Author Archives: The Senator's Wife

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.

Cousins and Chaos, Part II

Just a few photos from cousins and chaos. I did not take them, but discovered them on my camera the following morning. Thank goodness for that because I was too busy trying to control the chaos and have zero pictures to show for it…zero…zilch…de nada.

This first photo was taken at a nice angle and from down low. Just about my daughter’s eye level. Thank you sweet girl for grabbing my camera. You are an Annie Leibovitz in training.

Assume that all cousins and friends were having this much fun…

This one was on a mission for chocolate.

This one was the defender of all things containing chocolate…

This cousin had already consumed a lot of chocolate…

When you look like this…who needs chocolate!

Next up – photos from the Turkey Bowl… another family Thanksgiving tradition.

Cousins and Chaos

Cleaning makes me cranky.

I spent the better part of the weekend dusting, polishing, mopping, picking up, putting away and doing laundry. I even managed to vacuum and clean out a few closets. ( I should really do that more often.) I don’t normally clean like this, truly, I don’t. Just ask anyone who lives here. It’s just, that, well this week we are having lots of cousins over, and extended cousins, and their children and their parents and some friends and it is absolutely the most out of control wonderful chaos that was ever known to man. And I wouldn’t trade it for anything. In fact, that is what we call this family gathering – Cousins and Chaos.

I can’t imagine Thanksgiving without my cousins and the chaos.

The Senator can’t imagine life without ‘Cousins and Chaos’. He likes a clean house and he likes to watch me clean it, the stinker! Did I mention that cleaning makes me cranky?

Oklahoma History, Part II

Just a few observations from the Gallery on the swearing in ceremony the other day. Reflected in the photo below are the members at their desks. I am sure they are listening intently. The Pro Tem had to quiet them only once during the session.

Did you know that the during the ceremony, the members gave a standing ovation roughly twenty four separate times. Yes, I counted, I kid you not. Each time someone introduced their family, the members rose to clap. Each time someone finished speaking, the members rose to clap. Each time a dignitary in the audience was introduced, the members rose to clap.

I was glad my children were present. Maybe they will try this at home! See, here they are standing up and clapping fervently.

After the ceremony adjourned, hearty congratulations were extended. Wait, oops. Look at that photo below. The right side of the room is living in the moment, celebrating, pat on the backs, high fives, fist bumps…but, where is the left side of the room? In the past, it was the left who were euphoric, anxiously anticipating yet another legislative session. Not anymore. On this historic day, they were simply, well, just gone.

I guess they have their first taste of what it feels like to serve in the minority. Yeah, not fun.