The baby has not arrived yet, but I am not close to my due date yet. I had a midwife appointment today and that went pretty well. My blood pressure is nice and low, but not too low. I asked for an internal exam, partly because I wanted to know where I was, but also because my midwife lives 45 minutes away and I tend...

Wow, just thinking about when the other babies arrived, I could have a new babe in arms in just over a week. Margaret and Benedict both arrived one week before their estimated due dates, while Karol was a bit late and Caecilia was four days late. My estimated due date with this baby is the Feast of St. Joseph (on the...

I managed to save the cake! I decided to just make the cake a trifle and set about putting it together. I managed to put too much milk in the frosting and ran out of powdered sugar, so I added cocoa powder and turned it into chocolate mint frosting. I then whipped up some cream, without sugar, to help cut  the...

Karol had his pinewood derby today and he was very proud of his car, as you can see, it was a pretty neat car. (and not to brag, he won his den race and his pack race! He also took first place in the design category, I'm pretty impressed.)

I may have a cake fail on my hands. Well, no, I do have a cake fail. It's all good, I'll make a trifle out of my mistake cake. Anyone know if I can use buttercream frosting in a trifle?

God the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of His son, has reconciled the world to Himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the Church may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the...

This morning, right before I got out of bed, I was hit with a case of the hives. This is not too uncommon for me and usually they go away when I start making breakfast. Not today. Today I had them on my face, on my legs, on my belly, on my scalp, on my neck, and on my arms. I've never had them that bad before, ever....