Go on over to Sooner Scotty’s Big Adventure and check out his Okie take on the Creation. It’s a hoot. Read more

As if I didn’t have enough to worry about in my life, now I find that the delicious smell of microwave popcorn is dangerous. It apparently lead to “a potentially fatal disease commonly called popcorn lung that has been the subject of lawsuits by hundreds of workers at food factories exposed to chemicals used for flavoring.” Sigh…is there anything which tastes good which won’t kill you? First steak was bad, then wheat was bad, then artificial sweeteners were bad….at least... Read more

Whatever happened to the idea that small children should be at home with their mother? Has it gone the way of the cassette tape? Is it just hopelessly outmoded? I read this morning that more states are increasing the amount of money spent on preschool and head start education and lowering the age at which public education begins to 3. Do three year olds really need to be a part of the public school system? Wouldn’t they be better off... Read more

I am pleased to announce that I have been banned by the Spirit of Vatican II Faith Community. It’s not very “church” of them, but I think I can live with it! Read more

Once upon a time, toys came in a “ready to play with” condition. You opened the box grabbed your toy and ran off to begin the serious business of playing with your new toy. Those days are long gone. The toys which you are fortunate enough to find already put together have so many twisties and fasteners and tape or are actually sewn into the box so securely that would lead one to believe they had purchased something rare and... Read more

It’s a question I have puzzled over for a while now. So many people’s confirmation saints seem to be perfect for them, so did they pick the saint or did the saint pick them? When I was confirmed, a million and one years ago, there was only the slightest glimmer of the loud, strident Catholic I would become in the little girl that I was. Yet when I looked at books of the saints, St Catherine of Alexandria seemed to... Read more

I would bet that my husband and I spend several hundred dollars a year on toys for our five children. Most of the time, we don’t buy things for no reason, but with all the birthdays and holidays it can really add up. So why is it that what they really seem to like is just an old empty box? My husband got a new recliner this week as a gift from his parents. They are justifiably proud of him,... Read more

In case any of us were in doubt about the fact that the government has no idea how to prudently handle our money, NASA is sending a light saber into space with the next space mission. Not only did they acquire the original light saber used by Mark Hamill in the first Star Wars movie, they are flying it to Houston on Southwest Airlines. (Wait a minute, doesn’t the government own their own planes? I think we might have paid... Read more

Trout Fishing in America…fun for the whole family Read more

Under the label “Happy Ending”, we bought a new car yesterday to replace the van which was broken into on Saturday. The van was going to be too expensive to fix. Now it’s someone else’s problem. We now have a GMC Yukon. It seats 9. The first comment from the little people was “Now we can have two more!” The car salesman’s jaw dropped. Yes, I went car shopping with all 5 children. I had to make sure that all... Read more