We did it! 9 first Friday Masses in a row! Hooray for us! I cant think of anything that gives my heart greater joy than seeing my children embracing their faith. It is a beautiful thing. I will tell....
I am a reader. I love to read. I love books! The thought, sight, feel, touch..everything about books. I would read all day if I didnt have to do other stuff. I also like to talk about books,......
Do you know what I am talking about? The dad coach of an 8 year old baseball team. You know he is a good guy. You have seen him open his wallet to the kids collecting money for cancer victims. You......
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My husband and I were watching my son wrestle in a tournament on a live feed to our computer at home. The video was being taken from the head table. Here is the first thing I heard. Announcer #1,... ...
I just go about business, complaining... about the driver who drives under the speed limit in the left lane, picking the longest line to check out, constant bad hair days, my kids with the goal to......
There are less than 3 weeks of school left. My fourth grader said todays question for the teacher was...."How can I possibly get in trouble for doing hand signals during silent lunch?" [[ Thi...
I have bad knees. Steps are problematic. As we were discussing where we should meet, my husband said "The first entrance has only 15 steps that would be better than the 20 at the other... [...
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We had a productive weekend, catching up with the college kids return home, and anticipating what the next week will bring (new jobs, new car) and how to make it the best it can be. As we talked, it....
I was an observer in the courtroom...not a defendant...just for the record. And my husband was the lawyer. I watched him and the trial for 8 days. How fascinating and how interesting! It was a....
I am not a hovering parent. I am not interested in PTA, class parties or chaperoning anything. I would be happy if they had school all year. For the last parent teacher conferences I wrote the... [[ ...
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My husband has been swamped the past 2 weeks. Working 17 hour days. I dont even know how keeps going on such little sleep, but he is going. Driving to work he got pulled over for not having a.....
Today is a guest post from my college age and therefore poor in money son. His Mothers day gift to me was to write a blog post so I could have the day off. Mother’s DayI think the world of my.....
Most of my days are a complete waste of make up. Slicing, dicing, scrubbing and vacuuming. And driving kids all over the place. This past week was different. Everything about it. I went into court......
1. If they are doing something morally offensive. 2. If it is life threatening. Thats it. Otherwise dont tell. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and m...
Identity theft, I sort of get, the money, the credit. Bullying, I sort of get too, feel better about yourself by making another person feel worse. Even the anonymous comments on my blog that are... [...
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Last Thursday I was happily enjoying my sons concert and got a text from my husband, (who normally would be right there with me) that says, " I cannot go this weekend". So now it will b...
I remember well the fun we had driving from San Francisco to LA, along the beautiful coast, with the windows down and The Who blaring, backpacking across Europe, snorkeling in the Caribbean, watching...
My 12 year old son came home from school with a headache. He said it was from the movie they watched in school. The Muppets. I said, "Why did you watch that movie?" He informed me Remem...
My vision is pretty good. Better than most 50 year old women. I need glasses when I drive at night or when we get nosebleed seating. My 5 years old, 8$ on line prescription glasses broke,... [[...
I do not like to go to the dentist. I think I am afraid to go to the dentist. Before the appointments, I mentally prepare myself. I think of the prayer intentions I am going to pray, think... [...
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Took another sick son to the doctors today. After his assessment, the pediatrician asked my son, "Which do you prefer, liquid or pills?" The child look back at him, thought for a moment and s...
Late Friday afternoon, I went to pick up my sons antibiotic. Everyone else in all of Harrisburg must have been sick because the line for prescriptions was backed up way into the next... [...
I tried to read at home. I saw the dust on the piano. The fingerprints on the window. I heard the dryer finish. The door bell rang. Endless distractions, that distracted me from reading! I devised a....
Yesterday in school, the 4th graders were working in groups and my son said to the kids in his group, "This problem seems impossible!" And his friend next to him said, "Nothing is i...
That was yesterday. I found out they didnt have school at 10pm the night before, when they were all making plans to have friends over. I told them they had dentist appts I couldnt cancel, so the... [...
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