Our Neumann Press Book Collection
According to their email:
We regret that we must close the doors of The Neumann Press. This has been a difficult and painful decision for our family, and we know this closure will be sad news to many of you. We can no longer accept and process orders and are officially closed.
Our goal is to offer any remaining stock of our titles in a closing sale in late summer/early fall 2013, and will keep you all updated as to when the exact dates will be.
We have been slowly collecting the books published by The Neumann Press for many years, and you will find quite a number of them pictured and linked in the archives here at Shower of Roses. While there is still a chance to find these books at various bookstores I wanted to share our collection with you all. I have been able to find some of the titles we were still wanting to purchase on Amazon (though they are quickly selling out), and I know that both Sacred Heart Books and Gifts (Update: Linda has sold/closed) and Adoremus Books carry books from The Neumann Press as well. I also plan to watch for their closing sale… And start praying that something changes between now and then!
UPDATE: TAN Books Acquires Neumann Press! Deo Gratias! And you can visit TAN Books / Neumann Press via my new Affiliate link here!
It’s a little smaller than the original, but the artwork throughout is the same!
— Books by Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson —
— Other Great Books for Children —
Jesus and Mary
Sunny Bunny
I Believe: The Creed, Confession, and the Ten Commandments for Little Catholics
Whale and Snales and Heavenly Tales: A Children’s Phonetic Reader
Manners in God’s House: First Prayers and First Missal
Legends of Saints and Beasts
I love all of these! In fact, I wasn’t very happy when I discovered I Believe had been left outside the other night! Thankfully it hadn’t rained and it wasn’t too damp in the morning… I do love that my children will pull these books off the shelf to read on their own without any encouragement from me. They really love and enjoy reading them too!
A few of these we have had for many years and a couple others arrived in Easter Baskets this year, but I actually purchased Manners in God’s House: First Prayers and First Missal to go along with “C” week last fall (As we studied “Church” Along the Alphabet Path) and it is just as sweet as can be!
You can click the following pictures for a closer look at all the precious pages.
— Other Miscellaneous Books —
I would have loved to eventually collect the all of the Masterpiece Classics…
If anyone happens to own any of them I’d love to hear about your favorites!
The Catholic Child and The Blessed Virgin
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| Vintage 1960 edition of Jesus, Make Me Worthy |
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| The children decorated cupcakes (made with Wilton Heart Silicone Baking Cups) for the Immaculate Heart or Mary |
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| Hand Embroidered Scapular with the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
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| The scapulars you can usually spot our children wearing were gifts from one of their Uncles, after he gave a retreat for the sisters at the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. You can order them directly from the sisters here. |
Say her Rosary. It is a wreath of beautiful roses which you can lay at her feet.
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| Crocheted Rosary Roses for the little ones to count the prayers of each decade of our Family Rosary |
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| Family Read-Aloud for today’s feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – A Holy Card Prayer Book Volume I & II |
Excerpt from Jesus, Make Me Worthy – a reprint of the original can be found here.
I hope you all had a very blessed feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary!
The Catholic Child and the Sacred Heart
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| Sacred Heart of Joseph at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church taken after Mass on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart |
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| Vintage 1960 edition of Jesus, Make Me Worthy |
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| Exploring the Choir Loft following First Friday Mass on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart |
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| Red and Pink Cupcakes (made with Wilton Heart Silicone Baking Cups) for the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts |
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| Family Read Aloud: The Story of the Sacred Heart by Daniel A. Lord, S.J. |
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| Hand Embroidered Scapular with the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
Great Suggestions for an Incredible Summer
My brother-in-law Tom Steenson, who is married to my husband’s sister and teaches 5th Grade at The Heights School in Maryland, just wrote another excellent blog post and I wanted to share the link with you all:
{pretty, happy, funny, real} :: Vegas in the Valley!
Actually it was “Vegas in the Valley“ an annual fundraiser for the Hadley Hope Foundation! Tickets to the event included admission, appetizers, hosted beer/wine/soda, and $25 “funny money” which could be cashed in for chips. I spent most of the evening playing Blackjack and then took all my winnings over to the Roulette wheel! I paid my $10 in chips for for three spins and won 2 Chipotle Gift Cards! Sean played next and won the Grand Prize, a $50 gift card to Papa John’s, and a couple t-shirts! Just slightly addicting… Overall we won 3 Chipotle Gift Card Sets (1 free salad bowl/burrito, buy one get one, and free chips and guac. in each set), 2 – $50 Papa John Family Packs (perfect for summer birthdays, right?!), a few passes to the Ice-Skating Rink, some t-shirts and a hat for the boys!
