• RT @SamaritansPurse: The price of one #SuperBowl ad slot could provide a month of food and comprehensive care for 85,000 orphans. #
• RT @colleenspiro: Happiness is a good book. #
• My latest at Faith & Family Live: Mary Makes a Splash, Reflecting on Our Lady of Lourdes http://bit.ly/9Yddba #
• I'm guessing it's NOT a good sign that the major business I'm trying to reach is ringing busy. It's going to be a lonnnnng day… #
• At the time, setting up a flight through DC this week was cost effective. Now it's looking foolish. Who knew? #snowcalypse #
• RT @LisaHendey: Today is launch day for The Handbook for Catholic Moms! A great excuse for a visit to your local Catholic Bookseller! #
• To which my husband sobs: RT @ErinWittSimons: Only seven more months until football season. #
• OK, I'm just going to suck it up and ask: will you please pray for me? No, can't tell you why. (No worries, though!) I just need prayers. #
• The perfect Valentine for the mom in your life: The Handbook for Catholic Moms by @LisaHendey #
• Few things get my writing flowing like my Ave Maria playlist (which is just a bunch of different Ave Marias). Calms me down too. #amwriting #
• In the midst of slightly snowcalypse, we have launderfest! #
• RT @arwenelizabeth: We're giving away copies of @lisahendey's book! Come enter for your chance to win: http://bit.ly/dabm3A #
• So *this* is what happens on the inside of the snow globe. And to think, I thought it would be peaceful… #
• Who's going to the #sqpn Catholic New Media Celebration in August? It has turned into a possibility for me…who shall I see? #
• You should be very, very afraid when I have your phone number. Just ask @LisaHendey and @Deacontom. I guess @bego will learn the hard way… #
• Ah, the afternoon siesta time, but no time for siesta-ing here, so I'm brewing a half-caff carafe of coffee. #
• My priorities are upside down today. I'm finishing the proof copy of the bulletin instead of blogging. What's WRONG with me?!?! #
• RT @DanielleBean: Okay, if it's the SWIMSUIT issue, why isn't she wearing one?//More properly read Birthday Suit? #
• My reward for staying on task for the next hour is a call to a hitherto untalked-to-in-person friend. I'll be drinking tea. #
• He says, innocently enough, "So, what are we doing for dinner tonight?" Ah. Yes. That IS a good question. #
• I think @CatholicFoodie is the kind of football junkie I can really relate to. #
• 5yo: "Daddy, what do you want to be when you grow up?" His reply: "A cowboy." #
• What's your color? Help #SQPN in the New Media Evangelization as they provide great FREE #Catholic content http://bit.ly/9qjW6K #
• Dear Interweb Users, Don't let @bego or her smart son scare you. She puts on her connection just like the rest of us, with an on button. #
• So, if someone yells "WHO DAT" and I reply "I-O," will I be mobbed? #
• The Dinner Question looms in front of this day (changed plans for the week, so no menu plan)…last night we went with hash & eggs. YUM. #
• I was going to invite @MarkRSz and @Deacontom & wives for dinner of hash & eggs last night, but they couldn't get here w/all the snow. #
• Good thing @bego has a lot of attitude. Doesn't phase her when I blame her that half the internet now has my phone number. #
• Why'd you have to go and do the Buzz thing, Google? Come on, don't you own enough of my time? (And don't I love it ALREADY? Not sure…) #
• Here's how I undreary a day: I chat with @LisaHendey and @elizabethfoss for the @FaithandFamily podcast (look for it tomorrow). #
• RT @RealLifeRosary: Tomorrow is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Why not try The Luminous Mysteries of Children…. http://bit.ly/bdWozL #
• Big thanks to @CatholicFoodie for geeky technical help. And mwahaha for calling me…now I know your number! #
• Get a message from @bego to call, and she sends me to voice mail. What a tease she is, promising to talk! #
• I'm having a fablious Friday, to coin the favorite term of my 5yo. It's so good I don't even want to pause to blog it (yet). #
