Happy Candlesmas to you! Isn't that a lovely painting? I wish I were bringing my candles to Mass this morning but, alas, all of the beeswax candles I ordered have yet to arrive. Maddening. I'll have to pop by the rectory next week and ask for a quick blessing. The little guys watched this morning […]
Of Late
A teen performance A younger kid performance Kindergarten Baking. Lots of baking Music, lots of music Learning to love the green smoothie. A wonderful and informative field trip A goal achieved Elving A gaggle of gigglers spent the night Kinder-math, with a big sister's help Fetch St. Nicholas' generosity A peaceful moment Prepped for winter […]
Autumn Nature Walk
On a recent Sunday afternoon our dear friends called and asked us if we would like to join them at a local nature preserve. It being one of those rare, free from activity afternoons we took them up on the offer. This deer was walking up someone's driveway on the street you drive up to […]
Ember Days
Today marks the begining of the autumnal Ember Days in our faith. I wrote a complete explanation of the Ember Days last December at O Night Divine and I invite you to click on the link to check it out. The short story is that four times a year the church provides us three days to offer […]
School days…
Last night we prepped… I found about 75 pencils lurking around the house. Two kindergarteners this year! Strewing some seasonal books aroung. Lesson plans ready to go for the big ones. Our office calendar turned to an autumn page. This isn't the working calendar rather the gifty one we make as Christmas presents. File crate […]