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It's been a crazy birthday weekend. When our first two granddaughters came along, granddaughter number two managed to stretch her birthday out for a whole week. She figured she ought to be the one to pick out what we eat, watch on television, play, etc. After all, it was her WEEK. Shows you how sharp I was as a kid; it never occurred to me to expect anything but a cake and a present–hopefully on the same day. Being child number three my expectations were low.

Hi, everyone! Here it is Sunday evening again and time for me to write our news. I’m anxious to see if we really do get all the rain they have talked about all week.

THE LADY of the house and I took a trip back through history the other day in Watonga, touring the lovely, threestory home of the next to last governor of old Oklahoma Territory, the late T.B. Ferguson.

Over the past two weeks, I have shared some critical information on the horrors human trafficking. This conversation, brought to the forefront by the recent movie The Sound of Freedom, has sparked many people to look for ways to support victims and help with prevention.

I can’t begin to say how my heart hurts over some weekend losses. One will remain private, but the other is the death of Jimmy Buffett.

One of Elva Ferguson’s many activities after her husband’s passing in 1921 was as member of the executive committee representing Oklahoma at the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Exposition (1776-1926). This international exhibition celebrating 150 years from the signing of the Declaration of Independence ran from May 31 to Nov.

The past two weeks or so have been more than a little crazy. My husband, commonly referred to in print as the Redheaded Stranger, had to have surgery. It wasn’t complicated, but the road to a diagnosis was long, steep, full of pitfalls and expensive. It seemed at times that new issues popped up overnight, designed to keep the doctors scratching their heads.

The Horrors of Human Trafficking Previously, I detailed some key facts and statistics regarding human trafficking. With the conversation going on surrounding the release of the movie The Sound of Freedom, I wanted to share some essential information that hits close to home for our state with this terrible crime.

NEWS Hi, everybody! Well, it’s Sunday evening so I’m writing my news for you. I hope you had a good week.