Happy Birthday Alfred!!! Alfred is our friend in Bethany, Oklahoma… It is the last day of the month and we have already received a few Christmas cards… We got some rain and it is very cold outside… Our DASNI chat room is down… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Happy Birthday Bob!!! Bob is Dave’s brother in Huntington, West Virginia… I didn’t sleep well last night and when I woke up this morning I figured it was around 9:00 but when I looked at the clock I couldn’t belive it. The clock showed almost 1:00… I had breakfast then got in the shower to get ready for my dental appointment. The dentist filled my tooth and it wasn’t very pleasant with my asthma… We left the dentist and went to the Salvation Army to take some donations and give them a check. It always makes me feel so good to give to the Salvation Army. Then we went to the Jesus House to leave more donations… Our brother Richard in Smithville, Tennessee came home from a long stay in a Nursing Home while he healed from his broken hip. We are so happy Richard is home but not near as happy as he and Sparky his dog are… I made a pot of Chile for supper… Kenny stopped by for a short visit… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Thanks to Bob in Proctorville, Ohio for visiting Mary’s Place and signing my guest book at http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/mari5113/index.html It was so good to have Duchess back in chat today. She and Vince had been away on a cruise… We have been getting stuff ready to take to the Jesus House. It is where the homeless go. Also made out a check to the Salvation Army… My Mickey, a Betta fish died. I have had it for over a year… They are breaking ground across the street for a new home… We didn’t go tone today. We both have colds… David and Lori and Martha called… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Congratulations to Heather on passing her driving test today and now has her driver’s license. She did it on her first try… I got caught up on the laundry today. It was good to finally see the bottom of the hamper… We went to tone… We had leftover tortillia soup for supper… Heather called and I called George and Lori… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Thanks to Dave for visiting Mary’s Place and signing my guest book…
I cooked a chicken and made tortillia soup for supper… We had a large group today in the DASNI chat room… Dave and I went to tone right after chat.. Dave put up the Christmas tree and put the lights on and after supper Josh came down and offered to help me decorate it. What a kid… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Today I watched church services on TV then took a shower and stripped the bed and washed the sheets. It is time for the flannel sheets… I watched movies and played dominoes… David called... Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

My legs have really been hurting. This morning I asked Dave for an extra Neurontin. That and keeping myself busy has helped… We watched the OU/OSU football game and OU won… I watched movies and played dominoes… We continue to get new people joining our DASNI group at http://www.dasninternational.org/ Now 363 members… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

I have spent the day doing nothing but resting and watching movies… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Thanks to Jamie in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky for visiting Mary’s Place and signing my guest book at http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/mari5113/index.html … Dave and I shared a delicious Thanksgiving dinner with Kenny and Kathy. Kathy’s brother and sister and their families were there too. Grandson Chris came too. Josh had to work for a few hours but was home by 4:00… David called... Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Happy Birthday Peter!!! Peter is a friend in United Kingdom...
Brrrrr it is cold, the temperature dropped 40 degrees since yesterday… I played some games on the computer then after chat went to tone… After supper we went up to Kenny and Kathy’s. I helped Kathy chop some vegetables for tomorrow’s dinner. Kathy’s sister Margaret was there helping too… It was good to see Josh tonight. Seems like we don’t see much of him anymore with going to school and working at his part time job. Josh showed me his progress report one B and the rest were all A’s. Heather was at her Dad’s… Norita called… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Happy Belated Birthday Diane!!! Diane is a friend in Australia… Thanksgiving is this week and I have been thinking of all the things I have to be thankful for. I am thankful for so many things… I did laundry and went to tone. Then came home and fixed our supper… It got up to 82 today and tomorrow is going to be cold so I got out on my scooter and played with our three dogs and Kenny and Kathy’s dogs came down so that made five dogs… Tonight I will be watching Dancing With the Stars and folding today’s laundry… Goodnight.All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Madison's 6th Birthday

Happy Birthday Madison!!! Madison is our great granddaughter who turns six today… I hosted the DASNI chat, did laundry, helped fix supper, and went to tone… Martha called… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

This morning after watching the church services on TV, we got ready for another road trip. This time we went to Chris and Jenni’s for Madison’s birthday party in Moore. A lot of people showed up for it. Among many gifts that she received was a Twin doll from Grandpa David and Grandma Lori… Later we went to the commissary and picked up a few groceries which was almost a hundred dollars. Groceries have gotten so expensive… It was another beautiful day just like yesterday… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

