August 2008

He’s a nice kid, if he would just stop pillaging and burning villages

Jack was very pleased to come home and inform me that he had made a new friend in his religious education class. Jack makes friends easily, so it wasn’t particularly surprising. But, it is always nice to hear anyway. Eric prompted him, “Tell Mommy what your friend is named.” “Leif!” exclaimed Jack. Though, in his [...]

I ran over a surfer because that’s how I roll.

Oh my! I got this email forwarded from a friend, and for whatever reason, it just really tickled our funny bones. (Probably partially because sometimes when I do something silly or crazy, I ended up saying, “Yeah, because that’s how I roll.” So, it seemed so funny for that to come up as part of [...]

Book Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to Katie from Just Another Catholic Mom for winning the giveaway for the book A Civilization of Love: What Every Catholic Can Do to Transform the World by Carl Anderson. (Can I possibly link any more words from that sentence?) I hope that you enjoy that book, Katie! And, I was excited to hear [...]

13 Relationship Portraits (TT #25)

Thirteen Relationship Portraits Okay, I swear — this is the last one. I have already posted portraits of babies and maternity, children aged 12 – 23 months, and children (preschoolers to preteens). I promise — this is the last one. (Well, maybe as a round up to finish it off — but not as a [...]

Signing with Kids (Includes Links)

When I used to teach in the public schools, one of the kindergartners favorite things was learning new signs (using American Sign Language). I taught them the signs for each of the colors of the tables that they sat at (for silent releasing of tables before lunch), as well as just about anything else that [...]

The Sweetest Day (Wordless Wednesday #18)

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The Trim Painting Job From Hades (Tackle It Tuesday #16)

I haven’t really mentioned it here on the blog, and I’m not sure why. But, this spring/early summer found us having two big household projects. And, no, we didn’t hit the lottery. Unfortunately, one of the big projects *had* to be done (new roofing), and so when we were able to get enough on a [...]

Hmmm…think, think, think…

I’ve been feeling in a bit of a rut lately. Have you noticed? Maybe it’s the way the pollen and my sinuses don’t enjoy each other. Perhaps it’s the busy schedule I seem to need to keep. Who knows. So, I was wondering — is there anything that you’ve wanted to ask me? Feel free [...]

Feel bad that you drive a minivan? (Or just need to laugh?)

Then check out this video from YouTube. (If you read via FeedReader, you’ll have to come to the blog to see this.) And here is the commercial that has been cracking me up every time I see it during the Olympics:

One Week Left

If you have had your eye on anything in my Etsy shop, this is the time to buy! I will be closing up shop on August 31st. As a matter of fact, if you are interested in a few things, drop me an email, I might even be able to give you a deal! (Editing [...]

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