Heard around the house

| June 28, 2009

Monkeytot: I want rice. Dad: We don’t have any rice made. Monkeytot: We do have rice made. Dad: The sun rises in the east. Monkeytot: No it isn’t.

And now Michael

| June 25, 2009

Rest in peace. May the Lord protect and care for his children.

Rest in Peace, Farrah.

| June 25, 2009

An era has truly ended.

Stellar Math Moments

| June 22, 2009

I guess you get ’em where you can find them. Hyperlad: Mom, what’s one eight zero zero? Me: Eighteen Hundred, or- Hyperlad: No, it’s one eight hundred! (pause) I learned that from a commercial! Me: Yeah, I suspected.

Growing Onions

| June 16, 2009

I’m a big fan of gardening for increased self-sufficiency. One of my favorite things to grow is something that provides food without costing anything extra. Green onions are perfect. You buy green onions anyway, right? Next time you buy them, use only the green parts and then take the white bulb parts and bury it […]

A letter to divorced Catholics

| June 14, 2009

Dear Friend, I know it hurts, and I know you may feel alone. Catholics aren’t supposed to divorce, right? Everyone around you is happily married, and you’re struggling, juggling, and really working hard at life. It feels sometimes like nobody gets it, and maybe everyone is judging. I want you to know that you are […]

Note to self

| June 14, 2009

When the priest asks a question during his homily that begins with “who knows…” don’t raise your hand.

Homeschooling Promoted

| June 6, 2009

Or, perhaps I should call this post “How an anti-homeschool combattant pushes homeschoolers more firmly into their corner.” One thing that many fighters never seem to realize is that there are times when the more viciously you fight, the more strongly you make your opponent cling to his position.  When you give a logical argument, […]