Overhead at bathtime yesterday:
Honey: Why did God make me?
Sister: Because he’s nice.
recent posts
about
-
One year ago today, my nephew R was born. Just hours after his birth he was rushed to the Children’s Hospital with a dangerous infection. If it were not for the neonatalogist that was present at the hospital (not his day to be there), R would not have made it. He had group B strep which turned quickly into sepsis. With many prayers and the skilled work of his medical team, he came out of the NICU after a month.
Please rejoice with us as we celebrate his first birthday.
-
Dawn tagged me for a homeschool meme so here goes:
1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYED
Real Learning by Elizabeth Foss. Truly this is THE book that had me saying "Ah, this is what I want for us."
2) ONE RESOURCE YOU COULDN’T BE WITHOUT
Google.
3) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH YOU HAD NEVER BOUGHT
Galloping the Globe. I thought it would be good fun, but I just couldn’t get into it once I read it.
4) ONE RESOURCE YOU ENJOYED LAST YEAR
There wasn’t one resource, but we loved all our read alouds.
5) ONE RESOURCE YOU WILL BE USING NEXT YEAR
I can’t wait to get started with Catholic Mosaic by Cay Gibson.
6) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY
All the books used in Catholic Mosaic! 🙂 I copied this from Dawn’s post because "Ditto!!"
7) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH EXISTED
A book written by Alice or Jenn from the Real Learning messageboards about all the wonderful religious activities they come up with.
8) ONE HOMESCHOOLING CATALOGUE YOU ENJOY READING
9) ONE HOMESCHOOLING WEBSITE YOU USE REGULARLY
10) TAG FIVE OTHER HOMESCHOOLERS
-
See this couch that Brother is on? Well, my parents yesterday gave my brother (the twin that graduated from college) the loveseat that matches it. My parents have had this set for 12 years and plan on getting new sofas. When he saw my brothers move the loveseat out of the house, he started crying. It devastated him. He wanted it back. He needed it back. It rocked his world as he knows it. I think there’s been too much change in his life. I felt awful for him and it tore me up. It made the other twin feel so badly that he tried convincing his brother to leave it and use a couch they could get from a friend (one that is not quite clean and a bit stinky). In the end, Brother will adjust. Each time he comes into the house, he gets a bit upset, but it’s lessened over the day. He did tell my parents, however, that they need to find another one just like it.
-
My children consider themselves Korean while they think Papa is "English". Well, what else would you call him when he speaks English while they eat Korean. Go figure. That’s their logic. It’s okay because, well, they are 50% Korean and the rest is a mix of Irish, Scottish, French Canadian, Italian, and some other mix. Anyway, in my home/kitchen/motherhood blog I’ve posted about my children’s favorite food, kimchi. It’s their fallback food. If there is nothing else they want to eat, there is always some kimchi. We have rice with just about every meal. If rice is served there is always kimchi.
-
You know you’ve had a bad day:
Sister: Mommy, what’s your favorite part of the day?
Me: I’m not sure.
Brother: When you were yelling?
Luckily, tomorrow’s a new day.
-
The ladies at the Real Learning messageboard are onto something. We were discussing Elegant Simplicity. The discussion moved from a more general to specific areas in our homes. Discussion on the kitchen inspired many of us to pull together a carnival of sorts on Elegant Simplicity in the Kitchen.
Elizabeth has pulled together a list of future such Loveliness Fairs. I sure do look forward to them. Thanks to Meredith for hosting the first one and getting us off to a great start.
-
More than 24 years ago, my mother gave birth to twin boys. These beautiful boys were so small. They weighed in at 3 lbs 10 oz and 3 lbs 10 oz each. For a whole month, my mother would trek to the hospital to touch and visit with her babies. I loved going even if I was not allowed in the nursery myself. I could watch through the window. I loved these two little babies so much. I couldn’t wait to get a hold of them. When they left the hospital, I wanted to hold one. The honor went to my sister. I was so upset, but I was given many chances after.
Today, the older twin graduated from college. It was a proud moment. To go from preemies to college graduates–not that it’s not possible, but when they were born it was so worrisome.
Here we are with the graduate. Congratulations, Patrick!!!
-
Lately, my son has been a challenge. I know his needs are changing and that it’s a sign that he’s growing. I’m pleased with it, but now I’m at a loss as to how to deal with his needs. His impulsivity is out of hand. I’ve tried everything I can think of. It’s not working. His regular OT is on maternity leave so we are stuck with a substitute who is not up to par. She does not spend much time on life skills as much as the other OT did. Liz would work Brother very hard at each session. She taught him how to focus. She taught him how to tie his shoes!! She was teaching me how to recognize his need for sensory input. Well, things have gone haywire.
On the other hand, he’s been noticing things. When we go from the car to wherever (the store, to therapy), he has been herding his little sister, Honey. He took her hand the other day to make sure she didn’t run out into the path of cars. It melted my heart. I had been mentally grieving because he didn’t have the "normal" type big brother relationship with his sisters, but I realize I shouldn’t have. He may or may not be a "normal" big brother, but he does care for his sisters.
My children teach me so much. I’m so glad for them. Thank you, God.
-
How did these wives do it? How in the days when the only means of communication was letters (handwritten/typed) did they do it? How did these women have the strength to go on? The worry nags at me all day when I don’t hear from Papa. I shouldn’t be too worried, but I do. I try to tell myself that the servers must be down again. Or maybe he just didn’t have time. I guess I just have to pray and wait for him to write.
Site Title 