Archives for March 2007

Tip Tuesday — The Joy of YouTube

March 20, 2007 by Kathryn

YouTube scares me, quite frankly. You never know what kind of junk you’ll find when you go there. The internet has gone completely content crazy. Got a video of your dog taking a nap? You’d better post it quick before he wakes up.

The ever wonderful PhilTube parody site keeps Dan and I laughing and asking each other, “Is it up yet? Well get it up!” (The site appears to be down. I’ll put a link up if it resurfaces.)

A while back Jeana posted links to some of her favorite commercials and it got me thinking, “I need more fun video in my life.”

So, here’s my latest greatest find, a reminder that you should really keep an eye on the garbage your kids are exposed to.

I’m also an undying fan of the Outpost.com commercials.

Give me a link to something that makes you laugh online – in a DYM appropriate sort of way.

Shake it Like a Steak Sauce

March 18, 2007 by Kathryn

My mom’s fridge is all aflutter with blog fodder.

I have been a longtime user of what Laylee likes to call “One-A sauce.” I usually shake it before using. After reading this warning, I think I’ll take the job more seriously. And maybe employ a soundtrack to get me in the mood.

I’m thinking of trading my fridge for this bad boy. Can you believe that it contains a CONVERTIBLE DRAWER?! I know. I couldn’t believe it either but there it is in plain blue writing. Pictured here is not only a fabulous vegetable drawer but with the proper tools, you could convert it and fill it with tasty deli meats.

Or if you’re my mom, you can buck the system and just jam it full of a bushel of oranges. The versatility is practically limitless.

Man, I love signage.

the reasons: video messages from Dan, chocolate cupcakes, sisters

Does She Engage in Imaginative Play?

March 16, 2007 by Kathryn

“Why yes, yes she does,” I answered the doctor at her 4-year well check visit.

What I didn’t tell him was that sometimes I want to open up a can on her imaginary posse…

Flamingos and the Resurrection — The Art of “MegaCorp”

March 14, 2007 by Kathryn

A large sittable sculpture is located in the courtyard between buildings at Dan’s office. Now, I’m not an art critic, at least not a constructive or educated one, so I’ll stick to talking about the landscaping which surrounds the huge brown log-like creation.

The courtyard is big and round, paved with stark gray cement the exact color of the cloudy Seattle winter sky. In the center sat a huge round patch of grass with a circular brown 2-foot-tall sculpture where people could gather, talk and play Parcheesi. …

Tip Tuesday — Don’t Waste Your Time

March 12, 2007 by Kathryn

I spend a lot of time wasting it. This is not always bad. Sometimes “wasting” time is an enjoyable recreational activity. Here is a list of a few time wasters you’d be better off avoiding. Please add to it and save us all so we can waste our time on other nothings worth doing.

-Running errands at rush hour
-Blaming myself, overanalyzing, feeling guilty
-Scrubbing socks
-Fighting about broccoli
-Continuing to visit preschools when you already know they’re not “the one”
-Talladega Nights
-Trying to remember things I should have written down when I first thought of them

Reversion

March 10, 2007 by Kathryn

When I stay at my parents’ house, something happens to me.

I find myself searching the fridge, freezer and cupboards for any special food I may be able to consume at no cost to myself.

Although I do far less cleaning here, I do it with a greater sense of pride and magnanimity. “My mom is gonna be so proud of me that I cleaned up… my own breakfast dishes.” …

A Puddle of My Own Heart

March 9, 2007 by Kathryn

So, what I’m saying is: She’s not allowed to say that I’m not allowed to say certain things but I’m allowed to tell her that she’s not allowed to tell me that.

A Marathon

March 9, 2007 by Kathryn

Yesterday I dipped my toes in the pool of insanity. Yesterday I set some sort of record for caffeine consumption. Yesterday I watched Magoo plunge his hands into two public toilets, create a tsunami at Denny’s in Butte, Montana and smear his body with CANDY!! OH, OH, OH CANDY!!!!!!!

Yesterday I took a 14.5 hour road …

Why Hey?

March 6, 2007 by Kathryn

Laylee sits next to me tapping and making alarmingly loud sucking and hocking noises.

I politely ask her to stop.

The noises continue.

I yell, “HEY!!!!”

She looks at me innocently. “Why hey, Mamma?”

I am dumbfounded. “WHY HEY?” I respond.

“I’m serious. Why hey?”

She was also serious today in the pediatrician’s office when she placed her hands on her chest and said, “See these pointy parts. These are my breasts.” She then gently cupped my own mammaries and said, “These are your breasts. They are much lower than mine. When I get big and old like you my chest will go down SO LOW too.”

The truth is out. I no longer have the body of a four-year-old. I did not feel inclined to explain that her four-year-old body was partially to blame for my general lack of perkishness. WHY HEY? Why indeed.

The List

March 4, 2007 by Kathryn

So talking about “the list” got me thinking about the lists I’ve used in the past to name my children. Today being March 4th got me thinking about marching forth and doing all the things I’ve been planning to do for a long time but haven’t done for no real reason except I don’t much feel like doing them.

As an aside, my house is clean right now. Freakishly clean. It has been for over 24 hours and the children have even been allowed to roam freely about the house at times. You could eat off my kitchen floor – but please don’t….

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