WIWS: Palm Sunday Edition
The first day of spring! The beginning of Holy Week! The coldest day in weeks! Must be Palm Sunday...
I think we've had three seasons over the course of this week, including bare feet and short sleeves, and then snow yesterday (melted by today, thank goodness) - but seriously, no wonder runny noses and nasty bugs have been circulating all winter!
We went to our usual 9:30 TLM this morning, as Michael usually leads some form of music for it, and had offered to chant the Propers for the blessing and distribution of the palms, etc. The kids were pretty good, despite the first of the long Passion readings of this week. Granted, Michael and I were holding each of them through the whole gospel - don't think that going to happen for all the Triduum readings! I persuaded Annie to leave her palm branch alone for the duration of mass by promising that I'd make her a palm cross as soon as mass was over.
What else happened this week? Well, Grandma returned after many moons (2.5 months) away:
We celebrated St. Patrick's Day with Irish Soda bread and then festivities that evening at our alma mater.
I thought the kids might be totally overwhelmed by the music, clapping, dancing, but they were enthralled! They stayed up WAY past bedtime, but hey, we're pretty strict with our schedules every other day, feast days call for some relaxed rules :)
There was a drizzly and chilly day this week when we still managed to get out for a bit and splash around in puddles. I let go of my controlling side and let the kids just get as wet as they wanted, and they were thrilled.
I was really struck by this article last year, describing a playground in Wales called "The Land" - read it! It hit home to my tendency to be over-protective and worried about the risks of little, clumsy kids climbing on cinder blocks, getting splinters, etc. But hey! We've got our very own "junkyard" in our driveway: miscellaneous construction and repair stuff that would maybe otherwise be in our (non-existent) garage...so hey, kids, go for it! (carefully) ;)And no starting fires on your own until you're at least....18.
I think we've had three seasons over the course of this week, including bare feet and short sleeves, and then snow yesterday (melted by today, thank goodness) - but seriously, no wonder runny noses and nasty bugs have been circulating all winter!
We went to our usual 9:30 TLM this morning, as Michael usually leads some form of music for it, and had offered to chant the Propers for the blessing and distribution of the palms, etc. The kids were pretty good, despite the first of the long Passion readings of this week. Granted, Michael and I were holding each of them through the whole gospel - don't think that going to happen for all the Triduum readings! I persuaded Annie to leave her palm branch alone for the duration of mass by promising that I'd make her a palm cross as soon as mass was over.
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| Annie's dress: boutique sweater dress my mom and aunt found - perfect for this cold day! My skirt: TJ Maxx, pleated sweater material, which is so nice because the pleats STAY and hang well. Shirt: LOFT; Boots: Ariat, on sale a few years back and SUCH a staple. Also, 14-week bump! |
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| Bananas grow on palm-like trees, so banana bread for snack? Streeeeetching it, I know. But I had over-ripe bananas, so no excuse needed, really. |
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| And there was much rejoicing! |
I thought the kids might be totally overwhelmed by the music, clapping, dancing, but they were enthralled! They stayed up WAY past bedtime, but hey, we're pretty strict with our schedules every other day, feast days call for some relaxed rules :)
There was a drizzly and chilly day this week when we still managed to get out for a bit and splash around in puddles. I let go of my controlling side and let the kids just get as wet as they wanted, and they were thrilled.
I was really struck by this article last year, describing a playground in Wales called "The Land" - read it! It hit home to my tendency to be over-protective and worried about the risks of little, clumsy kids climbing on cinder blocks, getting splinters, etc. But hey! We've got our very own "junkyard" in our driveway: miscellaneous construction and repair stuff that would maybe otherwise be in our (non-existent) garage...so hey, kids, go for it! (carefully) ;)And no starting fires on your own until you're at least....18.
Linking up with Fine Linen & Purple for What I Wore Sunday!
Love the flowers- very cute! Are they mums of some kind?
ReplyDeleteOne of Peter's favorite things to do outside is climb onto and off of cinderblocks over and over :) Clearly you need to come over more when it warms up so we can just let the kids loose outside together to climb trees and pick flowers and get dirty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I specially love the bump hold :)
ReplyDeleteand please share how you keep those couches and chairs clean! we have chocolate milk stains and other things on ours (thanks toddler.....)
Beautiful! I specially love the bump hold :)
ReplyDeleteand please share how you keep those couches and chairs clean! we have chocolate milk stains and other things on ours (thanks toddler.....)