Wordless Wednesday :: 13 Weeks!
Inspired by Charlie Daniels. . .
This little conversation took place between Captain and I, on the 2nd day of Golf Camp last week (I had forgotten to bring sunblock the first day):
Mom: Come here boys, I need to put some sunblock on you this morning.
Captain: Okay, but could you please not put any on the back of my neck?
Mom: Why don’t you want any on your neck?
Captain: So that I can be a Redneck!
Mom: WHAT!?! Why do you want to be a Redneck?!?
Captain: Well… Doesn’t this world need a few more Rednecks?
I think we have been listening to our County Music Station on Pandora a little too frequently. . .
In the Woods Today. . .
The past few weeks I have been receiving afternoon emails from my husband with more pictures of what he has been seeing while working.
My Daybook :: June 27, 2011
Outside my window… another beautiful sunny day! After two super busy weeks (Camping, Golf Camp) it was so nice to wake up with no where to go today! Hopefully we can enjoy the lovely weather (highs in the 80’s) before the rain clouds arrive tonight.
We have also been watching this momma deer and her little baby, who have been visiting each day/evening.
I am thinking… about ordering a Prenatal Body Pillow. Have any of you ever tried one during pregnancy and, if so, did it help? During my last pregnancy I considered getting this one, but after looking last night I noticed this one, and one made by Boppy
I am hoping… (and praying) for one of my sweet Little Flowers, as she prepares for heart surgery tomorrow. Dear little St. Matthew Karol Snow please intercede for us!
I am praying… for the soul of my cousin Josh, who passed away in a car accident early yesterday morning, and for my Uncle Johnny, Aunt Jan, and his brothers who will miss him dearly. May he rest in peace.
I am thankful… that despite the difficulty (or maybe I was just plain crazy) back in 2007, when my husband was on a fire assignment, I made a 1500+ mile drive with all 5 kids at the time (ages 6, 5, 3, 2, and 5 weeks at the time) on my own, to attend a family reunion. It was the last time that all most of my mom’s family has gotten together, except for the funerals of my grandparents and uncle. It was also the first time that I had seen/met my cousin Josh since he was a baby.
From the kitchen… we have a Tri-Tip marinating in the fridge to cook tonight, using the rotisserie over the grill. I think I will also grill some veggies, make a pasta salad, and cut up a watermelon. Yum!
Learning all the time… the oldest three had SO. MUCH. FUN. attending Golf Camp last week. I really wish it was offered again during the summer, and not just this one week. My kids are already planning on attending next year. On the last day, during the awards and recognition ceremony, both of the boys won prizes! Captain won a prize for being the “Best Listener” of the week, and Rascal won a prize for “Best Overall improvement for Flying and Running.” (He explained this to me, and from what I understood it has with how you get the ball to the hole when you are chipping, through the air or along the ground.)
Living the Liturgical Year at Home… Wednesday is the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. We are hoping to have some friends over to celebrate this feast day with us… I just need to come up with a plan!
I am creating… this week’s Summer Bingo cards (we skipped last week, since we were so busy with Golf Camp) since I didn’t have a chance to finish them over the weekend.
I am wearing… a white cami, black maternity sundress, and Designer Satin
I am reading… through the Wreath IV Leader’s Guide for Little Flowers, trying to decide if I can modify the more advanced assignments for the younger girls in my group. I also need to start coming up with craft ideas for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Pondering these words… on Intentional Prayer.
Noticing that… my keys have been missing for a little over a month now. I wonder if that has something to do with the fact that I happened to win the recent St. Anthony Giveaway for two SAG key fobs from Catholic Embroidery?! I’m sure I would have found my keys by now, had I had one of these attached to my keys. I suppose it is time to go have new keys made, and in the meantime I will attach the spare to the key fob so that I don’t lose it as well! 😉
Towards personal care… I love BioFreeze! My lower back muscles have been so sore, as everything starts to shift around, and it really helps.
I am listening… to Redwall
Around the house… way too many books that we never/no longer use. I’m thinking about trying to spend some time selling some of all our old school books, but not sure the best way to do so. I have used Cathswap in the past… Maybe I should give it another shot. It would be nice to make room for next year’s books, and also have a little extra money to purchase them with.
