tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78569178590372649722024-03-14T12:50:12.851-04:00Mince & Quince<i>They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon..</i>
--Edward Lear, The Owl and the PussycatMABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-4506021630977439242007-12-31T22:46:00.000-05:002007-12-30T22:47:50.676-05:00Blessed 2008!Happy New Year!MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-54601905638003579032007-12-30T23:15:00.000-05:002007-12-30T23:17:37.591-05:00Map FunOkay, this was fun. Except now you can all see that I haven't left the New England / Mid-Atlantic region (except for Canada and England).<br /><br />Oh, wait! My mom was carrying me when she went to Florida, should that count??<br /><br /><img src="http://www.world66.com/myworld66/visitedStates/statemap?visited=CTMDMANHNJNYNCOHPARISCVTVAWV" /><br/><br /><a href="http://douweosinga.com/projects/visitedstates">create your own visited states map</a><br /> or <a href="http://douweosinga.com/projects/googlehacks">check out these Google Hacks.</a>MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-32553953251470566242007-12-16T16:46:00.000-05:002007-12-16T22:05:20.937-05:00Book MemeOne book that changed your life: <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">The Bible (Navarre Commentaries)</span><br /><br />One book that you’ve read more than once: <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie</span><br /><br />One book you’d want on a desert island: <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The Bible (the entire Navarre Commentaries!)</span><br /><br />One book that made you laugh: <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The Legend of Old Befana by Tomie de Paola</span><br /><br />One book that made you cry: <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton</span><br /><br />One book that you wish had been written: <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Death at Rutherford Hall by Mary Ann Bernard (all right, I'm working on it!)</span><br /><br />One book that you wish had never been written: <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (I'm sorry, I just did not get this book)</span><br /><br />One book you’re currently reading: <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett<br /><br /></span>One book you're planning on reading: <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Cleopatra by Diane Stanley</span>MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-25953479910572946202007-12-15T08:42:00.000-05:002007-12-15T09:55:50.712-05:00Funky Image MemeI am supposed to google the <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">answer<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> to each of the following questions, then post an image from the first page of search results.<br /><br />Age at my next birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie38UQtUmeABajFSq8H51GMslb1GeZ-ILzdXaHSo_LAAT3oiQ0XQVDWz5PjUkhF049Sc6ctBPVkuGDOts4IEDQZPNl-vncmhyDg86OkIHFs32UAiqbdw2LbQFujZbUYOjm9ouQZS2eMP8g/s1600-h/40.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie38UQtUmeABajFSq8H51GMslb1GeZ-ILzdXaHSo_LAAT3oiQ0XQVDWz5PjUkhF049Sc6ctBPVkuGDOts4IEDQZPNl-vncmhyDg86OkIHFs32UAiqbdw2LbQFujZbUYOjm9ouQZS2eMP8g/s200/40.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144195819496696146" /></a><br /><p></p><br />Place I'd like to travel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCimxNzoiUxpbkQHpjwCumTQXROMKDKgpn0C8DHA_buQPswjI36A1zsNixpfCFPyAZraPugZvM2S0SlIhOAr7NyD1q1IlYm8Ykiagt6l9hUOfO5dvieGfO5pGBfARb6ZUfslHVgBNa0DrC/s1600-h/ireland_1808.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCimxNzoiUxpbkQHpjwCumTQXROMKDKgpn0C8DHA_buQPswjI36A1zsNixpfCFPyAZraPugZvM2S0SlIhOAr7NyD1q1IlYm8Ykiagt6l9hUOfO5dvieGfO5pGBfARb6ZUfslHVgBNa0DrC/s200/ireland_1808.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144196682785122658" /></a><br /><p></p><br />Place I've been<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa1tlKZZTaHm2NxEZsNM-CFPMDeDH3rK5__rMEZGJgh47vvx-yOCkZTaNPO6tLRxg_Y8vLtqt_38kFfgKy2As4rBxbRfCvtaK5CPhj7IWMXZSUt_a5fKejvAQ5wUMrV6pTbzRiMKhXa0F/s1600-h/London_Parliament2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa1tlKZZTaHm2NxEZsNM-CFPMDeDH3rK5__rMEZGJgh47vvx-yOCkZTaNPO6tLRxg_Y8vLtqt_38kFfgKy2As4rBxbRfCvtaK5CPhj7IWMXZSUt_a5fKejvAQ5wUMrV6pTbzRiMKhXa0F/s200/London_Parliament2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144197550368516466" /></a><br /><p></p><br />Favorite food <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzyI0MYVOCEYbE1WFVWL59oCt6Foj7UvWvIDdtK_WCxZvPdzqcjoFcfQvqjAOVQB1p4-sKoZRwsWJc5YGKsvtZ408-b7yjE7uJDr4WmWSuqjbjkXhY-xtTcblYT76TDo35U_oDESYA5qv/s1600-h/Cheesecake.