Subtitled: What a Difference a Day Makes!I would like to thank you all for your prayers and kind comments yesterday. Really. I hesitated before I said anything about being sad and even had my husband read my “Buried” post before I published it. He reassured me that my words were not, as I feared, all pathetic and totally whiny, though I wonder if … [Read more...]
Just don’t call me artsy-fartsy.
What type of Mother Hen Are You?by Montessorimom.com: Educational ResourceThat would explain this morning’s pricey trip to Michael’s….HT: Darling Dawn … [Read more...]
Buried
I came across this little leaf on my way home from walking the dog yesterday and I thought...“I know just how you feel!” Buried! And trying so hard to be happy, hopeful and full of life, when inside you just feel…gray. (Not to mention dead, but don’t tell this little leaf that.)February can be a hard month for us Northerners. The winter stretches … [Read more...]
Are you ready for some…
Fooled you! If you’ve come to this blog for talk of football, you’ve come to the wrong place.What I’m wondering is, are you ready for some talk of the end times? That’s much more sustaining than a Bud Lite and a plate of beef nachos, don’t you think?My good man Tony has tagged me for that ubiquitous book meme.I remembered this fact the other … [Read more...]
If only I hadn’t moved!
...I would be the “Person of the Week,” as chosen by ABC News.Go, North Dakota! Having spent half my life as a little girl on this prairie, (and given that I still go home bi-annually), I urge you to watch this video.Because frankly, my friend, you need to know the truth.The Badlands are beautiful;The skyline is flat but so expansive;And my … [Read more...]
A Friendly First Friday Reminder
From Margaret (Mary) in MinnesotaThe Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart(as given by Our Lord to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque)1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life.2. I will give peace in their families.3. I will console them in all their troubles.4. They shall find in My Heart an assured refuge during life and … [Read more...]
Naughty Marker Moments
Angela is going through a “naughty marker phase.” This means (not that most of you need an explanation) that while the older kids & I are busy (but distracted) in the classroom, 3-year-old Angela is busy (but very focused) somewhere else.You know that Precious Moments figurine on my nightstand? Too perfect, and way too white.You know those … [Read more...]
And don’t forget all those weekends in Aspen
Feeling certain that her mother’s existence is far cushier than her own, Cate compiled an itemized complaint at the breakfast table this morning.“Mommies get all the fun stuff, like blogs and mommy/daddy movies and sweet & sour mix with that other stuff in it and going on retreats and to Hawaii…”I think it might be really fun to perpetuate this … [Read more...]
Tempting Fate the Hefty Trash Bag Way
One of the more industrious things that my husband did in my absence this past weekend was tackle the landfill that’s our basement.When he told me he’d been cleaning, I felt a mixture of gratitude and guilt—gratitude because Hello! I didn’t have to do it; and guilt because, well, I hadn’t done it.Cryptically, my husband then asked me, “Do you mind … [Read more...]
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius: A Spa Treatment for the Soul
I have made it home safely from my retreat and was relieved to note that I still had five children on my return. My husband is such a trooper. Not only did he manage to get them to Mass (and back) and keep them fed & happy (I assume), he even managed to run a couple errands on Saturday!“You got a haircut?” I said incredulously. “What’d you do … [Read more...]
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