We got up early this morning and right after breakfast we left to go to Okemah to Lori’s Grandparents house to pick pecans. When we got there Lori’s grandmother had prepared a delicious meal for us. Right after we ate and cleaned up the kitchen we all loaded up our buckets in the truck and we went out in the pasture field to pick pecans. Dave and I either one had picked pecans before. We just eat them. David, Lori, Lori’s Mother Barbara, her Grandmother Mayselle, Dave, and me picked up pecans for about four hours. David climbed the tree to shake the branches and the pecans fell like crazy. We all went home with plenty of pecans… It was over a two hundred mile round trip… We are going to watch the OU/Texas Tech football game now. Go OU!!! ... Dave has the nut cracker out and is cracking pecans… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Happy Birthday Dewey!!! Dewey is our brother-in-law in Clemmons, North Carolina…
Happy 100th Birthday Oklahoma!!!
A big day in Oklahoma. Dave and I came to Oklahoma in 1978 when he came here to be a Flight Engineer on the AWAC plane. We have never regretted retiring here. I love Oklahoma!!!
The maids came and our house is clean once again. I did laundry, answered e-mails, went to tone, and got groomed… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Happy Belated Birthday Wesley!!! Wesley is Dave’s brother in California… Happy Belated Birthday Duchess!!! Duchess is a DASNI friend in Ohio… Happy 12th Belated Birthday Jake!!! Jake is our great grandson in Moore, Oklahoma… Happy Belated 43rd Anniversary Brian and Jean!!! Brian and Jean are friends in New Zealand… I took a week off from my journal. Sometimes I just need a break… This morning I got up early for another dental appointment. The dentist cleaned my teeth and they look and feel so good. He said I had one cavity, also a lump that he is watching. If it doesn’t go away then he will have to remove it. I am hoping it goes away… I made potato soup for lunch and it hit the spot. It has gotten cool here… Dave went to see the ENT doctor… I hosted the DASNI chat and have been busy picking up around the house getting ready for the maid’s visit tomorrow… I watched a movie “Murphy’s Romance” … David called… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Up early this morning to go for my dental appointment. I was hesitant about seeing this new dentist but Dr. Sparks was really nice as was his staff. He put me on an antibiotic. I will go back in a week to see if the swelling has gone down in my gums. I have a feeling I will be seeing a lot of this dentist… After my appointment we went to Tinker Air Force Base, got our prescriptions and some more groceries. Also went to the BX and got Kenny’s birthday shoes finally. I had ordered his shoes twice but they were out of stock so I gave up and went and bought him a pair. He is like his Mother and has big feet so they are hard to find… I got home in time to go to the DASNI chat to chat with my friends… I read three chapters of Become a Better You. I helped fix supper and called Chip in Florida… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Happy Birthday Heather!!! Heather is our granddaughter who is sweet sixteen today… It really got cold during the night. We put our heated mattress cover on the bed and that kept me nice and warm. Didn’t even want to crawl out of the covers this morning… I haven’t been motivated to do anything today. I did take care of the house plants… Tomorrow I have a dental appointment at 8:00 in the morning. What was I thinking? After the dental appointment we will make another trip to Tinker Air Force Base to pick up some more drugs from the pharmacy… David called... Goodnight All... Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Happy Birthday Aunt Florence!!! Aunt Florence is 91 today and lives in San Antonio, Texas. She is my only living Aunt…
This afternoon Dave dropped me off at Alfred and Martha’s house while he went to see the eye doctor. He came back with some great news. The spot on his eye had shrunk a tiny bit. Thank you God… The four of us went to Swadleys Barbeque for supper… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Playing dominoes today and bowling. I am looking forward to tonight’s TV programs. Monday night is my favorite night to watch Television… I helped fix supper… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

It was a gorgeous day… I spent some time looking out of the window today. Watching them clear some land across the road to build a house. This will keep me entertained through the winter. The leaves on the trees are turning. My Burning Bush is a pretty red… Dave shampooed the carpets today. The house smells nice and fresh… Kathy invited us up for steaks tonight. Boy were they ever good. I ate all my steak and that is so unusual for me. I will usually give Dave half of my steak… Norita called and I called my school friend Lynn and Martha… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

I have been doing laundry, watching football, and playing dominoes. Doing them all at the same time. I am multitasking!!! LOL … Dave has been outside flying his airplanes with Kenny … Richard, Howard, and Joyce callled… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

David and Lori came out to visit us today. I fixed dinner for us and Lori and I watched the movie “Going To Galveston” and we both laughed and cried. We sure enjoyed their visit… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Happy Birthday Ben!!! Ben is our great nephew in Huntington, West Virginia...
Tonight is Dr. Mitch’s chat. His topic is: The topic is: Mindful approaches to memory training… I need to go now and host it… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma