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Thursday, February 19, 2015
Day 10 First Celebrity Crush...
I was never really someone who had crushes growing up. A lot of the girls my age their crush was JTT and if you around my age no explanation on the initials. For the rest of yall that would be Jonathon Taylor Thomas. However not my thing. I think the first celebrity "crush" I had would have been Heath Ledger. However I wouldn't even really say it was a crush more of that I liked a lot of his work after seeing him in the Patriot. I just never really had crushes on celebrity maybe because I am fairly realistic and I knew that there would be no chances of anything so why have a crush. I had lots of crushes on guys just never really any celebrities.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Day 9 Piercings and Tattoos?
Well this is going to be a short one. I have my ears pierced and no tattoos. I have had my ears pierced twice and my cartilage pierced twice as well however I had several issues with my cartilage and have had to let both piercings close. Short and sweet and to the point.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Day 8 An old Picture of me
So you actually you get two older pictures of me. The first one was taken about 6 years ago and the bottom one was taken about 26 years ago.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Day 7 10 favorite Foods
This is an easy one so here it goes in no particular order 10 of my favorite foods
- My grannys chicken and veggie alfredo
- My mother in laws homemade egg rolls
- poppy seed chicken
- salad/veggies
- strawberries
- Bread of Life Bake Shop's chocolate cake seriously this stuff is amazing however only available in Pensacola
- Mexican Food non spicy
- Kettle Corn popcorn
- a good elephant ear from the fair
- so this isnt a food but I would say one of my favorite drinks is Lemonade.
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Day 6 3 Personality Traits I am proud of...
Hmm... this one makes me think even more than yesterday.
The first one I would say would be I am fiercely loyal. If you are a friend or family or someone close to me it takes something major that would change my loyalty. I would stick my neck out for you and defend you to the death.
The second one is my inner strength. Many times and many years have gone by and in the past I would say that I wasn't strong but I look back at what I have had to deal with at such a young age that I know that it is God who gives me the inner strength to lean on Him and to have made it through so much.
The third one is that I tend to see the best of anyone. I try to see the best thing about anyone I meet really until that person gives me a reason not to.
The first one I would say would be I am fiercely loyal. If you are a friend or family or someone close to me it takes something major that would change my loyalty. I would stick my neck out for you and defend you to the death.
The second one is my inner strength. Many times and many years have gone by and in the past I would say that I wasn't strong but I look back at what I have had to deal with at such a young age that I know that it is God who gives me the inner strength to lean on Him and to have made it through so much.
The third one is that I tend to see the best of anyone. I try to see the best thing about anyone I meet really until that person gives me a reason not to.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Day 5 My Guilty Pleasure
I really had to think about this one and I would say it is getting pedicures. I got my first one about 7 years ago and its been a bad habit ever since. It is so nice to be pampered that way. I love it and I know its an expensive way to get your toenails painted and before I got my first one I would have never ever thought in a million years I would be that girl that spends money doing it. For me it is one way that I can take time for myself and I don't have to go get anyone or go anywhere or be needed it really in that time is all about me. Now that we have moved to Iowa they have definitely not been as frequent but I do enjoy them when we go back to Florida. It's just not the same having your toes done than having to cover them up with tennis shoes or boots. In Florida you can get away with wearing flip flops just about year around.
I would also say in the fast few days another guilty pleasure would be my blog. I have neglected it badly in the almost 5 years I have had it and so I decided this year I would make the time and effort to put into it. Thus the 31 day challenge. I hope to continue doing my blog and maybe will just start doing 30-31 day challenges every month. I have been enjoying the past few days.
I would also say in the fast few days another guilty pleasure would be my blog. I have neglected it badly in the almost 5 years I have had it and so I decided this year I would make the time and effort to put into it. Thus the 31 day challenge. I hope to continue doing my blog and maybe will just start doing 30-31 day challenges every month. I have been enjoying the past few days.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Day 4 Earliest Childhood Memory
My earliest childhood memory...
That is hard I remember the earliest time frame would be when I was around 3 maybe 2 but closer to 3. We lived in the house that my dad grew up in in Cleveland Ohio. I was about 3 1/2 years old when we moved out of that house but I do remember certain things in that house like my bedroom. It had tile floor in it and I would climb up on these shelves my dad made and sit there and many times as I was climbing they would fall over on me and I would cry; eventually my parents would punish me for doing it instead of comforting me because they had told me so many times to stop doing it. I also remember being in the backyard and finding a birds nest in a tree and bringing it in and putting it in a box on our kitchen table and going back later and opening it and looking at it. I also remember getting in a lot of trouble because a friend I had over convinced me to open up my bean bag chair and take all the little beans out of it. Those things are so hard to get cleaned up anyways on carpet let alone on a tile floor. To say my mom was not happy would be an understatement. I don't think that friend was allowed back over if she was we weren't allowed in my room.
