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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:

some clarification In her comment below, Sparki provides a bit of a reality check: WOHMs still have to do the laundry, cleaning, visit to library and trip to Target, but they have to squeeze it in after work and on weekends and still give their kids lots of one-on-one time. So from their perspective, a… Continue reading some clarification In her comment

more SAHM stuff Oh, Pansy, I, too, once bought into the myth that SAHM moms have all the time in the world. Then I gave birth, and learned The Truth! To be fair, when my mom was SAHM’ing, she also sent her kids to school, so she did have a few uninterrupted hours during the… Continue reading more SAHM stuff Oh, Pansy,

Ain’t That the Truth Catholic’s Exchange’s Article on Lent described the sentiment precisely: The weather in Lent is always chilly and dismal: late, unwelcome, quickly dirtied, I’m-so-sick-of-snow if you live on the East Coast,… Easter always marked a welcome change in season, both physically and spiritually for me.

SAHM Stuff As I was mopping the kitchen floor, grumbling about having to clean up a spill in the fridge (more fridge stuff), trying to teach one child and encourage another to finish breakfast, I started to chuckle to myself about a myth that non-SAHM People have about SAHMs-that we have unlimited amounts of time… Continue reading SAHM Stuff As I was

Will Everyone Please Get Better? My husband is home sick with the nasty high fever-chills, cold symptom, stomach ache thing now. The kids have been fever free for a few days now, but still have no appetite and tire very easily. I also checked the baby’s ears and the Ear Check indicates he has an… Continue reading Will Everyone Please Get Better?