to Katherine of Having Left the Altar who is now a happy Mommy to FOUR girls! Teresa Marie was born at 4:50 this morning. 8 lbs. 5 oz., 20 3/4 in. Many prayers of thanksgiving! I am so tickled because Katherine, who has been a regular commenter on...
Tonight Bella scored a major victory on the self regulation front. She was waiting for her second quesadilla to cool off (she gets those because she’s the only one who really doesn’t like enchiladas, which was tonight’s dinner) and...
Dreamers, Discoverers & Dynamos: How to Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored and Having Problems in School (Formerly Titled ‘The Edison Trait’) by Lucy Jo Palladino PhD This title would not normally have grabbed me. It...
Because Betty asked…. 1. We met for the first time during Mass at the sign of peace. Then were formally introduced after Mass was over. He was the lector. 2. We were later married in the same church and our two oldest children were baptized...
I’m guest posting today at Conversion Diary where Jennifer has been blogging on the Our Father word by word. My entry in the series is a meditation on the word “hallowed”. Come by and say hi and tell me what “hallowed”...
1. Tonight Bella announced: “Our house is so beautiful!” Me, a bit taken aback: “Oh, what do you like?” “Well… the gold frames on these pictures…. And all the blue and red, like the blue couch and your chair...
Made these last night for dinner. Super yummy!!! I should be posting this to our poor neglected cooking blog. But I can’t remember how. It’s been that long since I posted anything there. So I’ll write this up here and get Dom to...
Yesterday Sophie got her first haircut. It wasn’t really planned. I was just going to take Bella so the two of us could get much needed trims.But Sophie really wanted to come. She even volunteered to go first. She sat and the stood so still...
The girls are playing wedding again. All three children are processing around the house singing alleluia and kneeling at random spots. Dancing in the kitchen. “I’m dancing. With daddy. With my husband.” Blessed be the Lord. Bella...
So many reasons to celebrate. Crocuses are here. Anthony is one month old!!!! Granddad (my dad) is coming on Tuesday. However, a beach day was not in the cards. The tide was super high, waves spraying over the seawall. Moreover, our favorite seafood...
