2021. Wow. I don’t even know what to say about the first week of this year, so I’m not going to try. Instead I’m going to write about books. Because that’s where I’m at. This post contains affiliate links. You can read the full disclosure on my about page. RAR Subscription I got the BEST … Read more
A Reading Challenge for the Catholic Family Hi everyone! I’m Kathryn, Colleen’s librarian friend. Colleen and I are big fans of reading (probably an understatement), so we thought that we would get together and create a family reading challenge for 2021. Since the theme of the blog is taking the elevator to heaven, why don’t … Read more
Yowsa I am tired. Mark was on call for 108 hours straight over the holiday weekend, at 4 different hospitals. It was ridiculous and we are all spent. We are slowly climbing out of our post-call fatigue, and I’m looking forward to getting a Christmas tree and doing some decorating this weekend. This post contains … Read more
Wow. Things have been busy around here, and I have not updated in quite some time. First, and most importantly, we welcomed our sweet Benedict into the world on September 5th. His birth story deserves its own blog post, and someday I will sit down and write it, but for now I’ll just say that … Read more
1. Today is officially 36 weeks of this pregnancy, which means little guy’s lungs are developed, and, more importantly, Mark will no longer get mad at me for praying for this baby to come out. This is right around the time each pregnancy where I am D.O.N.E. and really, really, really have just had enough … Read more
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”- Mr. Rogers This quote has been running through my head a lot lately. There are scary things in the news these days, and it’s even scarier … Read more
If you’re anything like me, you’re spending at least a little time each day hiding from the world in a book. So I thought I’d share a few of my favorites in the hope that it helps you distract yourself from whatever chaos is surrounding you. I know most libraries are closed, but these are … Read more
I came down with symptoms of COVID-19 about 2 weeks. For the first few days, we assumed it must just be the flu, but then it didn’t feel like the flu (spoiler alert: not the flu), so I started to get nervous. We spent a few days trying to get answers about what to do, … Read more
Our family is on vacation in Telluride, CO with the whole Pressprich gang this week, and while everyone is resting up after a full day of skiing (not me, what with my busted shoulder), I thought I’d throw up some quick photo takes about our week so far. We had a particularly rough start to … Read more
So two weeks ago I dislocated my shoulder. And not even doing anything fun- I just slipped and fell and hit it hard. Fun fact: a urologist is actually capable of putting a shoulder back into place, when his wife is exhausted enough and doesn’t want to go to an ER late on a Saturday … Read more