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, guys! You came back! I'm always excited when I (remember to) do a Saturday 9 or Sunday Stealing post on time, because it usually means I get to visit with my friends in the blogosphere. So I'm thrilled you're... Read more →

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 →

Hey fogies! Sorry for the radio silence this past week, but I have been siiiiiick as a dog. Hopefully that is well over. Link up here at Saturday 9 to play along with the rest of the bunch! Let's get... Read more →

Hey, guys and dolls... Link up here with Crazy Sam if you're playing along today, too! Saturday 9: Sara Smile (1976) ... Because Kwizgiver suggested Hall & Oates. Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. 1) This was Hall... Read more →

Link up here if you're stealing along with the rest of us today! *** List 5 things you want to do before the year ends: a. Bake Christmas cookies with my family, b. Go to Christmas Eve candlelight services together,... Read more →

Link up here if you're stealing today, thieves! 25 Fun Meme Stolen from: My Random Randomness 1. If you were trapped in a room with the person who asked this for 24 hours, what would you do? Since Kwizgiver and... Read more →

At least, I hope so, because I have put a lot of thought, and not really much money*, into the kids' Christmas presents this year. ' *(And yes, I may be linking you to where you can find - and... Read more →

Yesterday was Friday, November 7th, 2014. We've had a busy week of homeschooling! I'm going to start backward from Friday because, as any busy mother will understand, what's easiest on my tired brain is what wins right now. I started... Read more →

On Sunday, we finally had our DisneySide Celebration @ Home. The party was sponsored by Disney Parks and MommyParties, and I was given LOTS of great products to use to help us celebrate Jack turning 11. From the American Tourister... Read more →

Link up with Mrs. 4444 if you're fraggin' today! ☼ If you've been following along here for some time, you know that my husband, Rob, retired in June of this year and subsequently had 5 Cyberknife surgeries on his brain... Read more →

Last time I published a real blahggy post here was in the middle of Rob's brain surgery saga - at the climax of this situation. He was in the University of Miami Hospital in uptown Miami (der), a 50-minute drive... Read more →

Here I am again, two weeks in a row. Go me! Link up here to join Mrs. 4444 in blowing out all the fragments of your brain today. ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ So I've been trying for months to... Read more →

I'm linkin' up with Mrs. 4444 for the first time since before we moved to Miami! Friday didn't sneak up on me for once, so here I am. Link up here if you're fragmenting today. Let's go! ☼ ☼ ☼... Read more →

Tuesday was another whirlwind day of mystery shopping, of which I seem to be making quite a career for myself here in Miami. The first assignment - of nine or ten, which maybe be a days record for me -... Read more →

You know what? I have been mystery shopping like crazy lately and have learned one thing I never really picked up before about living in Miami and surrounding cities: There is a ridiculous number of malls here. I've been to... Read more →

It's super-annoying that Typepad doesn't seem to wanna auto-save anymore, and I lose almost an entire kick-ass post when the screen freezes. But anyways... While I was going about my business preparing for our Earth Day picnic on Monday, Rob... Read more →

It was Road Trip time again for the four youngest members of Team Odette this past weekend. Rob couldn't go, because he had duty and had to stand watch. Suck. I was hoping he'd be able to join, but alack... Read more →

Disclaimer: We were provided with a huge party pack from MommyParties and Bobble Bots in order to have a giveaway party with our friends and write this review. No monetary compensation took place. All opinions are, and will always be,... Read more →

On Friday, the 1st, we had to do a hotel mystery shop in Fredericksburg, and a laser tag shop an hour's drive north, around the D.C. area. So we left early in the afternoon to check in to the hotel,... Read more →