Wednesday, April 23
So Kate, what have you been up to?
Sunday, April 6
An Actual Scoop
So things are going. Ben and I know that the next few months trying to get this business officially off the ground are going to be a lot of work, and know that it will be worth it... needless to say regular posting hasn't quite made it's way back onto the agenda of my days. Work is boring me and I long for the day that I can say goodbye and put all of the uncomfortable egg shell walking behind me and forget about the boss who feels she has the right to criticize my body type during my yearly evaluation... yes she went on for 20 minutes, yes multiple people have told me to find a lawyer to sue the park district and no there does not seem to have been any type of disciplinary action taken... so moving on.
then a few days later the crocus had their chance- they didn't do to well as Asher wanted to pick them all
Spring is here, it started slowly and came a little later, but 3 weeks ago we got these
Snowdrops blooming in the front yard
then a few days later the crocus had their chance- they didn't do to well as Asher wanted to pick them all And along that same time our spinach started thriving in the cold frame.
Today was a day full of gardening... 80 feet of potatoes, trenches dug by Ben, planted with assistance from Kate and Asher.
And Cabbages are in the ground as well! Things are really wet out there but much dryer than a few weeks ago.
In good news our food nanny gig is going well. We lost a family this month unfortunately, but picked up two mores, one of 2 and one of 4. So we are very happy and of course still looking for a few more to help out with summer especially as things are a bit hit and miss with peoples vacation schedules. If you want to check out what we have been cooking check out the food nanny blog here. Here are seven families meals divied up and loaded into our car a few Tuesdays ago... we are getting a bit more organized.
Friday, April 4
Yes, I suck, but soon I will be back
Not quite 100 things about me, if you have a blog consider yourself tagged, copy and paste and answer yourself.
101. My name is:Kate
100. I was born in:Peru, IL
99. I am really:ready to not be working at the nature center
98. My cell phone company is:I don’t have one
97. My eye color is:Blue
96. My shoe size is:7
95. My ring size is:7
94. My height is:5′1"
93. I am allergic to:dog, cats, amoxicillin
92. I was born on:November 6, 1977
91. I am annoyed by:
People that ask way to many questions, trying to be nice and considerate, but really just come off as being really nosy (mom this not in reference to you, I know you are just legitimately interested in my life, not just nosy)
90. Last book you read:A Color of His own, to Asher this morning… who has time for grown up books?
89. My bed is:currently positioned under a skylight, and I love waking up looking up at the trees, can’t wait for leaf out!
88: One thing you hate about yourself:Let’s go with would change, body wise, my belly- I have always had the pudge, but we could say farewell.
87. My favorite Holiday is:Christmas every other year with my family and birthdays- I love birthdays and celebrating and cupcakes.
86. The perfect kiss:All depends on the state of the lips.
85. The last three cd’s I bought were:Wow, I do not buy music. Neil Young last two albums, prairie wind- for Ben’s 29th b-day, the one with impeach the president for Christmas a couple of years ago--- no new ones for me… the last one I remember actually buying was Norah Jones 5 years ago.
84. Are you living at home:yes, my own
83. Do you have any siblings: Yes.
82. Are your parents divorced: No
81. What did you do yesterday: Woke up, had a relaxing morning at home with the boys, work had some interviews. Boys came to visit. A wonderful lamb shoulder roast and wine, a trip to krannert for dessert, tax organization, romantic honey time and bed.
:::I Believe In:::
80. Love at first sight: No.
79. Luck: Yes, my grandma rose is just lucky, that lady wins so much at bingo.78. Fate: Sure77. Yourself: Yes
76. Aliens: not so much
75. Heaven: not in the form of we all hang out with the big tubby white bearded man in the sky and look down at everyone and eat and drink to our hearts content.
74. Hell: jury’s still out on this
73. Ghosts: Yes- ask me about my college house- haunted!.
72. Horoscopes: Maybe, not the newspaper ones, but I do think that the way things were aligned at your birth may play into your personality- there are just always exceptions to the rule.
71. Soulmates: yes
:::Which is Better:::
70. Hugs or Kisses: Hugs- you can share them with so many people and they can give you such a charge when you are having a bad day. And you can just say so much with a hug, that you can’t with words to comfort a good friend. I love hugs!
69.
68. Phone or Online: Neither to be honest, I am not that good keeping up either way.
67. Red heads or Black haired: who doesn’t love some red hair, I love the color, but really are they better than black haired folks—what kinda question is this?
66. Blondes or Brunettes: Brunettes- ditto for up their, I still love some blonde haired people, for myself though I would never pull off blonde.
