Published on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 by Katherine Last week my mother asked what I would like for my birthday and for Christmas.  At my age, there isn’t much to ask for.  Some Lush soap, good face cream, some inexpensive gold hoop earrings… nothing to write home about. But that was yesterday and this is today.  THIS is the day I discovered what I REALLY want.  Make that what I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY W...

Published on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 by Katherine My “day work” involves building computers, fixing computer hardware/software issues, resolving pc-related network problems and teaching users how to … well, use a computer.  If I HAVE to work a day job, this is certainly the job for me to have.  It is different every day, I work with great people and have an awesome boss. And my wonderful USERS.  God love ...

Published on Monday, November 16, 2009 by Katherine Once upon a time, a tree fell in the back yard during a very terrible storm.  It was a storm that lasted for days and days.  And then, the sun came out.  And it was good.  And the wilderness people ventured forth. The father of the wilderness people said they could NOT venture into the wilderness, for he had forgotten how to be a kid. This made them very sad: ...

Published on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 by Katherine Halloween is just around the corner.  Time for candy corn, spider webs and ghost stories.  Do YOU have any ghost stories?  Not the one about the hook in the door.  I mean REAL ghost stories. I believe just about everybody has had something happen to them that was, well, unexplainable.  Or perhaps it actually made perfect sense. Personally, I’ve smelled th...

Published on Monday, October 19, 2009 by Katherine I can remember the last book I actually sat down to read.  It was 17 years ago and I was on the beach, pregnant with my first child.  I love reading, but just don’t have the time with three children.  I figure I’ll catch up when I’m old and gray.  (OK, older and grayer) This record was broken Saturday, when I closed the Jillian Michaels book, “Master yo...

Published on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 by Katherine It’s hard to be funny, creative and entertaining when your head is full of snot.  Lucky me.   My strep has chosen a new friend, called sinus infection.  They are very happy together and are often found making me cough like crazy, wobble with vertigo and talk like a man.  They are also fighting against my antibiotic with great dexterity, much to my dismay. I ...

Published on Monday, September 14, 2009 by Katherine I am writing this with one eye open.  I think.  Because I'm not quite awake.  At least I think I'm not quite awake.  I'm too tired to figure out that part. I have a weekend hangover, plain and simple.  Make that a "chaperone an overnight bonding night for 21 high school boys soccer team" hangover.  Yawnnn. Yes, the coach had a great idea.  "One of the dad...

Published on Friday, August 28, 2009 by Katherine Have you ever wanted anything so bad you couldn't stand it?  As a child, did you have that ONE SPECIAL TOY that you wanted more than ANYTHING ELSE IN THE  WHOLE WORLD?  For me, it was the Barbie Friendship Airplane.  I can see it now, pictured in the Sears Catalog.  Two cabins, a fold out cockpit and tail, working drink cart and galley.  It was the stuff of Barb...

Published on Friday, August 14, 2009 by Katherine Sometimes the most innocent of questions can begin the most heated of discussions.  This morning at work, the sparks FLEW.  Over one tiny little question. It was fairly quiet, with the occasional tap tap of a keyboard arising from various cubicles.  Innocently, Kyle gophers out of his office space and says, "Larry.  Toilet Paper.  Over or Under?" Larry imme...

Published on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 by Katherine Have you ever had a question pop into your head that was completely random and called for absolutely useless information?  I get those a lot.  Are you surprised? I've posed this question to several people and have been pleasantly pleased at the different answers I receive.  Usually I ask, get a strange look (I'm used to that) and then I have to wait while they thi...

Published on Saturday, July 11, 2009 by Katherine I'm baaaaccckkkk!  Did you miss me?  I'm coming off a week of being "stay at home mom," with work to follow this Monday. This always means depression.  My dream is to stay at home with my children.  I'm GOOD at it.  I LOVE it.  I am mourning the too quick arrival of Monday.  But this is another post.  In the meantime, I could use a boost! So where were we a...

Published on Thursday, July 2, 2009 by Katherine "Spiderman, Spiderman, Does whatever a spider can. Spins a web, any size, catches thieves just like flies. Look Out! Here comes the Spiderman."  That spiderman would be my oldest teenager, who was bit Monday night by some sort of unknown creepy-crawly.  As I wrote before, he woke me up at 1:00 a.m. with a swollen finger and hurting arm.  Benadryl brought it ...