My Daybook ~ September 28th
FOR TODAY: September 28, 2009
Outside my Window… it is rather smoky, but nothing like it was in the valley yesterday when we headed to town for Mass. Apparently there is a large wildfire about an hour away and the smoke has been heading our direction.
I am thinking… about this coming weekend and still trying to come up with a 10th Anniversary gift for my Hubby. I am running out of time!
I am thankful… for my wonderful Hubby who let me sleep when we got home from Mass yesterday afternoon and it was all I could do to make it back to my bed “for just a few minutes.” I ended up sleeping for nearly 5 hours! He took care of dinner and everything! After a good nights sleep as well, I am feeling much better today.
From the kitchen… supplies to make Flower Pot Cupcakes with the girls, though with all the feast days coming up this week, I am thinking we will be delivering some of the finished cupcakes to Friends!!
From the school room… We had so much Fun during F week, that I am thinking I will need the beginning of this week to Finish all of the plans I had!! This week our Focus will change from Fires and Fairies to Flowers and Feast Days! So, it looks like we won’t be starting “G” week until next Monday. The boys have also been really enjoying the American Revolution Lap book they are currently working on. In fact one morning this past week I woke up to Captain working away on his other studies so he’d “have more time to work on his Lap Book!” Yay!
Living the Liturgical year at Home… Well, it is a big week for feast days, isn’t it?!?! Tomorrow, September 29th, we will be celebrating Michaelmas, as well as a nameday in our home! I am planning on making St. Michael’s Waffles with Blackberry Syrup for breakfast, Apple Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta for dinner, and cupcakes like last year for dessert. On the 30th, we will once again celebrate the feast of St. Jerome and turn some of those leftover Michaelmas Cupcakes into Lions while I read the story of St. Jerome and the Lion
by Margaret Hodges. Next we will celebrate the feast of St. Therese!!!! I haven’t finalized my plans yet, but I did link to a couple of past posts below, in case you are in need of a few ideas. Oh, and on Friday we will head to first Friday Mass as well as celebrate our 10th Anniversary!Here are a few links to some of my older posts sharing a few plans and ideas for the upcoming feasts:
- Plans for Michaelmas
- Plans for the Feast of St. Therese
- A Shower of Roses
- Plans for the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels
I am creating… a Flower Lap Book this week with the girls, and hopefully I can start posting some of what we did last week during “F” week.
I am wearing… a fern green maternity long sleeve crew neck and a denim skirt. I am hoping to run down to Motherhood to pick up an outfit or two for our upcoming trip to the coast. This dress might be cute with some leggings or footless tights. (Update: It was WAY too clingy, even in a larger size.) I love this shirt, and I also am wondering about this sleeveless sweater… It looks cute, but I think I’ll need to try it on first.
I am hoping… that I can get to the post office this week to mail a couple packages that have needed to be mailed for sometime now.
I am hearing… Snuggles singing his ABC’s!
Around the house… After contracting most of the day on Friday, I was really worried that I would be put on bedrest and have to stare at the pile for a couple months. So on Saturday, since I was needing to take it easy anyways, I sat and sorted through tons of papers and miscellaneous stuff for most of the day. I ended up tossing about 3 or 4 bags of trash, as well as finding homes for most of the rest. I still have a couple little baskets to deal with, but it is so nice to have our room back!
- Monday – Get a good start on our school work for the week
- Tuesday – Michaelmas
- Wednesday – Feast of St. Jerome
- Thursday – Feast of St. Therese (It is also celebrated on Oct 3rd on the Traditional Calendar, but we will be celebrating it as a family on Thursday this year, since we have other plans for Saturday.)
- Friday – No School!! First Friday Mass and our 10th Anniversary!!
A picture thought I am sharing:
Novena to Saint Thérèse ~ Day Seven
Novena to Saint Thérèse ~ Day Six
O St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, who during your short life on earth became a mirror of angelic purity, of love strong as death, and of wholehearted abandonment to God, now that you rejoice in the reward of your virtues, cast a glance of pity on me as I leave all things in your hands. Make my troubles your own, speak a word for me to Our Lady Immaculate, whose flower of special love you were — to that Queen of Heaven “who smiled on you at the dawn of life” Beg her powerful intercession the grace I yearn for so ardently at this moment…and that she join with it a blessing that may strengthen me during life, defend me at the hour of death, and lead me straight on to a happy eternity. Amen.
