Son Number 1 to Son Number Two: “Guys like you should not be using tasers.”This is what I overhear as I am passing by the kitchen computer.Just keep moving, Mom. There’s a nice relaxing game of “Okay, you be the mommy kitty and I’ll be the baby” going on in the next room.* * * * *My daughter spilled half a box of cheerios … [Read more...]
Maggie’s Weekend Update
The Point/Counterpoint Version On the one hand, I got so sick on Pentecost Sunday that I was not able to attend Mass after all. And here I had so looked forward to greedily gathering up all those graces! (A plenary indulgence! Sigh!) There was no way I could have attended, as I was visiting the bathroom (Hello! How are you? Me? Well, I’m a bit … [Read more...]
Fun with Metaphors
You know your husband has been obsessing about his fish tank stuff too much when, upon turning the corner and nearly stepping on his daughter, he exclaims, “Oh! Little floor-covering sponge!”I am always humored (or chagrined, depending on how clean the linoleum is) at how my children think nothing of being splayed out in a heap in the middle of the … [Read more...]
Odds & Ends Thursday
A bit of this, a bit of that.From us to you this Thursday.I. Mom-Tested/Kid-ApprovedCurrently on our List of Favorites:The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman“The Seven Silly Eaters are silly when they eat. Their names are Peter, Lucky (sic), (that’s a girl that likes lemonade), Fran & Flo and Mac, Jack and Mary Lou. I recommend that eight … [Read more...]
My Camera Hates Me
Correction: My cameras (plural) hate me.Why else would they be taking their own lives kamikaze-style every single time I buy a new one?The first one threw itself from the roof of a tour bus full of art students that was flying down the road in the Scottish Highlands. I had set it there during a rest stop while I tied the arms of my jacket around my … [Read more...]
Freezer Burn Notwithstanding
We have some special guests staying with us and so I pulled out one of my favorite family-friendly recipes for supper: Chicken Poppy Seed Casserole.Everyone exclaimed at how good it was and asked where the recipe came from. I said that it comes from Mrs. R. and that she had first made this for us when Angela was born.At this Cate blurted: “You mean … [Read more...]
Mars and Venus in the Mathroom
My boys, when asked to draw pretty much anything for their Saxon Math assignment, hastily scribble “x” amount of smudgy circles on their paper and move on.My daughter, however, is different. When I went to check on her work today—a full fifteen minutes after she began it—I found that she was stuck on the second question. The “draw five pairs of … [Read more...]
In the Month of Mary
It’s the day before May and our flowering crab is in full bloom. This tree, for me, is bittersweet in its beauty. The radiant blooms and intense fragrance last only a week or so, and then—thanks be to the breezes of spring and the impermanence of all earthly things—it all goes away again until next year.Sigh. I am confident that in heaven, anyway, … [Read more...]
If You Send a Card to Grandma
Subtitled: A Circular Path to a Certain InsanityIf you send a card to Grandma, you will need to have your children sign it. You’ve purchased a fairly expensive card, because you care enough to send the very best and it is, after all, your grandma. (Your husband’s grandma, actually. Even more important.) You will need to bite your tongue when your … [Read more...]
Thinking Out Loud
After an absolutely gorgeous day yesterday—that is, if you think sunshine & temps in the 70’s are satisfactory—our Saturday is starting out cold & gray. No matter. We can find our Easter joy elsewhere, right?Here are where my thoughts are this morning.Pregnancy tests will give you a false positive if you leave them sitting out long enough. Do I … [Read more...]
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