One of my favorite things… my double jogging stroller! I don’t know how I would have managed the parade on Saturday morning (hubby and the two oldest boys were camping with friends) without it.
A few plans for the rest of the week:
- Clean, clean, clean… Our home has fallen apart the last couple weeks!
- I have an Ultrasound early Wednesday morning to check in on our new little one.
- Sort through all the pictures from Catholic Family Camp, Little Flowers, and our small town parade… Maybe I will get around to posting a few of them!
A picture thought I am sharing:
My Little Cupcake :: Wrapping up the Baby Shower!
First of all I want to THANK YOU ALL for participating in this Virtual Baby Shower for Charlotte and her little Cupcake! I had so much fun hosting it here at Shower of Roses, and have been so inspired by everyone’s kindness and generosity. In addition to all the prayers and advice, not only did I have enough money to order the crib by the end of the 2nd day of the Shower, all together we have an extra $210.00 to send to help cover any other nursery and baby supplies Charlotte still needs as they prepare to welcome their little blessing!
Yesterday afternoon I made the little card pictured above… It’s hard to see in the picture, but the embossing reads “Bundle of Joy.” On the inside it says “Congratulations on your new little cupcake!” I signed it with the names/blogs of all the women that contributed towards the crib, and thought I would post a picture so you could all see how it looks. Thank you all again!
I am so glad that I decided to have Sunshine and Shortcake choose the winner of the Cupcake Decorating Contest! I don’t know how I would have ever been able to choose, they were all SO CUTE!
We thought all of the cupcakes were really cute! Miss Margaret’s redecorated cupcakes were very creative. Miss Barbara’s looked very fancy and exquisite. We loved Miss Amy’s and Miss Kelly’s bird themed cupcakes since our little sister’s room has lots of birds in it. We thought Miss Lorie’s cupcakes were clever the way she turned a vanilla wafer into a baby and baby stroller. We called it a “Candy Pram”! The watermelon cupcakes look really delicious. Maybe mom will let us make some soon! Miss Jessica’s really looked like real baby rattles! But we choose Miss Jamie Jo’s duckie cupcakes as our favorite. We thought they were sooooo cute and even looked all fuzzy just like little duckies (and babies) should! Thank you all for helping us celebrate our new little sister!
is on it’s way! 
To choose the winners of the 5 Door Prizes I used an online Random Number Generator to choose 5 different commenters. The winners are as follows:
1. The gorgeous Mary, Flower of Flowers Tenner donated by Anne at Under Her Starry Mantle and All Beautiful Catholic Beads will be going to comment #45, Jo Murphy!
2. The Miraculous Medal Bangle and Bobbles, handmade and donated by Barbara at Praying for Grace and Prayerful Beads will be going to comment #5, Sarah from Amongst Lovely Things!
3. This lovely Our Lady of Mount Carmel Doll donated by St. Luke’s Brush will be header to comment #13, Lorie P. a blog follower in Arizona!
4. This collection of adorable Hair Bows, donated by Cecilia at Hair Bows 4 Life, will be headed to comment #14, Roxaline at Queen of Angels. They are going to look adorable on her little girls!
5. And last of all, this cute little Fleur Di Lis Finders Key Purse Key Hook will be going to comment #30, Erin at Growing with my Girls!
If you could all send me your mailing addresses I will get them to the generous Catholic Businesses that donated these great prizes. Please keep them in mind for your future online shopping!
Name that Baby :: Announcing the Winners!
It ended up being much harder to guess the Catholic Cuisine Contributors in the Name that Baby Game than I thought it would be, but thank you all for playing along despite the difficulty! No one was able to guess everyone correctly, though a couple of you got pretty close…
Also, not one person guessed Mary Ellen correctly. She was the cute baby siting in the highchair. Anyhow, here are all the answers:
1. Anne from Under Her Starry Mantle
2. Amy from Knit Together
3. Robina from Motherly Loving
4. Kelly from The Careless Catholic
5. Margaret from Minnesota Mom
6. Jessica from Shower of Roses
7. Our guest of honor, Charlotte from Waltzing Matilda
8. Tiffany from Family at the Foot of the Cross
9. Mary Ellen from Tales from the Bonny Blue House
10. Lena from JOYfilled Family
11. Mary from Our Domestic Church
12. Jamie from Lord, Make Me a Saint
13. Emily from God’s Canvas (Did you notice her beautiful smocked dress?)
14. Barbara from Praying for Grace
15. Ruth from Just Another Day in Paradise
16. Jennifer from Family in Feast in Feria
Kelly at The Careless Catholic was the first person to have the most correct answers, so she is the winner of the lovely apron from Catholic Embroidery! If anyone else would like to order one, it is also available for purchase at Catholic Cuisine, along with a number of other beautiful designs.
