Father’s Day: A Poem
When it comes to being a dad,Paul and Jon are not too bad.Pa taught them all about the lake - fishing, boating, skiing on one leg! Starting a fire, packing a…
Easter 2020
He is Risen! Alleluia! He is Risen Indeed! These joyful greetings resounded between us as we rose to greet the Easter sun. This was our third Sunday of attending mass…
Christmas Riddles
As every Christmas approaches, I am once again driven mad by my husband's requirement that I stay within the budget for family gift giving, all the while going to extravagant…
Christmas 2019
This Christmas season has been another year of managing to celebrate the wondrous gift of Christ to the world in spite of various family members being ill, including myself. I…
Happy Father’s Day!
It's a banner day when I have all my kids under one roof, so today was an epic win in that department. Only problem was, I didn't realize until I…
Easter 2019
In many ways I feel like I missed the Easter season this year, because I missed the observance of the Paschal Triduum: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. Paul…
2018 Christmas
Ah, Christmas! No matter how scattered and ill prepared I am due to dealing with one sick child after another after another, we still manage to have a beautiful and…
The Rest of Our 4th Weekend
Much of Thursday was spent running around doing errands in St. Johns. We had a little shopping to do, including buying shoes for Xavier. He somehow managed to not tell…
July 4th at the Ranch
Ahh, 4th of July at the ranch! This was our first 4th with 6 new Heidmanns, and we had a blast. No, not literally. We didn't even have any sparklers,…
Christmas Vacation
Our two weeks off of school was plagued with a lot of sickness this year, as it came in waves and hit just about everyone, and me last of all.…