All kinds of Roses!
How on earth did she know how much I LOVE roses?! 😉 Anyhow, I just HAD to share a few pictures…
First there was a BEAUTIFUL bouquet of White Roses:
Then there were a couple spiritual bouquets of Chocolate Roses for the girls, for giving them their room for the night:
But my favorite was the Bouquet of Baby Clothing Roses for our baby girl!!! I’ve never seen anything like it and am seriously amazed at the creativity!!! Isn’t it so neat!!??!! I don’t know if I’ll ever actually be able to take it apart to actually use the clothing… though I would love to see how it was put together!
My Daybook ~ November 9th
Outside my window… Burrrrrr!!!! It is freezing out there!
I am thinking… how nice it was of hubby to get the fire going for us this morning!! It is so nice and cozy in the living room right now.
I am thankful for… all of the wonderful friends that came over to celebrate the upcoming birth of my friend Erica’s baby this past Saturday!
I am wearing… a silver BellaBand
I am remembering… my babies, Christopher and Gabriel. November is always a very difficult month for me (they were both born/miscarried on Nov 24th, of different years, and Christopher died on the 25th), but, thanks to God’s grace, this year seems to be so quite a bit easier than in the past.
I am going… to go to the post office this week, FOR SURE. I have 6 packages that need to be mailed, and I finally have them all ready to go! While I am there I think I may pick up stamps for Christmas Cards/Baby Announcements. It is coming up fast!
I am reading… The Christmas Promise
I am hoping… to finish up my Christmas shopping this week. You’d think, since I started this past summer, I’d be done by now, but I still have a couple things to wrap up. 😉
On my mind… Advent. It begins in less than 3 weeks, and I still have lots I’d like to finish before then. I do have my Advent Candles though!!! Wahoo!!
From the learning rooms… the boys finished making their salt dough models of Mercury and are now moving on to learning about Venus. I have a few pictures to post, but not sure if I’ll be able to find the time or not… The girls finished up K week, though I did Keep it Simple! I was busy enough last week with planning the baby shower to have much extra time for lots of fun activities. We did do a couple though, which I’ll share soon. This week were on “L” and they’ll be learning about Lilacs, Lavender, Lily-of-the-Valley, Ladybugs, Leaves, Lanterns, and St. Lucy.
Living the Liturgical Year at Home… We’ll be making Lanterns for Martinmas day! I haven’t decided which we’ll be making yet, there are so many ideas to choose from including Charlotte’s, Anne’s, Tracy’s, and Dawn’s.
Noticing that… despite having no complications, I seem to have so many more “aches and pains” with this pregnancy, now that I am over 30! How can a couple years make such a difference!?! lol!
Pondering these words… taken from the book I mentioned above… I can really relate, especially this year…“It’s a terrifying thing to give your heart to that small band of people around you, knowing that relationships can be messy and that someday your heart may be broken and you’ll come undone. That’s the riskiest part of this human journey. In the past year, I think I’ve finally learned that there are some things that God doesn’t want us to forget so He allows us to go back to those memories–not daily, but on occasion–and remember. It’s in those moments we discover that somehow, some way, God entwines both remembering and forgetting and shapes them into beauty, something that actually makes sense of the mess in our lives. I still have a hard time understanding that kind of grace, and although there are days when I feel unworthy to accept it, I do. If I didn’t I’d go crazy. We all would. ”
From the kitchen… Lots of Leftovers from the Baby Shower. (Perfect for “L” week, right?!) I always make way too much food!
Around the house… Roses! I never imagined back when I named this blog, in honor of St. Therese, all the roses I would receive as a result!! Angela and her daughter drove quite a long ways to attend Erica’s shower on Saturday, so they stayed overnight Friday. When she arrived she showered us with Roses of all kinds, beautiful real roses, chocolate roses, and even roses made from BABY CLOTHING!! I’ll have to post a few pictures soon! Thank you Angela!!
One of my favorite things… Roses!
A few plans for the rest of the week:
- Tuesday ~ Bunco!
- Wednesday ~ OB check-up with my midwife
- Thursday ~ Little Flowers Meeting
- Friday ~ Well Child Check-ups for all FIVE of our children
A Picture thought I am sharing:
Highlights from “J” Week
letter J’s, the girls also worked on making the letter J using Handwriting Without Tears Hands-On Materials and Kimberlee’s Grey Block Paper.
From this Coloring Book
(While looking at the Flower Fairies Alphabet
Gemstones (Smithsonian Handbooks)
Crystal and Gem (DK Eyewitness Books)
A Cache of Jewels
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(you can print the one I made here), and a Charlotte’s lovely coloring page of St. Joseph.We also listened listened to the Glory Story about St. Joseph and read Good Saint Joseph
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We made a couple crafts this week based on Jelly Beans and Jewelry!
Supplies:
I can’t say enough good things about this little kit! It kept my girls busy for hours and HOURS! They had so much fun putting all the jewels on the box!
as well!)
