Odd will resume its regular posting schedule in April. The need to indulge in sleep is the primary reason for my sporadic posting. So dull. But, I'll be back to make up for all those missed holidays and to share the various and sundry that makes up our riveting Odd life. Can't wait, can you? … Continue reading Odd Will Be Back
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Family Oddities
My family is odder than your family. This weekend, I'm doing a little Odd Blog housekeeping. I wrote this post in May, 2009. It may be due for an update. I'll work on it. In the meantime, I've cleaned it up a bit to share again. . . My Odd Family... My mother always travels with … Continue reading Family Oddities
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
Odd – Cousin Craig’s Family!
My mother eschews all family traditions. We never had a family tradition for long, before she would banish it. There was, however, the Christmas box. Each year we would go to sleep, eager for the morning to come. We'd race into the living room and wait impatiently for my mostly asleep parents, and then tear into the gifts. We weren't looking at the gifts, so much as the boxes