• My definition and understanding of what "parade" means has been radically changed. In a word: WOW. #
• Please pray for a friend who might has "we don't know" wrong with her – at the ER now. Many thanks! #
• Thanks for all the prayers. Friend is home, doctors having concluded "don't know." Not sure what's worse: her pain or dr's uncertainty. #
• There is a difference between "vacation" and "trip to visit family who needs you." One is not worse than the other; better in many ways! #
• So it's a sure thing that I'll be in Boston in August. Will you? celebrate.sqpn.com #
• It is good, very good, to be in a house with freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. #
• Attention @DanielleBean groupies: Boston in August. I'll lead the charge. #
• I live my farm dreams vicariously through @armyofseven. It rather alarms my husband some days, like when I start talking of chickens. #
• RT @RealLifeRosary: "Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin. All hope… http://bit.ly/bFVz68 #
• RT @colleenspiro: Happiness is spending time with God in silence and solitude. #
• It is wonderful to be reminded of the many reasons my favorite people are, well, my favorite people. #
• RT @KleinerWalter: There is nothing more uncivil than a civil war. #
• RT @WritingAgain: I'm thinking only a caffeine bath could keep me awake and motivated this morning. That or amphetamines. Either way. #
• Oh happy day…I have entered the days of tweeting from my phone! #
• I have a family member to thank for the fact that today, I had an experience that could make me money if I write about it. (Maybe.) #
• Ummmmm….I need a miracle on the order of loaves and fishes as relates a writing project. Prayers welcome. #
• The loudness of many happy children is both overwhelming and beautiful. Thank you, God, for this day of blessings. #
• Corn grits, where have you been all my life? #
• I loved "Amazing Grace"…until I heard it constantly for 48 hours on a recorder. Now, not so much. #
• RT @RealLifeRosary: "The state of marriage is one that requires more virtue and constancy than any other… http://bit.ly/antJUK #

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• Today (1/31) starts the 7 Sunday Devotion to St. Joseph. Why not join in and pray for a favorite priest? http://bit.ly/aFpqTZ #
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• Spent Sat & Sun on a cleaning/organizing marathon in our office (w/hubby's help) & feeling so refreshed sitting at my desk this morning! #
• What's this "your connection with gmail has expired business"?!?! Anyone? #
• Dear Dog, Thanks for controlling our stuffed animal population. I would have never thought of having you chew their eyes off. #
• Apparently logging off gmail and logging back on takes care of that wacky expired connection headache. All these gmail probs of late…grr! #
• At 7:17 AM, the day is ALREADY going much differently than I planned. Thanks, God, for the grace to smile and thank You for the day. #
• It's official: it's frozen over down there. My MIL is texting. #
• RT @elizabethesther: I admire women who value their sexuality enough to hold it sacred by wearing modest clothing. You inspire me! #
• RT @10MinuteWriter: Sometimes I skip lengthy passages when reading aloud, and sometimes I refer to my child as "Whatsername". #slackermom #
• 2yo has officially discovered the joy of gloves, thanks to MIL's suitcase of stuff from her trip. #
• MIL returns after 3 weeks in New Orleans texting & w/a HUGE Tootsie Roll addiction. I don't stand a chance down there! #
• Anyone else going to be at the Columbus Catholic Women's Conference at the end of Feb? http://www.columbuscatholicwomen.com/ #
• My dream world: RT @10MinuteWriter: Daughter just started a load of laundry and decided it was "Fun!" (evil Mom laugh here.) #slackermom #
• I am convinced my 2yo's body (esp her head) has a magnet on it. How else to explain how she can fall/hit it LAYING DOWN?!? #
• This week I need one of @Deacontom's vitamins, but there aren't any. So I'll go smell horses instead. #
