Hello, cyber friends of mine! I'm glad I 'made it' this week, because I adore this song, "Birthday," by Katy Perry. In fact, it made the short list of songs I played as a soundtrack for Hubs' birthday in... must... Read more →

Hey, y'all. Belated happy new year to you all! What a way to begin, eh? I hope you've all been well in every way. ♥ I have missed you guys and have thought of you often. Hopefully I'll be able... Read more →

Hello again. Welcome back. I just can't believe how fast Fridays are rolling around lately. The time from Friday to Friday seems like a blink, even though the time we've spent here in Ocean City hotels (nine weeks?) seems interminable.... Read more →

Welcome back, kids of all ages! This week I'm coming at you from Salisbury, Maryland, in complete confusion about where I am and where I actually belong. This isn't a bad thing. It's that necessary reset that happens whenever we... Read more →

Hiya! Once again, I'm dodging my responsibilities and playing along with Sunday Stealing. Here's today's post, if you're inclined to join us. Bev Sykes of the blog "Funny the World" is our lovely host. Welcome to the joint! Here, we... Read more →

Oh, my goodness. Moving is just so complicated. Then you factor in that it's another (almost) coast-to-coast move. Then you add three teenagers. You add two dogs, four cats, and two rabbits. And tons of health issues. During a pandemic.... Read more →

Hey there, hi there, ho there, thieves! I'm watching the documentary series "Diagnosis" on Netflix right now - and of course, now my husband and I are going, "You need to get on that!" regarding all of my health issues... Read more →

So, my 15-year-old kiddo, Sophia, is the queen of being a hilarious pain in the ass. I mean, since she was born, we have witnessed this child do the most ridiculous things that you might be inclined to get mad... Read more →

Welcome back, pals. I hope you've had an interesting week that leans to the good side. I wish I could say I have. Still waiting impatiently for things to start to budge on the move back East, but we're still... Read more →

For this week's thievery, Bev went to Upstreamlife to get our questions asked and answered. Looks like fun! Join us, won't you? And when you do, link up here. ~*~*~*~*~ 1) Name 5 people you admire and why: Jimmy Carter... Read more →

Welcome back, ladies and gents! What a week. What a week! Forget about what's going on in this crazy country. Some women (myself included) may have had an online countdown to their baby's due date. Or to their wedding date... Read more →

Hey hey, whaddaya say? Anyone else hearing the squeaky flipper noises already? Am I the only who tried to emulate that as a much younger person? (Also maybe older, no telling.) Link up here if you'd like to play along... Read more →

Hey there, Thieves! Welcome back! I couldn't get my post up at all late Saturday afternoon or in the evening because the plague that are migraine headaches, but better late than never, right? Link up here to play along this... Read more →

Howdy, folks. Here we are, another Saturday, another 9 questions thunk up by our gracious hostess with the mostess. I've had a pretty tough week and am on my 11th day of an intractable migraine with everything under the sun... Read more →

Welcome back! Look who's being a team player and coming back two whole days in a row? You're welcome, you're welcome. Shucks. 1 If you could spend a day in someone else’s shoes who would it be and why? Hmm.... Read more →

Hey there, y'all. Me again. I hope you're doing well on this June Saturday evening. I am troubled, but I am doing as well as can be expected. You see, I am an extreme empath. I want to be an... Read more →

Hey there, hi there, ho there! If you were anything like us on Saturday, you were transfixed by the NASA astronauts' launch into space by the SpaceX rocket, Dragon. I swear I held my breath for a very long time... Read more →

Hello, hello! Happy Saturday. I cannot believe that the next time we meet, it will be June. This novel coronavirus situation has at once seemed to make time slow to a crawl, and simultaneously it has flown by. It is... Read more →

Hey, everyone. Bit of a somber mood here in the Odette household, as my father-in-law passed away yesterday. I wasn't going to join in at all this weekend, but then I decided my mind could use a short respite. I... Read more →

Good Saturday morning, one and all! I hope you're feeling fine and for heaven's sake, staying out of the Emergency Room! My head is killing me, so between that and having slept most of Friday into oblivion, I'm doing this... Read more →