tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42532081757016381812024-03-13T22:30:32.318-04:00Ketchup with the KetuskysThe place to "ketchup" on all the happenings in the life of the ketuskysKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-52403651143785747212013-11-14T09:53:00.003-05:002013-11-14T09:53:34.637-05:00Photography GiveawayJust wanted to let you know about a cool photography giveaway. There are several prizes, but what I personally would love to win is the Canon 85mm 1.8 lens!
Go here to enter!http://cravemyphotography.com/blog/lens-giveaway-2/ Good luck!
Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-37008561426130264582012-12-12T13:51:00.001-05:002012-12-12T13:51:55.960-05:002012 Christmas Letter
Hi! Below is our 2012 Christmas letter. Hopefuly this year I will be able to keep up with this blog a little bit better. Here's hoping!
Dear
Friends and Family,
I
thought I would get an earlier start on our annual newsletter, seeing as how we
might not be here after December 21st (Ha! Ha! Hopefully most of you
will get that!) The year 2012 has been a year of ups and downs around here, but
Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-86009392122701893022012-02-10T12:13:00.002-05:002012-02-10T12:18:35.258-05:00What it Means to be Pro LifeI stumbled across this video, and I absolutely love what it says about being pro life. It's so much more than just the abortion issue. Check it out.Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-1274368945951443242011-12-13T12:17:00.004-05:002011-12-13T12:51:27.447-05:00JonathanJonathan, my 15 year old was just diagnosed recently with a disease that I had never heard of, though I have learned that among bleeding disorders, it is fairly common. Several years ago, Jonathan began having frequent nose bleeds. I'm not talking a little trickle of blood....I mean his nose would drip, and the bleeding would last quite a while. So we took him to see an ENT (ear, nose, throat Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-12817003317646643542011-12-07T16:14:00.006-05:002011-12-07T16:36:27.499-05:00Changes ComingI have been thinking for a while now about changing my blog. I am rethinking its purpose, its look, really....everything about it. So I am not sure if this blog will remain at all (not that I have millions of readers anyway...lol!) I'll let you know what I decide as soon as I know.I have been really busy with the house, the kids, and that weight loss thing I've been "talking" about doing forever.Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-14368823271738136582011-08-31T11:23:00.006-04:002011-08-31T11:38:38.838-04:00End of Summer
Today is the last day of August, and even though it stays pretty warm in the south through at least mid-October, I begin to think about fall right about now. Wrapping up summer is kind of sad. The kids have been back in school since the 15th of August, and they are beginning to settle in with their new teachers. Matthew is in fourth grade and is being drilled on those wonderful multiplication Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-43834118441770062552011-06-14T08:49:00.006-04:002011-06-14T09:58:36.392-04:00TodayToday....Outside my window: all is quiet with a gentle breeze and upper seventies already at 8:57 AM.I am thinking: I really need to lose some pounds, not only to improve my appearance, but also to help with acid reflux and other health problems.I am thankful for: a husband and family who love me, and a home to stay cool in during these hot days!From the kitchen: not a lot going on there. We are Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-15770058233214810572011-01-14T12:29:00.006-05:002011-01-14T13:07:39.567-05:00Project 365I have decided to attempt once again, Project 365. Last year, I quit less than three months in...but I am determined to see it through this time around. It's such a great way to document our lives in a simple, yet creative way. Here are the first pictures of the month of January.This is something I do EVERY Monday morning....write checks and send lunch money to school.This is a vegetable I have Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-46421328491164242382011-01-14T12:02:00.005-05:002011-01-14T12:21:42.456-05:00More Winter PhotosIt was beautiful to see what the neighborhood looked like on day 2 of our snowcation! It snowed much of the night Sunday night, and then on Monday we had freezing rain. The frozen precipitation resulted in these photos.Each little stem and branch of our dogwood tree was encased in ice. Looked so cool!I wouldn't want to jump into this frigid water. Notice the icicles hanging from the diving Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-61774215155858533072011-01-10T11:52:00.005-05:002011-01-10T12:12:26.162-05:00Crazy Weather!Don't get me wrong, I'm NOT complaining. I LOVE the snow! But it's amazing to me that we've had 3 snowfalls in less than a year. You must understand that in our neck of the woods we sometimes go for years without seeing one flake! Currently, we have snow on the ground, but it's not a great snow to play in. It began snowing Sunday night, and we woke up this morning to sleet and freezing rain. It'sKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-76064390878210372722011-01-06T11:18:00.004-05:002011-01-06T11:27:46.625-05:00Upcoming Posts and Blog GiveawayHi folks! I know I have been posting rather infrequently. One of my resolutions is to get better at this. I just need to manage my time better, obviously. So in the next few days, I promise to put up some more content, including pictures of our first ever white Christmas!!In the meantime, head on over to my friend, Linda MacDonald's blog HERE, and enter to win three great family movies and a Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-19405131590375673502010-12-10T19:28:00.002-05:002010-12-10T19:48:05.321-05:00Five on Friday1. Stayed home today except for a quick trip to pick up the boys from school...still got very little accomplished, though. Guess I wanted a day to be lazy.2. Ed took the day off and drove the kids to school this morning. He even got up early enough to scramble eggs for them (something I rarely do)! 