I am once again amazed with the beautiful Tea's Alice has put together to share. We tried yet another one after Mass this morning, for our Garden of the Good Shepherd activity for today, and it was wonderful!Here is what was included in this "Joyous Easter Tea" menu:~...
Wolf Paw Cookies
The Wolf Paw Cookies we made for yesterday's Garden of the Good Shepherd activity were a hit with my children (Especially my boys!), and they were sooooo easy to make.All you need is:1 package Voortman's Iced Almonette CookiesChocolate Almond Bark or Chocolate Chips,...
Crazy 8s
Aubrey over at Laughing All the Way tagged me for this meme... I've been putting it off like all the other meme's I've been tagged for (sorry everyone!) but I had a few minutes this afternoon, and thought I'd try it since it looked like fun!8 Things I am looking...
Garden of the Good Shepherd ~ Week 2
I've been working on our plans for this coming week, to use with The Garden of the Good Shepherd. I thought I would share them now, for those of you that have been joining us, in case you'd like to use any of our ideas. (You can also find last years posts linked in my...
Shower of Photos 2009 :: Day 16
This evening my boys had their 3rd game of the season. They are doing great and having so much fun. Here are a few pictures from today's game:Rascal's turn at bat.Rascal is the farthest from the camera and Captain is the closest. Hubby is also in the...
Pope Benedict’s Coat of Arms Cupcakes
Early this afternoon, I was trying to think of an easy treat to make my children today in honor of our beloved Holy Father's birthday. At first I thought I'd make something along the lines of Margaret's "Popecakes," but then I thought how easy it would be just to...
Hunting for Eggs on Easter Sunday
Easter morning, Easter morning, Easter morning dawning fineHave to find the Easter eggs now, I've already picked up nine.Fill the basket, fill the basket, fill the basket every timeCandy eggs and jelly beans are tucked behind each growing pine. Bend and scramble, bend...
Nerf Ball or Easter Egg??
I am working on uploading a few pictures from our Easter Egg hunt, but thought I'd share this one with you in the meantime... I thought that was a pretty clever spot to hide an egg! (Hubby hid all the eggs, and the Easter egg is in the middle between 2 green Nerf...
Happy Birthday, Holy Father!
Today is the 82nd birthday of our beloved Pope Benedict XVI!Here is what we did last year to celebrate... Today we will read Joseph and Chico: The Life of Pope Benedict XVI as Told By a Cat, say extra prayers for our Holy Father, have Popecakes for a snack, and eat...
Book Review: Olivia and the Little Way
I just had the privilege of reading, for review, a lovely book titled Olivia and the Little Way by Nancy Carabio Belanger. It is a beautiful story, and even though it is written for children ages 8-13, I found it very engaging... Once I started reading, I had a hard...
Prayer of Mothers
Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.