Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
Spare a prayer for my sweet daddy? His name is George and it's his birthday! His wife, six kids and hundreds* of grandkids thank you. : ) *I'm rushing out the door and don't have time to count. Trust me. There's a lot of them! … [Read more...]
That's how I feel some days. But it's good! It's all good! I can honestly say that this Lent's going well. (If by "well" I mean that I'm failing miserably. I'm failing miserably at doing penance because my penance is always food-related and I do NOT do well at food-related penance. "Hi, my name is Margaret and I'm addicted to food. Please tell … [Read more...]
~ for Barbara ~ … [Read more...]
(Because really, who doesn't want to read stories about my kids?) If you're on Facebook, you saw this photo yesterday. It's part of my photo-a-day Project 365—Day 50 already!—and I told a bit of his back story to go along with it. As in... The fact that this kid is always talking. I noted on Facebook that this picture's deceptive because his … [Read more...]
Happy feast of the Immaculate Conception! Are you finding the logistics of getting everyone to Mass a bit tricky? We are too, but it's always worth it. So we set up our tree last night, my husband and I, after the kids had gone to bed. I think it's beautiful before it's trimmed; in truth, I prefer it, but that's just me. When my … [Read more...]
First off, a great big THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to comment yesterday! If you haven't read their suggestions yet, I highly recommend stopping by to do so. Cate and I are going to see the allergist this afternoon and, fingers crossed, I have very high hopes that he'll solve all our problems. (including, but not limited to, the fruit … [Read more...]
Alternately Titled: I think that I shall never see... The glorious autumn is flying by. It always does, of course—and I'm always tempted to feel melancholic and wistful—but then I think about heaven where the leaves never fall! At least, I don't think they do... So, so many seasons of life. Of all of them, fall's my favorite. * * … [Read more...]
The other day I was at the playground, (I tend to hang out at the playground a lot), this time with just my two little men. We were waiting for Jem (pictured below) to finish his soccer practice at an adjacent field. Francis was fussy 'cause he didn't want to go. Lots of soccer = lots of waiting. I figure, might as well get myself some … [Read more...]
It's started already so go ahead and be warned. Last night, as the kids were doing their various kitchen clean-up chores... Our dry erase board's a mess but it works. Note that we cycle the chores based on the day of the week, and that my kids are extremely fond of butter. The high school senior starting fighting with the 4th grader. He … [Read more...]
And this week? I need—really NEED—your prayers. 'Cause this is me, passed out on the stairs. (You had NO idea I looked so young.) (I know, right?! It's my skin cream. Lots of Retinol A.) Now listen. I'm pretty sure that this blog post will be written in increments because my current window of time could be smashed AT ANY MOMENT and when and … [Read more...]
