Cole's Fresh Pear Tart ingredients bought entirely with a Fox and Obel Groupon Tart is entirely made with Organic Ingredients, except when it isn’t. Tart pan is recycled. We have used it three times. Inspired: By Chicago Waldorf School Cooking Chemistry Class Baked By: Cole Ruscitti Sponsored by: Katybeth Ruscitti Dedicated to CWS 8th parents … Continue reading Cole’s Fresh Pear Tart
Month: April 2010
Hammering It Out with Joe and Cole
Lightly tapping a hammer was one way to completely command Joe’s attention. My way of hanging a picture: Determine where you want to hang it. Grab a hammer, a nail, or one of those picture doo hickies. Hang picture. If you make a mistake, fill the hole with a little toothpaste and try again. Or … Continue reading Hammering It Out with Joe and Cole
Parenting and Odd Jobs
It’s Sunday. Weekends are spent trekking out to play paintball at CPX, Chicago’s premier paintball facility, cheering Cole’s soccer team. and using Groupons to try a new lunch or dinner place. We might head over to the forrest preserve for some scientific exploration; our Sunday night dinner will include steak, baked potatoes and a Hallmark Hall … Continue reading Parenting and Odd Jobs
Marty Jordan’s Family: $1 Makes A Difference
Update~$519.00 friends have made a difference with $1 Odd Dollar. Thank YOU everyone who contributed. I will send a check to the benefit committee! For $1.00, I could make a friend’s dream come true, or someone else's life a little easier. A recent status update on my Facebook profile read, “I want this house. There … Continue reading Marty Jordan’s Family: $1 Makes A Difference
Splish Splash Solstice is Taking a Bath
Splish Splash Solstice is Taking a Bath Solstice: The story of our ODD bird. Really. I never planned to have a bird. Birds hate me. One time, visiting an upscale bird store with Cole, I was invited to pat an African Parrot. I was curious. As the store owner scratched behind the bird’s ears, he … Continue reading Splish Splash Solstice is Taking a Bath
Spring Blooms Wistful
spring is blooming wistful in my life right now. I want to smell the barbeque grill and hear the martini shaker clinking against a glass. I want to visit with Joe over guacamole and chips while Cole bounces on the trampoline and our campers roam the yard. Joe and I would be arguing about landscaping … Continue reading Spring Blooms Wistful
Our Odd Window
Our house has a mixed blessing: a very large floor-to-ceiling front window. This window lets in wonderful light, and when my in-laws built this house over fifty years ago, that was exactly what they had in mind. I imagine they envisioned sunlight flooding through the window on sunny days, and the glare from snow masquerading … Continue reading Our Odd Window
Dry Ice Bomb-Directions Included
Dry Ice Bomb from Katybeth on Vimeo. Here is the second video in Cole’s series, “What to do When Your Parents Want You to Unplug From the Television and Computer.” Dry ice can be purchased here if you live in the Chicagoland area. A block of dry ice costs about $15.00 (cash or check only). … Continue reading Dry Ice Bomb-Directions Included
Works Toilet Bowl Bomb
Works Toilet Bowl Bomb Amusing Kids 101 The Chicago Waldorf School (CWS) celebrates Spring Break this week. Odd, I know. However, Odd and The Chicago Waldorf School go together like chocolate and peanut butter, girl scouts and cookies, organic chocolate and tofu bars. If anyone at the school denies it, the code word is Eurhythmy. … Continue reading Works Toilet Bowl Bomb
Odd Winner~ Its Oddficial!!
Thank you for playing Odd with me. It’s time to announce the winner of our Odd contest. I took all the comment entries and tossed them in a wooden rainbow bowl (pictured above) and had Rascal pull a name out for me. Oddly enough … Rascal mixing the bowl Our first place winner is Isabel Liss, … Continue reading Odd Winner~ Its Oddficial!!