As with joyful steps they sped To that lowly manger bed There to bend the knee before Him Whom Heaven and earth adore; So may we with willing feet Ever seek Thy mercy seat. Before we were married, Joshua and I would discuss how we wanted Christmas to be celebrated in our (future) family. I felt, as did he, that gift...
Can you believe that Karol is 7?? I sure can't. There were times I thought his first year would last forever, now he is no longer a baby, no longer a toddler, but a kid.
...it's silly, but I am thankful that the van is all fixed. Joshua took it in this morning and they said it was an easy fix and would cost $10. The back tires also needed to be replaced and the back wiper needed to be looked at (I don't think it is supposed to point straight down) so Joshua had them look at and...
Our van has been acting up (and of course, only starting to do so at 500 on the Friday evening that starts a long holiday weekend.) Basically, the break lights aren't working, so we have stuck close to home for Mass this weekend. I followed behind Joshua in his car, while he drove the van, so we could go to Mass on...
For year end 2012, our family has only had one address, one W2, a 1099-misc, and no moving expenses. For year end 2013, hopefully that will remain the same. We will, thankfully, have another deduction to claim. Happy New Year, everyone!
Yesterday Benedict was running a fever, as was Caecilia. He even took himself upstairs for a nap yesterday afternoon. At some point last night, we had three of the four kids in our bed. Three of the four kids all running fevers. Joshua actually turned the ceiling fan on at some point because it was so hot in our...
Last weekend I was able to fly up to Iowa and visit with my uncle and aunt. My uncle is doing very well, he started Radiation yesterday, but the blizzard of 2013 has kept him away from his first Chemo treatment today. The visit was great, we sat around, talked, watch TV (I watched the Packers/Bears Football game and...
This is what I got to see this morning. I am in Chicago right now waiting for my flight to Des Moines. I am stupidly excited to be at O'hare and giggled when we flew over Lake Michigan. Home home home. I am a Midwesterner at heart. Okay home is Michigan but I'm so close I as might as well be.
I found a bread recipe that I love. Since switching to fresh ground wheat, it's been a bit of a trial to get bread to turn out well. That was a bit discouraging because I was so used to making bread that we simple and quick and easy, then with the switch, I started making bricks. Bricks as in they went straight to...
I found this link with coloring pages of Our Lady! My girls are eating it up!