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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Birthday excitement, St. Nicholas came, Advent moments, the games we play (and why I lose), free cookies, and more

Today our kindergartener turns 6! From the birthday boy’s perspective, this day has been forever coming. Every day for so long he has been saying that it would never, ever come. But today it’s here!I can hardly imagine how we will get through the day with all the excitement! I will

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April 15, 2017

Grief and mourning during the holidays: How to cope when you aren’t feeling jolly

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; Love leaves a memory no one can steal.

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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: How we celebrated turning 6, a trip to the police station, how ready we are (or aren’t) for Christmas, an Elf on the Shelf update, Star Wars cookies, and other fun

We didn’t throw a friends’ party for Daniel this year, but don’t worry. He had a fantastic birthday. He actually burst into a spontaneous dance before opening his gifts. He took munchkins to school and it happened to be the day when the children get to shop for little gifts

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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: The Christmas 2015 edition

Merry Christmas! Ready or not, Christmas has come. And at least half of our family has been awaiting this moment for 364 days. As I write this on Christmas Eve, I am wondering what time I will wake up on Christmas morning.We put a clock in our boys’ room with

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April 15, 2017

Looking back with gratitude and forward with hope: My top ten blogs for 2015 and a prayer for the new year 2016

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called “Opportunity” and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” —Edith L. PierceHappy New Year:It is a mystery as old as life itself when we realize how quickly the~

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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes: Happy New Year, setting reasonable goals, a patron saint, advice, Rudolph’s Chinese New Year, and some of my favorite blogs from 2015

Happy New Year! It’s a leap year, too! So very exciting. I only know two people with Feb. 29 birthdays, but this year they will get to celebrate on their birthday for the 10th time. That means I am turning 40 later this year, but let’s not dwell on that,

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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: A houseguest for the week, reading at night, a little Shel Silverstein, trains, shorts, and children’s behavior at Mass

Just when I was starting to miss our Elf on the Shelf—and I say that with no sarcasm because I actually do miss the morning hunt for Skylander—a new houseguest arrived for the week: Pete the Cat!Pete is the stuffed friend in our son’s kindergarten classroom who paid us a

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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Solving mysteries, genius baby clothes, the best place for dinner, a first fishing rod, Pete the Cat’s visit, and a dragon delivery

A few days ago I wrote about my frantic search for our younger son’s baptism photo and I referred to the “anonymous family member or friend” who had taken it. That’s my thumb covering our son’s face, just to add to the general confusion. The actual photo

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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Preparing for a blizzard, friendly procrastinators, cooking with kids, a monkey piñata, when your children want a dog, and more

A blizzard is coming.This will be our first real snow this winter, and our children are so excited. And, of course, schools are closed even though the snow hasn’t started. About 39 flakes fell from the sky on Wednesday night and the schools were delayed two hours the next morning.

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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: How to survive a blizzard, a lost tooth, fishy valentines, why I actually ironed, and how you know you have a fantastic sitter

Have I mentioned that it snowed last weekend? The snow is still here, although most of it has been shoved aside. Here are a few tips on how to survive a blizzard:Bake cookies.Live close to a teenager with a snow clearing business.If it’s too cold for outdoor play or you’re

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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Preparing for Lent, excitement about Chinese New Year, signs your children are growing up, Catholic Schools Week, and more!

Suddenly Ash Wednesday is next week. How did that happen? Are you ready? I am still figuring out what I want to do for Lent. Right now my plan is to give up buying things online and to try to go to daily Mass at least once a week. I like

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April 15, 2017

Catholics converge on Annapolis; opposing assisted suicide big draw for some

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