January 18th, 2009

Realism

I love the look of this garland.

But if I put one together, wouldn’t it just look like … like … well, like a bunch of coffee filters stuck on a piece of string?

January 15th, 2009

Battle Weary

January 14th, 2009

Win a Rosary Bracelet

It’s lovely — Come see and enter (for free!) at Faith and Family Live!

January 14th, 2009

Charlotte?

How you know it’s time to take down the tree:

Apparently, a good housekeeper dusts the top of her twelve foot Christmas tree. Who knew?

January 11th, 2009

26:46 and counting

I am getting the kids to bed just as quickly (and as lovingly) as possible.

Will you be watching?

January 10th, 2009

Very Practical

My mom sent this comic to me tonight. The kids (the resident wood haulers) think it’s a great idea.

(click on image to see it larger)

January 9th, 2009

New Column

You can read my latest column at InsideCatholic today:

Meeting Mary

January 8th, 2009

Misunderstood

The boy was moping.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

“I just don’t like that Eamon is watching The Fellowship of the Ring on his iPod right now.”

“Oh,” I answered sympathetically as I considered removing the ear buds from his older brother’s ears and sending them both out to play. “What would you like to be doing with him instead?”

The boy looked confused.

“Um, let me rephrase that,” he said.

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