In the back yard of this house there was a little house that my dads dad lived in and I remember being in it only once. I do remember though my grandpa came out the door yelling once that if my dad couldn't get our swing set to be quiet and stop squeaking he was going to take his chainsaw to it and cut it down. (my grandpa was a little rough around the edges) I also remember being in my parents room once in that house and a few other vague memories about that time. My memory comes more into play later that year as I got closer to 4. I remember moving over to our new house and helping my mom who was greatly pregnant at the time with my little brother get all my older brothers stuff moved downstairs to his room to make the upstairs room ready for the baby. I have a lot of memories in that house.
That is hard I remember the earliest time frame would be when I was around 3 maybe 2 but closer to 3. We lived in the house that my dad grew up in in Cleveland Ohio. I was about 3 1/2 years old when we moved out of that house but I do remember certain things in that house like my bedroom. It had tile floor in it and I would climb up on these shelves my dad made and sit there and many times as I was climbing they would fall over on me and I would cry; eventually my parents would punish me for doing it instead of comforting me because they had told me so many times to stop doing it. I also remember being in the backyard and finding a birds nest in a tree and bringing it in and putting it in a box on our kitchen table and going back later and opening it and looking at it. I also remember getting in a lot of trouble because a friend I had over convinced me to open up my bean bag chair and take all the little beans out of it. Those things are so hard to get cleaned up anyways on carpet let alone on a tile floor. To say my mom was not happy would be an understatement. I don't think that friend was allowed back over if she was we weren't allowed in my room.
In the back yard of this house there was a little house that my dads dad lived in and I remember being in it only once. I do remember though my grandpa came out the door yelling once that if my dad couldn't get our swing set to be quiet and stop squeaking he was going to take his chainsaw to it and cut it down. (my grandpa was a little rough around the edges) I also remember being in my parents room once in that house and a few other vague memories about that time. My memory comes more into play later that year as I got closer to 4. I remember moving over to our new house and helping my mom who was greatly pregnant at the time with my little brother get all my older brothers stuff moved downstairs to his room to make the upstairs room ready for the baby. I have a lot of memories in that house.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Day 3 ... Meaning of my Business Name.
Well I don't have a business so I decided to change this one up and give the meaning of my name Jeremys name and the names we have picked out for our children.
My Name is Katherine Elizabeth
Katherine means- Pure and consecrated to God
Elizabeth means- Beloved or Oath of God
Jeremy's name is Jeremy Lee
Jeremy means- Exalted of the Lord
Lee means- Pasture or Meadow
We have 3 names picked out for our children
Gideon Jeremiah
Gideon means- Mighty Warrior
Jeremiah means- Whom God has Chosen
Judah Isaiah
Judah means- Praise
Isaiah means- The salvation of the Lord
Zoe Grace
Zoe means- Abundant Life
Grace means- Unmerited Favor
When I was younger I really came to understand that words are powerful and our names are words and that when you name your children to be careful because that is what you are speaking over your child everyday and it can be a curse or a blessing. My mom always said had she realized this before she had us kids that she would have definitely looked and maybe researched more before picking our names but my brothers and I ended up with some powerful meaning names. Since I realized what power names have I researched carefully any names I liked for my kids before I was married. Each one of the names Jeremy and I have picked out have all come to us either from something God spoke to us about our children or out of a time of testing. Jeremy and I are not sure how our children will come to us whether by personal pregnancy or all by adoption but we know that God has powerful plans for all of our children even if there is more than the 3 we have named above. God is in control of our family and we know he will bring the babies when and how many we are suppose to have and give us the wisdom and guidance to raise them and to know when we are done having babies.
My Name is Katherine Elizabeth
Katherine means- Pure and consecrated to God
Elizabeth means- Beloved or Oath of God
Jeremy's name is Jeremy Lee
Jeremy means- Exalted of the Lord
Lee means- Pasture or Meadow
We have 3 names picked out for our children
Gideon Jeremiah
Gideon means- Mighty Warrior
Jeremiah means- Whom God has Chosen
Judah Isaiah
Judah means- Praise
Isaiah means- The salvation of the Lord
Zoe Grace
Zoe means- Abundant Life
Grace means- Unmerited Favor
When I was younger I really came to understand that words are powerful and our names are words and that when you name your children to be careful because that is what you are speaking over your child everyday and it can be a curse or a blessing. My mom always said had she realized this before she had us kids that she would have definitely looked and maybe researched more before picking our names but my brothers and I ended up with some powerful meaning names. Since I realized what power names have I researched carefully any names I liked for my kids before I was married. Each one of the names Jeremy and I have picked out have all come to us either from something God spoke to us about our children or out of a time of testing. Jeremy and I are not sure how our children will come to us whether by personal pregnancy or all by adoption but we know that God has powerful plans for all of our children even if there is more than the 3 we have named above. God is in control of our family and we know he will bring the babies when and how many we are suppose to have and give us the wisdom and guidance to raise them and to know when we are done having babies.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
30 by 30 revamped!
