Hey you guys....
anyone know why my blogroll isn't updating new blog entries? I know it has something to do with "pings" and such, but I have no idea how to fix it.
Anybody?
-OD
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Christmas Day
Yep, we made it all the way through Christmas night. We had a wonderful Christmas holiday. Thanks to all the fam for fitting us in! Still one more to go on the 1st.
The theme this year for the big gift give-a-way, "If you build it, they will come." You're gonna want my present!
-OD
The theme this year for the big gift give-a-way, "If you build it, they will come." You're gonna want my present!
-OD
Monday, December 25, 2006
Merry Christmas!!!!
Just got home from my 3 service Christmas Eve gig. I decided to blog tonight since I wouldn't have any time tomorrow (ummm, today). We had two more Christmas celebrations today and had a wonderful time at both. Oda Mae is very much liking the whole opening presents thing. Here are a couple of pics from the days activities.
Warning!!! Sappy Christmas Message...
This evening on my way home in the rain, I saw a very terrible accident. It reminded me that I/We need to take the time to think about what Christmas means. There is one and only one reason we celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ. We give gifts to each other in remembrance of what God has given to us (if we choose to accept that gift). Most people tend to forget that. All the lights, decorations, celebrations have meaning other than they are just pretty and fun. It is my hope that everyone who reads my blog will at least give some thought this year about what Christmas really means.
Now, I have to go to my "second" gig tonight. I think Santa is going to come to my house very soon!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
-OD
Warning!!! Sappy Christmas Message...
This evening on my way home in the rain, I saw a very terrible accident. It reminded me that I/We need to take the time to think about what Christmas means. There is one and only one reason we celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ. We give gifts to each other in remembrance of what God has given to us (if we choose to accept that gift). Most people tend to forget that. All the lights, decorations, celebrations have meaning other than they are just pretty and fun. It is my hope that everyone who reads my blog will at least give some thought this year about what Christmas really means.
Now, I have to go to my "second" gig tonight. I think Santa is going to come to my house very soon!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
-OD
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Friday, December 22, 2006
"The Jones'"
Here is a pic I took of our neighbor putting up Christmas lights. Ha Ha Ha.....He makes me laugh.
-OD
-OD
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
What does Oda Mae want for Christmas?
Click HERE* and find out.
*Or you could just contribute to her college fund.
(Okay, that's all I'm saying.)
-OD
*Or you could just contribute to her college fund.
(Okay, that's all I'm saying.)
-OD
Friday, December 15, 2006
Choo, Chooooooooo...
The Oda family went to see The Trains at Northpark tonight. Oda Mae has wanted to see the choo choo trains for ever! We met Uncle Rob, Aunt Kip, and Gee Gee at the mall as well. We all had a great time. The display that they have is really amazing. All kinds of stuff to see and not enough time to see it. We can't wait to go again. As a matter of fact....it's possible that Oda Daddy wants a model train and a little city for himself. :)
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
To Eat or Not To Eat?
Oda Mae is typically a pretty good eater. She likes vegetables a lot, she used to like chicken. Occasionally we give her a hot dog or a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch if we don't have leftovers or something better to give her, but that really is fairly rare. Lately, she has been becoming more and more picky. Suddenly, she doesn't like chicken. She has never really liked any kind of noodles and now she seems to hate everything we try and give her.
The other day I made a new Mexican casserole (which was really good by-the-way) that had chicken, pimentos and corn tortillas, etc. She wouldn't touch it. A couple of weeks ago we had a Mexican fiesta with tortillas, rice and beans (We love us some Mexican food around here!) She wouldn't eat that either until she saw me putting rice and beans on a tortilla. I noticed that she was trying to do the same thing as her Daden. So I gave her 1/4th of a tortilla with some rice and beans on it and rolled it up like a burrito and she went to town. Ate the whole thing, she did. I tried the same thing with the new dinner a couple of days ago and she got wise. She started taking the "stuff" out, and just eating the tortilla. There went that idea!
So here is my dilemma, do I let her go hungry trying to teach her to eat what is in front of her or do I just give her stuff that I know she likes? I bailed out this afternoon and gave her a tortilla so she would eat something. My gut feeling is to let her get so hungry that she forces down whatever we give her. What do you suggest?
HERE is an mp3 file of some words that Oda Mae has recently started saying.
TRANSCRIPT:
Tortilla (her first 3 syllable word)
Yellow
Blue
Light
Eddie
People
Puppies
Daden
Momma
Uncle
Have fun.
