This Oklahoma Spring has been way too cool. My fishing has been way off. The weather warms up, then cools down, warms up, then cools down.....well, you get the picture....then the lake comes up, goes down, not good for my fishing hole....It has been so cold that Ritzy finally planted our tomatoes just a few days ago. I told him that it will probably turn off hot and dry and we will miss out on any tomatoes ;-( My flowers are finally blooming. Here is a picture of a "clematis" that has just bloomed: My lilac went kind of crazy this year not many blooms but I think it was confused. It had leafed out in January or February due to the unusual warm weather. That's Oklahoma for ya!! Those grandsons are growing like crazy... they are walking all over the place and are getting cuter by the minute ;-) Last week Ritzy had them outside and they were playing with sticks in our firepit. They were just as happy with those two sticks as they would have been with the most expensive toy money could buy, haha. Here is a picture of the guys playing outside: I have been keeping busy babysitting those two little fellas. They are at the age now where they are just a joy to watch, even tho they wear this "Ni-maw" out, haha.....It is so much fun to watch them play together, and learn every day. If one of them comes to me and wants held, the other one catches us and has to come over too. I love it!! It's about time to leave and go watch/have fun with them again for today so I had better go. Have a great day! Ritzywife out........................

This is a microwave chip maker that my mom gave me tonite, so.... around midnight before going to bed I just had to try it out. All I can say is WOW!!!! You slice the potatoes, or whatever you are making chips out of, with a mandolin slicer, dry them a bit with a paper towel, lay them on dryer and pop into microwave for about 4 minutes and that is it!!! They taste wonderful. I will be using this little gadget a lot!!! I have also been busy spending time with those two little sweetheart grandsons. Oh my goodness, they are growing. They both are walking and keeping themselves entertained. It is such a joy to watch them. I get to have them here tomorrow. Ritzy and I are spoiling them rotten, but that's the way it's supposed to be I believe, haha!!! My fishing this spring is lacking, mostly because of the low lake levels and also due to the cool weather. The past couple of weeks the lake has risen a little and if it ever warms up I will be down there trying to find a place to catch those crappie. A friend stopped by last Sunday and gave me 5 nice crappie. I cleaned them and cooked them a couple nites later. They were delicious!!!! This ni-maw had better get to bed to get rested up for those twin 1-yr old's coming tomorrow. Take care and Ritzywife out......................

One more week and those beautiful twin grandsons will be 1 year old. They are so fun to watch and play with. This year has gone by so fast. Calvin is beginning to take steps on his own, Braedy is not far behind. Calvin is starting to get a mouthful of teeth and Braedy has a few less. No more putting my finger in their mouths, haha!! They are spending the night tomorrow night since their mama and daddy are going to be busy Saturday. Looking forward to a good time with them. Here is a recent picture of those handsome boys: Well, winter tried to make a show here in our part of the state the past couple of days.....not near enough snow tho. We hardly got any and got just a little bit of freezing rain. The flowers are up and trees are starting to bud out. It looks as if we may have an early Spring like last year. My fishing hole is still dry tho, and that is not good.. Wow, I didn't know being a "Ni-maw" could keep a person so busy. I see I have neglected my writing somewhat. After supper tonite I made some fried pies, a recipe I saw on the Pioneer Woman site. I made lemon-filled ones. They were delicious!!! Now after cleaning up the kitchen, putting the laundry away and finishing up little chores, this chick is ready for bed. So that means.................Ritzywife out!

O my gosh.....I was beginning to think that feeling sick was just going to be a way of life.......but after a couple of months of being sick with one thing or another I am finally getting over whatever got a hold of me. I have been busy the past few days getting all the 2012 tax information finished for our church. All those numbers were about to get to me, but I got 'er done!!! A nephew is supposed to come here later so I can file their taxes online. I seem to be the 'tax lady' about this time of year for my family. I love doing it.....unless it is way too complicated. Usually for us simple folks tho it's a pretty simple task . I just have one question..................Where the heck is Winter/snow?!? Oklahoma, at least Northeast Oklahoma has not really seen any kind of winter weather at all so far. Also, the closer it gets to April (when the crappie start to spawn) the more I realize I may not have my trusty fishing hole. It's all dried up thanks to the past couple years drought here in our state :-( Oh, let's not forget about those precious grandsons. They are on the verge of walking. Last night Ritzy and I were in the floor with them and Braedy just stood up by Ritzy and stayed there for a long time not holding on to anything, I am not sure the little guy knew what he was doing. they are starting to try to really talk and tell us things and I just act like I know what they are saying. I love it!!!!! Ritzy and Ritzywife are "putty" in their little hands........ The son brought home an envelope that had "Rattlesnake eggs" on it the other nite and told me to open it...well, I remember seeing something like this when I was younger so I approached it very carefully, I still jumped tho, haha.................but he gave it to Ritzy who was very cautious and when he opened it and when it "rattled" Ritzy threw the thing down and just about fainted. I could not help myself, I was laughing so hard it was hurting. I told Ritzy thank you for that good laugh. I needed it, hehe!!! What's even more funny is the son and I were in this together and he was getting a video of all this on his phone. The son tried to get his sister and she would not even take the thing, haha..... Just might be "warm" enough to go outside and enjoy some fresh air today. From where I am sitting it looks like a beautiful day shaping up here in Oklahoma. Gotta go...Ritzywife out....................

