Published on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 by Katherine Not to beat a dead horse.  But you know my irrational obsession with wanting the Instyler?  Well guess what.  No, no, I don't have one.  But I TRIED ONE.  And it was GOOD.  Last Friday my daughter and I had hair appointments.  This is a rare occasion, as money is always an issue.  But hair was big and it was time.  My daughter opted for a super short cut s...

Published on Monday, June 22, 2009 by Katherine This week I am going Emo.  That is according to my 13 year old.  And darn the luck, he is right!  This is the official "Boy Scout Camping" week.  Every year it looms over me as summer approaches.  Every year I make sure my boys have their gear, new clothing, bug spray (non aerosol, thank you very much) and suntan lotion.  I make sure they have plenty of white...

Published on Thursday, June 18, 2009 by Katherine Today, for the first time in my life, I heard my eight year old daughter exclaim, "What a RIPOFF!"  And she was ever so right.  This is what I call an epic fail.  EPIC FAIL.  This type of advertising should be illegal!  Gather.  Let's discuss.  I purchased this outdoor kiddie pool at Walmart.  This baby cost me THIRY BUCKS.  This is money that could...

Published on Monday, June 1, 2009 by Katherine I was blessed with the opportunity to spend one-on-one time with my middle child yesterday.  We dropped my daughter off at a party and then went to Grandma's to take care of a job for her.  Following that came my son's favorite - Wendy's.  No drive thru for us, as I wanted to sit face to face and just talk while we enjoyed our lunch.  When it comes to this ...

Published on Thursday, May 28, 2009 by Katherine How do you describe Kyle in only a few words?  I don’t think you do.  To my right at work are Larry and Kyle, respectively.  Larry is the straight man while Kyle is the comic relief.  Basically, Kyle is the Chris Farley to Larry’s David spade, only take off the pounds and make him a 21 year old baseball coach who plays hardware technician during the day. (Heâ€...

Published on Thursday, April 23, 2009 by Katherine I am enjoying participating in Problogger.Net's 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge.  Today's "assignment" (it's like I'm in school again!) is to write a "list post."  Since I've been ruminating about the fact that I am getting crazy old at 43, I thought I would look back at my childhood and remember days gone by.    You know you were born in the...

Published on Sunday, April 12, 2009 by Katherine Happy and Blessed Easter to All!  Every year, the Easter Bunny hides Easter Eggs throughout the beach house, and hides Easter Baskets for the kids as well.  The children get up way too early and hunt for their chocolate treasures. This year was a bit different.  We attended Easter Mass last night from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.  It is a long Mass, but beautiful. The lig...

Published on Saturday, April 4, 2009 by Katherine If you know me well, you know I love Japanese food, Japanese products, and even more - poorly translated Japanese (and Chinese) signs and instructions.  I don't have any good-bad sign pictures today, but I do have a special video treat for the very very brave. My boys discovered this video on YouTube.  When they showed it to me, I practically had tears rolling do...

Published on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 by Katherine It's April Fool's Day... the perfect time for some great bad jokes! Help me to make the day a little brighter for everyone by leaving a comment with your favorite (or maybe not so favorite) joke! OK, I will start off with the following: What do you call a cow with no legs? GROUND BEEF! I know I know... groannnnn.  That's the whole point!  So come o...

Published on Friday, March 13, 2009 by Katherine This is the most amazing thing.  If you stop to watch any video today, let it be this.   A few nights ago, ABC aired a story about dolphins blowing bubbles to entertain themselves.  But it is so much more than that.  These bubbles are toys, and the dolphins have specific games and goals for these bubbles.  You can watch the ABC video about dolphins blowing...

Published on Thursday, February 12, 2009 by Katherine [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="269" caption="Mooove Over, I Gotta Go!"][/caption] You just can't make this stuff up.  A new drink is in the works in India. The good news?  It contains no toxins, will be tasty, and won't even taste like urine!  You guessed it.  Well, maybe not.  The new soft drink is made out of cow urine.  And healthful herbs, of ...

Published on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 by Katherine I promised more pictures of the International Market, so here is the first.  Walking into a place like this makes you realize how little we know about the many fruits and vegetables that are grown around the world.  Take a peek at the banana flowers in the picture.  These were bigger than my hand and very fat.  I looked up banana flower preparation on the int...