Rosary for Children

Does anyone have a preferred version of the Rosary on cd that would be good for young children? Isabel starts preschool soon, and the morning drive would be a great time to pray the Rosary with the girls.

On Being Early

Sunday, we actually got out of the house 5 minutes earlier than we needed to for Mass. Of course, half-way around the block, I realized that we didn't have the diaper bag. After circling around the block, getting the bag, and getting on the road again, I said, "So much for being early."

Tom's reply: "We don't want to be early. If you drop bombs early, you kill your own people."

Uh...yeah.

You Know You Are in the Military When...

...your child randomly blocks your path and instead of asking for the password, they ask to see your I.D.

Laughing and Crying

Making me laugh: Isabel fell down and scraped her knees pretty badly yesterday (not the funny part). Today she was complaining that her knees hurt (again, not funny), but the various ways she was trying to "limp" were so complicated, and with the wrong leg sometimes, that it made me laugh.

Making me cry: Potty traing. We are still having major setbacks and the longer it goes on, the angrier I get. And I do mean ANGRY. And I know it's wrong. That's what is making me cry. I'm at a complete loss.

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Must Haves For Baby

My dear friend is pregnant with her first baby, a boy, and is asking moms what they think are the most important things to have when baby arrives. So, I figured I would pose the question here. What were the things you could not survive without when you had a newborn? What did you use most often? Remember, this is her first baby. Another friend and I were discussing how there were some things we used all of the time with our first babies, but not as much with later additions. I think I'm just as curious to read all of your thoughts! Thanks for your help!

Trying to Forget My Fantasies

"Forget fantasies of 'accomplishing something.' Perhaps somewhere in the world there were people who measured their days by how much they got done-at work, in class, wherever. I measured my days by whether, at the end of them, the members of the household had been dressed and fed and bathed and put to bed. If we had been, then that was a good day. I had done what mattered most. Everything else was gravy."
~Keeping House: The Litany of Everyday Life

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On the Memorial of St. Clare

I would like to honor Maire Clare with a name change. She will no longer be known as my sweet, precious, Princess Maire, but now shall be dubbed as Maire of the Poopy Pants!

Do NOT let the cuteness fool you!

Her First Cold

All three girls have been sick the last couple of days. There seems to be much improvement today, but now I'm starting to feel less than great. Maybe chicken soup for lunch...