I didn't know if it could be done, but did discover today that one can make Italian beef in the pressure cooker. My original plan was to put it in the oven and make it this afternoon, but Joshua suggested that I try it out in the pressure cooker. I wasn't too keen on the idea as I had made pulled pork in it...
So We Took a Vacation!
We traveled nearly 3500 miles, visited lots of places and friend, got the stomach bug, and most importantly, played in snow! Our trip started on Christmas night, we drove through the night to St. Louis, where we stopped and went to Mass with the...
Merry Christmas!
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First Confession and First Communion!
Tonight Margaret will be making her first confession and she will receive her First Holy Communion at Midnight Mass on Christmas! Would you all please keep her in your prayers as she prepares for both? Thank you so much!
Gaudete!
We had the perfect sunset to celebrate Gaudete Sunday!
A Whole Handful!
Today is Caecilia's fifth birthday! I can't believe that she is five. She's grown so much over the past few months, out of the pre-school stage and into a (mostly) helpful five year old stage. She has been learning to read and will stop to read anything that is of interest to her, something I find awesome....
I did that!
A few weeks ago, our washer started acting up. It wouldn't complete a load of laundry, stopping at the final drain and spin cycle. I'd have to go in and restart the washer to get it to finish the cycle, and while it wasn't the end of the world, it was a pain. Then over the weekend, it just quit doing the...
Symphony!
Scholastica was super excited to go last night! She did pretty well during the concert as well! She only got fussy at the end, I call it a win!