O God, who did inflame with the Spirit of Love, the soul of your servant Thérèse of the Child Jesus, grant that we also may love you and make you much loved. Amen.
DAY SIX
O Little Flower of Jesus, you have shown yourself so powerful in your intercession, so tender and compassionate toward those who honor you and invoke you in suffering and distress, that I kneel at your feet with perfect confidence and beseech you most humbly and earnestly to take me under your protection in my present necessity and obtain for me the favor I ask in this novena…Vouchsafe to recommend my request to Mary, the merciful Queen of Heaven, that she may plead my cause with you before the throne of Jesus, her divine Son.. Cease not to intercede for me until my request is granted.
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
Novena to Saint Thérèse ~ Day Five
O St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, who during your short life on earth became a mirror of angelic purity, of love strong as death, and of wholehearted abandonment to God, now that you rejoice in the reward of your virtues, cast a glance of pity on me as I leave all things in your hands. Make my troubles your own, speak a word for me to Our Lady Immaculate, whose flower of special love you were — to that Queen of Heaven “who smiled on you at the dawn of life” Beg her powerful intercession the grace I yearn for so ardently at this moment…and that she join with it a blessing that may strengthen me during life, defend me at the hour of death, and lead me straight on to a happy eternity. Amen.
O God, who did inflame with the Spirit of Love, the soul of your servant Thérèse of the Child Jesus, grant that we also may love you and make you much loved. Amen.
DAY FIVE
O Little Flower of Carmel, Almighty God endowed you, consumed by love for him, with wondrous spiritual strength to follow the way of perfection during the days of your short life. Sickness touched you early but you remained firm in faith and prayer was your life. O pray for me that I may benefit by your intercession and be granted the favor I ask in this novena…
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
Little Flowers Girls’ Club ~ Courage
Yesterday afternoon, the girls anxiously awaited the arrival of all of their little friends for our 2nd Little Flowers Girls’ Club meeting for the year!
I know it has only been two weeks since we had our last meeting, but with our baby due in December, I’ve scheduled meetings for every two weeks during the Fall and Spring so that I can take December, January and February off.
Our meeting was so much fun and we actually had ALL 12 girls make it for the first time!
As we waited for everyone to arrive, the girls got busy coloring. I was not able to find an extra coloring page of Blessed Margaret Pole, the saint for this meeting, but they all had the pictures provided in their Member’s Guides, and I did have a coloring page for the flower: The Yucca.
Once all the girls had arrived we moved into the living room and started our meeting with our opening prayers. We then reviewed the virtue of Mercy from our last meeting, and the girls reported on the activities they were able to complete from their checklists in the Wreath 2 Member’s Guide. Depending on how many activities they completed they were able to choose 1-4 prizes out of the prize box (aka: my girls old dress up box), which has been stocked with various Coloring and Father Lovasik Books, Stickers, Stamps, Notebooks, Candy, Bubbles, and more!
Here are links to the Yucca Flower and the image of Blessed Margaret Pole that I choose, as well as my sample page: (You can download my document here.)
The girls did a great job, as usual, assembling their notebook pages. (I never knew I could fit SO many people in my little kitchen!)
We then moved on to another craft project. Since Blessed Margaret Pole was a lady in waiting, I thought the girls would really enjoy making tiaras! I ordered an assortment of Tiara’s as well as Self Adhesive Jewels from Oriental Trading, which made it super easy and the girls had so much fun decorating their tiaras!
about another “Courageous” Queen while I started cooking the pizza! (I had planned an extra long meeting for this month, so we could include a movie and pizza night for the girls as well!)
After the movie it was time for Pizza and Snacks, then the girls all headed outside to play! Erica did an AMAZING job with the “Crown” treats for this meeting. Aren’t they perfect!?!
This has started out to be another great year. The girls are already looking forward to our next meeting, in just two weeks!
Saint Therese, the Little Flower, pray for us!
