Long Absence

Sorry for being invisible around here for so long – thanks to one heckuva virus, I’ve been sidelined since last Tuesday. The antibiotics are kicking in, though, and I’m climbing my way back out of the hole.
In even better medical news, the husband’s doctor said the magic words – complete remission. There is no trace [...]

A Sign of Survival

I went out to dinner tonight. With my husband.
That may sound pretty ho-hum, and when I say we just went out and ate meatloaf and grilled chicken, it gets even more boring. But the amazing thing about it is that in the last six weeks, the only places he’s been are to doctors’ offices and [...]

Goal Oriented

It’s been a million years since I posted – I know. Bad, bad blogger. What can I say? It’s been a busy couple of weeks. Add a cold on top, and the blog gets ignored.
But now the husband is back up on his feet and, if all goes well, back to work next week, so [...]

Catie’s Rule of Threes

I have a thing for the number three. I have three kids, three cats – hell, I’d probably have three dogs if that weren’t a level of insanity beyond even my capacity. I have three candle sticks on my fireplace mantle, three pictures across my wall, and even put out three things every night at [...]

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Since tomorrow marks my return to the day job for the school year, I thought I’d do a post in homage to all those back-to-school essay assignments of days gone by. We’d had a lot planned for this summer, including a trip to the Omaha Zoo, Cub Scout camping in Minnesota, and a trip to [...]

20 Years? No Way!

So tonight, the East High School class of 1989 begins their 20-year high school reunion. I won’t be there. I was planning on it, but then the husband got sick, so all our plans were put on hold, including a trip back to see the old crew.
I went to our 10-year, and had a really [...]

Life’s Little Mood Barometer – the WalMart Parking Lot

Ever notice how some days, it all comes down to where you can park your car? Think about it. How stoked are you when you get that primo spot right in front of the store? Unless you’re the masochistic type who likes to walk a mile with a cart that pulls to one side, you’re [...]

The Boys of Summer

Well, aside from the obvious, there are a lot of reasons why this summer has been kind of crazy at Casa Del Catie. One of those reasons is baseball.
The youngest has gotten to Little League age – D minor for those of you who know what that means. I don’t. At any rate, he went [...]

I Should Write Science Fiction

First off, thanks to everyone for the kind words of support. As I write this, the hubs is across the room watching a cartoon with the kids and is feeling actually okay, so the good thoughts must be helping. Keep ‘em coming.
Also, just found out my in-real-life buddy Jessica pops in to read this blog [...]

Update

Shortly after my husband was diagnosed with cancer, I went to some writer buddies of mine for advice on how to deal with it in my public persona as a writer. I got answers ranging from, “Say nothing – folks want funny from you and cancer ain’t funny,” to, “Tell them everything. You’re human. Your [...]