Lots to choose from this week…
In Honor of St. Martin de Porres
Yesterday was the feast of St. Martin de Porres! Here are a few pictures from our little celebration in honor of this wonderful saint:
- M is for St. Martin (from Catholic Artworks Teachers Helper #7 CD)
- Saint Martin de Porres (from Catholic Artwork’s Faith Keepers CD — All Catholic Artwork CD’s are available 50% off for homeschoolers!)
- Saint Martin de Porres, Coloring page with brief description
- There is also a lovely coloring page of St. Martin in Fenestrae Fidei: A Coloring Companion for Catholic Mosaic.
My Daybook ~ November 4th
FOR TODAY: November 4, 2009
Outside my Window… Right now it is foggy out there but, according to the forecast, it should lift before long and we should have a nice sunny day with a high near 67!! Yay!! I’ll be sending the children outside this afternoon to enjoy the sun, since it is suppose to start raining again tomorrow…
I am thinking… about finishing our “O” Antiphon house… Perhaps if I think about it enough, I’ll actually just finish it already! 😉
I am thankful… for Father Carmelo.
From the school room… The girls are now on “K” week with the Alphabet Path. I have lots of pictures to post from “J” week, but haven’t had a chance to yet. Hopefully soon! The boys just finished studying Mercury in their Astronomy Books, and just have the last project/assignment to complete before moving on to Venus. In Geography they are working on finishing up their study of Massachusetts
Living the Liturgical year at Home… Yesterday we celebrated the feast of St. Martin de Porres. I have some photos to share, but was too tired last night to finish the blog post. Perhaps I will have a chance later today. My husband is also leading us in a daily Novena for the Poor Souls in Purgatory each night, for this month of November which is dedicated to the Holy Souls.
I am creating… baby shower games and favors since I am hosting a baby shower this Saturday for my friend Erica who is due on the 3rd of December!
I am reading… Prayerfully Expecting: A Nine-Month Novena for Mothers to Be
I am wearing… my beautiful wedding ring which hubby had upgraded as a 10th Anniversary gift. I love it!
I am hoping… that we can continue to avoid catching the flu. I just don’t have the energy for it this year…
I am hearing… the washing machine finishing up the spin cycle, as usual! The rest of the house is quiet right now since the children, other than Captain, are all still sleeping.
Around the house… ugh.. It is a mess! Even though I am making progress, I am running out of time to “finish” it before this weekend!!
One of my favorite things… seeing my children dressed up as Saints and carving Saint-O-Lanterns!
A Few Plans For This Week…
- Monday we attended a Mass for All Souls at the cemetery and ran some errands in town.
- Tuesday we celebrated the feast of St. Martin de Porres.
- Today we have a doctors appointment and I also hope to drop off a few bags at Goodwill and a bunch of empty boxes to the recycle.
- Tomorrow evening I have a hair appointment scheduled for myself! I haven’t had anything done since June and it really needs to be cut!
- Friday morning we will head to Mass, pick up the cake for the shower, and then we will have company arriving in the afternoon, coming to town for Erica’s shower!
- A Baby Shower at my house!
- Sunday, after Mass, I will probably be taking a long nap! 😉
A picture thought I am sharing:
Mass on the Feast of All Souls ~ A few more pictures!
Here are a few more pictures (actually they are “video stills”) from our friend Marc, taken at the beautiful Mass at a local cemetery for the Holy Souls. Thank you Marc!
Mass on the Feast of All Souls ~ November 2, 2009
Candy Math
Even though we attend a party on All Hallows’ Eve, our children save their candy till after Mass on the actual feast of All Saints.
This year I decided to have the boys graph their candy, and they loved the idea!
Carving our Saint-O-Lanterns ~ 2009 Edition
…or was it the other way around? 😉
All Hallows’ Eve ~ 2009
This was the first year, in 6 years, that we did not attend our annual All Saints’ Party on All Hallows’ Eve…
There were 3 of us planning the party this year, and unfortunately quite a few of the families that normally attend were recovering from the flu, and even more families coming down with it, so we decided it would be best to cancel it this year.
Honestly, I was relieved. It is a LOT of work to put on our party, and I just didn’t have the energy this year… Instead of spending the morning getting ready to go and the early afternoon setting up, I made a big breakfast for my family, then we carved our pumpkins, roasted the seeds, decorated Holy Ghost Cookies, colored pictures of the saints, ordered pizza, and put the finishing touches on the costumes before heading to Rascal’s Godparent’s home for the evening, along with 2 other (healthy) families. Actually, between the four families, we had nearly 20 children (all but 4 of them being boys!), and they had just as much fun as they would have had at the parish hall, playing various games and bingo, while winning way too much candy!
I had a wonderful time just relaxing and visiting with my friends, so I didn’t even take that many pictures at the party. Here are a few I did take:
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