2024-04-09 13:50
Good MORNING! The sun is shining, and the eclipse happened and nothing bad happened. We're all still here. Good grief, how can people be so bamboozled to think crap like th… Read More
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2024-03-30 13:30
Good morning. Yes it has been a minute since I've been here. I've just been mentally absent from most social media. Can't STAND the political crap going on so I am just sta… Read More
2024-03-20 13:42
Yes all about FOOD! Food, and I'm not ashamed to talk about it. You know Oprah did a special the other night about the weight loss drug stuff and honestly I think it was nothing… Read More
2024-03-09 15:50
Going to get political here. I have to because the crap going on is invading my sleep, my dreams. I tried to watch the President's speech the other night but Big Bang Theory call… Read More
2024-03-06 13:38
Well it seems that the positive Covid test was a false positive as she tested negative yesterday and everyone in her house tested negative. If she were positive I would think one of th… Read More
2024-03-05 14:11
Last weekend was so wonderful. The weather was absolutely perfect, albeit a bit windy. The Hubby has, of course, another project going which impacts me and my beloved screened po… Read More
2024-02-25 15:36
I took a drive yesterday with my cousins to Rattlesnake Holla (Hollow) in Jay, Oklahoma. This house and the property is where so many of my favorite childhood memories reside. I called it… Read More
2024-02-16 14:58
A busy couple of weeks we've had. The middle of the night on February 1 The Hubby got sick, and not the throw up kind of stuff, UTI kind of stuff, and bad real quick stuff. … Read More
2024-02-05 13:21
Yesterday was interesting. You see The Hubby has an issue and that issue had us spending half of yesterday in the ER at the hospital. It all started in the middle of the night Th… Read More
2024-02-03 16:47
This is Frenchie. He's my sweet little parakeet, now 4 years old. Last night he was jostled, and I mean JOSTLED awake, as was The Hubby and I. Did you feel it, the earthqua… Read More
2024-01-31 13:39
Thought I would share a little update on this little boy...I should say BIG BOY! He had his heart doc appointment on Monday came away with glowing reports that he is thriving! Th… Read More
2024-01-23 15:15
We've done it yet again. We are celebrating another year of marriage, #48! A little blind date 49 years ago has led to the next 48 years of an incredible life we've created… Read More
2024-01-16 14:49
Snow, snow, snow...COLD-COLD-COLD!Golly, it is bitter outside and just doesn't want to go away. Gladly though we are safe inside our warm abode unlike so many homeless right now. … Read More
2024-01-13 00:12
You see that beast. It stares at me every single morning and has for YEARS! I decided to make some more changes in my life:- Watch my carbs (you need some for brain health and energy)- giv… Read More
2024-01-05 01:38
One year old. One year ago today our Mighty Max was born. He brought so many challenges with him, this boy born with half a heart. He has weathered it all (along with his wonderful parents)… Read More
2024-01-02 02:24
Rang in the year with Snicklefritz. Last year we missed hanging because The Hubby and I had the nasty flu, this year, all good and healthy! She and I watched Harry Potter, played… Read More
2023-12-31 15:45
I just couldn't go away without one last post from 2023. It has popped up on my FB feed that today is 12-31-23 or 123123. Kind of funny and eerie all at the same time, and with t… Read More
2023-12-27 13:43
I don't think I've shared this but I had a mammogram and bone density scan the other day and let's just say one of those came back not good, the bone density scan. My mammogram was jus… Read More
2023-12-26 14:21
Good morning the day after International Unwrapping Day! Ha, the wrapping paper was certainly flying yesterday and Christmas Eve with the grands and cousins in the mix. The looks… Read More
2023-12-24 14:14
All I can say is this has been a YEAR! Today I just want to enjoy the pics of my grands and daughters. I have been truly blessed. The video is Max ALMOST crawling Thursday… Read More
2023-12-18 13:13
The first stop of the progressive party was our cabin. Each host house is responsible for a cocktail and others bring appetizer food. I am not imaginative or talented in the cock… Read More
2023-12-13 12:42
Honestly, my first memories of Christmas were in my grandparents house. This house was my dad's parents house, a Sears catalog house. It is still on South Main in Broken Arrow an… Read More
2023-12-10 14:52
Yes I am feeling it again. This morning I am feeling the loss. The other day my niece posted a pic on Instagram, on the stories of sister, Dana. It just flashed up on the screen… Read More
2023-12-08 16:01
Last night The Hubby and I went to one of our banks annual Christmas parties. Our other bank USED to do them too but when it was purchased by another bank that is traded on the stock e… Read More
2023-12-05 01:00
