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Melanie Bettinelli

Finally, Solids

Well, we did it. Bella just had her first bowl of rice cereal. And she loved it. I mixed 1 tablespoon of cereal with 4 tablespoons of water and she ate about 3/4 of it. She got the idea right away, smacking her lips eagerly at the very first...

Creepy Toys Redux

You may recall that a while back I linked to a couple of blog entries about scary toys that make noise all by themselves. Now, just in time for Halloween, I have my own scary toy story to add to the repetoire. Last night, to top off my day of busy...

What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?

What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?   You will be smothered under a rug. You’re a little anti-social, and may want to start gaining new social skills by making prank phone calls.Take this quiz! Update: For more Gashlycrumb...

Happy Halloween

And Happy Birthday to Dom! We’re bracing for the hordes of trick-or-treaters. Bella and I made a run to Target today for candy.  This was after our successful venture to the mall to get replacement glasses for me. I’ll say this for...

Taking your medicine

from Et Tu, Jen a great analogy: I heard someone make a great point on Relevant Radio the other day. The show’s host made a comment about the Church’s rules, and the guest (can’t remember his name) pointed out that what the Church...

A curious little web spot

Sacred Space, a site run by Irish Jesuits. Provides a guided meditation for the day, with a focus on the daily gospel. I could see it being very attractive to people who are unfamiliar with how to pray, or with lectio divina, who have a hard time...

My satisfying day

Today was one of those days when I felt like I really accomplished something. Specifically, lots of housework. There is something so satisfying about having a tidy house. And yet it is sometimes so hard to get motivated. And at other times I hardly...

fall back

An extra hour of sleep? Well, surprisingly, yes. Though that was a bit negated by the fact that Bella was pretty restless starting at two am and never did let herself be put back into her own bed after that. But I’ll take what I can get. She...

A moving story

I had to share this blog entry from Adoro Te Devote a moving story about God’s abundant mercy and love. I’m still a bit teary eyed.

Solid food?

So the other night at the Union Oyster House Isabella grabbed ahold of a paper placemat and got it to her mouth before I realized it. When I put it back on the table and smoothed it out, I noticed there was a bite-sized chunk gone. Oh well, too late...

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