Halftime Routine

This is a new half-time routine that Kaitlyn's squad did tonight. She is in the very middle and she and her BFF walk up to the front and then Kaitlyn does the solo at the end.

It's Tornado Time - Again!

It looks like we're in for a long night. There won't be anything on television but the local meteorologists forcasting until the watches/warnings have passed (which looks like at least 8 PM this evening). Norman is usually very lucky (hear me knocking on wood). The tornados start up to the west of us and move in a northeasterly pattern usually cutting a path between Norman and Oklahoma City (20 miles away) or to the north of OKC. We're supposed to go to a high school basketball game tonight here in Norman. If it starts hailing, I've been instructed by Joe to park my car underneath the oak tree in the front yard here at the house. (My side of the garage is full of my junk and Joe keeps the Yukon, our travel vehicle, in his side). I'm keeping one eye to the sky, the other on my computer, one ear to the TV, the other ear to listen for the tornado sirens outside. I don't have a 'fraidy hole, but I do have a "sports equipment closet" in our bedroom that has come in handy over the years. I feel lucky in that the National Weather Service and the National Severe Storms Laboratory are both about 1-1/2 miles from my house. So we will be the first to know if anything is coming our way.

Semi-Formal - Norman HS

Last night was the semi-formal dance at the high school. Kaitlyn did not go with her boyfriend of 2 years, she went with a "friend." Matt, her boyfriend didn't want to go. Joe took these pictures before she left (I was at work at Kohl's). She just had her hair highlighted yesterday morning and she's been fake-baking for a couple of weeks in preparation.
Hopefully, I'll have a few more pictures to load if she'll let me download some from her camera. Anyway, I loved her dress and she looked cute (much older than her age - 17). As you can see, we still have some remnants of the recent ice storm, but it was like 70 degrees yesterday outside during the afternoon.

Greetings from "Snoke" lahoma

I'm ready for this ice/sleet/snow stuff to go away. It started Monday afternoon and while it was cool to have a day off from work, it's messy and it's not going away fast enough. Kaitlyn is on her 3rd day off from school. Even though the school district "tries" to build in snow days, it's just never enough. So, after Kaitlyn graduates, she may have to come back to school for a day or two (and do what???) I did finish transferring over ALL my vhs and 8mm tapes from when the girls were little. I love being able to pop a DVD in the machine and look at old home movies. I would have to say it's one of the best investments we've ever purchased. I even copied over a french braiding how-to vhs tape I had (I still don't have the hang of it, even with 2 girls to practice on!). Today the sun will be out all day and the temperature should get up past 40, thank goodness! Tomorrow is supposed to be 60 degrees, yeahhh!!!!

Everyone's Got their Own Direction - even the wind!

This weekend, everyone seems to be going in their own direction. I work all 3 days at Kohl's. Kaitlyn has to "cheer" at a basketball tournament their high school is hosting. Kristen has moved back into her apartment (she lived at home with us during the Christmas break because her roommates all went home and she can't stand being by herself - must get that from Bobo) and Joe went to the Oklahoma Panhandle this weekend to bird hunt.

Yesterday was a gorgeous day here in Oklahoma. When I got in my car to go home, the thermometer said 79 degrees, I kid you not. Now that's the kind of winter weather I'm talking about!!! BUT, as typical in Oklahoma the temperature is supposed to steadily drop and by this afternoon, it'll feel like winter (for Oklahoma) again. At least this morning when I was out feeding the dogs (which I do when Joe is gone, at least he took his bird dog with him) it was very pleasant with NO WIND. For those of you who have never been to Oklahoma, the wind blows 24/7. The only time you comment about it is when it's blowing hard (30-40 MPH gusts) or it's not blowing at all (which is rare). Also it all depends on if the wind is blowing from the north (a cool/cold front is moving in) or from the south (warm/hot - means high fire danger). We're VERY weather-conscious out here. For all you people that have snow, I DON'T ENVY YOU! I'll take my warm weather any day - I'm a tropical kind of girl.

Wayback Wednesday - 1996/97

When Kaitlyn was little, Joe had an expensive pair of Vuarnet (sp?) sunglasses. Whenever Kaitlyn wore her sunglasses, she said she was wearing her "shar-nays." The first time Kaitlyn went skiing, Joe put her in ski school and the instructors thought she was very photogenic so they took her picture and gave the picture to Joe. Kaitlyn was wearing her "shar-nays." We always get a family chuckle out of this picture when we see it.

Christopher Cross

Joe and I went to see Christopher Cross this evening at the Sooner Theatre in Norman. He was great and sang all the old songs from the early 80's plus many new ones. He still sounds the same and can hit all the high notes too. I bought the tickets the day they went on sale back in December and I'm really glad I did. The concert was sold out. The venue was small; the Sooner Theatre was Norman's first movie theatre (they celebrate their 80th year this year) but is now the community theatre showcasing Norman's finest actors (not counting the ones at the University of Oklahoma Rupel Jones Theatre). Across the street is a bronze statue of James Garner (a graduate of Norman High School) dressed as Maverick on a portion of Main Street, renamed James Garner Boulevard.

A little Norman history lesson!