Posts by Christine
August Read Alouds
Library Picture Books: Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman Geography ~ Canada (CHC inspired): O Canada by Ted Harrison shares interesting information about each of Canada’s provinces. We enjoyed reading about the polar bears that visit a certain province each March. A Prairie Boy’s Winter by William Kurelek After Lunch Read-Aloud:Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling C. Holling…
Read MoreSarah Palin’s Acceptance Speech
Yeah! Go McCain!
It looks like Sarah Palin (the Governor of Alaska) is McCain’s VP pick! If this is true, McCain has my vote! Her youngest was recently born with Down Syndrome. Sarah Palin is truly incredible!
Read MoreNew Skirt Photos
As promised, below are photos of my eldest sewing and wearing her skirt. For some reason, I did not take photos of my second eldest. She will have to be the model when we make shorter, twirly skirts.
Read MoreNew Skirts
Thanks to Kimberlee’s Girls Skirt Tutorial my two eldest have new skirts. However, due to the fact that I was feeling lazy, we made a couple of changes. First, we gathered the waist, instead of making pleats. Second, I did not measure the length or the width of the material and so the skirts are…
Read MoreObama: Covering up a Lie with Another Lie
After telling a lie, he used another lie to cover up his first lie and accused others of being liars instead of himself. http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2008/08/liar-liar.html If this man is elected president, will he continue to cover up what he does with lies?
Read MoreSolemnity of the Assumption of Mary
For our Blessed Mother’s feast day we will be making the bookmarks suggested in A Year with God, making the project suggested in Art 1 for Young Catholics, and making a special dessert. I pray that everyone has a happy Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary!
Read MoreHelp Washingtonians Oppose Assisted Suicide
Please listen to Fr. Robert J. Spitzer’s thought-provoking case which he made against I-1000 (assisted suicide) at a Marian Conference in May and then please visit www.noassistedsuicide.com and make a donation. Listen here! As Fr. Spitzer, S.J. shares, the repercussions of I-1000 reach far beyond Washington state.
Read MoreLatin Weekend
Well, I already shared that we assisted at a Dominican Rite Mass on Friday, August 8. However, I failed to share that we went to a Tridentine Rite Mass, celebrated by Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J., on Sunday, August 10. I feel so blessed. Now, I am praying that the FSSP’s parish in the Archdiocese of…
Read MoreFeast of St. Dominic
Yesterday evening, we celebrated the Solemnity of St. Dominic in the best way possible. We went to Blessed Sacrament in Seattle because they observed the solemnity and their 100 year anniversary with a beautiful Dominican Rite Mass. The Mass allowed us to not only celebrate St. Dominic’s solemnity, it also provided us with an opportunity…
Read MoreCold and calculating – that’s Obama
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Read MoreMon
Who knew that a three-letter word could be so powerful when coming from the lips of a toddler? With this word, Finnian controls wherever I go. If I am sitting at the computer, he will pull on me and say, “Mon.” He expects me to get up immediately and follow him wherever he wants me…
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