Ah, not even bad colds can keep us from carving pumpkins! What can compare to the joy of reaching your hand in a cold, wet pumpkin and removing handfuls of clammy, stringy…. oh, who am I kidding? Carving pumpkins is a messy, yucky affair!
I am so proud of my kids. Like just about every other family in America, I have been talking to my kids about the upcoming election — not in gory terms, but in ways they can understand about how important this election is, and what’s at stake. They are taking this very seriously. I explained … [Read more…]
Over… and over… and over… and over… and, well, you get the point. I challenge you to listen to it — even just once — and then see if you’re not singing it to yourself for the rest of the day! Now, for the record, they’ve only seen the OLD episodes. DH and I, however, … [Read more…]
Remember this post? I know you’ve all been eagerly anticipating the final result, so here it is: I’m sticking with the binder. I gave the accordion-file system the old “college try,” but ultimately it had too many drawbacks for me. — The box was too big, so it was bulky to carry around.— If I … [Read more…]
but I’m not. If ANYONE thinks that I’m neutral about this election, I have misrepresented myself poorly. This election is huge, and this is what’s at stake, fromm Barack Obama’s own mouth: (h/t A Shower of Roses) I know just about everyone has seen this video before, but I’d like to remind all Christians (and … [Read more…]
As you may recall, I try to remember each week to take a moment before Mass starts and ask the Lord to give me a word or phrase that He wants me to meditate on. (I can’t claim any credit for this idea… I read it in the How To Book of the Mass, and … [Read more…]
Again, October is a busy, busy month for us, so blogging is probably going to continue to be a little slower than usual. We are still smack dab in the middle of the birthday extravaganza (Kathryn’s was today and Thomas’ birthday cake is cooling on the stove as I type…), and we’re on vacation to … [Read more…]
Problem:This is what I had to dig out of the baby bag every time we went to pray the Rosary with our little group (bad and embarrassing, I know…) I could have used sandwich bags, but that just didn’t suit me. It lacked that certain… je ne sais quoi. Every week I would look at … [Read more…]
Please take 10 minutes or so and listen to Fr. Newman’s wonderful sermon on this feast day, and what it means for us today. You will be glad that you did!
Y’all are going to have to keep me company again. I’ve got this cold with a most annoying cough that starts just as I’m going to sleep, and lasts for hours. You know the kind I’m talking about? The one where the tickle in the back of your throat gets overwhelming, and you cough and … [Read more…]