Small break from my 31 Day Challenge.
So today I was looking through my pas blog entries and came across this one. I started reading through it and I was like man it has been 2 years and I don't think I can really check any of these off; which makes me sad in a way but I think about these goals and since I am a year away from my 30th birthday I think I can still make some of these happen. So here are some incorporated from the last one and some new ones.
The ones I can think that are pretty much completed are these:
Have the ministry self-sufficient.
*For the most part it is in fact I can't remember when we last had to pay a bill for the ministry although we are far from where we want to be we are growing by God's grace every month; in fact we have been able to take a small salary from the ministry and also been able to bless people who have been in need a few different times this past year.
Have dream house plans picked out.
*Funny thing about that. I don't think Jeremy and I will ever build a house but we bought a dream house in August of '14, so I think I can consider this one done.
Buy new pots and pans.
*Did this for my christmas present 2013. Definitely needed to do this.
Buy a mac laptop
*I am pretty sure we bought a mac laptop since writing this list, however it was a used one and I don't even know where it is because it had to be plugged in all the time and we just didnt have a good place to put a laptop that had to be plugged in all the time at this point.
Buy a never been driven before totally new vehicle.
*The plan for this one is to have it bought in the next couple of months. So this one is half way done. we have the car picked out just waiting to get the rest of the money and we will be good to go.
4 1/2 out of 30 kinda stinks, so heres to a better year of accomplishment. Maybe cutting down too on my list for now will help. I can always add to it later
So today I was looking through my pas blog entries and came across this one. I started reading through it and I was like man it has been 2 years and I don't think I can really check any of these off; which makes me sad in a way but I think about these goals and since I am a year away from my 30th birthday I think I can still make some of these happen. So here are some incorporated from the last one and some new ones.
The ones I can think that are pretty much completed are these:
Have the ministry self-sufficient.
*For the most part it is in fact I can't remember when we last had to pay a bill for the ministry although we are far from where we want to be we are growing by God's grace every month; in fact we have been able to take a small salary from the ministry and also been able to bless people who have been in need a few different times this past year.
Have dream house plans picked out.
*Funny thing about that. I don't think Jeremy and I will ever build a house but we bought a dream house in August of '14, so I think I can consider this one done.
Buy new pots and pans.
*Did this for my christmas present 2013. Definitely needed to do this.
Buy a mac laptop
*I am pretty sure we bought a mac laptop since writing this list, however it was a used one and I don't even know where it is because it had to be plugged in all the time and we just didnt have a good place to put a laptop that had to be plugged in all the time at this point.
Buy a never been driven before totally new vehicle.
*The plan for this one is to have it bought in the next couple of months. So this one is half way done. we have the car picked out just waiting to get the rest of the money and we will be good to go.
4 1/2 out of 30 kinda stinks, so heres to a better year of accomplishment. Maybe cutting down too on my list for now will help. I can always add to it later
- Walk a 5K
- See Jeremy healed (that one is out of my control and in God's hands)
- Become a notary
- Get my florist license
- Read 25 new books that I have never read so any suggestions appreciated
- Start the adoption process
- Get Healthy
- Plan a vacation to somewhere we have never been
- Go to Ohio
- Update wedding rings for each other
- Finish getting the house unpacked and painted/decorated
- Read the Bible 6 times
- learn to knit
- learn to crochet more
- Build our savings
- develop new friendships
- Blog at least 10x a month
- Try a new recipe every week
Day 2... 20 Facts About Me!
