tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post7739615617578467926..comments2019-06-15T19:20:29.432-07:00Comments on Just Kate: The Teeter TotterJust Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-14275973289683103552010-05-10T20:07:04.398-07:002010-05-10T20:07:04.398-07:00It warms my heart too, Drew. :) :)It warms my heart too, Drew. :) :)Just Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-42333832681343715612010-05-09T23:38:21.454-07:002010-05-09T23:38:21.454-07:00Love it, Katy..... just love it!!!
Such a great...Love it, Katy..... just love it!!! <br /><br />Such a great love story that just warms my heart! :DDrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681335575850323916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-79792833289549123792010-05-05T12:09:10.420-07:002010-05-05T12:09:10.420-07:00@confessionsofadizzyblonde
I grinned when I read ...@confessionsofadizzyblonde<br /><br />I grinned when I read that you said magic happens when you meet people that bring out something different in you. YES! I feel that too. <br /><br />I wasn't seeking my husband when I found him, and I didn't even recognize him at first. I look back in amazement at all we didn't know 22 years ago. :) I'm thankful for the gift of him.Just Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-90068138394824027382010-05-04T19:18:19.101-07:002010-05-04T19:18:19.101-07:00Absolutely lovely! You have captured the moment so...Absolutely lovely! You have captured the moment so beautifully - the guitar, the night...amazing! <br /><br />What also struck me was that I have been thinking a lot about love lately and what it is we seek in a partner. Apart from the obvious shared interests and lifestyle, understanding each other, kindness and being loved in a way that we wish to be loved, I think that differences are important. I was trying to explain to a friend the other day that when I meet men that are like me it's nice, but the chemical reaction is not as grand as when it's two different forces. I am airy fairy in some ways, or like wind and fire, and I'd love for a man who is grounded. When I meet people that bring out something different in me, it's then that the magic happens. At least, that's my experience to date - what the future holds I do not know!!! <br /><br />Thank you for this post =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-50553477877181862592010-04-29T11:59:03.547-07:002010-04-29T11:59:03.547-07:00Ah l'amour! Very nice, Kate!Ah l'amour! Very nice, Kate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-52339783392829984142010-04-29T08:44:00.995-07:002010-04-29T08:44:00.995-07:00@5178598197028115515.0
Kev, I'm fairly sure h...@5178598197028115515.0<br /><br />Kev, I'm fairly sure he was trying to unbalance me with the basketball when I was standing on the teeter-totter. And it didn't really BOUNCE, it just hit me and fell to the ground. He's a brat.<br /><br />I haven't had a chance to even look for the pics yet but I will!Just Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-51785981970281155152010-04-29T05:05:11.311-07:002010-04-29T05:05:11.311-07:00I loved reading your hubby's memories of you a...I loved reading your hubby's memories of you and he. Bouncing a basketball off your butt, huh? LOLOL.<br /><br />Did you find the pictures you mentioned to Chickee?Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352264374062482568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-37526716290363666892010-04-28T22:06:02.542-07:002010-04-28T22:06:02.542-07:00@Brittany
It was fun to have you and Justin join ...@Brittany<br /><br />It was fun to have you and Justin join us in our teeter-totter fun the other day. :) You seem very well suited to one another, and I like your analogy of puzzle pieces. Well said, Britt. ♥ MomJust Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-43171097521917912412010-04-28T20:35:35.962-07:002010-04-28T20:35:35.962-07:00I enjoyed hearing this story about you guys. And I...I enjoyed hearing this story about you guys. And I whole heartedly agree with you on the whole opposites attract thing. Justin and I couldn't be more different. But couples are like puzzles pieces.Each one is different, and yet they eventually find the other "piece" that fits together with them just perfectly.Brittanynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-9383494385580952582010-04-28T20:11:01.896-07:002010-04-28T20:11:01.896-07:00@3134907088485966471.0
