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Friday, September 30, 2005

Why you should not have cake and icecream for breakfast

So, we semi celebrated Caitlin's birthday last night since my sister in law was visiting from Hawaii. We had a Snickers Cake, chocolate icecream, Twix magic shell, extra creamy whipped cream, and marchino cherries in a waffle bowl. It was SO rich! This morning I decided to have some for breakfast. I figured I would make it the only thing I ate today, so I wouldn't feel too guilty (yeah, so I don't have the most healthy eating habits) Well, now I'm totally sick to my stomach because apparently cake and icecream do not make a good breakfast. To make matters worse, I forgot that we're going out to dinner for Caitlin's birthday tonight. Ugh, so now not only do I have to feel guilty about eating the cake and icecream, but I'm too sick to eat anything good when we go out. This just sucks!

My house is clean though, which is nice!


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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

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Saturday, September 24, 2005

Some pictures from today

The birthday girl:


The baby:


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Thursday, September 22, 2005

Blingo, LOST, life, etc.

So, I use Blingo as my search engine (see the button link on the left side of my blahg) Throughout the day, at prechosen times, people who do a search, win stuff. Yesterday I won a movie ticket! Wooohooo! Yeah, I know, "Woohoo, Katie...a movie ticket...you're a rich woman now!" What...you jealous? Hey, it's free. Drake will probably use it and take the girls to the movies. Drake and I don't go out because we have no one to watch the kiddos. The only person I used to leave them with up and moved :( Sign up for Blingo under me. If you win, I win! How cool is that? Most often people win movie tickets. Sometimes they win Amazon gift certificates, Visa gift cards, Ipods, Playstations, etc. I want an Ipod.

LOST started up again last night! How cool is that? What is that guy doing in the shaft? What was he injecting himself with? Did you notice that the stuff he was injecting himself with had "the numbers" on it? Why was he in quarantine? Why did it say quarantine on the inside? Was it perhaps the island itself that was quarantine? Is Walt dead, is that why Shannon saw him? Was the old guy that the Jack's patient (who later became his fiancee)killed when she hit him with her car Shannon's dad? (They said his name was Something Rutheford) What is the significance of the numbers? Why does everything seem to revolve around them? Was it the French woman who initially transmitted the numbers that the man in the mental hospital heard? Why was Hurley in a mental hospital? Who the heck is Desmond and why is he in that hatch? Or is it really Desmond? A twin? A doppelganger? I read an interesting theory about doppelgangers and their relationship with the numbers. Was this person just talking out of their ass, or is there something to it? Goodness I LOVE this show! I'm so geeked for next week!

Geeked is my word of the day. I'm trying to use it at least once in every conversation I have today. Yesterday (or perhaps it was the day before) I chose "gobsmacked" as my word of the day.

Tomorrow is my little girl's birthday! I'm so NOT old enough to have a 7 year old! I can't believe how old she is getting. It seems like just yesterday I was being told by the dean that I was no longer welcome at Ricks because I was pregnant. Ahhhh, good times! We won't be celebrating until next Friday though. I'll bring brownies to school tomorrow, but next week we'll be going out to dinner to celebrate. We still haven't decided quite where we'll be going. It's either going to be a local ice cream parlor, Claim Jumper, or Outback Steak House. I think Caitlin will enjoy the icecream parlor the most. She loves the video games and the candy stand and the fact that they make a HUGE deal out of your birthday...sirens, drums, sparklers...the works! However, I might just be selfish and take her to Claim Jumper (their spinach and artichoke dip is to die for!) or Outback (their filet mignon and loaded baked potato is just heavenly!) Caitlin loves Outback because she loves the bloomin onion and the ribs and she loves Claim Jumper for it's desserts, so no matter where we go, she'll love it. We'll also probably go to a local arcade. The kids always have a ton of fun there. I still have no idea what we're going to get her though. We'll probably end up getting her karate gear for her. She's been wanting some shin pads, chest pad, hand pads, head pad and a kicking target.


