Fill 'Em Up!
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Do you do Christmas stockings at your house?
During my childhood we did. My mom filled them with the fun stuff for us - little toys when we were younger, hair bands and stationery when we were older - and since we didn’t get to open our big presents until after Christmas morning Mass, the stockings helped tide us over. We enjoyed them.
But now that I’m a mother myself and dealing with the fight against... READ MORE
Yours, Mine, Our (Bedroom)
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, February 10, 2011
My whole life, except for a few months during babyhood, I have never had my own bedroom.
It’s true! I shared a room through my whole childhood, then I moved into dorms at college where I had roommates, then I got married. I’ve always had someone else’s breathing to listen to at night.
There were a few grumpy moments during my adolescence when I would have preferred a room of my own, but for the most... READ MORE
Getting You All to Themselves
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Tuesday, October 06, 2009
This past weekend, visiting my parents, Bryan and I planned to take advantage of their generosity and leave our kids with them while we went out to lunch.
It didn’t work out that way, because at the last minute Camilla said, “Can I come too?” We love that little curly-headed monkey, and we couldn’t say no. So we took her along on our date.
When we got to the restaurant and were going through the usual... READ MORE
Moms in Choir
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Wednesday, September 16, 2009
My little sister moved to town and promptly joined our parish’s choir. She’s already having a good time, and hearing her talk about it makes me wistful.
I was in choir in college, and loved it. We sang great, difficult music - Mozart, Palestrina - but in a low-stress environment with a wonderful lady as our director. It was incredibly fun and rewarding.
Our parish has a decent choir of forty or... READ MORE
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