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Vegas, baby! May 27, 2011 I can’t wait for my vacation! This is how my husband and I are getting there: Read More

Best video ever: OKC fans Thunder up! May 26, 2011 After the Thunder lost last night, I nearly cried. Granted, I cry at a lot of things. I’m a crier. But I actually held it together for once. How can you be sad with such a spectacular season? I love this team. I can’t wait for our daughter to be old enough for us to wake her up and take her with us to nights... Read More

Want to volunteer after the tornadoes? Here’s how. May 25, 2011 Here’s some information from the Red Cross about how to help in the aftermath of the tornadoes. Due to the high demand of people wanting to volunteer, the American Red Cross will be holding Spontaneous Volunteer Orientations TODAY at our Oklahoma City office. Location: 601 NE 6th Street (next to OU... Read More

How to find loved ones in Joplin May 23, 2011 Here’s one way to find loved ones in Joplin, Mo., after the horrible tornado that killed at least 89 people. Go to www.redcross.org/safeandwell. If anybody has checked into a Red Cross shelter, their name goes on the list. Thank you, Rusty Surette, regional communications director for the Oklahoma Chapter of... Read More

Best Thunder photos EVER! May 20, 2011 OK, if you haven’t checked out Oklahoman Photographer Bryan Terry’s photos from the game last night, DO IT NOW. They are amazing. Read More

What else is in KD’s backpack? May 16, 2011 The Oklahoma City Thunder move on to the Western Conference Finals after beating the Memphis Grizzlies in the seventh game of the semifinals. Kevin Durant put the win in his backpack, right next to his Bible. He’s the best. Read More

The person teaching your child May 16, 2011 Police say a substitute teacher at Westmoore High School sent sexual text messages to a student. They booked him, and now Michael J. Fruitt is sitting in the Oklahoma County Jail. The accusations of awful and scary. When my daughter is old enough to have a cell phone, I pray that nothing like this happens to her.... Read More

Video Sunday: play fetch with me May 15, 2011 Read More

Kendrick Perkins CAN smile! May 13, 2011 During the game the other night, broadcasters showed a hilarious photo of Kendrick Perkins as an altar boy. The meanest-looking altar boy ever. I love it! So my husband was Googling, trying to find the photo, and came across these: That’s right, ladies and gentlemen. Kendrick Perkins can smile. Read More

Video Sunday: duckling v. dog May 08, 2011 Read More

Fun Mother’s Day facts May 03, 2011 First of all, call your mother! She worries. Second of all, here are a bunch of interesting facts from the U.S. Census related to mothers. 2: The total fertility rate or number of births per woman in the U.S. in 2009, a decline of 4 percent from 2008 (based on current birth rates by age). 85.4 million:... Read More

Video Sunday: Thabo speakin’ French May 01, 2011 Read More