Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
On Wednesday, the children and I set up our outdoor Nativity set. Brendan decorated the exterior of the house with Christmas lights. He also strung lights on the tree. We will put ornaments on the Christmas tree sometime between Sunday and Christmas Eve. Stockings have been hung by the chimney with care. Like Jessica, I…
Read MoreCowgirl Party
Elizabeth has wanted a cowgirl birthday party ever since one of her brothers had a cowboy party at the beginning of the year. Since I had plenty of advance notice from her and was feeling like I had a little energy, I decided that a cowgirl party would definitely be doable. First she needed a…
Read MoreAdvent Daybook
Outside my window it is cloudy. My children had been hoping that it would snow when we had freezing cold temperatures and are lamenting the fact that it warmed up just a little before we got any real precipitation. I say “real” because we did get a slight dusting of snow the one day. In the…
Read More2013 Personal Reading
Bernard of Clairvaux by Henri Daniel Rops I felt that this book left a little something to be desired. I thought that it was going to give more insight into St. Bernard of Clairvaux, but half of the book spoke about what happened to St. Bernard’s monasteries, how various orders came to be, and the…
Read MoreYouth Symphony Concert
This year, our second oldest daughter is participating in a youth symphony for the first time. On Saturday, the symphony performed at a run-out concert. Below are two of the pieces that they played. The Overture from The Barber of Seville by Gioacchino Rossini Selections from The Polar Express by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri,…
Read MoreChristkindl Tradition
Over the years, I have shared many of our Advent traditions. In her book, Around the Year with the Trapp family, Maria Von Trapp shared how she and her family fostered love in their family during Advent with their Christkindl tradition. Once more the mother appears with the bowl, which she passes around. This time the…
Read MorePicture Book Recommendations
I know that I often share what books my family and I are reading. This time, I am sharing three books that I think would be appreciated in young children’s personal libraries. The Christmas ABC (Little Golden Book) by Florence Johnson, illustrated by Eloise Wilkin Eloise Wilkin is one of my favorite Golden Book illustrators. When…
Read MoreDecember 2013 Saints
December 2013 Saints As usual, this month’s pieces were made using the calendar published by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter as a guide. If I have made any errors, please don’t hesitate to let me know. The Fraternity’s 2014 calendar is now available.
Read MoreGestational Diabetes Diet
Once again, I have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. This is my fifth pregnancy with this diagnosis. Hopefully, I will continue to be able to control my blood sugar levels with diet. Although an insulin needle is a lot thinner than a pre-filled Lovenox needle, I have no desire to be poking myself with another…
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