Ice Update...Finally

Sorry this has taken so long. You know how things are. I did have time to snap a few pictures at the height of the devastation. I've added all the pics to my picture blog. You can go here to check them out. http://picasaweb.google.com/tammiek1966

So, here are the excuses:

#1 No Electricity. Remember my brilliant plan to rent out sleeping bags when and if we get another major storm like January `07? Well turns out I didn't take into consideration that I could lose power along with the others that I work with. I almost had to move in with Frank and Teri. Fortunately we are on a friendly basis and they weren't planning to charge me.

#2 Along with no Electricity, there was no cable. No cable means, no Internet at home. I didn't take lunch breaks because the phones were ringing off the hooks. Like the power companies, we only had a few people available to answer phones and try to be understanding when we were told that we didn't care about (insert whomever you wish at this point) because we weren't in their neighborhood doing a story. I was able to refrain from reminding these folks that if they didn't have power that meant they didn't have tv and therefore had no clue where we were reporting.

#3 My spare time was spent worrying and praying for my cousin, Irea Nichole and her wonderful son J'son. He had just completed another round of chemo when he caught a virus. He became ill the night the storm hit. He has literally been in the hospital since. The dr.'s figured out the problem and hopefully he will be going home today.

#4 Christmas is so very close and we were supposed to be with Nannie on the 15th. I probably don't need to say more than that. I miss her terribly but am beginning to make peace. The bedroom is finally beginning to smell like both of us. I've hung pictures of her in there and talk to her often. The time without tv or radio actually forced me into dealing with Nannie moving on.

#5 I have begun reading the Dark Tower series again. Mayhap we will have discussions from time to time if ye ken it. I had forgotten how much I really do love Roland. The downside to this being the "re-read" is that I know he is going to let Jake die. But there are so many things I had forgotten. It's fun being on the road to the Tower once again.

Off to the reception desk.

Long days and pleasant nights to ye. (Expect the High Speech to appear randomely within the blogs for awhile...)

Hayden's Recipe for Hot Dogs

Hot Dogs by Hayden

Get hot dogs from Wal-Mart.
Then you go home and turn on the oven a little bit.
Put the hot dogs in a pan with juice and milk.
Put the pan in the oven for like...30 minutes.
You get them out with a greasin' thing...it looks like a spatula but I don't know what it's called.
Put them in a plate and I take them in the living room and granny feeds me.
After I get done eating, I go play in my bed room, actually in the toy room."

Ice Update

Just to let you know, I'll be back after the Ice Storm happenings settle down.

We have no power at home, we do have running water.

We have power at the station, however, no running water.

J'son is in the hospital again. Please pray for him and Nichole.

Long days and pleasant nights...

The Ice Cometh

Sorry I haven't been here for a very long time. We have allowed life to get in between us and blogging. I'll try to not let that happen again.

Anywho. It is Sunday morning. We woke up to ice. Millie begged me to let her get online and show the pictures we took of the absolutely horrible stuff. She also needed to catch up on her email that she has been totally ignoring. Nanna - she is still waiting for you to bring Colt to play with her.

Here is just one picture of what the trees look like outside. Need I say that I HATE ice, snow, cold? The puppies are actually sound asleep again on the couch. Millie, of course, under the blankie.

Nothing much going on. Yesterday was the Tulsa Christmas Parade. I decorated the tree that was in the shot between Chuck and Carole. Last Thursday was the Pryor Christmas Parade. Keeping Lincoln focussed is a chore that takes more than one person. He was thrilled that he had his own float.

Other than Christmas preps, not much to report. To see more pictures of our ice storm, go to my web pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/tammiek1966

Long days and pleasant nights to ye...