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzyI0MYVOCEYbE1WFVWL59oCt6Foj7UvWvIDdtK_WCxZvPdzqcjoFcfQvqjAOVQB1p4-sKoZRwsWJc5YGKsvtZ408-b7yjE7uJDr4WmWSuqjbjkXhY-xtTcblYT76TDo35U_oDESYA5qv/s200/Cheesecake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144198246153218434" /></a><br /><p></p><br />Place I was born<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8STXiLhXNNk22HiCAm2QcXWaZTtJKz-BH1z5ynMQ1LjeL5Q8pklbMNT5vR4_eQmfSJGYxaDmtuuFopR2kto-utQV7SO6jp5BPnSg-hpRSM5aTNZxrBraN6IY9Hp9Wnz8TP26HdItGRDAG/s1600-h/woodside.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8STXiLhXNNk22HiCAm2QcXWaZTtJKz-BH1z5ynMQ1LjeL5Q8pklbMNT5vR4_eQmfSJGYxaDmtuuFopR2kto-utQV7SO6jp5BPnSg-hpRSM5aTNZxrBraN6IY9Hp9Wnz8TP26HdItGRDAG/s200/woodside.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144199676377328018" /></a><br /><p></p><br />Place I live<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdU4M-XlkiMepKlPAm3OBbCKP5STuxTbvUCE3v4q7LL84myypbRj1tzmErO3hXby26KPAmyobqkP7xbiOiguTES3MXt0jhYfDCr0M7DYdUtRzf1LxX9SL7e234HtWHYuQLNhxZUy5U4odO/s1600-h/lockport.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdU4M-XlkiMepKlPAm3OBbCKP5STuxTbvUCE3v4q7LL84myypbRj1tzmErO3hXby26KPAmyobqkP7xbiOiguTES3MXt0jhYfDCr0M7DYdUtRzf1LxX9SL7e234HtWHYuQLNhxZUy5U4odO/s200/lockport.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144200299147585954" /></a><br /><p></p><br />Name of past pet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzMN4MH79xERsEA7tUWSORcxTSAH0cUrZ5pDYk5I3vXYPfrrd9dk1lOV58ZZP-Brnv84zFY74t_cq6M0YHUTApgKkSF0ttJ_6zphEuj3Zs88XXHljp7oI-c9J3KVtstk-kn2cKirDxykI/s1600-h/OreoCookies2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzMN4MH79xERsEA7tUWSORcxTSAH0cUrZ5pDYk5I3vXYPfrrd9dk1lOV58ZZP-Brnv84zFY74t_cq6M0YHUTApgKkSF0ttJ_6zphEuj3Zs88XXHljp7oI-c9J3KVtstk-kn2cKirDxykI/s200/OreoCookies2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144201029292026290" /></a><br /><p></p><br />Best friend's nickname<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2D5uYAfQUGM1e8BUnlP1GGU8xpmnZAWW0pZZtjUXgo4yz3Zsmkl5LyxGu185GHfhLD3iicj69tSXVLNaL0LvHfcvHT9-iG56HiwPoS6NUUdpjhYsXdL_fYMxlmiOUZtBNgpefwBIhQ5Yk/s1600-h/costello.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2D5uYAfQUGM1e8BUnlP1GGU8xpmnZAWW0pZZtjUXgo4yz3Zsmkl5LyxGu185GHfhLD3iicj69tSXVLNaL0LvHfcvHT9-iG56HiwPoS6NUUdpjhYsXdL_fYMxlmiOUZtBNgpefwBIhQ5Yk/s200/costello.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144201965594896834" /></a><br /><p></p><br />My first name<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVAW3jWJZ4-AsPXEWQVW7o6-KKmc6zKZUZGXi6vimerepxo-Mbdf4EIVsZvXwKUEgyQMghR2T1IoCp8SXtSaXIi_x07NBehynqsPU4sVRt-zmhI9eq-cYmlNdSWMoQc9ppLtZYl83N_Qn/s1600-h/maryHeart.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVAW3jWJZ4-AsPXEWQVW7o6-KKmc6zKZUZGXi6vimerepxo-Mbdf4EIVsZvXwKUEgyQMghR2T1IoCp8SXtSaXIi_x07NBehynqsPU4sVRt-zmhI9eq-cYmlNdSWMoQc9ppLtZYl83N_Qn/s200/maryHeart.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144202313487247826" /></a><br /><p></p><br />My first job<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQKiGoIdNoa3KQ6O9cOF5-47IW_0GhQs7-BFKAeup9-M2vP9ZV4gUNsHO7zDDGBS9yQeWhGMRsGocIr_KKsVIQWyhSaSG8FtJuGXy8dWOnhh-GIeJTcj9Na_eha71ZyyD0fSo0CBfEtOv/s1600-h/basicblue.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQKiGoIdNoa3KQ6O9cOF5-47IW_0GhQs7-BFKAeup9-M2vP9ZV4gUNsHO7zDDGBS9yQeWhGMRsGocIr_KKsVIQWyhSaSG8FtJuGXy8dWOnhh-GIeJTcj9Na_eha71ZyyD0fSo0CBfEtOv/s200/basicblue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144213385912936930" /></a>MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-22664647680449948152007-12-06T13:35:00.000-05:002007-12-06T13:36:40.668-05:00I Am Supporting Alan Keyes for PresidentVisit his website and take the <a href="http://www.alankeyes.com/pledge.php">Pledge</a>.<br /><br />Conservative, Christian, Catholic. Experienced in federal and diplomatic service. What more could we want in a leader?MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-42364857006976505152007-12-05T21:39:00.000-05:002007-12-05T21:58:13.966-05:00Christmas Meme<p><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Wrapping paper or gift bags?</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If it can go in a bag and look presentable, it does. I worked for years when I was in school gift wrapping presents at gift and department stores. Ugh! </p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);">Real tree or artificial?</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Real.</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51);">When do you put up the tree?</span> </p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The weekend before Christmas. Ideally, it would be Christmas Eve, but we are usually busy with extended family activities that day.