DRAT!!

I made the virtuous decision 2 days ago NOT to open the presents from Oregon until my shower tomorrow. . .then I thought I might just take a peek. . .I saw TISSUE PAPER!! Lots of Tissue paper wrapped around the gift inside!

Complaining to Sondra about the wrap job that was too thorough to get through easily she responded, "Sound like Teresa knows you well." HAHA!

Can't wait till tomorrow!
I love my friends!!

For Erin

I can't remember where I stopped in my "trip abck East" retrospective--and I can't go check because I'm sneaking in some pre-schooling blogging. The girls are getting started--but if they find out I'm blogging they will not get any work done. . .this is worse than being on the phone while homeschooling!!

Anyway--my new friend Erin commented on one of the Easter posts. Thank you Erin!! Erin and her husband were the messangers of God who took in a family of 7 whose van totally died in Montana. We had met them at Mass, and discovered some connections (St. John's and Thomas Aquinas, not to mention pro-life medical connections). We died the second time mere miles from their home, were able to limp to their driveway, buy a new truck with the help of the used car-dealer neighbor across the street, and have our 5 slip into play time easily with their 7. At one point it was hard for Erin and I to tell little Joseph and Thaddeus apart. I think we brought home the right one--he answers to his name anyway!!

So--here's to Erin! God Bless her, her family, and new baby Daniel!!
Also--Erin, please email me at edblouin1021@yahoo.com so we can communicate privately.

6 things are easier than 25

6 Things you may not know about me:
1. I'm not naturally organized, but I use a careful, strict, homeschooling plan with the children, so I can have the comfort of checking off the things they need to do.

2. I hate Jigsaw puzzles. My poor sister-in-law made us a nice puzzle saving roll of felt with a really hard puzzle several years ago. I wanted to throw-up when John started it. It collected dust for 4 years until I finally snuck it out of the house.

3. I have no siblings with whom I share 2 parents by blood.

4. Maybe I'm trying to make up for this by having as many children as possible who have the same parents, and a stable family life.

5. I get very upset if someone tries to play a game, any game, without following the rules. I'll get very quiet, non-responsive, and walk away. So if you ever want me to shut-up, you know what to do.

6. I have a devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Mary. Meditating on them gives me strength and comfort.

Harmony

Courtenay

Brooke

Lisa

Darcy who tagged me
but she doesn't count I guess

Melanie

and Jennifer

Little Flowers

We went to a wedding. We got dressed up. Thaddeus played with his "girl" Anne. In my eyes, they and the other sweet babies, were the most beautiful flowers present.

Funniest Card Ever

Go to Danielle Bean (link to the right) and check out the funnies card. I was gaffawing!!!

Hope everone had a happy mother's day!

Quiet, We are Hunting Hobbits

Some random shots of our vacation to the coast with friends. We went on the "Hobbit Hike". At first we were out to hunt the hapless hobbits, then remembered how hospitable and humble hobbits are, so sought only to say hello.
Also a great picture of Hail in April by MC.

Girly Girls

I'm not an apologetic kind of person. Not that I don't apologize when I've made a mistake. . .rather that I don't apologize for the things I am not, or choose to not do. It's one of the ways I am decidedly NOT Canadian. (Canadians apologize for everything.)

In this vein, I am not an interior decorator. The army of lovely women who decorated my house three and half years ago can attest to that! It's just not something I'm good at or want to spend time on--though I do appreciate a lovely room.

Enter LISA. LISA is an interior decorator. Really. Once all her kids are grown she may even make regular $ at it. Lisa does really nice things like designing pretty rooms for her daughter. She does even nicer things like designing a new pretty room for her daughter when the old pretty room becomes boring/childish/old news. This is mind boggleing to me. If my daughters ever got a "designed" room from me it would be such a miracle they would not expect it to happen again in their lifetimes!

But the BEST part about Lisa is that she would pack-up all the movable parts of the old room and send it to some deprived girls on the other side of the country. TAHNK YOU LISA (and Betsy!)>

Jane Austin

All girlfriends must take this quiz! I have such happy memories of Jane Austin and girlfriends--marathons with Janasa. Cinema viewing with Sondra and others. . .so fun!

I'm Elizabeth Bennet. Who are you?!

Email

goodyallie@comcast.net

Write me and I'll reply with our street address.
I really do miss you all.

Hello out there!

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LOVE YOU ALL!