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Thursday, 15 October 2009

Horseshoe Road

Kyle Dillingham & the Horseshoe Road performed at the Temple of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in Guthrie, OK on Saturday, October 9th. Our teachers at Praxis invited the students to go for the concert. What a special time it was! The music was great, but the real treat was watching Kyle perform. This guy's movement is amazing! He is one with the fiddle is voice, movement & even emotion.

Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me which is unusual for me.

We arrived early enough at the Temple to receive a tour...very interesting and informative.

The architecture, design & decorating is spectacular!
Over the weekend Mr. & Mrs. Fountain shared a fact about how architecture & ceiling height affect thinking. I found an article that explores it in depth.
How rooms and architecture affect mood and creativity

I find it very interesting and wonder how it will affect the eventually building of our house.

Wednesday, 30 September 2009

Sunday Brunch

Tim's sister Becky has been in for a visit. It was a good time for a family brunch.

Noah was well cared for throughout the day.

Our large chair is perfect for group snuggling.

Jade's face as she watched Markus, who had an ice pack on his back, was precious.

Whenever Josiah sees my glasses he swipes them for himself. Doesn't he look like a deep thinker?

He's my buddy.

Faith and Lexi...

Uncle Jon busy reading books...

Later Lexi grabbed her daddy for more of Winnie the Pooh. She's a busy social butterfly.

And she's a flirt!

We like our Ikea kids' table, chairs and easel.

I know you all will be disappointed, but I'm not going to post any food pictures just people pics today.

Aunt Faith with a sleepy Jade...

Faith figuring out her new camera.

Teamwork...

Laughing Lexi...

Reka found all the little ones a bit overwhelming, but she found Max, the boxer "puppy" even more daunting.

I noticed there are lots of Lexi pictures and no Tim pictures. Sometimes its easy to get out of balance with the camera.

Sunday, 20 September 2009

Noah part 3

Rob, Ashley and Noah came home today.

The profile pics remind me of his daddy as a newborn.
Amazing how fast time passes.
Noah part 2

He reminds me of his daddy here.

Daddy time

I just love these first meetings!

Ashley's dad, Poppi

Aunt Faith

Aunt Christina

Friend Amber

Uncle Jon

Cousin Jade--she was real excited! Sweet thing...

Grandpa holding Noah who found his thumb...too cute!

Noah with his eyes open.

Noah with his eyes open and sucking his thumb...the boy's got talent

The Talbot clan was impressed with him and his talent.

Where's Kole?

Tim and Kurt...we've got to watch these two.

Look at those feet! I told you all they were big!

Our girl is doing good. She's got her pillow, Grammy quilts, nice PJs and new baby...life's good.

A proud mom of three boys now.

The boys were so funny about the Grammy quilts. They had to be covered just so. These quilts are well used and greatly loved. I believe Ashley's had a Grammy quilt at each of the boys' births. Josiah has Ashley's and Markus has Rob's.

Later I'll get some close up pics of Noah posted.
Peeling Hard Boiled Eggs

I didn't realize that I had posted this...thought it was saved for a future post. Has anyone tried it yet?

Saturday, 19 September 2009

Noah Cooper Flatt

Friday, September 18th, Ashley was admitted to the hospital.

Getting the camera ready...

Some things are just easier to do one's self...even in labor.

She's a pro at this now.

Aunt Faith and Lexi were there cheering Ashley on...

Faith brought them food and flowers!

Lexi brought her smiles...

Ashley's mom brought her book, but she didn't get much reading done.

Noah made his appearance around 12:09am, Saturday, September 19th, 2009.

Ashley did great!

Could that be red hair??

Ahh...finally a face to put with the name.

His feet are as long as my ring finger. Yes, I measured them!

Welcome to the family, little guy.

Congratulations, kids! Thanks for grandbaby #6.
There are lots more pictures to share, but they will have to wait til tomorrow. I'm off to bed...very tired!

Wednesday, 16 September 2009

Nic's Grill

1201 N Pennsylvania Ave, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107

Open--Monday - Friday 7am-2pm

Nic's is a SMALL place right on the corner of 11th & Penn.

Tim's half eaten omelet--cheese, onions, ham & mushrooms. It was amazing! So simple but oh the flavor! It was served with hash browns and Wonderbread Texas toast.

I had the pancakes which I really liked, but I was only able to eat about half of one.
Our two breakfasts with a coffee was only $12.
Nic's is small: three tables that only seat two people each and the bar has nine spots. The 15 seats stayed full the whole time we were there.

