2015-11-17T23:42:51-05:00

My husband — my HUSBAND! — make me take out the part about how, every time Obama goes down in the polls,  he does the Dutch Oven on Michelle.  But the rest stands. In other news, don’t forget to enter the apron raffle!   Just $3!  Ends tomorrow! In other news, happy anniversary to my husband.  Fifteen years with you is proof that God is good.   Read more

2016-09-30T15:01:14-05:00

Yes, unless they’re medicinal.  But they’re perfectly fine for the after-Mass social hour. Read more

2016-09-30T15:01:14-05:00

Hey, everybody – My dear friend Robin has been selling handmade aprons online.  They are lovely and beautifully crafted, with 100% cotton backing and decorative stitching all around, and each apron is completely reversible.  UPDATE:  You can see the 30+ aprons for sale here. Here are her lovely daughters modelling three of the many aprons she offers: She offers them at $35 and has been doing a brisk business, but I thought it would be fun to raffle one off... Read more

2016-09-30T15:01:14-05:00

Hi, I’m The Jerk. You might remember me from that time the League of Outraged Catholic Ladies had me censored for saying … Um, no. Look, all I said was K-Lo is kinda … Fine. I get the gist. Well, the outraged ladies have won, as Simcha has told me that I’m not allowed to do this movie review without an in-blog editor checking it to make sure I’m not being too offensive. Anyway, here he is, “Dr.” Johnboy Zmirak:... Read more

2016-09-30T15:01:14-05:00

Sorting it out as the election rhetoric gets more and more hysterical Read more

2016-09-30T15:01:14-05:00

Last night, a little voice told me to take out the part about There Be Dragons.  But I shouted that little voice down. So, any ideas for what to write about for Thursday?  I’m in such a rut.  Politics, blah.  Halloween, blah.  Stem cells, maybe I was wrong that it’s good news, blah.  It turns out that, when you have eleven people, you can’t just throw in a load of laundry here and there and still expect to be able... Read more

2016-09-30T15:01:14-05:00

“Be topical!” they said.  “Write more about news and current events, can’t you?” they said. I’m a team player. Read more

2016-09-30T15:01:14-05:00

In case you needed another excuse to back away from the monsters. Read more

2015-11-17T23:45:08-05:00

For Seven Quick Takes.  See if you can figure out which one got the shaft, minutewise.  (Hint:  all of them.) 1.  You guys.  We got cookies! The generous and talented Kate Essenberg sent us dozens of completely gorgeous cookies.  I took pictures.  Adorable, hilarious pictures of the kids in various stages of astonishment and glee as they discovered what was in the box.  Well, after three days of running various diagnostics and patches and rewiring and whatnot, my husband has... Read more

2016-09-30T15:01:15-05:00

Just listen to what he says. Read more

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