Pray for Oklahoma

I've lived in Tornado Alley my whole life - first in the Texas Panhandle and now in Oklahoma. Tornadoes are what we do in the spring. But yesterday's tornado in Moore was a different kind of storm. They're still digging through the rubble, looking for people. It's unimaginable and truly tragic. Here's my Facebook post from yesterday, our district's last day of school:

I was helping with the bus kids in the cafeteria after school, and for just a minute we thought we were in a tornado warning. I considered what would happen if I had to stay at my school during a tornado while my own children were in another location. Luckily, I didn't have to face that nightmare. My heart goes out to all of those who lived out that scenario today. Prayers for them.

Spring WAS Here

Springtime in Oklahoma = 79 sunny degrees yesterday + 34 rainy degrees today. The boys' baseball games have been postponed over and over because of rain....which means double header make-up games for the next few weeks. Woohoo!

Mason took his CRT state reading test today. Poor kid has a teacher for a mom - he got all kinds of tips and reminders this morning. McDonald's offered free breakfast for kids who were testing, so I gave in and let the boys do egg McMuffins before school. We were in line with half the town and almost didn't make it to school on time. Note to McD's...if you invite the whole to over for free breakfast, you MIGHT want to schedule more than one cashier the morning of. I'm available for consultations on future promotions if you need me...just let me know.

I can't believe I forgot to blog about Mason's camping birthday party in July. Camp food. Glow bowling.Sleeping in a tent. Oh, and a few airsoft guns...because these boys don't go anywhere without them.

Party all night...

and still wake up at dawn. Boys!!

AND how could I forget to blog about our adopted birdie children? Fuzzy and Wuzzy. Two little birdies in the nest above our front door needed our help for a couple of weeks. They weren't very grateful, but we put them back in their nest every night anyway. They obviously didn't see Carmel the cat next door, or they would've been more cooperative.

Jas on his ladder helping our little friends

Football Season is Here

Saturday was the first day of the Upward flag football season. As usual, Carter was super excited, and Mason was...well...less excited. I just realized that I only got pictures of Carter's game, which will only fuel Mason's "you love him more" claim. It WAS Carter's first football game, though, so...