Welcome back, those of you here from By Claudya's weekly carnival, Sundays in my City. I haven't been posting in a while, and now we've moved from Miami, Florida, to Boise, Idaho. Big leap of faith and huge culture shock,... Read more →

Welcome back! Link up here if you're playing along with Sunday Stealing this weekend! Cheers to all us thieves! Sunday Stealing: The Procrastination Tool Questions 1. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? I'm not very good at choosing favorites for... Read more →

Way back on March 20th, before Jack's 14th birthday, Team Odette was invited to visit The World Center for Birds of Prey in order to learn about the important work being done by The Peregrine Fund. I feel absolutely awful... Read more →

Happy Memorial Day Weekend, everyone! Link up here if you're playing along this week! Saturday 9: Stars and Stripes Forever by The Muppets Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. Memorial Day is the federal holiday designated to honor... Read more →

Hey, y'all. Link up here if you're playing along this week! ~*~*~*~*~ Saturday 9: Him or Me -- What's It Gonna Be? (1967) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. 1) In this song, a man pleads with his... Read more →

Last week, Chloë was requested to come audition in Los Angeles. It was a spur of the moment request, ten days earlier than the official posted audition dates were to begin, so I guess they really wanted her. However, we... Read more →

Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms out there! Link up here if you're playing along this weekend. ~*~*~*~*~ Mama Can't Buy You Love (1979) Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here. 1) This week's artist, Elton John,... Read more →

Hey there! Link up here if you're playing along this weekend, too! ~*~*~*~*~ Cheers to all of us thieves! Sunday Stealing: The Chicago Crazy Questions 1) What was your dream growing up? Forever, I wanted to be a marine biologist.... Read more →

Howdy, folks! Link up here if you're playing along today! ~*~*~*~*~ Saturday 9: The Tide Is High (1980) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. 1) This song was originally performed in 1966 by a Jamaican band called The... Read more →

Jack is very suggestible. You put an idea in the kid's head that sounds like it might be a good one, and he latches onto it and mentions the thing at least daily. When, recently, I brought home some graham... Read more →

Okay, so, considering Jack's birthday was March 22nd, I'm a little late,.. but better late than never?? The first thing he wanted to do when he woke up was make us some pancakes. That's right; he wanted to cook for... Read more →