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Sunday, September 18, 2005

Ugh

So, I went out to my car today to find this note: (keep in mind, we share a two car garage and two car driveway with our neighbors)

Dear Neighbor,
You do know where we live, if we accidentally park too close, we could have moved. Besides, I would hate to dent your new van because I was trying to get into my car.
Thanks,
XXXXXXXX

Well, obviously I was able to get in and out of my car. If I wasn't, I would have gone to their house and asked them to move their car. I feel like leaving a note saying something like this on their car:

Dear Neighbor,
You do know where we live. If you accidentally parked too close, we could have moved. Besides, I would hate to charge you with a dent in my new van because you were trying to get into your car.
Thanks,
Katie

However, I'm refraining and will, from now on, knock on their door when I get home at two in the morning and ask them to move their car.


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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Making Friends

So, I've decided it's time to go make friends. How pathetic am I? I'm 26 years old and have to go out and "make friends." How does one go about "making friends?" I suppose the easiest way would be to go back to church. However, I would hate for my only reason to go back to church to be because I'm bored and want girlfriends. That just seems wrong. LOL There's a NINO (nine in, nine out...it's a babywearing group) that meets every couple of weeks that I could attend a meetup of. I haven't been able to as of yet because I haven't had a car, and the group is fairly new, so it shouldn't be too cliquey yet.

I'm fairly nervous about making friends. I don't like to put myself out there. I'm very shy and I find it difficult to talk to people I don't know. You know, I wasn't always like this and I hate that I am now. I've always been fairly shy, but I always made an effort to not let it stop me from meeting people. I never had a lot of friends, but I always had friends. I think that having friends to hang out with is a very important part of life. The last time I decided to "make friends" (you know, I'm going to stop putting quotes around that because it's getting irritating) I just found a San Diego group of moms online, showed up at one of their meetups and joined right in...no problem. However, that's where I think everything went downhill. Now you get to find out what a loser I really am.

So, I met up with this group for a coffee night. Every Sunday we would meet for coffee and just hang out. Every Wednesday we would go out to dinner. This went on for a few months. Our kids also met together for playgroups every once in a while, but it was more of a mom's group...a chance to get out and get away from the kids a couple times a week. So anyways, one night we were going to meet up for drinks to celebrate the birthday of a gal in our group. There were probably about six of us that showed up. I knew that they were planning on going out clubbing afterwards. Up until about ten minutes before we actually met up, I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to attend or not, so no one was really expecting me, so I wasn't surprised that I hadn't been invited to go clubbing with them. So anyways, we have a few drinks and some appetizers. One of the ladies says, "Well, I should really get going," to which the reply from the rest of them was, "Oh, you're not going clubbing with us? You have to go! It's going to be so much fun! We can stop by your house really quick and pick up some clothes. You just HAVE to go with us!" and they continued to beg her for about ten minutes while she hemmed and hawed about whether to go or not. She decided to go with them. About five minutes later, when I was done eating, I said, "Well, I should get going," and they said, "Okay, bye Katie!" and I got up and left. When I got home, I felt like such an idiot. Here, I had been spending all of this time with women who didn't even really like me. I had spent the last few months of my life, showing up at get togethers where they probably didn't even want me there. I was hoping I was wrong. I was hoping that I hadn't considered people my friends who were fake enough to not bother telling me that they didn't want me there, and fake enough to pretend that they enjoyed my company. I was sincerely hoping I wasn't that bad a judge of character. So, I emailed the person in the group that I felt closest to. I told her that after that night, I was getting the feeling that I wasn't wanted in the group and that up until that night I had felt like I had friends in the people that we met up with, but was now getting the feeling that I was that person that no one wanted to hang out with, but everyone was "too nice" to tell to go away. I asked her to please let me know if I was wrong and just reading too much into things, but not to email me back saying, "Oh no, that's not it at all! I'm so sorry you felt that way!" just to spare my feelings. I never heard back from her and never got a phone call again from anyone in that group.

So yeah, as of late, my friend making experience hasn't been very good and it has definitely stopped me from putting myself out there again. However, I miss having friends. I miss being able to go out to dinner with friends and for a little while, not have to worry about kids fighting, kids throwing food on the floor, kids breaking things, a husband needing my attention, a house to clean, etc. I miss having "Katie" time. I'm always so much happier when I can get out and focus on just enjoying myself for a bit, out of the role of wife and mom.


