It’s taken until my 4th kid to actually attend a multi-school tournament in a high school gym! Bridget was very excited to compete in the Stacking Cups Competition on Saturday. She proudly wore her school t-shirt for the event, but we unfortunately had to leave before she could get her participant ribbon or medal, because we were off to the First Holy Communion Rehearsal. It was a great experience for her and she was happy to be a part of the St Brendan team.
Stacking, Confession, Ice Cream, Communion, Weapons, Awards and Road Trip
May 29, 2014 by 3 Comments
7 Obscure Ways to Celebrate First Holy Communion
May 22, 2014 by 2 Comments
Let the First Communicant wear a First Communion dress crocheted by the Pope’s cousin.
It’s true. Bridget will be wearing our family First Communion dress. It’s not satiny or even very long like the other girls’ First Communion dresses, but it was lovingly made by our adopted-Grandma Elizabeth, married to the first cousin of St John Paul II.
Mid-May Quick Takes
May 15, 2014 by 2 Comments
Announcing the WINNERS of the Prayer Pillowcases Giveaway!
Congrats to Jennifer and Ellen S:
Which TWO Prayer Pillowcases will YOU choose?
What an awesome surprise! Kendra from Catholic All Year and her family got redirected to Toronto and I managed to get out to the airport to meet the family!
Thinking Outside the Sacrament Gift Box
May 8, 2014 by 1 Comment
It’s Sacrament Season again!
My Godson makes his First Holy Communion this Saturday and my daughter Bridget makes hers in 2 weeks!
Last year, I posted the Cool To Be Catholic Sacrament Gifts,
but I have discovered a couple more awesome products that I’d love to introduce you too!
Celebration Time! 7 Quick Takes!
May 1, 2014 by 1 Comment
Kelly Saints Stamps: Converted 2 Catholic Classics
April 10, 2014 by 17 Comments
NEW Cathletics Craft Kit released! Convert your favorite boardgames to be CATHOLIC with the Kelly Saints Stamps Converted 2 Catholic Classics Craft Kit!
I’m sure I’ll be posting more detail about the over 15 ways to use this kit…but for now I’ll give you 7 Quick Peeks!
All I Really Need to Know about Blogging…
April 3, 2014 by 4 Comments
I learned this week.
As recently as yesterday, I was considering replacing my blog with scrolls sent out by couriers on horseback: a little more expensive, but hardly any plugin or hosting problems.
Thanks to Cyndi for this link: Medieval Helpdesk with English Subtitles
7 Things to do with Wooden Painted Saints
March 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Recently, I painted our family members using the same little wooden dolls I paint for the Wooden Painted Saints. The kids have been enjoying playing with the whole collection of saints and family members and we have found them in various predicaments…in every corner of the house.
7 Most Unappreciated Craft Kits
March 20, 2014 by 1 Comment
No, Mom…not a shameless plug of our 7 most unappreciated Craft Kits…
Afraid so.
Here are some of our coolest Catholic Crafts (I thought!)…that haven’t received much attention!
Advent and Lent Quest now has THREE different themed paper chain link sets: one with family prayer challenges, another with Year of Faith Catechism and another with Saint biographies. Despite its’ name, Advent and Lent Quest is great all-Liturgical Season-round and can be used as a countdown (or count-up?) activity towards Christmas, Easter or ANY favorite Feast Day! In fact…this craft kit will be GREAT for the continuous stream of celebrations for the 50 Days of Easter! Keep the Season going with Advent and Lent Quest!
7 Quick Firsts
March 13, 2014 by 1 Comment
With 5 kids from almost 18 years down to almost 4 years, we can experience a range of ‘firsts’ all in one week!
Emily and I went to our first concert together: Sting and Paul Simon!
