The Wicked Fun Weekend

Yes, I wish I could have come up with some snapping title for today but after five hours of a sleep, a three hour drive and two with active children "The Weekend" is the best I can come up with. This weekend I went to Arlington, Texas. We, The Sooner Sensations, were there for a coaching retreat. It was really great. I learned a lot. I am not sure about all of this emoting on stage but I worked on it and will continue to work on it. I drove back this morning to be at church for Sunday school and Children's Church. I would like to say it was wicked fun but that seems strange to say about church. We reviewed our Sunday School lesson, played a memory verse game and then made turkeys for Thanksgiving. I think all of the children had fun. We had a record seven children this morning. It does not seem like much but it was a really good turn out. So I would say it was a good weekend. I am looking forward to Monday night rehearsal and nest Sunday. It is going to be fun.

I am Back Again

This is going to be a short entry, at least I hope it will be short. There has not been much going on here at the Wigwam. The husband has been out and about this last week and I have been doing a few things around the house. Shadow, the monkey terrier, has been a real go-getter to include killing a bird. The wildlife population here in Oklahoma has decreased be two thanks to our small clan. I ran over a snake. I have not really felt like posting lately. I hope that "bad" attitude will change. Although, I think I has been around since June when I last posted. I went to Florida last week to visit friends and family. It was a good trip, a lot of memories made to include Af-raq-a-stan and Run Anna! But those are the kind of stories you had to be there to really understand. It is ten minutes until my self prescribed bedtime. I think I will close this entry out. Truly, Michele

The Things You Read at Cracker Barrel

My husband and I went to Cracker Barrel today for dinner. I decided to "read" some of those "old" posters and pictures on the wall. There was a advertisement for "match safes." A match safe cost ten cents. Today you cannot even buy a match for ten cents. What happened? I asked my husband he said inflation and the cost of labor. I thought to myself, it is not easier to make things now with machines and cheaper because things do not have to be handmade. I am not a economic expert by any means but something seems amiss here. I am not going dive into political discussion. I was curious and maybe a little taken aback at the enormous gap in cost. I hope to figure this out one day but it seemed to be too much to ponder while eating my chicken fried chicken.

Now What?

It has been quite a while since I have posted on my blog. I would like to say it is because I have been extremely busy doing awesome things but sadly that is not the case. We, my husband and I, did go to Falls Creek youth camp last week and it was pretty awesome. Other than that we have been hanging around the house and keeping to ourselves. Although I have a distinct feeling that is about to change. But I will post about that as it comes up. Maybe this time I will keep up with this blog but I make no promises.

Small Town Life

I am really starting to enjoy the small town life. We, the husband and I went to the mall today in our town. I have affectionately renamed it "The Small" because after living in Hawaii for almost three years every mall seems small compared to Ala Moana. Even the two story mall in Oklahoma City seems small by comparison. But I love the fresh air, lack of traffic and the freedom of space. It has inspired the more artistic side of me. Here is my latest "art."

New Art . . .Sort of

I took and "created" this little piece of art today after rescuing a baby bird for the clutches of death aka Shadow. lol

We are in the Home Stretch

With a little over two weeks unto Easter, I will be ending my stay away from Facebook and Twitter as much as possible. Of course I will still be off Coca-cola and cussing. Which much to my amazement I have not cussed very much at all. Did you know there are other words you can use to express displeasure with a situation? There is a plethora of words. So I have also gained a new vocabulary with trying to avoid parts of my old one. It has been fun. I have also re-established my journal. It has been a painful process because I have so many thoughts at the end of every day I have no idea where to start. And my hand really hates me at the end. But I just smile. Hopefully I will be able to keep all this going this time but only time will tell . . .

Computers, Cussing, and Coca-Cola

Holy Cow! It is almost March. It feels like December and we are moving. It has been a different two months. I do not think we have been this busy since we were first married. We are adjusting well to Oklahoma. We have made quite a few trips to The City, since arriving here. I think I am beginning to feel like this is home. As with many military families it takes moment or two to feel at home some times. We are done vacationing for now. This is both good and sad. Good because we can settle in, sad because it was nice to travel and see family and friends. I am sure you are wondering what that has to do with the title of this post and I promise to get to that. I wanted to update you first. This Wednesday began the Lenten season. I have already given up soda of all varieties, I mentioned Coca-Cola because of the "C" theme I had going. I could have put chocolate, candy, calories, etc. But I wanted at least of them to be a success so I mentioned the soda. No, I have not given up computers for Lent but I did remove Facebook and Twitter from my phone and I have not logged onto them since Tuesday. Which is not a feat in and of itself unless you have seen my log in hours in the last two months. It is nuts. I was considering a stint in rehab. I figured this would give me an opportunity to re-establish my blogging and journals (for the stuff no one needs to see :)). It has been a struggle because as with the soda, my husband has not given social networking up, so I watch him log on and chat and drink soda. Not one of my better moments but he lives and so do I. Now cussing, I have tried this before and it worked for about a week, then I drove and all hope was lost. I am not sure why but as I have gotten older I realize how unattractive cussing is for a woman. This something personal to me. I am sure there are others who would disagree. It is like a scape goat when I am too lazy to think of something more intelligent to say. I am sure there are those who would disagree with that statement as well. Once again just a personal preference. It is the reason I love USA, freedom to be me. Well, think I have covered everything for today. Hopefully, I will continue to post more frequently. Ciao!

Don't Box Me In

Well, it has been a week since we moved our first official boxes into the house. I would say there are about twenty boxes left to be emptied. It still looks like a cardboard factory in here. The issue seems to lie in the fact the some of the things that should work do not, there is no washer and dryer as promised, the kitchen sink leaks, and the refrigerator will not close. Plus, I need some cleaning supplies before placing dishes in some of the cabinets. But these are the perils of being a renter. I am still very excited about making this our new home. As soon as I can get that finish I will post pictures.I am hoping by the weekend to be done with at least the living room and possibly one bedroom. As the clock is an evil master, only he and time will tell if I can accomplish this feat.

The New Home

I just want to post a quick picture of our new home. We really like it. Soon there will be pictures of the inside.

What the next step is . . .

Happy New Year! We, Karl and I have moved to the mainland and now live in Oklahoma, starting a new chapter. We have found a house to rent. It is wonderful little home in a circle not far from post. Karl will have a man cave. This is very exciting for him. Somewhere to display his Star Wars memorabilia and to play his Xbox 360. And I have a place for my "nice" furniture and my piano. I will post pictures once we got back and get all our things moved in. It is going to be a wild next couple of months.