One can almost feel the beauty... feel the moisture... smell the rain drops..

Some of Grandma Ann's beauty in her yard... after a spring shower and on a cloudy morning... with storms brewing in the west that would later that evening destroy a 1400 pop. town in Kansas... such beauty, perhaps this was Mother Nature shedding a tear before ... knowing full well what was to come...
We truly remember and pray for all those that lost so very much in the storms... our hearts are with you.


Maybe it's our tears... for those that lost it all..... in the tornados... on May 4th.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADISON ANN - I missed posting this last Friday... wow....

I missed posting this photo of my little Madison Ann last Friday. I am so so sorry. I got to see her and wish her happy Birthday, as Grandma and I kept them for a few hours after school while Mom and Trisha were doing some last minute Wedding things. We sang happy B'day... a 'LOT' and had a ball with the two of them. I think Grandma and I truly love this part of our lives, and we love all our grandkiddos VERY MUCH!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. MADISON... AND YES WE KNOW IT WAS ON THE 4TH.... HAHA... SEE YOU LATER TODAY!!

Austyn came over and spent Saturday afternoon and evening with us.. and we really enjoyed his company very much!

He drew us several photos, but this one was the one he was most proud of so we want to share it with all our family and friends, as we are proud of it too. He is quite the artist! He is learning to play guitar, write and perform songs, and would be a very good actor if he were to try! Can you tell we are VERY proud of him???
Have a great day!

For my family who love music... here are some tunes from my youth!! enjoy!

head over to the link below... right click on link and save to desktop. Then open and enjoy... save or delete... These tunes represent the music of my youth... and the things I grew up with...

Enjoy!

http://rapidshare.com/files/29727561/GOOD_MORNING_VIETNAM_-_DISC_1.rar

Good Morning Vietnam - Disc 1
01 Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
02 The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'
03 Canned Heat - On The Road Again
04 Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride
05 Joe South - Games People Play
06 Zombies - Time Of The Season
07 Donovan - Mellow Yellow
08 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let The Sunshine
09 The Turtles - Happy Together
10 The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
11 The Boxtops - The Letter
12 Ike & TIna Turner - River Deep, Mountain High
13 Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525
14 Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is
15 Dobie Gray - Drift Away
16 Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle
17 The Vogues - Five O'Clock World
18 The Animals - Bring It On Home To Me
19 The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
20 The Buoys - Give Up Your Guns

http://rapidshare.com/files/29736532/GOOD_MORNING_VIETNAM_-_DISC_2.rar

Good Morning Vietnam Disc 2
01 Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
02 Mamas & Papas - Monday Monday
03 The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind
04 Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
05 The Flowerpot Men - Let's Go To San Francisco
06 Zombies - She's Not There
07 Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction
08 The Band - The Weight
09 John Fred & The Playboys - Judy In Disguise
10 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
11 Donovan - Universal Soldier
12 Nilsson - Without You
13 Jim Croce - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
14 The Beachboys - Heroes & Villains
15 The Ivy Leagues - Tossin' & Turnin'
16 The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law
17 Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense & Peppermints
18 The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
19 Steve Rowland & Family Dog - Sympathy
20 Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman

http://rapidshare.com/files/29740271/GOOD_MORNING_VIETNAM_-_DISC_3.rar

Good Morning Vietnam Disc 3
01 Temptations - ball Of Confusions (That's What The World Is Today)
02 Canned Heat - Goin' Up The Country
03 Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper
04 The Beach Boys - I Get Around
05 Classics IV - Spooky
06 The Stories - Brother Louie
07 Ike & Tina Turner - Honky Tonk Women
08 Deep Purple - Fireball
09 The Band - Up On Cripple Creek
10 The Turtles - Elenor
11 The Shirelles - Soldier Boy
12 Eric Burdon - San Francisco Nights
13 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Jenny Take A Ride!
14 Little River Band - It's A Long Way There
15 Black Sabbath - Paranoid
16 B.J. Thomas - Hooked On A Feeling
17 Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)
18 ELO - Showdown
19 Quicksilver Messenger Service - Who Do You Love
20 Kingsmen - Louie, Louie

this is posted with the spirit of the game intended... not the consumption of boozes... !

GARY ENGLAND DRINKING GAME

(I left SleepingMommy's comments in parentheses because they made me giggle)(and I strongly suggest that you stock the liquor cabinet or invest in a keg before starting the game)

*Pregame


*1. Everyone selects a storm chaser other than Val Castor.
(Monty sez: I choose Hank when I just want a little buzz. He doesn't get as much action)
(Melessa sez: Gary uses other storm chasers besides Val Castor?)
(Val lives in Stillwater and Gary talks to him CONSTANTLY.)
Every time Gary talks to your storm chaser, you take one drink.
Take two drinks every time we see footage from your storm chaser.
Take four drinks if your storm chaser says “tornado on the ground.”

2. Everyone selects a county other than Pottawatomie County.
(Because we are always hearing about Pottawatomie County.)
Every time Gary mentions your county, you take one drink.
Take two drinks every time we see footage from your county.
Take four drinks if a tornado touches down in your county.

*One drink


*1. Take one drink every time Gary says the following:
“Hook echo” | “Updraft” | “Metro” | “Doppler radar” | “Wall cloud” |”Ranger 9″ | “Underground” | “Mobile home”
2. When Gary gives a list of counties, take one drink for every county in the list.
(Oklahoma has 77 counties but somehow they all get mentioned at some point.)
3. Take one drink every time Gary interrupts a program.
Take one drink if Gary says “You’re not missing any of [program name].” (This is a major concern!)
Take one drink when Gary says “We’ll keep you advised.” (Like we had any doubt that you wouldn’t.)