65. Hot or cold: Cold- not that I always love it buy wow do I hate the hot- it does not mix with me.
64. Summer or winter: So tough I love all seasons if it weren’t for summer I wouldn’t be able to garden and enjoy the taste of great tomatoes, temperature wise winter is my love- but the short days make it hard for me to photosynthesize.
63. Fall or Spring: Fall and I mix perfect and I long for it in the summer, but spring is equally anticipated.
62. Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
61. Night or Day: Day
60. Oranges or Apples: Fall Apples, Winter Oranges, it all depends on the season to get the best flavor.
59. Curly or Straight hair: a bit of wave
:::Here’s What I Think About:::
58. Abortion: Everyone’s personal decision- should stay legal, because I don’t have the right to make that decision for anyone else. Until we make it easy for all woman to have babies by way of health care, living wages, child care- no one has any right to judge or illegalize another’s right to make that choice- and even then- mind your own business- have you seen the population size lately!!!!
57. Backstabbers: I'm sure my opinion matches everyone else about them!
:::Last time I:::
56.Had food?3.5 hours ago, left over chille, with cheese and yogurt and corn tortillas.
55. Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile:In August at my Alumni soccer game, people I hadn’t seen I five+ yrs.
54. Cried in front of someoneI am sure it was in the past week- I cry easily, I can fake cry as well, I just have very active tear ducts.
53. Who is the ditziest person you know:I just can’t answer this one
52. Who makes you laugh the most:my husband
51. The last movie I saw: Waiting- great moving about waiting tables for some chain crap restaurant- oh how I love the restaurant scene.
50. What I don’t understand is:mean people just being mean
49. Something I always really miss when I leave home is:my family- it is so hard to leave your cute babe in the arms of the man you love….
48. The thing that I’m looking forward to the most:being able to quit my job and work out of my home with those people in 49
47. The thing that I’m not looking forward to is:the lack of sleep ahead of me as we plan and execute our home business
46. Tomorrow: I’ll work and play with my family
45. Today: going to celebrate common grounds successes at Crane Alley.
44. Next Summer: being a stay at home mom, working with Ben and gardening a lot!
43. Next Weekend: hanging out with an old friend who I love dearly!
42. People call me:Kate and Mama
41. The person who knows the most about me is: Ben
40. The most difficult thing to do is:get everything done on the list- it is long and there is never enough time- plus I keep coming up with more.
39. I have gotten a speeding ticket:when I was 16, driving to MN to visit friends with Kirstin, I was also singing Cecilia by simon and garfunkle and we actually put our hands in the air after freaking out that we were moving to get my driver’s license, thinking the cop would fear we were looking for a gun… can you believe my parents let me do a 6 hour road trip at 16?
38.My zodiac sign is: Scorpio
37. The first person i talked to today was: Ben.
36. First time you had a crush: Peter something back in the second grade at St. Matts, I think the last started with a B, he was cute.
35. The one person who i can’t hide things from: I hate to say that I don’t think anyone, I am most open with Ben, but I’m sure there are some things he doesn’t know.
34. Last time someone said something you were thinking: All the time
32. What is your dream job?Working collaboratively with Ben, able to homeschool our kids and be as friendly to the earth as possible.
31. First real job: I think papergirl counts.
30. I have/will get a job: I have a job, would like to have a different one.
29. I have these pets: One chicken currently at pet status, Fawkes, 3 as just layers that will be retired in the fall.
28. I wish: I didn't have to work.
27. The worst sound in the world: fingernails on the chalkboard
26. The person that makes me cry the most is?Like because they hurt me? I make myself cry because of those stupid active tear ducts and growing up in a non-confrontational family.
25. Best sound in the world:Asher saying, “mama” and afterwards giving me the best cutest smile in the world- it melts me.
24. Person[s] that makes you happy: My boys, my family, and friends--- they all know who they are.
23. Florida or Hawaii: Hawaii for me to explore and hike, Florida for Ben to fish.
22. My favorite piece of clothing: my yellow cardigan
21. Last time I cried:I already answered this and I am sick of talking about my overactive tear ducts.
20. My friends are: my support- my history
19. My computer is: in a very cold room
18. The school I go to is: N/A
17. Last person I got mad at: Ben
16. The all-time best movie is: BRING IT ON- come on I can watch that crap all the time!
15. The all-time best feeling in the world is: Love.
14. I lose all respect for people who: are arrogant and cocky, oh and don’t want to do actual work to make money.
13. The movie I cried at was: notice overactive tear ducts, especially while PMSing or MSing (no pre)
12. TV channels you watch: not so much. I haven’t watched an actual live tv show at my home since the last Veronica Mars.
