There's hardly anything left for me to say about the Catholic New Media conference. Kate from Momopoly took NOTES for crying out loud. I didn't even think to bring a notebook and was left scratching things on a 3 x 5 card. Then she went right home and started writing. (She wears matching clothes too.)
CNMC […]

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I didn't mention not blogging for a week or so while I was out of town because…well….I expected to not only have the internet access to blog while I was travelling, I expected to have the time to blog. I was, as with most things in my life, utterly and completely wrong.
The rooms we stayed […]

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An idea that I thought I would pass along. Someone suggested giving a blank journal to your child to allow them to ask questions ot speak their mind on something and then give it to you to answer and return. it.
My daughter is getting one for her birthday. Maybe it's an idea you could find […]

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All of a sudden it dawned on me today. I'm going to be travelling on June 22, and wouldn't you know it….in the Atlanta area that day. If my family drops me off there, then I can fly to meet up with them the next day. So….I get to go!!

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Catholic New Media Celebration
Thanks […]

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Yes, I know I have extolled the virtues of my Ladybug steam cleaner before, but you may not have been listening. And since I have spent the last two days at the home of a friend cleaning the home that she is about to move into, I need to do it again. Really. This thing […]

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Et-tu Jen of all people should understand. You need explicit rules….none of this general stuff. Look at these rules.
Book Meme Rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.

Excuse me? Nearest book? What if you […]

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I wasn’t actually tagged for this meme but I saw it over on Rise and Pray and I thought it might be fun to see what came up. Here’s what you do, select the entire contents of your MP3 player and set it for randomized playback. Post the first ten tracks that come up:
1. Inkheart […]

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I heard you. You said, “Nothing.”
One of the very hard parts about homeschooling is that not only do you not have as much time to devote to housecleaning but those people are underfoot making a mess for much more of each day. Yes. They have chores. Yes we try, but periodically you just have to […]

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Sure. Just try and take some time off blogging to make room for a major project….a cross stitch project for my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary by the way. Life has a way of making things difficult. So far this month, my computer died, our home had a couple (yes, plural) leaks under the foundation, and I took at […]

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