Hello Friends! Well, it’s the season for religious crafting around here.  Holy Week with a brood of little ones means a little less time for quiet prayer and a few more (hopefully) meaningful crafts as a family.  For my children, at least, the crucifixion is a difficult thing to understand. And I’m not sure even […]

Even though I (sadly) don’t have a speck of Irish blood flowing in my veins, I do love St. Patrick’s Day.  I love dressing up, an excuse to drink beer on a weekday, and just all the Irish fun that comes with this feast day.  My mom shared this love with me since her beloved sister Mary‘s […]

One of the most enjoyable parts of blogging for me is being able to meet people with whom I have so much in common.  Yesterday’s post on the sickness of pregnancy certainly brought this into focus. But on a much more casual level, through the blog, I have met other cross-stitch lovers–and that is so fun. Cross […]

Bernadette’s new favorite thing is to force her brother to play house with her.  Gus is usually lost in his own make-believe world (pirates, Auror, random Star Wars guy). But she persists in her game just the same. Declaring that she is the mom, he is the dad and Dominic is their baby.  And then […]