Seven Quick Takes

Listen and Watch List

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This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking one of the links on this page, I may make a commission at no cost to you. Messy Family Podcast A Catholic couple gives practical real-life ways to parent and raise children in the faith. My kids are not perfect. Neither am I. […]

Seven June Update Takes

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Cee’s eye is resolving. (Here’s the backstory if you need it.) The pediatrician said it definitely wasn’t an infection. Cee’s rheumatologist recommended some blood work to see if her disease is revving up or not. We got the results back, and everything still looks quiet, thank goodness. Where does that leave us? Welp— we’ve got […]

SQT:  Writings and Watchings

I’ve been typity-typing up a storm these last couple weeks. In case you’ve missed something, here’s the scoop. -1- Teaching My Kids the “A” WordYup. That “A” word. -2- Medication Shaming Sorry, Karen. I wish we could be friends. -3- Family Connections ABCs I launched a series! -4- Family Connections: ApologizingAnnnnnd the first post in […]

Seven-Poke Day:  A Book List

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This post contains affiliate links.  If you make a purchase using one of these links, I make a small commission at no cost to you. Wednesday was a seven-poke day. Cee had her monthly infusion at the hospital. I didn’t ask the nurse if she was extremely confident in her IV installation abilities.  So she […]

Seven Quick Crowdsourcing Takes

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(Note: The links in this post are affiliate links, and we will be compensated when you make a purchase by clicking through our links.) Hello!  We’re still alive, in case you were wondering. I deactivated my facebook account over the summer.  It’s been super freeing!  Here’s a picture from our summer adventures: After staring at […]

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SQT:  Apples, a Tattoo, and Babyness

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Right now my living room is a disaster.  I’ve got three loads of clean-but-piled-up laundry all over the couch, and there are legos and books all over the floor.  The biggest factor in my meal planning is which pan is clean.  With eating all three meals at home, seven days a week, we go through […]

This Is Us Bookless Club

This post contains affiliate links.  If you make any purchase at Amazon after clicking one of my links, I receive a small percentage at no cost to you.  Thanks for supporting our family!   You guys.  You guys. Can we talk about This Is Us for a minute?  David and I watch it together (well, […]

Pre-Seasonal Celebrating, New Looks, and Bad News

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    -1-  Pre-Seasonal Celebrating “Liturgical Living” is hot in Catholic circles, but reading seasonal books is popular all over.  We have an awesome library, but all the theme-y books get scooped up fast.  So we started pre-seasonal celebrating.  Books about Valentine’s Day?  We checked those out at the beginning of January.  Books about St. Patrick and […]