- Today is my birthday 2-11 I am 29 years old
- I have 5 siblings
- I love to read anything and everything (seriously I would read the cereal boxes in the morning just so I could read something as a kid)
- I have been married for 5 years this October
- When I was little I named my pets after food (popcorn the goldfish, and pancakes the cat)
- I currently live the farthest north of all my siblings
- I am horrible at being surprised doesn't matter I always figure it out (just ask Jeremy) I think the only time he really surprised me was our first married Christmas he bought me a necklace and I wasn't expecting it
- Molly is the first dog that I have ever owned
- I use to want 10 kids now 4 is the most I think I want
- I have always wanted to open and own my own florist shop
- I was 16 when my little sister was born (I always wanted a sister growing up; I had severe denial when my little brother was in his way)
- I am the second oldest female in my family (only my granny is older than myself)
- I graduated as salutatorian of my high school class (it was awarded on a point system and I just barely missed valedictorian)
- I have moved 13 times in 29 years and none of it was for the military
- I am the 3rd generation of my dads side of the family to be born in America (my great grandpa came over from Ireland before my grandpa was ever born)
- I have always wanted to adopt
- I was a pastors kid
- I love my in-laws (no messy mother in law/daughter in law drama here)
- I want to travel to Ireland (dream vacation)
- I once wrote a multi chapter childrens book about a bear named macaroni and a little girl lost in the woods.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
31 Day challenge... Day 1 introduction
So starting off my 31 day challenge. Day one is an introduction
How to introduce myself...Well yall know my name so lets skip that step. LOL Well just a little background I was born in Michigan, but I have lived in Ohio, Florida, and Iowa. I have been married for almost 4 1/2 years to Jeremy and we live in Iowa with our dog Molly. We moved here in June of 2014. I love being back up north and Jeremy loves living here for the first time in his life. He was born and raised in Florida where we moved from. My parents and older brother and younger sisters and Jeremy's parents still live there.
Since moving to Iowa I have rediscovered some of my favorite diy projects. Things like sewing and photography, and I started working on our dining room table to strip it and refinish it. It definitely needs some TLC.Well I guess thats a good introduction for now... Keep checking back for the rest of my 31 day challenge.
How to introduce myself...Well yall know my name so lets skip that step. LOL Well just a little background I was born in Michigan, but I have lived in Ohio, Florida, and Iowa. I have been married for almost 4 1/2 years to Jeremy and we live in Iowa with our dog Molly. We moved here in June of 2014. I love being back up north and Jeremy loves living here for the first time in his life. He was born and raised in Florida where we moved from. My parents and older brother and younger sisters and Jeremy's parents still live there.
Since moving to Iowa I have rediscovered some of my favorite diy projects. Things like sewing and photography, and I started working on our dining room table to strip it and refinish it. It definitely needs some TLC.Well I guess thats a good introduction for now... Keep checking back for the rest of my 31 day challenge.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Friday, February 6, 2015
The Real Deal...
So 15 minutes before you head out the door to church is not the greatest time to start a blog post but hey you grab the time you get and for me its very far and few between. I read blogs all the time from women who have full time jobs, kids, full time jobs with kids, some have full time jobs, kids, and go to school full time or part time, and here I am sitting here married with a dog. Like "Okay Katie get it together there are women out there that are doing more things and blog way more. However I know that everyone's situation is different and people make different priorities (not saying anything bad about making blogging a priority). I have been so encouraged lately though by a blog that I don't even remember how I found but it has done my heart so much good because its the real deal. Click here to read it Dana has had so many encouraging posts that have done so much good for my heart and soul and lets me know I am not alone. However it has also challenged me to become the Real Deal. To reach out and talk more about our marriage and the obstacles that come with it and the way we have to do things differently and to know I am not crazy to feel overwhelmed with things arise. In an interdependent marriage someone is left with a bigger load to carry and even if you have a health aid it doesn't necessarily eliminate it all. Sometimes you just get overwhelmed.
For Jeremy and I we really haven't had any consistency other than be crazy busy and having people live with us since we have been married. I think out of 3 1/2 years we have had 6 months were it was just us in the house us and the dog. However consistency is key in a marriage like ours I am sure in others too but I can only speak for my marriage. Things I have learned in the past 4 years (with an interdependent marriage) is that you have to keep a very loose schedule which doesn't really work in our able bodied focused world. While we strive to keep to a schedule and not run late its always when something major happens like a wire breaks, body functions go awry yes tmi but our marriage has been a journey has included a ton of tmi moments. Another thing is that no matter what as the able bodied partner you have two wear 2 different hats you have to wear a caretaker hat and you have to wear the spouse hat. There are so many times that it is hard or impossible to switch from caretaker to spouse in a heartbeat.
Obviously a lot of time has passed since this blog was first started and so much has changed since this. We have sold our house moved across the country and bought a house and are settling in. We also hired an aide for Jeremy. It has been wonderful and it has really helped our marriage a lot. I am not having to switch hats so often any more and its been nice to feel some doors open again that I thought had been shut forever without an aid. I still plan on being the real deal in my blogs and living a more transparent life in regards to a interdependent marriage. For now though I just will post this and leave it at that.
