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Happy Birthday Marie-Caroline
A belated Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law! I hope you had a wonderful day, Marie-Caroline! May God continue to bless you!
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A belated Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law! I hope you had a wonderful day, Marie-Caroline! May God continue to bless you!
Read MoreTake Your Children to Work Day
Today was take your children to work day. In our house this is also known as the little ones who stay home get spoiled day. While my three oldest were seeing what Daddy does, visiting the animal shelter, going to the conservatory and sitting on replicas of camels from the Ming Dynasty, I was spoiling…
Read MoreMy Budding Scientist
Today, I took my children to Barnes and Noble to get them each a book. I was looking for Starfish, by Edith Thacher Hurd for my son. They did not have the book in the store, so I told him he could choose another book from the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series. He looked at a few of…
Read MoreWhat’s for Dessert?
Why do some children like to eat dirt and mud? Two of my children (the second and the fifth) insisted on putting dirt and mud in their mouths. Now, I see their cousin likes to do the same thing. My oldest son attempted to eat pinecones on a few occasions. He decided he no longer…
Read MoreLittle Flowers
Today, we had Little Flowers at our house. This is the third year that I have worked with these girls and I was struck by how much they have grown, by how much they have learned. During snack time, I forgot to have the girls say grace. They all said it, anyway, ending with our…
Read MoreThe Thanksgiving Place
This morning before Mass, Theresa kept asking me, “Mommy can we go to the Thanksgiving Place today?” I did not know what she meant by the Thanksgiving Place. Finally, I asked, “What’s the Thanksgiving Place?” My little angel responded, “Mommy, it’s the place where Patrick was born.”
Read MoreI Have a Secret…
Me: Theresa, Mommy wants to tell you a secret. Theresa: Silence Me: Mommy has a baby in her tummy. Theresa: Is it a girl baby? Please keep this little blessing from God and all my children in your prayers.
Read MoreDivine Mercy Sunday
When my mom was sick, she had a picture of the Divine Mercy hanging next to her bed. I would often look at it and say, “Jesus, I trust in You!” When she died, the picture we chose for her prayer card was the Divine Mercy. “Jesus, I trust in You!” has become a prayer…
Read More15-Month Well-Child Check
Our little boy had his 15-month well-child check today. I was not surprised to learn that he is the average height of a two-and-a-half-year-old and the average weight of a two-year-old. He screamed each time the doctor or the nurse came close to him (in the past, he was pretty quiet). He scowled when the…
Read MoreMy Pint-Sized Gardener
Here is a picture of our flower picker.
Read MoreHappy Birthday
Happy Birthday, Whitley! We hope you had a wonderful day!
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