WHETHER I CAN WEATHER THE WEATHER

How Long Can You Tread Water?

I belong to a Facebook group for VIPKid teachers in Oklahoma. There hasn't been a lot of talk about teaching techniques or questions about unruly students. Nope, the headlines are all about atmospheric conditions in our mercurial state.

Oh, and how that will effect our bottom line with our Chinese students. I have a note, translated into Chinese characters, to explain to students and parents what is going on if I have to skedaddle to safety (I don't use the word "skedaddle." Google can't wrap it's head around it in Pinyin).

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With no Seminary, Analiese and I are walking around our neighborhood. We time our walks around rainstorms. Though, this is my storm beef: Why at night, when I'm trying to sleep? Why early in the morning, when I need the power on to teach my classes? Because, inevitably....

The storms in the daytime make Analiese unusually grumpy. She wants to swim so badly. Wednesday, the youth were going swimming that evening at a member's home. The day threatened  and teased with rain and lightning a good bit of the day. She growled at the sky all day and determinedly stomped out of the house to go to the pool a little before six. It was a little drippy (no lightning, thank goodness, she may still have refused to get out of the pool!), but nothing to keep her back from the water. I think she said she got out only when hunger drove her to it.

Not that Jonathan & I were any better. He had promised to take me to the movies as a belated Mother's Day gift and Monday afternoon was the only time we could both go. Storms threatened, and everyone had their eyes on the skies  (BTW, "touchdown" has two meanings here in OK. Yes, Okies love their football, so the common meaning prevails, but this time of year, "touchdown" has an infinitely more ominous meaning. We don't go screaming for them on our TVs in May!) Problem was, our local theater is small and only shows in the evenings. So we had to go somewhere larger like Norman...or Moore.

Yeah, that Moore. The Moore that made the headlines when we first moved to OK. The Moore that seems to have a target drawn on it, screaming, "Twisters, land here!" Moore is on the other side of Norman, not much further from us. It also has a really nice theater, the one Jonathan took his date to a couple of weeks ago. And it shows movies in the early afternoons.  So throwing all caution to the wind - apparently literally - we went to Moore. I wasn't nervous, but found a lot of humor in the irony of it. Okay, we weren't entirely stupid, we did keep an eye on the weather and checked to make sure the theater was going to be open (coincidentally, all gov't agencies and elementary schools and USAO in Chickasha closed down).

It was a very swanky theater; the second floor balcony area was adults only with a bar. They had a diner inside and a lounge area by the bathrooms. Nice. We went to see Detective Pikachu, which I enjoyed more than I expected. Ryan Reynolds was clean and funny and I laughed a lot. The CGI on Pikachu was amazing, the depth of emotion they got from an animated creature! Considering neither Jonathan nor I knew much about Pokemon (we really went for Ryan Reynolds and cuz the trailers looked hilarious), we really liked it.  Yeah, the wind was blowing heavily when we got out (but no ominous, green swirling clouds) and we drove home safely.

The worst of the storms was Saturday evening.

The weather alarms on my phone went off all during my evening classes and when I was getting to bed. Flash flood warning. Thunderstorm warning. Tornado watch. Tornado warning. What???!!! These are local (read: Chickasha) warnings. Okay, time to take things seriously. The weather report said, between eastern Chickasha through to the far side of OKC. We live on the west side of Chickasha, but weatherman can be wrong. Also, we have church members on the east side. What about them? Despite the desperate need to sleep (more on that later), I spent quite a bit of time laying in bed, waiting for the phone to buzz the warning alarm or for sirens to sound. During that time, the rain came down in driving sheets and the thunder crashed, shaking the house. I don't' know when I finally relaxed enough to sleep. I was going to be a wreck come Sunday morning. Ever try to play the piano when you're too tire to read the notes?

The point is...we survived. Things have flooded

This is the west road into Hobart. I used to drive on it going to the Walmart there when I was working for Hallmark.

...it's a wonder my garden hasn't drowned completely. There are potholes and puddles everywhere (one day I will have a conversation with the city about the state of roads and drains around here) and two ducks have decided that the huge puddle across the road from our house is a new pond!

"Look, Howard, a new waterfront development!"

By the way...we're not done.

A Different Kind of Flood
By Saturday night, I had taught 25 children this week. Seven were regulars, all the rest were new students. They ranged in ages from 4 to 11, and some of these 4 year olds were amazingly bright!

