Published on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 by Katherine This week I am happy to be the featured Blog Trotter!  Bloggers from all over the world have given fun tours of their hometowns on Blog Trotting, so be sure to visit their site for some great local information and photos. My hometown?  Being from a Navy family, I’ve got many.  But we are now deeply rooted in the Hampton Roads Community in Virginia.  I live...

Published on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 by Katherine Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble!  That was me with my witchy friend last night, brewing up some money potion.  Alright, so we didn't really say Bubble Bubble, but I did have to repeat a poem three times.  COOL. Many years ago I met this amazing woman who would frustrate even the strongest of missionaries.  You can feel the heat off of her hands, she talks abou...

Published on Saturday, July 3, 2010 by Katherine We are back, for better or worse. In the seven days we were at the beach house we could only swim TWO DAYS.  After these two glorious days, the wind came offshore which dropped the ocean temperature TWENTY DEGREES.  Try putting anything but your toes in 53 degree water and YOWSA!  The day the water warmed up we couldn’t swim due to thunder storms.  THEN ...

Published on Thursday, June 10, 2010 by Katherine Lately I’ve heard many radio stations participate in a “Does That Make Me Crazy” hour.  People call in and reveal something they do that others say is crazy.  They play the Crazy song and decide if this person is indeed bonkers. Today callers admitted to the following behaviors: Picking pebbles out of the car tires because the person “hears” them ...

Published on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 by Katherine I’m back!  Did you miss me, because I sure missed you!  No internet this weekend – the beach house totally unplugged.  I cheated a little bit tweeting from my phone, but other than that it was complete (and much needed) downtime. What a different beach house weekend, too.  My daughter had her first friend there, my middle son didn’t come and my mother w...

Published on Friday, June 4, 2010 by Katherine First of all, a shout out to my nephew Tommy and all the family who visited this week. I love you all and can't wait to see you again soon!  You can visit Tommy's cooking blog at Cook Up Fun! Before you begin reading, hit PLAY and crank it up! <raising hand with great excitement!> How many of you screamed out this song on your last day of school?  &l...

Published on Friday, May 14, 2010 by Katherine When I was little, candy was the be all and end all of everything in my world.  Food was always healthy, including the snacks, drinks and sides.  I was told to eat my vegetables and had no dessert if I refused the good stuff during meals. Of course I had my tricks.  I hated steak, which is ironic considering I can’t physically eat steak now and would kill to d...

Published on Monday, May 10, 2010 by Katherine Today I found myself in the office of the president of a very large company.  His Administrative Assistant walked me in, only to squint just the tiniest bit as she looked towards the back of me.  “Ummm, did you know you have a... well… there’s a…..” She was trying to come up with appropriate words for something that was apparently stuck to me.  I turne...

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Published on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by Katherine Some of you may remember last year’s nor’easter that took down a tree in my backyard.  And with it?  A tree house, trampoline, swing set, playset with slide, clothesline, fence and half of a Japanese maple. Eventually we saved enough money to have the remaining tree cut out, although the stump was left standing.  If I included the stump in the job, it would ...

Published on Thursday, April 8, 2010 by Katherine It’s here again, the 5 Minutes for Mom Ultimate Blog Party!  This is a fantastic way to find new blogs while those excellent writers find YOU!  And the prizes? Oh my GOODNESS the prizes. I am happy to be contributing a $50 Vanilla Visa Gift Card to the Blog Party Booty.  Be sure to put me on your wish list if this sounds like something you can use! As req...

Published on Sunday, April 4, 2010 by Katherine Today was our first full day at the beach house and as always, things were wonderful and completely unpredictable. The morning hours brought forth thick fog that held an amazing taste of the ocean’s salt.  Surprisingly, the early afternoon sun didn’t burn it off, leaving our beach walks a little bit creepy, fun and certainly adventurous.  The air was so thick...