One Track Mind
Me: “What do you want for your birthday?”Brendan: “A dog.”Me: “Other than a dog, what do you want?”Brendan: “A puppy.”Me: “Other than a puppy, what do you want?”Brendan: “I want Catherine to get a dog and it to have puppies, so that we all have a dog.” Guess what our little boy is not getting…
Read MoreFirsts
Over the next couple of weeks, we will experience some firsts in our house. Brendan will begin CCD classes tonight at our parish. Like his sisters before him, he is looking forward to attending. The classes are made up of children (mostly homeschooled) who our children know quite well. Brendan’s class should be interesting, as…
Read MoreFirsts
Over the next couple of weeks, we will experience some firsts in our house. Brendan will begin CCD classes tonight at our parish. Like his sisters before him, he is looking forward to attending. The classes are made up of children (mostly homeschooled) who our children know quite well. Brendan’s class should be interesting, as…
Read MoreLibrary Picture Books
Throughout the year, we read and look at a lot of picture books. Most of them come from our home library. A few of them come from the county library. Below are the picture books that we have checked out from the county library this year. I have to admit that we have since purchased…
Read MoreGoose-stepping in Germany
This is outrageous! Germany Uses Nazi Era Law to Imprison Mom for Homeschooling; Family Flees to AustriaPeter J. Smith Friday 15 September 2006, by Alain German police stormed into the residence of a Christian home schooling family, and arrested a mother for homeschooling her children, an offense established since Nazi Germany. Now the woman’s husband…
Read MoreGoose-stepping in Germany
This is outrageous! Germany Uses Nazi Era Law to Imprison Mom for Homeschooling; Family Flees to AustriaPeter J. Smith Friday 15 September 2006, by Alain German police stormed into the residence of a Christian home schooling family, and arrested a mother for homeschooling her children, an offense established since Nazi Germany. Now the woman’s husband…
Read MoreWhat’s that Smell?
Several times a year, we notice an awful smell in one area of our family room. Until tonight, we only guessed what was causing the stench. My husband and I were in the family room, when we heard a noise outside. My husband told me to turn on the light and he looked outside. Upon…
Read MoreWhat’s that Smell?
Several times a year, we notice an awful smell in one area of our family room. Until tonight, we only guessed what was causing the stench. My husband and I were in the family room, when we heard a noise outside. My husband told me to turn on the light and he looked outside. Upon…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Grandpa!
My grandpa was a humorous, intelligent, and loving man. I have some wonderful memories of the time that I spent with him and my granny in Switzerland. Delicious meals were a large part of our visits. If we weren’t eating at a restaurant, then sumptuous, healthy (my granny provided the treats) lunches were prepared by…
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