Have you heard? Once again, Exxon-Mobil set the all-time record for most profitable quarter in the history of Earth (breaking their own record). In case anyone’s curious, Marline and I only bought gas from Shell during our recent trips. (Like that makes any difference…)
Saturday morning (July 26, 2008), Marline and I left home in her Buick at 9:48 a.m., heading north on State Highway 99. It took 38 minutes to get to Stroud, where we took a bathroom break and I got a Dr. Pepper. From there, we headed northeast on Interstate 44, going through Tulsa. Our next[...]
Marline and I visited Missouri on Saturday and Sunday, including Springfield and St. Louis. Here are the photos from Saturday . Here are the photos from Sunday . I’ll post more details of the trip later.
For the third day in a row, we hit 100 degrees in Seminole, Okla. But today, we were surprised with a cool front at about 6 p.m. that brought a few drops of rain and a 20-degree drop in temperature! Very nice.
It’s possible that our A/C problem is fixed. Yesterday evening, our landlord came by to tell us that he’d “taken care of it.” He said when he went into the neighbor’s apartment, that the air conditioner’s filter was missing — perhaps the last tenants took it with them when they moved? Anyway, he replaced our[...]
Today was our first 100-degree day in Seminole, Okla., this year. Thankfully. We remember well the years when 100 degree (Fahrenheit, obviously) days began in June. Two years ago, when Marline moved here, the day we got off our plane — returning from the honeymoon, it was 100 degrees outside in early June. This year,[...]
On my other blog, I’ve posted recently on what I think is America’s greatest political issue, the growing polarization of our people into opposing camps. But I’ve also listed other big issues and asked for your thoughts as to what are the most important problems in our nation today. Feel free to read it, and[...]
For the first time in my life, gasoline costs as much per month as does rent. I checked our bank account ledgers to see how much we’ve been spending on gasoline in the last month, and learned the horrifying news. I won’t list actual figures, because rent and gas are both lower here than in[...]
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” That’s[...]
While vacuuming and working around the house this morning, Marline and I had the TV on in the background. Our only channel is local FOX-25 (no one else has broadcast strength to reach our antenna, for some reason). For about two hours, the only thing on was infomercials about fitness equipment. We left it on[...]
WEATHER: 72-93°F, mostly cloudy RLF requested the playground today, after a few weeks of not going, so I said okay. She wouldn’t walk there; only rode in the stroller. And only played there for about five minutes before she was ready to come home. (This is why we’d quit going in the first place.) She[...]
➤ A couple of nights ago, Rebecca woke up crying about 2 a.m. My wife heard it, rushed in. RLF said she needed to go to the bathroom. MF took her; RLF did. Then RLF went back to sleep. (I didn’t wake up. Noises will prevent me from falling asleep, but very little will wake[...]
After a cooler than average spring, yesterday was the hottest day of the year (high: 92°F) until today’s record high of 96°F. Had a pretty good day with Rebecca (scroll down for photos).
Rebecca did well with potty again today — still working on #2. After an early, short, and surprising nap (she put herself down at 11:50 for just an hour), much of the afternoon was full of fussing and craziness. I got a new debit card today, to replace the old one that was cracking and[...]
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) Today, Rebecca — for the first time — went to the bathroom somewhere besides our house.
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
A few days ago, we passed what I’ve jokingly called “the Rebecca threshold” with our Benjamin pregnancy. She was born about 7 weeks before her due date. As of May 10, we passed that point in the current pregnancy. My wife’s at 34 weeks as of today, and about nine pounds lighter than she was[...]
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
Rebecca woke with a dry diaper this morning and kept her panties dry all day, using her potty correctly all day. We spent the day shifting from (1) us asking if she needed to go to (2) her telling us when she needed to go. And, after three days of holding it, she went #2[...]
Rebecca kept her diaper dry all morning, while MF was at work, and then wore panties the rest of the day, keeping them dry too. She even surprised us by staying dry during a supper trip to Dairy Queen (she had requested an ice cream cone). We put a diaper on her for the trip[...]
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