Published on Saturday, April 9, 2011 by Katherine My middle son was the ultimate picky eater.  Fortunately, now that he is 15 he is in the forefront of  nutritional health. As a matter of fact, just yesterday I prepared a healthy and delicious meal for him.  Never mind that he turned his nose up at it.  He had better and healthier plans in mind, right?  Thank heavens he can cook.   **UPDATE** ...

Published on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 by Katherine The secret to every beautiful homemade casserole?  Decorative lunch meat.  Who knew? Who doesn’t love homemade macaroni and cheese?  Except for the tomatoes on top, I loved my mother’s the most.  This weekend my mother and daughter and I decided to indulge.  Hot, cheesy, fat-filled heaven in a casserole. But do you know what was even better than the act...

Published on Sunday, April 3, 2011 by Katherine The beach, the beach, the BEACH!  This weekend was our first trip back to Corolla.  It was like being home again.  The peace I feel the moment I smell that ocean air is a gift.  One delivered directly from the man above. The spoils we found on the beach this weekend ranged from a bit of precious sea glass to a live (and now saved) blue crab.  We also found r...

Published on Monday, March 28, 2011 by Katherine I know what you are thinking.  It's winter.  Long pants weather.  Katherine has apparently let herself go.  You silly people, this is my son's leg.  MY leg is MUCH hairier! While casually walking in to my neighbor's back yard, my son found himself an unarmed target in a paintball gun war. The score? Neighbor's Children:  3 My Son:  0 What do they s...

Published on Saturday, March 26, 2011 by Katherine Play every game you can think of.  Send constant requests to your best friend.  Ask for Farm Help, have them feed your fish and send lots and LOTS of roast beef.  And drinks.   Ask the oldest person on your friends list to join the mafia with you.  Repost this several times.  When they tell you to stop, let them know how fun it is.  Start sending ...

Published on Saturday, March 19, 2011 by Katherine My dear Meleah recently wrote, “As of late, I find myself thoroughly fascinated with strange, bizarre, peculiar, and outright weird products.”  Since then I have discovered the Uro Club, certainly a useful gift for any golfer on your list.  Meleah, with you being a golfer, do you think you would be able to use the Uro Club with a GoGirl? I just can’t get en...

Published on Monday, March 14, 2011 by Katherine When I went on the slide myself, I did not just get a few pops, but a huge shock up my leg that caused my heart to flutter!  Of course, my target is a wee bit bigger than hers...  Oh Snap! ...

Published on Saturday, March 12, 2011 by Katherine This has been a year of financial downs, to say the least.  Top it off with poor health and you’ve got yourself a “throw your hands up in the air” kind of run.  Have you ever had to borrow money from your kids?  Because my oldest has become my new financial institution.  For this I am not proud. It all came to a head this week when my gas tank was once ag...

Published on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 by Katherine A little fun with Emma and her tennis balls.  I think it is time for TBA, or Tennis Balls Anonymous.  And what is with that growl after MY name? ...

Published on Saturday, March 5, 2011 by Katherine Just a random sight on my way to work.  Two child-sized boots placed upside down at the top of the truck's bed.  All I could think was, "And they couldn't use a car seat?"  Then came the thought, "But what happened to the dog?" I just know you amazing writers can come up with a good caption for this picture! ...

Published on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 by Katherine Ah yes, Charlie Sheen.  As a mother I want to slap him and say, “What are you thinking!”  But as a blogger, I am going to join in the fun with the Tribal Blogs Charlie Sheen Blog Carnival. Charlie Sheen Quotes.  They are like a terrible traffic accident that you cannot turn away from.  For this challenge, I have decided to take them a bit further.  Pictu...

Published on Saturday, February 26, 2011 by Katherine Last Friday: Daughter starts with a cough, leading to a temperature over 101 that remains for 3 days, despite Tylenol. Monday: Middle son starts a cough.  The fever follows within hours.  Child number two down. I start to cough.  Then comes the fever. Cough all night. Miss work.  Oh NO. Tuesday: Prostrate on the couch. Three of us.  Ugh. ...