Friday Night “Summer’s-Almost-Over” Glass of Lemonade

by Elizabeth Posted on August 27, 2010

Okay, so it’s actually Pink Lemonade flavored Emergen-C. But I’ve got a mean recipe for lemonade that’ll make you slap your grandma.

Uhh.

I didn’t know I knew that phrase until I typed it. And then I looked it up to make sure that was the appropriate use. Never second guess a country mind.

  • Can’t wait to take part in Offering Hospitality’s Recipe Swap next week! The theme this time: POTLUCKS! And trust me, this girl (the one that wanted a potluck wedding reception…oh hush up.) has got plenty to share.
  • Zen Habits: a brief guide to life
  • I know all the lyrics to “California Love,” but that’s pretty much unrelated to this link (except for the whole Tupac thing). Unrelated and not nearly as fabulous.
  • OMSH’s schoolroom makes me want my four bonnet-wearing children RIGHT NOW so that I can start with all this homeschooling. And I’m pretty much kidding about the bonnets. Pretty much.
  • We’re finally watching the LOST epilogue tonight! That means I can read JOpinionated’s analysis of it right after! And I’m linking it before I’ve read it because I already know it will be great.
  • And to bring the subject back around to my wedding again — The Beauty of a Mason Jar. I really wanted to incorporate these into the decor at the reception, and we did, but things didn’t get quite as rustic as I wanted them. Oh well. Too late to start complaining.
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Helping a friend

by Elizabeth Posted on August 27, 2010

One of my co-workers has cancer. Her name is Gail. This is her third time battling cancer, but it’s different this time. You see, her first two bouts were with breast cancer. Now it’s ovarian.

If I’ve ever met a fighter, it’s Gail. I’ve only been at my current job one year, but in that time I have learned a lot about Gail’s life and her struggles. She’s no wimp. She is devoted to her first family (husband and daughter) and her second family — here where we work. Gail has devoted her life to working with children (and the story behind this is amazing by itself) and there is a palpable change in our atmosphere with her not here. We’re all praying for a full recovery.

Watching this illness attack my friend has revealed to me just how much of a family this place really is. People are stepping up. There’s a weekly schedule to take a meal to Gail and her husband. Some others are signing up to go into her home and help wherever it’s needed. Others are giving what they can financially. It’s amazing to see a group of people come together to support one of their own.

But she still needs help. Times are hard for everyone right now, so you can imagine how it is for someone suddenly inundated with bills from the hospital, for chemotherapy, and the multitude of prescriptions she must now take.

If you’re going to be near Norman, Oklahoma tomorrow, please consider joining us…

(Even over…location info removed)

I will be there working the front table and would be delighted if you would take the time out of your afternoon to support this dear lady. Even if you cannot be there, if there is anything about Gail’s story that touches your heart and you would like to help her financially, contact me at liz@misswisabus.com and I can put you in touch with the appropriate people.

If a monetary gift is not something you can do, please just offer up a prayer for Gail. She needs them desperately and I know I speak for hundreds of co-workers, parents, and students when I say we miss her and want her back!

Click here to view the story KOCO Channel 5 in Oklahoma City did on Gail and what her friends are doing to help her.

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Two Truths & a Lie

by Elizabeth Posted on August 23, 2010

The RHOK

  1. I have a standing offer to join the Witness Protection Program that I don’t take as seriously as I should.
  2. My mother gave up a life as a trapeze artist to marry my father.
  3. My husband was the first person I ever kissed (and I was 22 when it happened).

This is a part of The Real Housewives of Oklahoma’s McLinky Monday. Go on over there and join in on the fun, but don’t forget to guess which one of these is my tall tale.

(Explanation on the two truths to follow, if you’re interested.)

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Unamused

by Elizabeth Posted on August 20, 2010

I saw this cranky bird at the OKC Zoo when we visited a few months ago. Look at him, observing those who pass by with little more than a squinted eye. Clearly he’s unamused. So am I. A little.

  • I think I’m experiencing a case of gastritis. Ouch.
  • I’ve never had to take legal action about anything before, but it’s looking like that is about to happen.
  • Once I asked my dad if he would bail me out of jail if I ended up there. I was in a weird phase and he knew that I really meant, “if I am arrested and jailed for protesting.” Since that is the only thing he could imagine me going to jail for, he said no.
  • He’d rather me sit in jail and think about what I’d done than take responsibility for a protester.
  • I don’t think anyone has a CLUE how close I came to going off in front of NEWS 9′s camera at that Sarah Palin book signing fiasco. But I had to get to work and couldn’t feel my rear end or my fingers (it was THAT cold).
  • I despise Waiting for Godot.
  • My Tietze’s Syndrome is acting up again.
  • What would this blog be without a random self-diagnosis from time to time?
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