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...

Published on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 by Katherine  On my way to work, I stopped in at a "quickie mart" to grab a cup of coffee.  As I turned the corner, I nearly ran into an OLD BOYFRIEND.  I could not believe it.  Was my hair straight?  How did I look? I talked to him for a good five minutes.  Certain I had impressed him, I got back in my car and started to pull out.  It was when I glanced back through my ...

Published on Sunday, May 4, 2008 by Katherine We all like to think we look fabulous, don't we?  This week I didn't necessarily feel fabulous, but I thought I was dressed neatly - at the minimum. Walking down the hall at work, two ladies behind me said, "Ummm, we hate to tell you this... but you have something on your butt."  Now, it didn't end with a quick brush of the pants to remove an offending piece of lint...

Published on Friday, February 22, 2008 by Katherine Imagine a trip to the Virgin Islands at only 13 years old.  The sun, the sand, the opportunity to try a Pina Colada… it was a dream come true! Sure enough, when I was in seventh grade my parents took my older brother and me to St. Croix for a family vacation.  There I indeed got to try my first Pina Colada while munching on fried conch as I listened to isla...

Published on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 by Katherine ..but you can’t take me anywhere!  I was at our annual church Winter Festival, waiting patiently in the buffet line for what looked like absolutely delicious food.  The line split into two so folks could serve themselves from both sides of the tables.  The way the lines were moving, a gentleman across from me seemed to always be at the same station I was througho...

Published on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 by Katherine I admit it – I love 7-11 dark mountain roast coffee with a passion. Every day after lunch I pick up a refill cup and drink it at my desk. A few weeks ago I purchased a new 7-11 coffee mug – a really cool one with a wide base and top. After showing it off to a few fellow coffee lovers, I finished up my coffee and ran all around my workplace fixing pc’s and sof...

Published on Sunday, November 18, 2007 by Katherine Not the worst, but just more proof that my life revolves around embarrassment.  This one wasn't even my fault! Last night we were waiting for our food at Five Guys Burgers and Fries.  They called out, "24!" and mom said, "That's it!  That's our order!  Michael, help your mother get the food!"  So I go up there and say, "We are number 24."  I should have thoug...

Published on Saturday, November 17, 2007 by Katherine My son goes to a school that requires uniforms.  On the day he had physical education, he wore his green sweats with shorts underneath.  Later that day I was emptying out his backpack and pulled out his sweats for the wash.  As I took out his sweatpants, a pair of my good underwear fell out of the backpack and on to the floor.  In disbelief I accusingly said, ...

Published on Saturday, November 17, 2007 by Katherine Driving from work to the store, I began to feel the discomfort of a too large lunch and too tight skirt.  I unbuttoned my skirt for a little relief in the car.  You guessed it.  I got to the store, got out of my car and my skirt fell down to my ankles. This was finally topped when I had lost weight, walked through the work cafeteria and had my slip fall right do...

Published on Thursday, November 15, 2007 by Katherine I remember being in High School and going out with my best friend to the Mall to “check out the boys.”  It was raining that night and I was dressed to kill, in high heels and all.  As we walked through one of the department stores, we passed an elevator just ready to open.  That’s when it happened.  I must have hit a wet spot on the floor and WHAM!... I drop...