Just a little catch up from the past week. I gathered up all the watercolor notecards that I've done so far and packed up the watercolors for a brief bit. I needed to clean up th… Read More
2023-11-24 14:52
We may not have been able to go to the family Thanksgiving but they took some wonderful photos for us. I made us, The Hubby and I, a killer two person Thanksgiving dinner.Cornish… Read More
2023-11-23 14:19
Well, BOO HISS! I STILL have DAMN COVID! He tested negative yesterday and I thought today I would too, but OH NO...BIG OLE' POSITIVE on that damn test strip. I'm… Read More
2023-11-21 15:09
I originally tried to start this post with my mind fresh on an idea about Momma but the computer GODS decided to play some tricks on me. I guess I might have accidently clicked somethi… Read More
2023-11-19 14:45
Good morning all. It's cool and rainy out this Sunday morning but I'm not venturing anywhere, at least for a few more days. Remember I said The Hubby had another cold, well, it w… Read More
2023-11-16 13:28
Good GRIEF, The Hubby is sick yet again! He has his third cold of the year this morning. I am so steering so clear of him. I told him no kissing, no TOUCHING of any kind.&n&hell…Read More
2023-11-12 00:33
It’s not spring cleaning day, it’s fall purge day! We have been in this house for nearly 18 years now and it was just TIME TO PURGE. I’ve done the closets, other ar… Read More
2023-11-10 00:20
It’s funny, when I first wake up some mornings my mind begins thinking about what to fix or create for dinner. This morning my thought was the plethora of green tomatoes we had… Read More
2023-10-12 23:16
I started this post about our health around here and realized that you did not want to know about all that. I'll just say achoo, hack, run to bathroom and leave it at that. … Read More
2023-10-08 14:29
Good Sunday morning all. I have to say this retirement thing is kind of awesome, finally. We are truly getting into it now, now that Min and Max's lives are settling down. … Read More
2023-09-28 12:37
Good morning. Here it is the end of September and fall is in the air but the flowers are still quite vibrant as the temps are still high. I'm quite okay with that as I so love su… Read More
2023-09-21 14:19
This is just a little update about our little Bubs. Notice something...no oxygen in his nose. Yesterday he went to the heart doctor which is every other week and they s… Read More
2023-09-04 12:30
It was a great day yesterday. He giggled and laughed, grabbed my hair and jabbered. It was a good day! Read More
2023-09-03 13:12
Happy Labor Day Weekend. I've chosen to stay in town this weekend while The Hubby is on a guy trip to Colorado. Good for him. Yesterday I decided to do a figurative wo… Read More
2023-08-30 12:30
This is from our daughter about our dear Mighty Max!!!We’re going home in the morning! Seven weeks since our initial admit with Max vomiting blood, the discovery of a blood infection… Read More
2023-08-22 14:52
Well, yesterday is in the books...DONE, DONE, DONE! And according to the doctors it went very well. Little Max is resting, not so much comfortably but resting with a lot of meds… Read More
2023-08-21 12:12
Good morning. It's 7 am, yet I've been awake since a bit before 6, along with MIN! Yup, she is once again our house guest. Her daddy came to get her Thursday and The Hubby… Read More
2023-08-14 13:04
We scooted off to the cabin this weekend for more R&R and a bit of friend time. Our little group was sparse but Lesa was there to do the chit-chat Saturday evening along with… Read More
2023-08-09 13:13
Good morning. Look at those bright blue eyes. Max is doing good and just biding his time till surgery. Can't wait to hold and snuggle him again.https://www.gofundme.com/f/M… Read More
2023-08-07 13:12
Good morning all. The rains have certainly cooled off of those 100 degree July days. They are saying the over 100 days are over for the summer, but seeing is believing. The… Read More
2023-07-31 13:46
This guy, my Grandaddy would have been 108 years old today. Sadly he lost his battle to lung cancer at a very young age, 63, the same age as sister Dana was last month. DAMN cigarettes! J… Read More
2023-07-25 10:00
I thought I made myself clear, STOP IT with friends who are leaving this world. Found out that a dear friend, Kellie Slade left us after a lengthy and brave battle with breast ca… Read More
2023-07-24 23:55
I'm sharing the latest from our youngest daughter about her oldest, Min. This is ABSOLUTELY the craziest thing. They CANNOT catch a break."Well…I can’t write this s*… Read More
2023-07-23 01:01
June was a horrible month, should have been a good month (my birthday you know!) We lost Dana on June 20th.This is the last photo of us three. Daddy is gone, Momma is gone a… Read More
2023-07-17 12:41
Thursday night I took my first life drawing class. I've been in a class that painted from real life but not something like this! I will tell you as time drew near to go I was alm… Read More
2023-07-12 13:14
Well, well, look what we got here...home grown tomatoes, MY home grown tomatoes.The Hubby and I (my suggestion) put in two plants at the office where there is full sun, only grass and a spri… Read More