The past few weeks I have not been on here because contrary to what I thought was happening, Ritzywife was NOT getting better. That darn cold kept teasing me. The weekend before Christmas the son, his cousin, uncle and grandpa all came down with the flu. They all work together.....imagine that. I tried to keep my distance so I would not get sick but it didn't work. On Christmas Eve I started feeling bad and was in bed by 6pm that evening. Because of the weather the daughter and family came over to spend the nite. I didn't even feel good enough to play with the kiddos. Early the next morning I started feeling somewhat better, at least good enough to be around people. Mom and Dad, my brother and nephews,& part of my family were sick so we had to postpone Christmas dinner at granny's. Would you believe we FINALLY ate that dinner this last Sunday. We didn't really get to celebrate Christmas this year as a family so it didn't really feel like the holidays. The only good thing was getting to watch the grandsons have fun. But....they caught whatever was going around too. For a week the daughter's family was here...She, I and the boys were all sick at the same time....that was fun-----a sick mama and ni-maw trying to take care of 2 sick little boys. I hate to see them not feeling well. Right now I have a croupy cough that won't go away and is very annoying. I will be so glad when all this "crud" has run it's course!! The daughter told me today that Calvin has a tooth peeking thru....YIPPEE!!! The first tooth..Those boys are crawling everywhere, pulling up to everything and trying to climb anything that stands still long enough, haha!!!! It will not be long before they are walking/running everywhere......They just keep getting cuter & cuter in their looks and actions. I love it!!!!!! I am going to work with Ritzy tomorrow. We are going to a lunch meeting in Miami, Ok. So, I had better try to get some sleep cause 5am is gonna come way too soon. Ritzywife out.................

2012 Christmas at Ritzy &  Ritzywife's

For the last week to 10 days I have had a cold.  The past 3-4 days have been the worst.  Today I feel like I am on the mend.  I can actually breath thru my nose, haha!!!
I am still dealing with a nasty/annoying cough tho and it will probably hang on to the bitter end.
The son-in-law had to take Braedy to the ER last nite, it seems that Braedy started feeling bad and started to run a fever and was breathing "funny".  It turns out after testing that he has an ear infection and his breathing was because he just felt so rotten, poor little guy.   I was supposed to watch them yesterday but I was still sick so Keri took off work to stay home with them.  I sure do miss seeing them.  Tonight is Ritzy and my time to have them overnite but I told the daughter that we had better not have them  just yet because of my cough and Braedy's infection.  I am going to watch them tomorrow tho.  I will feel a lot better by then, I am sure.......
I haven't had a cold like this in a couple of years.  I forgot how much I hate the feeling :-(
I have a lot of pecans on the ground and up until today  I haven't even felt like picking them.  I will go out afterwhile and pick them.  I have hardly been on the computer and have had to do a lot of "catch up".  Those who know me know that I am NOT feeling well if those two things are not getting done, haha!!!  See, I have my sense of humor back too.  The other day Ritzy was trying to make me feel better and it just wasn't working, I just wanted to be left alone in a quiet dark house/room to rest......
Today I have finally felt well enough to do my housework....Ritzy will be thankful ;-)
This Christmas season is flying by way too fast.  It's hard to just relax and enjoy it when so much "drama" is going on.  I do not like drama unless it is in a movie!!!!!!!
I have my Christmas shopping 99.9% done, woo-hoo!   I had better get off her and go fix me some lunch so Ritzywife is out!!

Wow, November sailed by and December is trying to do the same.  I have been busy babysitting and decorating for the holidays.  Have all decorations up to enjoy.  Had a little more incentive this year with those grandsons.  They are crawling all over the place now and pulling up to anything that will stand still long enough, haha!!  Nine months old........ and going and growing like wildfire. 
The Christmas Season is approaching way too fast.  Ritzy and I and the kids and grandkids visited Dry Gulch and The Christmas Train last night.  We were only planning to stay a couple of hours but stayed the whole 4 hours.  We really had a good time and the boys loved it.  I was one tired "Ni-maw" when I got home. 
This week is starting out to be a  busy week.  Oh well, I guess it happens.....
We drew names for Christmas gifts tonite...it sounds like we are all going to have fun finding the "perfect" gift.  WE are not supposed to tell whose name we drew, we'll see if we can keep it a secret til Christmas....shhhh.....
The weather here in Oklahoma has been very warm.  We still have our AC (air conditioner) on.  It's bound to get cold one of these days.  In fact, in Tulsa they have had to delay their Winterfest because of the warm weather.  Cant get the ice to stay frozen long enough for the ice skaters, haha!!!!
It's getting late and I have another busy day tomorrow so I had better say goodnight, Ritzywife out..................