Monday, June 27, 2011

I have had this picture on my fridge for more than 20 years.
It was taken the day Dad, Mom and Aunt Margaret left California for Washington.
The day they all started a new chapter in their lives.
Retired, they left California and headed north.
Months later they finally settled in Oregon. The place Mom and Dad were headed for back in 1953 when they got stuck in California with no money.
We joke now that it only took them 37 years to make it 'home'.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

I'm a very simple person. I just want a basic phone. No bells and whistles. Nothing fancy. I just want a phone I can talk on. I was having trouble with the battery on my phone so I broke down and bought this one for $14.88.
Very simple.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

One of the gifts I gave to B-man, one of those video recorders that looks like a pen.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Ok, I cheated. I didn't take this picture today.
BUT....today is the twins Birthday and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this picture.
Today they are 20.
And I just want to cry.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Happy Anniversary to us!

We had a few errands to run in Joplin and a planned dinner at Red Lobster. We had to drive all over town and the devastation was heartbreaking. After we passed through the worst of it B-man said 'why don't you take of picture of a building that isn't damaged'.
So I did.
It also happens to be B-man's favorite store so he was quite happy to see it open.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Wow, this is really a crappy picture, tried to take it off of my computer.
This weekend the Joplin Humane Society is having a adopt-a-thon to find homes for all of the animals that were found after the tornado. I absolutely fell in love with this little lady! But I also knew that people were coming from all over the country to adopt and she would probably be one of the first to find a home so I don't think I'll make the trip up there.

edit: they found homes for all of the animals, more than 700!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Here we are again! In May this place had all-you-can-eat ribs all month, the rest of the year it's only on Tuesday nights. B-man had a couple of vacation days to use before the end of June or he would lose them so it was a no-brainer that he took off Tuesday so we could have ribs. He'll have off next Tuesday too then after that it will be next May before we can do it again.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Yes, we do have a third cat.
Her name is Lucy.
We have had her since she was 4 weeks old.
She is 8 years old now.
She is afraid of EVERYTHING.
Noises scare her.
Strange people scare her.
People she knows scare her.
A broom next to the doorway scares her.
She's a weird cat.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

There is nothing better than a big ol' slab of steak!

Sure have been posting a lot of food pictures, probably because that's about the only thing we do everyday.

Boring!

Saturday, June 18, 2011

I was taking Keri back to Bristow and we decided to eat at Cracker Barrel, they have a chicken and rice special only on Saturday and it's Keri's favorite. Since her birthday is coming up we splurged (calorie wise) and shared this mixed berry cobbler topped with 2 scoops of blackberry cheesecake ice cream. Absolute heaven!

Friday, June 17, 2011

I didn't do this! About a year ago B-man found these chips at Atwoods knowing that I only like 'thin' tortilla chips. They are the best chips! Problem is it's hit-or-miss trying to find them at Atwoods, seems they only get them once or twice a year. When B-man saw them in their ad he promptly left the house and drove the 30mins. to the closest Atwoods and bought 4 huge boxes!

He Loves Me.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

So many areas of the country have been fighting wildfires for weeks so I won't complain about the rain. Our summers are usually pretty dry so any rain we get now is a blessing.