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May 2013

May 24, 2013

Homeschool Round Up

Inspired by Charlotte at Waltzing Matilda, here are some of my lessons from the school...

May 23, 2013

Lucky Fourth

Three kids is the new two, right? And so now the fourth-born is the "extra"...

May 22, 2013

Sacramental Joy

Our family had a lot of reasons to celebrate this past weekend... Proving to me...

May 20, 2013

Images of Spring

The past few weeks have been very busy. So busy, that we have had little...

May 20, 2013

Looking for a Great Bible Study?

For the past several years, the mothers' group at our church has offered a series...

May 17, 2013

Mother’s Day Afternoon

A picnic... An adventure... And an extra load of laundry!

May 16, 2013

I Am Not Superwoman

"When you reach the end of your rope, you will find the hem of His...

May 15, 2013

Late Bloomer

5 years ago we planted an artichoke plant. Last year, we came within 30 seconds...

May 14, 2013

Commenting Troubles?

Are any of our readers having trouble leaving a comment on the blog this week?...

May 13, 2013

A Mother’s Day Filled with Abundant Blessings

After Mass on Mother's Day, our family drove over to the cemetery to bring pinwheels...

May 09, 2013

The Battle Lines are Drawn

My family has an ugly history with mouse infestation. I largely attribute my first descent...

May 08, 2013

Picture Me Imperfectly: Piles of Stuff

Focus your attention not on the bacon (yum!) or the boy in the foreground, but...

May 07, 2013

Roughhousing with Your Kids

Besides the mustache, this is a great video talking about the benefits of roughhousing with...

May 05, 2013

Blogging in this Season of Motherhood: From Mary Alice

Mary Alice has written the following post - enjoy! My first four children were born...

May 03, 2013

Hookups and iPhones

Donna Frietas' book, The End of Sex: How Hookup Culture Is Leaving a Generation Unhappy, Sexually Unfulfilled,...

May 02, 2013

Thoughts for Thursday, Stomach Virus Edition

What am I cooking? Last night the baby puked 20+ times until we were rescued...

May 01, 2013

His Mother’s Son…

...disdainfully eschewing the milk bottle and reaching for some strong coffee during the AM hours....

April 2013

April 30, 2013

The Early Bird Catches the Worm!

One of the benefits of having a clan of early risers is that we can...

April 29, 2013

Lead Us Not into Temptation

When I was a popular 13-year-old eighth grader at a privileged public middle school in...

April 26, 2013

The Domestic Arts: Veni, Vidi, Vici

For the whole schoolyear, I have been putting off sewing my daughter's badges onto her...

April 25, 2013

Picture Me Imperfectly

So, a good friend of some of the builders blogs over at Capturing Motherhood. She...

April 25, 2013

For the Worriers…

I am one, and I'd bet most of our readers are right there with me....

April 23, 2013

When Siblings Become Friends

A couple of nights ago, Christopher pulled out Maria's first tooth. It has been wiggly...

April 22, 2013

Monday Morning Snapshot

What does this picture tell you about my morning? I didn't sweep last night. You...

April 18, 2013

Mom Reality

I'm dreaming of this... While actually doing a lot of this... Vacations and fun blogger...

April 16, 2013

Prayers for Boston

On behalf of all of the Builders, I want to say that our fervent prayers...

April 14, 2013

Builders Getaway Weekend

We were so blessed to spend a long weekend together! What a fabulous time full...

April 10, 2013

The Top Ten Reasons To Hang On Through the Toddler Years

A recent trip with our family of seven caused me to sit back and reflect...

April 09, 2013

An Update and Links Post

This week's forecast finally looks like spring! My younger children are outside, my older children...

April 09, 2013

April Activities for Catholic Families

I appreciated a handout that I received entitles "Nine April Activities for Catholic Families," from...

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