You don't have to be a...@3134907088485966471.0<br /><br />You don't have to be a writer to comment, silly man. :) I love your memories of us. I remember the way you raced me across the parking lot, while I was sitting in there like a little kid. LOL I also remember how incredibly cold it was that winter in July and I never bundled up. You were always telling me to put my coat and shoes on. I never did, so you refused to give me your jacket. You were SO MEAN. *pouts*<br /><br />Yes, I remember getting stuck in the monkey bars. Let's be clear that my tummy fit just fine, thank you very much.<br /><br />We have pictures of the hair cut!!<br /><br />And, yes, you WERE bouncing a basketball off my behind. WHY you were doing it, I dunno. It's not like it was a big challenge, you beast.<br /><br />But, yes, we *are* still having fun. How cool is that?! Love you back.Just Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-31349070884859664712010-04-28T19:49:03.851-07:002010-04-28T19:49:03.851-07:00I remember pushing you around in a shopping cart l...I remember pushing you around in a shopping cart like you were a little kid and racing it across the parking lot at the mall in Canberra.<br /><br />I was "grandpa" and you were the girl with pigtails in the puppet show. We did the "heart" drama and you were always barefoot as you bounced my heart across the stage.<br /><br />Remember when you got stuck in the monkey bars?<br /><br />You gave me a haircut in the outback at that cattle station. <br /><br />We were on a teeter totter again a couple of weeks ago with our kids. You were balancing in the middle and I was bouncing a basketball off your butt. <br /><br />We're still having fun. Love you, babe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-54493145788979741842010-04-28T18:38:13.076-07:002010-04-28T18:38:13.076-07:00@Chickee
I can't remember if I included in th...@Chickee<br /><br />I can't remember if I included in the story the day that hubby and I were at the park on the teeter totter. I don't think I did! It was gorgeous and sunny. I was wearing long sleeves under a short sleeve t-shirt that said "Australia" across the front, and I had to struggle out of the long sleeves by pulling my arms out and then pulling it through the neck of my "t." It took a bit of contortion to get out of it without being inappropriate! LOL <br /><br />Anyway, I actually have pictures of hubby and I on the teeter totter in Australia that day! =D In one of them, I'm flying up in the air because he hit the ground SO HARD and nearly sent me rocketing off into space. You can only see the lower part of my face, then my body, and my legs and bare feet, flailing out in opposite directions. LOL He's such a brat.<br /><br />Hubby also took a picture of an elderly couple that were gently teeter tottering next to us.<br /><br />I wish I'd thought to include that day in the blog. It was more than just what a school leader said to us and more than just our penchant for playgrounds, it was that actual day when we were right there, unconsciously living the life we had ahead of us, right beside an elderly couple that we may yet become together. =D =D =D <br /><br />And, yes, you pictured us EXACTLY right! I'm going to look for the pictures. I have to find them now! Just the thought of them makes me grin and brings that day right back to me as if it happened just yesterday!Just Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-32710419289774469142010-04-28T18:28:34.469-07:002010-04-28T18:28:34.469-07:00@8616578913371172963.0
Thank you so much, Jay! =D...@8616578913371172963.0<br /><br />Thank you so much, Jay! =D I love the idea of being on the teeter totter with my hubby when we're in our 70's (God willing, we make it that long)! You know, I can honestly say that I love him more today, by far, than I did on the day we were married. I think that's how it's meant to me and I feel blessed, indeed. :)Just Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-33555333564282735892010-04-28T18:26:24.962-07:002010-04-28T18:26:24.962-07:00@Colleen Breuning
LOL, Colleen, it's hard to ...@Colleen Breuning<br /><br />LOL, Colleen, it's hard to imagine me being a wild thing, isn't it? ;)<br /><br />Reading your description of you and your husband, I can only smile and nod. <br /><br />xoxoJust Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-14322583211391787432010-04-28T18:24:06.146-07:002010-04-28T18:24:06.146-07:00@wolfshades.com