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Saturday, September 10, 2005

Boring

I've been incredibly boring as of late. Sadly, this post isn't going to be much more interesting than other things I've been posting lately :(

Did I post yet that I'm getting a car? If so, skip this paragraph. If not, read on :) Either tomorrow or Monday I'll be picking up my 2005 Honda Odyssey EX!!!! Yippee!!! It has a grand total of 99 miles. Five of those miles I put on it ;) It has a kick ass alarm system and tons of fun goodies. My favorite feature that I know will be put to good use are the electric dual sliding doors! No more getting out to open heavy sliding doors for the kids. One push of a button on either my remote or inside the car and they open by themselves. How cool is that? It seats eight. Drake says that no, that doesn't mean we can have another kid. Not that I want to. I'm SO done having kids! In just another five years, all of them will be in school. Why mess that up and make it take even longer?!?!?! Maybe I'll get a job at Starbucks to support my habit.

Starbucks is my personal crack :( The people there know me by name and automatically ring up my order. If I want something different (hey, once in a while I'm in the mood to be daring ;) ) I have to quickly tell them before they start ringing up my usual. I have three main Starbucks that I frequent. The one I go to most often is in the grocery store. I go there probably once...maybe twice...okay, sometimes three times a day. Then there's the one that's a little further away which is an actual Starbucks store. I go there when the one in the grocery store is closed. The grocery store one closes at 9 pm. The other one closes at 11 pm. Then, there's the one at Barnes and Nobles. I actually get a different drink there than at the other two. I normally get a venti iced nonfat vanilla latte. That's what I get several times a day. At the bookstore though, I always get a venti iced caramel macchiatto (on hot days) or a venti caramel macchiatto (not iced) on a cold day. I don't know why. It just goes perfectly with sitting down, reading a good book. Lately though, I've been picking up a venti iced green tea lemonade for the kids to share. They LOVE it.

The girls started their next session of tae kwon do today. This is a 15 week session, so quite a bit longer than their normal 8-10 week sessions. They're doing double advancement this session. So, they're going to two classes a day and should be third degree orange belt by the time they finish this session. Have I said session enough in this paragraph? Sheesh.

Drake got back from New York last night! It was nice to have him back home. The kids really missed him. I did as well, of course. He says that most of the work for the next little while should be able to be done over the phone, so he might not have to go back there for a month or so! It will be odd having him home for a full month. I've kinda gotten used to him being gone. Of course, I hate it when he's gone, but we've gotten a routine down and it works.

The oven just dinged...dinner is ready. I may be back to write more later.


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Thursday, September 08, 2005

Just so I can keep track AKA I'm so pathetic I'm keeping a schedule of my favorite TV shows on my Blahg

Sunday
9 pm - Desperate Housewives ABC - Premiers Sept. 25

Monday
9 pm - Las Vegas - NBC - Premiers Sept. 19

Tuesday
9 pm - Amazing Race - CBS - Sept. 27
10 pm - Nip/Tuck - FX - Sept. 20

Wednesday
9 pm - Lost - ABC - Premiers Sept. 21

Thursday
8 pm - Survivor - CBS - Sept. 15
8 pm - Smallville - WB - Sept. 29
8 pm - Joey - NBC - Premiers Sept. 22
8 pm - Alias - ABC - Premiers Sept. 29
9 pm - CSI - CBS - Premiers Sept. 22

Friday


Saturday


So, as you can see, I'm in quite a quandary on Thursday nights at 8 pm :( I absolutely MUST watch Survivor. Cutting it out is not an option. James Marsters (Spike from Buffy) is coming to Smallville and he's just beyond gorgeous, so I'd really like to watch him...I mean the show. I can do without Joey. Alias is another I really don't want to miss. Last season left off with quite the cliffhanger and I really want to see how it all plays out. Also, Jennifer Garner won't be hiding her pregnancy. Sidney is going to be pregnant on the show. I REALLY want to see how that plays out since Michael really isn't Michael. EEK! I wonder if I can convince Drake that we need Tivo. Probably not considering we're talking about cutting cable altogether to help with finances. :( Dang. How am I going to do this? I suppose I can go the old fashioned route and actually use the VCR LOL But then I could only watch one and tape one. Which one do I cut? I don't want to make the decision. I will definitely be watching Survivor because I won't be able to get online the next day without someone spoiling the show for me if I haven't watched it yet. Ugh, why can't they just put them on seperate nights? I know, I know...they want all their top shows in the same time slot to try to keep people watching their station. Still, it sucks! At least I don't seem to have any other conflicts!


