Today the children in Gore and Webbers Falls begin school. I told our friend Calee that kids in Oregon don’t start till after Labor Day and she was envious, but of course, around here they have to allow extra time for snow days. Continue reading
A prize to Capi Reed from Reedwood Friends Church. She responded to my last post asking if the sound we’ve been hearing that the locals identified as being crickets could actually be cicadas. I went to YouTube and found what a cicada sounds like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mah26og11ms. Sure enough; that’s it! Oklahomans should be ashamed that a Portlander did better than them, and from only a verbal description! Continue reading
There are so many things about Oklahoma that make it a whole different culture from what I’m used to. This city girl has learned a lot about living in the country. I was just reminded of it again as I was sitting here at the Laundromat watching a man ride by the post office across the street on his horse. Continue reading
I’ve had all sorts of responses and suggestions from my post about the flea problem we’ve been having. I think we managed to solve the problem yesterday but it also just about did me in as well… Continue reading
On our last weekend we focused on trying to get rid of fleas in the RV. In all fairness to our cats it must be said that we brought the fleas in on our clothes. Continue reading
First of all, we’re okay. For those of you back home, the storm alert system here works, and Jeff and John drive around and check on everyone who might not have heard it. Continue reading
We have the weather channel on. My heart goes out to Moore, OK where children were killed in their school this afternoon. Continue reading
Last night after we turned the weather channel and the lights off, Mark and I prayed for safety here at Marval and for Loraine and Adrian who left here to work in Coffeeville. There was no storm last night, at least not here. Storms are still predicted for today, but there’s a storm shelter right next to the Activity Center where we’ll be working. Keep us in your prayers
I’m going to keep this short tonight. One of our campers came in to pick up her family’s ceramics this evening, and as they were leaving I said, “We’ll be open again tomorrow at 8:30!” She said, “We’re leaving early because a tornado just touched down in Edmond near our home. We’re anxious to get back and see if we still have a roof!” Continue reading
Yesterday Mark went in to work for four hours because he has to go to the VA tomorrow morning. He worked on painting our jousting pole. If it ever stops raining long enough, I’ll get a picture of it to send. Continue reading