</span><br /></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">When do you take the tree down?</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Not before the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, after Epiphany.<br /></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);">Favorite holiday theme?</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Victorian</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51);">Favorite gift received as a child? </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A diary from my godfather.</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Do you have a nativity scene?</span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We have three. One we received from my parents when we were first married. The other two our sons can play with. BamBam loves playing with them this year.</span><br /><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);">Hardest person to buy for? </span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Giving Tree gift, because I don't actually know the recipient.</span><br /></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51);">Easiest person to buy for?</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our sons.</span><br /></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Worst Christmas gift you ever received?</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ummm, pass.</span><br /></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);">Mail or email cards?</span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mail.</span><br /><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51);">Favorite Christmas movie?</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A Christmas Carol (with George C. Scott)</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Going My Way</p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bells of St. Mary's</p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bishop's Wife (original with Cary Grant)</span><br /></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">When do you start shopping for Christmas?</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thanksgiving.</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);">Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">No.</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51);">Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fudge, cheesecake, shrimp cocktail, pastries.<br /></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">White lights or colored on the tree?</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Flicker flames.</span><br /></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);">Favorite Christmas song?</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Silent Night (but there are many, many more)</span><br /></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51);">Travel for Christmas or stay at home?</span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Travel every other year, usually.</span><br /><p><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Can you name all of Santa's reindeers?</span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Yes.</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);">Angel on the tree top or a star?</span> </p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Star.</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51);">Open the presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Christmas morning, but maybe one each for the kids before bed on Christmas Eve.</span><br /></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Most annoying thing about this time of year?</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"Holiday music" which has nothing to do with Christ. "Step into Christmas"; "Baby, It's Cold Outside"; "Santa, Baby." Need I say more?</span><br /></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 51);">What I love most about Christmas?</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Christmas Mass and the sense of peace. Christmas day is always so peaceful.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">HT: <a href="http://dawnathome.typepad.com/by_sun_and_candlelight/">Dawn</a><br /></span></p> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 51);"><em></em></span>MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-28494909300429445382007-12-02T13:41:00.000-05:002007-12-02T13:44:21.331-05:00Afternoon TeaJust discovered from Celestial Seasonings: <a href="http://www.celestialseasonings.com/products/detail.html/special-occasion-teas/candy-cane-lane">Candy Cane Lane</a> decaffeinated tea.