The Voice of VIPKid (VV), the song lessons, are the hardest on me. They involve a lot of motion and a lot of singing; I end up with no voice by the end. Most of the time, the kids LOVE it, though I did have one boy who was completely disinterested. He would rather eat the microphone (and make loud noises into it). It was a waste of all our time. I have one little four-year old who was playing the piano (better than me!) before class started. When it did, her mother turned her around on the bench to face the computer (me). She was so cute and sweet, singing and moving with me. Then, apparently she needed to do something, because Mom came on and said she needed to do toilet (her words). While the girl was gone the Mom, in broken English, said I was humorous and that the girl really liked me. I  "sent" her an e-birthday card this week, because she turned five on Saturday. And I got this note back:

Another VV had a girl with her younger sister who kept interrupting because she wanted to do it, too! Two-for-ones are a no-no with VIPKid, but I let this one slide because the young one wanted so much to be a part of it. They had so much fun! The girl, at the end, could sing and dance to the whole song by herself without the music! Another student had her mother sitting beside her as she learned the song. We were doing actions and the girl was very actively involved (walk, jump, hop, tiptoe). When we got to "skip," I tried to think of a way to explain it. I decided on walking and jumping at the same time. I heard Mom in the background go "Oh!" as in "I get it now!" I had to laugh; we're all learning here. VV is VERY popular with the littles.

I have talkers, who will create huge conversations from the simple vocabulary. One young man last night decided he would show his counting prowess in English. He could say and spell hundred, thousand, billion, and million. To be honest, I think the class was a little too easy for him. I don't assign the levels, I can only recommend. Other students have to think long and hard to answer and some are so serious that I spend a good bit of time clowning just to make them comfortable and smile! As a teacher of a new student, the first few lessons are more about building rapport.

I also gave my first four-star rating this week. Usually, if they are giving their best effort (successful or not), I give them all five stars. But, I have one cutie who thinks class time is play time. She shows me all her paper crafts and her toys, "gives" me stickers (rewards for me) and sings. But, doesn't stay on track or do what I ask. She'll jump and play and say "Teacher, say 'Teddy Bear, where is Shirley?'" I had her twice this week - Mercy, Me! - and both times in my feedback I ask for the parents to be more involved (she's in her room by herself) and that she needs to concentrate better. I am praying for an intervention - Chinese or Divine!

Finding Balance
That is the name of the game. I have a list of many things to do this summer and, after this crazy week, I wasn't sure I could do much. However, I think I have devised a plan of study and preparedness for my classes so I don't go crazy working on  it all the time. I need to make sure I have some down times, too. I have been getting up early to teach and, on Friday and Saturday evenings, I am up late teaching. Friday night, I had a 10 pm class - too late! So for now, I schedule classes no later than 9 on weekdays, and 9:30 on Friday and Saturday. Sunday, Ken needed a ride to work and he goes in early (5:45 am). I asked Jonathan to do it since I'd been up at 5:30-6:00 every day this week, including Saturday!

Having said that, I will now tell you that next week will be INSANE. Some of it is blamed on VIPKid, but some is just things scheduled for that week. For example, Analiese has Driver's Class on Thursday and Friday from 11 am - 4 pm in Norman. I have a Dyslexia Training (for my EPIC reading tutoring gig) on Wednesday from 8:30 am - 3 pm. Plus, sometime during that week I have to squeeze in a Seminary Training Session, possibly Thursday evening in OKC. AND...I have to take Ken to work on Wednesday and Thursday so I can have a vehicle to do some of those things. I feel tired already.

I am not thrilled about the Dyslexia training, but recognize it's importance since I'm going to tutor a boy this fall who has it. Still, I have so many other things I could have been doing: I was invited to go with a sister in the Branch with our daughters out to OKC  Wednesday to shop, hang out, and have fun. I was also invited by another sister in the Branch to go to our newly reopened temple with her on Wednesday. I am so bummed. All I can say, this training had better be good...and interesting. How else will I stay awake. #DrPepperdripneeded

SCHOOL'S OUT FOR THE SUMMER!

Birthday Boy
Jonathan...amazingly...has turned 22. What happened? No matter what I say, he keeps getting older! That means I am, too!

Ken grilled some beef for him and I made homemade rolls and a Dr. Pepper Cherry cake. Even Analiese liked it!

