2008 - Life With Katie

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Happy Holidays

Katie 12:49 AM 1 Comments

I just wanted to wish everyone Happy Holidays from my family to all of yours. I'm going to be in Michigan for the next two weeks, visiting my family and spending some much needed time with my boys. I will have sporadic connections at best, so if you need to reach me right away, your best bet is my phone. See everyone when...

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# christmas # holidays

Monday, December 15, 2008

Meme - Holiday Stress

Katie 11:55 PM 0 Comments

Being Alone Is What Stresses You Out About the HolidaysWhether it's by choice or not, you end up feeling quite lonely during the holidays.It's hard to not have a lot of family or friends near by... or at all.While being lonely stinks, it's not to late to have a happy holiday.Find other lonely people, and organize a dinner....

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# meme

Glitter Ball Ornaments Instructions

Katie 2:06 PM 0 Comments

Since Corinna asked...I'm gonna tell!SUPPLIES:Clear Glass OrnamentDye Re-inker (Stampin' Up! ink used for these - I do not know how other types of ink will work with this as I've only used SU Classic re-inkers)Paper TowelFine Glitter (I use SU! Dazzling Diamonds Glitter for these or Martha Stewart super fine glitter --...

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# christmas # crafting

Major Catch Up Post

Katie 11:43 AM 1 Comments

Oh my gosh, I'm so behind on posting things here! I'll warn y'all now, this post is gonna be loooong and graphic intensive. Ok, now that you've been warned and probably some of you ran away in terror, let's get to the goodness.Ok..so in order of...well...order that I find the pics, here we go!Socks..now most of the time,...

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# abby # catching up

Super Sunday Challenge

Katie 11:32 AM 0 Comments

Ok, I confess that I totally bombed on my own challenges this past week! Granted, I did make a small dent in my kitchen, but the rest fell by the wayside as I handled finals and crafting like a mad woman to get stuff made for Christmas. I'm still not done with that, but I'm a heck of a lot closer. So, for this week...catch...

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# charity # christmas

Friday, December 12, 2008

12 Days of Christmas Giveaways - Check It Out

Katie 12:00 PM 1 Comments

One of my favorite blogs is doing a 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! You have to go over and see! She's posted the first two giveaways and they are so fantastic, you won't believe it! For the Wii lovers out there, one of her giveaways is the new Build-A-Bear Workshop® A Friend Fur All Seasons Nintendo Wii game! Go..hurry...check...

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# contest # giveaway

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Giveaway Update

Katie 12:37 PM 1 Comments

I'm so sorry to have to say that the giveaway that I had planned won't be happening. The store owner has decided to back out and actually do the giveaway on their own blog. I can't begin to tell you all how disappointed I am. She had assured me that it was all set and that she was mailing the item out to me and then this...

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# disappointed # etsy

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Super Sunday Challenge - Week 3

Katie 1:49 PM 3 Comments

My cards went out in today's mail! How did all of you do? Did you get those cards or holiday letters done? Leave me a comment and let me know!Now, on to this week's challenge...and I'm gonna make it a double challenge week!Part 1 - Kitchen Clean Up! I can almost hear the groans already. Sorry folks! This is a challenge...

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# christmas # cleaning

Friday, December 5, 2008

I was challenged!

Katie 2:11 PM 1 Comments

I know how shocking this must be to everyone! *grins* Abby..yes, the one whose blog is right over there ---> in the list and one of my favorite people in the whole wide world challenged me to use the above picture in my blog. How could I resist such a "tough" challenge? Abby's daughter (another Katie) built our shared...

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# abby # challenge

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Blog Clean Out

Katie 8:30 PM 3 Comments

So, I'm home sick! Ugh! I had an exam tonight, but on my drive home for a break from classes, I started having icky stomach cramps. Needless to say things went downhill from there. So, I'm here on my couch just sipping water for now. Luckily for me, the instructor drops the lowest score so no harm done. Lately I've noticed...

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# Blog # organization

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Thanksgiving Weekend Run-Down

Katie 5:50 PM 2 Comments

I told Abby that I would post some pics and a run down of my weekend, so here goes:I picked Jim up at the airport and we were both hungry so we decided to stop and get some lunch. Pengu was riding along in my bag (which reminds me, I still need to get pics of it!) so he joined us.From there, we stopped and got the oil...

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# black friday # food

Today's To Do List

Katie 3:49 PM 1 Comments

My list:1. Print out extra credit.2. Put together and mail out Abby's package.3. Buy book of stamps.4. Finish dishes 5. Put out recycling.6. Finish reading 1st chapter for close relationships7. Study for Biopsych test.8. Blog post from flickr pics.9. Put batteries in charger.10. Sign Christmas cards....

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# holiday # home

Monday, December 1, 2008

Super Sunday Challenge (a tad tardy)

Katie 4:27 PM 2 Comments

Okie, first things first! An update on last week's challenge. I got an email last night from Julia who let me know that the mystery object is actually a sugar holder! Who would have guessed?!? Certainly not me. I did a google image search and look what I found over on the Crafty Passions blog! It's the very same one, except...

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# cards # challenge

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Bad Day

Katie 4:11 PM 1 Comments

I know that I promised everyone a picture filled wonderful post for today, but I'm afraid it's just not coming and I apologize. As most of you know, money is ridiculously tight here and I've been struggling to pay off the credit card debt that I left my marriage with. Well, as it turns out I didn't do good enough. I'm...

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# debt # finances

Quote

Katie 12:27 AM 0 Comments

Longer post tomorrow, I promise, but for tonight, I'm just going to leave you with a quote that I just saw on the bottom of someone's email. If I remember, I'll do a search tomorrow to see if it was said by anyone we may have heard of (or not). ;)Your legacy is how you lived, and what you shared when it mattered.How much...

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# legacy # life

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Super Sunday Challenge

Katie 1:27 AM 1 Comments

Okie all, I promised challenges and here's the first one. Name the above item. I found it at a local thrift store and paid $1.98 for it and yet, I have no idea what it actually is! I thought perhaps a gravy boat, but when sitting flat, there wouldn't be much room for gravy because of how it sits.So, my challenge all of...

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# challenge # thrift store finds

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Oooh...Tidy!

Katie 2:06 PM 3 Comments

I did it! I went and organized that drawer. While I was at it, I sorted out part of the counter top and bagged up an entire grocery bag full of groceries that I'm going to post on freecycle here in just a minute. There are packets of crystal lite (discovered I can't have them because of the aspartame), containers of lemonade...

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# cleaning # drawer

Challenge Response

Katie 1:30 PM 1 Comments

We all have our favorite blogs..places we love to check in on and I'm no exception. One of mine is Forever Daisies. Her and her husband are getting ready to move and in the process are sorting out trash from treasures. She recently sorted out her junk drawer and posted pictures. Then, she challenged all of us to post pictures...

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# challenge # cleaning

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