How, indeed, can I make up for my light blogging of this past week? All I’ve got to offer you is this: …which I truly hope you enjoy. I hope it runs through your head like it’s been running through mine this evening! *grin* [truthfully, I used to love this song when I was a … [Read more…]
From this… …to this… …to this. [OK, OK, I’m cheating. I actually used up all the old apples in my pantry to make the apple butter. That nice basket of apples is still on my counter… but that doesn’t negate the fact that it has been a long, hard day of work! The apple butter … [Read more…]
…but we have new doors! Hallelujah! [for 12 years we’ve had those horrible, flat panel doors that just looked…. cheap. I’m sorry, but there’s really no other way to describe them. They just shouted “1950s-standard-suburban-brick-ranch-this-is-how-we-built-the-entire-neighborhood,” which, of course, is where we live. Thankfully, my husband and father-in-law were able to replace several of our doors … [Read more…]
Marie (age 3), reciting the Hail Mary: “…Holy Mary, Mother of God, PLAY with us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.”
I am actually (I can’t believe I’m saying this) attempting to read…. …are you ready?… Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I know, I know… the people who know me in real life are saying, “WHAT?? You hate 19th century literature!” And that is true. The melodrama and the way every conversation is so drawn … [Read more…]
As a homeschooling mom who often compares herself to what (she thinks) others are doing and accomplishing, I THANK GOD for moms like Danielle Bean who are putting their days out there (warts and all) for all to see. THANK GOD, I’m not alone! So often I am asked (with great amazement), “How do you … [Read more…]
I’ve got just a few recommendations to pass along, since they’re so much fun! There, I Fixed it! is a fun, fun blog site if you’ve got a few minutes to spare. For all those out there who thought, “Wait! Don’t throw that away! I can fix it with duct tape!”, this is the site … [Read more…]
It doesn’t really FEEL like fall (yet), but I have high hopes that soon the air will turn crisp and cool, and my favorite season will be underway! Fall… it just does something to me! I’m not sure why, but cool, overcast days in fall make me happier than any other time of the year. … [Read more…]
I haven’t had much time at all on the computer lately (can you tell?) but I had to at least post something for the Feast of St. (Padre) Pio! Margaret over at Minnesota Mom has a wonderful miracle story that will give you goosebumps, and this story (courtesy of my friend Malia) is another one … [Read more…]
As I was writing the previous post (at 1:30 in the morning) I heard footsteps coming through the kitchen. I thought it was my husband, telling me that I should be getting to bed *grin*. Instead, it was my son Sean, who said, “Mom? Marie is stuck up in Reilly’s bed and can’t get down.” … [Read more…]