Thursday, May 26, 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The lake came up almost to the road in a matter of hours! As long as it stays below the road we're ok.

Monday, May 23, 2011

I just like the way this looked. Those two yellow spots, the sun was setting and it looked like those two building had spotlights on them. Pretty random I know.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Sunday, May 22, 2011

This is where I spent 2 hrs. tonight.
This is where I was when tornadoes bounced all around us.
This is where I was when I heard that Joplin has been destroyed.







Saturday, May 21, 2011

This is more than just a news story when you know who was shot.

Friday, May 20, 2011


Seven-o-Eight....in the morning. I can't even remember the last time I saw seven-o-eight in the morning.
Oh yeah, June 10, 2010.


Thursday, May 19, 2011

Do you have any idea how hard it is to find diet grape pop?
Very.
I finally found it at Dillon's in Joplin. We always have to stock up when we go.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

B-man brought me this single flower that he found growing at Grandma's house.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Ok, so this picture should be rotated but I don't feel like messing with it. I've been trying to copy pictures to disc for quite a while and my computer just does not want to cooperate.
So, on to the picture.....Finally a new mattress set. I've been having a lot of problems with my back and am hoping this makes everything better.


Sunday, May 22, 2011

Monday, May 16, 2011



We have this HUGE bathtub in the master bath....

Big

Huge

waste of space.

In 10yrs I think it has been used twice.

Right now it makes a pretty good cat bed, Rocky loves to sleep in there.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

This is an old shed behind Grandpa's house. The roof wasn't too steady after the blizzard this year and after the huge winds the other day when there was a tornado up the road the roof is missing. Can't find it anywhere.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Yes Mandi, I finally did wear these tonight.
I don't know what I was saving them for.
They are so special I never felt like the occasion was good enough.
Not anymore.
I will wear them always.

Friday, May 13, 2011




We drove over to Vinita and had dinner at Clanton's, a landmark on Rt. 66 for decades and famous for their chicken fried steak.


Thursday, May 12, 2011


Some of the damage done by the tornado that hit too close to home.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

When I took this picture I was thinking "wow, this really looks like a wall cloud" but we weren't even under a 'tornado watch' so that was very unlikely.

Ha!

Turns out it was a wall cloud and it DID produce a tornado about 1/4 mile from our house.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Kimberlie and Jimmy gave me this for Mother's Day. It's supposed to give me strength and energy. With all of the issues I've been having with my thyroid I'll try anything. Hope it works!

Monday, May, 9, 2011



The local PBS TV station had a contest, a random drawing and I won this game. Anyone who knows me knows this is the perfect game for me.


Sunday, May 8, 2011

They think they're all grown up.
They still look like little girls to me.

Happy Mother's Day!


Saturday, May 7, 2011



The roses are in bloom!





Friday, May 6, 2011

Traci and I went to Joplin for the day. We ate at Logan's and this was our dessert. A cinnamon roll topped with vanilla ice cream, fried apples and caramel sauce.
So so good!

Thursday, May 5, 2011



Kobe giving it all he's got to 'help' Momma Kim.


Come on, you know this is funny!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Man, this school year has gone by waaay too fast! It feels like we just moved Keri in to her dorm last month now it's time to move out.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011



The progress of the old hospital demolition.

Monday, May 2, 2011



No description needed.


Sunday, May 1, 2011

The first of the month picture from the deck. Yes, it is raining.

Again.


Saturday, April 30, 2011



Today was a busy day. We drove down to Natural Falls State Park where B-man was at Touch-A-Truck. Emergency vehicles from all over the county were there for the kids to see them up close, Life Flight was there too. Keri and Greg met us there and just a few miles up the road was Siloam Springs, Arkansas and they were having their annual Dogwood Festival. We walked around there a little then ended the day with dinner at a local Mexican restaurant.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Friday, April 29, 2011


Yes I did. Stayed up all flippin' night to watch this.

Thursday, April 28, 2011


Getting closer to the road.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

It's the end of April.
The friggin end of April.
We had a fire to keep from turning the heat back on.
During the day.

I want Spring!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Who can resist that smile!!



Monday, April 25, 2011

Well, it's starting. The tree line is where the water's edge is supposed to be.


Sunday, April 24, 2011


It was just the two of us and I made a small Easter dinner. B-man had requested homemade bread, sounded good to me. I had put everything in the bread machine in the right order when I realized that I forgot to attach the paddle. I had to dump everything out then I dumped everything back in. I was afraid I had ruined it but told B-man it would probably be the best bread ever.

I was sooooo good! Absolutely perfect.


Saturday, April 23, 2011


The town's annual fish fry. On the menu-fish, baked beans, cole slaw and hush puppies. Wish we had it more than once a year.