I've been going to the Tulsa State Fair since I was a wee little girl. The one and only time I've ever seen my mom lose her temper and confront someone was at the fair when I was around 5. I remember it vividly. I was walking along minding my own business and a lady behind me s…
One day this winter, Levi saw an episode of Caillou where he went with a friend to a berry patch to pick fresh berries. He was just mesmerized by the whole thing so I told him that I would take him berry picking this summer when the season was right. Ever since then he has asked me at l…
Bless my Husby's heart. He's tired. Make that ... exhausted. When he gets home from work in the late evenings, he plays with Levi, eats supper and then usually falls asleep on the couch until I wake him up and make him go to bed. Five in the morning comes entirely too early fo…
Friday night at about 2am, I was fast asleep in bed when Husby started yelling, "WHAT IS THAT? WHY IS THE BED SHAKING?" I jumped up and screamed, "Is Levi in here?!" .... as if he could shake our bed at the magnitude it was wobbling at. I woke up at the very end of th…
Every year, a nearby town puts on an elaborate celebration called "The Christmas Train". It runs for several weeks and is supposed to take you back to a simpler time. It is set in an Old West setting, where you walk on gravel streets and the shops all around are in old western…
