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Of Boys and Bacon…

... Boys are fantastic creatures. They seem to derive simple pleasure from the most unexpected...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Stay at home moms, stop saying you don’t work…

... If there is one thing that totally grates my nerves, it's women who stay...

September 2014

September 28, 2014

Stupid things people assume about my small Catholic family…

... In a religion where family size is looked upon as a marker of piety...

September 23, 2014

When did lunch time become so complicated…

... So my son comes home from school and tells me about this new lunch...

July 2014

July 10, 2014

How To Make Prayer Fun and Less Chore Like for Kids…

... Dear Catholic Parent, You can't. Next question. Seriously, why do we give our kids...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

This Season I am Going to be the Most Encouraging Mom at the Ball Park…

... I am that mom. That mom at your kid's sports event. Not exactly a...

December 2013

December 17, 2013

Those Horrible Catholics Down the Street…

... That would be my family, of course. The same family that marked the arrival...

December 12, 2013

The Superiority of the Convert Catholic…

... I like to think converts are a special type of Catholic, and I'm not...

December 04, 2013

Protestant Hookers…

... Kid's say the darnedest things; like that their dad's let them play Grand Theft...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Halloween for Lazy People and the Crafty Challenged…

... Like everything else in my life, I wait to the last minute to post...

August 2013

August 11, 2013

There Really Are No Guarantees…

... Did you know the Salvation Army doesn't sell donated Bibles? Nope. They give them...

July 2013

July 07, 2013

Beating Summer Boredom and That Lull In Learning…

... I've been a long time advocate for year long schooling. None of this three...

June 2013

June 13, 2013

Catholic Nerdom…

... The Boy has been altar serving two years now. Two years; it's hard to...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

When A Teen Rejects Their Parent’s Faith…

... I have to say, as a parent this is one of my biggest fears....

May 25, 2013

Ah. America’s Favorite Pastime…

... You wanna know what it's like to watch kids play baseball? More specifically, your...

May 08, 2013

Cohabitation is a smack in the face …

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November 25, 2012

I am a horrible, horrible parent…

... In case you weren't aware, I loathe television. I especially loathe the T.M.I. commercials...

November 07, 2012

Where I Become Completely Unhinged…

... What is it about "rent is due on the first of each month and...

November 05, 2012

Brainwashing your children is your parental duty…

... So yesterday I had about 4 hours to kill while waiting in line to...

August 2012

August 14, 2012

Things Parents Should Strike From Their Vocabulary…

Follow Your Heart Following your heart while leaving behind your head leads to a world...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Public school as lion’s den…

... For a few months now I've been trying to get my son into MACS,...

April 2012

April 21, 2012

Just because they’re kids doesn’t mean they are incapable of singing “Ave Maria”…

... When my son told me the children's choir was performing Lord of the Dance...

March 2012

March 12, 2012

remember when children were innocent and people fought to protect and maintain that innocence…

... Not too long ago I had a client in my office. She was accompanied...

March 07, 2012

Women’s History Month Tip #2, Play Date Drinking…

... When you become a mother your world is opened up to children not just...

December 2011

December 15, 2011

St. Lucy, a class project…

... I'm such a good mom. Or a very bad procrastinator. I was up till...

December 13, 2011

St. Lucy…

... I'm wondering how gruesome I should get with the class project at my son's...

November 2011

November 28, 2011

keeping my sanity this season …

... Having awoken from my Thanksgiving food coma, I am ready to tackle the season...

November 22, 2011

apparently there is a time and place for down-twinkles…

... My son had quite an eventful day today. Now I have to make an...

November 09, 2011

the Christmas present drama…

... Most kids have a laundry list of wants already written out by the time...

November 01, 2011

economics of an eight year old…

... Last night my son went trick-or-treating with a group of friends. At the end...