Friday, December 21, 2007

Published again - how to make money off this?

So, I really am a good writer, just not on the blog. However, today my third (I think) letter to the editor appeared in the Des News. I have previously written about Tom Green the polygamist, American Idol, and now in response to some guy that blamed the LDS church for a high divorce rate. I guess he is correct to some extent because in order to get divorced you must first marry.
I'll try and put a link or something up so you can read it. Maybe in my next career I'll find a way to make money off writing. http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695237748,00.html

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Don't use the tow rope at Alta for children

This was Tim and Owen at Alta today. It was a balmy 1*. Trying to hold Owen as we ventured up and down the tow rope was horrible. Once we got to the hill, it was great. But we should have just taken him to the top of the mountain. We did enjoy some blueberry yogurt for breakfast afterwards. Owen insisted on wearing my goggles. At the top of the hill he asked, "Katie, can't we just sled down?" As much as I would have liked to, we couldn't. The problem with the tow rope is the torque - it just about rips your arm off as you try and grab it. Another problem using the tow rope is if Owen's ski's get under yours, you suddenly find yourself doing the Chinese splits! Don't worry, I was able to fall and gain control. All in all, Tim spent a day with us and we had a great time - even Owen thinks so!

Monday, December 10, 2007

Happy Hanukkah!

Ok, so this picture doesn't really do it justice, but I'll try and get a better picture up. It's my Mickey Mouse Menorah. I think the more orthodox Jews find character Menorah's slightly sacreligious, but it was reasonably priced online so I bought it a few years ago. Tuesday is the last day of Hanukkah. I love to celebrate this holiday especially when it coincides with my birthday. I feel like it gives me 8 nights of Han. and one day of birthday. So, בָּרוּךְ אַתָה יהוה אֶלוֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הַעוֹלָם שֵהֵחְיָנוּ וְקִיְימָנוּ וְהִגִעָנוּ לַזְמַן הַזֶה

Friday, December 7, 2007

Thank you for calling on my birthday

I'd like to give a shout out to the 35 people that called me on my birthday. Your diligence will be noted and rewarded at a later date. Tim gave me an exquisite necklace - I'll put a picture up later. And I attended class. Merry Christmas!

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

It's my birthday!

Hey y'all. Not much going on here in Bountiful town. Had a great weekend in LA/San Diego with the fam, aside from the torential rain! Check out Dallas' blog for pictures. As usual, I can't think of anything I want for my birthday, so just give me a call. Really - call me on or during my birthday month (that gives you all of December to help me celebrate).
Jewel is making the Commuter Rail cake and I finished typing a paper, so I'm off to the cake makers!
Pictures to follow.
k8

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Busy Holiday weekend


Well, Thanksgiving weekend is finally over! It's been a long one starting 10 days ago when grandpa Wayne got sick and ending tonight with a leftover turkey sandwich. As usual, I made a totally awesome Thanksgiving dinner - I'm not doing homemade stuffing or sweetpotatoes again. Made about 12 dozen rolls, 2 turkeys (always brine the turkey!), and lots of pie. I'm getting ready for the last two weeks of school. We'd like to go on vacation somewhere where the dollar isn't so cheap....that leaves south america and pacific islands....we'll see. BYU plays in San Diego this next weekend and we should make it to that and maybe Lego land with Mr V and Owen. I'm trying to improve my blog - I'll tell you some things I'm thinking....I'm applying to law school for Fall 2008, I miss Disneyland, and my car is running like a charm despite diesel costing more than a big mac. Ace of Base is on the radio which is a nice way to end this blog.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Abu Dhabi and Dubai Nov. 2006

About a year ago, I ventured out to the Middle East. We have a friend and her husband who live there (he's working as a cold-air engineer). I bought lots of stuff, had some great clothes made, and rode a camel! I highly recommend this place for anyone who likes unbearable heat, desert sand, blue ocean, shopping, and taking
taxi rides for cheap.




Thursday, November 15, 2007

Disneyland Oct 2007


I flew down to LA to meet some of my super sweet friends. Betsey had never been to Disneyland so it was my pleasure to introduce her. I don't know why I have an infatuation with the place, but I've been strongly addicted for the last 5 years. If anyone is going there, I offer free advice on parking, entry, and eating. And I would really like it if you would take me with you.
There was a huge wreck so the freeway got closed and we had to head home early. We stopped by H&M in Las Vegas.

Sept. 2007 San Deigo RedBull Airrace


This is me with the helikopter pilot at a party on the USS Midway. Kara and Nick joined us from St Louis, and me, Tim and Harry flew down. We stayed on the Embarcadero, ate at In 'n' Out several times, and I saw some Toulouse Lautrec at Balboa Park.

Oct 2006 Trail of Tears - taking the Sauter's home to Oregon



This is David Sauter. His cousin Jimmy and I drove the 'Beast' to Portland while David and Rebekah and Baby drove the Yukon. It was the end of a dynasty - the Sauters lived in Bountiful for about 15 months. We only discovered them 9 months into it - and it was about 1 month too late. We were so sad to see them go but they've visited since.


We went to a wedding rehearsal dinner in Salem OR so we stopped by the Capitol! There's a gold man on the top.

