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My name is Katie Watson and I live in Southern California.  I'm married to a Navy Pilot so we have traveled the country coast to coast calling many different states our home. I am a Mom to 3 children and 2 cats. I am on the Design Team for Maya Road which I Love, Love, Love!! I love vintage anything and everything...I would rather rummage then organize and am just plain happy when I'm doing some form of art! I love mini books and altered projects and would describe my style as shabby chic mixed with thrift store randomness. 

Category Archives: Ian Kinney- Killed by a drunk driver 7-22-2008

~The Day the Angels Cried~

That is the phrase that always comes to mind.  The Day the Angels Cried.  It was a Creative Therapy title and topic that I used for catalyst One Hundred and Fifteen.

I remember this  day, 2 years ago.  I couldn’t tell you what I do most of any day but that day I remember a few...

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~Just a Few Words…..~

Do this while I have a chance.  It’s hard to find a solid piece of time anymore with the girls being home from school for the summer.  Somebody always needs something or needs help with something and random fighting does break out.  Being a parent 24/7 is demanding.  So, I want ...

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~Happy Birthday Ian~ and a couple of updates

Today is Ian’s Birthday.  He would have been 21.  Odd that this would have been a milestone birthday, to be able to drink alcohol legally, the one thing that killed him.  Alcohol being the one thing that was abused by someone who then chose to drive and kill Ian.  He would have been stoked today...

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~”Your Honor~ I am Katie Watson, Ian Kinney’s Sister-In-Law….” My letter to the judge and Finally, this day is Over.

Sentence-16 years.
Must Serve 85% of the sentence before eligible for parole.
The max sentence got changed today, it was not supposed to be 18.  There was a charge that overlapped so those 2 years got taken off the max sentence.
So, technically he got the max.
We are relieved this is over.
We have waited 18 months for this...

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~The Story of a Preacher Man and his First Sermon, roadside….to Ian~

Oh…………….I don’t know if I can tell this story without starting my day in tears………however I have wanted to tell this story for 1 1/2 years.  Every time I think about the story it makes me feel like someone is literally reaching inside my chest and squeezing my heart.  I feel shivers when I think...

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~Last year, this time…..a few pictures~ and a sad reminder not to drink and drive tonight.

Last year, this time…Derek had just gotten home from Deployment, Hannah had just had her surgery, Ian’s death was still very new, Cory had just moved out and I was adjusting to it all and drowning a little bit.  Things are much better this year.  I mean much better.  I see good things for 2010.
Hannah...

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~A Graveside Note~

I have tears in my eyes right now….it’s so unreal to think that I am typing about a note left on Ian’s grave.  It still doesn’t seem possible.  It just doesn’t seem possible that he has a grave.  God, how could that be?  It’s like I know it’s true but it seems like this lie...

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~MADD walk 2009~

 The MADD walk was the day after the disappointing verdict.  I think that it was a good thing because it gave us something to get up to in the morning that was a positive thing.
  It is a bit of a weird feeling though at the MADD walk.  You look at each group and wonder...

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Not Guilty of 2nd degree Murder—- Guilty of Gross Vehicular Homicide

We just got home and I only have a few moments until the girls get home from school and right now I just want to hug them super tight…
The jury came back with a NOT GUILTY for the charge of 2nd Degree Murder.  This is stunning to me.  Just stunning.  2 people dead at the...

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The Jury is in!

We are racing out of here to the courthouse.  The verdict is being read at 11am today.  We just got the call….Oh my gosh…I am just shaking.
I will let you all know later what happened!  So nervous.
Thanks for all your support and your prayers!!
~Katie

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