*Two drinks


*1. Take two drinks every time Gary says the following:
“Baseball-sized hail” | “Waterloo Road” | “Pottawatomie County” | “Deer Creek High School” (How many times has that high school been hit anyway?!?)
2. Take two drinks every time Gary mentions the following towns:
Altus | Burns Flat | Dill City | Gotebo | Hydro | Lookeba | Meeker | Mulhall | Oktaha | Olustee | Shattuck | Slaughterville | Tryon | Vici |Waukomis | Wayne (or Payne) | Weleetka | Wetumkah (The only one that is even slightly big is Altus.)
3. Take two drinks every time Gary talks to Val Castor. (Now we are gonna get really drunk!)

*Three drinks


*1. Take three drinks if we see footage from Val Castor.
2. Take three drinks if we see footage from Pottawatomie County.
3. Take three drinks if Gary mentions the following:
“Immediate tornado precautions” | “National Weather Service” | “Mesocyclone” | “Portable Radio” | “Take shelter” | “Tornado warning in effect until …”

*Four drinks


*1. Take four drinks if Ranger 9 must land to refuel. (Notice it doesn’t say when it lands to take cover, we don’t land our aircraft in a tornado around here, we fly AROUND them.)
2. Take four drinks if Gary issues his own tornado warning, not recognized by the NWS (He’s a renegade that way) or says the following:
“Will someone please answer that phone?” (He takes this stuff seriously damn it, answer the phone.) or “Do you see the power flashes?”
3. Take four drinks if a shirt-less tornado victim is interviewed. (Redneck land, yo. There is a reason I get dressed and put on shoes when a storm is in the vicinity.)

*Finish your drink


*1. Finish your drink if someone uses the word tornado as a verb or if Gary mentions the cross streets nearest to you.
2. If Gary says “We’ve lost Val,” pour a little out for your homies and finish your drink. (Poor Val…)

If THAT won't get you drunk, it can't be done.

Fate determines who walks into your life...you decide who you let walk out, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go.

Thelma Edith Shaklee Wiseman, Harold's Baby Sister...

Thelma Edith Shaklee Wiseman

OKLAHOMA CITY — Former Duncan resident Thelma Edith Shaklee Wiseman, 82, died Sunday, April 29, 2007, in Oklahoma City.

Services are pending with Don Grantham Funeral Home of Duncan.

Memorial gifts may be made to American Cancer Society or American Heart Association.

Online condolences may be made at www.granthamfuneralhomes.com.

Madison's special day coming up....

Hi everyone we will be having cake and ice cream for Madison's 2nd bday on Sunday at 6:30 at our house....

Hope to see those that can make it and we will miss the ones that can't...

Heather

and Andrew had no morning smiles...

Ms. Madison is all smiles in the am ... and ....

Getting the kiddos off to school...

but Grandpa, I am so precious... right??

I can do it too... all by myself...!

Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

Allrecipes - the Daily Dish Friday, February 02, 2007, Issue No. 1108 [Photo] Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches Submitted By: LisaIn this a spicy sandwich rendition of Buffalo wings, chicken breasts are broiled with regular and green hot pepper sauces, sprinkled with paprika and served on your favorite sandwich bread. Top with lettuce, tomato and slices of red onion. (Dollop with ranch or blue cheese dressing, if desired.)

Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes Ready In: 20 Minutes Yields: 4 servings INGREDIENTS 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1 (2 ounce) bottle hot pepper sauce 1 (5 ounce) bottle green hot pepper sauce 2 teaspoons paprika, divided 1 red onion, sliced in rings 4 slices tomato 4 leaves lettuce 4 thick slices French baguette, halved DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to Broil. Place chicken in a foil-lined broiling pan. Pour hot pepper sauce and green hot pepper sauce over chicken, then sprinkle with paprika. Top with onion slices. Broil for 15 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear. Place each breast half on bottom half of sliced baguette; top with tomato, lettuce and top half of baguette to serve. View nutrition, print, scale, or convert this recipe Read reviews of this recipe Add this recipe to your Recipe Box Similar recipes or serve-with ideas: Texas Ranch Potato Salad Emily's Famous Roasted Vegetable Salad Visit Allrecipes.com to see our complete collection of recipes and meal ideas. ADVERTISEMENT Experience the joy of eating™ [Photo] When did food become fuel? When did taste take a back seat to convenience? When did we start taking meals to our desk? At Sara Lee, we're putting our forks down & declaring an end to all this nonsense. • ...the joy of eating™

up up and up

Went over to Buck Adams at Guthrie this afternoon

with Bobby Priess and shoot some Longhorn photos for a catalog I am doing for the Perkins Livestock Registered Longhorn Cattle sale in May. Enjoyed the visit and seeing the cattle... what a site to see, hundreds of these critters on the prowl... wow... and he has such a beautiful place on the Cimarron river north of Guthrie... will post photos later...

Is America coming to this... we are sooooo correct in what we say that....

There will only be 49 contestants in the Miss Black America Contest this year because no one wants to wear the banner that says, IDAHO.

Andrew and Grandma Moffat feeding the Lorikeets...

Now here is a happy woman.... bird lady in her element!

Feeding the Lorikeets... so colorful, etc..