A few months ago, we got a call from the teenage daughter of a friend ours. As long as we have known her, she has wanted to go to the University of Texas (I don’t know why, but that’s not the point.) This week she announced that she will be going elsewhere because that’s where her boyfriend is going and she loved him and doesn’t want to be separated from him for even a moment. Remember being 18? Her parents... Read more

Head on over to Miss June’s Place for her much anticipated Monday Swoon for some serious eye-candy, y’all. Today’s variety were requested by yours truly. You can thank me later. (After your pulse returns to normal.) Yea-haw. Read more

Pregnancy brain has affected me until I am now a chaotic mess. I need some serious help here. We’re not getting anything done on time, and the house is slowly sinking into a pit beyond recognition. I need someone else to be in charge and tell me what to do. Any volunteers? I didn’t think so. I created my own “boss”. It’s name is “Written Schedule”. It took me an entire day of working on it while the boys did... Read more

A few weeks back, a woman we hardly know brought us a box of clothes her children had outgrown. A box of ugly clothes and roaches, the gift that keeps on giving. I’m sure she had no idea the bugs were there, or she wouldn’t have given me the box. I’m pretty sure she knew the clothes were ugly, but figured I wouldn’t care. What is it about having a lot of children that I begin to look like an... Read more

Our sweet #6 is currently sitting rightside up. I know I’m asking for it, but does anyone have any ideas for getting a breech baby to turn around and behave? Read more

#1 just finished reading The Screwtape Letters and was told to write a page and a half about what Hell looks like. It was too brilliant not to share. What happens if you get turned away from the pearly white gates? Who claims you? Where do you go? There is one answer, Hell. Imagine for a moment that you have died. You are falling down through a dark abyss. When you hit the bottom, it’s incredibly hot and dry. You... Read more

We had an ultrasound this morning, and there was no denying what we saw. The boys are thrilled, the girls are depressed. I told them that they have until August to get over it and then they have to be happy with the baby we’ve got. I doubt it will take that long. I’ll admit to wishing for a little pink when we first saw the little guy, but then deciding that blue was a nice color, too. We’re nothing... Read more

Found my Easter dress complete with clever bonnet no one else has it Fashion forward dress how to look like a model wear food don’t eat it   Read more

‘You never know what the Lord has in store,’ says new priest, age 80 Gérard Lafrenière knew 65 years ago that he wanted to be ordained Awesome story. Go here to read it all. A tip of the hat to the Curt Jester Read more

My days were beginning to feel a lot like helping Barney Fife remember the Preamble, a lot of work for not a lot of result. It was time to call in the cavalry. The cavalry at our house comes in the form of a 16 year old high school sophomore who my sons adore. He shows up every Wednesday afternoon at 3:15 and stays for an hour and a half. Wednesdays are my new favorite day of the week. The... Read more