We always go up as a family to receive Holy Communion. The littlest ones, of course, come along for the priestly blessing.This is my 2 1/2-year-old's favorite part of the Mass, incidentally. “It's time to go up for a blessing, Angela!” I say, and she happily puts away whatever dozen board books she’d been viewing.She always insists on walking up to … [Read more...]
If a tree fell in the woods, would my kids hear it?
The weather here has been gorgeous, so on Saturday evening we stuffed the kids in the van and made our way to our favorite park. We basically had the place to ourselves—did they perhaps know we were coming?—and we took our Pizza Hut picnic over to a table by the lake. Really, it was lovely: still, serene, and very green.And then the kids kicked … [Read more...]
Piles
I am afraid that I must share with you a rather indelicate revelation: my home’s been infected with piles.I am not talking about this unmentionable condition. (Except....if it’s so very unmentionable, then why for heaven’s sake am I linking to it?)No. Rather, I am referring to a superficial and unsightly condition that is brought on by busy-ness … [Read more...]
If you must know…
Ask Matilda! … [Read more...]
This One’s on Me
Ever one to want to bask in my mom and dad’s approval, I sat them down for an impromptu recitation by my son: the Hail Mary in Latin. (Whose idea was that? you’re wondering. No you’re not. You know it was mine.)Certain that they would be tremendously proud of my son’s impressive grasp of a foreign language (and—dare I hope?—even proud of his … [Read more...]
Even Better than One Last Cigarette
Somehow, when my husband called me over to the paper with a “This one’s just for you, Honey,” I knew to be suspicious. … [Read more...]
If You Send a Card to Grandma
Subtitled: A Circular Path to a Certain InsanityIf you send a card to Grandma, you will need to have your children sign it. You’ve purchased a fairly expensive card, because you care enough to send the very best and it is, after all, your grandma. (Your husband’s grandma, actually. Even more important.) You will need to bite your tongue when your … [Read more...]
Normally I like spending time in the kitchen…
But on a totally beautiful Saturday afternoon? The kind where the breeze is gently blowing, the sun is brightly shining and the kids are all out playing?No way.The dishes...The floor....The sorting...The straightening...The getting-done of absolutely anything indoors........can wait. … [Read more...]
To bathe or not to Bathe
A long, luxurious bubble bath?Or a short and boring shower?Which do you choose?The former, right?Well, what do you do when your 2-year-old walks off with the drain stop?You realize how very spoiled you are.And what, then, do you do when—after 3 days of longing for your bubbles and your bath—your 7-year-old finds the drain stop in a dresser … [Read more...]
No Fooling
Look what I found when I was digging through some old files this afternoon.And on today of all days!Well, all I can say is some jokes just tell themselves. (You are still welcome to make them, however.)I'm wondering, though, if there anyone else brave enough ("brave" being the negotiable term, of course) to post a twenty-year-old passport photo?Or … [Read more...]
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