Although my son THINKS he had the break with no homeschooling lessons for the past month, I'm pretty sure I'm the one who really enjoyed the time off from lesson plans and papers to grade. Monday, it is back to work as I come up with his Spring Semester work. I am, however, feeling a little premature nostalgia as this will be his LAST semester of school at home. After summer break, my youngest son will be starting college. The thought of all that extra time doesn't seem quite as sweet as it did in the days of toddlers, diapers, and first grade readers.
I do hope and plan to get more projects done along with finishing both my books. One book is complete except for one chapter which needs revising. The second book has all the notes at hand but has been organized up to Chapter 15 so far. If all attempts at publication fail, I will, at least, have a lot of memories and information for my children to enjoy down the road.
Children are heading back to college this week and we have that revolving door swinging again as they go back and forth to various destinations. Even as I type, we are waiting to hear back from friends about one, last get together before the bags get packed and the planes start taking off, again.
Time to get my recipes in better order and, perhaps, start a blog on cooking successes, attempts, and interesting links. I'm one of the breed that actually enjoys talking about cooking/baking as a social pasttime!
We've found a way to spend the first day of the New Year . . . cleaning house. Okay, we have an appointment for the annual termite inspection on Monday and want to make sure our termites are dusted off properly. Also have a roof repair to face this summer but with a forecast of more rain to come, that will have to wait. I'm not even going to tell you how much it may cost for a dental visit when there were no cavities but the dentist found 35 year old fillings that needed replacing. He didn't seem to believe me when I said that 35 year old fillings were impossible as I was sure I wasn't a day over 30!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year!
My daughter was just remembering a time when she read the book 1984 and realized it was already past 1984 as she was born in 1987 . . . and the world hadn't gone quite THAT bad yet. The years do dash by.
In spite of the bishop's 'ruling' that January first, the Solemnity of Mary, is NOT a Holy Day in this diocese, I plan on attending Mass. You have to wonder about a religious leader who actually makes life too easy on us spiritually when we all know that attaining the grace of Heaven is NOT an easy proposition! I guess 2011's resolution is for more prayers that our Church takes matters of Faith more seriously than getting involved in secular politics.
Finally, we have a pastor who realizes that excessive use of Extraordinary Ministers at daily Mass is a liturgical abuse not to mention totally unnecessary! Last week, we had about 30 people at Mass so the priest and the EM got to distribute Communion to all of 15 people each. Have to admit, however, most people took some humor in the look on an EM's face when she sauntered up, uninvited, to help distribute Communion and Father kindly gestured for her to go back to her seat.
Yeah, women on the altar do annoy me. They come up wearing their stretch pants and low-cut shirts and want us to respect their 'ministry'. You have to wonder, too, about the men and boys who will never get involved in their church because they are afraid to face the entourage of females who have this presider-wannabe mentality and a sense of being MORE equal than any man present.
Oops! Guess I have to maintain MORE custody of the eyes this coming year to avoid the circus so many females make of the Mass with their self-righteous participation and in-your-face attitude.
On a happy note, God has granted us another year to work our way and stay in His Graces.
A funny flash back to my school days when Sister said that by the 1990's the US could be overtaken by the Communists. Wonder what she would think about the US that is overtaken by the sins of legal abortion and perversion?
My thought is to take just enough of the past to plan our future. We shouldn't dwell on the mistakes of yesterday to any more of a degree that is necessary to make today better.
In spite of the bishop's 'ruling' that January first, the Solemnity of Mary, is NOT a Holy Day in this diocese, I plan on attending Mass. You have to wonder about a religious leader who actually makes life too easy on us spiritually when we all know that attaining the grace of Heaven is NOT an easy proposition! I guess 2011's resolution is for more prayers that our Church takes matters of Faith more seriously than getting involved in secular politics.
Finally, we have a pastor who realizes that excessive use of Extraordinary Ministers at daily Mass is a liturgical abuse not to mention totally unnecessary! Last week, we had about 30 people at Mass so the priest and the EM got to distribute Communion to all of 15 people each. Have to admit, however, most people took some humor in the look on an EM's face when she sauntered up, uninvited, to help distribute Communion and Father kindly gestured for her to go back to her seat.
Yeah, women on the altar do annoy me. They come up wearing their stretch pants and low-cut shirts and want us to respect their 'ministry'. You have to wonder, too, about the men and boys who will never get involved in their church because they are afraid to face the entourage of females who have this presider-wannabe mentality and a sense of being MORE equal than any man present.
Oops! Guess I have to maintain MORE custody of the eyes this coming year to avoid the circus so many females make of the Mass with their self-righteous participation and in-your-face attitude.
On a happy note, God has granted us another year to work our way and stay in His Graces.
A funny flash back to my school days when Sister said that by the 1990's the US could be overtaken by the Communists. Wonder what she would think about the US that is overtaken by the sins of legal abortion and perversion?
My thought is to take just enough of the past to plan our future. We shouldn't dwell on the mistakes of yesterday to any more of a degree that is necessary to make today better.
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