I'd heard about "BOO-ing" your neighbors in the past, but this year I was inspired to actually do it. We've got tons of candy for Halloween from all the great deals I've been getting, and extra pumpkin baskets, too, so... Read more →

I was SO excited to be chosen by MommyParties and Werther's Original for a Baking Bash featuring their new Baking Caramels recently. Imagine how thrilling it was to get this box in the mail, full of Werther's Original Baking Caramels... Read more →

Link up with Unknown Mami here if you want to show us around your town today! It's been a fortnight since I showed any real pictures around here, so I'll take this opportunity to do just that. We're making the... Read more →

I've linked up over on 5 Minutes for Mom - Join in the fun if you're wordless today! I promised the kids a little bit of Halloween fun all October long, so these devilled spider eggs are my first entry... Read more →

Link up with the Unknown Mami if you want to show us around your place today! It's been a while since I've participated in SimC, but since Rob (Hubs) is back in the hospital as of this morning, for at... Read more →

My wee, tiny little baby, Chloë Raine, is no more. She's a full-grown twelve-year-old, which is unreal. UNREAL. Twelve years? Really?! How did that happen? I can't believe it's been so long since Rob and I checked into the Pensacola... Read more →

Listen up y'all, it's a royal ball, with hip-hop clubs and concert halls! Okay, not really, but link up here if you've got itty bitty li'l pieces of blahggies floating around that need a home! ☼ Sunday & Monday, we... Read more →

Link up here if you're playing along this weekend! Saturday 9: Somewhere Over the Rainbow 1) Do you ever fantasize about flying, beyond the rainbow or anywhere else? YES!!! I dream about it, too! If I could choose a superpower,... Read more →

Link up here if you've got bits and pieces floating around in ye olde brain this week! ☼ I've had a busy week. For starters, we've all been sick, especially the kiddos, so I proclaimed it Fall Break and gave... Read more →

Link up here if you need to get some crap stuff off your chest today, too! ☼ This has been a week of injury, pain and crisis for Team Odette. Wanna hear? Good, because that's pretty much all I've got... Read more →

Link up here if you're playing along today! 1. One of my favorite TV shows recently changed the actors who played two characters. Have you ever been bothered by a TV show or movie series changing actors who play a... Read more →

Link up here if you're playing along this weekend! 1. Who was your favorite DJ and what radio station did you listen to as a kid? I listened to pop music then, and I still do now. 93Q was the... Read more →

Link up here if you're fragmenting with Mrs. 4444 today! ☼ So if you've been following my saga here, on Facebook, in real life, or via ESP, you know I've been dealing with the fear that the cervical cancer that... Read more →

We stopped into the drugstore the other day, and when Jack walked next to this old-guy Halloween statue thingy, I had myself a good laugh. "Jack!" I called. "Come stand next to this thing!" He's good-natured about his stature (for... Read more →

(Remember, you can always click on pictures to embiggerate.) Last night, Chloë said she wanted to be a model for Halloween, and she asked me if she could wear make-up for it. I said sure, why not? and asked her... Read more →

I'm still not over the tutu-stealing debacle. Ugh! Pissed, I am. But anyway. Halloween! The kids' day was kind of lame, unfortunately. They still do not feel too well at all. We all, except Rob, slept downstairs on the couches... Read more →

...Because it's easier to blame my day falling apart at the seams on him than it is to accept it myself, I'm going to go with that. Yeah. Yesterday ended, and today began, here. Pretty much. Picture it: Living room,... Read more →

Link up with Kailani if you're playing along today! So my question for you this week is (and I'm sure you'll get this a lot):Do you get a lot of trick-or-treaters? Do you have to buy a lot of candy?... Read more →

As in, quick. For me. We shall see... I've jumped back into the grind at work. The Z-pack has really kicked the pneumonia/sinusitis/pharyngitis/bronchitis' ass, and I'm feeling pretty good. Except for having to run to the bathroom every so often... Read more →

Oh, woe is me!! I thought we were done with all the kids' hair-cutting incidents. I thought Sophia's pretty little blond hair was finally growing long and was going to stay that way. I was wrong. I had to cut... Read more →