The results of our ugly sweater adventure! I think the boys did an outstanding job. It was so much FUN! They are wearing the sweaters for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! * Click on flower do hickey to enlarge Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas. Odd Loves Company!
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Wedding Anniversary. It’s Complicated.
Wedding Bliss Photo. I was so stressed (the food was running low, someone was yelling for the pizza delivery number), Joe has already started to have a good time, and Cole perfect, of-course. December 23, 2000. It was my wedding anniversary today. If Joe had not fallen victim to the “until death do us part” portion … Continue reading Wedding Anniversary. It’s Complicated.
Look for the Helpers
"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." To this day, especially in times of "disaster," I remember my mother's words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are … Continue reading Look for the Helpers
Pajamas to School. Yes or No?
Ok, I would like to know your opinion. But first, I want to write about saintly me. My kid is pretty nearly perfect, with one exception: He has always been impossible about clothes. He even hated the clothes I picked out to take him home from the hospital in. I did not create a clothes … Continue reading Pajamas to School. Yes or No?
Growing Up In The Neighborhood!
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ December 11, 2012 Today is a nothing mucher (Noodle Ring is the food of the day, need I say more?) If you want check out what happened on this day in history and celebrity birthdays just click December 11, 2011--Noodle ring recipe included. I do, however, want to give you … Continue reading Growing Up In The Neighborhood!
Christmas Whisker: Rascal’s Show & Tell
Rascal wanted to show off her Christmas Whisker. She is growing it out. It has become so long that soon we'll have to wind it up into a little bun. We tried to color it red but sharpies don't work all that well on whiskers so I drew you an arrow. From the file... Katybeth … Continue reading Christmas Whisker: Rascal’s Show & Tell
OH! Christmas Tree!
When Cole was younger and Joe was alive, I suggested cutting down our own Christmas tree. It sounded like such fun—a Norman Rockwell Christmas tree tradition. This was how I pictured our day: We would rise early, eat a hearty breakfast, dress warmly and drive off in our car singing Christmas carols. Once at the … Continue reading OH! Christmas Tree!
Scattering Joe’s Ashes
Today, I spoke to a friend whose mother recently died. My friend shared that not only had she inherited her mother’s cremation ashes but also her dad’s, her grandparents’ on both her mom’s side and her dad’s side, those of an aunt she had never met, her dad’s sister’s ashes and the cremains of several … Continue reading Scattering Joe’s Ashes
Thankful I Didn’t Ruin Thanksgiving!
On Wednesday Odd was still broken, and I was adrift ... adrift in a lonely sea ... alone . . . at loose ends. Ok, damn it! The devil made me do it! I decided to do a little pre-Thanksgiving cooking. In the way of a little background, ever since dearly departed Joe died, … Continue reading Thankful I Didn’t Ruin Thanksgiving!
Dinner Roll Fail Follow Up!
One counter of rolls. I "rolled" all the dough (75 or so rolls) but ended up only baking about 2 pans. Two dozen dinner rolls came out of the oven at about midnight. The dough yielded about 75 rolls, but if I had made them the suggested size I would have easily had over 100. … Continue reading Dinner Roll Fail Follow Up!