Thursday, April 9, 2009

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful that my house hasn't blown away yet. There's two pieces of siding that are flapping around out there. They are being very noisy. I wish they would blow off and get it over with. The wind is to strong to get a ladder and try to nail them down. They'll have to be replaced. We're having a good ole Oklahoma dust storm out there. Have them every spring. This one's really not all that bad, I've seen worse. Actually when I lived in Arizona the dust storms were terrible, if you were driving you had to pull over and wait for it to blow over. They're predicting rain for Saturday night, I hope they're right. It's bone dry and the fire danger is very, very high.

I was hoping to be able to go out to the Refuge today but not with that wind out there. It just knocks you around. We'll have to get wildflower photos at a later time.

I think I'll dust one room a week, that wouldn't be as discouraging as the thought of dusting the whole house. It would be more likely to get done that way. So today I dusted the bedroom/bathroom/laundry room. Next week will be the kitchen/living room. Actually, I'm dusting sections, I have the house divided into 4 sections, so at the end of the month I'll start over.

We had lunch at Mama Rosa's Tortilla Factory and dessert at Braum's. We were going to eat at Chili's but their lunch menu was really pricey and the music they were playing was way too loud. It seemed like one of those trendy places where the "in" people go, so we left.

Photo of the day, one of the first wildflower/weeds of the season. This photo was taken in the city park.

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Heal me O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for Thou art my praise.
Jeremiah 17:14

6 comments:

Annie said...

I remember driving from Oklahoma City to Ada during a dust storm several years ago. The air was so thick with red-clay dust that it was like wearing red-tinted glasses. Very eerie.

There's a lot of smoke around here from grass fires. Those scare me as much a tornadoes.

Autumn Leaves said...

What? No desire to be part of the in-crowd??? LOL Personally I cannot stand loud music in a restaurant. Texas Roadhouse plays their music way too loud. Who wants a headache while they are eating? Love your flower pics. They are all so beautiful and vivid!

SchnauzerMom said...

The grass fires are terrifying, they travel so fast when the wind is blowing hard. Thank the Lord for the rain.

Aunt Jo said...

Sending you wishes for a very blessed Easter.

Thank the Lord for the rain, indeed. We certainly need it.

Annie said...

Missin' your posts. Hope all is well.

SchnauzerMom said...

I'm fine, just didn't feel like posting. I'll probably post something tomorrow!