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| Waiting for the hair to fall |
Father’s day has come and gone for another year. I decided last Sunday that Dave needed his
summer haircut, so out came the chair, comb, scissors, and electric razor with
trimmer and last but not least the vacuum sweeper. As the dogs gathered around,
thinking that the falling hair would be a treat, Dave seated himself in the
chair and I began to clip away. Snip,
snip, hack, hack, whirr, whirr, buzz, buzz, and Walla…the finished
product. Dave took one look in the
mirror after his shower and exclaimed, “You gave me a buzz Cut"! Well...not really, just got rid of the comb over! Besides you wear your hat most of the time anyways.
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| The Summer Cut |
Later I took Dave to Logan’s Roadhouse for Father’s day dinner; afterwards
we drove out to Lake Thunderbird. Three months ago the lake was so far down it made you want to cry. After the Wettest May on record, I took pictures from a site we had visited in late March. Dave and I could not believe our eyes. The lake was totally full! We Kept exclaiming that it was unreal as to how high the water was. Simply amazing! While on our way out to the lake we saw this beautiful double rainbow.
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| Lake Thuderbird in March photo curtesy of Bobbie Chapman |
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| Lake Thunderbird in June 2' above lake leval |
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| As you can see it is a double rainbow |
Not much has been going on really…We went up to see the new Star
Trek movie at the Warren Theater. The
Warren received some damage from the May 20th tornado but the
hospital next door bore the brunt of the twister. It was heartbreaking to see all the
devastation. We felt guilty just
going
to the theatre and wondered if we should even be there. But as I told Dave, “Sometimes you need to
take a brain break, enjoy a little escapism so you can go back and face the
heartbreak” To even see just a fraction of the devastation tears at your
heart.
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| Moore hospital to be bulldozed |
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| Best Burgers in town! |
One of our co-workers had a birthday in May. Latifah and I were the hosts for the office event
and we decided to do a birthday luncheon.
Years ago before I joined the University I had a concession trailer that
I hauled to auctions and would serve food during the all-day auctions out in
the country. One of my specialties was a Cajun Onion Burger. I actually had people who would follow me
around to these auctions so they could eat my burgers. I would use choice ground beef and Tony
Chachere’s Creole seasoning. I would
slice up my onions with my electric slicer and then throw them on a hot steel
grill and let them cook until they were soft and golden. I’m talking about at
least 5+lbs of sliced onions. Once cooked I would hold them on the grill in a pan
covered with foil until an order came in for a burger. I also made a Butterfly Fry out of a #10
potato that was like a continuous very thin potato chip sprinkled with the
Creole seasoning. But I digress…I have always wanted to do a luncheon for the
office to let them know what I use to do before I came to work at the
university. It helps when you have your
mother’s old steel griddle that gets really hot. Thanks mom for passing that on
to me. It will go with us on our
travels.
For the vegetarians, Latifah found Morning Star’s Chipotle Black Bean patties at Sam’s Club and I fixed those up as well. Everyone loved the food and I soon realized I had not lost my touch in the last 14 years. There are times when I really miss that old concession trailer. The work was hot and tiring, but rewarding.
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| Vegetarian Burgers |
For the vegetarians, Latifah found Morning Star’s Chipotle Black Bean patties at Sam’s Club and I fixed those up as well. Everyone loved the food and I soon realized I had not lost my touch in the last 14 years. There are times when I really miss that old concession trailer. The work was hot and tiring, but rewarding.
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| With Teddy being the only guy in the office I felt the Avenger tablecloth added the perfect touch. |
Looking at my blog this evening I noticed that I have some new
followers. I am so excited as I wondered
if anyone was reading my blog at all. Low and behold…readers! A big welcome to Julie
and Tom of RV andOutdoor Adventures of Julie and Tom.
Make sure to drop over and read
about their adventures kayaking and view their wonderful pictures.
Another blog
reader is Maggie and John at JAM and theGirls.
This is a fun couple that we met while stargazing. Maggie has two
therapy dogs and John is close to retirement.
They have sold their home and
have a motorhome in which they live and venture out on the weekends for
now.
Another new follower is Travels withEmma. Judy is a solo RVer with a
beautiful black lab named Emma. They
have lots of adventures together plus great photos to boot.
A shout out to WestieWaggin, come to find out that this couple lives about 17 miles from us. We plan to get together after they get back
from workamping in beautiful Yellowstone Park this summer. She's already had
a run-in with a bear at the back of their rig.
Another new follower is Suzycue of KlingerMusings.
She too is a fellow Oklahoman and a diabetic dietitian. They recently purchase an older motorhome and
have had some great adventures with it.
Another fellow Oklahoma who shares a birthday with me is Patti Murphy from Tulsa, OK. She travels with her husband and a big cutout of Edward Cullen. She is a big Twilight fan and had to recently "hide" Edward when they were passing through Gilroy, CA the Garlic Capitol of the World. You can read all about it at The Murhpy Trail.
Last but not least are Martha and Terry of Gypsy Life Journal. They have a beautiful motorhome and have been touring the country since 2009. Their photos of their travels are beautiful and their blog is a great read.
A big, big Oklahoma welcome to all of you. I hope
you find something of interest in my musings.
Al and Kelly over at The Bayfield Bunch have sold
their motorhome and have purchased a new to them Winnebago Class C. Take a pop over and read about their new rig.
If you have not been to Al’s blog yet he is a great photographer and a
wonderful storyteller. I know Al, your just being modest, nuf said!
Alan from Howeths Travels put up a
post about the West Fork fire near South Fork, Colorado along with pictures.
Stay safe Alan. Praying the area survives.
To all my other blogger friends
out there stay safe and we’ll see you down the road
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| Moss in bloom at Big Meadow Campground |
568 Days and counting…
That lunch looks great. Maybe you could come up to Minnesota and cook for my birthday next month. ;)
ReplyDeleteI have not heard as yet about how Fun Valley fared. I have friends in the area who are supposed to keep me informed in the event the FV reopens for the remainder of the season. I will post on my blog when I hear. Meanwhile I am safely parked at the former Cedar Rail RV park at the top of Raton Pass. It is now named Raton Pass RV park. That came about because of some incorrect impressions that the former name was giving. At least that is the story that I got! :-)
ReplyDeleteGlad to see that Thunderbird lake is filled once more.