Almost Catholic Momma (via Mowser)

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Tagged

Princess Libby of Orange & Prince Maxwell von Yard

Aubrey from Prosapia Vita blog tagged me with a simple meme.

The suggestion for this meme is to post the sixth picture from the sixth folder on my computer.

The photo was small, but it is a photo of our outside dog Max and cat Libby. You can hardly see it, but both are wearing crowns and Max has on a bowtie and a cigar in his mouth (courtesy of blingee.com).

I used to have a myspace account for my Shih Tzu Bibi. Her profile name was Queen Bibi. Long story short I wrote a mini story about her "life" as a queen and her royal family. I think our Yorkie was Princess Coco of Yorkshire. Libby got her name because we have about 20 acres of oranges and she is always sitting under one or hunting in them. Max got his name simply because he is an outside dog.

So as silly as it is, the picture was created for Bibi's myspace account, which no longer exists.

In the spirit of the meme I am supposed to tag 6 people.

I am a bit of a rule bender, so instead of tagging anyone I'll leave it up to my readers to decide if they want to do this meme or not.

Have fun - and let me know if you do this meme so I can check it out!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Catholic Family Treasures

I made a discovery in the large storage space under our stairs today. I finally braved the dust and cobwebs and pulled out a few boxes filled with old pictures, negatives, newspaper clippings and Catholic memorabilia belonging to my husband's grandmother, whom he never met. She was a very robust Italian woman who loved her Catholic faith.

If you have visited my other blog you might know that we live in a home that has been in my husband's family since it was built in 1920. Amazingly, there are still a few old things floating around and I am the super sleuth detective of antiquities to sniff them out.

Here is a few of the treasures I found:

Confirmation or First Communion??? (unknown relative or friend)

St. Elia (Patron Saint of Maschito, Italy - village where my husband's family came from)

Procession in Maschito, Italy (don't they look chipper?)

1930 Confirmation Remembrance Certificate

I'm not sure what I will do with these things but I'm leaning toward preserving them by framing and displaying somewhere in our house.

Hopefully, the robust Italian grandmother is looking down from heaven and smiling that someone appreciates the small memento's of her faith.

Monday, October 6, 2008

I Am A Classy Dame....and bored

Ain't she a beauty? And a quick-witted one at that. Atleast in the movies. Who is she? Myrna Loy.

According to the Classic Dames Test I am most like Myrna Loy.

You are class itself, the calm, confident "perfect woman."

Men turn and look at you admiringly as you walk down the street, and even your rivals have a grudging respect for you.

You always know the right thing to say, do and, of course, wear.

You can take charge of a situation when things get out of hand, and you're a great help to your partner even if they don't immediately see or know it. You are one classy dame.

Your screen partners include William Powell and Cary Grant, you little simmerpot, you.
Find out what kind of classic leading man you'd make by taking the Classic Leading Man Test.

I found the test when I visited Jordana at her blog Curmudgeonry. She was most like Myrna Loy too.

You might remember Myrna Loy from these classic films:

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Cheaper By The Dozen and Shadow of the Thin Man... to name but a few.

Did you know that with the outbreak of World War II, Ms. Loy all but abandoned her acting career to focus on the war effort and worked closely with the Red Cross? She was so fiercely outspoken against Adolf Hitler that her name appeared on his blacklist. She helped run a Naval Auxiliary Canteen and toured frequently to raise funds.

On December 14, 1993, after battling breast cancer and undergoing two mastectomies, she died during surgery. She was cremated and the ashes interred at Forestvale Cemetery, in Helena, Montana.

Because I Don't Want to do Housework...

I'm going to take part in a survey and waste some time because I don't want to do things that are waiting on me. Such as dishes, laundry and mopping spilled juice from the day before (I just discovered it this morning).

Jade at The House of Big Cheese "stole" this from someone and now I'm stealing it from her. There are some numbers missing, but they were missing on Jade's too.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:00am to get my son ready for kindergarten

2. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? LOL I can't even remember Batman???