Birthday Boy models his new t-shirt

Ooo! Cherry Dr. Pepper cake.

Frenzy!
I open up booking for VIPKid classes two weeks in advance, usually on Saturday evening. The big "frenzy" comes Sunday at 11 p.m., 12 noon in Beijing. I generally don't see who's booked me until Monday morning. This Saturday, I opened the week after Seminary ends...and added weekday mornings to take the place of Seminary. This Monday, I turned on my phone to find...17 bookings for that week! Talk about an explosion! Yet, that wasn't it...by the end of the day, I was at 25 bookings for that week. That was a new record!

Most are new bookings, though a few of my regulars have signed on, too. I knew this would happen. I don't know if things will slow down in summer, the schools have different schedules in different locations, just like here in the USA. I've heard that July and August are more of their summer holidays. We shall see. I would love to keep this up all summer. Momma needs more dental work!

I already have a couple of Voice of VIPKid lessons. Those are where I teach the child songs. It also teaches vocabulary and pronunciation in a more relaxed atmosphere. When the child has finished learning the song (over several lessons), they can go to a special spot on the website, record themselves singing the song, and it becomes a video that they can share with family and friends. I hear it is very popular with the little ones during the summer and holiday breaks. I'm excited to do it... it seems fun!

Each day this week has brought MORE bookings! And not just next week, but also for this weekend. They seem to be coming out of the woodwork. Can they sense my schedule has opened up?

Grubbin'
So we've reached that point in the weather where it's not too cold to plant and not to hot to plant. It's a very short window, so I took advantage of it. The ground is hard, red clay and I rent the house, so I didn't feel like I could should or could put things directly into the ground. Instead, I bought a bunch o' buckets, had Ken poke holes in them, and I planted peppers and tomatoes in them. Big deep buckets, mind, tomato's roots go down deep! It's probably not even enough. Oh well, we do what we can.

The herbs are looking pretty good...the onions and chives look fabulous, and the rosemary isn't far behind them The basil still seems on the fence, the dill is trying, and the cilantro.... Well, I keep praying for the cilantro. It's one herb I use a lot - I WANT it to thrive!

The biggest trick has been getting them in full sun. Tomatoes & peppers love it and can't get enough. My yard's perimeter is lined with some good-sized trees, including the Grand Old Oak (that's it's name). They're kind of in the middle of the yard and get some shade. Oh well. Again.

We had a pretty strong storm come up Saturday morning (I was in the middle of teaching and panicked at the thought of losing power!). The plants all got a good watering and the hail was minimal and small. We came out okay.

Bill of Health
I went to back to the doctor and the allergist this week (same office). I'm starting my second regimen of shots. We're back to injections every other day. Oh joy. But, they work!

Good news from the doctor, though. I had blood work done and things are looking better: cholesterol, liver, etc. I'm supposedly on a severe low - almost no - carbohydrate diet. Yeah, the Carbohydrate Devil gets the irony of the situation! I've not really done great, but have been trying and it showed in my tests! Not perfect, I have to try HARDER now, but at least I've seen some results to keep me going!

Sidebar: I could kind of tell there'd been a little change the other day when I had to keep pulling up my slipping pants while out in the garden!

Class of 2019
We finished our last three lessons early in the week, did our assessment on Thursday, and Friday was auction time! Now, I don't intend to do this auction every again for many reasons, but this has been a tradition in Seminary, I guess. Members of the Branch donate items (slightly used things, etc.) and the kids, who've been earning points in Seminary all year for doing things (prayer, devotional, listening to conference), bid on the stuff.

This year, I had purchased a couple of fast food GCs and another sister donated three Walmart ones. Another sister gave a bunch of movie candy boxes. One sister in the Branch decorates insulated metal cups and usually sells them at craft fairs. She donated two blank ones and said the kids who got them could come to her and have them decorated however they wanted. Cool idea!

After settling down to doughnuts and juice, the kids got crazy.The competition was fierce for the cups, food, and GCs. Knowing it would be that way, I saved those for last.  It was a silly, fun romp and everyone went home with something they wanted.

All good things must come to an end. SIGH. The end of the school/Seminary year is always bittersweet, especially when I have seniors leaving! My seniors had high school graduation on Friday and Seminary graduation on Sunday. Our dynamics will change again come fall; it is the cycle of life.