<br /><p>Today's snack is artichoke dip baked in phyllo cups, a recipe my sister-in-law prepared as as appetizer at Thanksgiving.MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-7446967596730979132007-11-29T11:59:00.000-05:002007-11-29T12:14:40.283-05:00Favorite Films MemeGo to the <a href="http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years..._100_Movies">AFI Top 100 list</a> and pick:<br /><br />1) Your favorite five movies that are on the list. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">This was hard to narrow down.</span><br /><br />Casablanca<br /><br />North by Northwest<span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span></span><br />The Philadelphia Story<br /><br />It's a Wonderful Life<br /><br />The African Queen<br /><br />2) Five movies on the list you didn't like at all. <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">There were others too!</span><br /><br />Gone with the Wind<br /><br />Psycho<br /><br />ET - the Extra Terrestrial<br /><br />West Side Story<br /><br />King Kong<br /><br />3) Five movies on the list you haven't seen but want to. <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Hmmm...</span><br /><br />Doctor Zhivago<br /><br />The Third Man<br /><br />An American in Paris<br /><br />Ben-Hur<br /><br />Mutiny on the Bounty<br /><br />4) Five movies on the list you haven't seen and have no interest in seeing. <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">There were lots more of these!</span><br /><br />The Godfather<br /><br />The Graduate<br /><br />On the Waterfront<br /><br />Schindler's List<br /><br />Some Like It Hot<br /><br />5) Your favorite five movies that aren't on the list.<br /><br />Cars<br /><br />Toy Story<br /><br />Toy Story 2<br /><br />The Quiet Man<br /><br />12 Angry MenMABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-76651573550439675142007-11-28T12:58:00.000-05:002007-11-28T13:03:02.216-05:00A Little More ...My boys are growing! Today was check-up day.<br /><br />Arch was 57" and 72 pounds. He is in the 85th percentile for weight, and off the charts for height for a nine-year-old.<br /><br />BamBam was 38" and 28.5 pounds. He made the 50th percentile for height and the 15th for weight. This is great because BamBam was a preemie and small-for-date. He has never been as high as the 15th for weight before. Last year he was at the 5th.<br /><br />When Arch was a toddler, he used to streeeeetch himself up and sing "a little more - hmm hmm hmm" to make himself taller!<a href="javascript:void(0)" tabindex="10" onclick="return false;"><span></span></a>MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-26656841181534040452007-11-26T15:54:00.001-05:002007-11-26T15:56:11.679-05:00Pope Paul VI on the Domestic Church<p class="title"><strong><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/library/docs_pa06mc.htm">CATHOLIC LIBRARY: Marialis Cultus (1974)</a></strong> <a style="font-size: 0.8em; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.diigo.com/forward_proxy?_ff=maryanntherese&_fk=ce6986a15f9aa13a390b3af36846d2e5&url_id=8b4576548abd9090b3674d37f6c5332e&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newadvent.org%2Flibrary%2Fdocs_pa06mc.htm" class="LinkItem" target="_blank">Annotated</a></p><br /><div class="highlights"><br /><div class="content"><blockquote>52. We now desire, as a continuation of the thought of our predecessors, to recommend strongly the recitation of the family Rosary. The Second Vatican Council has pointed out how the family, the primary and vital cell of society, "shows itself to be the domestic sanctuary of the Church through the mutual affection of its members and the common prayer they offer to God."[115] The Christian family is thus seen to be a domestic Church[116] if its members, each according to his proper place and tasks, all together promote justice, practice works of mercy, devote themselves to helping their brethren, take part in the apostolate of the wider local community and play their part in its liturgical worship.[117] This will be all the more true if together they offer up prayers to God. If this element of common prayer were missing, the family would lack its very character as a domestic Church. Thus there must logically follow a concrete effort to reinstate communal prayer in family life if there is to be a restoration of the theological concept of the family as the domestic Church.