Transmission, anyone?

So, now I guess it is the van's turn. Don was on his way to Walmart when the tranmission went out. He was able to baby it to 4WAY Transmission, and I picked him up there. We just had the transmission replaced on that about 40,000 miles ago.
Anyway, Don told me that maybe it wouldn't need to be completely replaced. I laughed, and said, "You're kidding, right?"

More Pics

More Pics of Adam's party:
1. Adam, Ashley & Nate
2.Group picture
3. Birthday boy Adam
4. Another pic of the Birthday Boy
5. The cute, cute cake. It was Yummy, too!

Adam's Birthday

Saturday was Adam, our great-nephew's birthday party. He is two years old! It was at Andrew's Park in Norman. They have a really neat splash park and the kids had a blast!
1. Andy
2. Adam and Emily
3. Don and Van(brother-in-law)
4.Emily and Andy
5. Adam and Grandma Gwen

I Love A Parade!

Saturday was the Centennial Parade in Shawnee. Andy's Cub Scout Pack had a float in it and Andy got to ride on it. They were a very handsome group! Andy is in the green shirt....he just got his uniform yesterday.

My Lil' Cub Scout

So, you think you have seen cute? Well, I have news for you. You haven't seen cute until you have seen Andy in his Cub Scout uniform. Don snapped a pic this morning, and while it IS cute, it doesn't capture all of his cuteness, (said by his completely objective mother, LOL).

Emily and Jack

SO, Emily has got Jack under control. We are using something called a Martingale that clips onto the bridle and goes down between his front legs so he can't pull his head up. It makes him much more manageable.
Not much else for today. Andy is home from school, sick. He has a tummy ache.

My Weekend Reflections

I must say....this weekend has been a time of reflection for me. I think regret is one of, if not THE most bitter pill life has for us to swallow. I spent some time at my sister-in-law's house Saturday, at her garage sale. It just so happened that a little photo album with pictures in it had accidently found it's way into the sale. Carol picked it up and I looked through it. It was as if someone had punched me in the gut. There in that album, were her beautiful pictures of her tw adorable little girls. I looked through it and was filled with regret that that season is over. Those girls are pretty much grown now, the youngest is Senior in high school. The oldest has a baby of her own. There were other things this weekend....like we drove through Bristow today, and my mom used to travel to Bristow every weekend for a craft mall thing that they had in an old school building there. I never, ever even went there to see her there. I know that hurt her feelings. She never said anything, but I just know it did. That was a very important thing to her.

So, today we went to Keystone Lake to check it out to see if it is a place we want to camp during Fall Break. Keystone Lake happens to be close to Sand Springs. I happen to know someone in Sand Springs: An old band director of mine. He was a major influence in my life in high school. I have wanted to contact him for years, but I have not been able to work up the nerve to do it. And today I almost talked myself out of it. I kept thinking things like, what if he has Alzheimer's and doesn't remember me?? Like Don said, "If he has Alzheimer's he won't remember that you called!" LOL. Anyway, I worked up the nerve, called him and talked to his wife. She always has been a very sweet lady. Unfortunatley, he is in Germany. He is doing some contract work of some sort. He is retired from teaching and from the Army. He used to fly helicopters. I asked her if it would be okay to call him after he got back and she said, "Absolutely!" So I will be calling and hopefully seeing him in October.

I can't do anything about the past, things I have or haven't done. I just want to do my best to prevent future regrets. That is all I can do. Once a minute has passed, we can't get it back. I am going to do my best at making each minute count.


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WHOA!!!!

Okay, so I go out this evening and mount my trusty steed....He had been a little off all evening so I was a little nervous about getting on him, nevertheless.....He wasn't listening very well, so I had Don take the lead rope and lead him around while I was on him. Then, I took the reigns and he was doing okay. Then, I guess he just got tired of me and went under a tree with low branches.....then TOOK OFF RUNNING!!! I haven't screamed like that since the last time I was on a roller coaster! I was struggling between bounces to get the reigns where I wanted them to stop him....I saw the fence coming at us awfully fast and hoped against hope that he stopped at the fence......and thankfully, he did. That got the heart a-pumping! And the blood pressure up. I am so mad at that stupid horse. Time to call Patrick and see what I am doing wrong, or what is wrong with that big, dumb, glue pot.....and I say that with all the love in the world!LOL!
Time to go act my age for a while.

Jack's Back and Happy Birthday Brittany!

First of all, I am feeling SO MUCH better. YAY!

Patrick brought Jack the horse back yesterday. He is broke! He is a lot calmer. We are happy to have him home.

We had a birhtday party for Brittany, one of Emily's friends today. I hope she had a good time. It was supposed to be a surprise party, but you know how that goes. Anyway I am going to try to post a few pictures....I made the cake. They played Dance Revolution and watched a movie on a projector, on a screen fashioned out of o sheet over our mantle. That was pretty cool.

Arrrgghh

I hate being sick! I am very glad I am not sicker, but it is getting in my way. Sherri is so generous.....she shared her illness with me. ;)


Yesterday I took my peanut butter cookies to the county fair. I won a blue ribbon! YAY ME!

We sold our popup yesterday. The people came earlier than planned, so Don couldn't be there to fold it down and close the deal. I had to go over to Mom and Dad's to do it. I took Emily with me. She is awesome. She knows everything about that little trailer. She folded it down, so I didn't have to do anything. She was a HUGE help, especially in light of how I felt. I have to admit, I cried as they pulled the trailer away. We had a lot of fun in that little trailer. I had to remind myself that the memories are in our hearts, not in the trailer. And, lest I get too sentimental about it, all I have to do is remember how nice and cool and big our new trailer is. It also reminded me that God provides. The money from that will more than pay Mom and Dad back for our transmission and groceries. Things like that happen to keep me humble, I think. It worked.

That is about all for me today.

Halito! The Choctaw Labor Day Festival

We attended our 3rd annual Choctaw Labor Day Festival.....well, it was Don, Andy and my 3rd. The rest of the family's 4th. It is a huge Pow Wow in Tushka Homa. If you don't know where that is, it is south of McAlester. The Choctaw Capital and Museum is about the only thing there, except for Labor Day. Over the course of the weekend, thousands and thousands of people descend on this little place. They have free concerts galore. This year it was : Crystal Gayle, Charlie Daniels Band, Sara Evans, BJ Thomas, Tracey Lawrence, Trace Adkins, and Michael W. Smith. They have Arts and Crafts, and every kind of carnival food you can imagine. They have free carnival rides. It is an awesome mixture of tradtion, history and modern entertainment. Indian Dancers and a Princess pageant. Demonstrations in the Choctaw Village: Flint Napping, blow darts, making banaha bread, and tradtional story teller, Tim Tingle. They are also very concerned with health. There is a Healthy Living Expo. You can get your cholesterol checked for free and get all kinds of goodies. It is concluded on Monday morning with a State of the Nation address by Chief Gregory Pyle. This was the best year ever. My only complaint (besides the heat, lol) is that there is so much going on that it is impossible to see and do everything. A lot of stuff is going on at the same time. The only solution to that is to make it longer!

On Sunday they have a gospel sing and my friend from Junior High and High School always sings. That is one of the best things to come out of us going to this. It has put me back in touch with her after years of not seeing her. And she just had another baby a couple of months ago. He is such a sweet baby! His big sister is a sweetie, too. Must be in the genes!

Anyway, it is always a little sad to me on Monday to see the campground emptying out. I am looking forward to next year already!