Published on Sunday, June 5, 2011 by Katherine Covered in sand and still in my flip flops, I pulled in to my favorite outdoor Italian eatery, only to find the following: My first thought?  “Not so much.”  My second?  “Really?!”...

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Published on Friday, April 29, 2011 by Katherine Wearing hats.  It is an ancient art that America has long since forgotten.  Fortunately, the Brits still know how to rock them.  After indulging in a good hour of the Royal Wedding, I began to play with hats. And then I began to ponder, "What if Tribal Blog members began to sport those wonderfully bad hats from the Royal Wedding?"  For this, I oh so apologize.�...

Published on Saturday, April 9, 2011 by Katherine My middle son was the ultimate picky eater.  Fortunately, now that he is 15 he is in the forefront of  nutritional health. As a matter of fact, just yesterday I prepared a healthy and delicious meal for him.  Never mind that he turned his nose up at it.  He had better and healthier plans in mind, right?  Thank heavens he can cook.   **UPDATE** ...

Published on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 by Katherine The secret to every beautiful homemade casserole?  Decorative lunch meat.  Who knew? Who doesn’t love homemade macaroni and cheese?  Except for the tomatoes on top, I loved my mother’s the most.  This weekend my mother and daughter and I decided to indulge.  Hot, cheesy, fat-filled heaven in a casserole. But do you know what was even better than the act...

Published on Monday, March 28, 2011 by Katherine I know what you are thinking.  It's winter.  Long pants weather.  Katherine has apparently let herself go.  You silly people, this is my son's leg.  MY leg is MUCH hairier! While casually walking in to my neighbor's back yard, my son found himself an unarmed target in a paintball gun war. The score? Neighbor's Children:  3 My Son:  0 What do they s...

Published on Saturday, March 5, 2011 by Katherine Just a random sight on my way to work.  Two child-sized boots placed upside down at the top of the truck's bed.  All I could think was, "And they couldn't use a car seat?"  Then came the thought, "But what happened to the dog?" I just know you amazing writers can come up with a good caption for this picture! ...

Published on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 by Katherine Ah yes, Charlie Sheen.  As a mother I want to slap him and say, “What are you thinking!”  But as a blogger, I am going to join in the fun with the Tribal Blogs Charlie Sheen Blog Carnival. Charlie Sheen Quotes.  They are like a terrible traffic accident that you cannot turn away from.  For this challenge, I have decided to take them a bit further.  Pictu...

Published on Sunday, February 13, 2011 by Katherine Life would be boring without a little laugh here and there, including in the line of 7-11. Sagitarious. Sagattarious.  Saqittarious. Oh, whatever. Just print it....

Published on Sunday, January 9, 2011 by Katherine It never snows here.  Ignore the huge storm we had a few weeks ago.  Oh and the one we had last year.  Other than those, it really-never-snows-here.  But this weekend, it styrofoamed! My daughter first called out, “Mom!  It’s S-N-O-W-I-N-G!”  Whah?  Again?!   She flew out, then flew back in to exclaim, “Mom!  It’s weird!  It’s not snow… it�...

Published on Sunday, January 2, 2011 by Katherine All my son wanted for Christmas was a laptop, preferably with a webcam.  I hunted for weeks for an affordable one, unable to find anything within my Christmas budget.  That is, until two days before Christmas when I heard of a sale that was two bridges, a tunnel and an hour away.  I was so there.  And I scored! Within hours of opening his gift he was connecti...

Published on Sunday, December 12, 2010 by Katherine Pillsbury is going to save my life.  Now I can get brakes on my car and put presents under the tree, thanks to Pillsbury and their amazing coupon deals.  Just look!  You can save THREE DOLLARS when you "Buy Pillsbury Refrigerated" items! Oh wait, hold the phone.  There appears to be some more writing on this thing.  Let me put it at arm's length and squint...