11. Favorite web site: soule mama
10. I like/love: so much to list
9. The worst pain I was ever in was: Ass Cyst winter of 03 and 04- such horrible times.
8. My favorite word is: sofa-king
7. My room is: terra cotta colored although the actual paint color was mince meat- that almost prevented me from having my dream color- shame on that paint namer- like it’s a hard job- mince meat really?
6. My favorite celebrity is: I would love to meet Dar Williams and Willie Nelson
5. My weakness is:Craft Supplies, let’s narrow that down to fabric, I crave it and collect it and love it and have a hard time parting with it.
4. What I like about the opposite sex is:
3. Who broke your heart:Tom
2. One thing that makes you feel great is:spending an afternoon outside.
1. One person that you wish you could see right now:my college roomies, it is like one person when we are together
101. My name is:Kate
100. I was born in:Peru, IL
99. I am really:ready to not be working at the nature center
98. My cell phone company is:I don’t have one
97. My eye color is:Blue
96. My shoe size is:7
95. My ring size is:7
94. My height is:5′1"
93. I am allergic to:dog, cats, amoxicillin
92. I was born on:November 6, 1977
91. I am annoyed by:
People that ask way to many questions, trying to be nice and considerate, but really just come off as being really nosy (mom this not in reference to you, I know you are just legitimately interested in my life, not just nosy)
90. Last book you read:A Color of His own, to Asher this morning… who has time for grown up books?
89. My bed is:currently positioned under a skylight, and I love waking up looking up at the trees, can’t wait for leaf out!
88: One thing you hate about yourself:Let’s go with would change, body wise, my belly- I have always had the pudge, but we could say farewell.
87. My favorite Holiday is:Christmas every other year with my family and birthdays- I love birthdays and celebrating and cupcakes.
86. The perfect kiss:All depends on the state of the lips.
85. The last three cd’s I bought were:Wow, I do not buy music. Neil Young last two albums, prairie wind- for Ben’s 29th b-day, the one with impeach the president for Christmas a couple of years ago--- no new ones for me… the last one I remember actually buying was Norah Jones 5 years ago.
84. Are you living at home:yes, my own
83. Do you have any siblings: Yes.
82. Are your parents divorced: No
81. What did you do yesterday: Woke up, had a relaxing morning at home with the boys, work had some interviews. Boys came to visit. A wonderful lamb shoulder roast and wine, a trip to krannert for dessert, tax organization, romantic honey time and bed.
:::I Believe In:::
80. Love at first sight: No.
79. Luck: Yes, my grandma rose is just lucky, that lady wins so much at bingo.78. Fate: Sure77. Yourself: Yes
76. Aliens: not so much
75. Heaven: not in the form of we all hang out with the big tubby white bearded man in the sky and look down at everyone and eat and drink to our hearts content.
74. Hell: jury’s still out on this
73. Ghosts: Yes- ask me about my college house- haunted!.
72. Horoscopes: Maybe, not the newspaper ones, but I do think that the way things were aligned at your birth may play into your personality- there are just always exceptions to the rule.
71. Soulmates: yes
:::Which is Better:::
70. Hugs or Kisses: Hugs- you can share them with so many people and they can give you such a charge when you are having a bad day. And you can just say so much with a hug, that you can’t with words to comfort a good friend. I love hugs!
69.
68. Phone or Online: Neither to be honest, I am not that good keeping up either way.
67. Red heads or Black haired: who doesn’t love some red hair, I love the color, but really are they better than black haired folks—what kinda question is this?
66. Blondes or Brunettes: Brunettes- ditto for up their, I still love some blonde haired people, for myself though I would never pull off blonde.
65. Hot or cold: Cold- not that I always love it buy wow do I hate the hot- it does not mix with me.
64. Summer or winter: So tough I love all seasons if it weren’t for summer I wouldn’t be able to garden and enjoy the taste of great tomatoes, temperature wise winter is my love- but the short days make it hard for me to photosynthesize.
63. Fall or Spring: Fall and I mix perfect and I long for it in the summer, but spring is equally anticipated.
62. Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
61. Night or Day: Day
60. Oranges or Apples: Fall Apples, Winter Oranges, it all depends on the season to get the best flavor.
59. Curly or Straight hair: a bit of wave
:::Here’s What I Think About:::
58. Abortion: Everyone’s personal decision- should stay legal, because I don’t have the right to make that decision for anyone else. Until we make it easy for all woman to have babies by way of health care, living wages, child care- no one has any right to judge or illegalize another’s right to make that choice- and even then- mind your own business- have you seen the population size lately!!!!
