The Catharine Chronicles

God! Ain't it the truth honey.

2010-08-09T02:44:55.857-07:00

God! Ain't it the truth honey.

Nana will... just as soon as she gets a moment in ...

2010-07-23T23:03:37.829-07:00

Nana will... just as soon as she gets a moment in between school work and job resumes to post them. The cameras are full of 'em. Thanks, guys. He's crying his fool head off at the moment... and I still love him more than chocolate. (But not as much as English toffee... I mean, English toffee, right? Get serious...)

Welcome to the world Sylas!!! You're already one s...

2010-07-22T19:34:34.607-07:00

Welcome to the world Sylas!!! You're already one step ahead because you have the world's best Nana. (I'm assuming that said Nana will be posting more pictures, right?)

Your going to rethink that chocolate comment come ...

2010-07-12T02:04:59.031-07:00

Your going to rethink that chocolate comment come colic time. lol. WELCOME TO THE WORLD GORGEOUS!

Absolutely! Here's wishing you the very best of l...

2010-07-03T18:48:15.589-07:00

Absolutely! Here's wishing you the very best of luck!

AWESOME! This is the month for it. See the email I...

2010-07-03T17:22:20.381-07:00

AWESOME! This is the month for it. See the email I just sent you. EXCITING!!!! Good Luck!

I bought the whole series. It bores the pants off ...

2010-07-01T16:00:01.547-07:00

I bought the whole series. It bores the pants off of my daughter but she still sings the songs. So..same reaction my generation had to it bascially. lmao.

Abby Sunderland was rescued this morning by a Fren...

2010-06-12T08:33:34.424-07:00

Abby Sunderland was rescued this morning by a French fishing boat, and should be reunited with her family (appropriately enough) on Reunion Island within 48 hours. She got off the boat with "the clothes on her back," according to her father, Laurence. It is expected that, due to the inclement weather and the difficulties in towing her sailboat, the yacht will be sunk rather than

Yeah, but I come from a family full of dead parent...

2010-06-11T22:21:16.692-07:00

Yeah, but I come from a family full of dead parents and orphaned children and even some dead children. I can assure you that none of them died a death so adventurous as being lost at sea while trying to sail the world alone in a little boat. Nope... drugs... parental neglect and bad decisions... these are the reasons the young people and babies in my family died. All safely within thirty miles

It's more than crying at your funeral. It's..oh my...

2010-06-11T22:03:16.673-07:00

It's more than crying at your funeral. It's..oh my birthday/christmas/LIFE would be so much more if only I had my daughter here. It's regretting their loss every moment of every day. And for what? I say if you would let everyone who ever died doing some "adventure" see what they brought on to their family AFTER the fact..everyone would make a different choice. Some things

Glass half empty or half full? Having followed the...

2010-06-11T21:31:22.016-07:00

Glass half empty or half full? Having followed the blog of this young woman since her departure from CA, I feel confident that her sailing skill as well as her quest for adventure are exact reflections of how her parents raised her. When my children moved themselves to TX and NYC, I hoped their mother and I had equiped them with the skills to negotiate the big waves and knockdowns that were sure

I'm glad this is not a quandary I have to wrestle....

2010-06-11T21:25:29.488-07:00

I'm glad this is not a quandary I have to wrestle. On the one hand I admire Abby's tremendous guts, skill and talent. She's not just lucky, not just blessed by God (though there is that, IMHO,) she is a sailor who know her craft and whose coolheadedness and training undoubtedly helped save her life. Hell, at 16 I was still writing bad poetry and trying to find the "meaning of

They'd have felt horrible. They'd have felt horri...

2010-06-11T15:42:37.624-07:00

They'd have felt horrible. They'd have felt horrible if she had died at 25 or 37 or 50 (had they lived to see it). And she's not a small child, she's a teenager. I'm telling you... with teens, the tighter you hold on, the bigger trouble you have. It's sooo much easier when they're little. I think not doing something so your family doesn't have to cry at your

I dunno. I feel the same way I do about people who...

2010-06-11T12:39:14.804-07:00

I dunno. I feel the same way I do about people who have small children and then go and climb Everest. Is your passion really worth ruining the lives of those closest to you??! The blame game they would be left with if something HAD happened to her would have been unbearable. People stopped taking the feelings of the greater family in to consideration on about the baby boomer age and boy does our

great bit of inspiration there.. many thanks!

2010-05-30T15:16:01.612-07:00

great bit of inspiration there.. many thanks!

Beautifully written, Amanda; it flows like a song....

2010-05-16T21:30:10.983-07:00

Beautifully written, Amanda; it flows like a song. And I'm happy for your waxing moon gift. Thanks once again.

Thanks, M3. Happy Mothers Day to you, squared. Yo...

2010-05-09T22:59:05.530-07:00

Thanks, M3. Happy Mothers Day to you, squared. You will LOVE the movie, I think. There are some cringe-worthy moments, but that's mostly just our Amero-centric ideas about germs and knives and farm equipment and such. It's awesome. So sweet to see mothers the world over care for their babies with the same kind of love the world over (right down to the same baby noises and everything).

Happy Mother's Day, my friend! Loved your post -- ...

2010-05-09T21:53:39.758-07:00

Happy Mother's Day, my friend!
Loved your post -- so dang funny, and now I'm just dying to see the movie.

I adored Julia Sugarbaker. And Dixie Carter. That ...

2010-04-11T13:44:48.889-07:00

I adored Julia Sugarbaker. And Dixie Carter. That episode where she defends Suzanne is one of my favorites, and that speech never fails to bring me to tears. Nice tribute, Amanda-Catherine.

If you're interested in reading a book from my pas...

2010-03-24T14:51:42.025-07:00

If you're interested in reading a book from my past reading list, I'd highly recommend one from my first quarter. It was written by the professor who taught the course (and includes a poem from one of my Antioch professors, coincidentally enough).