Feast of the Archangels.We made a devil’s food cake, and then we stabbed it with little plastic swords! (goofy, for sure, but my kids love doing this, and what better way to talk about St. Michael battling Satan?) My girls decided to rake the front yard… for fun!(God bless them!!!) High fashion for the 23-month … [Read more…]
I’m not sure, exactly… the days are just slipping by so fast (before Grace’s arrival) and with it, most of my brain cells. I’m struggling, people! *grin* But still, things seem to be going well. Had a fantastic Bible study last night (And did I ever need it! God bless you all!!!), good report at … [Read more…]
That is a question we hear QUITE often… especially since we have only one bathroom, and eight people that need to shuffle through it rather quickly in order to be out the door and ready to leave for Mass on time. The key person in all this is my husband, pure and simple. Without him … [Read more…]
Remember that my neighbor and I were getting a wheat grinder? Well, it finally arrived today, and behold one of the loaves I made! (OK, it’s not really as hideously lumpy as it appears… I took the picture at a funny angle) I say “one of the loaves” that I made, because here is where … [Read more…]
Now that I’m feeling better (and thank you all again for your prayers!), I can finally write a bit about our field trip on Monday to the Biltmore House. DH and I used to go there quite often when we were dating and when we first got married. It was a great little day trip … [Read more…]
I absolutely loved Alice Cantrell’s post on handmade toys (seen here on her blog A Number of Things). Like Alice, I spent a good portion of my childhood “making things,” whether it was a fabric wallet, a purse with a zillion compartments, clay figures (with everything they would need to make their home comfortable), drawings, … [Read more…]
Our “playroom” is actually an open area at the end of the hall, just before you get to the kids’ rooms. It’s rather hard to keep clean (duh…), and occasionally I just have to have a clean and purge session. Today was that kind of day. So, to remind myself that it can ACTUALLY look … [Read more…]
Normally, we try for a somewhat reverent tone for early Sunday morning, so that we can enter Mass better prepared. Not today. On the way to Mass, we were listening to the Christian radio station, and Michael W. Smith’s “Crown Him with Many Crowns” came on. Our radio, however, which flashes the name of the … [Read more…]
But since Thomas has been potty-trained (at 3 1/2… remember, we train them late here, folks! Saves me a whole lot of grief…), I only have ONE CHILD IN DIAPERS. Yep. For the first time in TEN YEARS, I have only ONE CHILD IN DIAPERS. Wow. Of course, that will change in oh, about 11 … [Read more…]
Thomas continues to learn what it takes to be a big brother… and I learn not to jump to conclusions in the process! Episode 1: As I was homeschooling yesterday, the three youngest (Christopher, Thomas, and Marie) were being exceptionally loud and distracting, so I sent them to the back of the house with instructions … [Read more…]