Happy 2010 everyone! Goodbye 2009! Happy New Year everyone and I hope 2009 was everything you wanted it to be! Today we bought a drum set for the rock band. Tonight we are go to play rock band and are going to drink nonachol fizzy shampain type of thing. I have only had  it once and I am exited to try it again! What are you going to do for New years?                                                           Happy New Year!

                                                                             ,Jordan

Hello:) everyone!

  Today is the last day of 2009. Also, today is a blue moon. That means that there are going to be 2 full moons in one month. It only happens once in a life time so everyone look at it tonight!:D

  At the moment, Jordan and I are on Christmas Break. Thank you Mom, Dad, Angie, Grandma Dee, Grandpa Mike, Aunt Alison, and if I didn't mention your name, thank you to you too! I am with me two friends Evelyn and Baylee. Were having fun!

 Well, that's about it for now thank you for reading~ Bye-Bye!

p.s Tennis starts soon:)

heyy! i havemt posted in awhile.... so how is everyoneee?

im  with josie right now:)

we had  a karoke night tinight... it was fun!!

well thats it for now!

BYE!!

-Evelyn Wilson

I don't like driving.  If I had to choose my dream car, it would be anything with a chauffeur.  I like driving at night even less.  And driving in lousy weather is completely off the list.  Until last week.

The Lathrops were Ardmore bound for the holidays, and the weather wasn't going to stand in our way.  We'd looked into renting a van, but the price was outrageous, so we took two vehicles so we'd have room for Simon and me, Josie and Jordan, and Grace and Joey.  Since Simon had to work on the 23rd, we couldn't leave Stillwater until 1:00 pm.  The weather was already so bad that, on the news, they were warning everyone to stay home and not drive anywhere and that the window of opportunity for travel had been missed.

Long story short, visibility on the road was almost zero, there were as many cars crashed as there were cars on the road, and I was utterly terrified.  I was trying like crazy to stay behind Simon, but I couldn't see, my windshield wipers kept freezing, and cars were sliding in front of me.  We lost each other.  There was little to know traction.  Distinct lanes were non-existent.  And I was certain that if we didn't die in a car accident, I was going to have a stroke or heart attack or, at the very least, end up with an ulcer.

At the I-35 / I-44 split, the Highway Patrol closed I-35 south.  We followed traffic, now at a crawl, to the west.  Simon and I finally caught up with one another in time to loop around to I-235 south.  There were cars everywhere.  Some crashed.  Some stuck.  By the time we reached the first bridge on 235, we knew our trip was over.  We had to exit the highway because access was blocked by crashed cars.

Simon pulled off the highway and into a parking lot and we followed.  Simon declared that our trip was over for the day and that we should find a hotel.  Simon locked up his truck and he and Grace jumped into the Honda with us.  Two adults, two teenagers, and two big dogs, all in a Honda Civic.  At least I was no longer behind the wheel.  The snow was now well over a foot deep, the drifts were massive, and it was still snowing and blowing like crazy.

We stopped at the Marriot Courtyard Hotel in Bricktown.  Covered parking, indoor pool, and they let us bring the dogs at a discounted rate!  Two rooms please!  We were finally out of the snow.  We were safe and warm, and above all, so thankful that we'd made it that far.  And our 1 hour drive had only take 3.5 hours!

Most of us got a great night's sleep in preparation for the remaining drive the next day...

Who remembers Rachael Galoob from Plainview Highschool?  I graduated with Rachael and have often wondered what she was up to.  Turns out she is an distinguished belly dancer!!!!  She was a practicing lawyer with two law degress turned dancer.  The first link below will take you to her company's web page and the second will take you to the Washington Post where you can watch a video of her....  Awesome!!!!

http://www.saffrondance.com/about/saphira.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/13/AR2009031302410.html

Fruit Salad with Vanilla Dressing

Simon asked me to post this. 

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2005

Serves: 4 to 6 servings