Published on Friday, April 2, 2010 by Katherine Today is THE DAY.  After a full day of work, I will be going home, loading up the van and hauling three teens and my daughter to the Outer Banks.  No doubt I will need a Java Monster to keep me awake on the road.  We will be meeting Mom at the beach house for three full days and four nights of glorious peace over Easter break.  This is our first trip of the year a...

Published on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 by Katherine Kerry likes me, she REALLY LIKES ME!  She recently gave me “The Happiness Award” and ummm FORGOT TO TELL ME ABOUT IT.  So Kerry, you are now in my official “I forget EVERYTHING” club.   I am the founding member.  To be honest, I am the ONLY member.  Is it our gastroparesis, or simply our age?  Don’t answer that. Kerry received this award herself an...

Published on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Katherine This weekend my mother and I took my daughter shopping for a First Communion dress.  Because we never EVER go shopping, my mother suggested we start with a special lunch, her treat. I rattled off a few local restaurants, throwing out Olive Garden in the mix.  To my surprise, my daughter piped in that Olive Garden sounded like a great place to try. Now, I’m n...

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Published on Saturday, February 20, 2010 by Katherine Ladies, come close and listen up.  I’ve found the product of my dreams.  The answer to my prayers.  The lift to my drop.  <queuing music and voice echo application>  For I have seen the Invisilifts Commercial   </queueing music and voice echo application>. Imagine me at 2 in the morning, womanly parts happily sitting on my lap.  And then the I...

Published on Thursday, February 11, 2010 by Katherine I have just spent 30 minutes typing a new blog post.  Only to realize I better not publish it.   Because it involved situations and people that are not in my home circle.  And that could be bad. So I will get to the bottom line here.  I beat myself up too much.  I worry too much.  I skip meals due to my flippy-floppy stomach, caused by worry worry worry.  I...

Published on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 by Katherine I enjoy cooking.  Always have.   But as Chef Morimoto said about Bobbie Flay, “He is no chef!” Through the years I have made some pretty wonderful things.  I’ve spent many an afternoon listening to music while creating new and exciting dishes.  Some hits, some not so much – but it has always brought me great pleasure and some deliciously interesting me...

Published on Thursday, December 24, 2009 by Katherine Shopping, greed, debt and exhaustion.  Does this sound like Christmas to you?  That’s what I see, more and more each year.  My children don’t KNOW Christmas. Not the REAL Christmas.  Until it’s time for stealth mode, that is. Stealth mode?  Let me explain. My father taught me the best way to give is to give anonymously.  If you give for the sake of g...

Published on Thursday, December 17, 2009 by Katherine When I first created a Twitter account, I didn’t quite GET it.  I mean, who CARES what you are doing every second of the day?  The famous tweet, “Twitter has changed the way I poop,” brought a whole new meaning to my first Twitter experience. After tweeting for a bit, I understand the Twitter phenomenon a little more.  Yes, there are people who are more ...

Published on Monday, December 7, 2009 by Katherine With two teenage boys in the house, I cannot begin to tell you how many, “that’s what she said” jokes I hear a week.  To be fair, every once in a while I’ll sneak one in myself when my 8 year old daughter isn’t in the room.  Sometimes the opening for one is just TOO good. This weekend, however, it backfired on me.  In a big and funny way.  My 16 year ...

Published on Friday, December 4, 2009 by Katherine Earlier this week I found myself at Rite Aid, once again waiting for an antibiotic prescription to be refilled.  I strolled for about fifteen minutes, wandering aimlessly from aisle to aisle.  And I took pictures.  That is how sad my life is. Have you ever really LOOKED at what is offered to America in your typical drug store?  People get up early, work hard al...

Published on Monday, November 30, 2009 by Katherine It seems birthdays are everywhere in my little world.  There is a cluster of birthdays just before December and a cluster shortly following. On that note, I would like to say a very Happy Birthday to my wonderful nephew Tommy from Cook Up Fun.  Tommy is a ROCK STAR in the kitchen, so every recipe he has on his blog is going to be a winner.  Yes, I am a day l...