Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
To the tremendous delight of my daughters last night, they realized that:1. Not only would they have curls on the morrow;2. They also had matching accessories!I did not plan that.And now, (because I know that many of you are singing the song already), I give you the following snippet of gone-but-not-forgotten Americana:My nephew used to get these … [Read more...]
…but I’m not stupid.I’m also faster than my daughter Cate, which is why—when she came charging up the yard at me during tonight’s water balloon fight and called out “Stand still and bend over!”—I declined.Stand still and bend over, indeed.Shaking my head at my child’s audacity, I am … [Read more...]
Have you received the latest issue of Faith & Family yet?I thought so!Could you go grab it for a minute? Thanks. I’ll wait right here.Now turn to page 57 and you will see…an article written by little old me! The name of the story is “God is Stronger than Cancer,” and it is about my dear friend Tina.I’ve written about my friend Tina before, once … [Read more...]
I’ve posted a new recipe on Come for Coffee. Have a good weekend! … [Read more...]
The kids talked me into the beach today despite my feeling slow and quite hung-over. (Oh, don’t get all scandalized. I’m talking about sleep deprivation due to staying up for Nastia’s win last night. That’s all!)“Fine,” I told them. “But you’re in charge of swimsuits, towels, and sandals. Got it? And you have to get the little girls out to the van … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
The “I did it!” EditionAd Majorem Dei Gloriam, … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
