Today is the Feast of the Assumption, which you already knew.Today is also my oldest son’s 11th birthday, but you already knew that too.Why are you even here, then? Why bother reading the blog of such a repetitive old woman? (If not just to laugh out loud at me?)Oh, I remember now! (She’s repetitive and senile, that one.) You’re here to find out … [Read more...]
On the Eve of a Great Feast
Warning: The following contains a birth story. This is okay, though, since only the guys are bugged by the birth stories and I know from Monday’s post that there are no guys that read this blog.Except for Tom.And he can handle it. Ahem.I love the feast of the Assumption. Not only is it one of the biggies, it is also my oldest son’s birthday.I love … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
The “I did it!” EditionAd Majorem Dei Gloriam, … [Read more...]
Hello, My Name Is
Margaret in Minnesota.I am a wife, a mother, and a would-be writer…and today is the second anniversary of this blog.(I wrote about why I started it here.)In honor of all the good that has come from starting this online journal—the friendships of the heart, the creative inspiration, the desire to be a better homemaker and home educator—I am … [Read more...]
Smells and Bells and Giorgio
Company came for dinner last night, which means I cleaned like a madwoman all afternoon. A half an hour before our guests were due to arrive, I ran upstairs to shower and change. (We always save ourselves for last, don’t we? It’s risky, but we do.)Angela, herself quite unassuming in a sundress and wind-whipped braids, came over to me once I’d … [Read more...]
Not-so-Common Courtesy
The small courtesies sweeten life, the greater, ennoble it.--Christian Nevell BoveeDo you remember how I said, last weekend, that I was going to go to Mass to pray for graciousness? I arrived at the church during the tail end of the responsorial psalm (Being late is a big problem for me. We can talk about that one in another post) and settled … [Read more...]
The True Caput (A Recap)
Yes, we were at the Itasca State Park.Journey of Truth, you are the winner! (You weren’t the only one to guess correctly but you were the first.) Email me to claim your prize, which is a half-used can of mosquito spray and a tattered map of the campground.The headwaters of the mighty Mississippi are a mere five hours’ north of us. Believe it or … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
The Big Brother EditionAd Jesum per Mariam, … [Read more...]
“Freshly” Back
From a 3-Day Trip!Any guess where we went?Ad Jesum per Mariam, … [Read more...]
The Wrong Question
Even for an early bird, 6:30 a.m. is early. At that time of day I am still staggering around the kitchen with a cup of coffee stuck to my lips. I am trying to pray, trying to compose a few coherent thoughts for a blog post...heck, trying to wake up.This morning, for the third day in a row, Angela came thumping and bumping her way down the stairs at … [Read more...]
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