My name is Kathleen Thompson and I’m a writer, community organizer and political junkie. Wife to Jeremy Johnson, mother of Owen and Hale, we live in the wonderful city of Grapevine. Contact me at kathleen@ktnote.com or socially: @ktnote, linkedin, flickrTumblr (3.0; @ktnote)http://ktnote.com/<p>Sadly, Anna’s dad has died from his complications after heart surgery. Flowers, plants and donations are welcome. Contact me for details.</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1088050169http://ktnote.com/post/1088050169Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:13:32 -0500<a href="https://secure.billwhitefortexas.com/page/outreach/view/pfp/kathleenthompson">114% - Take that Rick Perry!</a>: <p>You all helped me hit 114% of my Bill White personal fundraising goal, $1140.00! If you haven’t chipped in $20 to evict Rick, do it!</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1087520341http://ktnote.com/post/1087520341Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:45:27 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8fr78ZsDc1qzprjto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lunch with Owen, Mercer, Jenna, Angela, Bella, Ethan M. and Mario. I wasn’t invited today, but I came anyway.</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1086969006http://ktnote.com/post/1086969006Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:01:56 -0500<a href="https://secure.billwhitefortexas.com/page/outreach/view/pfp/kathleenthompson">84% there</a>: <p>Friends, I am at 84% of my personal fundraising goal for Bill White. Please help me hit $1000.00 before my Hong Kong trip!</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1086601010http://ktnote.com/post/1086601010Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:10:55 -0500<p>Let it be known that WWF would not let me play “Jew” on Rosh Hashanah. “Jet” is accepted, for less points. Bah!</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1086192604http://ktnote.com/post/1086192604Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:05:06 -0500<a href="http://bit.ly/TXPoliticalReport">The Texas Political Report</a>: <p><span>A feature on 20 Texas State House races from The Burnt Orange Report and Annie’s List. Check it out.</span></p>http://ktnote.com/post/1083755685http://ktnote.com/post/1083755685Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:33:39 -0500<p>Owen got his first tardy today. Apparently we need to add 15 minutes onto the one minute drive if there is rain.</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1083384484http://ktnote.com/post/1083384484Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:15:18 -0500GCISD<p>Thanks for lunch, Daniel and Carissa! It’s a true friend that will hang out in the ladies room and hold your baby for you!</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1082697450http://ktnote.com/post/1082697450Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:45:22 -0500<p>Hale fell asleep before I pulled away from CoHabitat.</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1082322410http://ktnote.com/post/1082322410Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:20:38 -0500<p>Just wrapped up a meeting on applications/solutions for political campaigns to make the most of fundraising and GOTV efforts. Would have been better without my sidekick Hale, who cried its entirety.</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1082305070http://ktnote.com/post/1082305070Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:16:20 -0500<p>Missed the first GGC board meeting of the new term because Owen asked me to come sit with him during his lunch. What a nice change of plans.</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1081581889http://ktnote.com/post/1081581889Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:58:15 -0500<p>Spent 40 minutes on the phone with Mark from USAA. His voice sounds exactly like Pres. Obama’s. Exactly.</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1081278781http://ktnote.com/post/1081278781Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:29:55 -0500<p>Just heard from a girlfriend whose father had routine heart surgery last week. Complications arose and he became unresponsive. Now word that EEG shows no brain activity. Please lift up my friend and her family. </p>http://ktnote.com/post/1081018941http://ktnote.com/post/1081018941Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:12:51 -0500<p>Babies in bed, at the bookstore with J researching HK, drinking water, since we are both on a diet.</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1078498629http://ktnote.com/post/1078498629Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:22:17 -0500J: Do you know his address?<br /> K: Yes, I know it because I drive by his house every night.<br /> J: I thought you did.http://ktnote.com/post/1077032319http://ktnote.com/post/1077032319Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:56:57 -0500<p>Thank you, American liberals, for Labor Day!</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1076828970http://ktnote.com/post/1076828970Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:11:41 -0500“They say less is more, but more is more! I want more…”<br/><br/> - <em>Me too! 2001 interview with Dolly Parton</em>http://ktnote.com/post/1076121483http://ktnote.com/post/1076121483Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:36:34 -0500“I love playing in my clothes, I love playing in my life.”<br/><br/> - <em>Me too! 2001 interview with Dolly Parton</em>http://ktnote.com/post/1076109544http://ktnote.com/post/1076109544Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:33:58 -0500<p>Dolly Parton is on “Fresh Air”. I just love you, Dolly!</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1076012543http://ktnote.com/post/1076012543Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:13:03 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8byqwRMKm1qzprjto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Playing with the water dolphins, who could use some patching up over the winter. Too much loving from Grapevine kiddos.</p>http://ktnote.com/post/1075670055http://ktnote.com/post/1075670055Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:54:32 -0500