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About a month ago, David caught a caterpillar when we were on a walk. Gregs pushed the little guy in his cart the entire way home, and then we put the caterpillar into a jar. Not long after, it turned completely white and the next day it made a cocoon. On Holy Saturday, I noticed [...]
Since our Easter/Pascha service is in the middle of the night on Saturday, our parish always gets together for an afternoon picnic at a beautiful local park. We began with the Agape Vespers service. We also had the joy of doing naming prayers for our friends’ new baby boy. The meal is a potluck, so [...]
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!
Until we become Eastern Orthodox Christians, I had no idea that the Eastern Orthodox celebrate Easter/Pascha on a different day than other churches. I recently read THIS online, and it helped to clarify why we celebrate on different dates. Even though many of us may not be celebrating together, may your celebration of the Resurrection [...]
I heard David yelling from his room that there was an explosion of water on the road. Of course, I ran to the front door to see what in the world was going on. It turns out that the water district needed to let loose a little bit of pressure. The kids had such fun [...]
This skirt is so easy and comfortable! Just find an old T-shirt in the size that fits you best. I used one of the many XL T-shirts my husband has gotten from conferences. If you are smaller, you could use a M or L. How to Make the 15-Minute T-Shirt Skirt 1. Lay the T-shirt [...]
I made a skirt for Charitina, but I didn’t like the length. So, I decided to sew the skirt to an old t-shirt to create a dress. She loves it! I actually made the following skirt out of the bed-skirt that used to go with Charitina’s bed. It is basically a wrap-around with an elastic [...]
A certain eleven month old slept through the night for the very first time last night… … while someone else woke up every hour after 1am, then officially woke up at 4:30am and never went back to sleep. What are the chances?!
It had not occurred to me that I could use one of my favorite photos to create a greeting card until I received a code for 10 free cards from Shutterfly (I did have to pay for shipping and taxes, though). Now I have 10 cards with my photo coming in the mail. 5×7 Folded [...]
Monday was Gregory’s namesday; his patron is St Gregory the Great also called St Gregory the Dialogist or St Gregoy, Pope of Rome. We celebrated at the home of his godparents. The children and I made a candle to bring to with us to the dinner. We used the beeswax from Ambrose’s namesday. It has [...]
