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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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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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