Countdown to Christmas
Today is July 24, 2008, 12:23 pm
153 days 12 hours 35 minutes to go

We want to acknowledge all of the electric company workers who continue to work hard day and night to restore everyone's electric service across the state. Thank you to the workers from Oklahoma and also to those who have come from other states to help in this effort. We truly appreciate your hard work and dedication and wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year.

The ice has melted and the lights are back on.

The ice didn't hang around too long. It's finally all melted, and after a day to dry out, the lights are back on. Even though the lights are back, they don't detract from the awesome beauty of the leg lamp! This was an early birthday present from my Mom and sister.

While you're here, you should check out the blogs and the soap store. And back by popular demand are the Letters to Santa. So be sure and write your letter to santa and read everyone else's. And if you feel the need to narc on someone, put their name on Santa's bad list. Or if you know of someone who has been especially good, put their name on Santa's good list.

Here's a picture I took of the icicles on the roof. We left some of the lights on last night and ended up blowing a fuse in one of the controllers. It was pretty for a little while. There are some more pictures of the ice in the photo album.

Here's a picture I took of the 2006 lights. I took this picture in a snow storm. I can't think of any backdrop more fitting for Christmas lights than snow. Although, that's a rare occurrence in Oklahoma.

(Visit the album to view more pictures.)