Did you know that something as tiny as a grain of sand, a mere crystalline formation, could mean the difference between life and death ( Read more... )

Gosh, I've let time get away from me - it's been quite a while since my last update ( Read more... )

What's so maybe about
What's so maybe about
What's so maybe about Katie?
--"Maybe Katie" by Barenaked LadiesMy name is Katherine Elizabeth, and it is a little-known fact that my folks named me after this song. Mom and dad were just driving around in his car one day, talking about possible names for me. Mom was determined to sneak "Elizabeth" in ( Read more... )

On Sunday we celebrated my husband knightaudit's birthday by going out to dinner at Chuy's mexican restaurant with minikin and her family, plus disheveledhair and Starmaiden and Granny. We had never been to Chuy's before, but it was great! The waitress brought out little tasting samples of all of their sauces, which was good because they had about a dozen of them, LOL. I had a ( Read more... )

"Mother."
"Mom"
"Mommy"
"Mum"
"Ma-Ma"

As a child growing up in the 1970's, I loved to watch shows such as The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family and The Waltons - all shows about large, loving families. Sure, the kids didn't always get along, but they had devoted parental figures to soothe ruffled feathers and maintain at least a relatively ( Read more... )

Well, it's overcast today, but it will be sunshiny later or tomorrow ( Read more... )

Tuesday night wss the first night of Hanukkah, so as tradition holds Knight and I and disheveledhair and Starmaiden exchanged a present or two in honor of the season. Knight got me a grey "Soft Kitty" plushie that features Penny singing a verse of the "Soft Kitty" song from Big Bang Theory. It's so cute! Disheveledhair and Starmaiden got me two pretty hair ( Read more... )

This past weekend, Knight and I went out and saw two movies: Tower Heist and In Time. They were both fun and entertaining movies for various reasons - both had great casting, both were action packed, both were humorous. I liked Tower Heist just a bit better, as the plot was more cohesive and less full of holes. It reminded me of the Ocean's ( Read more... )

Just a quickie before bed ( Read more... )

We had a good time down in Chattanooga this past weekend. We tried to have a late lunch at the restaurant called Soup's On, but apparently they were closed for the weekend to do some upgrades or somesuch, so we headed over to Aretha Frankenstein's (http://www.arethas.com) for lunch instead. ( Read more... )