-OD
The other day I made a new Mexican casserole (which was really good by-the-way) that had chicken, pimentos and corn tortillas, etc. She wouldn't touch it. A couple of weeks ago we had a Mexican fiesta with tortillas, rice and beans (We love us some Mexican food around here!) She wouldn't eat that either until she saw me putting rice and beans on a tortilla. I noticed that she was trying to do the same thing as her Daden. So I gave her 1/4th of a tortilla with some rice and beans on it and rolled it up like a burrito and she went to town. Ate the whole thing, she did. I tried the same thing with the new dinner a couple of days ago and she got wise. She started taking the "stuff" out, and just eating the tortilla. There went that idea!
So here is my dilemma, do I let her go hungry trying to teach her to eat what is in front of her or do I just give her stuff that I know she likes? I bailed out this afternoon and gave her a tortilla so she would eat something. My gut feeling is to let her get so hungry that she forces down whatever we give her. What do you suggest?
HERE is an mp3 file of some words that Oda Mae has recently started saying.
TRANSCRIPT:
Tortilla (her first 3 syllable word)
Yellow
Blue
Light
Eddie
People
Puppies
Daden
Momma
Uncle
Have fun.
-OD
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Santa 2006
We went to the local mall tonight to get Oda Mae's picture taken with Santa Claus. She did very well! We got a picture with her smiling and everything...
She asked Santa for Balls, Pooh, and a Doll. Then he gave her a candy cane.
Some of you may be wondering why I'm not blogging very much lately. (It came to my attention that some people have actually noticed.) Well, probably a mixture of several things...
1. I'm just tired.
2. A bit tired of blogging (not that I'm going to stop).
3. It's the holiday season and I'm trying to get the house in shape.
4. It's the holiday season and I'm working about every other night until after Christmas.
5. My spare time has been taken up by running and practicing (more on that later).
6. It takes a lot of time to get a good post together. (Did I mention that I'm a little tired?)
7. Oda Mae isn't doing anything special these days.
8. Okay, #7 isn't true.
9. I can't keep up with all of the cool stuff she is doing.
10. #10 is true!
It's actually very difficult to decide what to blog about really. Oda Mae is talking a lot now days. She has managed to put together a few simple sentences. At little gym, she is becoming more sociable. All this stuff deserves its own blog entry I know. But, did I mention that I'm a little tired this time of year?
I've lost 14 pounds in the last 3 weeks. I've been running twice a day (most days) in order to get down to an acceptable weight according to the United States Marines. I've got an audition for "The Presidents Own" at the end of January, so I've been practicing a lot. This will be my first audition in almost two years. For those of you who are a little slow, Oda Mae is almost two. There is a reason those two time frames are about the same.
That's all I've got for now. I promise to post more often. :) maybe.
To all a good night.
-OD
She asked Santa for Balls, Pooh, and a Doll. Then he gave her a candy cane.
Some of you may be wondering why I'm not blogging very much lately. (It came to my attention that some people have actually noticed.) Well, probably a mixture of several things...
1. I'm just tired.
2. A bit tired of blogging (not that I'm going to stop).
3. It's the holiday season and I'm trying to get the house in shape.
4. It's the holiday season and I'm working about every other night until after Christmas.
5. My spare time has been taken up by running and practicing (more on that later).
6. It takes a lot of time to get a good post together. (Did I mention that I'm a little tired?)
7. Oda Mae isn't doing anything special these days.
8. Okay, #7 isn't true.
9. I can't keep up with all of the cool stuff she is doing.
10. #10 is true!
It's actually very difficult to decide what to blog about really. Oda Mae is talking a lot now days. She has managed to put together a few simple sentences. At little gym, she is becoming more sociable. All this stuff deserves its own blog entry I know. But, did I mention that I'm a little tired this time of year?
I've lost 14 pounds in the last 3 weeks. I've been running twice a day (most days) in order to get down to an acceptable weight according to the United States Marines. I've got an audition for "The Presidents Own" at the end of January, so I've been practicing a lot. This will be my first audition in almost two years. For those of you who are a little slow, Oda Mae is almost two. There is a reason those two time frames are about the same.
That's all I've got for now. I promise to post more often. :) maybe.
To all a good night.
-OD
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
FREE NUTCRACKER TICKETS
Got a some comps for the Metropolitan Classical Ballet's The Nutcracker.
EDIT: ALL THE TICKETS HAVE BEEN SPOKEN FOR...THANKS FOR PLAYING!
You can have either Friday night at 8pm or Saturday night at 8pm. I have two tickets for both nights and they are up for grabs. You gotta make sure that you come see me in the pit though.
-OD
Friday, December 01, 2006
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