I have lived in Oklahoma almost my entire life. These are really true :) Enjoy a laugh at us Okies expense ;)
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>> THINGS You LEARN FROM LIVING IN OKLAHOMA
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>> Racoons sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
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>> There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998 live in OKLAHOMA
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>> There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in OKLA. , plus a couple no one's seen before.
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>> If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
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>> 'Twicet' is a word.
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>> People actually grow and eat okra
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>> 'Fixin-to' is one word.
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>> There is no such thing as 'lunch.' There is only dinner and then supper.
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>> Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar!
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>> 'Backwards and forwards' means I know everything about you!
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>> "Jeet" is actually a phrase meaning 'Did you eat?'
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>> You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
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>> You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them.
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>> You measure distance in hours. Like 'its 2 hours from TULSA TO OKC'
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>> You'll probably have to switch from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day.
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>> 'Fix' is a verb. Example: 'I'm fixin' to go to the store.'
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>> You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
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>> Yes, Friday night high school football games is serious football!
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>> You carry jumper cables in your car ........ for your OWN car.
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>> There are only four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco and ketchup.
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>> The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and sports.
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>> 100 degrees Fahrenheit is 'a little warm.'
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>> We have four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, still Summer and Christmas.
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>> Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as 'goin' to Wally-World.'
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>> A cool snap (below 70 degrees) is good pinto-bean or chili weather.
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>> A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola or pop. . .. . it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor. Example: 'What kind a coke you want?'
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>> Fried catfish is the other white meat.
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>> We don't need no stinking driver's ed....... if our mama says we can drive, we can drive.
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>> If you understand these jokes please forward them to your friends from OKLA(and those who just wish they were).
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>> EVERYONE can't be from OKLA . You might say it's a gift from God!
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>> And the two most important thing we learn growing up in OKLA is...respect your elders and
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>> IN GOD WE TRUST all others pay cash
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Bedtime Schmedtime
I am at my wit's end.
Brookelyn is 18 months old. When she was 6 months old we started putting her in her bed awake and letting her "cry it out." Usually she would cry for no more than 10 minutes and be sound asleep. Her bedtime has always been at 8 o'clock. We have been doing this same routine for an entire year and she was doing good........until......
About 2 months ago she started climbing out of her bed. Since then bedtime has been a nightmare. I start her bedtime routine between 7:30 and 7:45 so that she is ready for bed by 8. I give her kisses and put her in her bed and she starts screaming. I tell her calm down, lay down, I love you, and shut the door. There is a small hole in the bottom of the door where a vent used to be and it just hasn't got around to getting fixed yet. Within a few minutes she is back in the living room smiling and laughing. She has learned how to crawl through the hole. I pick her up and without saying anything put her right back in bed, and then we go through this approximately a hundred or more times before she is finally asleep. If she doesn't crawl through the hole she plays in the bedroom and gets into things. I have even caught her jumping on the bed watching tv. Yep, she knows how to turn on the tv too.
I have tried everything I know. I have spanked. I have laid in there with her until she falls asleep (her in her bed, me in mine), I have laid in bed with her with both of us in my bed. I have rocked. I have read stories. I have given warm milk. I have no idea what to do next. Her daddy can usually spank her once and lay her down and she goes right down. However he usually goes to bed the same time she does because he gets up so early for work. But what about naptime?
The other day it took me 2 hours....2 hours...to get her to sleep. By the time she was asleep I was so worn out that I needed a nap more than she did I think.
That's my vent for the night but what I'm really needing is advice.....what do you do??????
Brookelyn is 18 months old. When she was 6 months old we started putting her in her bed awake and letting her "cry it out." Usually she would cry for no more than 10 minutes and be sound asleep. Her bedtime has always been at 8 o'clock. We have been doing this same routine for an entire year and she was doing good........until......
About 2 months ago she started climbing out of her bed. Since then bedtime has been a nightmare. I start her bedtime routine between 7:30 and 7:45 so that she is ready for bed by 8. I give her kisses and put her in her bed and she starts screaming. I tell her calm down, lay down, I love you, and shut the door. There is a small hole in the bottom of the door where a vent used to be and it just hasn't got around to getting fixed yet. Within a few minutes she is back in the living room smiling and laughing. She has learned how to crawl through the hole. I pick her up and without saying anything put her right back in bed, and then we go through this approximately a hundred or more times before she is finally asleep. If she doesn't crawl through the hole she plays in the bedroom and gets into things. I have even caught her jumping on the bed watching tv. Yep, she knows how to turn on the tv too.
