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…
Thank you, Lord, for hard days.
Every night (with rare exception) since before we were married, my husband and I have prayed together. It's a commitment we made early on when we were dating that I…
Wildflowers
After a Spring-break week of mostly-stellar behavior from the kids, who cleaned every day, played outside, barely fought, and got to watch tons of Marvel movies too, I wanted to…
Looking Ahead
Last week I took mom in for what we both supposed was going to be just your typical yearly eye exam, and turned into a four hour ordeal of tests,…
Finally Five!!
Elyany Lucy Therese:Precocious. Clever. Cheeky. Creative. Artful. Affectionate. Sensitive. Slight.Five. For our March family birthday bash, we got to party at Heidmann East out in Apache Junction at Jon's place.…
B-52
Yesterday was Paul's 52nd birthday! Having a birthday fall on Sunday means all sorts of good things. For Paul, it meant going to mass with his family, and getting to…
Meeting Ellie
Sunday afternoon, after years and years of Grandma's tales about her best friend Ellie, we finally had a chance to meet in the flesh! Ellie and her daughter, Karin (who…
Into the Wild
All these hooligans were home from school on Presidents day. This meant that daddy, who was working from home, had a choice. He could either mount the monumental effort required…
February Birthday Shenanigans
It's a good thing there are other ladies in the family who are good at planning because if birthday parties were left up to me, it wouldn't be nearly as…
Savage Must-Watch Review of Fortnite
As I sometimes do, last night I was driving around with Jacob talking about various things. Usually, and to my everlasting delight, it's more like driving around listening to a…