4. What is your favorite TV show? 90210, Ghost Hunters & Little Bill (my daughter loves it)

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? coffee & Pillsbury bisquits (cooks in 8 mins)

6. What is your middle name? Gayle (my mom's too)

7. What food do you dislike? liver

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? CD's are so 90's, I listen to music on my iPod ;) kidding

9. What kind of car do you drive? Yukon Denali

10. What is your favorite sandwich? Roast beef

11. What characteristic do you despise? rudeness

12. Favorite item of clothing? jeans

13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? ITALY

14. Are you an organized person? I used to be

15. Where would you retire to? ITALY

16. What was your most memorable birthday? 16

17. What are you going to do when you finish this? laundry, dishes, bills, dusting...

18. Furthest you have traveled? Europe

19. Favorite color? I don't have a favorite, so I guess neutral colors

21. Morning person or a night person? night

23. Pets? 3 dogs & 1 cat

24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? started RCIA yesterday

25. What did you want to be when you were little? writer or mother

26. How are you today? pretty good for a Monday morning

27. What is your favorite flower? whitish pinkish roses

28. What are you listening to right now? the tv in the other room, water dripping and the hum of the fridge

29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Columbus Day (Oct. 13) because my son doesn't have school and I don't have to wake up at 6am.

30. What was the last thing you ate? coffee cake

31. Do you wish on stars? as a child, but now I pray

32. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? yellow

34. Last person you spoke to on the phone? my husband

35. Favorite soft drink? pepsi

36. Favorite restaurant? sushi

37. Hair color? brown

38. What was your favorite toy as a child? doll

39. Summer or Winter? summer

40. Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate

42. What is your Zodiac sign? taurus

43. When was the last time you cried? in a dream I had the other night

44. What is under your bed? junk

45. What did you do last night? We had dinner and family and friends over

46. What are you afraid of? spiders

47. Salty or sweet? salty

48. How many keys on your key ring? 4

49. How many years at your current job? 4

50. Favorite day of the week? Saturday

51. Do you make friends easily? I suppose

52. What are you doing this weekend? not sure yet

53. Favorite movie? The Godfather (I & II)

54. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? sure

If you find yourself at a loss for a blog post this Monday feel free to steal this survey from me.

Have fun!

Monday, September 29, 2008

Chaplet of Divine Naptime

I often listen to the Chaplet of Divine Mercy on the Sirius EWTN channel when I drive. It comes on at 1pm where I live. It's beautiful, peaceful and allows me to focus on other things that I often neglect during the day. I admit I don't always have time to pray.

It also puts my three year old daughter, the Boss Lady, to sleep. Can I say Hallelujah!?

The Boss Lady becomes so relaxed listening to it that she always falls asleep at least halfway through it. When I look in the rear view mirror to the backseat I'll see her head rest to the side of her carseast. Before long her eyes close. If we are headed home it is a major blessing. Not so much if we are going somewhere.

My daughter and I took a drive to our post office today and as we walked out I realized it was 1pm. I asked the Boss Lady if she was tired and she said she was. So I put on EWTN, the Chaplet started and we took a short drive out of town. I was about two miles out by the time she fell asleep so I turned around and came home.

The Chaplet might make her fall asleep but it also does other things for the Boss Lady. It teaches her prayer. And guess what? She is absorbing it like a little sponge.

My son didn't have the interest to memorize things like my daughter does at this age. She is eager to memorize rhymes, songs, stories and prayer. She takes pride in it. She is delighted by it. It's a cute thing to witness. If you have children you probably know exactly what I'm talking about. It's amazing just how much information their little brains can hold.

Sure, I might be taking advantage of listening to the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for the sole purpose of getting my child to nap, but that isn't my only motive. I want to expose her to prayer. I feel blessed that she finds comfort in it. I'm grateful I can spend time in prayer also.

What more could a mother ask for?

(photo courtesy of AC Momma)

Join The Community

I'm trying a new Catholic social network site called John654, a Catholic community of faith and family. It is a new site and from the looks of it I think it's going to be a good place to connect with other people of the Catholic faith.

You can upload Catholic videos and pictures, chat with other members, make friends, join groups, participate in forums, read blogs and listen to Catholic music. My favorite thing about the site is you can listen to Catholic Talk Radio live while online.

Even if you don't have the time to join another online community you can still check it out and see what they have to offer. You never know, you might just like what you see.

(photo courtesy of John654)