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About The Senator's Wife

I started this blog on a whim thinking it would be fun to write about politics while my husband served in the OK State Senate. The jury's still out on that, but having a front row seat on the sideline of Oklahoma politics has been one big adventure.

4th of July

We went and hung out with my good friend, Pioneer Woman over the 4th of July and I’m just speechless. At a total loss for words to describe the beauty, the atmosphere, the food, the friends and…..the fireworks. So, I’m just gonna tell you the story with a few photographs.

Northern Oklahoma is just so…so beautiful. Really, it is.

Here was the welcoming committee.
These two had other plans, if ya know what I mean…

But these beauties told us we could proceed as planned. I think the one on the left wanted to come on up with us to the lodge.

Really, she did.

When we finally did arrive, Pioneer Woman hugged us and said ‘get to work people, we have a party going on here this weekend’! I just made that up but we were there to help AND have fun. And that’s exactly what we did!

The Senator’s daughter HAD to taste the homemade ice cream. It was like pulling teeth.

Then, the Senator and I got to run to the local Walmarts ( 40 miles away) to finish gathering up the supplies. Three shopping carts and a couple of hours later we were able to check everything off her list. Well, minus the wine, because liquer stores aren’t open on the 4th of July. Go figure.

We returned to the ranch as our children were opening the boxes and boxes of fire works.

Lighting smoke bombs and running through them.

Did you know smoke bombs come in an assortment of colors? Well, they do.

Then it was the big boys turn to light the sky on fire and these girls were waiting for the real show to begin.

Fireworks are much more fun with 3-D glasses on. Especially when you are sitting directly underneath them.

This went on for hours….

and hours….

I’m still wondering if all this is legal. But I really don’t care. We’re going back next year.

Update

It’s official. The Senator’s son is a United States citizen. Not that he wasn’t prior to taking the citizenship test online last night, but the fact that he nailed it to the wall was a nice moment for his momma.

Happy 4th of July!

Proud to be an American…

Not only do I LOVE that song by Lee Greenwood that will be played over and over again this weekend, but I adore our country’s history. I am an American history junkie, plain and simple. Can’t read enough about it, feel lucky that I was born here, tear up whenever I hear the Declaration of Independence being read, well, you get the picture.

American history is full of vibrant stories and colorful characters who had big dreams and a crop full of courage. Our Founders were fearless really, and justly earned the right to call our country the land of the free and home of the brave. I’m not sure what they would think about the fruits of their labor now…but, then that is a completely different discussion, isn’t it?

Anyway, the other day I was reading a magazine and took the American Citizenship Test? Have you ever done that…taken the test that immigrants must take before they can become a citizen of the United States?

Go ahead, take stab at it, just for fun. Then come back here and tell me how well you fared? There are many sites that provide this but I like the one over at the History Channel. It has cool features and keeps track of your score as you go along.

American Citizenship Test

Go for it and good luck!