but my whole stage fright thing is setting in.  I hate being the center of attention for anything, and I am already dreading having to get up in front of the congregation tomorrow.  I hope there is no standing up on the altar or anything like that – that way even though I’m standing in…

After weeks of worrying, planning, deciding, and determining, Granuaile’s Christening is just two days away.  This will be our last big party for a while – at least until Brighid graduates high school, and then I don’t know what kind of shindig she’ll want.  We chose a caterer based on the deliciousness (is that a…

I have what is commonly refered to as Poker Straight hair.  My sister Megan has what is commonly referred to as Poker Straight hair.  My sister Bean, however, always had dark, wavy hair.  As she got older, and as her tumor got worse, the hair went from a nice, soft, wavy type of hair to…

Brighid got a letter in the mail a few weeks ago from the prep school she will be attending in September.  They invited her to take a test to see if she qualified to enter their Honors program in English and History.  She is totally psyched about the test, since English is her very best…

…and the next thing we know, there are three Spanish speaking homosexuals gracing our TV set.  There are dangers to teaching children new things, and as parents of a 13 year old, you would think we would have learned this long before we started teaching things to our 4 year old. We were sitting around…

Jim is only on vacation for two more days, then the weekend, before he goes back to work and deserts me with three children!   It’s been so nice not to have to do every overnight feeding, and to have time during the day to pump in peace, answer some email, post on my blog,…

With my dad being so sick, my Aunt Joan came down this weekend to visit him.  She found time to make a stop in to see Granuaile, and it was such a nice visit!!   She came with a broken foot, but thank goodness she was able to get up the steps into the house.…

My mother offered last week to watch all three of my children one night during this week when I was feeling better so that Jim could take me out to dinner to celebrate the birth of Granuaile.  We talked about going to a movie and hitting a local restaurant, but timing didn’t work out so…

Not good news today from Ann, my stepmom.  My dad has been put in the ICU at Lourdes.  In his two weeks at the nursing home, he has apparently suffered a heart attack without them being aware of it.  Ann had a verbal altercation with several staffers at the home, with mention of him not…

Gracie and I both had doctors’ appointments today!   I had to go back for a blood pressure check at my ob/gyn’s office.  Marianne, the nurse practitioner that I see most often, had asked me to bring the baby next time, and she did the usual oohing and aahing over her – especially this head…