, it's that time of the year and I've felt yucky all day. It's a nice day though, cloudy and in the 80's but no rain yet. I hope we get some rain.

DH stayed home from church to take care of his toe. I took all my goodies to Sunday School and they ate almost every bite. DH was hoping for leftovers, sorry no luck.

I had baked spaghetti for lunch, good stuff. There's enough for several meals. After the spaghetti is gone I'll make either enchiladas or a taco salad. My mom used to make some really good taco salads. Hamburger, pinto beans, lettuce, tomato and tortilla chips on top. Good stuff. Here I am talking about food and almost popping buttons off my clothes. Of course you can have good food and still keep your weight down. Diets don't work for me, just eating smaller servings. I kept my weight down for years and years just eating small servings. Need to get back in the groove again.

Evening church is going to be a training program for Sunday School leadership. They have these training conferences at least once a year. DH is still taking care of his toe. I think I'll go to choir practice and then come home. I'm not a leader in Sunday School right now. I hope it will be raining when we get out.

Photo of the day, this is my dad during WWII, he was an MP for a while.

Cloudy Day

So far it hasn't rained though. It's pretty cool outside, in the 70's. We really should go biking again. Maybe we will after we finish our movie, Mrs. Miniver.

I got a lot of stuff done today, re-potted a plant, ironed some clothes, put borders on a couple of quilt blocks and baked 3 different things (from mixes, thank you Betty Crocker) for snacks in Sunday School tomorrow. Later I'll make the baked spaghetti since the chicken casserole is nearly gone. Dh got busy and dusted the furniture, stirred up the dust and made us sneeze. I think the cooler weather has inspired me to get busy.

Photo of the day, one of my grandmother's sisters and her family.

A Hint of Fall

in the air today, it was downright chilly this morning. It got up into the 80's later on but the heat of late summer is different to me than the heat of mid summer. Mid summer heat is oppressive, sleepy, you need a siesta during the day. Late summer days start out cooler in the morning, heat up and then cool off in the evening. I don't know if this is a cardinal rule but at least most of the time it seems to be this way. Normally by this time of the year everything is brown and dried up but this year it's all still nice and green.

It was cool enough this evening to go out bike riding. We did about 4 miles, I think. We have some hills around here that don't seem like much when you're in the car but on a bike it's tough. I'm learning how to use the gears but still I'm thinking, "why (pant) am I out here (gasp) struggling up this hill (pant). I'm gonna (gasp) have a heart attack (pant) and die out here (gasp) in the road. But I didn't obviously, since I'm here typing this. But it was a serious workout. I'll be glad when the weather cools off enough so that we can ride everyday.

DH and I were talking about weight today (our weights that is). I weigh what he should weigh and his weight is way out there. So we decided to try to eat more veggies and fruit. It's not easy because neither one of us cares all that much for veggies, fruit is OK though. I like meat and tators. So I guess I'll mix the veggies in with the meat and tators. I can eat them if I doctor them up enough.

Photo of the day, my grandmother, Aunt Helen and my mom.

Severe Storms

Actually the severe storm is East of us, with some wind, lightening and heavy rain. They blew the sirens but the storm isn't coming my way. There are more storms Northwest of us so maybe we'll get some rain out of this yet.

We went out to the Wildlife Refuge this morning so that I could play with my new camera. It was downright chilly on top of Mt. Scott with a little thundershower building up and we got sprinkled on. We went down a road that we've never been down before and took photos of things that we've never photographed before. Overall a really nice trip.

I really like to eat out but most restaurants have such large servings. So DH and I always split an order. I know we could take the leftovers home but some things aren't all that wonderful the next day. Today we ate at Mama Rosa's Tortilla Factory. Great stuff and they do make the tortillas right there where you can watch. I love the way the place was decorated too. It's on our repeat list. We have a lot of restaurants, seems like one on every corner. I've always wanted to try some of them out but we always thought they were too expensive. But, sharing an order makes it affordable.

Cool, it's raining out there right now.

Photos of the day, the first one is of the old entrance to the Refuge. It was built in the 1920's or 30's. My mom remembers going through this gate as a little girl.



Rocky countryside.



Lake Elmer Thomas from a different angle.



I believe this hill is called Mt. Sheridan.



An abandoned ranger residence. Would love to have been able to go inside.



Medicine Park from a different angle.



Your basic buffalo.



Your basic longhorn.

Banana Split Cake

Actually it's a pie, don't know why they call it a cake. Anyway, here it is.



Looks like a mess. I was supposed to put Cool Whip on top and then cherries and nuts on top of that but I forgot to buy Cool Whip. I do have some Redi Whip but that doesn't hold up well, you have to put that on just before you eat it. The custard part didn't set up at all. I followed the recipe exactly but I think there was a misprint. I think next time I'll use pudding and put the fruit on top of that. It's tastes good though.

