After stalling for the better part of 3 or more years, only giving a slight trim when it became clear that his sweet blonde locks were impairing his vision, my husband finally prevailed on me to cut Incredibaby's hair. He looks like a different little person and it is a good thing that our baby will be here soon or I would have had a nervous breakdown over how grown up he looks. Other than one very unpleasant haircut at a kids salon when our oldest boy was about 18 months, I have cut all the … [Read more...]
How to do what we do
February 11, 2012 By
Do you ever get so caught up in getting it all done that you forget why you are doing it? I do. All the time. Which is why I loved this from This Tremendous Lover by Dom Eugene Boylan: No matter what we do, unless we do it in the love of God, it profits us nothing. God wants our love, He will be satisfied with nothing else. That is what He principally looks for in our works. The things we do or achieve are not of primary value to God, for He can create them by a mere thought or with just as … [Read more...]
Great News from Komen
February 2, 2012 By
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation is cutting its ties with Planned Parenthood ostensibly due to the investigations and financial inquiries into PP. Many of us have struggled over the years, our consciences not permitting us to give to the many races and events that friends have run because of these ties since the money that Komen donates to Planned Parenthood frees up more funds for PP's other works. This is a great step towards focusing on saving women's lives. (I don't believe that … [Read more...]
More from the Car Seat Quagmire
February 1, 2012 By
I've spent the last week exchanging and replacing 3 of our expired car seats and washing the new ones as I continue to nest. For anyone else in the same boat, Babies R Us has a promotion until Feb. 20 where you can trade in your old car seat (or stoller, high chair, etc.) for a 25% discount on a new one. At least it is something! I ended up with a better deal than anything I could find online. Also, my husband let me know about another car seat recall of Britax infant seats. … [Read more...]
Body by Baby
January 18, 2012 By
I have had several painful conversations with friends and acquaintances recently about the effects of pregnancy on our bodies. I am so saddened to watch women near tears over their weight gain and changing shape. Yes, hormones don't make it any easier, but neither does a culture that glorifies the female body as an object, rather than celebrating the beauty of being a woman, especially when with child. I was so angry when celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michael told Women's Heath Magazine … [Read more...]
Car Seat Logic Puzzle
January 6, 2012 By
The advent of my third trimester has me contemplating logistics, especially those pertaining to car seats. I need 5 seats in our suburban come April, 4 full forward facing seats and an infant seat. Our 50 pound 6 year old has frequent meltdowns in the car due to sensory and other challenges, so I must keep him in a five point harness. I can't move the 5 year old into a booster without inciting more meltdowns since the 6 year old would remain in a car seat. The 6 year old cannot sit next to the … [Read more...]
Catholicism
January 4, 2012 By
My husband and I recently began watching the Catholicism series that we DVRed some time ago when it was on EWTN. It. Is. Awesome. You can view the trailer here: Catholicism There are about 20 episodes that present the Church in her fullness. Fr. Robert Barron travels to 50 places around the globe while articulately expounding on Jesus, the Bible and Catholic doctrine and how all this applies to us as people created for joy. Just watching the first episode brought be back to my time living and … [Read more...]
“Best Dinner Ever”
December 20, 2011 By
In Texas we get cold rain instead of snow, which is not nearly so Winter Wonderland-ish as the white powder. It's cold, dreary and very, very muddy. The kind of mud that sucks up mud boots of little boys and has my washing machine churning through the heavy duty cycle. Since we've been fighting generic winter colds, I've been low on energy and creativity. Enter an easy dinner to make life just a bit simpler. I warmed tomato soup from a box on the stove and made some grilled cheese and bacon … [Read more...]
Advent Preparation
December 7, 2011 By
It is important however that what we propose, with the help of God, should be profoundly rooted in contemplation and prayer. Ours is a time of continual movement which often leads to restlessness, with the risk of "doing for the sake of doing." We must resist this temptation by trying "to be" before trying "to do." In this regard we should recall how Jesus reproved Martha: "You are anxious and troubled about many things; one thing is needful". Excerpted from APOSTOLIC LETTER NOVO … [Read more...]
Be Careful What you Threaten
December 5, 2011 By
I was joking with my son today that if he didn't behave during schooltime he may find coal in his shoe from St. Nicholas tonight. To which our avid rock collector replied, "Great! I don't have any real coal. Oh! And we can see how it burns and if it is hard and if it writes...." Anyone know where I can find coal on the eve of St. Nicholas? … [Read more...]
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