Happy New Year! Our last day before “back to the grind” was quite busy. Taking the tree down, putting decorations away, and preparing to resume our daily routine of work and school. In the book I recently reviewed: “Celebrating Saints and Seasons,” there are some great tips for gearing up for the new year. … Read more
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Slipping and Sliding into 2011
Happy New Year!! Today was a day off for all of us, and we celebrated with an ice skating trip! Lock 3 in Akron offers free ice skating (rentals are just a few dollars) and we ventured out to give it a try. Here are some photos from the outing: It was a relativley uneventful experiment, thankfully. … Read more
What Money Can’t Buy
Merry Christmas! Hope you are enjoying the long weekend! We’ve been busy playing board games, filling our bellies to the brim with family meals, and taking little naps with Clementine. Jim’s parents are visiting from Georgia and it has been such a rich blessing to have them here. Here is a picture after we returned from … Read more
Christmas 2010
From our family to yours. Customize your own free digital ecard Tonight I keep thinking about the song “Labor of Love” and the lyrics: ” The baby in her womb, He was the maker of the moon He was the Author of the faith That could make the mountains move” Glory to God in the … Read more
Something we can all “Like”
This video offers such a beautiful illustration of how we “speak” today. I was prepared to view a gimmicky, cutsie clip but instead became teary-eyed by this inspiring mini-movie. It surpassed my expectations. I hope it does for you as well!
A Reason to Celebrate
The boys were anticipating this Sunday for a long time, it marked the lighting of all four candles on the Advent wreath. The wreath on our dinner table is now beautifully, completely lit and I think our hearts are equally as warm and happy coming off the weekend. My friend Jennifer Willits flew in from Altlanta to enjoy a girl’s … Read more
Mom’s Planning Partner
If you have been reading this blog for a while, you know that I love themes. Themes for summer reading, themes for celebrating seasons and anything that might help punctuate something we are learning about. So, I was overjoyed when I discovered the book: “Celebrating Saints and Seasons-Hundreds of Activities for Catholic Children.” I am a firm believer in the importance of living … Read more
Sweets and Savings
It”s cookie time! I’m trying to keep things simple this season, so instead of a sugar-cookie cutout day, we opted for a shortcut. Trader Joe’s has a fool-proof gingerbread man kit and best of all it’s only a few bucks! The boys decorated this little guy, then called body parts they were planning to munch on. Lol. It’s … Read more
Stuffing, Swimming and Science!
Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Advent season! This year, we had a change of pace from from our usual long weekend lounging and Black Friday shopping. We were blessed to stay at Fort Rapids Indoor Waterpark in Columbus. It was nice to skip town and escape to a cozy, fun, family destination. The kids were thrilled. It ended up being a … Read more
Odds and Ends
Today we received the Hammacher Schlemmer Christmas catalog in the mail. The boys promptly picked it up and started marveling at the potential purchases. Gabe took the magazine up to his room to circle gifts he wanted. I have not stopped smiling since. In what he pegged as “TOTALLY #1 BEST EVER PRESENT,” this has taken … Read more
