My friend Robyn who reluctantly moved to Brooklyn eight years ago and has come to like it (right, Robyn?) suggested to me that I’m not a true urbanite if I still shop for groceries in the suburbs. That’ s sort of an ironic thing for her to say to me because the whole time she’s [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Not quite there
Posted in City Life on September 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Kids at Mass
Posted in Living the Liturgy, Spiritual Life on September 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It happens almost every morning. We walk as a family to our beautiful old church for the morning Mass. My almost five-year old races around back in his wheelchair to use the ramp and Eric accompanies him. Maragaret (I’m three and everything in my life must be ritualized) insists on entering by the front door [...]
I can be taught . . .
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When I was little I was told I was good at certain things. Most children are, I suppose. I was a good reader. I was a good writer. I was a good flute player. In my very small-town existence I was often in the position of being the “best” at one of these things or [...]
walking freely
Posted in City Life on September 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Eric has been in the habit of late-night walks for years. He won’t go to bed without saying a full rosary and if ten o’clock rolls around and he’s feeling sleepy he often chooses to pray while walking. When he first started to resort to this tactic on a regular basis (which is to say, [...]
kids and their relationships
Posted in Uncategorized on September 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s gift-giving season around here again. Margaret’s birthday is this month, Joseph’s is next and then people start asking us about Christmas which turns into a two-week gift-opening party by the time we’ve made the rounds of all the families. So I’m giving a lot of mental energy to questions of toy usage and popularity, [...]
This is our house
Posted in Homemaking on September 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My house is an unqualified disaster right now. Incidentally, I’m blogging instead of cleaning because the after-nap time (that is, after my nap but while the kids are still snoozing) is my coffee-and-journal time which is completely necessary for my mental well-being. I’ve been trying to figure out how to fit blogging into my day [...]
My wallet is missing
Posted in Uncategorized on September 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
And I think it is an interesting commentary on my life right now that I’m not really stressed out about that. We went away last weekend for a whirlwind tour of old friends in DC. In about 24 hours we managed seven different stops and a couple dozen people. On the way home Sunday I [...]
