Smellyann Strikes Again

Saturday 9: Easter Parade #DoubleHeader

Hi, everyone! I'm going to do this week's and last week's Sat9s together, so bear with me. I wasn't able to participate last week because I was again in the hospital with pneumonia, and I missed you guys! But I'll... Read more →

Saturday 9: Danny Boy

Welcome back, everyone! It's still early afternoon Saturday here, so I'm right on time, if not early, yes? This week, Crazy Sam chose "Danny Boy" in honor of St. Patrick's Day today. Haven't heard it before? I love this version;... Read more →

Sundays In My City: ReStyle

Link up here if you want to show us some of your city on Claudya's fun blog!~*~*~*~*~About nine months ago or so, Team Odette hit up what turned out to be an exceedingly cool thrift shop, ReStyle, right down the... Read more →

Saturday 9: The Love Club

Hey, y'all, welcome back! I'm glad you could join me. If you'd like to play along today, don't forget to link up with the rest of the Sat 9ers here. So, let's go! ~*~*~*~*~ The Love Club (2013) Unfamiliar with... Read more →

Saturday 9: Boat Drink

Hey, guys! It's 7:30 PM here, which means it's still Saturday, and I'm not late. For once. Link up here if you're playing along today! ~*~*~*~*~ Saturday 9: Boat Drinks (1979) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. 1)... Read more →

Product Review: Young Living Skincare Products

So since I've decided to stop representing JAFRA Cosmetics, I've made the leap into fully committing myself to using Young Living skincare and cosmetics. I recently purchased this YL ART Skincare System, above, which includes the 3.38-oz Gentle Cleanser, the... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: Happy New Year

Hey, y'all! Welcome back. I'm thrilled to be back after missing the last few weeks due to illness. Glue me down, because hopefully I'll be sticking around for a while. Link up here if you want to play along this... Read more →

The 9th Pneumonia: Shit Just Got Real

So this is a story about how, ultimately, I spent the 2017-2018 holidays. Here I was on December 4th, 2017, already sick but determined to rally and get better in time for all of the festive and fun Advent activities... Read more →

Saturday 9: I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

Hey guys and girls, welcome back to Saturday 9! I missed a few weeks due to illness, but hopefully I'm back to stay for the time being! Shall we? Let's, then. Link up here if you want to play along... Read more →

Sundays In My City: Advent Days 1-9

Here in Boise, my family and I are going through our 2017 Advent calendar. So far, of course, we've completed activities out and around Boise since the first. Every year, I assemble an Advent calendar with a treat and an... Read more →

Saturday 9: Man In Black, And Other Stuff

So, I'm feeling chatty today. I don't know particularly about what I want to chat, so we're just gonna go'head and do the Saturday 9 I missed from this past Saturday and go from there. I have plenty to say,... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: The Monday Morning Meme

Hello! I neglected Saturday 9 yesterday because I had no computer available. We have finally received all of our belongings from Miami! Hallelujah! Anyway, now I'm back on my old computer (and happily so), so here I am: participating. Link... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: Thanksgiving Thoughts

Hey, y'all. So, it's early in the wee hours of Monday morning, which is officially late for participating in Sunday Stealing. But, as my daughter has been in the hospital since Wednesday afternoon and I have been one big bundle... Read more →

Saturday 9: Get Down Tonight

Hey everyone! I'm home alone with the two younger kidlets tonight while Hubs and Chloë are headed to Utah to volunteer for a big Quidditch match. Chloë is really into Quidditch and all things Harry Potter, so there they be.... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: Monster Mash

Hey, y'all, link up here if you wish to play along this weekend! ghost: what would you like on your tombstone? Actually, I don't want a tombstone. Bury me at sea! * dracula: are you afraid of aging? or death?... Read more →

Fall Fun At Linder Farms

[click photos to embiggerate] So on Tuesday of this week, Team Odette headed out to Linder Farms in Meridian, Idaho, for their fall funness. That's a word, right? We went on Tuesday, because admission was half-priced, and I am all... Read more →

2017 Birthday Season Continues...

Birthdays, birthdays, everywhere! On Thursday, my darling firstborn child, Chloë Raine, turned 16 years old! I cannot believe it; I'm in stupendous shock. How can it be? And yet it is. Though her birthday was on the 7th, we decided... Read more →

Sundays In My City: Spirit Of Boise Balloon Classic

Hey, y'all! Make sure you link up with Claudya over on her blog today to show off your hometown, so we can travel the world together! So, here in Boise, Idaho, there is an annual hot air balloon festival, called... Read more →

Sundays In My City: Movies On The Field #Vineyard #Boise

Welcome back! This week, I am participating again in this fun blog hop invented by Claudya (formerly known as the Unknown Mami); be sure and click on over here to visit more participating blogs this week! Last weekend, we ventured... Read more →

Sunday Stealing: Art History Meme

Welcome back! Link up here if you want to play along with Sunday Stealing this week. Let's begin: ~*~*~*~*~ Do you look forward to the spring? Oh yes, very definitely! In Miami, it didn't make much difference, but here in... Read more →