Large Oklahoma National Guard Deployment

Large Oklahoma National Guard Deployment

What I've been dreading....
My youngest son is being deployed to Afghanistan!
Here is what we know so far:
He leaves March 2011 and returns March 2012.
Hugs,
Cindy

My sweet mother turns 75 today!
I love you mom!
Big Hugs,
Cindy

This is my week-end project!
Well.... at least I hope I can get it done this week-end!!
Take a look.
I found this wonderful old door.....

I'm going to crackle paint it and then weather/age it a bit!

I can't wait!

And then I can't wait to show you where it ends up and what else I have in store for it!

Here's to staying cool!

Hugs,

Cindy

This past weekend the City of Edmond held its annual Krazy Daze sales - it's always the last weekend in July!
Now I love a good sale!
Even in this horrible heat wave that we are having I just had to get out to see what I could find!
I was excited when I found this little jewel tucked back in a corner with a few things stacked in front of it! Not to be deterred - I went for it!
It was only $15.99...less 20%!!!
Now, I'm not exactly sure what I am going to do with it or where I am going to put it...Go figure!
But I was thinking that it might be fun to decoupage some black and white pictures onto it!
Stay cool!
Hugs,
Cindy

Bottom line....
Drinking and Driving DON'T mix!!!
Right??!!
I thought that everyone knew that!!! Apparently someone didn't think that it applied to them.
Because....This is what I woke up to last night at about 12:30 a.m.

I had just gotten home probably 10-15 minutes before this happened. My Army Strong son had come home and we had just gotten home from visiting my Air Force son in the hospital - he'd had surgery - that's another story, believe me!

My head hadn't been on the pillow more than about 5 minutes when I heard - well, I wasn't sure what I had heard.

Son, I said, what was that?! No response. I wish I had had a weapon at that point because I was just tired enough to think "Was that a gunshot? OMG, someone is in my house and they got to my son first!" Well, I had no weapon, so I just went running into my son's bedroom which faces the street. He runs passed me yelling, they just took out the mailbox!!

He grabs my car keys and takes off! Then, I get worried! When we came home last night there was a house two blocks over that was obviously having a party. And I thought, what if the driver went back to the party, my son stops and confronts the driver and then they gang up on my son! So, I grab the closest thing which was a shovel (LOL!!) throw it in his car and take off so that I can rescue my Army Strong son (LOL even louder!!) I had just started down the street when my son passes me followed by the vehicle that hit our mailbox.

It was obvious to me that she had been drinking! My son was politely getting her insurance info and I think to myself - maybe, I should call the police. I was afraid that she would try and drive herself home and she was having trouble standing up at that point! Well, the bottom line, 5 police cars, handcuffs, a DUI, a tow truck - because her car was undriveable, there was radiator fluid everywhere, and an angry husband who had had to wake up their 2 year old daughter later......

The police said that she rounded this corner, there were no skid marks so she didn't even try and brake, she hit the curb and then my poor mailbox!

This is her vehicle and the damage to her car...you can see where the radiator fluid was pouring out!

A Toyota Highlander.

So, finally at 2:30 a.m. I made it back to bed!

Now, I wonder how hard building a mailbox is?!!?

Make no mistake...I am truly grateful that everyone walked away alive and well!

That's how my weekend started!

And yours?!

Hugs,

Cindy

First day of Autumn official starts in Oklahoma at 4:18 p.m. today!
Hugs,
Cindy

Guess where I am going to be on October 29th?
Here, I'll give you a hint...
That's right. The Pioneer Woman herself, Ree Drummond, is going to be in Oklahoma City for a book signing and I'm going! Stacey and Chery are you up for a little road trip!?!
Hugs,
Cindy