This morning, I took my daughter, Madeleine, to preschool. This being Valentine’s Day, Madeleine was decked out in a pink shirt with hearts on it and a little funny looking headband (also with hearts on it) that she got from Grandma C. The combination of the holiday and the clothes was almost too much for…
Category: family
family, random, travel
It’s not "cream," it’s "pepper white."
Last week Erin Hammond (Orin’s wife, but not in a possessive way) upgraded her vehicle. Away went the 2004 Saturn Ion-1, And in came the 2005 Mini Cooper! (Pictured here while still on the lot:) If you want a fun story about pricing and negotiations, let us know in person next time… It all worked out okay…
amazing, announcements, family
Hey! I Know That Guy!!
So…apparently there is a chance that an asteroid will hit Mars sometime at the end of next month. Up until a few days ago, there was a 1 in 75 chance that this might happen. That probability changed to 1 in 25 a few days ago thanks to research done by my brother-in-law, Dr. Andy…
christmas, family, prayer
Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord!
Here’s hoping your Christmas holiday is filled with family and peace. Please keep our families in your prayers as we keep all of you in ours. Merry Christmas from the Oddwalk Family!
announcements, family
Happy 80th Birthday, Orin’s Mom
Orin’s mom Eva (pictured, she’s the one on the right) turns 80 years old today! Yay, mom! To send her birthday greetings, drop a line to docandeva@frontiernet.net.
family, friends, music, odd
Just Because: Real Life Examples
A couple weeks ago, our friends at Popple did at event at Shannon’s parish in Jeff City, MO. They sent us this picture a couple days later, that they had found online: It reminded Orin of a similar scenario from his growing up. Visiting his family over the weekend, he dug out a newspaper clipping…
family, odd
If You Grew Up In Rural Minnesota:
Some of these work for rural America in general, I think. Thanks to Orin’s sis, Gwynne: If You Grew Up In Rural Minnesota: · You know what knee-high by the Fourth of July means.· You know the difference between ‘Green’ and ‘Red’ farm machinery, and would fight with your friends on the playground over which…
AI, family, odd
Erin (H) Saves the World in Her Own Unique Way
Orin’s wife, Erin H, is changing the format of her blog a bit. Right now she has this amusing story posted: For Church History I we were assigned a ginormous annotated bibliography to help us further along our research. I was having some trouble finding recent enough scholarship on the Early Irish Church, when I…