57. Backstabbers: I'm sure my opinion matches everyone else about them!
:::Last time I:::
56.Had food?3.5 hours ago, left over chille, with cheese and yogurt and corn tortillas.
55. Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile:In August at my Alumni soccer game, people I hadn’t seen I five+ yrs.
54. Cried in front of someoneI am sure it was in the past week- I cry easily, I can fake cry as well, I just have very active tear ducts.
53. Who is the ditziest person you know:I just can’t answer this one
52. Who makes you laugh the most:my husband
51. The last movie I saw: Waiting- great moving about waiting tables for some chain crap restaurant- oh how I love the restaurant scene.
50. What I don’t understand is:mean people just being mean
49. Something I always really miss when I leave home is:my family- it is so hard to leave your cute babe in the arms of the man you love….
48. The thing that I’m looking forward to the most:being able to quit my job and work out of my home with those people in 49
47. The thing that I’m not looking forward to is:the lack of sleep ahead of me as we plan and execute our home business
46. Tomorrow: I’ll work and play with my family
45. Today: going to celebrate common grounds successes at Crane Alley.
44. Next Summer: being a stay at home mom, working with Ben and gardening a lot!
43. Next Weekend: hanging out with an old friend who I love dearly!
42. People call me:Kate and Mama
41. The person who knows the most about me is: Ben
40. The most difficult thing to do is:get everything done on the list- it is long and there is never enough time- plus I keep coming up with more.
39. I have gotten a speeding ticket:when I was 16, driving to MN to visit friends with Kirstin, I was also singing Cecilia by simon and garfunkle and we actually put our hands in the air after freaking out that we were moving to get my driver’s license, thinking the cop would fear we were looking for a gun… can you believe my parents let me do a 6 hour road trip at 16?
38.My zodiac sign is: Scorpio
37. The first person i talked to today was: Ben.
36. First time you had a crush: Peter something back in the second grade at St. Matts, I think the last started with a B, he was cute.
35. The one person who i can’t hide things from: I hate to say that I don’t think anyone, I am most open with Ben, but I’m sure there are some things he doesn’t know.
34. Last time someone said something you were thinking: All the time
32. What is your dream job?Working collaboratively with Ben, able to homeschool our kids and be as friendly to the earth as possible.
31. First real job: I think papergirl counts.
30. I have/will get a job: I have a job, would like to have a different one.
29. I have these pets: One chicken currently at pet status, Fawkes, 3 as just layers that will be retired in the fall.
28. I wish: I didn't have to work.
27. The worst sound in the world: fingernails on the chalkboard
26. The person that makes me cry the most is?Like because they hurt me? I make myself cry because of those stupid active tear ducts and growing up in a non-confrontational family.
25. Best sound in the world:Asher saying, “mama” and afterwards giving me the best cutest smile in the world- it melts me.
24. Person[s] that makes you happy: My boys, my family, and friends--- they all know who they are.
23. Florida or Hawaii: Hawaii for me to explore and hike, Florida for Ben to fish.
22. My favorite piece of clothing: my yellow cardigan
21. Last time I cried:I already answered this and I am sick of talking about my overactive tear ducts.
20. My friends are: my support- my history
19. My computer is: in a very cold room
18. The school I go to is: N/A
17. Last person I got mad at: Ben
16. The all-time best movie is: BRING IT ON- come on I can watch that crap all the time!
15. The all-time best feeling in the world is: Love.
14. I lose all respect for people who: are arrogant and cocky, oh and don’t want to do actual work to make money.
13. The movie I cried at was: notice overactive tear ducts, especially while PMSing or MSing (no pre)
12. TV channels you watch: not so much. I haven’t watched an actual live tv show at my home since the last Veronica Mars.
11. Favorite web site: soule mama
10. I like/love: so much to list
9. The worst pain I was ever in was: Ass Cyst winter of 03 and 04- such horrible times.
8. My favorite word is: sofa-king
7. My room is: terra cotta colored although the actual paint color was mince meat- that almost prevented me from having my dream color- shame on that paint namer- like it’s a hard job- mince meat really?
6. My favorite celebrity is: I would love to meet Dar Williams and Willie Nelson
5. My weakness is:Craft Supplies, let’s narrow that down to fabric, I crave it and collect it and love it and have a hard time parting with it.
4. What I like about the opposite sex is:
3. Who broke your heart:Tom
2. One thing that makes you feel great is:spending an afternoon outside.
1. One person that you wish you could see right now:my college roomies, it is like one person when we are together
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)