My Son! My Son!

Some mothers pray their sons will be priests. Others hope fervently for a doctor and a lawyer. I've always thought it would be handy to have a chiropractor and a dentist in the family. But, when you've had five hours interrupted sleep, driven an hour and a half roundtrip to the airport with a crying baby, kissed your husband goodbye (again),  and look forward to a day in which there is no chance of a nap, you are really grateful that your son's a barista! Thanks, a latte, Michael!

What About Socialization?

They spent the afternoon at a ballet recital, where Keenan gave her final performance before becoming an international ballerina! Keenan is also a featured artist in Real Learning.

Then...

These handsome young men
were on their way to the prom.

...Michael and his best buddy of all time, the ultimate Foss and Hasson collaboration!

... It's hard to imagine that these three will be far and wide across the country soon (and I take great comfort in the fact that their younger siblings remain so that these family friendships will endure...)

After a four hour recital, Keenan is still light on her feet (with a little help from her friends)!

...Christian dancing?!

...Beautiful place, beautiful night...

...And yes, the peonies bloomed in time!

It's a good thing...

As the IKEA chair assembled by Christian fell apart under the weight of Nicholas, Michael looked at Christian and said:

It's a good thing God didn't choose you to be Jesus because if you were a carpenter, no one would have faith in anything.

The Feast of St. Pascual

We're going to wait to do this craft because I want Gracie to do it with us, but I thought I'd toss it out there for anyone who can get it together. It's really darling and somehow, I think I'll love to have these angels above my table, in the same room as the San Pasqual print my father brought back for me from New Mexico.

I know Gracie's mom would like some angels, too. For today, at the very least, we'll read Pascual and the Kitchen Angels tonight before bed.
HT: Mary at Our Domestic Church.

Tah Dah!

It's still Wear an Apron Day! And I'm wearing mine.

Mine as in I made it! And I'm extraordinarily excited about it. I totally fell in love with an entire line of fabrics. I bought a couple of yards of it even though I don't know how to sew. Then, I saw this bucket hat and thought how much Mary Beth likes hats like that. So, I bought the book recommended by Soule Mama. Around that time, I read about Wear an Apron Day.

I love aprons. I am the world's messiest cook. My favorite aprons are denim and heavy twill and I wipe my hands on them all day long.  But, in the book, there was a pattern for a reversible apron. And, I think I might love fabric even more than I love aprons. So, I temporarily forgot I can't sew and chose what was rated the hardest pattern in the book. Then, I added a ruffle and pockets to it.  I made a deal with Katie and Nicky:  I would only sew if they could "drive." That is, I'm only sewing if they press the pedal. It's rather like having a student driver at the wheel. And it slows the progress considerably.  They leave me alone during the cutting and the pinning and the turning and the pressing parts.  The book says that this apron will be so cute that you might just want to wear it out of the house. I'll tell you what, three seconds after it was finished, I was on the phone to see if Mary Chris was home. And if she had been, I think I would have worn it across the street. Maybe.  For now, I'm just floating around the house in it. And I'm avoiding the kitchen. Don't want to get it dirty:-). So now, all you homeschooling moms of many, go tie one on!

Note to the people in Denver: I still have to make that bucket hat and I promised Mary Beth that she could make an apron, too. Then, I really will buckle down and write a talk or two!