Novena to Saint Thérèse ~ Day Four
novice at the Carmelite convent
(Age 16, January 1889)
Novena to Saint Thérèse
Small Successes :: September 24, 2009
I found and purchased a paperback copy of Ranger’s Apprentice Book 8 at Book Closeouts for only $2.24! This book is not scheduled to be released until May 2010 here in the US according to the Pre-Order Page at Amazon
I only spent $36.38 including shipping at Book Closeouts (using a coupon code for $5.00 off a $35.00 Purchase ~ Coupon: sunshine Password: bookcloseouts.com Expires: Nov 30, 2009 ) and my order included ALL of the following:
- Ranger’s Apprentice Book 8: The Kings of Clonmel (There is still one copy left!)
- Flower Fairies Friends Rose Plays Hide and Seek
- Magic Tree House #2: The Knight at Dawn Book & CD Set
(links to Amazon: No longer available at Book Closeouts)
- Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, No. 1) (Book & CD)
(links to Amazon: No longer available at Book Closeouts)
- Dingoes at Dinnertime (Magic Tree House, No. 20)
(links to Amazon: No longer available at Book Closeouts)
- Betsy- Tacy
- Little Town at the Crossroads
- I can Read Narnia: Lucy’s Journey
- Christmas Fairy Things to Make and Do (Only three left!)
- Corn is Maize (Only one left!)
- What Lives in a Shell? (Only five left!)
- Spinning Spiders
I made a Fire Safety Lap Book with my girls and talked (with all our children) about what we need to do if there is ever a fire in our home. I will try and post a couple pictures of the Lap Book soon.
Novena to Saint Thérèse ~ Day Three
O St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, who during your short life on earth became a mirror of angelic purity, of love strong as death, and of wholehearted abandonment to God, now that you rejoice in the reward of your virtues, cast a glance of pity on me as I leave all things in your hands. Make my troubles your own, speak a word for me to Our Lady Immaculate, whose flower of special love you were — to that Queen of Heaven “who smiled on you at the dawn of life” Beg her powerful intercession the grace I yearn for so ardently at this moment…and that she join with it a blessing that may strengthen me during life, defend me at the hour of death, and lead me straight on to a happy eternity. Amen.
O God, who did inflame with the Spirit of Love, the soul of your servant Thérèse of the Child Jesus, grant that we also may love you and make you much loved. Amen.
DAY THREE
O Thérèse of the Child Jesus, lily of purity, ornament and glory of Carmel, I greet you, great saint, seraph of divine love. I rejoice in the favors our Lord so liberally bestowed on you. In humility and confidence I ask you to help me, for I know God has given you love and pity as well as power. Tell Him, now, I beseech you, of the favor I seek in this novena… Your request will crown my petition with success and bring joy to my heart. Remember your promise to do good here on earth. “I shall spend my heaven doing good on the Earth. After my death I shall let fall a shower of roses.”
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
Novena to Saint Thérèse ~ Day Two
Novena to Saint Thérèse
O St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, who during your short life on earth became a mirror of angelic purity, of love strong as death, and of wholehearted abandonment to God, now that you rejoice in the reward of your virtues, cast a glance of pity on me as I leave all things in your hands. Make my troubles your own, speak a word for me to Our Lady Immaculate, whose flower of special love you were — to that Queen of Heaven “who smiled on you at the dawn of life” Beg her powerful intercession the grace I yearn for so ardently at this moment…and that she join with it a blessing that may strengthen me during life, defend me at the hour of death, and lead me straight on to a happy eternity. Amen.
O God, who did inflame with the Spirit of Love, the soul of your servant Thérèse of the Child Jesus, grant that we also may love you and make you much loved. Amen.
DAY TWO
Almighty God, giver of all good gifts, who did will that Blessed Thérèse, being watered by the heavenly dew of your guiding grace, should bloom in Carmel with the beauty of virginity and patience in suffering, grant that I your servant may go forward in the order of her sweetness an may be found worthy to become a devoted and loyal follower of Christ. Amen.
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, pray for us.
Forest Fire Field Trip
Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out on one of the mountains on the outskirts of town. Since I had decided that we would be studying Forest Fires this week during “F” week, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to drive into town for a little Field trip!
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