Weather report: in the 90's today which is a lot better than 108 like it was just a short while ago. Rain is coming! Starting tonight or tomorrow.

I'm in a skirt wearing mood right now. Normally I wear pants but sometimes I get tired of them. I've been wearing either a skirt or a dress since Saturday. I especially like denim skirts, very comfy in this hot weather. I have a couple of patterns for skirts I really need to make some. I have a pants pattern too. Pants are harder to fit than skirts but I've done it before.

I've been a cooking mood lately. When I find a recipe that looks like something I'd like to try I cut it out (or write it down) and add it to my big black notebook. I was looking through that the other day. There are tons of recipes in there that I haven't tried out yet. Got to get with it. Next time I'm going to make baked spaghetti. I've done that before, good stuff. After that we'll have enchiladas. DH found a recipe for an upside down German chocolate cake. So, I'll try that after the banana split cake/pie is gone.

Photo of the day (the one above doesn't count), my grandmother and grandfather. He died when my mother was a child so obviously I never met him.

Back Ache

Earlier my back was really hurting. DH has some really wonderful pills that he gets from the VA. I took one of those and now things are much better. It would have been a good evening to go bike riding but I was too pooped. Besides we needed to go to Walmart and get some groceries. Then I cooked a casserole with chicken and a generic version of Stove Top Stuffing. I rarely by name brands, if there is a cheaper generic version available. It tasted pretty good. It will last us a couple of days. Then I made a banana split cake. It is actually a pie rather than a cake, don't know why they called it a cake. It looks good though. It needs to be in the fridge overnight.

First the weather report, this morning it was cloudy and really looked like it would rain but it didn't. It cleared off later in the day but the temperature was pretty nice all day. A North wind helped keep the temp down.

I worked on one of my pillow quilts last night, cut out the border material for the blocks. Didn't do any sewing though.

I have a plant that needs to be re-potted, it's getting too crowded. It'll probably be Thursday before I get a chance to do that. Hold on little plant.

Photo of the day, my grandmother, her brother and one of her sisters.

Rain, Rain, Rain

It was raining when I got up this morning and it lasted until almost noon. We didn't get a lot of rain but it was the kind that soaks in instead of running off. It might rain again on Friday, I hope so. Maybe it will lower the fire danger around here.

I trimmed about 1 inch off of my bangs today. I could let them grow out I guess but I really prefer the way that I look with bangs, so they stay. My hair really loves humidity, it looks thicker and wavier.

I got my new glasses today, they are the kind that get dark in sunlight. Of course it was cloudy most of the day but the sun did come out a little and the glasses really do change. I had glasses like this about 25 years ago and didn't like them at that time but I think I'll enjoy these.

You know if you watch the news you can get all depressed. But my pastor has been preaching about the end times and the Second Coming of Christ and all this stuff that is going on is just evidence that the time is near. Very exciting!

I wore a denim skirt to work today. It was much cooler than the shorts and capri pants that I have been wearing. There is more "air circulation" with a skirt. At first I liked the capri pants but now I don't care much for them. I think it's just the material these particular pants are made out of. I think it's too soft, after I've had them on for a while the knees bag and the seat sags. Maybe a pair made of a firmer material would be better.

Photo of the day, another photo of my great grandparents. I love the mustache on my great grand-dad.

New Camera

We went to the duck park so that I could play with my new toy. I got a few good photos but I need to practice a lot with this one, it's different from our other one. But still lot's of fun. I have lots of stuff that I've made that I need to take photos of just for this blog.

Warm and humid today, we had a pretty good shower of rain a while ago. It's still not enough to lower the fire danger though. We're not under a burn ban yet but they are encouraging people to be cautious.

I made hamburger helper yesterday and added veggies to it. It will last us a couple of days. Hamburger helper is good stuff. We're thinking of subscribing to the Angel Food program again. They raised the price to $30 but you still get a lot of stuff. It's too late this month so we'll do it next month.

My brother wants to go with us the next time we go to OKC. He hasn't been up there since 1994. He doesn't travel around Oklahoma much. The last several times that he's been on vacation he has gone back to Arizona. He's obsessed with Arizona. I know we were raised out there but it has totally changed and I have no desire to go back except to the Grand Canyon. He has been back several times and is always talking about how much it has changed and how terribly crowded it is. I'd rather travel around Oklahoma, we have a very pretty state here with lots of things to see and do.

Photos of the day, I took several out at the duck park but these are the ones that I liked best. The first one is a very weird looking duck. He seems to be a mixture of things, looks kinda like a turkey.



The other photos are flowers that were growing in a yard across the street from the park.