Gladly, the Cross-eyed Bear

Chelsea just reminded me about "Gladly, the Cross-eyed Bear". And I said she wasn't listening in church!

Giggles from the Back Pew

Martha, I like your idea for "Off Track Track Off", but I'll let you use it!


I went to Our Lady of Loretto this morning with my Mother. I haven't been in eons, and I didn't realize how completely I'd forgotten the whole drill! This was the first time to OLOL for both of us. Mom has been going to our old old Catholic church "All Souls" in Littleton, and I've been to St. Michaels, SHUM, Eastern Hills, and (mostly) not gone at all. So, I got a bug - and we met at the 7 am mass.
Mom:
"Ut-oh" . . . "oh dear" . . . "look out" . . . "here we go" . . . and more. I think Mom, who still likes it better in Latin, was not convinced by their attempt at being traditional. They broke out the incense, and the holy water spritzer, out with the mumbling chants and in with the singing, a Solid Gold Bible, Christ on the cross with spurting blood in glittery Austrian style -they had it all covered - EVERTHING! I don't know if they do this every time, or if, as mom said, "they haven't gotten over the fact Easters over yet."

So I blame my mother. I was quickly trasported back to going to St. Thomas Moore (the way I remember it, it was the 5.am. mass) with the Lindners, and Chelsea and I GIGGLING. And if my parents were strict and old school, hers were spartan stoics. Which made the giggling much, much worse. Then I heard the speaker say something about "Captain Heaven". I could actually see my daughter, standing next to me about to burst from trying not to twitch too loudy, unable to resist asking "who's Captain Heaven mom?" I think it might have been "kept it heaven", who knows, because my point is, I am a church giggler. And this doesn't even start to cover the times I went with the Goodwins.

Maybe I'll try SHUM again next week. They have sunday school.

OK, I'll be back tomorrow with my official
"ON TRACK ON TRACK OFF LIST"
inspired by Ms. Matha

1. set coffee talk time

So, what's everyone been up to the last 9 weeks?

BUSY DAY ONE! 2 soccer games, visitors in town, and an 80th Birthday party - at a house with Karaoke - "we all live in a yellow submarine" -

The caption for this first picture is "never mind, I don't have to go" - (Abi's alot of fun on camping trips).

Wow! I'm glad to be on break! I just let the girls stay up until 9:30 listening to a book with BAD WORDS in it - to celebrate track off. Maybe I should go wake them up and see if they'd like to join me for a coke and cookies! I asked my Prof if I could turn this weeks assignment in late so I can hang out with an visiting friend, and he said sure! and and . . . . I'm going to look at everyone's blogs REAL soon!

Pic. #2 - This is my family with Jeff, Chelsea and 80 year old Sombrero wearing Gene Lindner. We've known the Lindners since 1975, when Chelsea moved in across the street from us and my mother made me go ask her to play. (Something I'm sure she regretted many times in my teenage years.)

Good Night! I love you all!










"We All Live In a Yellow Submarine"

Woobie Freakie Hootie

wordless wednesday

HAPPY EASTER

He's supposed to walk. Is he walking?

He's not walking.

Well, I suppose it's not really about the walking pink bunny graphic or the chocolate either.

Happy Easter!