Upended
That sounds like a good working title for my autobiography... at any rate, today it was literally the case. One of the consequences of seeking a foster care license is…
Archived posts from Nettie’s World Blog.
Boys on a Swing
Sometimes I bemoan the fact that we have not been able to afford to purchase any play equipment for the children. Although for years we've had a trampoline, they do…
Surprised by Beauty
Let me start by saying thank-you to whomever it was that grabbed my camera (or perhaps merely snagged my memory card) and took some recent photos in the back yard.…
Surfacing
Hello, dear blog. Hello, dear few and faithful readers. I am surfacing after my bloggy break.... let me skim just a few highlights of the last few weeks: We are now…
Rainy Days and Mondays
Well, if you read the Drudge Report, you know yesterday was incredibly rainy in Phoenix! It began in the middle of the night, and the rain had been pouring down…
Devotionals
or: Things Junior Likes Today he first came running with the Holy Water; he has always loved to be blessed with Holy Water, usually at bedtime, but pretty much any…
Punched in the Face!
So my daughter comes home from college today and tells me this tale: I was in the bathroom before class washing my hands, when this woman came in and…
Labor Day 2014
I love it when a plan comes together! Or in our case, a whimsy! When I was doing my shopping on Friday, it was in my mind that we would…
Blarney Stone Irish Pub, West Fargo, ND
Back Home Again
My glorious vacation and family time in Minnesota was finished off on Monday night with a late dinner at the Blarney Stone Irish Pub with Vicki. It was definitely a place I…
August in Minnesota: A Brief Interregnum – Part 5
Sunday I had the wonderful opportunity to attend mass with my brother and his family at their home parish, the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo. What a blessing, my…