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February 2009
Pregnancy Palette
Tuesday, 24 February 2009 4:41 A GMT-08
I haven't blogged very much about this third pregnancy. With only about 5 ½ weeks until the due date I have been amazed at the speed with which the weeks have passed. I have also been pleasantly surprised at just how smo
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Monday Musings 18
Monday, 23 February 2009 10:13 P GMT-08
"If a man is called to be a street cleaner, he should sweep the streets even as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, "H
Brown Soda Bread-An Irish Woman's Chocolate
Monday, 23 February 2009 5:40 A GMT-08
As part of my third timester nesting activities I find myself drawn to cooking and baking. I have been cooking up large batches of our staple family meals and freezing them, paying attention to how to carry out this task the most efficiently so that
Irish Homemade Chips and a Little Japanese Twist
Monday, 23 February 2009 4:42 A GMT-08
One of the last foods I missed from home when I moved to the States was good homemade chips. And I don't mean chips in the American sense of the word. Those we call crisps back home. Here in the States they are called French fries,
Not Just for Christmas Mince Pies
Monday, 23 February 2009 3:07 A GMT-08
Mince pies are one of my favorite Christmas comfort food that I adored as a child in Dublin. I started baking these mince pies after I moved to the States. I was inspired by the most delicious homemade mince pies made by James’ Dad, Ian. I have
Happy Birthday Pauline
Friday, 20 February 2009 10:10 A GMT-08
Pauline came around in the morning to have a birthday cup of tea and cookies with us. The girls haven’t seen her since before Christmas so they were so excited when she arrived. I didn’t think we’d make it out of the hallway this vi
Teanga Tuesday 6: How to Learn Any Language for Adults and Children
Tuesday, 17 February 2009 9:08 P GMT-08
Due to President's Day, there was no Spanish conversation class. Two weeks in a row that I have not attended. A little frustrating but couldn't be helped. I have been motoring along with my learning. This week I thought I'd outline how I've been appr
Monday Musings 17
Monday, 16 February 2009 10:03 P GMT-08
"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." -Vince Lombardi
Teanga Tuesday 5: Demonstrative Adjectives and La Bruja (a witch)
Tuesday, 10 February 2009 9:08 P GMT-08
I was unable to attend my Spanish conversation class last night. James had a meeting that came up in work and, although he tried very hard to reschedule it so I wouldn't miss my class, it wasn't to be. Even knowing on Sunday that I may not make it to
Monday Musings 16
Monday, 9 February 2009 10:03 P GMT-08
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other as though everything is a miracle." -Albert Einstein This has been a favorite quotation of mine for years. It reminds me that life is relative and we each
Respecting Our Little People
Friday, 6 February 2009 4:22 P GMT-08
This morning after we dropped Ashley to choir, Caitlin and I walked away from the music room and down the narrow corridor to leave the school. Another mother, having dropped her child off at choir too, came hurrying behind us. She was on Caitlin'
Teanga Tuesday 4: Questioning Spanish
Tuesday, 3 February 2009 9:09 P GMT-08
We had a very full weekend followed by a very full Monday. Yesterday I didn't have an opportunity to prepare the full blown translation of my weekend activities so I made two decisions: firstly, to still go to class even though I was tired and di
Monday Musings 15
Monday, 2 February 2009 10:03 P GMT-08
"I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing." -Agatha Christie Agatha Christie is one of my favorite authors.