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What Parenting a Grown-Up College Kid Really Looks Like (Hint: It Involves Cheez-Its)

May 4, 2025 By Katy Leave a Comment

After four years that seem to have flown by faster than Maverick’s fighter jet in Top Gun, I am celebrating my oldest child’s graduation from college this month.  When he started his pursuit of a college degree, he weighed 180 pounds and stood 6’2”. Now, he’s 210 pounds and 6’4”. Not only is he bigger, [Read More]

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Goodbye To The High School Experience: What I Won’t Miss

April 6, 2025 By Katy 2 Comments

“I just deposited lunch money into the portal for the last time,” posted one of my Facebook friends. She is the parent of a high school senior like I am. “Sniff!” she ended her post, adding the crying emoji. Sniff? I thought. Sniff!?! I’m over here thinking “Woo hoo!” Is there an emoji for a [Read More]

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Score Big With A Celly Salt Giveaway!

March 1, 2025 By Katy 8 Comments

My daughter is wrapping up her senior year ice hockey season right now and this Hockey Mom is emotional. No more stinky equipment in the back of the family truckster. No more exhilarating wins or devastating losses. No more jokes with the other Hockey Moms in the lobby at the ice rink as we kill [Read More]

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The Best Memes About Work aka The Daily Grind

February 2, 2025 By Katy 4 Comments

I’ve got a secret to share. My most discerning followers may have already picked up on what it is.  It’s a secret about work, aka the daily grind, that 9-to-5 life.  My day job is, well, work. And I just gotta laugh about it. So my secret is that most Mondays I share a relatable [Read More]

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Signs You Might Be A Proud Hockey Mom

January 5, 2025 By Katy Leave a Comment

Did you know there are 832,578 Hockey Moms in North America? Okay, I made that up, but I know there are a lot of proud Hockey Moms out there, you know, moms who devote a lot of time and love towards their children’s participation in ice hockey. There are so many Hockey Moms that they [Read More]

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How to Make Gift Tags Out of Christmas Cards

December 7, 2024 By Katy Leave a Comment

Today I’m showing you a quick, fun DIY project that will spruce up your holiday season. Plus, I’ve got an announcment about my story in the Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas book. Lets’ start with how easy it is to make cute, festive gift tags out of Christmas cards. (If I can [Read More]

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Ho Ho Ho! I am published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas

November 9, 2024 By Katy 2 Comments

A Santa dances on a chimney in the snow next to the title of the Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas book.

I’ve got some exciting news. I’m in a book! Yes, dear readers, I’m happy to announce that my story, “How A Combine Havester Saved Our Christmas Tree” was selected as one of the 101 stories included in the book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas. I’m here to tell you that these 101 [Read More]

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