3. I finally have my annual Christmas letter finished! Hopefully the computer will cooperate Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-83021322927018195382010-12-09T09:22:00.003-05:002010-12-09T09:29:42.131-05:00Is it December already?I figured I was long overdue for another blog post. Since it's December (geez...already?), I figured I would update my playlist to include some of my favorite Christmas tunes. My all time favorite? "O Holy Night!" And yes, I love the versions by Celine Dion, David Archeleta, Johnny Mathis, and Martina McBride, but my all time favorite is by a good friend who sings like an angel at my church everyKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-86092183298797534732010-10-21T13:11:00.005-04:002010-10-21T13:36:41.668-04:00Fall DecorOh, I know. I am totally pathetic when it comes to this blogging thing. The whole point is to be consistent though, right? Okay....so I'm consistently pathetic about updating my blog. Here it is a month later, and I finally have Fall decor to show you. These are so cute and easy. It's simply toilet paper rolls inside a brown lunch bag. The top of the lunch bag is squished down into the toilet Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-73708789424015526182010-09-19T17:58:00.003-04:002010-09-19T18:07:54.344-04:00Countdown to FallIt was a very busy (as evidenced by the lack of blogging) but wonderful summer. But now I am feeling fall in the air, well not literally...it's supposed to be 98 degrees here in SC tomorrow! GEEZ...enough already! This was one of the hottest summers we've had in a very long time! So I am ready for the cooler air. Although it's still hot, I am in the mood for a little fall decorating. I started Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-42296365234992765152010-07-23T07:00:00.000-04:002010-07-23T07:00:14.809-04:00Staycation Days 5 and 6On the fifth day of our staycation, we drove to Statesboro, GA to Splash in the Boro, a family water park. It was our first time, but definitely not our last time there. I don't have pictures to share with you because I took them with a waterproof film camera. But maybe one day I'll scan them and post (but don't hold your breath). To see the park, click on the link and check them out. We had a Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-87784870165846790042010-07-22T07:00:00.003-04:002010-07-22T07:00:10.821-04:00Staycation: Day 4On the fourth day of our staycation, we headed two and a half to three hours southeast to Hunting Island Beach. We got there about lunch time, ate subs, and then headed to the sand! We swam, soaked up (too much) sun, and collected shells. The boys got stung by jellyfish for the second summer in a row, but they sucked it up and got back into the water. When we got ready to leave, there was a Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-79599797600543780892010-07-21T07:00:00.002-04:002010-07-21T07:00:07.792-04:00Staycation: Day 3On day 3 of our staycation, we drove to a place called Graystone Ranch. They have a petting zoo, and lots of other animals to see, including 2 tigers. They also have a spring fed pond/lake. Our plan was to fish a little and let the kids swim a little. The problem was that we didn't get started early enough, and baby was it hot! And of course the fish weren't biting, and poor Ed spent more time Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-76860761959011822552010-07-20T15:12:00.006-04:002010-07-20T15:34:16.088-04:00Staycation: Day 2Although it was two weeks ago, I wanted to continue telling you about our week long "staycation!" The second day of our staycation happened to be the Fourth of July. So we stayed home for the most part, but we didn't sit around and do nothing. We had a cookout with yummy burgers and potato salad. We played baseball in the backyard, and then we enjoyed the pool all afternoon. I so love having a Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-73728684918653262772010-07-10T21:35:00.006-04:002010-07-10T22:31:34.860-04:00Our Staycation: Day 1Ed and I decided not to wander far from home this summer. We had just been on a cruise in December and took a trip to Dollywood in April. So this summer, Ed took the week off from work, beginning with the Fourth of July. That allowed us to do several things we had been wanting to do together, but hadn't had the time. Our first mini trip was on the 3rd of July. We drove a little over an hour to Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-75076204124250209432010-06-26T20:23:00.006-04:002010-06-26T20:59:00.393-04:00Father's Day WeekendOkay, I am almost a week late, but I still wanted to post about Father's Day weekend. We really enjoyed it. I had taken Ed to the mall and got him clothes for work (yes, a tad boring, but that's what he wanted). Matthew got him a Free (except for S&H) 8x10 Canvas from The Canvas People that pictured Ed and the two boys in the pool, and a Family Handyman magazine (with subscription on its way)Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-18891842457936078782010-06-15T12:04:00.008-04:002010-06-15T12:34:47.031-04:00Dog DaysLook at this face! She is such a sweetheart! Her name is Faye, and she's a Pit Bull who is between one and a half and two years old...still has a lot of that puppy energy. (When you see the dog houses below, you'll see where she has chewed them.) She came to our house February 2009 as a puppy with a second dog, a West Highland Terrier. We assume that someone couldn't take care of them and set Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-42266418234973940542010-05-26T05:34:00.001-04:002010-05-26T09:59:29.836-04:00No wordJust had to show you this framed layout I made for Ed. (Left to right are Ed, his sister-Gail, then his late brother-Mark Ketusky) Click on photo for closer view. The photo was taken in September of 2004. If you remember, Mark was killed late February by a gunshot wound. Click here for details. Though the investigation is on-going, we still don't know much more about what happened. Please Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-57884152571605995302010-05-25T05:24:00.006-04:002010-05-25T05:24:00.766-04:00Happy 5Five things that make me happy:1. A sunny, but not too hot, day!2. These glasses I bought at the Dollar Tree. (Just looking at them makes me happy!) Loving those colors!2. My boys being sweet to each other!3. Finding easy recipes that are tasty too!4. During a busy stretch of week, finding a few hours to stay at home to just BE! 5. Hearing from a friend or family member that you haven't spoken Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4253208175701638181.post-69366584744968423832010-05-24T05:07:00.003-04:002010-05-24T08:33:12.705-04:00Wrapping up a SeasonThis weekend, Matthew's baseball team came to our house to celebrate the end of their season. The Red Sox swam, played baseball, grilled hot dogs, and ate this beautiful cake. At the end, their coach and one of the parents presented them with their trophies. Matthew was funny today. He said, "I must be good. Every time I play on a team, we all get trophies!" LOL!This was his first time doing Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450560279375906764noreply@blogger.com0