All-powerful God, increase our strength of will for doing good that Christ may find an eager welcome at his coming and call us to his side in the kingdom of heaven, where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit one God, forever and ever. ~AMEN.

Thanksgiving wishes

Home for Thanksgiving

Everyone will be home for Thanksgiving, and some extra friends here too.  Planning on all the usual, plus the kids' favorite desserts. Also planning a breakout mystery on Friday, not shopping at all.  Since Bogdan is on call, I fully expect a call from work just as we're sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner, yes it's happened before.

Marian loads her Friday song onto YouTube, so be sure to check out her channel.  She typically chooses the song at the beginning of the week, then by Friday has it loaded onto YouTube.

Anna has chosen her classes for next semester and looking forward to it.  Gabriel spent the weekend at a ultimate frisbee tournament in Dallas. They both are loving college.

Miracles Happen!

108 years in the making, miracles happen, anything is possible!!!
Too bad Harry Caray wasn't there to experience it.

Busy times

October has whizzed by...

There have been a lot of funerals at church, and in the middle of that a lovely wedding too.  We were involved in almost of them in some way.

Marian had a great fall break, going to Colonial Williamsburg and a Girl Scout camping trip.  The weather has been absolutely gorgeous and getting cooler each night.  This weekend is our Fall Festival for church, with both girls and myself entering something into the baking contest.  Marian is making chocolate covered pumpkin fudge pops, Anna is making marbled peanut butter pie, and I am making Boston cream cupcakes.

Happy Birthday Bogdan

Silver Anniversary

Today is our actual anniversary, having made it to 25 years.  We had the big celebration over the weekend and it was a lot of fun.  We renewed our vows and had a blessing during a Mass on Saturday.  All the kids were there, and did the readings and the psalm.  It was followed by a reception in the church hall with lots of yummy food.  We displayed our wedding photos, put out trivia about us, and silver anniversary decorations throughout.  We had out of town guests there to help us celebrate and then we had them over on Sunday night for a catch up session and game and movie night.

The lovely cake created by Cathy Lowden (those flowers are edible and made from sugar!)

Bogdan is taking the day off and we are planning on going to morning Mass, then go to a few art galleries, a walk, and out to dinner.

I leave tomorrow for a women's convention in Indianapolis.