tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.comments2023-04-15T03:39:21.183-07:00 Summa MommaChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04522003081957108171noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-74100320417876457642014-04-01T10:32:11.600-07:002014-04-01T10:32:11.600-07:00What a great dino lesson!!! Gabriel just sat in my...What a great dino lesson!!! Gabriel just sat in my lap, totally captivated by Sofie! :) I especially love the part where she says, "they were closely related to dirt." hahahaStephanie Kunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586337442160000738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-60965256078890161742014-03-28T05:01:52.470-07:002014-03-28T05:01:52.470-07:00Sophie is the best. Sophie is the best. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070437236061501336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-19763958381649975772014-03-27T18:00:26.981-07:002014-03-27T18:00:26.981-07:00I am dying of cuteness over here. Oh my!I am dying of cuteness over here. Oh my!Mary Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006895615941622010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-17524263292149098062014-03-26T08:52:27.265-07:002014-03-26T08:52:27.265-07:00Check out my latest post!Check out my latest post!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04522003081957108171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-20349602734708886342014-03-26T06:36:43.414-07:002014-03-26T06:36:43.414-07:00I think they are adorable. I would love to make th...I think they are adorable. I would love to make these for my grandchildren. Would you consider making a pattern and selling it? I think there is a big Catholic audience for these if you market them.momof5https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445815133786058047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-68551631978263168092014-03-25T06:41:41.764-07:002014-03-25T06:41:41.764-07:00I like what you said: "If I was going to find...I like what you said: "If I was going to find her unintelligible anyway, I might as well picture her as an unintelligible sister. Or a friend. Or a mother." This is a really good way to think about it!<br /><br />I haven't read either Ss. Therese or Catherine book, but I did read a little bit of the Summa and felt like you felt about these two. I love his prayers (Adoro Te Devote and Pange Lingua, the St. Thomas student prayer --are there more?), and reading Chesterton's somewhat whimsical biography of him, but actually reading his major work was tough. I think I love St. Thomas much more than I love reading St. Thomas.<br /><br />In college we celebrate the Feast of St. Thomas at the Catholic Center. At the weekly undergrad dinner we'd bring down his statue and pray the student's prayer and make a St. Thomas Cake. We'd also have non-official events. The "old guard" threw a fancy dinner where we read interesting excerpts of his work. When Phil and I took over, we threw a St. Thomas Pancake Breakfast. St. Thomas would have approved.<br /><br />What a shame we stopped doing that! Things just crept up on us these past two years. Maybe next year...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070437236061501336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-60060821401190068112014-03-22T08:24:30.299-07:002014-03-22T08:24:30.299-07:00I love the roses on St. Rose of Lima's head! T...I love the roses on St. Rose of Lima's head! These are adorable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-42693645574844399822014-03-21T19:08:01.091-07:002014-03-21T19:08:01.091-07:00I was trying to decide which was the best and then...I was trying to decide which was the best and then I saw Maximilian Kolbe - he's amazing! Nancy/n.o.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870024363382414106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-85893779050625832212014-03-21T10:49:42.207-07:002014-03-21T10:49:42.207-07:00Ah, these are adorable! LOVE your Lucy and Brigid ...Ah, these are adorable! LOVE your Lucy and Brigid especially :DHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162985502341523594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-17417323932771123982014-03-21T09:32:21.721-07:002014-03-21T09:32:21.721-07:00Also, I would obviously like to purchase one of th...Also, I would obviously like to purchase one of those St. Maximilian dolls & St. Gerard if you can manage it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01688401440520935809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-37436750273929324302014-03-21T09:25:38.405-07:002014-03-21T09:25:38.405-07:00As i said before, yes!! They are freaking adorable...As i said before, yes!! They are freaking adorable!! Has brita seen these? She loves these kinds of dolls... not to mention our affinity for felt. I will msg her the link.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01688401440520935809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-37362586017168668942014-03-21T08:06:27.909-07:002014-03-21T08:06:27.909-07:00The dryer?The dryer?Artful Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03628871402366113431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-15197675754750993482014-03-20T17:15:04.533-07:002014-03-20T17:15:04.533-07:00The refrigerator?The refrigerator?Catholic Grammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10759408320284765310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-51405321254288179182014-03-20T13:30:14.887-07:002014-03-20T13:30:14.887-07:00Love this! Thank you!!!Love this! Thank you!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01688401440520935809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-74491407768171814182014-03-17T07:37:35.153-07:002014-03-17T07:37:35.153-07:00Oh my goodness. I feel so blessed to have the swee...Oh my goodness. I feel so blessed to have the sweetest family EVER. I love you all!