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April 15, 2017
April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Being called mom, snow days, Chinese New Year in the classroom, not quite 100 days of school, our little hedgehog, and Lent

Suddenly I am “Mom.” I have always been “Mama”—which is also the Chinese term—but suddenly I have become “Mom.” I am not sure how it happened, but here I am. And it’s our younger son who is calling me “Mom” instead of “Mama.”I knew it would happen at some point.
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes: Can we put this winter on ice, the quest for summer day care, biographies for children, cousin fun, and more

It snowed this week. Again. I’m feeling the effects of the lack of routine. Our children really should be in school now and then. But the snow and ice just keeps coming.Have you ever read The Monster at the End of This Book? I feel a little like Grover as on page
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Why our van is wet, a lost-lost tooth, Shamrock Shakes, unusual bedtime prayers, and a new car key

On Wednesday night I picked up the boys from school. We drove home. I unloaded the car and carried in the backpacks and lunchboxes and piles of other stuff. Then I forgot to close one of the side doors of our van.Then it rained just a little less than it
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April 15, 2017

Philippine nun: DiCaprio’s speech reflects churches’ concern on resources

Be like Leonardo DiCaprio.” That was the call of Sister Aloha Vergara, who praised DiCaprio’s speech at the Feb. 28 Academy Awards.~ By Catholic News ServiceMANILA, Philippines – “Be like Leonardo DiCaprio.”Ucanews.com reported that was the call of Sister Aloha Vergara of the Handmaids of the House of God, who said DiCaprio’s speech at the...
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: A snow lion, our impatient fisherman, our famous Cat in the Hat, turning a bottle into Houdini, and more

March came in as gentle as a lamb, but we still had snow in our yard, and it was shaped like a lion’s head.Maybe that’s why we had snow again overnight.
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Fishy Fridays, shamrocks and what makes our family special, a sacristy tour, Steve McQueen, and other highlights

Happy Friday! I enjoy meatless Fridays much more than I should. I love fish sticks, canned tuna and salmon, every kind of fish I’ve tasted (unless eel is a fish), and I don’t need meat to make me happy. So I should probably be giving up something additional on Fridays.Although
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: St. Patrick’s Day fun, some tea with your sugar, my Lenten sacrifice, science fair excitement, and spontaneous contests

How did you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? I baked Irish soda bread last weekend and it has lasted all week, mostly because our children don’t eat it.My plans to invite ourselves over to my parents’ house for a St. Patrick’s Day feast fell through when Daniel wasn’t feeling well yesterday.
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: No fooling, mixed-up words, a new office, yucky medicine, forsythia, and dolphins in the sky

Happy April Fools’ Day! I have no plans to trick anyone today, but if I did, I wouldn’t announce it here, would I? I am taking the day off from work since our boys have been off from school this week, and we are overdue for a day of adventures.It’s
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: My swordfish relative, April Fools’ tricks, a day of fun, baseball season, and what I found at the Tot Swap

When I was growing up, we had a fish tank full of tropical fish. One was a little swordfish and my younger brother named him Tom Swift, Jr., after the book character.At the time there were surveys that would come in the mail. We would fill out surveys in his
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: A trip to the ER, car problems, baptism gifts, baby names, and an act of kindness

When I arrived at school to pick our sons up on Tuesday, our younger son was holding an ice pack on his thumb. It had gotten caught in a door—a big heavy metal one—and he said it hurt.I had stopped for chicken nuggets for the boys so I could pick
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Talking recycling on Earth Day, work-life balance, being called your sibling’s name, board games, baseball, and Achy Breaky Heart

Happy Earth Day! Our kindergartener is learning all about recycling. He stopped me the other day when I threw something—I think it was a used sandwich bag—into the trash.“We can re-use that!” he said. I suppose we could, though he is clearly more creative and resourceful than I am.Then he
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: My kitchen is yours, discovering a family heirloom, what to give a 13-year-old, a sweet smile, and more

For years my parents have talked about redoing their kitchen. After a while, I stopped listening—well, until my father said, “We’re thinking we will just move in with you while the construction is happening.”That got my attention.The construction started last week, but my parents have not moved in with us—much
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