Posts Tagged “2015 school year”

Exctracurricular

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Faith Group (Teaching) Sunday School Jiu Jitsu Cub Scouts Boy Scouts Coding Club Robotics Club Youth Group Gymnastics Tutoring Math Olympiad Swim Lessons Piano Lessons Irish Dance Altar Server/Lector/Eucharistic Minister I’m not counting band because that happens during lunchtime at school.

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Menu Versus List

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I came up with a dinner menu for the week, and a list of groceries that we needed in order to have said menu items. It should be noted that all items here are vegetarian. Sunday: Baked Ziti Monday: Chicken Nuggets Tuesday: Stew Wednesday: Chili Thursday: Stir Fry Friday: Fish & Chips Saturday: Pizza After…

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Of Talking Dinosaurs

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Of Talking Dinosaurs

I took the kids to see The Good Dinosaur this afternoon. It was good. I understand that many critics are giving it mediocre reviews. I think this is because they are comparing it to Inside Out, rather than letting it stand on its own merits. I had talked previously about Ciarán’s fear of a movie…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11-27-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11-27-15

Surprisingly, only a couple of pictures, despite the Thanksgiving holiday. Earlier this week I caught Tevye “reading”. And yesterday I caught him getting the camera off the table. Kyle came over for Thanksgiving dinner. This was the only good picture from the whole evening. Every other one was blurry because either people or the camera…

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Cooking Timeline

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Because there are several items that need to be in the oven simultaneously, there is a bit of coordination that needs to take place in order for them all to be ready at the same time. Thankfully there are two things that help immensely in this regard. The first is many if not most of…

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Pie Down

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Pie Down

This was the year we were going to have three pies. Usually we do two, but this year was going to be different. A big chunk of the day was spent preparing the fillings and working the pie crust from scratch. Yes, that’s right. From scratch. And it was a pain in the … alright,…

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First Reconcilliation

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First Reconcilliation

Today was Ciárán’s First Reconciliation. First Communion will happen in the Spring, but this was a big step in his life. I had been taking this journey with Ciárán, in the same way I did with August and Laura did with Déla (we are trading off the sacramental prep with the kids). There were a…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11/20/15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11/20/15

Just a few pictures this time, since I have already posted several in other blog posts. Here is Tevye attempting to put on his own pajamas. Actually they are August’s. Yesterday was “Grandparents & Special Friends Day” at school. Well, for some of the grades. It is kind of confusing when you have multiple children,…

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Want A Sandwich?

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We usually have the kids make their lunches for school the night before. It saves time and hassle in the morning. Ciárán, currently in 2nd grade, appears to be going through a growth spurt. Each night as he makes his lunch he asks if he can make himself a sandwich to eat. He just eats…

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Mutual Of Omaha’s Backyard Kingdom

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Mutual Of Omaha’s Backyard Kingdom

Yesterday during out regularly scheduled D&D session we had a bit of an animal encounter that we will certainly remember for quite some time. During our lunch break I heard a “thunk” against the back windows. I turned and saw a few feathers floating down. I went to the window to look in the back…

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