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May 2011

May 08, 2011

Yesterday

A beautiful day, a beautiful girl, and a beautiful Church. Thank you Jesus! Today, on...

April 2011

April 22, 2011

Good Friday

April 15, 2011

Four year old boys and tee ball

Is there anything more fun, or cuter, in the world? I think I've been looking...

April 12, 2011

Taking matters into her own hands

March 2011

March 23, 2011

Thankful

Yesterday I spent my day overwhelmed with gratitude for the gift of my oldest girl. ...

March 22, 2011

New Car Seat Advice

I am sure that many of you have seen this column in the New York...

March 16, 2011

Sister Love

Today when a stranger saw our three men and little lady, she gasped and smiled,...

March 01, 2011

Faith Like a Child

One of my son's most endearing qualities is that he, like many little boys, likes...

February 2011

February 24, 2011

The good new is…

it's been quieter around here recently. The bad news is that it's because the baby...

February 21, 2011

A Little Boy’s Wisdom

I'm sitting here this morning with my almost 7 year-old son, Christopher - he is...

February 13, 2011

What a difference a year makes…

...When you're only a year old! Our baby is turning "1" next week, and I...

January 2011

January 26, 2011

A little abstract…

But just melts my heart! Titled by the artist: A Very Boo-ti-ful Picture of Jesus...

January 24, 2011

Scriptures for Parenting

Good morning, friends! After a weekend away, I am having a hard time clearing my...

January 16, 2011

Kiddy Catechesis – The Baptism of Jesus

In this latest installment of Kiddy Catechesis, Gianna explains the 1st Luminous Mystery, the Baptism...

January 13, 2011

Flip Diapers?

Has anyone used the flip cloth diapers? Our velcro is wearing out on our BumGenius...

January 11, 2011

Amusing Santa Exchange

I've been meaning to post this amusing exchange between my daughter Gianna (age 6) and...

January 10, 2011

Traditions Old and New

Recently, ET and I have been talking a lot about traditions, both those from our...

January 03, 2011

Sad…

...that school starts again for my first-grader tomorrow morning. It's been great to have my...

December 2010

December 28, 2010

Semi Finished Basement?

Our readers are such a wonderful source of frugal, practical creativity, so here is something...

December 26, 2010

My old familiar refrain…

Well, Mrs. Claus is happy today. All that stuff that had been piling up around...

December 23, 2010

What Kids (Really) Want

In the midst of all of the gift-giving this Christmas season, I was reminded the...

December 15, 2010

Thanks, I needed this!

Our dishwasher is broken, so I don't really have time to teach today. When one...

December 15, 2010

Guilty Conscience?

Dear Santa Claus, I was just wondering if I am on your good list or bad...

December 03, 2010

Cambridge Thanksgiving

The Juris Family and 4/5 of the AWOL Family shared a most joyous five days...

December 01, 2010

Upstaged

I adore this time of year...gathering my boys under the Christmas tree, letting them explore...

November 2010

November 29, 2010

Boys

Yesterday, my son had his first real "I'm going to give you the silent treatment,...

November 22, 2010

TSA, TMI!

So, we were sitting at brunch yesterday with the grandparents, and while the women were...

November 17, 2010

Speaking of Haircuts…

After Juris Mater's hilarious post last week, I thought I'd post our latest haircut escapade...

November 15, 2010

What Kids Can Do

I hope that everyone had a great weekend, and that Monday morning is off to...

October 2010

October 27, 2010

Attitude of Gratitude

Life can be hard, but truly we have so many opportunities, great and minor, to...