Life of a Catholic Librarian

Happy (? 😁) first week of Lent, everyone! I do so enjoy Lent every year with it's focus on spiritual planning and goals.  *squeals* Thi...

It's a birthday edition of: Today I talk about, yes , my birthday ;-), my plans for Lent, feeling re-energized for spring cleaning a...

Hi all! I hope that you had a smashing and relaxing weekend, as I did. My work day on Friday, while not terrible, took on a more stressful q...

Hello ALL! My good mood remains. I saw my honey perform again over the weekend, which always enhances my spirits. *fans self* ;-) I was ...

Morning all! I am in a VERY chirpy mood this morning, for this late May edition of: Today I talk about novena fruits, upcoming June nov...

Today...my baby turns 5. *SOB!* This seems like the biggest milestone birthday we've had with her since she turned 1. I'm not en...

Right? Who's with me?! #BirthdayExtensionPartyPlanningCommittee Given that birthdays lose a bit of their luster after one turns 21, ...

A Lenten weekday. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. ;-) But want the skinny? Do tune in for today's episode of: Toda...

Hello all! It's Christmas week, isn't it exciting?! The kids and I enjoyed a lovely (if a bit cramped) 11 am Mass yesterday for the ...

You wouldn't think those things in the title would all be related, would you? But I like to keep things interesting around here, so read...

Hi all! I'm reporting in from the sick wing today, as I'm home from work with a vicious cold. I'll come back to that, as it invo...

Ash Wednesday is interesting, is it not? It's certainly an important day in the tradition of our faith. It marks the beginning of Lent, ...

My precious little gal turned 3 years old yesterday: She's kind of tall, isn't she? Mike and I seem to produce these gigantic ch...

Afternoon all! I am always SO out of sorts when I'm out of routine, which I know is not a big surprise to you. *gentle snort* I took a f...

It's hard to believe, but my baby is two. *sniffle* She had a great day. She had balloons, pizza, cake, and babies to play with. S...

Well, despite my prevailing Negative Birthday Energy, I had a very nice birthday. It was a Monday, I was not off for President's Day, an...

A Lenten weekday. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Sigh. Yes, it's my birthday. I hate to be a bad sport, but I have c...

Henry's birthday is tomorrow (election day!) but somehow he's wound up with a week-long birthday celebration this year. Saturday, we...

Someone was obviously a hair sleepy upon party commencement. But she cheered considerably after seeing all of the people and wrapped gifts...

Exactly one year ago today, the day started off quite interesting . And there followed one of the most special days of my life . I've ...