This was supposed to be a 7 Quick Takes post (once upon a time) but I never got around to finishing it. Blame the baby. Blame my sleep-deprived existence. Blame the late-night distractions of the Internet.(When in doubt, always blame the Internet.)So. Rather than leave this semi-complete post languishing in my drafts folder, I'm going to turn it … [Read more...]
Extended Leave
I was giving my 7-year-old a spelling test and she was really struggling.“This is too hard!” Felicity set her pencil down and frowned at me. It was the word “use” that was tripping her up. She had written y-u-s-e and it just didn’t look right.For good reason.“Well,” I suggested, reading the warning signal in her reddened eyes. “Why don’t we come … [Read more...]
An Influx of Grace
[In Photos]Felicity made her first confession last night.She wasn’t too shy to speak to the priest! She did it! She was brave!(I had some doubts there for awhile.)Felicity is the 4th of my six children to be going through her First Confession/First Communion prep and I am holding up remarkably well.In other words, I have only wept a half dozen … [Read more...]
The Scarlet Letter Error
Felicity is preparing for her first confession which is one week from tomorrow.Pray for our sweet Felicity! She is a wee bit nervous.She has her interview with Fr. D. tomorrow night, whereupon Father will ask her no end of questions regarding the Ten Commandments, the sacrament of penance, and St. Thomas’s Summa Theologica.As such, we’ve been … [Read more...]
Taste and See
My little Felicity is taking ballet lessons now and could there be anything cuter than a six-year-old ballerina? No, ma’am, there could not.She is, in the words of Fancy Nancy, ecstatic about the idea.So on Friday afternoon we stopped by the mall to pick up a pair of ballet slippers. (Even at Payless they cost 20 bucks! This will be an expensive … [Read more...]
Saturday Evening Post
We are having an unseasonably cold August here in Minnesota.It’s not fair.But it’s true.The temps were in the 50’s this evening and the girls were three shivering little bundles when they came in from the backyard. “Go run a bath, Cate,” I directed them, “And all of you hop in.”When I stopped by ten minutes later, they were playing noisily. “How’s … [Read more...]
A Cyclist’s Moment of Reckoning
“The only thing I like about my training wheels is that they keep my bike up.”Felicity, Age 6AMDG, … [Read more...]
Predawn Daring
Felicity came down for breakfast and announced, “I had a bad dream…”“…but I still watched it.”AMDG, … [Read more...]
God is Good
The Catholic Vacation Bible School EditionOne of the downsides of having this new baby, (as if anything is ever really a downside), was that we couldn’t do Catholic Vacation Bible School at our parish. It was just too soon after Anthony’s birth and when I wondered out loud if we could do it...My husband offered a flat-out “No.”We love doing CVBS at … [Read more...]
Shyness Interrupted
Felicity and Angela went next door to see if their friend could play. The little girl couldn't, alas, because she was at Irish dance class.However...“I spoke up for myself, Mama!” Felicity reported.“Really? What did you say?”“I ding-donged,” she told me, “And I spoke.”AMDG, … [Read more...]
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