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Realizations

06.21.07 – 20:06

My dad learned how to drive at the same age at which I learned how to ride a bike (8 years). One cannot, by definition, be a good parent if one forgets to feed one’s children just because it is the job of one’s husband who happens to be out of town.

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Who Knows Where Thoughts Come From

06.19.07 – 21:06

It was nice and warm today: a balmy 80 or so degrees (F). Don’t tell my dad, but walking home in the sun kind of made me want to do yardwork. I’m not sure what it was about the nice warm sun today that inspired this bizarre desire. Although I would estimate a full 80 [...]

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Katie Beta

06.17.07 – 16:06

I like to think that my parents were in charge of Katie Beta. Moving out of their house marked the release of Katie 1.0, and getting married bumped me up to Katie 2.0. Not like there was anything lacking in previous versions; the new ones just have more features you never knew you were missing. [...]

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Why I Love My Mom

05.13.07 – 15:05

Why I Love My Mom by Katie I love my mom because even though she found me at the end of the driveway in a paper bag, she always tells me that it’s impossible for her to love me any less. When I feel bad, she sings to me that I’m a poor little lamb [...]

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A Simple Solution

04.18.07 – 22:04

Remember when Stephan sprung not only a surprise honeymoon, but also our personal engagement on me? Lucky for us that these surprising roles were not swapped because I’m horrible at keeping the proverbial cat(s) in the proverbial bag(s). I’m a blabbermouth when it comes to keeping my own secrets, but I’m great at keeping other [...]

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Weekend of Walkies

04.15.07 – 21:04

Last week, Stephan went to Costco for pizza crust. And came home with a PlayStation 2. Then he bought me a brand old copy of The Sims so that he, too, could experience being a PS2 widow(er). I played some car racing game with him, which I totally would have won if someone had told [...]

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How to Kill a Bear in Five Easy Steps

04.11.07 – 17:04

(As suggested by my subconscious while I was sleeping this one time last night) 1. Have the bear stand at the bottom of a hill, maybe minding his own business and fishing for some allegedly tasty fishes. 2. Have your grandfather and his rifle (or shotgun–it’s not like you can tell the difference anyway) stand [...]

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A Very Merry Unbirthday to Me

04.03.07 – 22:04

In a little over the two weeks spanning the end of March and beginning of April, we celebrate my brother’s birthday, my husband’s birthday, my father’s birthday, and my parents’ wedding anniversary. We’re supposed to be having dinner or hiking sometime soon in celebration of these events, a dinner or hike at which I am [...]

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A Quiz

03.26.07 – 22:03

1. Choose which answer best describes what Katie did not find funny in the least: a) For a time, when Katie’s dad was asked to pass something at the dinner table, he would pick up whatever was closest to him, regardless of its identity, and pass it to the bewildered recipient. b) Around this same [...]

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In which Katie actually does something

03.25.07 – 22:03

Last week was my brother Matt’s 27th birthday. To celebrate, he took his friend Christina and me to the Enchanted Forest. Though I do have several childhood trips there logged away in my capacious gray matter, they were all before the age of 10, and there remains little photographic proof of these visits. Never fear, [...]

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