First Week of School :: August 17, 2012

1.  We officially kicked off our school week on Wednesday.  We enjoyed going to mass and then to one of our favorite places for breakfast.  This was the best back to school shot of the crew I could get.  Jacob looks excited doesn’t he?   2.  He makes up for his lack of enthusiasim on […]

Feast of the Assumption

Happy Feast of the Assumption! Today is the first official day of our 2012-2013 school year.We are kicking off the day by going to mass and then out to breakfast with the “principal”.  We will spend part of the afternoon learning more about this beautiful feast day, coloring reading, and just getting into a more […]

Guest Post :: Planning our Homeschool Days

*editors note – blogger is not cooperating with the planner photos today! Please go visit Sanctus Simplicitus to view the planner pages, they are beautiful and really will add so much to your school year this year! The Holy Simplicity Planner – A traditional Catholic Planner for living the Liturgical Year Jennifer has so graciously […]

10 Things I Love About Being Catholic

Maybe it’s a combination of Lent and Preparing for Total Consecration that has me thinking about how grateful I am to be part of the Catholic Church.  Here are 10 things I love about being Catholic! Photo Source Besides the first reason, Jesus in the Eucharist, the rest are in no particular order.1.  Jesus in […]

Homeschool Mother’s Journal :: Greeks & Pickleball {3/16/2012}

In our homeschool this week…Our week chugged right along nicely.  We had a sick day on Thursday, but we’re back at it for today. Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…a couple of weeks ago I asked for some resources to help with the Greek Myths we are talking about.  Both Laurie and Tiffany recommended […]

First Holy Communion Resources

I have shared in a previous post about some of the resources we have used to help the children prepare for their First Holy Communion.  This year Anna is preparing for this beautiful sacrament.  She has already done her first reconciliation, {and her second!}, now we are working towards receiving Holy Communion.We ordered the dress, […]