Monthly Archives: March 2011

Just the Five of Us

While Bob took three of the children back to Columbus for two of them to get retainers fitted, I was left here with only four children. The dynamics of only five people, rather than the usual nine was pretty different. … Continue reading

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Little Luxuries

As we were ruthlessly downsizing, we knew that we would make some mistakes, leaving items we really should have taken and taking things we really didn’t need. Last week, when I went back to the house, I was glad the … Continue reading

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A Week in Columbus

Why is it that most errands seem to take so much longer than anticipated? Erica had an orthodontist appointment on Tuesday, 3/15. We were hoping to get Adam in also, so we were planning on a trip to Columbus for … Continue reading

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Girl Scouts Birthday Party

Happy 99th birthday, Girl Scouts! We joined with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma at the Three Rivers Museum to celebrate on March 12th. The girls drew pictures of what Girl Scouts means to them, with the older ones doing … Continue reading

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Five Civilized Tribes Museum

Here in Muskogee, Oklahoma, there is a little museum tucked in between the VA hospital and Honor Heights Park, dedicated to remembering five of the tribes that were forced to relocate to what became Oklahoma when the United States was … Continue reading

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Settling In

After a few days vacation in Nashville, mostly relaxing, we started the trek to Oklahoma. We planned on it being a two day trip, so as not to arrive exhausted and in the dark. That required an overnight stay. Now … Continue reading

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