Life of a Catholic Librarian

Summer means a few things for me, though really, for everybody. Thing #1 is that routines change. The mornings with the kids bear no resembl...

Long time readers of this blog may know that I really love birds. I love listening to them, I love watching them, I love observing their fea...

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...

Encouraging title, no? For your amusement, we have the scene at the home of the Catholic Librarian Sunday morning, approximately 20 minutes ...

Hello all! Reporting in from the sick bay. :) I'm doing very well though. Much better than last time . There's certainly something t...

I always aim to be funny on this blog, but let me just start out on a serious note by saying that I had an absolutely *fantastic* Thanksgivi...

The children have been particularly active lately ("No Honey, don't do THAT!") and it got me to thinking about the parenting...

Obviously, there are many. But this is a big one, in my opinion. Last night, Mike and I were innocently reading in bed, prior to falling asl...

Ever since I went back to work, and Mike started working full time as well, it's been a struggle to keep up with the housework. Especial...

...are CRAZY these days, with both kids after Mike has gone to work. After nursing Anne (7:20) (and having to *wake her up* to do so, doesn...

Mike has to leave for work at 6:30 am, so I'm on my own when the kids wake up. It'll actually be nice next week when I have to get u...

I've mentioned this before: the stay-at-home life is no walk in the park. And yesterday was the first day that I was home with both kids...

"Hank, do you have to go to the bathroom?" "NO!!" *glare of indignation* "I went on Wednesday." "Ho...

It's quite shocking, really. But yet we persevere. "Hank, Honey, we're going to start working on you wiping yourself after you ...

When you have young children, you quickly accept that you will now discuss bodily functions that normally I don't admit to ever doing my...

What would that sign be? Wait for it... Evenings are tough right now. With Anne now just over 2 weeks old, she's getting into that ...

I'm 8 months pregnant, so, you know, I'm emotional. I think this goes with the territory. :) And lately, my nesting instinct has kic...

So, I'm moving. Offices, that is. For some time, the library that I work at has been changing. The arts/humanities and social sciences p...

I know that I complain quite a bit about the rest rooms here at work, but I can't help it. This is a serious quality of life issue, peop...

I just got back from a long weekend visiting my sister in Charlotte, North Carolina. I've never been to North Carolina before, so I got...