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Outside my window...




I am thinking...
about the Catholic Women's Blogging Network Conference I went to last week. I met some great ladies, made some new friends, and discovered some wonderful blogs!This was the first time I have ever gone to a blog conference of any kind, and it was a very good experience!  You can find a great re-cap of events over on my new friend Melody's blog, Blossoming Joy.

(Photo courtesy of Jamie Orm)

Check these blogs out!

Emily Buamgartner / It's the Baum / Fine Linen and Purple

Donna Bishop //  What If God Says No  //  Wonder Doubled

Theresa Blackstone //  Ordinary Lovely

Michele Faehnle //  Columbus Catholic Women

Emily Jaminet // Motherhood Matters

Colleen Kessler // Raising Lifelong Learners

Kiera Kurak // Contranaut Girl

Elena LaVictoire // My Domestic Church

Melody Lyons // Blossoming Joy

Jayme Orn // Jayme Orn Photography

Ellen Peppercorn // That Chic Mom

Melanie Shaniuk // Much Madness

Andrea Singarella // Velvet Strawberries

Carolyn Svellinger // Svellerella

Brooke Taylor // The Sacred Sink // Good Things Radio // Saint Gabriel Media

Taylor Tripodi // The Unseen Certainty

Christine Woodruff // A Fly On Our {Chicken Coop} Wall

Lisa Burns // The Fish Mom Squad

I am thankful...


that this big guy came up for Memorial Day weekend.  I got to spend at least a day with him before he had to go back.

When he was getting ready to go, I could see that his fiance was having a very hard time watching him go and I felt so sad for her. But her mom and dad were there to comfort her and Rosie gave her a big hug. As Calvin was driving away his eyes lingered on her, but just before driving off he looked directly at me. I'm the #2 woman in his life now and that's okay. I'm grateful to be at least that.

Unexpectedly, the uneasiness in my heart isn't because my son isn't with me, but because these two aren't together - yet. I'm really looking forward to that wedding day!

I have...


Updated my links page for pregnancy loss at the top of this blog. Please feel free to share these resources with moms who might need them.



In the kitchen...
Cheesy potatoes with ham chunks and a side salad.

I am wearing...
Black gaucho pants, black and gray print top from K-Mart, and white knit top from e-Bay.

I am reading...




I am going...

• to walk or work out every day but Thursday with Pfilates.  

From the Learning Rooms...
  Noah working on: 

•  British Lit and British History -with the Great Courses currently reading 
• Mere Christianity- by C.S. Lewis 

•  Instacert to study for CLEP test in Biology
•  Did pretty good on the ACT - need to work on the English and Math portion to raise those scores a bit but hit Science and Reading Comp out of the water!!
• Literary analysis Shakespeare course via Bravewriter

Izzy working on:

·       American History - Reading autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. 

·       American Literature-

·       Also continuing Diane Craft reading program, spelling and writing.

·       Art class.

Izzy and Noah working on A Noble Experiment for civics 

Rosie working on:

·       Reading - Catherine called Birdy.

·       Spelling
·       Astronomy with the co-op - DONE but learning the constellations now.

·       Also bible and vocal music with the co-op.

·       Private piano and art
Working on a unit study of Degas and Prokofiev via Harmony Arts Mom!

• 

Trail guide US Geography. 

One of my favorite things...

Seeing my sons laugh together.

I am hoping to ...

• Get lots of flute practice done.
• Plan Rosie's 10th birthday party!
• Organizing my office and the classroom - since track season is now over, I might actually accomplish these first two goals this week!
• Get a budget and time table together on our new real estate venture. We actually closed!  It's all ours. 

I am looking forward to...

Enjoying Saturday's without soccer!

A quote to share...

1. The best marriages, like the best lives, were both happy and unhappy. There was even a kind of necessary tension, a certain tautness between the partners that gave the marriage strength, like the tautness of a full sail. -- Anne Morrow Lindbergh (Dearly Beloved)

 A picture to share...

Izzy and Noah goofing off before the dance!

Oh, and today's my birthday.  Not a milestone birthday, but another year older anyway, and I'm grateful for that!