Ever wish life had a reset button? A do-over option? Right now, I wish mine did. Go back to 6:50 p.m. Dinner was late and I was trying to get the last load of laundry folded before calling the kids in for supper. Thomas came in, twinkling as always. “Mommy! Where are the wrenches?”“What on … [Read more…]
Astronaut ice cream!!! Quick! Take it out of the package! Hmmmmm… …looks kinda weird… Do I like this? It melts in your mouth and tastes like… warm ice cream… The texture is a bit like styrofoam at first… I think it’s neat! Shhh! Quit complaining! She’s giving us ICE CREAM for breakfast!!! I think it’s … [Read more…]
Guess who finally packed away the winter coats… and hats… and gloves…………. in July? Oh yeah, that would be me. One more item scratched off the list.
I can’t believe ANOTHER week went by since my last post. It has been hectic in the evenings around here (the only time I really get to sit down and blog) and my time truly has not been my own. But now, sitting here in front of the computer, enjoying a most delicious snack of … [Read more…]
Planning, my friends, planning. Does anyone else struggle with this as badly as I do? Every year during the summer I start the long process over, pulling out syllabi, going over each and every subject, deciding if that is the direction I want to take or not. If not, then I have to pull out … [Read more…]
You know, we can all wax poetic about the glorious vocation of motherhood, and find all sorts of deep spiritual lessons from the activities of the day, but this morning I can’t stop laughing at the thought that *MY* personal path to holiness — lovingly planned and hand picked by God Himself — is peppered … [Read more…]
I couldn’t take this ugly, beat-up rocking chair (that yes, I’ve rocked each of my children in) another day, so while Grace took her nap… …I whipped up some slip covers out of the free fabric I was given. You know where this is going, don’t you? Yeah… I’m trying to figure out if I … [Read more…]
The Catholic Company offered me a chance to review the Magnificat magazine. How incredible is that? This magazine is a Godsend, pure and simple. It is a great resource for anyone who would like to establish a better daily routine of prayer and Scripture reading. This monthly magazine is set up with readings (taken from … [Read more…]
My 19-month old daughter, who can handle this… …and this… …is absolutely terrified of this. Can someone explain this to me? [note: lest anyone out there write me off as a horrible parent, I will just say that letting the kids watch The Lord of the Rings was NOT my idea. My husband thought the … [Read more…]
OK, I know it’s not as bad as that, but at 1:30 am, that’s what it feels like! Background first: I haven’t mentioned this, but I’ve been going through a miscarriage now for over 4 weeks. FOUR WEEKS. My body just wasn’t able to do what it was supposed to do, and since I’m planning … [Read more…]