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A Man-Type Question For my son’s First Holy Communion, I am going to make him a navy blue jacket. Does he need matching navy pants or can he wear khaki pants? I think the khaki pants would look smarter, but my husband said matching pants are the tradition and more dressy. I am out of… Continue reading A Man-Type Question For

Angel News I read in USA Today (cannot find link right now) that they are picking Angel up for another season. Yippee.

This-or-that Tuesday 1. Packrat or minimalist? Usually one extreme or the other. I tend to lean towards packrat, but over compensate by being a minimalist. 2. Computer:desktop or laptop? Laptop. 3. Seashore or mountains? Seashore. 4. Carpeting or bare floors? Bare floors. 5. Drinking water: bottled or tap? Bottled. 6. Shopping websites: eBay or Amazon?… Continue reading This-or-that Tuesday 1. Packrat or

The Church in America: An Ecclesiastical Potemkin Village? Father Johansen is right on target.

This-or-that Tuesday 1. Packrat or minimalist? Moderate packrat. 2. Computer: desktop or laptop? Desktop. 3. Seashore or mountains? Seashore. 4. Carpeting or bare floors? Bare floors. 5. Drinking water: bottled or tap? Tap, but we put it through the Brita. 6. Shopping websites: eBay or Amazon? Amazon. 7. Cute little kitties or big scary tigers?… Continue reading This-or-that Tuesday 1. Packrat or

Generation Gaps I am getting old. My teenage brothers are sporting afros and all I can think when I look at them is “the word is clippers, Bro.” Crazy circa 60/70ish hair is back in style for boys. My parents can relate better than I can to their hair styles. This is like scary and… Continue reading Generation Gaps I am getting

More on catechesis There are a couple of churches around here that offer the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. Can you tell this is something I’m really interested in for Hambet? I better call and get him on the waiting list, he could start next year….

Sesame Street news flash Baby Bear has a new baby sister named Curly! Looks like last week was all about the excitement of a new baby, and this week is going to be discussing the negative feelings older children might have about a new baby (jealously, disappointment — the baby can’t do anything! — that… Continue reading Sesame Street news flash Baby