Monthly Archives: December 2009

December 31, 1999, the eve of Y2K. I was at a party in Columbus, Ohio having the time of my life (or so I thought). The clock struck midnight, champaign was opened, hugs and kisses were exchanged and  the Y2K scare was found to be, well,  unfounded. Our checking accounts were safe, our electricity was [...]

As our tradition, we don’t decorate the tree until Christmas Eve. Yesterday afternoon, we ate an early dinner then started decorating the tree. Karol had so much fun, he was such a joy to watch. This is the first year that he really gets what is going on.  When we were done, we let the [...]

K and M begged to sing this song. I had to post it for you all. Yes, chaos reigns at our house and this video is just more proof of that. Happy Advent Edited to add more:

From the CNA: Vatican City, Dec 19, 2009 / 12:12 pm (CNA).- In a recent round of authorizations by Benedict XVI on Saturday, Pope Pius XII was proclaimed as having displayed exemplary and “heroic virtue” in his life. The Holy Father’s decision to move ahead with the declaration rebuffs claims that Pius XII did nothing [...]

My mom made it back last night safe and sound. When she got home, she found me on the couch with K and M by me. K was running a fever and M was just laying there. My mom sent me to bed and said she would wake me up if one of the kids [...]

I am writing from the back room at the Martin Homestead. I have a quiet house with just the sound of at Nickelodeon show in the back ground. The kids are watching a lame-o show that Karol is protesting. I just put on NCIS and that is being met with tremendous revolt. So now, Cartoon [...]

I have started posts for the past few days and found them very hard to complete, so I just stuck them in the “draft” section. Today I will post an about our life! What has happened this week? Well, on Monday, we celebrated Caecilia’s Baptism Day! Since we do not have daily mass at our [...]

Showing her “Birthday Shirt”

My job as a parent is to raise my children up in the Faith. God willing, I will get this right and they will love God with all of their hearts. I have to tell you I have no idea what I am doing, but I am trying my best and following what I believe [...]

Have I ever mentioned that we use cloth diapers?  We do! We have searched high and low for a product that won’t break the bank but does the job well and we found them at Thanks Mama! If you are interested in cloth diapers and want to make the switch, try them out!