This morning I guess I really needed to clear my head and connect with some country. This came in the form of Boony cruisin' with a couple of really awesome ladies in the dodge truck. We sat in the truck blasting country music, laughing, giggling, and bouncing around the truck on some Oklahoma back country dirt roads. We saw some beautiful fields and barns, we talked to some cows, and even had a couple of scares. We were getting a cold front coming in so there were some clouds on the horizon that maybe it all the better. One thing you can say about Oklahoma, it has beautiful farmland and beautiful big skies. Both of which make for breathtaking photographs.
It was a quiet morning at least until the three of us came bouncing through. My two cruisin' buddies needed the head clearing moment just as much as I did. We stopped and talked to the cows. Watched a few sneaking their breakfast on the other side of the fence. You know because the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. As it turns out the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Sometimes we just think it is. One thing I have learned in my forty years is, no matter how green someone's life appears, everybody has brown spots now and then. See these cows are leaning out eating the short grass that is turning quicker even though they have thicker fuller grass in their pasture. I think it is just how they sit it. You know that is just the point. We are all just so busy trying to have the better greener pasture that we are missing what is right in front of us. We need to just stop and look around. If you look at your own pasture you might find it is greener, more peaceful, and happier than those Joneses we always seem to be trying to keep up with. And you never know they might just be look from their pasture at us and think it is greener because we have a more simple life.
So here is what I am thinking. We need to all slow down take a drive out in the country on a dirt road. Maybe just seeing the simple beauty of the barns, silos, pastures, cows, and big sky then count our blessings. We have our husbands, our kids, our family, we have a place to live, food to eat, electricity to keep it not to hot or cold, we have a way to get around. These are all blessings. We need to keep that in mind a little bit everyday. We need to be thankful for these blessing and not worry as much about our neighbors blessings.
So maybe looking at my pictures that I took will help you realize what I realized this morning. I also realized nothing beats a couple of good friends in a truck boony cruisin' on some red dirt roads. An other thing to remember is always keep a camera with you. You never beautiful sites you might see on a beautiful October Oklahoma morning. Not to mention some awesome country music can cure any thing that ails you.
One more piece of dirt road wisdom, don't forget what you have been through because it made you who you are today. It also made you stronger. So while the future is a little fuzzy right now it will be crystal clear and in the rear view mirror soon.
Peace, Love, and Dirt road happiness.
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During fall break this week, Ethan went to go volunteer at the church. They had run to Walmart for treats and snacks for the youth activities at church. While they were there my son bought Pioneer Woman's Charlie cookie jar for my birthday present. He mowed yards to pay for it himself. He knows I am slowly changing my kitchen to Pioneer Woman stuff. You know what I like most about the Pioneer Woman's kitchen decor? It goes so well with my vintage items like my Pyrex mixing bowls. Since Charlie is a cookie jar Sophie and I decided to make cookies to "Fill Charlie's tummy". You just have to love 7 year old innocence. It is just too adorable. Ethan helped out and got everything out for the recipe and Sophie washed her hands.
Then we started working on the chocolate chip cookies. We made just the standard Toll House cookie recipe. (Just in case you want to make cookies) For the first time I let her crack the eggs. It took a few tries of trying to knock it on the side of the bowl, but she managed it. The best part, we didn't have to pick any shells out of the eggs. She was so proud and happy. We continued to add other ingredients to the cream bowl then I let Miss Sophie add the eggs to the mix. Her face pouring the eggs into the sugars for creaming was just priceless.
I even let her use the mixer for the first time. She thought this was the bees knees. She did great. I am so happy to say there are no ceiling splatters or splatters all over wall. She did great. I was so proud. You know everybody remembers there first time cooking with mom. Sophie did much better than I did. My poor clean freak mom, I believe I splattered the walls, ceiling, and both of us. Sophie even got to scoop the batter out and put it on the trays. She did most of the work herself and she is proud. Sophie and I had fun. Now that we are done she is off pestering her brother.
This morning I guess I really needed to clear my head and connect with some country. This came in the form of Boony cruisin' with a couple of really awesome ladies in the dodge truck. We sat in the truck blasting country music, laughing, giggling, and bouncing around the truck on some Oklahoma back country dirt roads. We saw some beautiful fields and barns, we talked to some cows, and even had a couple of scares. We were getting a cold front coming in so there were some clouds on the horizon that maybe it all the better. One thing you can say about Oklahoma, it has beautiful farmland and beautiful big skies. Both of which make for breathtaking photographs. 
It was a quiet morning at least until the three of us came bouncing through. My two cruisin' buddies needed the head clearing moment just as much as I did. We stopped and talked to the cows. Watched a few sneaking their breakfast on the other side of the fence. You know because the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. As it turns out the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Sometimes we just think it is. One thing I have learned in my forty years is, no matter how green someone's life appears, everybody has brown spots now and then. See these cows are leaning out eating the short grass that is turning quicker even though they have thicker fuller grass in their pasture. I think it is just how they sit it. You know that is just the point. We are all just so busy trying to have the better greener pasture that we are missing what is right in front of us. We need to just stop and look around. If you look at your own pasture you might find it is greener, more peaceful, and happier than those Joneses we always seem to be trying to keep up with. And you never know they might just be look from their pasture at us and think it is greener because we have a more simple life. 
So maybe looking at my pictures that I took will help you realize what I realized this morning. I also realized nothing beats a couple of good friends in a truck boony cruisin' on some red dirt roads. An other thing to remember is always keep a camera with you. You never beautiful sites you might see on a beautiful October Oklahoma morning. Not to mention some awesome country music can cure any thing that ails you. 
