Posts Tagged ‘oilfield life’
Moving to Midland: Fighting Through the Ugly to Find the View
Satellite map stalking can only prepare you so much. I saw Midland in real life, for the very first time, the night before we closed on our house here. Â We had just finished the 2-day-long trek from North Dakota with 3 kids, 2 dogs,1 cat and the biggest Uhaul they make. We had engine troubles…
Read MoreWhen the Bottom Rips Out: Hammocks, Oil Busts and New Doors
We didn’t expect the ripping, the falling, the afterwards, but it happened just the same. Tim grilled the chicken he’d been marinating all day while I made a kale salad with a honey dijon dressing.  I warmed up some leftover pasta, put canned mandarin oranges in a bowl, grabbed a loaf of homemade bread from…
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