Livin' on Tulsa Time

Well, I am super behind on posts so I will attempt to do some pre-posting this weekend and catch everyone up-to-date with the Meredith fam. Anyway, two weeks ago we went to T-town to hang out with Shay and my mom. This time we stayed at Shay's apt. She lives in the corner of a second story duplex and Lucy really enjoys hanging out in the corner and talking to all the people, dogs, cats, squirrels and anything that walks by. (I really like this picture of Lucy)

...and so does Sampson (Shay's dog)

Also, another favorite of both dogs is looking out the window above the couch.

I also finished up my newest sccarf creation. My friend at work had an Old Navy scarf from a few years ago on the other day and I thought it was super cute so I decided to try and make it. It looks exactly like this one below that I made. I thought I would be cool and trendy and take some pics of it in the outside settings as you can see.

I am really pleased with the way it turned out and actually kept it for myself. In a whole year of knitting and all the things I have made, this is the first one I made for myself!

And lastly, Shay got her first lesson in knitting and made a whole scarf in a few hours. She says she is "not crafty" but picked it up in like 5 minutes. I think she is just foolin me. It was a really enjoyable weekend filled with lots of lounging, a little shopping and good food. You can't beat that!

Dr. Matt in the making

It's a rare occasion these days when I get to go to work with Matt and check out the awesomeness of his lab. But a couple of weeks ago we went up there on Saturday afternoon so I took some pictures to share. I dont know how he gets things done but I guess he does because he is almost finished. Everytime I go there, I just want to clean up his mess but I never do!

Every good doctoral candidate needs a good workspace...clean and organized to get proper brain juices flowing! You cant tell it by this picture but the shelf looks like it is about to fall on your head when you sit at the desk because it is overloaded with heavy books and what not. (Not pictured: dirty dishes and shoes and other random junk all around).

And of course, plenty of hazardous chemicals that not only can kill you, but kill trees and fish according to the above label!

I sat on the sidelines and knitted while waiting for Matt to finish up his work.

Matt made some crazy chemical a few days before and let it dry in the bottle. This is what it looked like after he took a close up picture of it through the glass bottle. It looks like Mars or something to me. And if you are really interested, Matt drew the chemical diagram at the bottom of what this is that he made. I'm sure all of you will open up a new tab and look it up straight away wont you!!

In all seriousness, I am super proud of my husband and cant believe he is almost Dr. Matt. How weird is that! He will be finished officially in May but maybe earlier than that. Please keep us in your prayers as we are actively searching out jobs for him and if you hear of a chemist opening, please let him know.

another scarf and hat combo

and this is my favorite so far...i think i say that a lot but it is. I think I tend to like the ones the most that I come up with on my own the best. I have had this pattern in my head for a while but just now got around to trying it out. I will make slight changes the next time I make it but in general, really proud of this one (in a humble way of course)!!

She's my best friend....

Lucy and Charlie had a sleep over weekend at our house this weekend. As always, the combo is full of shenanigans but too cute to stay mad at for long. I think Jack was glad she came over too. He thinks that Charlie is scared of him so he acts like tough stuff when she is here. We tried to get some good videos but they didnt turn out really well so I will just share some pics.

A mid morning hug :)

Jack is hanging out in Lucy's new bed for her crate which looks kind of like a raft.

Lucy's leg is on Charlie's back, looks weird.

Pooped doggies.

Jack is stalking the little birds in the bush outside the window.


And then there is Charlie looking smart! This one survived all the playing for now. Other toys were not as lucky.

Peyton's Language

Last week, Kenny Mayne did a satirical clip about Peyton Manning's play calling from the line of scrimmage. I really like Peyton Manning and I hope he is as good of a guy in real life as he always seems in the football world. Anyway, it's funny so I thought I would share with you!

Pink/White scarf set

My most recent knitting project. I knit alot now during football on Saturdays and Sundays because otherwise I dont have very much time. But then I miss out on all the football.! THere needs to be more hours in the day! Anyway, I intended these to be for Matt's cousin whose name drew in the Christmas drawing but there seems to be some confusion among the family members about who drew her so I might keep it for myself!

Silly Lucy

The other day, we looked over on the couch and Lucy was looking very creepy. She was sleeping but her tongue was sticking WAY out of her mouth. I tried to get a picture but she had scooted it back in some. Still creepy looking though.

And then the other day I bought her a new walmart girls sweatshirt. I put it on her when she stays outside when it is chilly. It is way cheaper to buy a kids sweatshirt and cut it than buying a dogs coat. But I put the sleeves on her legs and they looked like 80's leg warmers.

She was not amused and quickly tried to pull them off and play tug!

girls night in with dwts

Last Monday I got to babysit Olivia for the first time! Katie had some baby-free shopping she needed to do so I got keep little Olivia. Lucy was so excited she couldnt keep from trying to lick her all night. But we pretty much just stayed on the couch after some bouncing/walking the house until she fell asleep. And Monday is Dancing with the Stars night so we managed to fit that in too. I know Olivia was really interested in seeing who did well and who screwed up bigtime! So much so that she slept right through it all until Katie came back and made her wake up to eat :)

Hanging out with the girls!

Cumpkin Parving....

thats what I accidentally called it one day last week. But anyway, last weekend Matt and I hosted a pumpkin carving contest at the church last weekend. We bought tons of pumpkins and made lots of food and had a grand ol' time. I actually didnt carve anything because I was super tired after a looooooong week but I enjoyed watching everyone else have fun. Here are some pics from all the festivities:

mini pumpkin pies

super chocolaty spiderweb cookies


Michael took 1st place with his spooky-eyes pumpkin

Gayland and Jackson took second with Bullwinkle

And Derek took 3rd with his ghost pumpkin

Matt carved a water molecule in true science nerd fashion but I dont have a good pic so I couldnt post it. But it was nerdy belive-you-me :) We had tons of other great pumpkins too! But only 3 could win and I couldnt decide so that is why I had other people be the judges :)