<br /><br />Also, I first read this on my phone when Gabriel was falling asleep in my arms. I promptly put him down in his room and left so I could go laugh out loud. This story is so great.Stephanie Kunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586337442160000738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-39872127033576554692014-03-16T20:02:51.054-07:002014-03-16T20:02:51.054-07:00Too cute! Prayers for speedy recovery for "A...Too cute! Prayers for speedy recovery for "Aunt Seffie!"Mary Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006895615941622010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-16922742401394863282014-03-14T07:59:59.129-07:002014-03-14T07:59:59.129-07:00AHHHHHHHHHHH I'm SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...AHHHHHHHHHHH I'm SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So precious!!! Gabriel is so blessed to have such a crafty Godmother. ;)Stephanie Kunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586337442160000738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-31231493206520758352014-03-13T10:19:25.983-07:002014-03-13T10:19:25.983-07:00OH P.S. You should come visit us sometime during t...OH P.S. You should come visit us sometime during the first weekend of a month. On the first Sunday of each month the Carmelite monastery is open to the public so you can venerate the relics I mentioned! They don't know if the relics will remain here indefinitely but I was told that this first Sunday of the month thing will remain true for the rest of 2014. ;)Stephanie Kunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586337442160000738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-53617901595384671952014-03-13T10:17:50.634-07:002014-03-13T10:17:50.634-07:00I'm probably no help because the thought of ch...I'm probably no help because the thought of choosing a religious name is so overwhelming to me. All the choices you listed here are great for different reasons. BUT, I had no idea you liked Bl. Zelie Martin so much! We just got to venerate relics of her, her husband, and St. Therese a couple weekends ago! I plan to write about it on my blog soon. I think Zelie is such a beautiful name (and of course I love that she and Louis are one of I think only two married couples to be beatified). How soon do you have to choose??Stephanie Kunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586337442160000738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-56015047653473054442014-03-13T10:04:17.710-07:002014-03-13T10:04:17.710-07:00Awww love you! Glad I could help! Awww love you! Glad I could help! Stephanie Kunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586337442160000738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-12693324777890003932014-03-11T16:55:50.528-07:002014-03-11T16:55:50.528-07:00i really want karol in my name but sr. maria karol...i really want karol in my name but sr. maria karol is already taken so lately i've been loving sr. karol joseph or sr. karol therese. but that might be a mouthful...polish + french names combined?!<br /><br />i also really love latin names. Cora Christi for the sacred heart!<br /><br />that's so cool lay dominicans take names, i didn't know that. and the wannabe hipster in me is filing zelie in my cache of potential names...i don't think there's any sisters in nashville with zelie in their name!<br /><br />okay. thanks for the opportunity to fangirl over OPs and religious names ;)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07037637558953886403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-26857223186696982492014-03-11T13:48:32.383-07:002014-03-11T13:48:32.383-07:00So cute! I think they came out wonderfully. When...So cute! I think they came out wonderfully. When I first looked at them, I just assumed you'd tilted the one angel's head to make it look like she was looking upward! Mary Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006895615941622010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-30341508815751451102014-03-11T06:28:24.595-07:002014-03-11T06:28:24.595-07:00Hi Christina! So happy to be reconnecting with yo...Hi Christina! So happy to be reconnecting with you via your blog!<br /><br />We have a similar approach to TV. I feel like it's been creeping closer to that over an hour a day limit we had set for ourselves, but it is the end of a very long, very cooped up winter so I remind myself not to be too hard on ourselves and that soon that extra TV time will disappear with outdoor adventures and playtime again!<br /><br />We watch a lot of Curious George - available on Netflix. I also like that it is not too busy or overly animated. We really love Word World and Super Why! for early literacy lessons. They are both computer animated, but I think Word World is done really well. The stories in Super Why! aren't my favorite, but the lessons they incorporate are. Word World is available through Amazon Prime, but you need to purchase episodes. We've bought whole seasons we like it that much. Super Why! is available on Netflix. Is there any chance you and Andy have a Roku? You can sample some of the World World episodes/clips on the PBS Kids channel. Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is another popular show in the Maher house these days. It's an animated offshoot of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood and has great sung one sentence lessons that are repeated over two 10-15 minutes episodes (ex. "Making something is one way to say, I love you!" or "When you have to go potty, stop! And go right away! Flush and wash and be on your way!" or "First you get a turn, and then I get it back!")<br /><br />I'm not sure if these shows will meet the Valenzeula ladies' tastes, so let me know what you think!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379079792035082034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-76614152403854032232014-03-11T06:14:22.712-07:002014-03-11T06:14:22.712-07:00Bahahaha I love that idea, too!!! But now I'm ...Bahahaha I love that idea, too!!! But now I'm thinking about knitting with soggy yarn and that makes me shudder a little. Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04522003081957108171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3957138851201352944.post-55121217774687889462014-03-10T10:21:15.097-07:002014-03-10T10:21:15.097-07:00Amazing! Amazing! Stephanie Kunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586337442160000738noreply@blogger.com