I have tried everything I know. I have spanked. I have laid in there with her until she falls asleep (her in her bed, me in mine), I have laid in bed with her with both of us in my bed. I have rocked. I have read stories. I have given warm milk. I have no idea what to do next. Her daddy can usually spank her once and lay her down and she goes right down. However he usually goes to bed the same time she does because he gets up so early for work. But what about naptime?
The other day it took me 2 hours....2 hours...to get her to sleep. By the time she was asleep I was so worn out that I needed a nap more than she did I think.
That's my vent for the night but what I'm really needing is advice.....what do you do??????
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Betty Crockerin' it!
Well with the holidays coming around and me being at home all the time now, I have just turned into a little Miss Betty Crocker! I have a few recipies that I'm gonna share with you now. Hope you enjoy. They are sooooo easy to make. The kids have helped make some of them and love it!
Cool Whip Cookies
1 pkg cake mix - flavor of your choice (for the coconut cream pie ones I used Coconut Supreme from Duncan Hines)
8 oz cool whip
1 egg
Mix all ingredients together, will be thick mixture. Roll into small balls (may want to powder hands before) then roll balls in powdered sugar. Place on cookie sheet (I put it on wax paper) bake on 350 for 8-12 min depending on oven. They will still be a little soft so let cool completely.
Butterfingers
1 box cheez its
1 pkg chocolate almond bark
peanut butter
Make cracker sandwiches using entire box. Melt almond bark (I use glass bowl in microwave for about 3 minutes) Dip sandwiches in chocolate covering completely. (I have found it easiest to drop sandwich in bowl then using a spoon swirl chocolate over cracker then gently pick up on corners, you get more chocolate on your sandwiches this way too!) Then lay on sheet of wax paper to set up.
Graham Cracker Yum Yums
1 pkg graham crackers
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 to 1 cup peanut butter (depending on tastes, I prefer closer to 1 cup, also we have only used creamy I haven't tried crunchy, yet!)
1 pkg MILK chocolate chips
Lay wax paper on cookie sheet then add a single layer of graham crackers. In a saucepan melt butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar until syrupy. Pour over graham crackers, covering completely. Pour bag of chocolate chips evenly over mixture. Bake 350 for 5 minutes. Spread chocolate chips with back of spoon then put in refridgerator to set up. Break apart and enjoy!
I can't take credit for any of these I have gotten them from various websites or friends but I have used them for a while and love them! Also I have changed the originals around just a bit to suit our tastes just a bit.
Hope you enjoy! Let me know how they go!
Cool Whip Cookies
1 pkg cake mix - flavor of your choice (for the coconut cream pie ones I used Coconut Supreme from Duncan Hines)
8 oz cool whip
1 egg
Mix all ingredients together, will be thick mixture. Roll into small balls (may want to powder hands before) then roll balls in powdered sugar. Place on cookie sheet (I put it on wax paper) bake on 350 for 8-12 min depending on oven. They will still be a little soft so let cool completely.
Butterfingers
1 box cheez its
1 pkg chocolate almond bark
peanut butter
Make cracker sandwiches using entire box. Melt almond bark (I use glass bowl in microwave for about 3 minutes) Dip sandwiches in chocolate covering completely. (I have found it easiest to drop sandwich in bowl then using a spoon swirl chocolate over cracker then gently pick up on corners, you get more chocolate on your sandwiches this way too!) Then lay on sheet of wax paper to set up.
Graham Cracker Yum Yums
1 pkg graham crackers
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 to 1 cup peanut butter (depending on tastes, I prefer closer to 1 cup, also we have only used creamy I haven't tried crunchy, yet!)
1 pkg MILK chocolate chips
Lay wax paper on cookie sheet then add a single layer of graham crackers. In a saucepan melt butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar until syrupy. Pour over graham crackers, covering completely. Pour bag of chocolate chips evenly over mixture. Bake 350 for 5 minutes. Spread chocolate chips with back of spoon then put in refridgerator to set up. Break apart and enjoy!
I can't take credit for any of these I have gotten them from various websites or friends but I have used them for a while and love them! Also I have changed the originals around just a bit to suit our tastes just a bit.
Hope you enjoy! Let me know how they go!
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