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As promised, here is part 2 of my ground-breaking series:  “How to be the Perfect Grandparent.”

Have you ever heard the expression that fish and company stink after three days? Interestingly, I first heard it from my father-in-law…probably on day four of a two week visit to his house. Though, I’m sure he didn’t intend for me to draw a parallel between the expression and our visit there. Noooooooooo. I’m sure […]

While we’re off gallivanting in New York City, I thought I would introduce you to the Katy from nearly a decade ago. This post was written on Tuesday, April 13, 2004, on “Postcards from Leeds,” a blog I kept during my year abroad as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar in Leeds, England. Any comments in […]

Start spreading the news. We’re leaving today. (Actually, tomorrow.) We want to be a part of it. New York, New York. Sorry, I can’t help myself. I’ve been singing this song ever since Brian gifted me (on Valentine’s Day) with a trip to New York City. Actually he gifted me with a trip anywhere I […]

I see it as no coincidence that tornadoes are expected in Kansas around the same time as my parents in the middle of this week. Let the cyclone of gift-giving, hugging, kissing, missed bedtimes, doting, running, playing, splashing, reading, snack times, and squealing commence! No one does fun like a grandparent. No one.

If you’re one of my lovely gentleman readers who is squeamish about “female things,” now would be a good time for you to find something a bit less unsettling to read. Like 2,000 pages of ObamaCare legislation. Take care, and we’ll see you tomorrow. Or after the next election.

I was on the phone with one of my best girlfriends several weeks ago when she asked why I sounded so “winded.” If I had been on my toes, I could have convinced her that I was on a stair climber. But in actuality, I was cleaning out my closet with the help of the […]

Friends, I’m so excited to announce the newest Katy in a Corner staff member! As you can probably tell from the incredible professionalism and sheer volume of quality content we provide in our little “corner” of the web, we have a pretty enormous staff. We have the “face” of the blog:  yours truly. I provide […]

Well, Halloween at my parents’ house proved that the only thing more enjoyable than scaring the crap out of little children is scaring the crap out of their parents. But the evening began with my dad scaring the crap out of his own grandchildren. How did he do that? Well…

I decided to take the kids on an impromptu trip to Atlanta today to participate in my parents’ Halloween tradition of scaring the living MESS out of the neighborhood children. In his prop arsenal this year, my dad (he calls himself “G-man”) has a life-sized coffin and my old, bald mannequin, Demi. I got her […]