Author: Pansy

Two Families Yesterday we went to two birthday parties. The first one we went to was of a homeschooling family. They are a family of nine in Sechenectady that are fellow parishioners. It is always neat to not only to have like minded Catholic people around, but like minded AP type people around. The mother… Continue reading Two Families Yesterday we went

Alicia links to us and offers some good comments on the current discussion!

Peony, your blog had me thinking (uh oh-is that a good thing?) Did the social changes of the sixties help get us into this pickle? The radical feminists told us that women were oppressed by staying home. Women entered the labor market in huge numbers, and that surely must have driven down wages for everyone.… Continue reading Peony, your blog had me

Now what? Why is it I cannot see the comments on IE, but only on Netscape. I’m so confused…

somethings that do not make sense like why Dr. Ruth is on PBS’s Kids Read Between the Lions…

last night’s Pastoral Planning meeting I blogged before (cannot find the archive) about a series of meetings my diocese is having to make changes because of the priest shortage. Our last meeting was snowed out, so it was postponed until last night. The Bishop talked a lot about doing things in the “vision of Vatican… Continue reading last night’s Pastoral Planning meeting

another reality check A reader writes in the comment box below: Sigh…in this day and age, Pansy, some parents really and honestly do need two paychecks. We do. We don’t like it, but we do. Yes, it is is true, everyone’s situation is different, and there are always situations and times when things must be… Continue reading another reality check A reader

one paycheck Peony blogged below: If our society were healthier, it would be easier for more families to make it on one paycheck (or one-and-a-half paychecks) so that moms and dads could keep their households running without killing themselves. Personally I think there is a huge myth that people need two paychecks. Many people who… Continue reading one paycheck Peony blogged below: