Hello Flo – My Take on the "First Moon Party" Commercial
There's an online campaign called "Hello Flo" designed to help women navigate the waters from their first period to menopause. I'm thrilled to see a group dedicated to demystifying these times of transition for women, but I'm troubled by their commercial called,...
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Have you seen the latest ad campaign designed to help girls navigate the winding road of becoming a woman? Check it out. The campaign is called Hello Flo, and there's a silly commercial to accompany the website. From "First Moon Party" commercialThe gist of the...
read moreAdventures in Potty Training With Walt
I kept putting off potty training with Walt for one reason or another. He wasn't ready last May when he turned 2, so I said, "We'll just wait until after we have this baby (Harry) in August." Then, we had the craziness of newborn life coupled with Jane starting...
read moreFun in the Sun
I love the summer! After a long, long winter, it is so much fun to get everyone outside as much as possible.The other night, Jane and Walt ran around in the sprinkler and played with the water table after dinner. Meanwhile, Philip mowed the front lawn, Harry had a...
read moreRead, Pray, and Please Make This Go Viral!
Faithful blog readers, remember my dear friend, Amanda Teixeira? Back in December, we wrote a series on the cross of infertility. (If you didn't have a chance to read it, head on back to read Amanda's words. She does such a great job of explaining what it's like...
read moreRandom Picture Recap
Thought I'd share a few pictures of what we've been up to since the big move.Playing on the parish playground. Did I mention our new parish is a leisurely five minute stroll from our home? GLORIOUS!Walt, our Very Hungry Caterpillar at the Lincoln ZooAnother...
read more6 Years Ago Today
6 years ago today, Philip and I were on our honeymoon in Rome. What a way to start a marriage, huh? Not only were we in Rome, but we were getting our marriage blessed by Pope Benedict XVI at a Wednesday audience in St. Peter's Square. (I wrote another post about...
read moreWhat's missing?
Below is a picture of our new family room. Can you find what's missing?It's actually a trick question because we don't think the room is missing anything. I was hoping you'd notice that the family room doesn't have a television. Did you? We're not finished...
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Below is a picture of our new family room. Can you find what's missing?It's actually a trick question because we don't think the room is missing anything. I was hoping you'd notice that the family room doesn't have a television. Did you? We're not finished...
read moreHelp a Decorating Challenged Girl Create an Oratory
I've been inspired by this summer book club, "Summer in the Little Oratory," to create our own "little oratory." An oratory is just a fancy word for a dedicated prayer space. As my friend Lisa Schmidt says, it's all about "bringing the monastic into my domestic."...
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