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.
Christmas Mass and the Prodigal Son’s Older Brother
You can find my monthly column over at CatholicMom today. It's called "Christmas Mass and the Prodigal Son's Older Brother." Head on over to check it out! The Prodigal Son, sketch by...
read moreDecember Happiness Project Resolutions
December 5th.I am thinking about so many things today...I'm feeling so scatterbrained. At this time last year, I had just seen this: I took that test one month to the day after we lost Therese. What a roller coaster ride of emotions! Rather than revisit all of...
read moreWhat a whirlwind of a week!
I'm feeling uninspired this Friday afternoon, so I thought I'd share picture highlights of the week. Raking leaves with Dad. This picture epitomizes how the world must feel to a 2-year-old. He's working soooooo hard with that little rake, and he feels like he's not...
read moreHappiness Project: November Resolutions Progress Report
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, read about Our Happiness Project.Here's Our November Happiness Project Resolutions Progress Report:October Resolutions UpdateExerciseWe both completely fell off the bandwagon with this resolution. I've been battling a sore...
read moreWhat We Had for Dinner: Beef and Bean Chile Verde, Skinny Cilantro Lime Rice, & Clementines
I thought I'd share our easy weeknight dinner from last night.We had Beef and Bean Chile Verde over skinny cilantro lime rice (you know, like that fabulous burrito joint makes?).We always double the rice recipe to make equal amounts of the chile & rice.Meal...
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