2023-06-27 12:56
I SWEAR TO GOD this family, and I mean ALL OF US, can't catch a break...ARGHHHHHHSunday afternoon Min and her Daddy took my car to OKC to hopefully bring Max and his Momma home, today. … Read More
2023-06-26 13:28
MemoriesMy eyes popped open about 5 this morning and I was immediately thinking about Dana. Tomorrow will be day 7 since she left this earth and goodness I do miss her. It's funn… Read More
2023-06-20 14:33
Dana Martinna Blissit Boyle July 18, 1959-June 20, 2023 Read More
2023-06-19 13:33
Oklahoma Hurricane 2023That is what some are calling it because there were winds in excess of 100 mph on Saturday night. (Forgive if I repeat.) Our dear little Max is still in OK… Read More
2023-06-13 13:28
So much going on in my/our lives right now. First of all, little Min has been living with us since last Wednesday. Honestly this time around she has been quite enjoyable and prob… Read More
2023-06-06 13:24
I am a whole year older now, Whoopee! It was a very nice weekend and birthday all in all. Except we decided to stay in town the past weekend because I had a meeting on Saturday… Read More
2023-06-01 13:53
Watercolors...that is what I've been up to lately.Last week I took off on a Wednesday for the cabin and I stayed until Monday!!! He didn't join me until Sunday because he was dealing w… Read More
2023-05-22 00:36
Thursday we did something. The Hubby's oldest brother set it up with a fishing guide to go fishing on Lake Eufaula for the day for crappie. I love fishing, I have a lifetime fish… Read More
2023-05-15 14:16
This retirement thing. It is a bit weird. Really, I've been partially retired for a long time now, but this duo retirement is a whole new ball of wax. Every morning for yea… Read More
2023-05-03 23:17
Last Friday was a bit of a whirlwind. I participated in an acrylic painting workshop at the Art 302 building in Broken Arrow with the incomparable Chantel Barber! OMG, acryl… Read More
2023-04-24 13:21
Well, Good MORNING! Good Monday Morning. We are well into our second full week of retirement and it seems to be going well. Last week he was struggling a bit. He admit… Read More
2023-04-21 00:38
Week one of retirement. Honestly we haven't slowed down much. He's been working hard to get the "now" rental units up to speed for showing to rent. I go in every morning to… Read More
2023-04-12 12:21
It is done. The auction is done. Everything is gone, with the exception of one drafting table and my beloved desk. Since last week the auctioneer has been gathering an… Read More
2023-04-10 23:31
HAPPY EASTERIt was a most glorious day Read More
2023-04-06 12:20
It was a grand day in our lives, a REAL "Grand" Day!Max is home and after 3 months since his birth he is home and we got to hold our grandson for the first time.THIS cannot be perfect enough… Read More
2023-04-03 12:03
Friday was our last day of business and Robert has been saving this bottle of Crown Royal for nearly 43 years. In 1980 a few weeks before Christmas he bought a case of it to give out a… Read More
2023-03-31 12:16
We were married in 1976, both 19 years old, young, in love, happy and driven.One year later, after living in an apartment close to Swan Lake, we had saved up enough to put a down payment on… Read More
2023-03-30 12:29
It's DONE...all moved in.My former area of work is no more...Transformed into a new comfortable space. The drafting table is where the file cabinets were. It will stay for him to… Read More
2023-03-26 15:07
Change, is anyone okay with change. Change is difficult for anyone, good or bad. We've had a lot of change in our world lately, the grownups, and the kiddos in our life.This one… Read More
2023-03-20 11:20
This week we say goodbye to yet another dear friend. This guy, Tom, was a cabinite until he and his love decided it was time to move back to town. They lived full time at their c… Read More
2023-03-15 12:25
I finally, FINALLY finished this sweet one yesterday. I've been working on it piece-meal, one stroke at a time lately because, as you know, my time has been limited. Plus I've be… Read More
2023-03-09 13:16
Max update, day 67: Y’all, prayers are powerful. Max had a great day. He only had a vagal/bradycardia episode once, right before I left only because I accidentally gagged him wi… Read More
2023-03-04 01:51
Today we said goodbye to one of our oldest employees. Mark has been with us for over 30 years and I can tell you we are all taking this hard. We were fortunate to find him anothe… Read More
2023-03-03 00:53
Well, we don't have good news for little Maximilian today. He has been doing so well but hit another speed bump in his journey for home:"We’re not going home tomorrow. Not going… Read More
2023-02-25 14:23
Painting time...Well, this has been a week, I will not lie. I've struggled to be granny with this cutie pie. She does test my limits but I know it is all temporary and a must.&nb&hell…Read More
2023-02-20 13:54