What a cool song! =D I can total...@wolfshades.com<br /><br />What a cool song! =D I can totally imagine you listening to this. I'm listening to it now and smiling hugely. <br /><br />You know how I have to sign this one, right?<br /><br />~Barefoot Girl :)Just Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-31850846279523380552010-04-28T18:19:36.469-07:002010-04-28T18:19:36.469-07:00As I was reading your words about the teeter-totte...As I was reading your words about the teeter-totter and you being up in the air, I (in my minds eye) saw you bouncing up and down, trying to lift him off the ground. Bit by bit it would work until at times you were even, then he'd drift back down and you'd pop back up. I gigggled when I got to the part where you said he needed to be bounced up in the air a bit. =) <br /><br />You sooo need to go out and have a picture taken of the both of you on a teeter-totter. =)<br /><br />It doesn't matter who else believes in you as long as you believe in you. =) <br /><br />I love you that said at times the only thing that held you together was tenacity and hope. That is a love story in itself. <br /><br />Now stop with all the mushy talk. I think I might gag! hahaha LoL =) ♥Chickeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528502900671204799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-86165789133711729632010-04-28T18:18:02.947-07:002010-04-28T18:18:02.947-07:00There is something magical about being in love; to...There is something magical about being in love; to have someone believe in you, to have someone stand by you through good and bad. It is definetly worth celebrating, and you do a wonderful job of just that in this piece...celebrating the love story that is you and R! May your love continue to grow, Kate...and I look forward to the day you and R hit that teeter totter as 70 year olds! JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-13920866361653161992010-04-28T18:14:56.858-07:002010-04-28T18:14:56.858-07:00Oh Katy...I love reading the love story of you &am...Oh Katy...I love reading the love story of you & your husband. It just really warmed my heart and made me smile!!! You sweet wild thing,you! ;)<br /><br />I love your teeter totter metaphor, it's so perfect! I envision my husband and I in that way. He's very pragmatic and logical, keeps me grounded which I also need in my life. Beautiful write!<br />xoxoColleen Breuninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543399293419814296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-90614085643580108052010-04-28T13:44:13.226-07:002010-04-28T13:44:13.226-07:00I loved reading this!! I smiled the whole way thr...I loved reading this!! I smiled the whole way through, and not just because the music I was listening to seemed to complement your writing so perfectly. (The song is "Next Wave to Paradise" by Staylefish. Look it up. Listen to it. I'm including the lyrics below)<br /><br />Once again your stream of thought captures the rest of us and we have to ride along. Beautiful!<br /><br />Lyrics to "Next Wave to Paradise":<br /><br />As I'm driving in my car<br />Just turn my back on a lifestyle not on par<br />Want to find the place where<br />I can lose myself<br />I lose all my problems and store them on the shelf<br /><br />'Cause I will catch your wave that will carry me to paradise<br />And shed it by a palm tree<br />With nothing to criticize<br />And you will be on my side<br />Alone together just us two<br />And let that sun bring us wherever it wants to<br /><br />We will cuddle on the beach<br />With everything that we own within our reach<br />Spend our nights gazing up<br />Into outer space<br />We have found our fortunes<br />And we finally found that place<br /><br />'Cause I will catch your wave that will carry me to paradise<br />And shed it by a palm tree<br />With nothing to criticize<br />And you will be on my side<br />Alone together just us two<br />And let that sun bring us wherever it wants to<br /><br />(talking)<br /><br />'Cause we will lose ourselves<br />And keep nothing but our pride<br />Buried by our troubles<br />We'll let them wash away with the tide<br />And you will be on my side<br />Alone together, just us two<br />And let that sun bring us wherever we want toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-32510537753011901652010-04-28T08:56:07.593-07:002010-04-28T08:56:07.593-07:00@Rebecca Hoffman
