Trip to Oklahoma!

  What a weekend!  My three little sidekicks and I packed up last Thursday afternoon and made the trek to the booming metropolis of Piedmont, OK!  I made sure not to eat lunch, so I could stop along the way to pick up some steak medallions from my favorite restaurant in Canadian, TX, the Cattle Exchange. I had to splurge on some of their delicious bread pudding, as well. It is worth the trip, folks.
  God blessed us with nice weather and a safe trip and we arrived at my parents house well before dark. It was good to see my mom and dad, and Ayden and Trinity, the kiddos they are caring for. After getting the kids headed toward bed, I got to go spend some quality time with my Granny who has been in the hospital. It was a little bit of a late night, but I've stayed up much later for much less important things.
  My girls and I spent most of Friday with my Mom, running around, visiting my Granny again, and even a little shopping worked in there. We ate lunch at Johnnie's where they serve up my favorite bacon cheeseburger ever. That evening, we ate dinner with my sister, her husband, Jeff, and her three awesome boys.  It was a great time.
  We spent most of  Saturday visiting my mom's dad and his wife, my mom's mom and her husband, and finally, we saw my granny again.  We kept things simple for supper Saturday night and enjoy the fellowship of family.
  Sunday morning, my girls and I attended church at Vandament Avenue Baptist Church in Yukon, OK, then headed home on I-40.  God watched over us again and we had a safe trip all the way back to the TX panhandle. Traveling can be fun, and it's always good to spend time with family, but THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME!  It was great to sleep in my own bed, eat from my own pantry, and wake up to my husband next to me!
 Please pray for my Granny, she has been taken to a hospice house. Thanks!

Being sick stinks!

After fighting of some sort of cold bug around our house for the last week, I am tired of it.  The kids started it, but it finally caught up to me this last week and I have lost my voice, got it back, and lost it again. I barely made it outdoors on Wednesday. I felt like a zombie, and slept most of the day away. My voice finally came back, and I'm on the mend, but it makes me thankful for the health I generally do enjoy.  The cough may linger a little longer, and I'm not sure when Josey's nose will clear up, but there are better days coming.