We’ve hit that stage of pregnancy- the glorious urge to nest. It’s when all the deep cleaning in our life happens. With Charlotte I insisted that the bathroom ceiling needed to be scrubbed. Needless to say, Mark was not happy to find my very large self perched on top of a chair in our tiny … Read more
1.This month reminds me again how thankful I am that Mark chose a reasonable and sustainable specialty. With urology he works pretty normal hours (technically longer than normal, but the kids and I are asleep for the first couple of hours of his work day, so I don’t count them). He’s home most nights for … Read more
We are thrilled to be expecting our fourth child this September (you can find our super cute May the Fourth announcement photos on Instagram, for some reason the blog is not letting me post photos today . . . ), and while Gianna and William are old hats at the introduction of a new baby … Read more
A dream of mine when we bought this house last year was to have a statue of Mary in the yard with a little grotto and flowers all around her. Not having the budget for such a thing, I turned to the place I always do- our local Buy Nothing Group. For those who aren’t … Read more
The days always blur together a little bit over here, especially since Mark doesn’t have a normal M-F work schedule (that starts in July, and I am soooooooo excited for it!), but boy with never leaving the house, it really does make it hard to keep track of the days. Life is odd and unusual, … Read more
Approaching Holy Week knowing that I will not step foot in a Church is a surreal feeling. I’ve been thinking a lot about the Eucharist these days, and thought I’d share a little meditation on Rebecca Gorzynska’s painting of Our Lady and the Eucharist. Isn’t this beyond stunning? When I look at this painting, I … 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
The big kids are happily enjoying the sunshine outside, and Charlotte is content to have the magnatiles all to herself, so I thought I’d venture a little update. First, as to myself: after a week, we got the COVID test results back. They were negative. But by that time, my fever had come back, and … 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