Three seniors...

Class Valedictorians!

Proud graduates (with English teacher who is also in the Branch)

BTW...at Stake Conference on Sunday, SIX Seminary teachers were released. I was not one of them. Ken laughed at that, calling Seminary my eternal calling. Trust me, I didn't want to be one of them. As it was, a sister who was released was crying...a lot. That would have been me.

MOTHER'S WEEK

This has been a week of mothering. If any week at all could represent what it means to be a mother... this would be it.

Animal Mothers
Mother's Day must be in Spring because it's the time of year for babies in the world. We've had the greatest week seeing them come out!

Early this week, when we were able to take our walk (most of the mornings it was dreadfully rainy and wet), we got to see a new family of goslings! Oh my! They are so cute and fluffy, you just want to touch them! But Momma and Papa are on the lookout. There was a third goose keeping a watch as well. Auntie?

Good size family - Seven adorable goslings!

Squirrels are out in abundance; sometimes there are too many, as witnessed on the streets! (SAD FACE) Skunks, too, are making their presence known, maybe not visually, but...boy! I think one has crawled underneath my house. It smelled SO BAD all week, especially in my living room. You'd go outside...no smell. Inside...Whoa! I sprayed and lit candles and did all I could to try and cover the smell until it dissipated later in the week. That strong, that close up, gives me a headache!

Mockingbirds are interesting during hatching time. They swoop down viciously on any creature they feel is getting too close to their nests, be they feathered or furred. Tuesday afternoon a couple of them were acting crazy, but we couldn't see why they were so agitated. Later, I saw that our summer vacationers, the Mississippi Kites, had begun to return to the power lines above us. Figures; that's why the mockingbirds were so upset!

Babies Growing Up
The bittersweet part of motherhood is the maturation of your younglings. Both of my kids did a little growing up this week. I loved it; I rejoiced in it. And I felt a little sad. Babies aren't forever.

Tuesday evening, I drove Analiese to Norman for her appointment with the Stake Patriarch. She was a little nervous at first, wondering what the Lord had in store for her, but soon settled down due to the kind reception we received by Patriarch and Sister Tanner (relation? Still figuring that out.). I am not at liberty to say what was said, but the feelings were very tender. It started with her asking me to give a prayer before the blessing was pronounced. I started weeping even before I could say a word! Let's just say she's as special as we all know she is and know she knows that her Father in Heaven loves her very much.

The Patriarch is an artist (and a gardener - we had a great conversation!). He painted this pics on his fence. They are amazing!

My favorite

Sunflowers still under construction

Side Note: We drove home with a strong storm on our tail. One that the weather people said threatened heavy hail and possible tornadoes. The wind and rain were enough, trust me! In the dark, with driving rain buffeting the van, it was a little scary going! But we made it safe, thankfully.

Friday, I took her over to USAO and we enrolled her in two classes for the fall: Writing 1 and College Algebra. She will get high school AND college credit for them! She will go on MWF, with about an hour in between classes. She figures she'll go to the library and study for her EPIC high school classes during that time. And...one of my seminary students will be taking the math class with her! She's kind of shaky on algebra, but he's not, so I'm hoping that he can help her. Plus, the college library offers free math tutoring, so we're going to start her off right!

Jonathan grew up a little this week, too. He's my late bloomer, a little shy, but once he gets started, he goes off just fine. Like his driving two years ago! Only this time, it's been something we've been encouraging him for a while to do...he went on a date! Saturday, he took a young woman from the Norman Singles Ward (and his Pathways class) our to the movies. He said they had a good time, it wasn't so scary, and yes, he'd go again. (You know what questions Mom asked!)

Mothering Others - Seminary
I love those kids so much. I worry and pray over them like I do my own. Graduation comes next week and I am dreading losing the ones who will leave!

One of my non-graduating invited me to the band concert Thursday evening. I told Ken...I HAVE to go, she wants me there! Well, three out of my six are in band, so I got to see all of them! Two are in Jazz Band, and did some special numbers I enjoyed. The band itself was very good, not a lot of squawking. Their percussion section was amazing! It wasn't a long concert, about 30 minutes, but worth every moment to see the one student's face light up to see me!

In red, on the left, is one of my seniors playing the biggest saxophone you ever saw in Jazz band. Her brother is on the second row, dark hair and classes (about the middle of the picture) playing clarinet.

