You throw him a Mardi Gras party instead!Happy 30-something-th Birthday, Honey! Photos courtesy of Kevin's cell phone. All rights reserved, though you could probably talk him out of said rights with a can of Guinness or two. … [Read more...]
Got Scouts?
We do.Blue and Gold Banquet; Pack 595; February 18th, 2007 … [Read more...]
Even Better than Coffee & Chocolate
....is what I found waiting for me on the computer this morning. … [Read more...]
Happy Anniversary, Mom & Dad!
If you have an extra moment today, will you please say a prayer for my parents? They have been married 60 sweet years today!They are 6 kids, 21 grandkids, and 14 great-grandkids richer since the day they met.And we are all the more richer for having been sent to them.I have written about my dear mom and dad before.They are sweet and cute and loving … [Read more...]
Scenes from Our Tea
...in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe.Alice, where were you?!! Well, you were an honorary guest since the idea for this lovely tea was entirely yours.It was a hit!We started out with a Rosary. All five decades were led most admirably by the kids, with our intentions being joined to those brave Pro-Life marchers in DC (and elsewhere).The kids were … [Read more...]
You just KNEW these were coming…
Scenes from our Minnesotan Winter Wonderland!Finally!!!These were taken with our camcorder and are not HDTV-type images, but you get the idea. The first shot is of our intrepid 7-year-old: such a good helper for such cheap labor.The second image needs no explanation, other than this is the view out my kitchen window. Now you know what I see when … [Read more...]
Guess Who’s Got a Birthday?!!
For those of you who stopped by today looking for a post on “depression,” I’m afraid I am going to have to ask you to wait another day. I have a much more joyful post to share!You see, a dear friend is having a birthday—and I’d like you to fête her with me!Happy Birthday, Dawn!May your day be every bit as lovely as you are!I doubt that I will be … [Read more...]
A Happy Outcome
A copy of my baptismal certificate is speeding its way toward me!It was as simple as placing a call to the parish where I was baptised, which, in my case, was the Church of St. John in the little Minnesotan town of my birth.Which was this town, if you're wondering.The church secretary, a lovely and helpful lady, exclaimed when she heard my maiden … [Read more...]
The Very Best of New Year Eves
...begin with a lovely sit-down dinner at 8:00 p.m, the Rosary at 10:00, and a champagne toast at midnight.We were so blessed to spend the night at our friends Mike & Tina's house. Six happy couples and children too numerous to count (they appeared, like mice, when the food did). It was indeed a joyful New Year's.It is now 10:00 in the morning … [Read more...]
So Much More than a Wink and a Promise
To my husband, John:12 years ago today you threw a bag of birdseed across a crowded wedding reception to make the maid-of-honor’s acquaintance. It landed—kerplop!—on the table directly in front of her, where she sat watching her dearest friend-of-the-heart get twirled across the floor by her new husband.The bag of birdseed trick worked. The young … [Read more...]
