Happy New Year!!

The Christmas cards we wanted to send are now Happy New Year cards we want to mail by the end of this week.

Yowsers! Time sure does fly!

So does Mr. CD... 2 trips lately

I got on a plane for the first time since '99
What a weird thing it is for *everyone* to walk through security barefoot.
Things that make you go hmmm.

Good news abounds

-Molly the goat expecting a kid any day now
... home milking should be an adventure!
-Baby Dog is now officially Big Dog with a Real Name
...My, how that puppy has grown!
-School back in swing with
...2 reading and math whizzes
...one preschooler
...2 tag-a-longs
-The babies are going to turn 2 this year!
...UNBELIEVABLE Did I mention time flies?
-Card business running full steam ahead
-Blogged on other interests
...in hiatus, scheduled to resume during Lent
-Going to have a huge "garage sale" soon

Got back in touch with several friends, hoping to do more of that this year!

end of the state of conviviality address

Want a glass of milk?

Watch this First (~ 10 Minutes )

Kindof old news (1998?).. but it re-confirms what we already know - lying to the public is not an issue. I'm not totally surprised - I'm just surprised to hear it so simply and factually laid out from the news corporation's own employees that 'profit is truth.'

And before you play the "Fox news" card - take a look at the Amicus Curiae. Lots of news companies chipped a quarter in the bucket.

Gregorian - Heroes (Live at MDR)

Video WARNING

The video I posted below
SHOULD NOT BE WATCHED ANYWHERE IN THE VACINITY of CHILDREN

You have been warned

Also, last year, B had a classmate with one very clever Mommy.
The Mommy told her daughter that flipping the bird means, "I DON'T LOVE GOD!"

Ain't it the truth!

S

Children Learn What They Live

Children Learn What They Live


I'll admit, the first two got me a bit, being a communication junkie and smoker, but the rest of them...

It reminds me of a plaque my Mom had when I was little:


CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE

It also reminds me to get to know people before prejudging their behavior.

We have a lot of this video going on in my little town.

My Christmas prayer will be for peace, and love, to permeate our town this and every year.

May peace and love take root, as the mustard seed. May the children affected by anger, pain, greed, despair, and poverty of all kinds be blessed. May they recognize that the faculty and staff at their school love them deeply and unconditionally.

Video hat tip to Gerard. To him and his lovely wife, I say:

There is a need for you and others like you everywhere. God bless you in your endeavors!

Adeste Fideles going LIVE in 5,4,3,2...

Well, not really. The start date for the relaunch of our Catholic greeting and gift company is slated for Epiphany, 2007. That is a season, rather than a date, so it gives me a little wiggle room to get groovin'.

However, our homepage is up.

Also, the Cafe Press site I've been lettin languish for nearly 3 years is decked out for Christmas.

That means there are really cool things for you to purchase LOL

Nah, you don't have to buy anything, but if you like what you see, please spread the word!

Sales now might just mean a trip to the Catholic Marketing Network Convention next month in Birmingham Alabama!

If we don't make it next year, we're definitely going in '08!

So... pray for us! We've been trying to pull this together since before we knew we were expecting #3.

Thank you Brian!

 Thanks to Bri for suggesting Picasa! I'm lovin' it!

The Web Album is HERE!