</blockquote></div><br /></div>MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-50418558809056023052007-11-23T12:52:00.001-05:002007-11-23T12:53:50.925-05:00Snowy ThanksgivingWe had our first snowfall of the year on Thanksgiving morning. DoorMan and Arch went to Mass, then over to DoorMan's brother's house for Thanksgiving dinner. BamBam was running a fever, so he and I stayed home. It was a quiet, peaceful day.MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-4888311928301690292007-11-13T16:10:00.000-05:002007-11-13T16:25:00.658-05:00New Book: Toy ABCI am so proud to announce that my son's new book, <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/1375313">Toy ABC</a>, is available for purchase exclusively at <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/1375313">lulu.com</a>. You can see a preview of the first six pages there. Arch (age 9) drew a toy for each letter of the alphabet, and I scanned them into my computer and we put the book together. He made it for his little brother BamBam, age 3. Makes a great Christmas gift, if I do say so myself!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lulu.com/commerce/index.php?fBuyContent=1375313"><img src="http://www.lulu.com/images/services/buy_now_buttons/en/book_blue.gif" border="0" alt="Support independent publishing: buy this book on Lulu."></a>MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-7317681032099541582007-11-08T22:55:00.000-05:002007-11-08T23:12:40.729-05:00Minivan Mania<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJtTEOBOPodd5PaSiKO0atVgJVtIYjjxnrogKgCkqw_PZO6yQYB2-H_DwW_ir9hDQldBK5AaMVNLH5AJEheVeXvgASKbcjWMbDlxwANDkjl_w2NxgFhatr15IADXbf8_RLTRKAt5443_X/s1600-h/HPIM0783.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJtTEOBOPodd5PaSiKO0atVgJVtIYjjxnrogKgCkqw_PZO6yQYB2-H_DwW_ir9hDQldBK5AaMVNLH5AJEheVeXvgASKbcjWMbDlxwANDkjl_w2NxgFhatr15IADXbf8_RLTRKAt5443_X/s320/HPIM0783.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130687515393189330" /></a><br />I finally have a minivan!!!!!<br /><br />This is very big for me, as I have really, really wanted one for at least three years now. Really.<br /><br />My car is a goner. We scrapped it.<br /><br />And all I had to do was to get stuck on the side of a road, in a park with no houses around, with my sons and four fish fry dinners in the trunk, and my cell phone forgotten on the charger at home. And it was getting dark and it was very cold, and the engine wouldn't turn over at all. God Bless stranger Beth, who stopped on her way to walk her dog, and drove back home to call my husband.<br /><br />My new minivan is a lovely blue which matches Doorman's work van. When we were first married, we coincidentally had matching paint on our cars, too. How sweet!<br /><br />I will say, that to temper all of this unbounded joy, I had to offer up not being able to pick out, see or test drive my van. Doorman's work van is only a two-seater (and he doesn't let me drive it anyway), so <i>he</i> had to do all of the driving and deciding on my new van, and all the running to the insurance company and the DMV. The first time I laid eyes on it he was pulling it into our driveway all set to go.<br /><br />By the way, I should mention that new around here means "new to me." No one in this family would dream of paying retail for a brand new vehicle when you can get a used one sooooo much cheaper.<br /><br />And God Bless Doorman's Mom and Dad! Although they are now with Our Lord, it was their money (which came less than three weeks ago) that allowed us to pay cash for our new vehicle. The money we got (which was a total surprise, we weren't expecting to get anything from the estate until next spring) was within $400 of what we had to pay out. God is good. As <i>my</i> Mom put it: the minivan is like a gift from them. Very nice to think of it that way, and remember them.MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-80012922708518314022007-11-05T16:17:00.000-05:002007-11-05T16:20:29.089-05:00Back from Break, and So Blessed!Well, I am back in the blogosphere, after breaking for 40 Days for Life. <br /><br />I am thankful for many blessing. I'll post more later. I have a heap of stuff to get through on the dining room table, and the boys will want dinner soon (the change back to Daylight Savings Time not registering with their tummies yet!).MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-4346165458927811372007-09-25T17:23:00.000-04:002007-09-25T17:25:27.240-04:00Blogging FastAs if I wasn't quiet enough, I am giving up blogging (reading and posting) for the <a href="http://www.40daysforlife.com/about.cfm">40 Days for Life 2007</a>. Check back after November 5.MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-7280384562685723222007-09-11T19:17:00.001-04:002007-09-11T19:19:55.009-04:00That We May Never Forget...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://noosphere.princeton.edu/williams/GCP911_files/wtc.