"When we had our children, our ideas changed somewhat. Thenceforward we lived only for them; they made all our happiness and we would never have found it save in them. In fact, nothing any longer cost us anything; the world was no longer a burden to us. As for me, my children were my great compensation, so that I wished to have many in order to bring them up for Heaven" -- Saint Zelie Martin, mother of St. Therese of Lisieux, canonized October 18, 2015 along with her husband St. Louis Martin.

Friday, February 23, 2018

Friday! 7 Quick Takes

 1) It absolutely rained and poured all Tuesday.  The river and pond flooded at the park.  Luckily the rain subsided before there was damage to many homes.  And then it got COLD.  Everything turned to ice!  I was in the shower (probably Wed or Thurs morning) when Galadriel came into my bathroom looking for me to see something.  I peeked out, and she was holding this:

 A huge sheet of ice.  Of course, my first response was to tell her to take it outside immediately before it broke and made a huge mess inside.  As she left, I recovered from my shock and shouted that "It is really cool and beautiful!"



2) There's a back corner to our yard that slopes downward.  It, too, was a sheet of ice.  The "hill" is not really big enough to sled down, but as a sheet of ice, it definitely worked!

Sam watching through the window



I don't know where all of my photos went, because I know I was taking tons of pictures of all of my kids all day...but you can see a couple more of Galadriel.:)

3)  Basketball season is allllmost over.  Last practices were this week.  One more weekend in March before it's officially done.  I'll miss it, but I can't wait!  Most of all, it's a sign that winter is passing and Spring is on it's way.

4) One week into Lent and I realize I am really bad at fasting.  Of course,  I knew this.  I always dreaded Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, just because I'm SUCH a grazer!  But I'm surprised at my efforts at limited fasting this lent and how attached I am to, say, my nighttime snacks.  Or the vanilla latte.  Got a ways to go till Easter, though, so I'll keep on a tryin'!

5) Thinking about rhythms of life and the chaos that can be homeschooling a family of 9 children.  I REALLY need to learn some big lessons in "delegation", and how to administrate those duties with sincerity.  Translation? Chore chart.  Or the verbal equivalent.  And it has to be non-negotiable and time sensitive.  "Go.  Now."  And then I have to call my husband in to make the kids realize I'm serious.

Makes me think this would have gone so much better if I had been a more demanding Mom when I was just getting started.  I think I tried, but little kids are only so capable, so I sort of got used to doing a bunch myself.  Now they ARE capable, but I am inconsistent in demanding chores of them.  Or inconsistent in WHICH chores I demand of any set person.  And that is where it all begins to break down.  I need accountability!  You know what? All those jokes about moms being CEOs? Not really funny.

6) New altar boy cassocks!!



7)  Just for the record, Sundays are not officially part of Lent.  That's why there are 45 days if you count from Ash Wed to Easter, not just 40.  My point? You really ARE supposed to "cheat" on Sunday.  I'm just putting that out there.  

Now, go have an awesome weekend!



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