Published on Saturday, August 20, 2011 by Katherine When I was young, I remember hearing my mother cry out, “Why isn’t anything ever my own?!”  My response would be to roll my eyes.  But now, I get it.  To the point of crying out the same words when looking for a simple match to my own socks. Indeed, only three days after buying my last bag of socks, ALL WERE GONE.  Why isn’t anything ever my OWN!? So now...

Published on Thursday, May 5, 2011 by Katherine Last week I pulled something out of my dog's butt.  It was outside.  In public.  You are welcome for that. If you own a dog, I bet you've done the very same thing. Go ahead.  Admit it.  There will be no judgment on my end.  Or from your dog's end, for that matter. You see, my dog may appear to be a pure breed Dalmatian, but in fact she is part dog, goat,...

Published on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 by Katherine I’ve never had a trained dog before.  As a matter of fact I’m certain my right arm is longer than the left as a result of being dragged on dog walks.  But with our new Emma being deaf, training is a necessity – for her safety and my piece of mind. Now I normally don’t curse, but in this case I find I must.  Looking for a trainer who is experienced with d...

Published on Saturday, October 23, 2010 by Katherine My unmentionables have legs, I swear.  I first noticed this years ago, when my boys attended a home daycare.  The sitter called and asked where my oldest child's medicine was. I waited as she dug through the diaper bag.  I heard a quiet pause and then, "Ummm, why is there black underwear in the diaper bag?"  Huh?  And then, "PLEASE tell me they are clean!" ...

Published on Sunday, June 13, 2010 by Katherine Today I discovered that sometimes you can try too hard.  But let me rewind and start from the beginning.  From the moment I was cleaning and accidentally touched the tiniest edge of my son’s surfboard.  The moment when everything turned to slow motion as the surfboard began a downward slide directly towards a wooden table.  I heard myself call out, “Nooooooo...

Published on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by Katherine The art of patience.  I may not be a master, but I'm pretty darned close.  That is what many say.  You are so PATIENT.  Perhaps I'm too much of a pacifist.  When I see someone in public yelling at a sales clerk or screaming at their kid it is almost painful to me.  I would much rather keep quiet then stir up trouble.  For many, this would be considered a fault....

Published on Monday, August 3, 2009 by Katherine Summer in our area usually equates to a good afternoon thunderstorm at least once a week.  Last week I was running some tickets with one of my co-workers when a huge thunder and lightening storm descended upon us.  Fortunately we were nice and dry, with all of our jobs residing in one location in a connecting building. When it was time to go back to our desks, ...

Published on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 by Katherine My poor, poor children.  With the luck of the draw, they are destined to be embarrassed by their mother at every turn.  I thank the Lord that they did not inherit my lack of skill and grace.  I have a surfer, a skimboarder and a gymnast - all things I could never had done at their age.  Alas, this is their life as pictured below.  A weekly occurrence - either ...

Published on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 by Katherine As you may know, we were in the Outer Banks during part of Easter Break.  During our stay I proved that even away from home, I naturally gravitate towards embarrassing situations.  We had cloudy skies for most of our stay, which in my house equates to bored children.  Which equates to fights.  Which equates to me MAKING them get out of the house.   Off we ...

Published on Thursday, December 11, 2008 by Katherine Yesterday I went to Curves and plunked my gym bag down on the bathroom floor – ready to change into my workout clothes.  As I was closing the door I heard a strange hissing sound.  Hisssssssssssssssss….!  Hmmm, what is THAT sound?   I stood for a second, trying to pinpoint the unusual sound.  Hisssssssssss…!!!   And then it hit me.  My young son had ...

Published on Monday, September 29, 2008 by Katherine Me and my big mouth.  This is my latest and one of my greatest.  Picture me in an elevator full of women, with a young man standing in the corner.  He said to everyone in the elevator, “Excuse me, have any of you ladies caught a buzz?”  There was TOTAL silence.  No one spoke!  So I finally said as clear as a bell, “Ex-CUSE ME!?!?” (with a bit of attitude...

Published on Saturday, July 19, 2008 by Katherine   While in Corolla, NC, we saw an animal that was very unusual.  We were five houses from the beach, with open space behind us.  In this open space we often see deer, fox and feral cats.  There are also rabbits and snakes.  But we have NO idea what this animal was!   When we first saw it, we thought it was a red fox.  It had short legs, and my moth...