Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
…that for just one hour, I could see our home the way my kids do.I wish that I could look past the pool of spilled water under the chair…And the modeling wax ground into the linoleum…And the pencils, ponytail holders and paper scattered on the kitchen table…And the dishes in the draining rack that need putting away…And the strawberries on the … [Read more...]
Felicity came down for breakfast and announced, “I had a bad dream…”“…but I still watched it.”AMDG, … [Read more...]
The girls and I had just returned from the grocery store, laden with parcels that needed unpacking. Angela deftly took the quarts of half & half and buttermilk from my hands and said, “You’re pregnant. You shouldn’t be carrying these.”“Actually, I’m not pregnant anymore…” I replied, following her down to the basement refrigerator with a packet … [Read more...]
The “A Day in the Life” EditionSubtitled: The One where Jem wanders around the House takingPhotos at RandomAnd I am going to break my word fast (because all my friends do) to say:Isn’t that a perfectly adorable sweater that Jenn made for my Tony?Thank you, Sweetie! As you can see, he loves it. Ad Jesum per Mariam,Photo Credits: Jem … [Read more...]
Today is the 3rd Anniversary of this blog. I think I will celebrate by...oh, I don’t know...kissing Baby Anthony or something.“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;I will tell of all thy wonderful deeds.I will be glad and exult in thee,I will sing praise to thy name, O Most High.”(Psalm 9: 1-2)To my readers: Thank you for being a … [Read more...]
…as I prepared lunch and my children watched PBS Kids:“I keep wondering why Clifford doesn’t attack a village.”AMDG, … [Read more...]
Sarah of With a Hopeful Heart has written a perfectly lovely account of our bloggers’ tea, and truly captures the heart of why we need these get-togethers.Read Sarah’s post here.AMDG, … [Read more...]
The 3rd Annual Minnesota Bloggers’ Tea took place yesterday on the feast of good St. Dominic. Could we have asked for a better patron? A fitting theme makes a good tea great, and St. Dominic became the perfect intercessor for our humble get-together.Why, you ask? Well, Dominic is known for his powerful preaching and was chosen by Our Lady to … [Read more...]
Enough to tell me that I'd accidentally written “Meryl Street” in the post below?(I only just caught the mistake.)Did anyone even notice?Does anyone even care?Hello?*tap**tap*Is this thing on? … [Read more...]
I love a good accent (seeing as I don't have one) and will oftenA. botherB. embarrassC. annoyD. haranguean out-of-towner who talks "funny". It's a little game I like to play. "Let me guess," I'll say to the lady with the British accent. "You're from England, right?""Actually, New Zealand," she'll reply with a slight look of condescension. I'm … [Read more...]