My little sister JoAnn also had 12 correct guesses, earning her the second place prize – a set of measuring cups! Since she is a college student, getting ready to head to Rome for the first semester of her sophomore year at the University of Dallas, I think she might prefer the $10 I would have spent on the measuring cups instead.
I’m headed out the door to take the kids to Golf Camp and then back home for our Little Flowers Meeting this afternoon, so I won’t have time until this evening to announce the rest of the winners from our Virtual Baby Shower Games… I hope you have a wonderful day and don’t forget to stop by and wish Charlotte a very Happy Birthday!
My Little Cupcake :: Last Day to Participate!
Today is the last day to “attend” the Virtual Baby Shower for Charlotte and Cupcake! You have until midnight to donate towards the group gift, leave a comment to be entered in the drawings for all the awesome door prizes, try to Name that Baby for a chance to win a beautiful apron, submit a link for the Cupcake Decorating Contest for a chance to win a cupcake cookbook, and try and guess Cupcake’s birth info at the Online Baby Pool for a chance to win a beautiful hand crocheted St. Therese Doll.
Thank you so very much to everyone that has contributed and/or participated already! I started out emailing you each individually to thank you, and just haven’t been able to keep up since we have been gone/offline so much this past week. May God reward you all for your kindness and generosity!
Happy 4th Birthday!
My Daybook :: June 21, 2011
Outside my window… it’s a beautiful day! We just got home from the golf course and are about to blow up our little pool
I am thinking… about everything that needs to get done this week. (finish unpacking and continue washing the mountains of laundry from our 4 day trip to Catholic Family Camp over the weekend, Golf Camp every day, celebrate Snuggles birthday today, Little Flowers on Friday, etc.) It nearly put me into a full blown panic attack yesterday afternoon and I ended up just shutting it all out and collapsed for a two hour nap. I feel much better now, despite the fact that I still need to check all those things off that list.
I am thankful… that our little Rose was able to finally meet her Godparents over the weekend!
From the kitchen… lots of leftover snacks, drinks, and smore supplies from Catholic Family Camp. Not much else… I am going to need to go to the store again soon. Perhaps I will call Hubby and ask him to pick up a couple pizza’s from Papa Murphy’s Pizza Planet for our birthday dinner!
Learning all the time… our summer vacation is under way and this week our oldest three are participating in a local Golf Camp each day! They were all very excited when, after introducing the coaches and high school golfers that volunteered to help, the coach asked if anyone knew Kevin and David Murphy (my little brothers). All of my kids hands shot up and big grins covered their faces. One of the high school golfers then went on to tell all the kids that Kevin just qualified to compete at the Junior World Golf Championships. Pretty exciting!
Living the Liturgical Year at Home… today is the feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, patron of youth. It is also a “middle name day” in our home and so I hope to take a little time tomorrow afternoon for some more Saintly Summer Fun. It is the perfect time to learn a little more about this great saint.
I am creating… a “Buzz Birthday Cake” for my little Snuggles, with the help of a kind employee at Dairy Queen, and some very simple Toy Story Cupcakes.
I am wearing… my bathing suit shorts and top. I think I am going to enjoy the water and sunshine with the kids.
Noticing that… nap time is over. I had better cut this post short and go and blow up that swimming pool!
A few plans for the rest of the week:
Golf Camp All Week
Celebrate Snuggles’ 4th Birthday
Little Flowers Meeting
Our small town Parade and Festivities
A Picture thought I am sharing:
{pretty, happy, funny, real}
I keep them under the sink. How do you all store your daughter’s headbands?
We were all very tired after our fun weekend!
Apparently I looked pretty much the same on the other couch.
*He was sleeping on TOP of the pillows, level with the couch arm! 🙂
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