Jet/Stillwater/Ingalls 4/28/12

We set off to go to Jet, OK and mine salt crystals and then go to Gloss Mountain. But there was a festival going on in Jet so we hung out there, we had lots of fun trying to find clusters of the crystals. When we were done digging we got into the truck to go to where they were serving BBQ and here is the actual conversation between me and D:

K: You don't have heated seats do you?
D: No.......Why?
K: Means I got burnt.... **Lifts shirt off low back**
D: **Laughs for the next 5 minutes**... yup

So please remember if you go to the salt plains, please remember to wear a long shirt so it doesn't ride up while hunched over or remember sunscreen! Also, put sunscreen under your nose (sun reflects up) and bring lots of water, it helps with the digging.

The BBQ place was packed so we decided on Snickers and Caffeine and to go to Joe's in Stillwater. Eskimo Joe's is always awesome, love the fried mushrooms and pickles!!! We both stocked up on cups while here. Then we took off to Ingalls, which is a ghost town we found online.

After looking at the ghost town, historical marker, and Ingalls Cemetery we headed back to Tulsa and were both beat!!

Check back for Pictures

Night
K

Penguin Caught Randomly over the last year or so

Pride/Freedom (New Paint)
Found in the
US Cellular Parking Lot at
4700 S Garnett Road
Tulsa, OK 74146
(Found on 4-18-12)

Pride/Freedom (New Paint)
Outside
US Cellular
4601 W Kenosha St
BA, OK 74012
(Found 4-24-12)

Mimi Chow Chinese Penguin
My sister found this one in the front of someone's yard while on the way to go fishing, but doesn't know where exactly they were (Found 5-8-12)

Correct me if I am wrong:
Starry Starry Penguin
I think he is located in Glenpool but I don't remember exactly.
I have seen him since so as soon as I drive by again, I will update

We have also found Holly Refinery's Penguin (formally Sunoco) but I broke that phone so I will have to see if my Dad still has the picture. It (I think it is Super Penguin) was in a store room at Holly waiting to be repainted and sent to Central High School; makes me wonder what happened to theirs?

Apology/explanation for lack of posts & Miami/Afton/Route 66 Vinita-Catoosa

Over the last year, D and I have continued our "adventures" although they are not always monthly and not always out of town. Sometimes it is just an adventure to go to Home Depot or Hobby Lobby together other days it is an adventure to paint our nails and watch "Once Upon a Time". I am planning on getting the blog up to speed, tomorrow (and possibly the next few days).

But the real reason I logged in tonight was because the hubby and I went to Miami for the night as a quick getaway. We stayed at Buffalo Run, which was really nice. The way there was mostly uneventful, except we got to Buffalo Run get ready to go into the casino and I realized I forgot my purse at my MIL's house. UGH!!! So back to Catoosa we went to get my purse and then we returned to Miami. 

We ate dinner at Montana Mike's, serolin is good and not over cooked. The broccoli was perfect!

Today, we decided to take the "long way" home. Mainly because I begged the hubby to stop in Afton to get a picture of Tripper the Penguin. He has never understood D and my's obsession with the penguins and buffalo so I was super excited when he got off the turnpike to go to Afton. Laurel was super nice and let me take a picture of Tripper. I explained why I was taking a picture of a 6 foot tall penguin. The male that was working (I didn't catch his name, ooopppps) took a picture of me and Tripper and I was told that my story would be on her blog for the day. So go check it out, read some of the past post, it is pretty awesome to see where all these people come from to travel a road I drive on everyday. (Afton Station Blog)

When we left Afton Station, the hubby surprised me more by stopping at Buffalo Ranch to let me get a picture of the buffalo statue and the real buffalo. I didn't get a picture, but the plaque on the flag pole said something to the effect of "At this location on April ??, 18?? absolutely nothing spectacular happened" (I know that probably was not even close so if someone has a picture of this plaque please send it to me). And then we hoped back on the turnpike and right as I was about to doze off, I got another surprise. 

For the hubby's 3rd surprising decision of the day, he got back off the turnpike so we could take route 66 back to Catoosa. We had picked up one of the free books at Afton Station, so I had reading material for the drive. We went through Vinita, and into Chelsea. Here we took a small detour to see where the hubby used to live and to find the 1926 Steel Truss Bridge that was mentioned in our reading material. From there we continued on to Foyil to see the Totem Pole Park. I remember coming here as a kid but it was totally different as an adult. I wanted to stop and see the information on the first Bunion Derby but we were out of time. So we headed on home but not before driving past The Big Blue Whale and the elaborate old bridge entrance of Molly's Landing (Sorry no pictures, did I mention we were out of time because we had to go get our kids who my sister was awesome enough to take for the night).

After picking up the kids with dinner at my MIL's house for my SIL's birthday. All around is has been an awesome weekend, a night of no laundry, kids screaming, cooking etc, being able to watch an entire movie with the hubby without having to pause because one of the kids needs something, new friends, family time, and tacos. Tomorrow the hubby and I are decorating graves and then going to take the kids fishing and grill out. Please take some time out of your day to remember what this holiday is actually about. 

Night All

K

Check back tomorrow for all the pictures I did manage to take.
Pictures are up: HERE