The Mace Place

I don't know what hit me this week but it hit me like a ton of bricks!  I've heard there is something going around.  We were coming home from Dallas on Sunday when I felt that tickle in my throat and the scratchiness in my ears.  Oh I hate getting sick.

I was just listening to Trace Adkins' "Million Dollar View" and was wondering who has one?  Send me your "Million Dollar View" photos!

I was watching Rock Center with Brian Williams the other night, which by the way is a very good program.  Well, on that program was an interview with an ex Saturday Night Live comedian by the name of Jenny Slate.

I love this time of year!  Of course it comes around twice a year in Oklahoma.  It's fall calving season.

The life of a cow is not all that exciting.  Walk around, eat some grass, chew their cud, eat some more grass, drink some water...you get the idea.  BUT when something shows up in the pasture that they are unfamiliar with, it's like the greatest day ever!

Right now it seems pretty bad in Southwest Oklahoma and Northern Texas.  Farmers and Ranchers are losing their crops and selling off entire herds because of the drought.  We'll come back, we’re tough!

Last night when I left work I thought I felt a little "off kilter" but probably because I worked so late last night. Then I heard a strange but familiar noise. NOOOO!! A flat tire on my big truck!

I moved to Oklahoma from Minnesota in 1998.  I moved here to get away from the snow and the mosquitoes.  Who knew that I would move here during one of the hottest summers on record.  Well, 2011 looks to beat that record.  We have had little to no rainfall this summer and things are starting to dry up and crack (and I'm not talking about the ground)...

This heat wave is getting the better of me!  What do you do when it's too hot to go outside?  I'm usually on the computer or washing dishes, or doing laundry or general cleaning of the house since, when it's nice outside, I would rather be in the barn or on the 4 wheeler or working in my yard.  But I have completely run out of ideas of things to do inside.

OK, so I went out and bought myself one of those small above ground pools just to float in.  We set it up on Saturday afternoon and finally was able to get into it on Sunday.  Do you know I haven't been that relaxed in FOREVER!

Tonight the sunset was very pretty. The haze in the sky, I think, was caused by the wild fires in the panhandle of Texas.

David and I were out shopping over the weekend and he was getting his testosterone refill in the tool section at Sears so I decided to do some clothes shopping!  I tried on a few dresses and was completely disgusted with myself so I decided to move to another department.  I stumbled upon this retro pink and white Schwinn bicycle and immediately knew I had to have it!  All I needed to do was whine