Balloon Festival Albuquerque NM Oct 2006


Linette and I flew down to meet her good friend Diane at Pennie's daughter Marlas - wow, that's a mouthful! We anticipated seeing balloons, but due to bad weather, they were grounded. Very, very disappointing. Almost as disappointing as this capitol building - we drove around it several times because it simply looks like a birthday cake.
One of the reasons they call it New Mexico is so you don't think you're in Mexico. We ended up at the airport early and got on a non-stop flight home. Ah, love the non-stop flights.

October 2006 - NH and VT

This time we took Dallas, Shannon, Vinny and Owen to Vermont, to look at leaves. We also enjoyed the granite quarry, a night in Ogunquit, and other fun fall things. We attended the Columbus Day dinner in Stowe, took a fun bike ride, and frogs on the freeway at night in the rain.




This is Ms Maggie. She doesn't like her tutu - it kills her! On a positive note, it helps keep her sedated when she gets her manicures.

NH, VT, MA and ME May 2006




Tim and I went to New Hampshire for an early Summer trip. It rained the entire time (100 yr storm). We did a lot of driving, had good food, and saw the 4 respective capitol buildings. Whenever you're in a capitol city, go see the building- it's often the best looking building in the city. We stayed on the ocean in Ogunquit ME, and at a fun B&B in Montpelier VT.
Top pic -Ogunquit flooding.
Bottom - Augusta ME capitol

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Free Cruise! April 2006


So this is me on a cruise with some girl friends. My good friend Sharon Neu called me Wednesday night to see if I could be in San Diego Friday. Viola! Had a super sweet Ocean view Suite, ported in San Fran (going under to Golden Gate was great), and ended in Vancouver BC. We had terrible weather from San Fran north and ported about 8 hours late into BC. We ended up driving home through the night from Seattle. I highly recommend the unlimited Spa pass - the heated tile lounge chairs were great. And we did lots and lots of Kareoke - Sharon is queen of Kareoke.

The travel logs begins - March 2006


Kate at Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand March 2006 (back when $1 US got us $1.6 NZ!). We toured both islands in about 2 1/2 weeks. The food was OK, I drove 2200 miles on the wrong side of the road, went Zorbing, and came home with bed bug bites!

Thursday, November 8, 2007

More posts...Here's one in San Francisco



Here's me in July, 2007 in San Francisco's China Town. If I can, i'll try and figure out how to put this post in the correct date order. Since the screen writers are on strike, maybe they'll read my blog and decide not to hire me, but to hire other better writers like Shannon, Liz, or Kara? Who knows...is Conan really that funny or does he just have writers? But wait, Conan is a writer, so does he write for his own show? As you can tell from reading this, I write for my own blog. Ironically, I can write any kind of paper for school but can't seem to write some type of public journal entry. Oh well...

Sunday, November 4, 2007

WHOAAAaaaaaa


Today we met former President Bill Clinton!!!! He spoke at the U. It cost $50 to attend the fundraiser. We met him after his 45 minute speech. I thought Tim was going to pass out - all his life's dreams are now complete!
It was awesome.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Ms. Margaret Daisy Thatcher


This is Maggie, as she is affectionately known. She's afraid of garbage bags, bow staffs, and brooms, but not afraid of toy poodles (Starla). She's 2 1/2 years old and loves long walks on the beach. If you would like to schedule a play date, please let me know.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Ashley Inn, Cascade ID


We finally arrived in Cascade Idaho at the Ashley Inn. It's a great beautiful fun Victorian styled inn. This is Owen, three and mostly potty trained, at McCall Lake.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Fancy Cakes


My cake is on the top - call Jewel when you need a cake (she made green lady) not me. Jewel made this cake for my cousin Kristy who served a mission in Moscow Russia. It's a Matrushka or nesting doll.

Control resumed - legitimate blogs to follow

I was thinking, that in my 23 1/2 years of living, what I could post in order to make the world a better place. While I'm not convinced that any one thing I do will affect an entire group, I was thinking of a few little tricks (with the help of my mom Linette) that will help make your life easier. Some of the things I could include are traveling tips, car buying tips, home selling tips, writing a thesis or other mind-numbing papers, or my favorite, cooking tips.
I think I'll figure out how to make sub sections within the blog and post to those folders. If you are seeking information that's not here, drop me a note and I'll find it for you.

Let's begin-
If you see cheap airfare, buy it. I recently vacationed with my brother Dallas and his wife Shannon. He looked one day and saw cheap airfare but I was like, "oh, let's wait." So we waited...and waited...and waited... for three long days then the price finally came back down. So, if you think you are going somewhere, just go: as Linette says, "Never, never pass up a trip"
k8

Friday, June 15, 2007

What I do third best


Babysit. Bring one, bring 'em all. This is Ms. Margaret Daisie Thatcher, Mr. The King Spencer, and Caesar defender of 5 Boulton Way (his previous home) Schwarzkopf. We are babysitting Caesar for 3 more years while Nick and Kara stay (not live) in St. Louis MO.

what I do second best...

...Avoid work!
Here I am at Iguazú Falls, on the Argentine side. Brazil is on the other side of the waterfall.

What I do best...

Go on vacation! Here I am on my way home from my latest little venture to Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was great!

Me? I have a blog???

I set this blog up by myself in three easy steps!!