Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
With Kiddo#4 in school, I am now blessed with two whole hours to myself four days a week. Just think about that for a minute. Relish that. Two hours a day when I’m not concerned about whether someone’s sticking crayons…
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Check it out: It’s “Ela’s Favorite Hat” from the book One-Skein Wonders, done in Noro Silk Garden. I didn’t choose the color bands; Silk Garden is self-striping yarn, and it comes in all these crazy colors. This one is for…
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My stepfather taught in a Catholic high school, and he’s also an artist. He encouraged his students to draw on the backs of their test papers if they finished early, and he’d photocopy the interesting ones. After 9/11/2001, he went…
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I’m supposed to have some kind of profound thoughts about having weathered Hurricane Irene, and instead I just have thoughts. Thoughts about how in what’s supposedly the information age, I feel like I know less than Ma Ingalls did when…
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Yesterday I followed a Twitter link from Janet Reid to a review of Evan Mandery’s new novel Q. She was pleased that it called the work a “delightful New York-infused novel.” The first sentence of the review goes on to…
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Even though Sunday trumped yesterday’s feast of St. Maximilan Kolbe, our priest talked about him during the homily because he darned well felt like it. I love this guy. He’s old, ready to retire, and if he has something good…
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My Patient Husband had an offsite meeting which involved folks from his previous job as well as his current job. One woman from his previous job flagged him down and said, “Since you were involved in all the other important…
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On Friday night, I got buzzed by a black and red insect while brushing my teeth. I moved to the side to finish up because I figure most bugs in the Swamp are harmless and it might as well live…
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I always look forward to the Happy Catholic weekend joke, and this weekend’s was funny enough for me to read it out loud to my Patient Husband. I hope Julie doesn’t mind if I crib it from her post (which…
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On Friday, it was a gorgeous enough day that my kids should have been playing outside while we waited for Kiddo#2 to finish her horseback riding lesson. But Kiddo#3 and Kiddo#4 have gotten into the habit of turning the interior…
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