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Happy Easter
This is a rambling post of my tired memories and thoughts from this weekend. God is good! Holy Thursday My family and I are blessed to belong to an FSSP parish. Good Friday The Triduum Masses and Good Friday service are incredibly rich. Good Friday The Easter Vigil often brings tears to my eyes. Everything…
Read MoreLenten Daybook
Outside my window, the sky is blue. “The sun is shining. The tank is clean.” “The tank is clean!”” Theresa cleaned Brendan’s fish tank for him and I just couldn’t help quoting from Finding Nemo. The children want to be outside, especially Kieran. Mr. Mischief In the kitchen Theresa keeps asking me when we are going to…
Read MoreWordless Wednesday: So in Love
Eight Days Old
Read MoreIntroducing Our Tie Breaker
On Septuagesima Sunday, we were blessed with our 5th son. After a very fast labor, Kilian was born via a primary c-section at 5:31 a.m. He was a healthy 9 lbs 2.4 oz and measured 20 3/4 inches. We are all in love with our quiet baby boy. I look at Kilian for hours on…
Read MoreSnow Fun
Last Saturday and Sunday, we were all excited to finally get a little snow. The children enjoyed it while it lasted and had a fun time playing outside. Did he throw it at me? It’s cold!
Read MoreUltrasound Observations
Last week, Patrick and Theresa joined me at my ultrasound. They were very cute whispering about the baby. Theresa asked for a photo of the baby’s face. Patrick requested a photo of the baby’s “chipmunk cheeks” and heart. After the ultrasound, they asked the doctor if they could confirm the baby’s gender and swore themselves…
Read MoreKeeping the Company of the Saints: St. Bernadette Soubirous
“Every moment that I live I shall spend in loving.” ~ St. Bernadette Soubirous ~ The Grotto at Lourdes The Bells of the Angelus The bells of the Angelus, Call us to pray. In sweet tones announcing the sacred Ave Ave, Ave, Ave Maria. Ave, Ave, Ave Maria. An angel of mercy, led Bernadette’s…
Read MoreTime After Epiphany Daybook
Outside my window, it is foggy again. We have had foggy mornings with beautiful blue skies in the afternoon for the past week or so. In the kitchen, the children are planning the menu that they want when I have our baby. Breakfast: Waffles Fruit Smoothies Lunch: Grape and Tuna Sandwiches or Soup (cut up…
Read MoreLearning through Osmosis
One of the things that I like about homeschooling is how the little ones take in what the older children are learning. A week or so ago, Kieran was sitting on my lap, as he usually does when I am teaching Elizabeth. I was working with Elizabeth on her religion lesson and asked her, “Who…
Read MoreOld Spaghetti Factory’s 45th Anniversary Celebration
The Old Spaghetti Factory has been celebrating its 45th anniversary by rolling back its prices on specific days. Tomorrow the 21st of January will be the last day of their celebration and great prices. All children’s menu items are $3 and include apple sauce or salad, an entree, a drink, and ice cream for dessert. Select…
Read MoreBaby News and Lent at Ephesus
30 weeks, 6 days 4 lbs This week, I learned that our baby will be induced the day after Septuagesima Sunday, if not before. Since I am taking Lovenox (a.k.a. an anti-coagulant), it is safer to stop the medication and induce me than it is to let me go into labor on my own. I…
Read More2013 A Year in Review
Last year, I posted a year in review a couple of days early. This year, it’s better late than never… In January, we celebrated some birthdays and Baptism anniversaries with family and friends. I also continued to take a lot of photos of our little boy. February saw our little boy crawling and pulling himself…
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