Hi! I’m Catherine Boucher
I'm a Catholic homeschooling mother of six. My husband, Philip, is a pediatrician, and we've been married for 14 years. I created the podcast, While You Were Folding, to continue the conversations about things that matter in domestic life. I've learned a lot (usually in messy or painful ways), and I have so much more to learn! I hope you'll get in touch and that I can feature your voice on a future episode of the podcast.
Catholic After-School Programs
I am so excited to share information about some solid, Catholic programs for youth! Let's quickly get the bad news out of the way. Not all after-school programs are created equal. I would take that a step further and say that not all after-school programs have...
read more"How's it going?"
Here is a story of a little social experiment from 2007. It made me reflect on my time living in Spain, the beautiful people that I met there, and what they have to teach us crazy Americans about living. "In Washington DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January...
read more“How’s it going?”
Here is a story of a little social experiment from 2007. It made me reflect on my time living in Spain, the beautiful people that I met there, and what they have to teach us crazy Americans about living. "In Washington DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January...
read moreLittle Moments at Home
Janie the Dinosaur helping me put dishes awayJanie (Tinkerbell) wearing her patchTinkerbell helping empty the dryerPicking up Monty's toys that she dumped all over the floorTalking and eating booksGiving Mom the stink eye when I told her she had to clean up the Play...
read moreTaking Good Advice
I wrote a few weeks ago about our struggles to get through Mass with two children under two. Since then, a friend who is a mother of four shared a story. An older man came up to her one day after Mass and commended her for bringing her young children. He told her...
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