A Cautionary TaleOne of my favorite things to do for a postpartum mommy is to take her other kids for the day so she can rest. This is such a fun Christian apostolate and is far preferable to, say, caring for the lepers on Molokai or having one’s fingers chewed off by the natives.I’m such a wimp that way.So when a friend from church had a new baby … [Read more...]
Feeling Social Saturday
Today is cold and snowy. I thought about going to Mass at 8:00 and then shuddered, smoothed my flannel jammies, and decided to go at noon instead.Pray that I’m not still in my jammies at noon!It’s true that these days I feel like cocooning. On the one hand, I would like to make my way to the mall and—hey, what a concept!—maybe purchase some clothes … [Read more...]
An Update
from Margaret in Pennsylvania, who has not stopped coughing since her arrival in Lancaster County.I coughed my way onto the airplane.I coughed my way across half of the continental USA.And I coughed my way through today's conference.(It was a very good conference, by the way.)Still I cough, which is why I am here...alone...in my hotel room...while … [Read more...]
Help me.
I’m stalling and I can’t get up.Not only do I have a very long post in the making—my next “Hitting Bottom” installment—I also have one heck of a cold to contend with as I edit.Will my roommates during this weekend’s conference kick me out for all my hacking?Will I finish the post before I go?Stay tuned (but if you do, stay back). I mean it now. I … [Read more...]
The Lazy Daze of Summer
Ha. I’m totally joking with that title because the past two weeks have been anything but that.We did it, though. Once again, we survived swim camp.It wouldn’t be that big of a deal—getting five kids and a mom out the door for four days in a row, or making sure that they all had sandals, suits & towels on their person, or packing snacks to keep … [Read more...]
Insult to Injury
Well, I went to a Weight Watcher’s meeting for the first time since last summer and to my great embarrassment, I broke their scale.Not really, but I am 20 pounds over my lifetime goal of 115. (You do the Math. It’s First Grade Math. I’ll wait.) Would you like to see some before-and-after photos? How much are you willing to pay me?The worst part … [Read more...]
The Third Sunday in Lent (and Counting)
“Jewish and Christian traditions of spirituality speak of the Word of God as the living water whereby the spirit is cleansed and refreshed. A quick sip—an occasional prayer snatched from the jaws of a relentlessly busy world—is better than no water at all, but roots that grow deep draw the water of life by frequent prayer. This living water … [Read more...]
Frostbitten but Still Jigging
It’s insanely cold where we are—minus something something. (I’ve stopped worrying about the particulars. It’s insanely cold. Period.)This is not to say we’re being sedentary, however. Thanks to a tip from our sweet Alicia, we are stuck inside but we are dancing!Grab a partner and let’s go.Ad majorem Dei gloriam, … [Read more...]
Illness Update
Mom is on the mend, thanks be to God & your get-well greetings. The worst of it was over once I’d…er…been divested of my lunch & breakfast (in that order). Why couldn't it have been a fast day? After that, though, it was just a question of lots of bed rest (for Mom) and frozen pizza for the kids.Thank you to Laura my favorite crazy mama for … [Read more...]
And while we’re on the subject of needles…
Let’s talk a bit about the little trooper that’s my Felicity.Felicity is pictured above in my new blog header. She is as easy-going and gentle-natured as my Angela, say, is not. When I took her in for her 5-year immunizations yesterday, she took it in stride and didn’t say much about it.She cried, because the shots hurt like the dickens, but she … [Read more...]
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