We heard about Nic's on 3D (Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives). They are open Monday-Friday 7am-2pm. We walked in and sat down in the only two open seats. We felt lucky to be able to sit down right away.
Nic has a short menu with good food simply made.
It was a good start to my day off...a full stomach on a rainy day made for a great nap!

Monday, 14 September 2009

Going in Circles

The Week

The following article was taken from The Week magazine's September 11, 2009 issue (volume 9 issue 429). It is interesting in and of itself, but deeper personal application is there as well. Tell me what you think.

Going in Circles
It’s not just a cliché: When people get lost, they really do tend to walk in circles. German researchers gave volunteers a tracking device and had them walk for several hours, either in a forest or in the featureless Sahara desert; later they mapped the paths the walkers had traced. “I was trying to simulate what happens when you get lost and try to find your way out,” psychologist Jan Souman tells Australia’s ABC Science. Only when the sun or moon was visible as a reference could the subjects walk in a straight line. Otherwise, they often traced circles, some as small as 20 yards in diameter, without ever realizing it. “They didn’t really believe when we showed them afterward,” Souman says. Without external signposts, he says, people rely on internal signals provided by their sense of balance and the movement sensors in their legs. These signals often contain small random errors; without landmarks to help us correct course, those errors often accumulate in a circular direction. “Don’t trust your senses,” Souman advises would-be explorers. “You might think you are walking in a straight line when you’re not.”
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We all need landmarks in life. What are some of yours?
Blog to Book

August marked four years of blogging on Xanga for me. For sometime I have wanted to make a hard copy of this blog, but I have been stumped on just how to go about it.

This weekend I updated my "Archive" file from Xanga which is available to Premium members & began saving each month onto Microsoft Word. Yesterday I completed 2006. Rereading the posts was fun and reminded me why blogging is worth the time and effort. My goal is to save each month onto Word & also make a PDF file then print the past four years into a book form. I haven't decided if I'll print the pages myself or use Shutterfly or Blurp. The thought of a bond book is exciting though.

Saturday, 12 September 2009

Big Green Tractor

Saturday Tim took the little boys and went with Faith & Lexi to the Governor's mansion for the Fall Harvest Festival. I missed all their fun because I was a the spa (I had lots of fun there but a torn soleus, calf muscles cramping-not mine- & an abnormal neck/shoulder probably won't interest any of you) so Tim took pictures to share with me--which I now share with you all.

"Look a black car to match my black crocs." This has become a game between the little boys and grandpa.

Josiah & Lexi refused to stay on the ponies, but Markus enjoyed his ride.

Siah off and running through the hay maze.

This was a big hit with both boys. They went through it many times.

Grandpa said that when he told Markus it was time to go he'd slip under the sign & head right back into the maze. I guess his interpretation was that it was time to go through the maze again. :)

All that running required a snack.

I wondered how much milk actually got into his mouth & I was told "not much."

Big tractor...little boys...lots of fun!

I just had to post this picture again....I wonder if they were singing the song.

"I'll take you for a ride on my big green tractor..."

Time for another snack.

Sweetness!

Hmmm....plan it out--

then attack!

Thanks Tim for the pictures, the stories & the laughter!

I did wonder about Faith & Lexi being there. He assured me they were and then showed me this picture to prove it. LOL

Friday, 11 September 2009

Sugarland in Oklahoma City

Sugarland concert at the OKC Zoo Amphitheater.
It was crazy fun!

Billy Currington opened...got to love "People Are Crazy."

Bad pictures but a good time!

LOL...yup...bad pictures...
The crowd was almost as much fun as the concert.

This was a first for us. We'd never been to the zoo amphitheater before nor had we been to a country music concert. The night was warm and humid with the feel of rain possible at any moment. The amphitheater was packed, but our patch of grass was comfortable thanks to a plastic tablecloth under our quilt.

Wednesday, 09 September 2009

The Wedge in Oklahoma City

Time with family, good food, nice weather, time to rest and clean & just be home...it's been a perfect Labor Day weekend.

We took Rob's family to one of our favorite pizza places--
The Wedge Pizzeria at 4709 N Western Ave, Oklahoma City -405-602-3477.

The boys had fun playing with the balls and rocks while we waited for an outside patio table.

Ashley is so ready for Noah's arrival. When I ask Josiah where baby Noah is he immediately points to Ashley's tummy and says, "There he is."

The pizza was great; the company was enjoyable; it was a very nice evening.

Monday Faith and Lexi popped over for a visit.

Later Mark joined them, and Lexi was so excited to say "hi" to her daddy and wave at him.

When Jon, Christina and Jade came over the little girls had fun playing together.