Even though we had a fun night, the best part of the evening was hearing the updates on the Hadley Children and knowing that all the prayers and fundraising is making a difference in the lives of these dear children! Just before showing the update video, Brian Hadley got up and spoke. He said it has been over five years now since two of their three children were diagnosed with a terminal disease called Niemann Pick Type C, also known as “Childhood Alzheimer’s.” At that time they were told there was no cure and to go home and love their children… The progress they have made towards finding a cure has been nothing short of miraculous! Please continue to pray for the Hadley family, and if you feel called to donate you can visit the Hadley Hope Foundation here.
My Daybook :: June 4, 2013
Outside my window…
We keep spotting a couple birds sitting on the edge of one of the hanging flower baskets. I just realized, after seeing the mess on the deck, that they are actually taking the lining to build a nest somewhere!
I am thinking…
about Legos. The new catalog arrived on Saturday morning, almost immediately after I had told the boys that I didn’t want them to look at any Lego catalogs that they find in the mailbox for the next couple months. (Basically until after our summer birthdays.) It was pure torture for them to carry it up the driveway and hand it over to me without peeking at “Over 60 New Sets!” They have been obedient though, and it will be fun for them to discover a couple new sets without having seen them first. Now to decide which to purchase… Snuggles had asked for a “Lone Ranger” themed birthday (without knowing that there are new Lone Ranger Legos!) so that’s easy, but the hard part is choosing which of the new Lord of the Rings Lego Sets to choose for Captain who has asked for a LOTR themed birthday… I also love the new Coast Guard Patrol Set, and the Treehouse Creator Set, and the new Castle sets… It’s a good thing I’ve been saving up my Amazon Visa Reward points! Still there are just way too many options! How am I ever going to make up my mind? 😉
I am thankful…
that I have been able to sell almost all of our Teaching Textbooks materials on Cathswap! (All I have left is the workbook for TT #7.) Now I can put that money towards all the new school books I have been purchasing for next year!
Learning all the time…
tomorrow we have our last meeting with our charter school ES followed by an End-of-the-Year party at the park. We have already finished up nearly all of our studies for the year and our “school” days this week consist of assembling a few unfinished Lap Books. (The younger ones are finishing up their Papal Lap Books and the older boys just finished their Industrial Revolution Lap Books.) Over the summer we plan to study WWII and the 20th Century, continue with Math and Spelling 3-4 times a week (to get a head start for next year), and I will also continue Primary Arts of Language with Snuggles.
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| Snuggles playing the “Short-e or Short-i” game this afternoon |
Celebrating the liturgical year…
The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart and this coming Friday is the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. We are planning on attending morning Mass and then decorating cookies in the afternoon. We’ll also decorate some for Saturday’s feast in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary!
From the kitchen…
lots of tamales! Our parish youth group had a fundraiser on Sunday and we ended up purchasing a couple dozen.
I am working on…
a post with pictures of the boys’ Civil War Lap Books… Sometimes taking the pictures and blogging about our projects seems like more work than the actual projects themselves! 😉
I am creating…
Summer Bingo Cards!
I am going…
to take all the empty ink cartridges I’ve been saving to Staples tomorrow, to recycle for rewards, after our Dentist appointments.
I am hoping…
to carve out some time over the next few evenings to work on my next submission for the Catholic Digest Celebrate/Quiet Moments section. My deadline is this coming Monday and I haven’t started yet! I’m also hoping to have a chance to read the June/July/August Issue. My copy disappeared and I finally found it in Rose’s bedroom. She loves this last edition for some reason!
I am praying…
for a couple dear friends.
I am reading…
The Saint and his Bees! This sweet book was written by Dessi Jackson, an Eastern Rite Catholic and online friend. It is about the Celtic St. Modomnoc (Little Dominick) of Ossory and his work as a beekeeper.
I purchased a copy of the book when it was first available on Amazon last week (It wasn’t on sale when I placed my order, but it is now!) and I have already making plans for some Saintly Summer Fun incorporating the tale of this saint!
Pondering these words…
from Blessed John Paul II:
I am listening…
to Sean read another chapter from Snow Treasure. They all love it when their Dad reads to them before bed.
Around the house…
lots of library books! I just requested a few more, including Keep the Lights Burning Abbie for the girls to read as a followup to their study of Maine. (Thank you for the recommendation KelLee!)
boxes of new school books! This box just arrived from Sacred Heart Books and Gifts. I’ve been reading through the Classically Catholic Memory Alpha Year Teacher’s Manual and so far I am loving it all and looking forward to implementing it next year.
