Advice Update

In Anne's comment, she said something that ended with "...for 10 minutes".  That got me thinking, how long should it take to nurse? Since I use the SNS for supplementing, I always thought it took 1/2 hour or longer to nurse and never really thought how long it took for other women. Sure, I have seen my friends nurse...

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Seeking Advice

Help! Mothers out there who have ever had a near two year old and a newborn, help! I realize I have been down this road before, but it was so much easier last time.  Caecilia is crazy and if she is not trying to "love" Benedict to death, she is either doing things to wake him up or to get herself hurt. She tends to...

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Right now...10:05 am (2:05 GMT)...sunny and cool out side. Our days start out around 50 and we end up in the 80's. Dressing for the weather down here is harder than dressing for the weather in the North Country. I must remember layers, layers, layers! The kids are watching "how to" shows on Hulu while I feed...

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Per Bernadette’s Request

I have actually been meaning to post pictures of the house here, but I never think the house is clean enough, so I hold off. Of course, for each room that is clean, there is one that is messy. Today I figured most rooms look decent, so here you go! **In the kitchen pictures, please...

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Monday Musings – 11 October 2011

Right now...1043 am This weekend...we spent a good part of it cleaning. Our bedroom was getting out of control, so I spent part of Saturday morning cleaning things up. I set up Benedict's cradle, hung up clothes, sorted things out and tossed a lot of things. Joshua came behind me to sweep and mop. I worked on the...

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New Parish – Weekend II

Well, the music wasn't a fluke last week, it was just as wonderful this week as it was last week! Also, people remembered us from last week and we got a "Oh good! You came back!". Father's homily was well thought out and not fluff. Did I mention the music was good? My kids paid attention and the only time they moved...

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Our Lady of the Rosary

Today is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Originally called the Feast of Our Lady of Victory, we honor Our Lady today for her help in the victory over the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto. The victory in this battle prevented the spread of the Ottoman Empire and prevented the spread  Islam through Europe....

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Pope Pius XII

Tonight, at 8pm on EWTN Life with Fr. Mitch Pacwa, will feature a segment on Pope Pius XII. I am sure most of you know that he is often called "Hitler's Pope" as people think he did nothing to stop the sad killings of millions of people in Concentration Camps during World War II. He actually did many things to help...

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