I sound like Martha Stewart, don't I? Well, given that we're seven days into the new year...and it's a bitterly cold day here..but sunny...so yay... I wanted to share five very good things. (As opposed to, you know, five very bad things, because who really needs to be dragged down?) Granted, these are my good things...but they are entirely … [Read more...]
Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and why I’m doing another Whole30
Merry Christmas! Are you having as much fun policing board game pieces as I am? One of my New Year's resolutions is to worry less about the mess and actually play the board games with them, which is why I said yes to playing Clue this morning. It was quite early when my 5-year-old asked—like, before-I'd-even-finished-my-first-coffee early—and … [Read more...]
An Attitude of Gratitude
Granted, my Facebook greeting yesterday had just a touch of Debbie Downer: "Shedding tears of both gratitude and guilt! Who am I to have so much?" Hey, that Debbie girl has a point sometimes. I'm just sayin'. Now pass the cheesecake. It is true that on Wednesday night, at nearly midnight, as I wrapped discs of pie dough to bake the next … [Read more...]
June in Review: The Schoenstatt Edition
Still draining the summer to its very dregs over here. How about you? Are you making room in the schedule for lots of Quadrant Two activies? (aka important but not urgent) Are you fitting in quiet time? Moments of grace, joy and peace? We're trying, and I don't think it's a contradiction to say that we have to actively seek those moments of … [Read more...]
What We Did because of What They Did
Yesterday my godson had this deadpan post on Facebook: I'll celebrate my freedom by not celebrating my freedom. So...you're getting married? a friend replied. * * * Neither did we do "much" to celebrate...but what we did do—together, as a family—was, in my most humble of opinions, perfect. You are free to disagree, of course. It's a free … [Read more...]
News from the Stoop {and an e-Book Recommendation}
There's not a whole lot of news, actually. That crack in the concrete's my new BFF. We've been hanging out ALL summer. Which, frankly, is how I like it. This is me on my front stoop: {photo taken by my 5-year-old} I added the PicMonkey glasses to cover up those dark circles. I added the glasses hoping I'd look like Grace … [Read more...]
My Little American Heritage Girl
Angela needed to do a poster, scrapbook or video to fulfill the Tenderheart Level Award... ...so she did a video of her poster. Isn't she sweet? And way more nervous than normal? … [Read more...]
On a Lighter Note…
(and that is not a reference to my weight...) We made a cake for the feast of Saint George yesterday! A dragon cake, as per Charlotte's tutorial. (We all hacked off a body part. We slayed the dragon and served him up on china.) (I got the butt.) (I didn't mind.) Now, if you're like me when I used to read posts like this, you're … [Read more...]
I am done with blogging FOREVER.
April Fools! (Oh come on, you know me. I could never be done with blogging forever.) Besides, if it weren't for my blogging, I wouldn't have this resource on hand: A Topsy-Turvy Meal for April Fool's Day. Given that it's been six years since I made it, I have time to recover from all that work and am fool enough (ha) to want to make this meal … [Read more...]
Maggie’s Quick Picks
The "Pete's a Pizza" Edition A William Steig story was just what we needed on this gray slushy day. I thought that it might be what your kids need, too. ) Blessings! … [Read more...]
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