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://noosphere.princeton.edu/williams/GCP911_files/wtc.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the Mercy of God, Rest in Peace. Amen.MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-33943486122581545082007-09-04T23:08:00.001-04:002007-09-04T23:11:44.953-04:00Fruits of the Field<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw6Lkiq7hr1W4sE7-ffVF6gB-VhdTdzdC1gJPFyGEnABuyy9bO7J_g8viVD7D1HgzlQlO7_pQUo0GsWxrkGPZitL2P80HsSa2XHOtr3PRgroSGh2VCN0X8HLHlLN8mtNDLLxL-pRtzGar/s1600-h/HPIM0577.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw6Lkiq7hr1W4sE7-ffVF6gB-VhdTdzdC1gJPFyGEnABuyy9bO7J_g8viVD7D1HgzlQlO7_pQUo0GsWxrkGPZitL2P80HsSa2XHOtr3PRgroSGh2VCN0X8HLHlLN8mtNDLLxL-pRtzGar/s320/HPIM0577.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106552432295526818" /></a><br />Okay, not my field. We stopped at a terrific farm stand on Sunday and bought a bunch of yummy fruits to can and preserve. We made 16 half-pints of jam (Fredonia grape and peach) yesterday. Tonight I am drying watermelon slices. They will (supposedly) come out like salt-water taffy. I'll believe it when I see it.MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-1613576885604938242007-08-31T13:22:00.000-04:002007-08-31T13:24:20.808-04:00August Carnival of Children's Literature<a http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifhref="http://pomoyemu.blogspot.com/2007/08/august-carnival-of-childrens-literature.html">Here</a>.MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-42693092520189318762007-08-29T19:34:00.000-04:002007-08-29T19:35:54.212-04:00Accent QuizEerily accurate. I'm from Queens.<br /><br /><div align="center"> <div style="width: 500px; border: 1px solid; border-color: 1F87B2; margin: 1em; background-color: FFFFFF; text-align:center;"> <div style="font-size: large; background-color: 1F87B2; color: FFFFFF; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px;">What American accent do you have?<br /> <span style="font-size: small;">Created by <a href="http://freeshells.ch/~xavier/survey.html" style="color: FFFFFF;">Xavier</a style="color: FFFFFF;"> on <a href="http://memegen.net/" style="color: FFFFFF;">Memegen.net</a></span></div> <div style="padding: 1em; color: black; text-align: left;"> <div class="result_list"> <div align="center"><img src="http://people.unt.edu/tpk0005/nyc"></div> <p style="text-align: left; color: black;"><b>New York City.</b> You are most definitely from New York City. Not New Jersey, not Connecticut. If you are from Jersey then you can probably get into New York City in 10 minutes or less.</p> </div> </div> <div style="font-size: large; background-color: 1F87B2; color: FFFFFF; font-weight: bold; padding: 4px; text-align: center;">Take this quiz now - it's easy!</div> <div style="padding: 1em; color: 000000; text-align: left;"> <form name="memegen_quiz" id="quiz" method="post" action="http://www.memegen.net/view/show/2313"> <table> <tr> <td style="color: 000000;">We're going to start with "cot" and "caught." When you say those words do they sound the same or different?</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div style=" padding: 2px; border: 1px solid; border-color:1F87B2; margin: 1em;"> <input type="radio" name="questions[7673]" value="24924" id="questions[7673]24924"> <label for="questions[7673]24924" style="color: 000000">Different</label><br/> </div> <div style=" padding: 2px; border: 1px solid; border-color:1F87B2; margin: 1em;"> <input type="radio" name="questions[7673]" value="24923" id="questions[7673]24923"> <label for="questions[7673]24923" style="color: 000000">Same</label><br/> </div> <div style=" padding: 2px; border: 1px solid; border-color:1F87B2; margin: 1em;"> <input type="radio" name="questions[7673]" value="24925" id="questions[7673]24925"> <label for="questions[7673]24925" style="color: 000000">Same, no wait I mean different, maybe, a little bit different...</label><br/> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <input type="hidden" name="page" value="1"> <input id="memegen_next" type="submit" name="memegen_submit" value="Continue on Memegen.net >"> </form> </div> </div> </div>MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-42574745798086875692007-08-29T09:40:00.000-04:002007-08-29T14:47:03.028-04:00Planning and OrganizingI am a great one for plans. I like planning more than doing.<br /><br />I am working on <a href="http://www.holidaygrandplan.com">Holiday Grand Plan</a> this year. This is week #1, and we are supposed to finish our lists and clean the front porch. I am about half-way on my lists, but I see no reason to clean the porch in August for company in December. It'll probably be buried in snow anyway. And I haven't any ideas for my children's gifts yet. But I know how many to get each and an approximate budget.