Blue hair, one of my students. On the right, dark hair, glasses, bow tie, my 6 foot 4 inch student.

She plays trumpet. He plays clarinet.

My graduate (who played flute in regular band) and senior friend.

I also promised the kids a movie night on Friday. We were to watch 17 Miracles (pass the tissues, please). Analiese recalled that my first year teaching Seminary, which was Doctrine & Covenants, we'd made covered wagons out of marshmallows and graham crackers. So...we had to do it again, before we started the movie.

My wagon example. Do you think lions and buffalo pulled wagons?

Two of my seniors, having fun

Analiese and two others, carefully crafting

Can we eat these without hands?

This is my engineering-minded student. He had to "build a better mousetrap" as it were!

Can I get this all in my mouth?

All of my students came! Ken, just off of work, graciously made all the popcorn so I could spend time with my kids. One of them glommed onto Pom and nearly took her home with him! (I told him, since he's leaving on his mission in June, that I'd keep an eye on her for him!). They all had a great time  - fun and spiritual!

Mothering Others - VIPKid
They are growing on me...especially my regulars. I have one particular student who does not use any other teacher but me, and has me teach her twice on the weekend. We had technical problems on Saturday, so she ended up being nearly ten minutes late and only getting in about ten minutes, because she kept cutting out. I felt bad, I had a special reward video for her, but I'll see her next week. She's already rescheduled.

I had two new boys this weekend. One was quiet and fairly average; before and after was confusing to him as was bossy "e." But we also learned about mammals and birds and I think he enjoyed it. The second boy was way ahead of the game and very funny. He liked to talk! The first slide had two pictures...one to represent winter and one to represent fall. I pointed to winter and asked him what season that was...and I got a lecture! He told me it was his favorite season, what he did then, what he wore, and the holidays they have then in China! Practically covered the lesson! As it was, we got everything done in 18 minutes, giving me six minutes to fill! Well, he did that well enough for me. I had to laugh, he did the same thing a boy last week did when I asked him if he wore a skirt in the Spring. (Disgusted face) I am a boy! I do NOT wear a skirt! I have to say, I love those classes!

And...my heart melted last night when I received a "gift" from another student. It was just a little message, translated into English, but it told me why I do this and why it's all worth it:

I nearly cried.

This mother's heart has room for a lot of God's children. I'm just grateful He allows me to have contact with so many of them!

HAPPY MOTHERS'S DAY...to all the mother hearts!

MISERABLE

What Happened to Last Week?
A good bit of dental pain happened last week. I was busy, in pain, not sleeping. By Sunday, which day I usually work on my blog, I was so incapable of doing much beyond basics. Blog? Not happening.

Why didn't I go to the dentist last week? Just like Ken cannot explain some of the issues he has as an autistic/Aspergers, I cannot always explain my Anxiety. Just read this: 1. dentist, 2. NEW dentist (have to find), 3. finances (my teeth always come out expensive!). But by Sunday night, all of those issues blew away in the wind of agony.

Monday...AY AY AY!
I got up for Seminary, touched my tooth and... In literature, you might read how a scream tore from someone. That happened to me. Literally. My husband woke up from a sound sleep. My daughter, who I had just awakened, was startled. I could have passed out. I kept it together. And then I saw Mr. Mouse run across the kitchen floor and behind the dishwasher. Another shriek, but not pain. Walking out the door, shaking in pain and crazy rodent antics (Dear Mr. Orkin Man who said this is not really mouse season: I beg to differ), I picked up the keys for the van and accidentally threw them out the open door and...almost into the bushes. Thankfully, they caught on the metal railing. It was not my most stellar day.

I think I got through Seminary without breaking down. I told Analiese that no way am I walking. Because as soon as I got home, at 8 a.m., I called a brand new dentist and said...this is an EMERGENCY. And I was not exaggerating.

Two hours in the dentist's office and a whole lot of Novocain later (I felt numb still at bedtime), I had a nerve removed out of my tooth to prevent the extreme the pain. Also, I had an abscess drained. I could actually smell it - ew! - while going through it. I asked the dentist what I could have done to prevent it from happening. Nothing. Dentist said some people, you can tell, have bad dental hygiene, and that causes problems. But I was clean. My tooth was pretty much committing suicide. And it did not go gentle into that good night!

