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Events, Family, Holidays, Memories

My Sister Michelle (In honor of her birthday today!)

  • Brilliant
  • Generous
  • Attentive
  • Loving
  • Quiet until you get to know her
  • Gracious
  • Thoughtful
  • Thought provoking
  • Mathematical genius
  • Puzzle solver
  • Actress (at least in murder mystery dinners)
  • Baby sister
  • Adoring Aunt
  • Youngest daughter
  • Soft spoken
  • Adventuresome
  • Funny
  • Sweetly silly
  • Gentle
  • Determined
  • Role Model
  • Marvelous
  • Magnificent
  • Michelle!

 

Events, Family, Food, Games, Holidays

Birthday Party Themes for Your Teenage Son

  • Laser tag / Paint ball
  • Hometown Treasure Hunt  – one responsible driver per group, clues take teams to locations important to your son’s life
  • Amazing Race – similar to the treasure hunt but to landmarks in your area
  • Tailgate party – grilling from the bed of a truck, parking lot football, coolers full of soda
  • Camping / Hiking trip
  • Pool Party/ Beach party & cookout
  • Racing theme with a trip to the GoKarts
  • World’s Most Interesting Teenager – make the meme your own
  • Redneck / Manly Man games – log throws, target practice, crushing soda cans
  • Dapper Dan – dress nice, fancy dinner, moustache photo props, (provide tips to fine dining)
  • Movie Marathon – all night viewing of LOTR, Star Wars series, etc.
  • Spy Games – strategy games in teams
  • Bonfire night
  • Ski trip / Snow party & hot beverages at the lodge
My son’s Golden Birthday (19 on the 19th) — Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket theme. Golden tickets gave clues to places around town. Winning team got most creative pix at each location.

 

 

Brands, Events, Family, Holidays, Names, Social Media, Travel, Work, Writing

Ways I’ve Stayed Busy The Last Couple Months

  1. New website design ~ www.KateyBWriting.com
  2. Mini book tour & in-person editing with The Alaskan Pioneer ~facebook.com/AlaskanPioneer
  3. Fabulous Murder Mystery Dinner / Fundraiser ~ www.wendysbutterflygarden.com
  4. Social Media Marketing & Blogging ~ www.BoetjeFoodsInc.com
  5. New Fall session kick off at work ~ www.KishYMCA.org
  6. Wrote & emceed Trivia Night fundraiser for Haiti ~ facebook.com/Love4LAllemand
  7. Visit from my parents
  8. Holiday plans
  9. Figuring out how to fit my Christmas tree in my livingroom
  10. Weekend in the QCA
Alaskan Pioneer Meet & Greet, Aurora, IL — These fans brought him home-made goodies!

 

Events, Games, Quad Cities, Writing

Partial List of Characters for the October 26th Murder Mystery Dinner in Rock Island, IL

  • Plexxipus, The All Seeing Wizard   
  • Princess Caligo, Eldest Daughter
  • Princess Tirumala, Middle Daughter 
  • Princess Nymphalidae, Youngest Daughter
  • Lord Nivosus, King’s Top Advisor
  • Lord Viceroy, Second in Charge of the King’s Cabinet 
  • Lady Atticus, Sister in Law of the King
  • Dame Heliconius, The Royal Nanny
  • Tussock the Elder, Royal Doctor
  • Kluk, Court Jester 
  • Dysphanio, The Royal Minstrel
  • Duchess Callophrys Rubi, Friend of the family
  • Slash, British rocker
  • Starling Quick, American Film Actress
  • Xander Curtis Corriander, American Movie Star
  • Flint Treadwell, American Oil Tycoon
  • LulaMay Dover Treadwell, Wife of Flint Treadwell 

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(For more details: wendysbutterflygarden.com)

Events, Family, Food, Games, Holidays, Travel

My Labor Day Weekend in Mountain Home, Arkansas

  • Yoshi’s Japanese Steakhouse
  • Auto Zone with Dad
  • Mom’s bean & chicken tortilla wraps
  • East Side Baptist Church
  • Visit with Aunt Vivian
  • Lunch at Gaston’s to celebrate Mom’s birthday
  • Bull Shoals Lake Visitor Center
  • Bird Bingo
  • Cheesy Hallmark movie
  • Two roadrunner and a fawn running across the road
  • Scrabble club
  • Country walk
  • Gaston Wildflower Meadow
  • Zero Sprint data signal
  • One geocache located
  • Planning for Team Wendy murder mystery fundraiser
  • Editing for the Alaskan Pioneer

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Events, Family, Favorites

Awesome Things About This Weekend

  1. First full weekend off since July 4th.
  2. Got to see “my kids”
  3. Tug Fest Fireworks with Dawetselbees
  4. Tug Fest carnival — Caleb won us all prizes
  5. Tug Fest competition — Iowa (my team) won!
  6. Got to see RaRa and RonRon
  7. RaRa looks sooo super cute with her little baby bump!
  8. Lunch and deep conversation with KatieB
  9. Saturday service at my QCA church
  10. A free Sunday to look forward to

08 09 tug fest

 

Brands, Events, Favorites, Geek, Seasons

Favorite Back To School Supplies

  1. Sharpies!!!
  2. Pencils with cool designs
  3. Electric pencil sharpeners
  4. Translucent plastic folders
  5. Dividers for 3 ring binders
  6. White-out tape in cool colored dispensers
  7. Sticky notes
  8. G2 gel pens
  9. Bic Ultra Round Pens
  10. Graph paper, spiral bound, at the top if possible
  11. Binder clips in assorted colors
  12. Bulletin boards
  13. Desk organizers
  14. Labels
  15. Colored copy paper

Sharpies

 

Brands, Events, Favorites, Music

My Favorite Songs From Last Night’s Goo Goo Dolls / Matchbox 20 Concert (with opener Kate Earl)

  1. Better Days – Goo Goo Dolls
  2. Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
  3. How Far We’ve Come – Matchbox 20
  4. Come to Me – Goo Goo Dolls
  5. Unwell – Matchbox 20
  6. If You’re Gone – Matchbox 20
  7. 3 am – Matchbox 20
  8. Honey – Kate Earl
  9. Name – Goo Goo Dolls