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September 2011

September 19, 2011

Things I’ve Learned Today

Air conditioners don't cool anything if they are out of freon. It doesn't matter how...

September 18, 2011

Vote! Vote! Vote!

It's that time of year again when completely ordinary bloggers compete to prove that they're...

September 17, 2011

Words of Wisdom

"I have found that whenever someone I know does something which seems non-sensible, uncaring, or...

September 16, 2011

Coming Into Our Own

For years, our sweet #4 has wanted nothing more than anonymity. She liked to sit...

September 12, 2011

I’m No Longer Speaking English. I’m Sure Of It.

Today I learned to speak another language. I'm not sure which one, because I thought...

September 11, 2011

Where Was The Mercy For The 3,000?

A few days ago, I wrote a blog post about God and 9 Most of...

September 08, 2011

But How Could He Let That Happen?

This has been a difficult week to discuss the concept of Free Will with my...

September 05, 2011

Broken Vision

We have suspected for some time now that our 4 year old son may be...

September 03, 2011

Free Will and Omnipotence

All week, my 11 year old has struggled with the concepts of Free Will and...

September 01, 2011

How My Mind Works

A woman at my 7 year old daughter's dance class today asked how many children...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

4 year old theology

During Mass this past Sunday, my 4 year old asked me, "Mommy, when Jesus Christ...

August 28, 2011

The End of Rerun Week – My Favorite Nun

When I was in high school at Incarnate Word Academy, I had a favorite nun,...

August 25, 2011

Rerun Week – Perfectly Imperfect

And he came to her and said, "Hail full of grace, the Lord is with...

August 24, 2011

Rerun Week – Purgatory

I promised to share my explanation of how Purgatory is like the Wizard of...

August 23, 2011

Rerun Week – If I Were a Swordmaker

Alright, it's just occurred to my that my approach to Catholicism is almost all through...

August 22, 2011

Rerun Week – I’m Like Spike Lee!

In honor of our first week of homeschooling, I'm taking a break from the blog...

August 19, 2011

Mental Meanderings 8/19/2011

There's a big ol' pot of chili simmering away on my stove right now. Happiness! ...

August 17, 2011

Homeschool Books I LOVE

Here are my favorite picks for homeschooling young children including links and prices. As with...

August 12, 2011

How We Homeschool

Curious Husband asked on the last post: I've been thinking about doing this with my...

August 11, 2011

So You’re Not Me…..Deciding To Homeschool

Around this time every year, while I'm unboxing the new textbooks for the coming school...

August 08, 2011

Saying Thank You

This past weekend, we hosted the family birthday party for all of the children who...

August 04, 2011

Learning to Count

"This is my neighbor, Rebecca," my neighbor S introduced me the other day. "She has...

August 01, 2011

So…Who Are You Really?

I've recently been taking a trip backwards through time; I've been researching my family history....

July 2011

July 29, 2011

My Son Narcissus

This morning at the pool, I was reclining on the steps with #6 on my...

July 28, 2011

Catnip for Crazy

I have recently come to the inevitable conclusion that I attract crazy. I send out...

July 26, 2011

Knowing When to Walk Away

**Stream of consciousness writing from a person with ADD who's off her meds. It meanders...

July 22, 2011

Counting My Blessings

It's been a rough 48 hours. The kind that make you want to go and...

July 19, 2011

Live and Let Live

We've now been in Texas for close to two months. It isn't as lonely as...

July 18, 2011

Peace, Kindness and Generosity

This past weekend, my sweet husband and I took our brood down to the peace...

July 13, 2011

Drama, Drama, Unnecessary Drama

What is it about weddings that they seem to breed drama? Is it the pageantry? ...