This morning, it was actually in the upper 50′s when I woke up…cold enough to open up the windows again! Woo-hoo! Unheard of in mid-June! PDD had to feed her horses on BellaSara.com (amazing she remembers to do that but Pepper, our dog, has a hard time getting fed.) While she was sitting there, she actually asked me if she could close the window because...

I had such a great day today! And today’s the full moon, no less! How cool is that?? First, I had my annual OB/GYN appt this morning at 9 and of course, the first thing they want you to do is step up on the scales…I have lost 4 pounds since I was in their office a month ago. That’s always a nice way to start off a doctor appt! Then, my blood...

It’s been several weeks since my new windows were installed, but finally I have a picture for you here of the best feature of these windows: they OPEN! As I type this, 9 of the 12 windows in the house are wide open, and it’s a beautiful thing! This particular picture is the view from my desk. The kids’ computers are in front of me, one on either...

This evening, we had the first incidence of tornado sirens going off in the city. A BIG line of storms stretching from the Kansas/Oklahoma state line to the Oklahoma/Texas state line trooped through here and are now headed for Jopin, Missouri. We’re not done with the rain, but WE STILL HAVE POWER! As you might remember from December, Suzanne Without Power =...

It was Mother’s Day a week early at my house this weekend. Oldest Son (who’s working for a landscaper) came bearing gifts: 4 pots of baby Japanese Maple trees (about 6 different varieties) and 2 pots of Sedum. He was full of instructions on their care and maintenance, which is good, because left to my own devices, I’d probably kill them. Actually,...

I always feel like I should be waiting for the “other shoe to drop” when we get so many days of gorgeous weather in a row this time of year. Tornado Alley is aptly named – trust me. We are enjoying our third day in a row of absolutely lovely weather, and tomorrow is forecasted to be more of the same. (Where’s that shoe?) Deciding I’d...

Second Son and I went to my parents’ house this weekend to help Dad with a few projects. Prima Donna Daughter was at her dad’s this weekend, so SS and I went out Friday night and came back last night. We got there about 6:30pm and spent a little time outside with Dad surveying the proposed projects (digging up rocks, lining the ditch at the end of the...

Senate Bill 1878, authored by Rep. Pam Peterson (R-Tulsa) and Rep. Todd Lamb (R-Edmond), which thankfully Gov. Brad Henry vetoed yesterday, would have required anyone seeking to terminate a pregnancy to have an ultrasound within one hour before the procedure. Oklahoma legislation has stooped to a new low, in my opinion. Why? Well, according to the Oklahoma House of...

I don’t know about where you live, but we here in Tulsa have been having the craziest mix of weather I’ve seen in awhile. Example: Yesterday we topped out at 62 with lots of sunshine and pretty strong winds out of the south. Then, at about 6pm, a cold front pushed through, the temp dropped 20 degrees, and now this morning, it’s 28. This is the third...

Silhouette of what once was a huge pecan tree, decimated by ice and wind. Prima Donna Daughter hugging another broken pecan tree. She said it must have hurt when the branches broke like that. Notice how one of the limbs came down with such force it punctured the earth and is stuck there without any support. Freaky what Mother Nature and the laws of physics can do...