Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
The Wife: “Hey Sweetie, where’d that Dulce-de-Leche banana pie go?”The Husband: Guilty silence.The Wife: “Oh Honey, you didn’t eat it all, did you?”The Husband: “I had a piece.”The Wife: “You had a piece? There was half a pie left!”The Husband: “I didn’t say how big it was.”The Wife: Frustrated sputters. Indignation. Disbelief.The Husband (sinking … [Read more...]
When I mentioned being stressed last week, my very wise friend Tracy emailed me with a book recommendation: Mitten Strings for God: Reflections for Mothers in a Hurry by Katrina Kenison. I took one look at the title and requested it from my local library. Two days later, it was ready for me to pick up.I love it when life’s that simple!Not … [Read more...]
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All right, all right. After today I will cool it with the Theme Day titles. Sometimes I just can’t help myself though, and when Bia spoke of having a Meditative Monday, I was off & running.I have been nosing around the blogosphere and am happy to see that:Jenn is back!;Karen is as forgetful as I am;Jennie is enjoying a beautiful week with her … [Read more...]
It’s occurred to me that I have had a Ginkgo Biloba moment.You know the kind—an instance of total forgetfulness where you’re thinking that you should either bea. apologizing profusely for your utter breach of etiquette; orb. praying fervently that no one is thinking you an ungrateful wench; orc. medicating your condition; ord. all of the above and … [Read more...]
One picture is probably worth a thousand posts when it comes to my innumerable reasons for being thankful……but what’s the fun in that?Thank you, Diane, (and originally, Kristina) for reminding us to count our blessings.Here are ten of mine from today. Rather than get all picky about not having any half & half for this morning’s cup of coffee … [Read more...]
Do you ever start to squirm a bit as you’re making your morning meditation?From today’s Mass readings:Why then do you judge your brother or sister?Or you, why do you look down on your brother or sister?For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God;for it is written:As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bend before me,and every tongue … [Read more...]
What are the odds that the tooth fairy will remember, at the 11th hour (which in this case is actually 7:30 a.m.), to grab her daughter’s client’s baby tooth, leave the money and run fly?The answer is: slim. But she did it!What are the odds that the tooth fairy will, in her hasty race against the clock, misplace the teensy tiny baby tooth and spent … [Read more...]
Let’s talk about being grumpy.And then let us talk about joy.Yesterday was Monday and I was a big grumpy thing. None of the kids were sick, and neither was I. No auditors or social workers showed up at the door. There was chocolate in the house.Nonetheless, I still felt grumpy.The boys had been invited to a Cub Scouts get-together in the early … [Read more...]
Question: How do you know your dog’s a homeschooler?Answer: She wants nothing to do with that big orange school bus! She avoids it at all costs.What’s really nice is that I could use this same line of reasoning when it comes to her fear of the vacuum. The puppy and I will be out on the deck, honey! You go right ahead.Ad Jesum per Mariam, … [Read more...]
