glimpses of real life: this week at our house

So much happened this week, and I thought so many times of posting, but I was just so busy living!

Monday: Okay, how sad is it that I can’t remember that far back?

Tuesday: We read Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato, and ate green cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day. I told my kids the very funny story of when Jim Ryan saved a leprechaun from drowning in a puddle. Inspired by KateE’s library storytimes, I am trying my hand at more storytelling.

I was disappointed that I couldn’t do more for this feast, but then I saw this post, and it gave me hope — next year, Holly’s in charge!

Wednesday: PT took lots of bike rides. He has bought a new bike for himself. He got a good one, he has been saving for a while and he still had to borrow part of the money from us. He and his father drafted papers, and there have been a lot of timely conversations about real life finances.

Thursday: We made homemade rolls for St. Joseph’s Day dinner and had spaghetti and meatballs. Thanks to my mom, I had a bread maker to knead the dough and a freezer full of meatballs, and thanks to my MIL dinner appeared on the table while I was out for a run! I am so blessed with helping hands.

Tonight MaryB told me that she did like her name. I told her that she is named in honor of the Mother of God, and also named after the most beautiful woman I have ever known. She asked me if this woman wore beautiful party dresses — boy, did she! I can’t wait to get some pictures to show her. Now, she loves her name again. Names are important, and girls deserve to have a sense of family history as much as boys do.

Friday: Kids are sick. Just as TexasMommy likes late night feedings, I don’t mind sick kids. They are cozy, want to hear stories, do some quiet school work, play trains in bed, and then, they fall asleep and I can get stuff done. Plus, time seems to stop — activities get cancelled, dishes stay on the counter, laundry piles up, but I just let things go for a while and be a nurse mother. Lots of one on one time with each child as I go from bed to bed reading stories. Of course, this is only fun for about a day, so hopefully it is the 24 hour variety. In the afternoon, a little bit of PBS kids time and I can get the house put back in order.

Baby James is being baptised this weekend, and we are making a retreat to prepare for PT’s first communion, so we have busy and happy times ahead!