Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
Everything is gray.I watch, but nothing moves today.Name that book!And then, while you’re at it, swing by my house and give me a spa treatment. Could you? Because we’re going on what seems like Day 188 of No Sun Whatsoever and I’m looking like the walking dead. Truly. I could be an extra on the set of Twilight, it’s that bad.So I’m just making … [Read more...]
If you don’t have the oomph to go to Mass in the morning, the odds are good that you won’t have the oomph to go to Mass that evening.I mean no disrespect for Our Dear Lord. It’s just that I have Absolutely No Energy At All.I wonder if the priest would be willing to say Mass here today.Dragging myself off the couch, I am … [Read more...]
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...]
I am sitting at the computer on a semi-snowy afternoon. (Yes, you read correctly.) Husband, ever the dynamo, brushes past me on the way to fix the front door hinge.Me: Hey.Him: Hey.Me: How am I?He stops, confused, and turns to peer at me.Him: How are you??Me: I’m fine! Thank you for asking.And I’ve even had my nap today. … [Read more...]
It’s begun.The thick, glossy catalogs are pouring in—some days, as many as five or six—and are my reminder (not that I needed one) that Christmas is two short months away.The next eight weeks will fly by, of that I’m certain. Why, just yesterday it seemed like last week!Well, in any case my children are very fond of all these catalogues.I myself am … [Read more...]
One of the disadvantages of my children’s participation in choir—and the only one, really—is that they miss out on the gas station treats that I buy for Angela while we’re waiting.Mind, you shouldn’t feel too badly for Joe, Jem, Cate and Felicity. They receive their sugary reward at the end of practice, as is the custom of the choir director, … [Read more...]
I have a love/hate relationship with the newspaper.On the one hand, I am fond of the comics and the movie reviews. On the other, I greatly dislike getting distracted by the gunk. Every day there is some new version of the mortal sins being committed: this man broke into a college dorm and did unprintable things; this woman had a nervous breakdown … [Read more...]
Because I am stubborn and because I really feel like carrot cake, I am in the kitchen this afternoon baking one. I hope it turns out, too, because I am bringing it to my friend’s house for a dessert buffet/birthday soirée this evening.I regret that I am not in the kitchen cooking Italian for my children (as per Barbara’s suggestion). I am, … [Read more...]
Back in the early days of my marriage, I would find myself prone to a certain…sensitivity. This is not to say that I’m never sensitive these days, only that it occurred with greater frequency when we were first married.I developed a system for letting my husband know—mildly, I thought—that his behavior was annoying me. This is not to say that I … [Read more...]
We laughed today.And we cried today.We went to the park with friends today and Angela picked a leaf.We took pictures today and one reminded me…Of a dear friend I’ve yet to meet.Today was not perfect but today was fully lived.Today was a taste of heaven.Ad Jesum per Mariam, … [Read more...]
