Hey guys – not much “travelogue” type stuff to write from the last couple of weeks here in T Town, but thought I’d catch you up on what’s been happening.
Several of you know that my mom has been in the hospital, but she is home now and doing well. Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers. I’m glad that I’m working close by – it’s only about a 50 minute drive from Tulsa to Muskogee – so I have been able to spend a lot of time with her.
Last week I had to get some lab work done, so I took the request from my Dallas doc to a lab here in Tulsa. They asked me about payment and I told them they were supposed to bill my doctor. Lab tech #1 said to lab tech #2, “She says we are supposed to bill the doctor, but he is WAY OUT IN TEXAS.” That was last week, so hopefully the Pony Express has gotten the bill to Dallas by now.
Had a little challenge with my car last week- long story short – I took it to Tulsa Cadillac dealer who put on a new water pump. Then I went to Muskogee for the weekend, where the bolts holding the pump on fell off!!! My car is now with the Muskogee Cadillac dealer and hopefully I will get it back tomorrow. Before I knew the Tulsa dealer screwed up my car, I was not impressed with them anyway. If I do get to move back here, I think I will trade cars. About the only thing I have liked about this car is the special treatment I get from the dealer in Dallas. Here, I might as well have been at a Ford dealer.
It wasn’t even the water pump that I took it in for – I think they just said that was wrong because it was easy warranty money. Again, it was nice to be close to home – it’s always good to have your dad around when there are car problems. What it really needed was new tires so Daddy and I hung out at Sears on Saturday getting that taken care of.
Job with client is going fine – they have approached me about a permanent position. I have been talked into this a couple of times before and always regretted it. But, I am going to give this some serious thought. I really want to move back to Tulsa, but don’t know if I can sustain a consulting practice here. Taking a “regular” job may be the only way I can get back here. I had actually almost convinced myself today that it would be the right move and then I got an e-mail from someone asking me if I am available for a three month project in Australia and Europe!!! Told them I can’t do it until I fulfill my commitment here, but if they still want me then, I will probably do it.
Y’all know how much I like staying in downtown hotels – no exception here. As I write this, I am looking out the window of my 14th floor room really enjoying the city lights. I’ve been going out at lunch just wandering around downtown and getting to know the area. There are a lot of empty office buildings and not a whole lot of action, but there are downtown revitalization plans in the works. A new stadium is going up downtown (Dallas, are you listening??? – everybody else, including Tulsa, is doing it).
And another interesting thing that is being considered is putting an island in the middle of the river (Arkansas) with retail and condos. There is already a lot of development around the river. In fact, I am going to take my teammates to a Mexican restaurant over there tomorrow night. We have a weekly dinner together on Wednesdays and they rely on me for advice as to where to go. It’s kind of neat being the “local” tour guide. (Chuck, next week I am taking them to Chets in Muskogee ha ha.)
Well, time for bed. I’m having breakfast with an old boyfriend in the morning – haven’t seen him in 28 years. But, I did send him a current picture and he didn’t break the date. In fact, he said “I’d forgotten how pretty you are.” He always was the charmer, but he also has a short memory. The last words I heard him speak in 1979 were “Just go on to Dallas. I hope I never see you again.”
I’ll be home Thursday night – looking forward to going to the fair on Friday. See some of you over the weekend.
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