The past weekend we headed to the cabin with this little nugget in tow. Getting her in the car/car seat was not as much a problem as it usually is (thank goodness) but she was concerne… Read More
2023-02-16 02:45
This baby, Mighty Max is really close to coming HOME! Today he had a G-tube put into his tummy. He passed his 2nd swallow test with only one little aspiration but it's just a bit… Read More
2023-02-13 01:45
I have had one busy week. I was in my car every single day and Thursday I was in and out and in and out of my car. I was the Granny-Taxi most of the week and boy was I bushed.&nb&hell…Read More
2023-02-06 00:29
We have NEWS!!! News from our Mighty Max.Notice anything different??Max is completely off the ventilator! The nasal cannula are gone!!!! He is breathing totally on his own. Huge milest… Read More
2023-02-01 13:45
Feel like it's been a New York minute since I've posted here. Last week was a few days of having the girls for overnights. I love it but boy does it wipe me out. She gets e… Read More
2023-01-27 12:07
3 Weeks Old and finally, FINALLY being held by his Momma. Mighty Max is doing so well. They are weaning him off his meds slowly and there is a bit of withdrawal going on but that is ex… Read More
2023-01-24 12:19
This is an update/video from our daughter on the progress on Mighty Max:Max had another good day. I finally got to be back crib-side in the ICU after four days of a head cold. I was wrong th… Read More
2023-01-23 12:14
Happy Anniversary The Hubby...47 years ago today we said I Do and it was the best decision of my life. Read More
2023-01-18 12:29
Today I thought I would talk art with a smattering of Max.Trying to get some painting time in lately has been a great challenge. I started this oil painting last week and this is about… Read More
2023-01-16 01:24
This kiddo finally got to see her momma and little brother this weekend. We were not sure it was going to happen because Max had a hiccup on Thursday when they started to extubate him… Read More
2023-01-09 00:56
He, Max, is four days old and has already been through a lot. While he is challenging the world I've been busy with Min and Christmas take down. She has been my shadow for 7… Read More
2023-01-05 13:21
MaxToday lots of prayers please. He’s in such good standing that he’s been cleared for surgery today. This first surgery is called the Norwood. It is the longest and hard… Read More
2023-01-04 16:26
Max is here all 8 lb 13 oz of him. What a big boy. 2:29 am he made his presence known to the world. Now we wait for the next part of his journey to see what the next step i… Read More
2023-01-02 14:41
Good Monday morning. It's 8:29 am and I'm sitting here waiting. I decided to add a bit of bright sunshine here with the daffodils photo. Looking forward to spring alr… Read More
2023-01-01 13:44
Happy "Flu" YearYes you read that right, flu. Thursday morning I finally was in the studio and hoping to get some quality time in with my easel when I started feeling, off, just… Read More
2022-12-28 12:39
Just some end of the year fun. Painting, crafting, eating A LOT, and just general Christmas cheer.This poor kid got the stomach just before Christmas. Min had it too earlier.&nbs&hell…Read More
2022-12-24 14:08
MERRY CHRISTMASI finally figured out what was up with my phone for emailing, at least I think I did because I was able to email myself the photos of the other watercolors. Aren't… Read More
2022-12-22 12:49
It is that time...CHRISTMAS! My favorite holiday of the year and I think it is because of the decorations, and the fruitcake. I did get a batch made and maybe after the holidays… Read More
2022-12-13 12:34
All I can say is life is changing for us...stay tuned for the update later next week.Until then, please enjoy this sweet commercial. Yes I know it is a commercial for kettle bells, but… Read More
2022-12-08 14:04
Nostalgia, melancholia...What is it about Christmas time (and probably the stupid dreary weather for me) that brings out the sadness, the loss, the loneliness. Gosh has it been two yea… Read More
2022-12-05 13:05
Monday, yes it is Monday morning, and as always (as of now) it is busy with watching Min. I am really looking forward to it every week so I can spend time with her. I love… Read More
2022-11-25 13:05
Well, I will just start off with the best part, DESSERTS!!!I know you think it's turkey, but in reality it's the pie!!!It was wonderful to have the family and it also included the bro-in-law… Read More
2022-11-24 14:51
Happy Thanksgiving.Is everyone ready? It is 8:40 a.m. and my turkey is in the oven and smelling wonderful. I have made lists upon lists upon lists this week trying to get my time… Read More
2022-11-21 02:07
I have been missing in action as of late mostly because of watching kiddos and a bit of painting. Also prepping for Thanksgiving that has just snuck up on me. Last week I fi… Read More
2022-11-07 00:58
All week long I've been prepping for company. The Hubby has a group of guys he hangs with a couple times during the year for a weekend or few days. They shoot, drink, tell jokes… Read More
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