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Monday, September 05, 2005

What is it with me and fires?

So, two years ago, there was a huge fire about five miles from my home. It burned a TON of land and a ton of homes. Today, there was a large fire near our home. They evacuated approximately 200 homes. We packed our stuff to get ready for evacuation in case the fire turned towards us. Luckily, it never did.

Both fires caused us to rush around, packing up the most important things in our home. Both fires brought me a sense of panic...what should I pack? Is this important enough? Should I pack the things we won't be able to afford to replace? Where are the things that would be impossible to replace? Where on earth is so and so's birth certificate? Why don't I have everything in one place where I could just grab it and go? Should I tell the kids they can't pack their favorite stuffed animals because we need room for other stuff? Do I pack the computer, with all of my files I've worked so hard on, or do I leave it so the kids can bring their favorite dolls, which will help them relax in such a scary time? Should I pack my emergency kit, with food, flashlights, medicine, etc., or is that silly because I'll just be going to a friend's house where they'll have all of those things? What good does my three month's worth of food and water do if I have to leave it all behind? Am I really as prepared as I thought I was? What on earth do I do with this duct tape and plastic sheeting? LOL

I told the kids that there was a fire nearby and we might need to evacuate. They had been through the routine two years ago, so they knew what to do. They grabbed their suit cases and packed their most valuable posessions. Caitlin grabbed her pillow, doll, swim suit, goggles and shoes. Emma grabbed her swim suit, goggles, roller shoes and a couple of toys. Cole grabbed diapers, pull ups, toys, swim trunks, goggles, his potty training chart and his "potty" crown that he wears whenever he goes to the bathroom on the toilet. Ethan had no idea why people were gathering things, but figured he should get in on the action. He grabbed an empty Wendy's frosty cup and the vegetable wash LOL He eventually decided to drop those and pack as much bottled water as possible. It was interested to see what was most important to each child. Can you tell they really love swimming? Ethan, without knowing what was going on, oddly enough, actually grabbed what he needed the most. Ethan gets dehydrated REALLY easily and gets terrible fevers if he hasn't had anything to drink in a few hours. He easily drinks a gallon of water a day. So, it was really interesting to see him, in the midst of everyone panicing and packing, grab what, even if only subconsciously, he knew he needed the most. He also threw his sippy cup in with the bottles of water.

As for me, what I finally decided on was the important papers: birth certificates, social security cards, etc., all of the photo albums, the children's baby books, the infant clothing I have been saving that was made by Drake's grandmother for my girls, the red wool coat that ever since I was a child I had dreamt of purchasing for my first daughter, that we bought for Caitlin when we were poor as heck, my dad's favorite shirt that I had insisted on dressing him in when he passed away so he looked presentable for the mortician, a lock of my dad's hair, the family silver that had been passed down to us from my mother in law, formula and diapers for the baby, my piano and vocal music, and all of the stuff the children packed. I'm sure I would have thrown the computers in there as well, somehow LOL

I was looking around the house, thinking of all we would lose if our house was destroyed and oddly enough, although I felt like I should have felt like my world would be ending, I was okay with it. These things were just that...things. Everything I would leave, could eventually be replaced. I knew I had family, friends and church that would help me rebuild my life and aquire the things that my family needed. While I would be devestated to lose my home and all of my posessions, the important things would be safe...my family...and that's all I really needed.

Drake left for New York this morning. As we were packing, he was on a plane, impossible to reach. I never knew how much I relied on him until he wasn't there to rely on. I constantly second guessed myself...do I really have everything I need? Am I missing something important? Is there something somewhere in some corner of the house that I'm going to be angry at myself for not thinking about and leaving behind? Can I really evacuate by myself, with five children to take care of? I was pissed at his company for sending him off on a holiday, when I really needed him at home, but moreso, I was pissed at myself for not having the confidence in myself to get things done. I hated that I was second guessing myself. I hated that I was so unsure in my ability to take care of my family on my own. Really, as long as I got my children out and to a safe location, the rest of the stuff didn't matter. I don't know why I was so freaked out about not being able to get things done. Still though...it sucked to be in such a panic and feeling like you can't take care of the things that you need to take care of.


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