Obviously a lot of time has passed since this blog was first started and so much has changed since this. We have sold our house moved across the country and bought a house and are settling in. We also hired an aide for Jeremy. It has been wonderful and it has really helped our marriage a lot. I am not having to switch hats so often any more and its been nice to feel some doors open again that I thought had been shut forever without an aid. I still plan on being the real deal in my blogs and living a more transparent life in regards to a interdependent marriage. For now though I just will post this and leave it at that.
Blog Revamp
Time to revamp my blog. Not sure what I will be doing or where it will be going. However I know that blogging will become important to me again. See yall soon!
Monday, June 2, 2014
Home sale!
I realized I had several blogs half written so now I am updating them real quick while I have a chance. A lot has changed.
We are now 3 months into the house selling gig and one thing that I am pretty confident on is that We are never ever doing this again. Selling is not for the faint of heart. You have to be tough of nails and expect to spend tons of money just to make other people happy. Or at least that is our experience. Our house is 30+ years old not very old but just the same, things shift and change over 30 years. We have poured tens of thousands of dollars into the house just to keep it functional and have not had any time to update anything. So yes our house needs updating. The kitchen and 2 of the bathrooms are original to the house from 30 years ago and lets just say lots of things have changed in 30 years especially when it comes to house design. However our home is functional and all the appliances work.
We took our house off the market for a month and we painted and rearranged and emptied out about 2 1/2 rooms and the very first showing we had they put in an offer and we accepted and went into contract. Again I reitterate that selling a home is not for the faint of heart or for someone with no patience. I have definitely had a lesson in patience the past couple of months.
Now it is June and we close on our house in 3 weeks. Yes 3 weeks. Its crazy times around here getting everything packed and straightened up. We have our WDO inspection today and than the buyers have to schedule their survey and than its waiting for closing day to come. We are using a 1-800 packrat moving container and they are delivering it June 20th and picking it back up June 23rd. Jeremy has a friend that is driving with him up to Iowa and they are leaving with Molly on the 22nd and than I fly out the 24rth. I have to be there to sign for when they pick up the moving container and I don't want to try and cordinate a pickup and a flight the same day as I have time restraints when I get to Iowa due to when my grandma can pick me up so I am flying the 24rth. Once we get up there we will unload the container into our storage unit and then it will be the fun part of house hunting and spending time going to auctions, yard sales, plugging into the community, they have music in the square which will be fun to go do. We will get to Iowa in time for 4rth of July picnics and fire works. We are excited to move on with this chapter in our life and yet at the same time sad as we move away from family and friends and knowing that we will miss them.
Now off to go pack...
We are now 3 months into the house selling gig and one thing that I am pretty confident on is that We are never ever doing this again. Selling is not for the faint of heart. You have to be tough of nails and expect to spend tons of money just to make other people happy. Or at least that is our experience. Our house is 30+ years old not very old but just the same, things shift and change over 30 years. We have poured tens of thousands of dollars into the house just to keep it functional and have not had any time to update anything. So yes our house needs updating. The kitchen and 2 of the bathrooms are original to the house from 30 years ago and lets just say lots of things have changed in 30 years especially when it comes to house design. However our home is functional and all the appliances work.
We took our house off the market for a month and we painted and rearranged and emptied out about 2 1/2 rooms and the very first showing we had they put in an offer and we accepted and went into contract. Again I reitterate that selling a home is not for the faint of heart or for someone with no patience. I have definitely had a lesson in patience the past couple of months.
Now it is June and we close on our house in 3 weeks. Yes 3 weeks. Its crazy times around here getting everything packed and straightened up. We have our WDO inspection today and than the buyers have to schedule their survey and than its waiting for closing day to come. We are using a 1-800 packrat moving container and they are delivering it June 20th and picking it back up June 23rd. Jeremy has a friend that is driving with him up to Iowa and they are leaving with Molly on the 22nd and than I fly out the 24rth. I have to be there to sign for when they pick up the moving container and I don't want to try and cordinate a pickup and a flight the same day as I have time restraints when I get to Iowa due to when my grandma can pick me up so I am flying the 24rth. Once we get up there we will unload the container into our storage unit and then it will be the fun part of house hunting and spending time going to auctions, yard sales, plugging into the community, they have music in the square which will be fun to go do. We will get to Iowa in time for 4rth of July picnics and fire works. We are excited to move on with this chapter in our life and yet at the same time sad as we move away from family and friends and knowing that we will miss them.
Now off to go pack...
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