Have you ever survived such a spate of days that, when finally you reach the end of them, you sigh, “There but by the grace of God went I” ? In the words of my 3-year-old, “Foofda.” We survived. On Thursday I had an OB appointment in the morning (Baby’s fine!) and gave a talk to our homeschool co-op in the evening. (I just love our … [Read more...]
It’s baaaaaack!
Angela received a Leapster Explorer for Christmas last year. She loved it to pieces and then it heartlessly broke.Electronic toys will do that to you, won’t they? They are fickle friends for sure.Eventually (as in months later) our little blonde brownie received a replacement on her birthday. This was, of course, to her incredible and ecstatic … [Read more...]
If I do nothing else today…
...I will have ordered a photo book for my parents in North Dakota. These are my parents. They are cute and sweet and loving and kind, and deserve far more photos of their grandkids than I send them. [daughter guilt] So I got up early this morning and sat my backside down...an hour (or so) later, and I was done! It really wasn't that big a … [Read more...]
Best Treadmill Song EVER
This despite my being from the North.Cate, in gazing upon this photo as I blogged it, remarked, "They are a very odd-looking bunch."Agreed.Though granted, there were outfits *I* wore that could have rivaled them. … [Read more...]
“Hand” Dancing
Am I the only one who hadn't heard of this until these two showed up on the McDonald's commercials?This just intrigues me. … [Read more...]
Odds and Ends Tuesday (The Holy Week Edition)
A New Blog on the BlockJamie has long been one of my dearest, sweetest commenters, and now she has a brand new blog! Her innocence and love radiate through every post on Lord, Make Me a Saint, but don’t let that fool you. As the title of her blog affirms, she takes her faith most seriously. (And hey, she’s from Minnesota. What better qualification … [Read more...]
Speaking of Praying…
...and on a much lighter note...When I requested this book at my library, (isn’t it nice that I own a library?), I was promptly stuck into a queue of about 200 people. This morning I see that my time has come. This is it! The moment they’ve made me wait months for!Italy, India, & Indonesia…here I come. Will I be more yin-yangy when I return? Or … [Read more...]
Feels like another Monday
The kids & I are going to a play this afternoon, so I just checked our geeky homeschooling indoor/outdoor thermometer. The temperature is up a whopping 1 degree from yesterday and now rests at…2 degrees Fahrenheit. (That’s 2 degrees above zero, by the way. One must remain positive.) The coffee is obviously not working because it took me a … [Read more...]
On Family Fun and Football Flicks and the Blessings of your Five-Year-Old
Jennifer wrote to ask me about the First Confession/First Communion program at our church, and to that end I am preparing a list of resources for parents. (This would be the “story to follow” reference at the end of my post yesterday.)Unfortunately, as I have a mountain of to-dos this morning, I will not get to that post until later today or … [Read more...]
A Salutary Saturday
All right, all right. After today I will cool it with the Theme Day titles. Sometimes I just can’t help myself though, and when Bia spoke of having a Meditative Monday, I was off & running.I have been nosing around the blogosphere and am happy to see that:Jenn is back!;Karen is as forgetful as I am;Jennie is enjoying a beautiful week with her … [Read more...]
