For several weeks now I’ve been mum about negotiations we’ve been making for when this job in Oklahoma ends. I wanted to be a little more certain it was going to happen before saying anything, but we have a tentative offer of employment and we’re in the process of jumping through all the hoops, so I think we can safely say we know where we’re going next… 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
We have been seriously sleep deprived for a while now. Mark thinks it’s been since the night of the tornado siren, but I think it’s been since Memorial Day weekend. However long it’s been, we slept in till nearly noon today. Continue reading
Why do I love working at Marval? Let me present short scenes from the last few days: 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
It was a dark and stormy day… 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