<br /><br />I am also trying to clean the dining room this week, because it is our school room, and <a href="http://saintfrancisacademy.blogspot.com">school</a> starts next week.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Update:</span> Here is a <a href="http://saintfrancisacademy.blogspot.com/2007/08/book-corners.html#links">post</a> on my dining room progress so far.MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-57273684311605333082007-08-27T12:10:00.000-04:002007-08-27T12:19:08.011-04:00One Word, No Explanations Meme1. Yourself: stressed.<br />2. Your spouse: busy.<br />3. Your hair: curly.<br />4. Your mother: home.<br />5. Your father: retired.<br />6. Your favorite item: iBook.<br />7. Your dream last night: none.<br />8. Your favorite drink: coffee.<br />9. Your dream car: minivan.<br />10. The room you are in: dining.<br />11. Your ex: none.<br />12. Your fear: failure.<br />13. What you want to be in 10 years: same.<br />14. Who you hung out with last night: family.<br />15. What you're not: accomplished.<br />16. Muffins: bran.<br />17: One of your wish list items: books.<br />18: Time: fleeting.<br />19. The last thing you did: ate.<br />20. What you are wearing: clothes.<br />21. Your favorite weather: autumnal.<br />22. Your favorite book: Bible.<br />23. The last thing you ate: peach.<br />24. Your life: full.<br />25. Your mood: waery.<br />26. Your best friend: hubby.<br />27. What you're thinking about right now: library.<br />28. Your car: old.<br />29. What you are doing at the moment: typing.<br />30. Your summer: hot.<br />31. Your relationship status: married.<br />32. What is on your TV: nothing.<br />33. What is the weather like: hot.<br />34. When was the last time you laughed: today.<br /><br />Hat-tip to: <a href="http://orthometer.blogspot.com/2007/08/one-word-no-explanations.html">Fr. Erik</a>.MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-44637209930863247942007-08-14T17:08:00.000-04:002007-08-14T21:05:32.430-04:00St. Maximilian Kolbe on Indifference<i>The most deadly poison of our times is indifference. And this happens, although the praise of God should know no limits. Let us strive, therefore, to praise Him to the greatest extent of our powers.</i><br /><br />– St. Maximilian Kolbe<br /><br /><br />Hat-tip to <a href="http://saacademy.blogspot.com/2007/08/feast-st-maximilian-kolbe.html">Mary</a>.MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-25354579589774713132007-08-14T13:42:00.000-04:002007-08-14T13:44:51.981-04:00St. Frances of Rome on Duties<i>It is most laudable in an married woman to be devout, but she must never forget that she is a housewife. And sometimes she must leave God at the altar to find Him in her housekeeping.</i><br />St. Frances of RomeMABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-5403244703954435942007-08-14T10:44:00.000-04:002007-08-14T10:49:15.667-04:00Dodging the Lead Bullet (So Far)Well, so far we have managed to dodge the lead paint recalls. None of our toys are included.<br /><br />But, all of this has made me reconsider where we get our toys. I have been boycotting Wal-Mart since last fall because I don't like their politics. Now it is time to add China to the list. I don't like their politics, either. It crossed my mind today that perhaps, <i>perhaps</i>, all this lead isn't getting into our toys on accident.<br /><br />See <a href="http://www.mattel.com">Mattel</a> for the latest recall info.MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7856917859037264972.post-22004922416134357752007-08-12T07:41:00.000-04:002007-08-14T10:21:28.288-04:00Update on Healthy Habit #2: WorkoutsI have worked out four days a week for five weeks now. I feel terrific. I have no idea if I have lost any weight yet, but I do feel stronger in my "core." When I move I feel like I carry myself straighter and taller.<br /><br />I am still in the "breaking in" phase of my workout. I am going very slowly, adding weights or reps every other week on a gradual basis until I build up to the actual workout in the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446391948?ie=UTF8&tag=littleflowerho03&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0446391948">The Fat-Burning Workout: From Fat to Firm in 24 Days</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=littleflowerho03&l=as2&o=1&a=0446391948" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />.<br /><br />Caveat: I do not recommend following the nutritional advice in the above book.MABhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07637491041886997999noreply@blogger.com0