Today I had to run some errands and since school is out for spring/Easter break, I took Noah with me. One of the things we had to do was go to the Y and sign him up for swimming lessons and summer basketball. From the front desk at the Y, you can see into the …
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The Boy and I were sitting at the dining room table this morning after he’d eaten breakfast but before it was time to leave for school. He had just finished writing his spelling words for the test today. Me: Go put your belt on. The Boy (making sarcastic quote marks in the air): Put your …
Doctor Who invades Mass at our house.
I bought a Wii, and for the record, I actually bought it so I could have Wii Fit, so technically, it’s my Wii. I do, of course, let The Boy play it and he loves it. He plays it almost every day, except for the times that he is “grounded” from it. And this morning, …
We were getting ready for Mass and the Boy was dressed to go. We have a wall in our dining room that is all mirrors. Don’t ask; it came that way. Anyway, he walked into the dining room and said, “Let’s see. Do I look handsome or really handsome?” Gotta love that boy.
When the Girl was little, she made up the names for her grandparents – Rugga and Bumpa. I guess a lot of kids do that. I have a friend who called her mother “Bimma.” When we were roommates and my mother called, she told me my Bimma called. I told her I don’t have a …
Life has been crazy around here lately. A little over a week ago, my mother-in-law called.They live in New Jersey and this was Friday, last week. The first words out of her mouth were, “Surprise. We’ll be there Sunday.” Now, a little context. I had my brother on the other line. He lives in Ohio …
The Triduum begins today. The Holiest days of the year and the end of Lent. How has your Lent been going? I started out with a whole bunch of things I was going to do, but ended up only doing the one thing – getting up every weekday morning at 5:45 and not hitting the …
Lots and lots of stuff happening over here. WRITING UPDATE Finally, I’ve worked through Chapter Eight of Sword & Illusion. It’s not going to be done by my birthday as I’d hoped. Just too many things need tweeking and some other stuff has come up (see below) that is taking my time away from editing. …
WARNING: LONG VENTING POST The Girl called me from Washington Saturday night to get her flight info from her dad so she could check in at the airport the next day. While we were waiting for him to find the numbers on his computer, she told me that she’d had an amazing week and that …