Life of a Catholic Librarian

Hi all! Gosh, it's been a busy week. A pretty good week, mind you, though I have to admit that I feel a little what I term "wimpy....

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

My evening yesterday: Mike is teaching, Tiffany is making dinner for the kids. Henry is playing a video game in our home office, and Anne ...

Aren't you all just simmering with excitement. :0 Lots happening, let's see...I suppose we should just start with Friday: My fac...

I'm back, and I'm certain that you all missed me, just as I missed you. :) Read on for a 4th of July weekend recap! Essentially th...

...do YOU have enough yarn?! I know I do. Whenever I'm snowed in, I want to make sure that I have: (a) enough to knit; (b) enough ...

(1) My kids are very cute. I mean, look at their little faces. Actual Henry conversation from last night: "If Mommy makes a speci...

My Downton Abbey discs still haven't shipped. MEWING! *sighs* I may or may not have just gone into my order and changed the shipping...

Ok, so I'll get to Anne in a moment. I read day 2 of my 33 Days to Morning Glory retreat, and I have to tell you gentle reader, that I a...

At the home of the Catholic Librarian this morning... *Anne strolls into living room wearing no pants* "Oh, you took your pants off...

When you're the parent of a young child, the word 'poo' comes up in your everyday conversations with alarming frequency. You als...

I had a very, very busy weekend, but a happy one :) My solo choreography is really coming along, and I received the items I ordered to make ...

So, finally, for the first time yesterday, Hank told us that he had to go poo on the potty, and then went and did it. Words cannot express h...

I'll be able to relay my daily goings-on without having them dominated by the bathroom habits of my 3 year old. *sighs* Overall, I had a...

This is what Hank announced to me as I came in the door from work yesterday. Given that the only Iron Man Hank owns is on his sneakers, I im...

Well, I had a pretty nice weekend. We worked with Hank a lot on the potty, and did have a few successes. Granted, they were successes that t...

Well, we're persisting and Hank is still complaining. But I'm hoping (please God) that the consistency will have a stinky end result...

Yes, this is potty training a toddler. Only the strongest will survive. Hank is now 3 years old. We introduced him to the potty back when he...

This was my favorite line from my class Friday night. It is referring, of course, to our ever present nemesis, the veil: "now remember,...