Of course, it was also very expensive. I only had the first part of the process done until I could save up for the root canal - hopefully in two months. Then I have to save up for the crown. You would think I should be ashamed, why didn't I take care of my mouth? But it's not true...I do! I just was "gifted" with the trial of lousy teeth.

We had planned that evening to go see Avengers:Endgame for FHE that evening. I was on enough painkillers to go. We went with a co-worker of Ken's and his brother (who's in our Branch) to the city to a nice theater. But the lobby smelled so unusual (the concessions?) that I started coughing (not great on a tender mouth) and had to use my jacket to filter the air until I got into the theater room.

And I slept like a rock when I got home.

But the Rest of the Week
Tuesday wasn't too bad. I was still kind of on the meds and was kind of sleepy throughout the day. Not much happened, but I was okay. It was a rainy, tornado watch sort of day, so staying home and being chill was a safe option.

Then Wednesday happened. I had a doctor's & allergist appointment at 8:45 a.m. in Norman. I had to have blood testing for the doctor, so no eating. I had to be retested for allergies after a year of shots, so no medication. Uh-oh. Between the two appointments, I was there for a long time. The allergy testing itself takes almost an hour. I left on very shaky legs. The nearby Carl's Jr. had an egg sandwich that was soft enough for my mouth to handle. I couldn't go on without something. But I sure missed a little something to take the edge off the pain.

I couldn't go home without an important trip to OKC. I had to drive through Norman, past Moore to OKC. I realized that yesterday was a tornado watch day and here I was, the day after, driving through the center of the tornado target of the state of Oklahoma! But I'm grateful, none of us got hit yesterday and today!

I went home, had Jonathan help me put stuff away, took some meds, and went to bed. Trying to sleep away the pain.

Thursday wasn't great, either. More rain, more pain. Seriously. I think all of my plants are going to drown and die. Even the ones with great soil drainage. Some of my seminary students went to the temple open house last night when it was storming. I just kept praying they'd make it there and back okay! (Which, they did).

I have been teaching VIPKid lessons (one or two) every night this week. After the one Thursday night was over, I broke down in tears. My mouth was killing me. Not the tooth per se, since the nerve was gone, but everything around it. Down my jaw and neck, up into my ear, even giving me a headache! I took the strongest stuff I had, and tried to go to bed. Laying down hurt worse!

Jonathan came home from Institute to see me in the recliner, weeping, with an icepack on my face. I think finally, around midnight, something (the Spirit?) told me to go take a warm bath. I did and it relaxed me enough - the meds started working? - so that I could go to sleep. For a few hours. Before getting up at 5:30 for Seminary.

Friday wasn't too bad. I let myself sleep things out right after I came home from seminary. It was another wet, soggy day, and the pain has been minimal so far. I've been eating soft food in tiny doses...my mouth does not want to open! Applesauce, pudding, jello, yogurt, soup. I had tried to eat scalloped potatoes and ham Thursday and I think it made things worse. Friday, I was being super careful.

Saturday was a big improvement. Except for the mongo headache I had in the afternoon. But I attribute that to lousy sleep...and still having to get up early for classes:
Which were great! Well, crazy boy Andy, who is now overly comfortable with me, was so silly I nearly didn't get through the lesson. (Did you know that VIPKid considered "silly" as an offensive word? So in the feedback, I ended up saying that maybe next time we would concentrate better. Oy vey!)

My second was a new 11yo boy named King (Hey, I don't assign the names!). He was very polite and loved conversation! We were talking about clothing for different seasons and I asked him if he wore a skirt in the Spring. His face screwed up in disgust. "I do not! I am a BOY!" I laughed so hard. He was great...and I got a 5 apple review from his parents. I hope I get to teach him again; he was delightful.

Sunday was even better for my mouth, but I'm not up to a lot of chewing. That makes my jaw ache. I am getting heartily tired of applesauce, pudding, jello, and protein shakes. Gee, maybe I'll lose a little weight!

Pictures Old & New
Here are some I managed to take last week and a couple from this. It gives you some idea about my life currently.

Newly Renovated/Rebuilt OKC Temple

Mom & daughter under the stained glass window

So beautiful...so happy to have it back!

Fountain in the park pond

Same fountain, different angle.

Post VIPKid lipstick kiss for Alice. Analiese was NOT pleased! LOL