This is what we overheard coming home from confession this evening:I see the moon and the moon sees me.God bless the moon who baptized me! Like I said, our two-year-old’s theology is not as sound as it could be...…but it’s very cute regardless. … [Read more...]
Getting the Giggles at Church revisited
We always go up as a family to receive Holy Communion. The littlest ones, of course, come along for the priestly blessing.This is my 2 1/2-year-old's favorite part of the Mass, incidentally. “It's time to go up for a blessing, Angela!” I say, and she happily puts away whatever dozen board books she’d been viewing.She always insists on walking up to … [Read more...]
Overheard at the 4th of July Celebration
(During the thick-and-the-thin of the bottle-rocketing, fire-crackering & other various loud-explosives-lighting)“...do you know, if it weren’t for fire and matches, we wouldn’t have any altar boys!”Father D., beloved parish priest and boy-at-heart … [Read more...]
So much Summer, so little Time
According to my calendar, today is the first official day of summer.Is that right? I get confused. (And me my children’s teacher. Sigh.)As if that isn’t cause enough for celebration, we are also—my soon-to-be 5th grade son and I—tying up the one last loose end of his schoolwork THIS MORNING.A book review on Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.And then he’s … [Read more...]
Minneapolis is not the capital of Minnesota!!!
Pardon the exclamatory headline, friend.It’s just that…did you know that?A friend of mine recently sat in on a bar-side trivia game in Jamaica, (lucky her), where one of the questions was—you guessed it—what is the capital of Minnesota? She was the only American who knew the answer!Which is: St. Paul, of course.Everyone else said … [Read more...]
And how is your day going?
Perhaps you're feeling weary from the journey.Stop and rest a spell, my friend. Ignore the jealous rabble rousers. They need a nap but refuse to take one. … [Read more...]
This One’s on Me
Ever one to want to bask in my mom and dad’s approval, I sat them down for an impromptu recitation by my son: the Hail Mary in Latin. (Whose idea was that? you’re wondering. No you’re not. You know it was mine.)Certain that they would be tremendously proud of my son’s impressive grasp of a foreign language (and—dare I hope?—even proud of his … [Read more...]
Our Poor Encloistered Turtle
…is now free.As are Frindle the frog and his tank mate, Rosa.We did a mass amphibian release last evening at the park where we originally found these creatures. Our kids were wistful but resigned. I’m pretty sure they realized it was time.Ultimately there were two straws that broke this momma’s back. The first was my sister’s remark that the pet … [Read more...]
Just when you thought that you’d throttle your toddler….
For her taking the liquid soap out of the bathroom and instead, “washing” her hands on top of the ottoman; For her furtive removal of the turtle from his tank (and for hiding him in Mommy’s teapot); And for her using the top of her dresser as a potty (Who does that?!!) You come around the corner and see this scene.“I reading!” she … [Read more...]
The 8 Things about Me Meme
Karen has asked me to do something that is very hard for most of us, and that is to talk about myself. ; )“For this meme, each player lists 8 facts/habits about themselves. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning before those facts/habits are listed. At the end of the post, the player then tags 8 people and posts their names, then goes to … [Read more...]
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