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July 27th, 2006 I didn’t want to get up. At 3:00 in the morning, a body at rest tendsto stay at rest. Besides, as any pregnant woman knows, a positioncomfortable enough for sleeping is a rare find. Once you achieve one,you really shouldn’t mess around with it. But there was a little voicecoming from beside my bed: “Mama, I need to go potty.” Since I have been thrilled beyond belief by Gabrielle’srecent self-motivation July 26th, 2006 Me: Phew! In this heat I am good for nothing. Eamon: Oh that’s not true, Mama. You’re pretty good at complaining about it. July 26th, 2006 Prayer to St. Anne, Mother of Mary, Grandmother of Jesus Glorious St. Anne, filled with compassion for those who invokeyou and with love for those who suffer, heavily laden with the weightof my troubles, I cast myself at your feet and humbly beg of you totake the present affair which I recommend to you under your specialprotection. Vouchsafe to recommend it to your daughter, the Blessed VirginMary, and lay it July 25th, 2006 1. Do not invite your 6 year old daughter to help with folding thelaundry unless you also intend to invite commentary: “Whose shorts arethese? They’re enormous! They can’t be yours, can they Mama? They are? Holy mackerel!” 2. Practicing modesty and practicing potty are two things that do not go well together. Sometimes, you’ve just got to choose. 3. If there is water, especially dirty water, a sixteen month oldwill July 25th, 2006 New Rosary Book A promising-looking new book of rosary meditations written by Anthony Outhwaite is newly available. Catholic Sports An interesting look at sports and the Catholic faith is up at Catholic Exchange today. How do you do it? Chris, blogger at Notes from the Trenches, now has a new blog devoted to answering that question we mothers of many so often hear: How do you do it? This is July 25th, 2006 My favorite! Melissa Wiley hosts the Carnival of Homeschooling this week. July 24th, 2006 I will be collecting funds toward the Schmiedicke Family’spurchase of a new car for one more day before mailing a check. PayPaldonations through this blog total $1,915 so far. Surely we can break$2000? July 24th, 2006 Every once in a while, someone emails me a copy of this description of parental evolutionand it never fails to make me laugh. Not all of the changes describedin that particular piece are universal, but parental evolution issomething we all do experience. Parenthood changes us. Mostly for thebetter, I think. I wrote an article on this topic for Faith & Family a little while back that seemed to resonate with |
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