a great post at the Common Room: However, there is one chapter I particularly wanted to share with you all before I put this book in my give away pile. In ‘The Poet and the Peasants’ she writes about the one thing she is sure she and her...
from MrsDarwin: No amount of pious training or pious culture will protect the faithful, or preserve them from the contamination of the age, if they are left inferior to non-Catholics in secular learning and intellectual development. The...
I took advantage of the beautiful indian summer day and we went for a walk in the park. It’s been hard to get out recently and we haven’t been since sometime last week, I don’t even recall which day. Bella had just woken up from a...
A teacher’s perspective on education reform and the whole language debate.
Can’t recall where I saw the link to this one.
An inspirational article on how to get organized and clean your home. Not sure how realistic the timetable is for me; but it’s a good boost.
This good overview of the crusades by Jimmy Akin I found very useful.
So far Bella has mastered rolling from her tummy to her back, but can’t make it from her back to her tummy. As my dad pointed out, she doesn’t have much motivation to do so since she being on her tummy means less visibility and less...
I actually found this weeks ago; but keep forgetting to write it up. Wikimapia! If you’re familiar with google maps and wikipedia, then you should get the idea immediately. It just makes so much sense. Users add descriptors of places to a...
I found this mom blog the other day and have been enjoying it. Moxie is not an expert, just a mom; but her advice is thorough and there are good discussions in her comboxes. As she says, “I help people troubleshoot their parenting problems...
Yesterday Dom directed me to this awesome website, bookmooch.com, which is essentially a huge swapmeet for books. Basically, you list a bunch of books that you don’t want, are willing to give away for free. For each book you give away, you can...
