Are We There Yet?

Well, so much for Drawing Saturday... I'm afraid we caught a stomach bug here, right on top of the big, bad, ugly cold we just barely ...

The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson I saw you toss the kites on high And blow the birds about the sky; And all around I heard you pass, Like ...

Cathy, over at A Bit of the Blarney tagged me for this really quick and fun meme. This is about my speed first thing in the morning, so her...

Sing a song of Birthdays Full of fun and cheer And may you keep on having them For many a happy year! (All the trouble I went to making t...

It's tornado season here on the high prairies, and as much as I might want to shield my little ones from fear and worries about natural...

One thing that is absolutely essential in our home is a white board. They're fairly inexpensive, even the largest ones, highly visible, ...

We just discovered through the Cukierski Apostolate another facet of Our Beautiful Gem, Our Lady of the Prairies . It seems like the ideal t...

Someone asked if all these children we have make me feel smothered sometimes, and I thought it was such a good question that I ought to ans...

OK... So, Marie, over at MeMarie Lane drew a self portrait, deep in symbolism, and invited us to share ours, too. So, here's mine. That...

He's the third from the right there! See him? He's got a booboo on his elbow. And look at those cute ears! He stands out for us, eve...

We're always looking for new and interesting artists. Some of our favorite art, bar none ~ Even better than Thomas Kinkade ~ is the work...

Correction: My sincere apologies. Yesterday's feastday was that of St. Mary Magadelene dePazzi! Not St. Mary Magdalene . I know it just...

It's one of the most debated and fretted-over problems of all time. Raising teenagers. I don't mean just keeping them out of jail a...

This one has been circulating a while, I think, but I haven't seen it until this morning. It puts things in excellent perspective and co...

This lovely idea originated at Peggy's place , The Simple Woman. Peggy's off on vacation this week, so she's not posting links...

We're so glad to have all the children home, I just can't tell you. But, dang them, they brought a summer cold along with 'em! ...

Here's our children's full choir, the five boys (our three and two great friends), and five girls (including our Michelle (12). We t...

"You know what I want to be when I grow up? A police man An Aunt A Mother Or the girl who makes the bottoms of shoes. You know. The pla...

If I only had an E Oh, how happy I would b