Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
That if only my husband would take the kids away for a week...Or perhaps a week of weeks...Then I could get this house in order.But then I'd be lonely and watch movies the whole time.And my husband would kill me when he got back. … [Read more...]
How does your garden grow?Any more questions? … [Read more...]
...from all the pre-First Communion shopping, cleaning, and cooking to say, "Look, Mom! I wore him out!"Except I'm the mom.And I already know.Happy Saturday! I hope you have sunny skies like we do, and if you've got rain, well, that you need it.AMDG, … [Read more...]
The I-Love-My-Blog-Readers EditionEd. Note: To know what in the heck I am (not) talking about, please see the comments on this post. … [Read more...]
Almond Streusel CakeFeeling very much in the mood for something fresh-baked today, I poked around on my cookbook shelf until my eyes fell upon this forgotten gem.A tattered old recipe card from—gracious, could it be?—the first year of my marriage!An oldie (like me) but a goodie.This coffee cake is dee-licious, friends. So moist! So yummy! Bake it … [Read more...]
...so help me, if I don’t find that single, snotty piece of paper I am going to SCREAM! There is nothing—nothing, I tell you—like a dose of disorganization to send me careening off into a thousand different directions.“What’s up with this messy closet?”“When’s the last time this drawer’s been cleaned?”“School? Who’s got time for school?”(Not … [Read more...]
The On Being Budget-Minded EditionTell me: are you the coupon-clipping type? I try to be, but it does require a bit of foresight. And oy, all those little scraps of paper!I’m much better at grabbing the grocery store circular on the way into the building, which, I know, means tearing out the coupons at the checkout. So annoying.Still, I’m all for … [Read more...]
(Vol. XV for Me)The Busy-ness Edition~ Take 1 ~Between sacramental prep, the start of baseball and continued work on my upcoming talks, the month of April has seemed more like Advent. So much to do, so little month! It’s not that I mind any of these obligations, mind you—it’s not like I’m, say, spending my days at the oncologist’s or anything like … [Read more...]
(Vol. XIV for Me)~ Take 1 ~I’d like to begin and end this week’s Quick Takes installment with a quote. Here’s the first one.Yesterday we attended Our First Baseball Game of the Season. (This is an event of such significance and magnitude that you must put it all in caps.) My oldest son Joe is playing on not one but two local teams, and tell me how … [Read more...]
I think the green plastic grass needs to go away now.Yours in times of constant sweeping, … [Read more...]
