Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas to one and all! Thanks so much for all your emails, cards and well wishes!
Christmas Day was fun, fun fun. Lot’s of prezzies, lot’s of food, lot’s of lazing about doing nothing but enjoying ourselves. Alas Wonderpoy was in a bit of a bad way and he couldn’t make it [...]

2nd Update

Didn’t get to go into work today because Wonderboy was quite poorly during the night and I had to make him his 3rd doctors appointment in the space of 10 days. I was adamant that this time I would not leave without antibiotics. Was I surprised when I was informed that he had [...]

Ukok Update

Howdi folks! Long time no communicate!
Wonderboy is still off school with a viral infection, Primadonna has had to go in school under protest this morning. The kid’s are breaking up really late this year, this is the last day of school for a lot of children in the area, but with only [...]

Blessing of my Parents Marriage

Your prayers must have held some sway with God because bolstered up by your support and by all the medication I could safely take without killing myself, I did in fact attend Mass and hence the beautiful renewal of vows of my parents. Of course, I wasn’t even born the first time they made [...]

Help me if you can I’m feeling down

May I humbly beg your prayers once again? It’s 5.30am and I’ve been awake for a couple of hours, I’m in such pain it’s unbelievable and the nhs direct helpline service has been a complete waste of time…the absess is back. You may remember that I had problems with it a few months ago [...]

Acts of Charity

Who’d have thought it would be so hard to give stuff away? I was so ticked off with my son’s messy room last week that I demanded he sort it out. Now I’m a firm believer in recycling things rather than destroying them and so the 4 hours he spent in [...]

So much to do, so little time

Seems like I’m not alone in being unprepared for Christmas!
My advent wreath is downstairs, but it’s sitting atop the bread bin and we usually only have the time/space (my crafting has taken over the dining table) or the thought to light the candles on it on a Sunday evening when we have dinner. Gone [...]

Deck the Lounge with Boughs of Holly. sort of.

I know that most of you can’t wait for the sinning santa image to drop off the bottom of the page, but how about this one, this santyclause has NO face! We pulled the ornament out of our big box of Christmas decorations only to discover that his beard growth has grown profusely since [...]

Puppy Love!

Many thanks for your kind regards and well wishes and prayer for my brother during the last 24hours, there’s an update about his operation and condition, in the com box of the post below this.
For now I just wanted to introduce you to the latest edition to the family, this is my Mum and Dad’s [...]

Prayer Request

Moments ago I discovered that my brother has been admitted to hospital and that he will have an operation on his back today. Sometime ago he had a lump on his back, it was removed, but never healed. He had a hole in his back but still went to work and tried to [...]

Sinning Santa

Harrods has sacked a Father Christmas for his offensive remarks, the world-famous London department store has said.
I have never encouraged either of my children to sit on strange men’s knees, know I know I had good reason!

Feast Day of St. Nicholas

Today we celebrate the feast day of St. Nicholas.
He unwittingly inspired mega companies like Coca-Cola to characterise him, originally wearing green, methinks, but later the red suit with which we associate him. Yup, St. Nicholas existance was never in doubt.

Getting to know your friends

I was tagged for this meme by the lovely Alexa and also this came by way of Ginny.
1. Eggnog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree? His wee elves wrap them silly!!! …And Satan, erm, I mean, Santa places them under the tree….
3. Colored [...]

Forgiven

Sometimes don’t you just feel like you hammer those nails through Christ’s flesh?
This awesome painting reflects just how I feel, right now.
Weary with sin and yet sustained by God.
click the image above for a link to more information about the artist, Thomas Blackshear II

The Birthday Meme

I was tagged by Jennifer at The Catholic Path.
Here’s how you play:
1) Go to Wikipedia
2) In the search box, type your birth month and day but not the year.
3) List three events that happened on your birthday
4) List two important birthdays and one death
5) One holiday or observance (if any)
.
3 events:

1495 – Friar John Cor [...]

Upon my heart

O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my prayer, when I call answer me….

I pray for all of my bloggin’buddies who took the time to pray for my family this past week. It’s been a tought week for my son with the assault on him and the car crash. Thanks be [...]

Yes, it’s Meme Day!!!!

By way of the wonderful Esther
Name Your Favorite 5 Christmas Hymns
1. O Holy Night2. Away in the Manger3. O Tannenbaum4. O Come, O Come Emmanuel5. Ave Maria (Andre Bocelli)
Name Your 5 Favorite Other Christmas Songs
1. I’ll be home for Christmas2. Little Drummer Boy (Nat King Cole)3. I’m dreaming of a White Christmas (Bing Crosby)4. On [...]

The First Sunday of Advent

Today is the First Sunday of Advent. The beginning of a new Liturgical Year. What does this mean, it means a lot more than I can write here in the few m inutes I have before heading off to Mass….but it also means that I’m going to have to dig out my Advent wreath [...]

I’m making a list and checking it twice.

Window at the Chapel of Our Lady, at Sacred Heart
Many thanks for your prayers for my family and for my son’s father after their car accident last night. Wonderboy’s Dad was released from hospital today, he is in pain but he’s getting around. I took our son to visit him for a few hours [...]

Emergency Prayer Request.

More prayers please! Tonight, after a busy day at the presbytery, I got home and my ex collected our son for an overnight stay at his house. I watched a bit of TV with daughter while waiting for the traffic to die down so we could go out to the supermarket a couple [...]