As he was putting together our 50-piece wooden United States puzzle: “Wow! I feel just like God putting the states on the earth!“ ———————————————————————– I was eating a snack of chips and french onion dip: C: “Whatcha eating, Mommy?“Me: “Chips and dip. Would you like to try some?“C: “I’m not sure… does it taste good?“Me: … [Read more…]
“A Catholic is someone who believes Christ is Son of God, accepts His teachings and lives a life of worship, service and duty in the Catholic community,”… “Catholics are not created by the accident of birth to remain only because their tribe has an interesting history.” Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia Wow! See what … [Read more…]
…blogger manners to point others out to another blog site where you are being interviewed? If it is, forgive me. If not, I’ll just say that Jennifer over at Et Tu, Jen? (a fantastic blog, by the way. Be prepared to stay awhile and read all the archives!) is interviewing moms of larger families, and … [Read more…]
Kristen Laurence over at Small Treasures (love her blog!) had a wonderful comment in my last posting on skirts that I wanted everyone to see: I think it’s wonderful that many women wear only skirts, but I truly appreciate when they don’t push it on other Catholic moms, making it a moral issue. Some of … [Read more…]
I had a great post going, and since I couldn’t finish it right then, I chose the SAVE NOW option that Blogger so graciously gives me. And it ate my post. I am so frustrated! I’ve got to start homeschooling, so perhaps I’ll get a chance to recollect my thoughts, get it all down again…. … [Read more…]
Marie just would not calm down this evening. I was trying to get supper ready, and I had this crying cling-on attached to me, demanding my full attention, and yet not happy with anything I offered her. At times like this, you have to pull out the big guns. These are old videos that my … [Read more…]
Those who know me know that I wear skirts and dresses most of the time. I am not militant about it — I let my daughters wear capris, and I’m certainly not going to start some sort of “every woman should wear skirts” sort of campaign. If you are interested in my “skirt story,” you … [Read more…]
Marie didn’t want to take this headband off, and she was having such a good time running around with us that I had to take her picture! (let it be noted, however, lest you think my house is always this trashed, that this was just a few minutes before nighttime clean up… so you’ll need … [Read more…]
First, I would like to say that crockpot oatmeal is simply NASTY. Correction… this particular recipe I tried was nasty. The result was a thick, oatmeal-flavored cream. I added extra oatmeal to the mush to give it some sort of… something… that the kids could actually chew. If okra were a breakfast food, this would … [Read more…]
As I mentioned in my previous post, the whole “getting out in the morning” thang is not easy for me. I like to make breakfast — whenever possible — the night before. We’re trying something new — crockpot oatmeal. This could be a HUGE bust, or it could be a nice and easy way to … [Read more…]