Rebecca

Despite the last couple of days feeling like summer,  believe it or not, this Thursday, snow could be falling in the Permian Basin. We have sunny days most of this week with a 20% chance of snow as we look toward the weekend. In case you are not from Midland/Odessa, here are some good things to know as we gear up for the snowfall. And by that I mean probably little to no accumulation...usually. lo

You probably just had family from out-of-town staying with you for the holidays. It happens maybe a handful of times throughout the year that relatives come for a visit and in some cases, it is your duty to entertain. So where would you take someone who is not from here? Is there even anything to do in Odessa? You would be surprised.

I was born and raised a Dallas Cowboys fan. I probably came home in a Dallas Cowboys onesie. I really never bothered to ask that question of my parents but my father was such a fanatic, it may have actually been the case. The same with my two older brothers, in our house growing up, if you were not a Cowboys fan, you may have been disowned or kicked out. Lucky for those 2, they never had to find o

What is that going to be to the south of Osaka in Midland off of Tradewinds Boulevard? I am in that area quite frequently and I kept wondering? One day I thought duh, who better to ask than someone at Osaka? So I called and still got no answers. Savage. You talk about a closely guarded secret! The person that I spoke to on the phone just kept saying 'I don't know, I don't know.'

Who loves to snack like me? More than breakfast, lunch or dinner, I love my snacks. I love them so much, I'm constantly trying to come up with healthy snacks. Chips, cookies and ice cream are not good for my diet so I'm always trying to get creative. This particular snack recipe however, I'm pretty sure I stole from the internet.

Are you a straw person? I have to to have a straw with every drink. Water, tea, soda. Even my coffee at work, I use the stirrer as a straw. At restaurants they typically give you straws with whatever you order to drink but at home it is entirely up to you to have them or not.

Not all fries are created equal. It is up to you how you like your fries. Extra salty, steak, thin, crispy, crinkle, no salt, ketchup, no ketchup? I will go for crinkle any day but sometimes I like to change it up. Thank goodness for the many options we have here in the 432 to satisfy my french fry taste buds.

Even though it doesn't fully feel like winter here in West Texas, the truth is, it is. Today for example, I woke up to 30 degrees but it will be 70 by this afternoon. (And I wonder why I have the sniffles*cough*cough) Anyhoo, warm enough to throw on some shorts but way too cold to say, go for a swim! But I have the solution for you...

Wow, it is crazy that since the pandemic, we have gotten used to the fact that there are shortages on various grocery items. We went through the toilet paper shortage, Lysol, disinfectant wipe, canned good and more recently for me, a regular OG Fritos shortage. (I've seen them slowly make their way back on the shelves by the way).

I think we all have a favorite snack or dish that reminds us of our childhood. Mom or dad would make it and in most cases, you would sit and enjoy it together. That was definitely the case with something yummy I made the other day. I had not made it in a few years and instantly I was taken back to the 'good ol days' when momma would make it for little Rebecca.