Wednesday :: Tutor for an hour in the morning, End-of-the-Year School Party at the park, and four more Dental appointments in the afternoon.
Friday :: Morning Mass on the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Saturday :: Young Hunters Day
Sunday :: Sunday Mass
State-by-State Baking :: Maine’s White Pine Cone and Tassel Snack
with trees tall and straight.
The majestic eastern white pines
are the official trees of our state.”
For the state of Maine, the 23rd state in our State-by-State Study, the girls considered making Lobster or Clam Chowder, but ultimately decided on a fun “Pine Cone” themed snack after reading L is for Lobster: A Maine Alphabet and completing their Maine Notebook Pages. Their Daddy is a Forester after all!
Ingredients:
- Round crackers
- Cream cheese
- Almond slices
- Pretzel stick
- Celery, thinly sliced
For each, spread a generous amount of cream cheese onto a round cracker. Starting at the bottom, layer almond slices on top of the cream cheese for the scales. Add a small piece of a pretzel stick for the stem and serve with thinly sliced celery pine needles.
State-by-State Scrapbook :: Maine
the capital of our state.
In the rooms of the statehouse,
our representatives legislate.“
The next up in our State-by-State Study is Maine! The boys mastered their states and capitals long ago, but this is a project they have really been enjoying and want to continue until they have made it through the 50 states. (I am a little behind on posting and they are currently studying/working on Florida.) They have enjoyed learning extra details about each state and turning some of those into artwork for their scrapbooks.
The boys also read Time of Wonder, which is also written by Robert McCloskey, to the little ones as well. These are also the two suggestions Cay Gibson offers for the state of Maine in the section titled “Read Across America” in her book A Picture Perfect Childhood. Rose is always ready and waiting for storytime with her big brothers… She loves it!
{pretty, happy, funny, real} :: Beautiful Smiles!
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| At the Orthodontist just before her braces were taken off! |
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| Beautiful Smile! |
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| Chiquita’s First Dentist Appointment & Cleaning |
Chiquita also had her very first appointment with the dentist this afternoon. The hygienist was very pleased with her brushing and said that she is doing a great job! I was so happy it was good news, especially since we had put off taking her to see the dentist for so long. I’m also so happy that we finally purchased dental insurance! After the amount of debt we wracked up last year between the braces and Rascal’s broken tooth, we couldn’t afford not to have dental insurance any longer…
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| Still not sure what to think about seeing the Dentist for the first time… |
It was a crazy day – with four stops at the orthodontist (Captain-wire removed, Twinkle Toes-braces off, Captain-wire replaced, and Twinkle Toes-pick up retainer) and three at the dentist (cleaning for Captain, Chiquita and Snuggles)! They were overlapping at two different places at pretty much the same time, which ended up creating about six trips for me, from one to the other, over a couple hour time period… I was ready for a nap by noon the time we made it home!
And yet I still managed to take pictures through it all, thanks to my new iPhone! I had been counting the days (all 20 months!) until I was able to upgrade my Droid cell phone and it (finally!) arrived yesterday! I didn’t waste anytime getting down to the store and picking up my new phone… I’ve been having so much fun setting up iCloud and syncing it with my computer and iPad! I’ve been reading through my copy of Paperless Home Organization: How to Create a Digital Home Management Binder (recommended by a friend) and am looking forward to (hopefully) getting a little more organized. I hope you all have a great weekend!
Blessed :: A Locket for Mother’s Day!
I’ve been so excited to share a couple pictures of my beautiful new locket with you all, and finally have a chance to do so this morning! This was an incredibly generous Mother’s Day gift from Tricia at Origami Owl, one of my dear visitors here at Shower of Roses!
The Large Locket includes a “blessed” tag, 7 birthstones – one for each of our living children, a rose, a camera, and the letter J. There is also a Rose Dangle, representing the rose from St. Therese, which my husband happened to leave on my apartment doorstep on the 9th day of a novena (March 17, 1999) I prayed to her asking for a sign if he was who I was to marry (it was the first flower he ever gave me and did not know I was praying the novena!) along with a Small Locket containing a cross and two little hearts – one with tiny blue footprints – in memory of my babies in heaven. It is just perfect and I love how it so beautifully “tells my story with jewelry.”
Tricia pointed out how easy it will be, especially for Catholic moms like myself with big and growing families, to continue to add charms as our family grows, and they are only $5 a charm! There is no need to buy a whole new necklace each time a new baby arrives! She also mentioned that, once you own the locket, you can change out the charms as often as you like, and move them to various other locket designs to change the look.
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