My husband has been working faithfully this weekend (while watching the kids on Saturday afternoon, no less!) on the bunk beds. I think he’s doing a fantastic job! Everyone give him a round of applause!! (especially for working on it faithfully while allowing me the freedom to go out yesterday for some much needed “moms … [Read more…]
Anyone who knows me well knows that “being quiet” is not one of my strengths! (can anyone guess what I always got in trouble for in high school? Yes, that would be TALKING.) It’s just been a draining week… lots to do, getting back into the “swing of things” with homeschooling, yet another ear infection/sinus … [Read more…]
My husband made the girls some bunk beds! Now, perhaps at your house, bunk beds aren’t a cause for celebration… but here at Chez Ouiz, AKA “Dinkytown Estates,” space is at a premium, and bunk beds have been needed for quite some time. You see, we’ve been kicked out of our own room for about … [Read more…]
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Check out this amazing college prank. My kids were amazed.
[after dinner this evening] Kathryn: Mommy, what day is today? Me: It’s Monday, January 8th. Christopher: [huffing indignantly] NO! It’s Mon-NIGHT, Mommy!
…or, in our household, we TWO kings and a flying dinosaur. (Ah, life with a three-year old!) Coming to visit Mary, baby Jesus, and an angel. (Seriously, I don’t dress ’em, folks… I just report it) Actually, it was a good day, filled with spanakopita (OK, it’s not exactly “eastern,” but it was “exotic” enough … [Read more…]
Ever been completely blown away (shamed, humbled) by one of your children? Ever totally overwhelmed by the sensitivity of one of your kids? I have been. Take tonight, for example. My dh and I were on the couch, watching TV after a long day. I was tired, and needing serious down time. Enter Sean. “Mommy, … [Read more…]
“Propter quod et Deus illum exaltavit et donavit illi nomen super omne nomen: Ut in nomine Iesu omne genu flectat caelestium et terrestrium et infernorum: Et omnis lingua confiteatur quia Dominus Iesus Christus in gloria est Dei Patris.” “For which cause, God also hath exalted him and hath given him a name which is above … [Read more…]
I tried to get these finished so I could add them to my list of books for 2006 but, alas, I didn’t make it. Oh well. I am still currently reading: Orthodoxy by G.K. ChestertonI Believe in Love by Fr. Jean d’ElbeeFire Within by Thomas DubayDivine Mercy Within My Soul: Diary of St. FaustinaThe History … [Read more…]