Monday, May 19, 2008

Hot Tamale!



It's 97 degrees out...

We are approaching the time of year when the 7-day forecast just isn't as charming as it is say in November with threats of snow, or mid-March as "severe" often peppers the forecast. I' ve come to love the weather, and I'm not really sure when that happened. We did live in Wichita Falls, Texas in the late 70's during the horrific tornado of 1979...and Oklahoma does have its fair share of servere weather.

There is something about anticipating a "snow day" that I can't get enough of. I like when thunderstorms are being forecast a few days away. Or in October when you start seeing the highs fall. I've been know to check 3-6 different forecasts any particular day. And I have a favorite weather radar at http://www.intillicast.com/ that is great for watching approaching storms. For a more scientific breakdown of the weather, check http://www.weatherunderground.com/. And what's better than a 7-day? How about a 15-day at http://www.accuweather.com/ If you live in the OKC metro my fave is http://www.koco.com/, but I do check the others. By the way, 10:17 p.m. is the exact time of the weather on KOCO. Also you can pause one forecast, and watch another. Thanks TiVo! Last October, I got to go on a tour of the National Weather service in Norman, OK. It was just a side event, during a conference I was attending, but what a treat!

Around July, all you see if 95, 96, 95, 94, 95, 98, 99, 95, 93 (oooh, a cold front), 95, 100. That's it for a couple of months. Occasionally, we will get hit with a surprise rain shower. But it is pretty much "weather sameness" for weeks on end. Radar---free and clear! Summer does make for a beautiful sky.

Some people are mountain people or beach people...I prefer a great sky/horizon. I didn't realize I was a "Plains Girl" until I went to Virginia and Alaska where the trees and mountains were hemming me in. I needed to see the SKY! Don't get me wrong, I love trees in the fall, and mountains are nothing short of breathtaking, but they have nothing on an Oklahoma sunset or a New Mexico horizon.

I digress...so here's to the 7-day, I love you and I will miss you this summer!

Monday, May 12, 2008

Busy Bee

It's been a crazy busy couple of weeks. We finally closed on the sale of Wayne's house in Norman. Yippee! We spent more than a few days working on getting everything cleaned out and gone through before closing. We are so thankful it sold.

Wayne's cousin and wife just had premature twins about 3 weeks ago. While the babies are in the hospital, they have stayed with us over the last couple of weekends. Keep those little ones in your prayers. They tough little girls, and are hanging in there.

Over Mother's Day weekend, we spent Friday and Saturday in Ada with Wayne's parents and sister. We had a great 2 days with them. Mostly relaxing and hanging out. On Sunday, Wayne left for a week in Boulder, CO for training. Lucky Dog! I spent Mother's Day evening eating Mexican food and homemade lemon pie with my family. I finally busted out my Kitchen Aid Mixer (a wedding gift) to make the meringue for the pie. Oh how I love my mixer and can't wait to use it again.

I'm looking forward to the next few weeks because there won't be too much going on. I'm hoping to post more...I have to catch you up on my weather obsession. Yeah crazy weather, BOO tornadoes and damage. And our friend just build me this amazing craft table. Once I get it painted and set-up I will post pictures. I have lots of paper craft projects to work on and show you, too. Also, we got to go help prune a vineyard in mid-April. It was a very neat experience. I was amazed at how the vineyard really done resemble our life with God. I have some pictures and stories to share, too.

Here's to a great Monday
Amy

PS Congratulations to Eric and Tara who just had their adoption finalized.