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...If you are an OU grad, or even, an OU fan,
there could never be a better way to bring in the NEW YEAR...
...Win we DID !!...
...Baker Mayfield sprinkled a little Sooner Magic on the field and led OU to a big win over Auburn...
...35-19...
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(...this was not taken this season...)
...just wanted to make sure all you "Poke fans" know this guy can root for OU...
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...eating at Zoe's w/ Poppi & Nonni waiting for Momma to meet us...
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Oklahoma weather...
...went to bed with the forecast saying that the Tulsa area may get a dusting of snow on Friday...
...we woke to two inches of snow...
...people were saying it was "slicker than snot"...
...So, it was a ....SNOW DAY...
...looking through our sleeping porch window...
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...Snow Day...
...a Bristow snow covered street in Lakeview...
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Seven months TODAY...
...Baby, Baby, It's Cold Outside...
...Happy Girls...
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Matthews/Wertzberger wedding...my niece...
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and so it begins w/ a beautiful Oklahoma sunrise...
...with a dusting of snow on the ground...
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...that moment of silent thoughts...
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...Katie being escorted by her brothers, Brent & Kelly...
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...wedding being performed by her uncle "D"...
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...Katie w/ her mom & stepdad...
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...Family...
...Family...
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...my cute nephew sporting a bow tie w/ his g'pa and Ben...
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...Mr. and Mrs. Wertzberger...
...one proud aunt...
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...rockin' the dance floor...
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...Bristow friends...
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..."bride dance" w/ brothers...
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...the send off...
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...and so the adventure begins...
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(...Christmas 2009...)
...daddy & his girl...
...He had the best seat...looking down from Heaven...
...love & miss you, brother...
...daddy & his girl...
...He had the best seat...looking down from Heaven...
...love & miss you, brother...
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camera roll...
...beginning to engage w/ each other w/ chatter and giggles..
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...eating at Chuy's w/ Uni and Momma, Nonni & Poppi...
...wanted to dress like Momma...
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...Baby A made a move to check on her...so sweet!...
...twin to twin syndrome??...
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...on this day, Baby A is not feeling well...
...Nonni kept her home w/ a little help...
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...major travel disruption, slippery roads, and power outages predicted by meteorologists for the week-end beginning tonight (1-13.17)...
...hoping they miss it...
...So, it's time for soft furry throws, crackling fires and hot coffee or hot spicy drinks that warm the soul...winter has definitely arrived w/this predicted type of weather...
...Welp, they missed it and I am glad...love the beauty of winter snow but hate freezing drizzle and ice and wind that chills the bones and leaves your face feeling like sandpaper....
...I love winter clothes and boots...
...just this season I bought a pair of polartec Athleta leggings...best winter investment that I have ever made...tried to order more and they are on back order til March....bummer!
...take advantage of the cozy weather and make a pot of soup...
...I know some of you will never believe it...
...Yep, believe it...I have a pot of tortellini soup simmering on the stove right now...my house smells amazing...
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...and even Scout is longing for another snowy day...
...in the mountains...
...so, yes, this season of winter makes me long to be in Ruidoso...
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...sitting here by the fireplace drinking my coffee on this cold, January morning reflecting...
...so grateful for my beautiful girls, my precious granddaughters...and my sweet, sometimes hardheaded husband...
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Camera roll...
...and so the competition has begun...
...one always wants what the other has...
...one always wants what the other has...
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| ...rub a dub dub... ...twins in the tub... ...and Baby M has a tooth... ~~ |
...happy love bugs...
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Funday Football...
...not the ending I was wanting...
...but, still an awesome season...
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Camera Roll...
...eating @ Upper Crust w/ Momma & Nonni...
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...spending time outdoors waiting on Momma to come home...
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January 20th...
...President and Mrs. Barack Obama...
...Jan. 20, 2009- Jan. 20,2017...
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January 20, 2017...
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...President and Mrs. Donald Trump
...Jan. 20, 2017...
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...crawled in toy basket backwards...
...and, now, can't get out...lol..!...
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...overnight slumber at Poppi and Nonni's...
...playing lego's w/ Poppi...
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...Yummy...
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...Oklahoma January weather...
...warm temperature returning on Tuesday...
...Isn't it suppose to be winter...
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...after daycare...
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...dress up w/ Momma's makeup...
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...Watching the X Games...
...their flexibility and skills amaze me...
...trying to imagine a mountain of snow here in Oklahoma...
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...and, finally, we have replaced out cupolo w/ our new rooster weather vane that was lost in the
May tornado...
...nearing the end of the exterior renovations...
...Now, for the yard...
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...Ben's sweet sister-in-law home from England...
...her cute, lil' photo bomber between her legs...
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Jenks Aquarium...
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Camera Roll...
...Perry Owens is never too far...
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...watching Baby Einstein...
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...5 minutes on the i-pad before bedtime stories...
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Pioneer Woman "Mercantile"...
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...tongue rolling...
...this little princess can roll her tongue...
...something her momma and nonni can't do, but her yaya can...
...Can you roll your tongue?...
...from what I have read, 65-81 percent of people have this strange talent...
...the story goes that, if you inherited a dominant variation of the "tongue rolling gene", you too will inherit this party trick...In other words, if you can't do it, blame it on genetics...
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...It surely doesn't feel like winter, thanks to warm weather these past few days...
...January 30 high temperature = 72 degrees...
...January 31st = 71 degrees...
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I love wearing winter sweaters, scarves, boots and hats...
...so, I'm not ready to pack them away...
"Winter is the time for comfort
for good food and WARMTH
for the touch of a friendly
hand and
a talk beside the fire:
it is the time for
HOME"....E. Sitwell...
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...however, a new beginning is coming...spring is around the corner...
...because under the surface of the winter ground, there is always a continuation of life...
...it will soon be popping out from the ground...
XOXO,
from Our Five Acre Woods....