• RT @LisaHendey: Check out this video and contest: http://bit.ly/cTetiJ for one of my new favorite books (tho still reading it) #
• If I played Farmville I wouldn't have the satisfaction of a car that smells like a barn, now, would I? #
• How did it get to be 10:30 PM when I was supposed to be in bed (and up early-early)? Oh yeah, slooow connection, downside of rural life. #
• The 3:30 chocolate has kicked in. I think I might make it to evening. Crazy day with a crazy evening ahead. Woohoo. #
• RT @Gen215: If you're a #Catholic Mom or have one : ) you should bookmark http://new.catholicmom.com/ & follow @LisaHendey #
• I'm gearing myself up for The Disappearance of Passies, slated for sometime soon (maybe as soon as this weekend). #
• Nothing can humble you on a day you're flying high like remembering you forgot your deodorant. #
• Must be in the air today: RT @ErinWittSimons: I need a V8. (Figuratively, not literally. Always reminded me of cold vegetable soup – yick.) #
• RT @elizabethesther: Dear Mr. President: gov't can't "create jobs." That's what people do. But gov't can help by getting outta the way. #
• He asks, before leaving for work, for me to find accurate weather. It's across the board on predictions. Who do I trust? Need more coffee. #
• It turns out the weather forecasts were right about the crazy snow here; got stuck trying to get out of MIL's driveway (we'll laugh LATER). #
• RT @MarkRSz: @DanielleBean Dead iPOD: The end of life as we know it for sure. Actually, it may just be, thinking how attached I am to mine. #
• The handy thing about four-wheel-drive is that then I don't have to drive. I call it Driving Miss Sarah. He calls it Keeping the Roads Safe. #
• Maybe I'll start a countdown of how long before someone ends up in the ditch in front of the house, the way they're driving. #
• My latest on CatholicMom.com: Mary, the Most Flexible Woman I Know http://bit.ly/dlhvLJ #
• No WAY that *I* will be driving today, judging by how slowly the PLOWS are driving! Looks pretty, and feels COLD. Glad for wood stove! #
• Last week, got all motivated and ordered new laptop battery…but the WRONG ONE. Question now is whether new one will come before Tuesday. #
• Dog LOVES 2yo. She opens fridge, feeds cheese, meatloaf, whatever she finds…to the dog. I am not so fond of this set-up. #
• Just realized that I left my important notebooks and papers AT THE OFFICE. Or are they in the car stuck at MIL's? Either way, inaccessible! #
• Don't miss the chance to win @murdaugh's latest album! http://bit.ly/ah9cMv #
• My refrigerator needs a latch to protect contents from 2yo; now I'm wondering if they make purse and wallet latches! #
• My response to being snowed in: crockpot full of soup beans and ham. #
• If you get a text from me and it's full of strange characters, blame my 2yo (and lack of phone latch). #
• So, will I "see" you at the FREE online Catholic Writers Conference? Register by Feb. 15th! http://www.catholicwritersconference.com #
• The Columbus Catholic Women's Conference looks like it will be a blast. I'll be there; how about you? http://www.columbuscatholicwomen.com/ #
• So I keep finding a link of a website that's lifting all my blog content, though giving me credit. What do I do (in addition to screaming)? #
• Snow cannot keep us in for long. Not only do we have 4wd and a competent driver (not me, of course), but also a big tractor to dig us out! #
• RT @10MinuteWriter: I say hamper, they hear floor. I say scrub, they hear wipe. I say walk, they hear run. Proof I have the wrong kids. #
• Hard to believe it's been 2 years since Heather wrote this series on my blog about her journey to the Catholic Church: http://bit.ly/doTslN #

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• Today's morning activities include making Chex mix. Maybe we'll eat it for breakfast…why put milk on cereal when you can COOK it? #
• "It's not school," 5yo insists, "unless it has speriments" (as in science). So far, brainwashing is successful. #
