<!--quoteo(post=343573:date=Jan 9 2009, 11&#58;52 PM:name=Gregswife)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Gregswife &#064; Jan 9 2009, 11&#58;52 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=343573">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Kevin, Greg&#39;s parents live in Okmulgee - that is about 45 minutes from Muskogee and it rhymes so that should count for something&#33;&#33;&#33;<br />Shaunna, I have family in OKC.  I have mentioned it here before about my cousin Edye, who lost both of her little boys in the bombing.  All of my brothers live in the Tulsa area...<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Oh my goodness&#33;  I&#39;m so sorry.  I heard about the bombing (we were in California at the time) and I didn&#39;t get there to see the memorial for quite some years.  Once I did the whole experience was ...well..words just can&#39;t describe it.  Don&#39;t know if I&#39;ll ever get to the World Trade Center but possibly...who knows.<br /><br />For those inquiring minds I&#39;m 1/2 Creek Indian (aka Muskogee).  I&#39;m actually about 1/10 or so short of a full half but that&#39;s made up of Cherokee and a wee but of Choctaw.  I have a half sister (same dad) and she looks like she came right off the reservation but I look more like my mom who had only a quarter of indian and the rest was mostly german and french I believe.  My dad (I swear I thought I told this story before)...was the nearly full blood and my maiden name is Tiger.  Yes, Kevin, I&#39;m prepared for your jokes.  I&#39;ve heard them all.  <br /><br />My grandfather Felix Tiger was a preacher at Tiger Mountain in Oklahoma.. that&#39;s where my dad grew up and was the oldest of seven.  He became a preacher too.  I was kind of the footloose girl growing up....my grandparents are all deceased and I have little contact with his remaining family..okay no contact.  My mother&#39;s doing...they hated her.  I&#39;m okay with it though... I only loved and cared for my dad and my cousins always made fun of me anyway...more of my mother&#39;s doing.  My dad died which I think I have said before but I did find this web page about my grandparents...I was stunned and have so much respect for them.  I wish they had lived longer and I had known them...<br /><br /><a href="http://glorietabaptistchurch.org/conniehayes.htm" target="_blank">http://glorietabaptistchurch.org/conniehayes.htm</a><br /><br />Just some factoid stuff and sharing on my part.  So now you see what okie from muskogee really gets you these days.<br /><br />So  MaryLou, can we have some soup too?????  Gosh soup sounds so good&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;<br /><br />I am for sure limiting my White Russians to two and quite possibly not drink the next week.  I can&#39;t do this again.  I chose to not work today to rest some more as I&#39;m not quite 100%.  Geepers.<br /><br />They are talking about 6% pay cut for Nevada workers and so Steve is upset.  I don&#39;t think our most fantastic wizard of oz governor will get it but I guess we can cut back on the booze if he does.  I am grateful he and I both have jobs.  This is a 6% cut plus no step or cost of living increases for two years in addition.  We hope if will just be the cost of living or step increase and not the 6%.   Of course the media only focuses on the teachers and they are outraged because Nevada is one of the lowest paid but so are prison staff and out of all the agencies the state prison staff officers are paid the lowest.  North Las Vegas, Metro (City of Las Vegas police), and Henderson ALL make way more.  Steve loves his job and does not want to try to get on with another agency.  Can&#39;t now because everyone has hiring freezes on, but come on ... not only do they get paid nearly the least take a pay cut too???  I&#39;m a little anxious but only because since his job is very safe mine isn&#39;t and if mine is gone well...we are all feeling the pinch one way or another.  I&#39;m grateful we are working for the time being.   <br /><br />I guess as long as we aren&#39;t ice fishing in Michigan we should not complain much...haha  I guess seriously not haha though if they are really having to do that.   If my new renter can get another part time job I will be amazed.  It&#39;s not for lack of trying so we shall see.  <br /><br />Falina, I have meant to congratulate you on the upcoming wedding.  <br /><br />I do hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.  It&#39;s kind of weird to be home on the weekend...I guess this is my Monday.  Well gotta run.. I think Gary needs back on the computer.<br /><br />