Last night was Joe’s first baseball game of the season. How shall I word this? They got creamed. (I believe 16-1 was the final score.)Dickens’ words were ringing in my ears (“It was the best of times…it was the worst of times…”) when—for the first time in his budding career—my son took to the pitcher’s mound in the 4th inning. Is that my little man … [Read more...]
And One More for Good Measure
Subtitled: Our Budding EtymologistFelicity (on the way home from baseball tonight): “I know why a fruit roll-up is called a fruit roll-up. It’s made of fruit and it’s rolled up.”She paused for a moment thoughtfully.“But I have no idea why a house is called a house.” … [Read more...]
Quote Corner
Joe & Jem: What did the Spartan warrior say as he dove off the sinking Titanic? (Never mind the historical inaccuracies here and be warned that the following is very middle school boy humor)“The icier the water, the better!”* * * * * * *Mommy (having discovered an unsightly little wart on the underside of Felicity’s thumb): “Felicity, honey, … [Read more...]
Freshly Back
…from a weekend of camping. Our first trip of the season!Here’s a photo of me & the gang upon our return.Such fun! It was cold, though—really cold—and one of the members of my family claims that s/he needs a warmer sleeping bag. (Hmm...I wonder who s/he could be? Hint: s/he does all the cooking on these trips, so it’s really important to keep … [Read more...]
Lovely Lady, Lovely Links
Subtitled: Time on the Internet Well-SpentSarah (Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering) has put together an absolutely beautiful carnival in honor of Our Lady.By all means, visit The Loveliness of Rosaries this weekend. Please don’t forget to say hey to Sarah and thank her for all her hard work.Ad Jesum per Mariam, … [Read more...]
The Saga of the Spirited Child
I have been blessed with a spirited child.I like calling her my “spirited” child because “spirited” is a much, much better word than some of the other words I am tempted to use.Like naughty, high-strung, or obnoxious.I’m kidding.Kind of.And anyway, if she is obnoxious then she gets it straight from me.I love this little person with all my heart. I … [Read more...]
More Flowers for Mama
Because obviouslyI can’t get enoughof them.Or of my zoom lens.Or of my sweetie pie little girl.Of all my children (and believe me, I love them all with the ferocity of a mother bear gone mad) Felicity is the one that I would keep for a few more years as is. I keep looking for some sort of fixative that I could spray on her to stop the growing……but … [Read more...]
Look to Our Lady of Fatima
I have never been to Fatima but I pray, someday, we’ll go there.The Fatima story inspires me.When I think of Mary, the queen of saints, I think of her incredible humility. It’s a bit daunting to consider and ironically my pride gets in the way. It’s as if I can’t grasp her virtues and so I simply do not try. It is much easier to focus on myself and … [Read more...]
Flowers for Mama
The neighbor girl was like, “Um, Mrs. B.? Is Felicity supposed to be crossing the street like that?”Yes, I replied, she is. First of all, our neighbor grows far more of those beautiful yellow...er... flowers than we do. (Although, for the sake of real reporting, I have to admit that our “puppy patches” outnumber his by ten to zero. What’s a ‘puppy … [Read more...]
Mom’s Day Reflections ‘08
Are you a mother? Happy Mother’s Day!Do you have a mother? Well, thank the good Lord for her! And thank her for how good you turned out! I’ll bet she worked very hard.We had a very nice day today and I hope the same for you. Because I had called my husband home early from his turkey hunting trip and because I had consequently taken a store-bought … [Read more...]
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