Happy Days

I burned my hand the other day on the oven and this morning it broke open in one place. I am not sure what to do to help it to heal.

Today is the last day of the quarter for Rick, although he said that it does not feel like it. This quarter has just been so different than usual.

Our family pictures are ready for us to pick up. I can include those with the other pictures that I am sending to friends.

I was worried about Frannie yesterday because I had not seen her (or heard her) all day, only to find out that she had been asleep in the attic all along. What a silly cat!

I would like to get some laundry done this afternoon and perhaps do some sewing. We shall see what little Joey allows me to accomplish. He is such a sweet baby, he just loves to be cuddled. I think there is nothing he enjoys more than sleeping in my arms. How precious.

I cannot believe how much Jacob has grown up in the last six months. He has become such a polite little helper, and such a gentlemen. He is so full of boyish energy, and yet he loves to drink tea from a pretty cup with his mommy. He is such a neat person.

And Joshua is really the most tenderhearted person I know. He cares so much for his brothers and he loves animals so dearly. He loves Frannie and he would play with the "mice" for hours. He is so sweet and tender with baby "Doe-doe", he just adores him.

I had to bandage my hand to protect it since it opened up earlier. It actually really hurts and unfortunately it is my right hand. :(

Pax Christi,

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I burned my hand the other day on the oven and this morning it broke open in one place. I am not sure what to do to help it to heal.

Today is the last day of the quarter for Rick, although he said that it does not feel like it. This quarter has just been so different than usual.

Our family pictures are ready for us to pick up. I can include those with the other pictures that I am sending to friends.

I was worried about Frannie yesterday because I had not seen her (or heard her) all day, only to find out that she had been asleep in the attic all along. What a silly cat!

I would like to get some laundry done this afternoon and perhaps do some sewing. We shall see what little Joey allows me to accomplish. He is such a sweet baby, he just loves to be cuddled. I think there is nothing he enjoys more than sleeping in my arms. How precious.

I cannot believe how much Jacob has grown up in the last six months. He has become such a polite little helper, and such a gentlemen. He is so full of boyish energy, and yet he loves to drink tea from a pretty cup with his mommy. He is such a neat person.

And Joshua is really the most tenderhearted person I know. He cares so much for his brothers and he loves animals so dearly. He loves Frannie and he would play with the "mice" for hours. He is so sweet and tender with baby "Doe-doe", he just adores him.

I had to bandage my hand to protect it since it opened up earlier. It actually really hurts and unfortunately it is my right hand. :(

Pax Christi,

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Sweet Jacob

My Jacob is so sweet! This morning he was in my bedroom as I was getting ready and when he saw the dress that I was planning to wear, he said, "Wow, Mommy, that is beautiful."

He also has told me several times today that he loves me, and keeps giving me hugs and kisses. And when Joey was crying at one point he said, "Oh he must need a hug".

He also told me that he wants to play the violin like John-Paul.

He has been such a wonderful helper this week! Yesterday he volunteered to go and get an empty laundry basket so that he could empty the dryer, which he also volunteered to do.

Things are going really well following our revised schedule and family covenant. The whole atmosphere of our home seems more calm and joyous, not that it was bad before, it is just even better now.

Joshua is practicing to walk. He keeps walking with his hands along the wall, but is afraid to let go.

I finally had the time (and the photo paper, lol) to make copies of our latest pictures to send to the Schumachers and Thompsons.

I found two great Bible studies. One on gossip and one on purity in speech. I really do enjoy studying.

With Love,

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My Jacob is so sweet! This morning he was in my bedroom as I was getting ready and when he saw the dress that I was planning to wear, he said, "Wow, Mommy, that is beautiful."

He also has told me several times today that he loves me, and keeps giving me hugs and kisses. And when Joey was crying at one point he said, "Oh he must need a hug".

He also told me that he wants to play the violin like John-Paul.

He has been such a wonderful helper this week! Yesterday he volunteered to go and get an empty laundry basket so that he could empty the dryer, which he also volunteered to do.

Things are going really well following our revised schedule and family covenant. The whole atmosphere of our home seems more calm and joyous, not that it was bad before, it is just even better now.

Joshua is practicing to walk. He keeps walking with his hands along the wall, but is afraid to let go.

I finally had the time (and the photo paper, lol) to make copies of our latest pictures to send to the Schumachers and Thompsons.

I found two great Bible studies. One on gossip and one on purity in speech. I really do enjoy studying.

With Love,

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Coloring Easter Eggs

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My Three Blessings

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Family Covenant and Hot Tea

We decided to write a family covenant. It's basically something that lists our priorities and standards and the general direction of our family. It gives us focus to remember what we should be doing and why.

Rick helped me to get a few things done around the house this weekend. There's been so much to do with a new baby and school, so the help was much appreciated.

The new book we'd ordered arrived on Friday, along with a pair of white lace gloves. It is a book by Stacey McDonald called Passionate Housewives Desperate For God. It's quite good. I think keepers at home can use all the encouragement that we can get. (so long as it's the right kind of encouragement ;)) It can be difficult at times, but it is also so fulfilling.

We have discovered that we both really like drinking hot tea. Rick had a sore throat this weekend so he tried drinking tea to soothe it. We bought several new varieties to try and are really enjoying it. It is relaxing and the warmth feels so comforting. It feels nice to drink tea, especially from a pretty cup.

We had to push finishing Jacob's room out until next weekend. But we will finish it then, there isn't much left to do.

Hugs,

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Easter DInner and an Eager Helper

There is such joy as a mother when the children actually behave the way you have taught them, without being told. This morning, after I put away Jacob's clean laundry, I asked him to pick up his dirty laundry and put it in his basket. He immediately obeyed, and even put them in neatly and then without being asked, put his laundry basket into his closet. He helped me to make his bed without complaint. He was eager to be my helper when I was getting the little boys dressed. At one point I was kind of looking around and he asked me, "What do you need?" He picked up Joey's clothes, without my asking, and then went and put them in our laundry basket. It just makes a mother's heart happy to have an eager helper.

Frannie is in the attic again. That crazy cat! What are we going to do with her???? I've just never heard of such a thing.

Yesterday was Easter. We went to Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel. It is such a pretty church. Their choir was beautiful.

We had a wonderful Easter dinner. I made a ham, green bean casserole, and my macaroni and cheese. We even drank a bottle of Australian wine. We decided that we really like listening to classical music during dinner, it just adds a nice atmosphere. Joshua discovered that he really likes my macaroni and cheese. He called it "bananas" which means he really likes it.

With Love,

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Cat's in the Attic Again!

Frannie is in the attic again, that crazy cat! I do not know why she insists on getting in there, but she is meowing at me through the vent above my head. Jacob said that she was meowing at him this morning. That cat is so strange. Who has ever heard of a stray cat becoming so attached to a family?

Tomorrow is Good Friday and Rick has taken off of work so that we can attend Mass. We are going to at Latin Mass at three o'clock.

We have scheduled Joshua a doctor's appointment because he has a rash and we cannot figure out what has caused it.

Little Joey has been so sweet today, he really likes to be cuddled.

Joshua has started calling Joey "Doe-doe". He is trying to say "Joe" but just can't get it quite right. He sure loves baby Joey.

Hugs,

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