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7 Quick Takes Friday: Hunting for Pokemon, taste testing ramen, summer homework, and a Fort McHenry picnic

We might be a little less into Pokemon Go than we were earlier in the week. Maybe.I mean, we aren’t walking into walls and off cliffs. But we are stalking Pokemon in the library.And we are still taking pictures of the cool ones. Last night when we were walking through the neighborhood,
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Writing instead of sleeping, anniversary luck, cupcakes, no secrets from Baba, praying with children, and spelling words (7 Quick Takes Friday)

When people ask me how I have time to blog, I tell them that writing is more important than sleeping. But I have a cold, so I might have to choose sleep over writing tonight. So these might be really quick takes. Of course, I have said that before, and
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31 Days of the Little Way: A Sick Day

When our little boy is really sick, he needs to be held.His cold has been getting worse. He creeps into our room during the night and lies on our floor next to the bed, just to be near us. I wake up and hear his rough breathing, so I take
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31 Days of the Little Way: When a plunger sparks a fun Halloween idea

Every October our school has a Friday night Boo Bash right before Halloween. The children and some of the adults dress in costumes, and families can sign up to decorate the tables. The children trick-or-treat at the tables and pick up candy or other trinkets as they go.At some point a
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7 Quick Takes Friday: It’s finally Friday, we still have a mouse, love of our Catholic school, Chinese New Year at the library, and more

It’s Friday!How many days did this week have? I lost count on day 13.Just kidding. It was actually a good week. I just think we are all a little tired and ready for the weekend.
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Active mind may decrease chances of Alzheimer’s

Dr. Barbara Ensor is hooked on Sudoku, the challenging 9-by-9 grid Japanese brainteaser seemingly everywhere lately in print and online. The challenge of Sudoku is that a number between one and nine can appear only once on each row, in each column and on each 3-by-3 area. The doctor realizes the puzzle is a way...
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A high school upperclassmen’s guide for a freshman

Steward Beckham So, you’re a high school freshman a week into the school year, huh? Someone try to sell you an elevator pass yet? Not everyone is out to get you. Take Mount St. Joseph senior Steward Beckham for instance. He wrote the guide for freshmen below. Check it out. It might help you out....
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Benedictine nun who starred with Elvis returns to film

On Hollywood's red carpet Feb. 26, Black-habited Mother Dolores Hart was wearing something vintage.
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