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myOGEpower and SmartHours

   Jack Frost is on the way, a time of afghans, hot cocoa and fireplaces.  You can’t avoid winter but you can avoid giant energy bills.  Have online access to your energy usage with #myOGEpower and watch when you use … Continue reading

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013: NO. 44

   Every year before Thanksgiving, Enid hosts The Mennonite Relief Sale http://reliefsales.mcc.org/sales/oklahoma-mennonite-relief-sale.  They are held all over the country but we are lucky enough to have one in our community. I always find wonderful crafts, books, food and the pies … Continue reading

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013: NO. 43

    Two weekends ago the family and I went to the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulfur, Oklahoma (http://www.chickasawculturalcenter.com/?gclid=CMDI_PbuyLoCFUhk7Aod33cAuA).  It was such a wonderful center full of artifacts, art (by great Oklahoma artists like Mike Larsen),    (http://www.larsenstudio.com/) and more information … Continue reading

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OG&E’s FanPower Program

     Power derived from the use of wind turbines has been around for centuries.  In Persia (now known as Iran) windmills were used as early as 200 B.C. to run machines that ground grain or drew water from wells.    … Continue reading

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013: NO. 42

     Autumn has a special feel.  It is a wonderful time of year that never lasts long enough.  Every year I marvel at the colors, the crispness in the air and the fact that I can drag out my … Continue reading

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013: NO 41

   I have the greatest job in the world.  In the last few years I have found myself unemployed twice through no fault of my own.  I worked at the local Air Force Base for fifteen years before my job … Continue reading

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013: NO. 40

    A few months ago I posted a blog about old friends being the best.  My husband’s friend had a milestone birthday and his family gave him a surprise party.  This weekend, my BFF from high school had a … Continue reading

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WAYS TO KEEP YOUR HOME COOL IN THE SUMMER

   If you live in Oklahoma, and I do, you noticed a big change in the weather this summer as opposed to the last two.  It rained! And consequently it was much cooler.  That meant my lawn didn’t burn up, … Continue reading

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013: NO. 39

  I’m late with the blog this week, but I have a really good excuse.  I was in Manitou Springs, Colorado at my son’s wedding.  It was a beautiful wedding that took place at The Red Crag Inn’s Onaledge Bed … Continue reading

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013; NO. 38

  If you read my blog on a weekly basis, you will notice a little change this week.  In an effort to re-invent myself, I am constantly looking for change, and it was time to change the website.   “Views from … Continue reading

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