The splinter finally worked its way out last night. After my shower, I was able to pry it out using just my thumb nail. So glad I didn’t have to go to the doctor. Thanks to all those who’ve expressed concern and given me advice. I...

Several people have asked about the splinter injury I incurred last week. Well I never did make it to the doctor. Much too busy with the move to take off the time to do that. Besides, after the first day it didn’t really hurt, it hasn’t...

Yesterday the movers showed up around 8:30. I packed up Bella and a bunch of stuff into the minivan and headed over to the new place where she wouldn’t be underfoot. Dom stayed behind to do some last minute throwing stuff into boxes and to...

Here I am unpacking books in our new apartment. Yes, we’re hiring movers; but they charge by the hour and we wanted to save some money. Not to mention that we were short on book boxes. We had 40 boxes worth of books but only 9 boxes to put...

We took a couple of loads of books and a couple of bookcases to the new apartment today. I unloaded the boxes while Dom went back for a second trip, keeping an eye on Bella while I unpacked. She was quite the handful, especially while Dom was making...

Happy Catholic links to an interesting piece by Orson Scott Card (you have to scroll down to the bottom of the page) about an assignment he gave to his college students that changed his life. He asks the students in his Contemporary American Novel...