Meredith over at Sweetness and Light is hosting a “tour of homes” for the 4Real Learning forum, and the theme is “elegant simplicity” in the kitchen. If you will humor me for a few minutes, I’d love to show you around the kitchen here at Chez Ouiz. I must first tell you that when we … [Read more…]
BEFORE: Baby, post-muffin. Chair, post-muffin. AFTER: Chair, post visit from fuzzy roomba. Baby, mid-bath. (where are her legs???? creepy)
Someone asked me today how many children I have. When I told him “six,” he looked at me with a smile on his face and asked incredulously, “What are you, a glutton for punishment?” He wasn’t trying to be mean, and in its context, I could see that he was more amazed than anything, and … [Read more…]
Words of wisdom from Rachel Balducci (of Testosterhome): We as Catholics have a responsibility to live out our faith to the fullest. And it takes more than simply showing up for Mass each Sunday. It is crucial for us to examine what we are doing the rest of the week to be the best Catholics, … [Read more…]
It seems sad that I’ve only “officially” finished 18 books… There are so many books that I’m the the process of reading, it feels like this list should be much longer .. oh well, that’s the life of a SAHM, right? OK, on to the review. On the positive side, APPARITIONS OF MODERN SAINTS (by … [Read more…]
From the MAGNIFICAT reading of today: “Whever the sacred Host is, there is the living God. There is your Savior as truly as when He lived and spoke in Judea, and Galilee, and as truly as He is now in paradise.” –Blessed Charles de Foucauld
After dinner conversation (as we were washing up dishes) Sean: [after tossing the dog a dog treat] Look! I tossed her dessert and she caught it! Me: Aren’t you glad I don’t toss *your* desserts to you like that? Sean: [sigh] If you did, I’d have a really good life…
I’m thankful we don’t have cable,… so I don’t waste my evenings watching TV (I *know* I would!) I’m thankful our house is small,… so my dh and I can’t ever really be “far apart” from each other. I’m thankful I didn’t spend my time on the computer this evening,… I got to talk to … [Read more…]
When worlds collide.21st century kid meets the mom from the Sunshine Family. Kathryn pretends to be St. Faustina after watching a movie about her.(yes, her daddy would be THRILLED) Helping Daddy work on the family altar. Ladies and gentlemen, meet one incredibly happy kid!(you would be too if you could ride around the house on … [Read more…]
This post has been running through my mind for a few days. It started when I saw this article from the Daily Mail about Helen Kirwan-Taylor, who wrote a happy little article about how her children bore her to death. At first, I felt some righteous indignation, mixed with feelings of great superiority and a … [Read more…]