Angela came downstairs to tell me that there was a spider in the bathroom.“I don’t want that spider to hurt me,” she said, “Because hurting makes me get dead and dead is bad.”I agree that dead is bad. Cleaning bathrooms, though, is worse.Ad Jesum per Mariam, … [Read more...]
On Hiding the Good Scissors
And other Crafting WoesDuring my blog break in December, I made several resolutions. That’s how you know a die-hard, hopelessly addicted blogger, by the way. We don’t make New Year’s resolutions. We make them during our blog breaks.Focus, my friends. It’s all about focus.One of my biggest, most eagerly anticipated goals is that of being craftier. … [Read more...]
Safe Keeping
You know it’s time to refill the holy water font when your little girl, pausing temporarily in her game of dress-up to pull the ponytail out of her hair, says, “I don’t need this pony anymore. I’ll just put it in the pony cage.”And leaving her ponytail holder in the no longer “empty” font, she moves on. … [Read more...]
On Blog Breaks and Family Tradition
When I decided to stop blogging throughout Advent, my goal was two-fold: increased focus and spiritual growth. I knew that I needed to buckle down and get the shopping done, etc., but I also knew that I didn’t want to miss Our Lord when He came.Now, about that increased focus thing. I don’t know, frankly, that being focused is my destiny. No ma’am, … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes Friday
Courtesy the invitation of Jen from Conversion Diary. I am loving this week off from the children’s formal studies and am using it to catch up on all my lesson-planning DVD-viewing. I am nearly finished with this series, alas, and must savor the last two episodes. Are you as fond of war movies as I? Or do you avoid them like the plague? If you are … [Read more...]
Fresh-Pressed…Flannel?
For every 100 times that our children don’t do what we ask them to, there is that one priceless gesture that is so sweet and so very heartwarming…that we just have to blog about it.This is one of those moments.I know that this makes me the most unique of moms, but I am always on my children about taking care of their clean laundry. Dresser … [Read more...]
Kit Kittredge
…it is!Thank you, everyone, for all the excellent recommendations—movie-viewing, ear-cleaning, and otherwise. Keep ‘em coming! It’s like a Netflix queue in my combox.To my disappointment, I didn’t see any Kit Kittredge DVDs left on the shelf at Blockbuster. I went to ask the gal up front, and to my joy she had an extra copy right there. God is … [Read more...]
Feeling Social Saturday
Today is cold and snowy. I thought about going to Mass at 8:00 and then shuddered, smoothed my flannel jammies, and decided to go at noon instead.Pray that I’m not still in my jammies at noon!It’s true that these days I feel like cocooning. On the one hand, I would like to make my way to the mall and—hey, what a concept!—maybe purchase some clothes … [Read more...]
Election Day 2008
Well, I think that we are close enough to the end of the elections that I may return to my normally scheduled posting.Except that come tomorrow life won’t be normal. It will be new and exciting and full of hope.I hope.I hope that whichever presidential candidate wins, we as a nation can be at peace with it. I pray that hearts will heal and that, … [Read more...]
Different Strokes
It’s a brisk fall Saturday morning.Here is a photo of my son, who is on his way to a Boy Scouts community service project.Community Service, originally uploaded by Margaret in Minnesota.Here is a photo of my girls, who are wondering, “Hmmm. Should we take our curlers out in one hour…or two?”Curlers, originally uploaded by Margaret in Minnesota.Ad … [Read more...]
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