Lately everywhere I look I seem to come across an article on the empty nest. I always bookmark these pieces. Our oldest is entering his sophomore year in high school and won’t be leaving home for a few more years. I’ve always assumed that I still had time before our nest started to change. But things happen sooner than you expect. This weekend we packed up the … [Read more...]
How to Look Your Tired and Stressed-Out Best
Welcome to the Dishwasher! If you have found the crazed appliance and me through my HuffingtonPost piece, An Open Letter to My Teenage Son About Drinking, thanks for checking us out. Are you getting bored with all the articles telling you to look and feel your best, you need at least eight hours of sleep a day? If you’re like me, you feel you look better with … [Read more...]
Linda Roy is Getting Possessed with Kathy & the Dishwasher
Welcome to the 15th installment of Getting Possessed with Kathy and the Dishwasher. Each month I have fun sharing one of the amazing bloggers and writers that I have had a chance to get to know in my three plus years of blogging. And of course, the Dishwasher really enjoys learning about other demonic appliances that reside all over the country. This month I’m so excited … [Read more...]
An Open Letter To My Son
As hard as it is for me to believe this, I’m the mother of a teenager. In fact Tom will be entering 10th grade this September. The years have gone so fast that I really feel as if one day I was taking pictures of him graduating from our Mommy and Me class, the next day I couldn’t believe he was in the fourth grade, and then bang, he was in high school. Play … [Read more...]
MomAssembly: Maybe Babies Do Come with Instructions!
*The following post is brought to you by MomAssembly. All opinions are my own. Sixteen years ago my husband and I went to our 20-week ultrasound and found out that we were having a healthy baby boy. We were beyond excited. Actually we were walking on air. After four miscarriages we were finally getting our happy ending. We started hanging out at baby … [Read more...]
