Tonight one widow and her children prayed a rosary for another widow and her children. God bless Erika and her babies, and may they have the strength and support to forge ahead in holiness.

Kiddos were all walking in a row on a short wall bordering the parking lot on the way in to Mass, and an older lady vigorously waved me over to her car. I was afraid she’d be worried about them falling, but she said “you have just EXCELLENT children! God will bless you!” 🥹

4yo, running inside: “MOM MOM THERE IS A BEWTIFUL SUNSET CAN I HAVE YOUR PHONE TO TAKE A PICTURE??” Best sunset picture I’ve ever seen, personally.

C.S. Lewis, based anti-PUFA celebrity

Just like the conspiracy theorists questioning Charlie’s hands were telling you they’ve never seen a dead person, these people are telling you that when someone in their lives suffers a loss they hightail it out of there until the danger of raw emotion has safely passed by.

Had to drive into Boston yesterday, encountered a new-to-me type of Masshole, Boomer Merge Karen. This species sees a lane merge coming & takes it upon himself to straddle both lanes, forcing one or both to stay completely empty for half a mile before the zipper point. Amazing.

Kids are listening to a cool new audiobook of one of the original 1927 Hardy Boys novels. Unfortunately the narrator has decided that the boy in an American high school named Tony must be Italian, and thus has an accent somewhere between Mario and a dying leprechaun. I’m in pain.

Today 4yo son, in salmon shorts and a brick polo buttoned to the neck, asked to pick tomatoes. I noted he was quite grubby [being coated in black dust] and he informed me it was from making ink out of charcoal. ’Twas then I questioned if perhaps I have homeschooled too intensely.

Taking care of my sister’s sweet lab puppy for the week. Guy comes up the driveway selling solar and starts his spiel. She starts barking assertively and straining against my 13yo holding the leash. Guy nervously wishes me a good weekend and books it. Maybe I’ll keep her 😂

My boys are helping my dad put a new tire on my car, which is adorable of course. 7yo: “Wow Mom it’s cwazy that it’s the same tire I helped Papa put a new one on last time! How did it happen to the same tire twice??” Mmhm gosh it is crazy bud go outside now ok

Had a facial birthmark removed today (it was misbehaving) & the surgeon asked me multiple times if I was totally sure. Dude it’s a brown dot just whip it off already so I can go pick up my kids! When he was done I said I changed my mind put it back & he looked sick for a second😂

Moon out here brazenly flouting the “no blue light after sunset” rule. Nature itself is attacking my circadian rhythm smh.