From the category archives:

Fun

The madness to my method

written by Katrina on March 19, 2009 · 14 comments

and filed under Fun

March Madness is upon us. Of course, you already know this if you keep up with college basketball. I don’t. But what tips me off is that yesterday, I received my annual invitation to participate in an online “Tournament Challenge” arranged by a friend of ours. I look forward to this challenge every year because [...]

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Dear…

written by Katrina on January 12, 2009 · 33 comments

and filed under Fun, Purely Random

Dear mother who dragged your child, screaming and kicking, out of Target,
I heard your little boy yelling, “But I WANTED that!” at the top of his lungs. And I heard you calmly tell him, “No” as you wrestled him into the car. I just wanted to say, Good Job. Whether you said no for financial [...]

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Not quite ready

written by Katrina on January 8, 2009 · 24 comments

and filed under Family, Fun

L. is 2 1/2. Which means that I’m starting to get questions along the lines of, “Is he potty-trained?”
Um…well…no. We haven’t even started.
But unfortunately the truth is, L. is starting to show signs of “readiness.” For example, last week he approached me, giggled, and then informed me that he was going to go into the [...]

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Teaching an old(ish) mom new tricks

written by Katrina on January 6, 2009 · 9 comments

and filed under Family, Fun

[Editor's note: This post was started last Tuesday, but I'm just now getting it posted.]
I woke up sore this morning. Sore in expected and unexpected places.
Sore legs — yep, that was to be expected. Sore obliques — a nice feeling, but I didn’t realize they’d feel quite this sore.  And a shooting soreness down my right forearm. Hm… that [...]

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The Roller Coaster Ride, or Being the Mom of a 2-year-old

written by Katrina on October 13, 2008 · 18 comments

and filed under Family, Fun

We celebrated C.’s 10th birthday with a big party at our house over the weekend. Lots of fun (along with lots of pizza, lots of cake, and lots of ice cream) was had by all. Even 2-year-old L. was at his best — greeting our guests, running around the yard with cousins, stealing sharing ice cream [...]

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I.D. Required

written by Katrina on September 5, 2008 · 15 comments

and filed under Family, Fun

After hearing sniffles and sneezes and snoring and coughs, after seeing watery eyes and dismal expressions, after a few nights of Chad and L. not sleeping well last week… I knew I needed to head to the store to re-stock our medicine cabinet. But attempting to purchase the required medication, when your house is [...]

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Technology: It makes me look more normal

written by Katrina on August 28, 2008 · 12 comments

and filed under Fun

I’m going to tell you a secret.
I talk to myself. Regularly.
And I don’t just mean I say “ouch” if I stub my toe. No, I mutter and mumble to myself on a semi-consistent basis. I’ve been known to rehearse conversations that I’m dreading or nervous about while driving. I exclaim over [...]

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"It smells like something died in here…"

written by Katrina on August 18, 2008 · 7 comments

and filed under Fun, Home stuff

Note: What follows is a long and boring account of a run-in I had this week with an unpleasant occurrence in our basement. Some parts may be gross. Many parts are long-winded. So if you manage to stick with me, thank you. You are a truly dedicated blog-reader.
So, on Tuesday [...]

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I Second That Emotion

written by Katrina on July 8, 2008 · 14 comments

and filed under Family, Fun

Let me preface this post by saying that I am married to a truly great guy. Over the 14+ years that we’ve been married, he’s learned that occasionally, I cry for absolutely no reason, and that when I share my deepest feelings with him, I might just need a listening ear, not a solution. [...]

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Formulas from our weekend

written by Katrina on July 7, 2008 · 7 comments

and filed under Family, Fun

Formula #1:

(Cl x 1) + (Co x 1) = E x 2

Translation: Clean and Cook Once –> Entertain Twice

We had a busy weekend, rather social for a bunch of homebodies. And when I say “a bunch of homebodies,” I mean two parents who are introverted homebodies and two kids who wonder why we never [...]

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