Wow, you guys were very nice to me on yesterday’s post! Not one of you said fat, sassy or procrastinating, and for that I thank you.Nor did anyone say “shameless-poster-of-cute-kid-photos-in-order-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-and-garner-praise-in-the-form-of-comments.”Because that’s more than one word.And that would be cheating.Truly, … [Read more...]
This is a test. This is only a test.
My husband got me a treat for the new year—his and her matching Droids.How romantic, right? It is when you think about all that “together learning time.” Hey, if you can’t beat ‘em...I cower in the face of technology but it is time I learn. I do, after all, have children, and they will, after all, far surpass me in all things technological. I will … [Read more...]
Friends and Babies
This is my friend Tracy.You may already know her from her blog, Pinewood Castle, but I am blessed—if you don’t mind me saying—in that I know Tracy IRL.In REAL life.Because, as you know, these blogs aren’t real.[wink]I’m kidding, of course, but I will say that it is always a blessing when an online friend becomes an IRL friend. In Tracy’s case, … [Read more...]
Devastation in Haiti
The photos and video coming out of Port-au-Prince are unbelievably sad. I shake my head and sip my coffee, wondering what one homeschooling mom in Minnesota can do.I can pray, certainly, though at times like this that doesn't seem enough.I can donate to Catholic Relief Services, and I will after talking to my husband. (Here's the link for that: … [Read more...]
The Dog Days of Winter
Ellie was sick this morning, poor dear. She threw up on the carpet.“Keep an eye on the dog, will you, Angela?” I said as I went upstairs to get dressed. “She may get sick again.”This is what I found when I came back down.Forewarned is forearmed, I guess.And in this case, those arms are furry. … [Read more...]
Monkey See
My husband took the four older kids skiing yesterday, and I promised Angela a trip to an indoor playground as a consolation prize.It really is a cool indoor playground—two stories high with three very fast slides and an assortment of long plastic tubes to crawl through.Eventually Angela came over to ask, as she always does, if she could take off … [Read more...]
Snow & Cold in Minnesota
Subtitled: If you can't beat it, join it.So I wasn’t exactly being truthful when I said that I was outside for five minutes this weekend.In truth, I was outside for ten.Long enough to...oh...take a few ph0tos of the kids and all.It’s a blogging thing.This is Cate’s “The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music” face. She gets it every time she looks … [Read more...]
If I do nothing else today…
I will have gotten outside for a breath of frigid fresh air.I stood there for five minutes and then went back in.It was great. … [Read more...]
Feeling Social Saturday
The “Inspiration” EditionMy husband’s taken the boys skiing—in 5 degree weather, yikes!—and so it’s just me & Anthony & my three little hens today.We are cleaning the house, which feels really good.We are planning next week’s lessons, which also feels really good.And we are filling the chinks with fun and inspiration.(At least, I’m trying … [Read more...]
From the Com-Box: You Never Know Who You Touch
JMB left this comment on yesterday’s post:“My husband and I ended up in a small town in NJ. We moved in just before Memorial Day weekend. My husband comes home from work that week and says he met a neighbor and invited them over for a bbq that weekend. I freaked out. Anyway, we ended up becoming great friends. He was a daily communicant and she was … [Read more...]
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