June 30th, 2007

Blogging Under Duress

I have my rights. I should be the one who decides what gets posted here and what doesn’t. And I happen to think we’ve had more than enough fishy pictures as of late. But Dan and the boys are saying things like, “The bass was huge” “What a fish” and “Ambrose did it again.” They have managed to convince me that this must be shared with the world. DanielleBean.com: Best

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June 29th, 2007

And since you asked

Here are a few more pictures from last weekend.

First, a peek at the way a 5 year old boy packs for a road trip:

Then a look at my view from the front seat:

And one chosen from among many standing-in-front-of-a-cool-plane photos:

And finally, we did do more than just look at cool planes. We also went fishing. I’m thinking that perhaps we girls need to

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June 29th, 2007

Coolness

is found inside the engine of an F-15.

June 28th, 2007

Getting Caught Up

on some quick book reviews:

Opus Dei by John L. Allen, Jr., newly available in paperback, promises to be an objective look at “the most controversial force in the Catholic Church.” I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was exactly that. Allen is thorough and fair in his reporting on Opus Dei and its members. He talked to current members, satisfied former members, and disgruntled former members. If the

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June 28th, 2007

Your Turn: Multiple Co-Sleeping

A Reader Writes: My youngest is 17 months and sleeping with us. We are all happy with this arrangement but we are due to have another baby in 3 months and I would like to hear about people’s experiences with co-sleeping with two babies. Is it possible? Is it lunacy? She is no longer breastfed but still wakes with teething and I can see that happening for quite a while.

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June 27th, 2007

Fr. Augustine’s Homilies

I have occasionally featured homilies from my friend Fr. Augustine (from Bamber Bridge Lancashire, UK) here on this site. Now I am pleased to report that he has his very own spot in cyberspace. He records and posts short sermons on the Mass readings daily — Bookmark him!

June 27th, 2007

Just so you know

If you find a staple in your baby’s diaper … You will worry about there being more where that came from.

And though your helpful husband will suggest using the metal detector on him, you will opt instead to call the pediatrician. Who will tell you to call the Poison Control Center. And so you will call your friends (yes, they are friends by now) over at Poison Control and

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June 26th, 2007

Here a nap, there a nap, everywhere a nap, nap

We are in full force recovery mode here today after our extended weekend away. There’s laundry. And mess-containment. There are short-fused toddlers. And there are naps. Children have been collapsing on random beds and couches throughout the house. You never know where you are going to find a body.

Today it shall be sufficient to say we had a wonderful trip. The kids played with, watched planes with, went swimming

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