Wife, mom, writer, Christ-follower, reader, knitter, baker… writing about life in general and everything that goes along with it.
From the category archives:
Dear blog,
Hi.
Remember me? Katrina? The one who’s supposed to visit you every now and then, write some stuff, keep you updated?
Yeah, it’s me.
You probably think I’ve abandoned you.
I haven’t, really. At least, not on purpose. I’ve just been…I don’t know, distracted, I guess.
Distracted by never-ending snow that has landed me in a mid-winter funk, longing [...]
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For months, now, my mind has been restless.
While part of me is pretty sure I have enough on my plate with just the basic, everyday tasks that come with being a wife, a mom, a volunteer… another part of me is curious, searching, looking for something new.
Something new to learn.
Oh, I don’t want to ditch [...]
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L. (3) was happily playing with Legos yesterday morning. He received a Lego fire station set for Christmas and has spent a good portion of the last week creating everything but a fire station with it. In fact, whenever I’ve attempted to help him turn the pile of Legos into the item pictured on the [...]
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We’ve already played boardgames tonight (my family indulged me and we played five whole games — I loved it!), and did some Wii-playing (Extreme Challenge). We munched on numerous snacks. And now, as I type this post, Chad, C (11), and I have just settled in to watch a movie, figuring it would be a good way [...]
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Oh, hello there.
Yes, it seems that I temporarily dropped off the face of the Earth.
There was the usual, expected stuff. The two straight days of baking Christmas cookies (yummy), the celebration of Christmas (very nice), the family gatherings (enjoyable).
But then there was also the onset of post-Christmas germs.
And so this week, when I had planned [...]
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You know, it’s kind of funny. I often have to battle against my own laziness, forcing myself to put down the book or the computer to do something around the house that really needs to be done.
But this week, I’m dealing with some mandatory laziness and, quite honestly, it’s driving me crazy. All I want [...]
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Sure, I like this time of year because of the music, and the upcoming holidays, and the baking. But there are two other reasons I really, really like this time of year.
Reason #1: Starbucks’ Peppermint Mocha
I enjoy the occasional Pumpkin Spice Latte during the fall, but to be honest, the drink that draws me to [...]
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Because I know what we’re doing.
We’re going to Starbucks.
Because there are free pastries. Yes, FREE.
Buy a coffee-type beverage, and get a free pastry.
Go before 10:30 a.m. Oh, and if the pastries are gone, you’re out of luck.
We’ll be there early.
Check out more details at the Starbucks site.
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I’m once again joining Susanne for her Friday’s Fave Five carnival. Here are five of my favorite things from this past week:
1. Breathing through my nose. It’s amazing what we take for granted. But after 11 days of not being able to breathe through my nose, I am thrilled beyond reason that I can actually [...]
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When I started this blog (almost three years ago), I wrote some nice thoughts about how the name “Callapidder Days” refers to the fact that I’m always changing, always growing, etc. But the truth is, my natural inclination is to resist change as strongly as my 2-year-old resists diaper changes. Which, in case you were [...]
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