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. […]
With selling the house and a long rough patch with Cee’s illness, it’s all about keeping things light these days. (What’s a “Lolly?” It’s an award we invented for the funniest of the funny books we discovered this summer.) 7. The Lolly for Best Comic goes to… Calvin and Hobbes There’s a scene where Calvin […]
7 Quick Friday Funnies It’s been a topsy-turvy week of getting behinder and behinder with another trip to Mayo, getting my stitches out, and swim therapy. So here are some quick funnies from life with the kiddos. 1. Some questions are best left unanswered. Me: (working in the kitchen, noticing the Bea […]
Unexpected Parenting Goals for 2017: 1. Not to accrue any library fees or fines. I feel like we should have a chalkboard with “___ Days Since Last Library Fine” in our living room. Do they sell those on Etsy?!?! Might be a real motivator in preventing the destruction and loss of library books. […]
This week the Seven Quick Takes over at This Ain’t the Lyceum are paused for a reflection on how quickly things can change. If there’s one thing that a serious illness has taught us, it’s that we can’t take life for granted. The last couple months have been a challenge, but November was […]
We try to have as much of our gift buying as possible done before Advent starts. I love gift guides that come out early so I can get all our November prepping done! Here’s a list of ideas for those hard-to-buy-for people. 1. The Big Family The Big Boss Swirlio This bad boy big […]
or Things I Want to Punch (Now That I’m a Parent) 1. Stickers Did you know that the sticky side of a sticker contains a powerful binding agent that is only activated when in contact with finished wood? Yeah. That’s a thing. Hey, we always wanted to know what Great-Grandma’s antique buffet would look like […]
Seven Quick Takes Just to be clear, the title of this post refers to the sweet spot in children’s literature wherein the reading parent doesn’t go crazy and the child asks for more. -1- Little Feet Love by Bendon Inc. Honestly, this book doesn’t even have an author, and it makes me die inside a little […]
Seven Quick Takes of Randomness! 1- Wacko Wisdom We’ve never actually started a list of the crazy things that we say as parents. We should. Usually it’s some sort of “wisdom” said with a straight face that we laugh about later. “Actually, it’s considered impolite to eat your soup with fingers.” “You can’t go outside without […]
-1- Bea’s B-Day Our baby is one! We went with a fruit theme, so instead of party hats the kids made fruit headbands. Elle decided to make Bea’s headband using two kiwis, so it looks like a bow in the picture above. Adorable! -2- Moe the Cactus The girls asked Moe what his favorite […]