I was thinking about why people ...@Rebecca Hoffman<br /><br />I was thinking about why people match like to like. There are all of these dating services that ask people questions designed to match them to the ideal person, asking questions about preferences and all of that. Honestly, I would never have guessed that I would marry someone like my husband and no dating service would ever have matched us. When we first met we really didn't even like each other. :)<br /><br />We have enough similarities to make it work. We both have a strong work ethic. We are both organized and tidy (makes for a peaceful home that). We both have rather old-fashioned values. We share a wicked streak. *grins* <br /><br />But I think you're right that our opposites keep us challenged and growing and I am unquestionably a better person for knowing him all these years. I don't believe that people "complete" each other. I think it's movie-nonsense (Thank you, Jerry McGuire), but I do believe that people can balance and compliment one another. :)<br /><br />I think we see pretty eye-to-eye here. As I've said many times before, I think we'd make great next door neighbors!!! (I wish!)Just Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-37706153393304331622010-04-28T08:47:30.389-07:002010-04-28T08:47:30.389-07:00Why is it that people always like to match singles...Why is it that people always like to match singles who are similar to each other?<br /><br />I know there is truth in the saying "opposites attract", but I think it should be "opposites encourage growth" ;) My husband, too, is so different from me. I can't say that's what attracted me to him, but it's what has made me a better person and made our relationship solid as a rock. We allow each other our opposite strengths, and use it to our advantage. We acknowledge our opposite weaknesses and work together to overcome them - two negatives make a positive?<br /><br />Beautiful write, Kate... I think you do have quite a love story!Heres a gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07298323019771906476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-22533313187719118562010-04-28T08:25:48.730-07:002010-04-28T08:25:48.730-07:00@virgo1234
LOL Well, I only just wrote it last n...@virgo1234<br /><br />LOL Well, I only just wrote it last night but I'm sure I mentioned "Wild Thing" before. It's the part of the story that I most often tell. I've never put it all together before in a linear fashion. Doing so helped me to see it as a love story. Even when I've told the "Wild Thing" part before, I wasn't really seeing it as a love story. I was just thinking of what "hooked" me. *smiles* <br /><br />Opposites do attract. Hubby and I are just enough alike that it works. I don't think anybody would have paired us, ever, I certainly would not have. And yet here we are. For about ten years now our song has been "You're Still the One" by Orleans. <br /><br />"We're still having fun and you're still the one." So true that. <br /><br />xoxoJust Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-12443640651492300912010-04-28T08:21:20.642-07:002010-04-28T08:21:20.642-07:00@kdgator
Kev, Yes, the song is perfect. When you...@kdgator<br /><br />Kev, Yes, the song is perfect. When you sent it in honor of my wedding anniversary I couldn't stop smiling because it was just right! :) <br /><br />It's funny because shortly after our school told us that we should not marry, that it was not "God's will," and used the analogy of the teeter totter, we went to the park and saw a couple in their late 70's I'd guess, sitting on a teeter totter together. We looked at each other and smiled, thinking some day maybe that would be us. :)Just Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669930030082902213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-90572348884342536342010-04-28T05:59:47.859-07:002010-04-28T05:59:47.859-07:00I remember this story...I loved it then I love it ...I remember this story...I loved it then I love it now...I can see it very Clearly... the old saying "opposites attract is so true" and it couldn't be more true of me and my husband, he can be so grumpy and negative... he needed me to bring light and positivity and hope to his life..and a good Mom for his son...I needed to be secure and know that my man will never leave me and will never betray me...and we both got what we wanted..life is good ain't it?virgo1234https://www.blogger.com/profile/00624331857963446506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862255039579810793.post-11063085447304361432010-04-28T05:18:50.954-07:002010-04-28T05:18:50.954-07:00With you, it is like pealing back an onion, so man...With you, it is like pealing back an onion, so many layers. I love how "he stopped singing and said, 'Wild Thing, I think I love you.'" I'll have to remember that. Heaven knows I could use that. (Troggs' version? Not Hendrix's? :P) Love the analogy of the teeter-totter. It makes me smile. <br /><br />"You're Still The One" really is perfect for you two.<br /><br />Yes, again I rambled. lol.Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352264374062482568noreply@blogger.com