• My latest at Faith & Family Live: "Turning to Mary for Comfort" on Our Lady of Tears http://bit.ly/67QsHh #
• (Me too!) RT @10MinuteWriter: It's Miracle Monday, meaning that if I actually survive without a meltdown, it will be a miracle. #
• Oh happy smell of PineSol. #
• Urgent prayer request for a friend's 5yo son who was just rushed to Children's, unable to breathe. Mary, Mother of God, pray for us! #
• RT @arwenelizabeth: Should be a proverb: "Age 2: you'll feel like pulling your hair out. Age 3: you might actually be driven to do it." #
• RT @RachelleGardner: Dear Spammers, No matter how many times you email, I will never, ever, ever help you claim your Nigerian inheritance. #
• RT @10MinuteWriter: Woe to child who asks Mommy simple question right after she's gone round & round with younger & more difficult sibling. #
• Suddenly, going to the store pre-dinner doesn't seem like such a good idea. #
• Nomination for Mom of the Year by 5yo: dinner INSIDE at Mickey Dee's. (Then grocery shopping.) Woohoo for me. #
• RT @maureenwittmann: When in need, pray the bead! #
• RT @elizabethesther: Many Christians pray for an end to abortion. But I wonder how many of them use abortifacient birth control? #
• A nearly perfect day, full of ponies and grandmas and friends and tea. #
• Wearing my first pair of knitted (not by me) socks. I'm sold! (Too bad I don't knit!) #
• 2yo's new game: take things out of the fridge, put other things in. It's great fun (for her). #
• Nothing like a shot of ginseng peppermint tea and some dark chocolate to get this party started! (the lasagna making party, that is) #
• I will…not…covet…an…iPad…because, after all, I have new boots that smell horsey. And that is WAY better! (In my world, it is!) #
• RT @MarkRSz: To deeply breathe the sweet essence of the night…sleep in peace, unaware of the morrow's madness #
• RT @CurtJester: Pro-choicers are like pigs in Animal Farm – some choices are more equal than others. #
• RT @KarinaFabian: Don't forget FREE Catholic Writers Online Conference Feb 26-Mar 5. Register by Feb 15. http://www.catholicwritersconference.com #
• For Lent, I was thinking of reading Augustine's Confessions. The last week, though, it's been on me to study the Catechism. Want to join me? #
• TWO chances to win Regina Doman's Fairy Tale Novels: http://snoringscholar.com/2010/01/two-chances-to-wi-the-fairy-tale-novels/ #
• RT @Karen_Ed: Clearly, Apple products are a tool of the devil, designed to make me covet, envy, & define techie materialism as virtue. #
• Star of day to 5yo, who taught Impossible Dog to fetch (or did the Jack Russell teach her?). Now, no need for treadmill! We can "work" her! #
• Email from husband beginning "kudos to my wife maker of fine lasagna" just made my day. What a guy! #
• Right now, in my house: two 5yo girls, galloping through the house and neighing every so often, for good measure. #
• One 5yo to other: Pretend you saw a coyote trying to steal a horse (loud neigh) & you had to save it. #
• I can't get the idea of delving into the Catechism for Lent out of my mind. I'll blog a plan on Saturday (fingers crossed, breath held). #
• Are you as addicted to SQPN as I am? If so, put your money where your mouth is at http://www.sqpn.com #sqpn #
• A comment I made on my blog today has inadvertently spawned great curiosity among readers. I'm tempted to fan the flames… #
• Some people will use any excuse to get together…@Deacontom has issued the Lasagna Challenge…is this his way of inviting us to dinner? #
• In addition to the other messes on my desk, 2yo has been working on transforming it into a Banana Graveyard. #
• RT @bego: Fridays are the perfect day for schemes and shenanigans. and laundry. always laundry. adam and eve messed up a good thing. #
• My latest CatholicMom.com: When Little is Huge (http://new.catholicmom.com/?p=8062) #Family #Love #Marriage #
• Proverb at my house: dishes done, desk a disaster. Desk clean, laundry piled. Laundry done, dishes heaped@asmanyasgiven @antiquemommy #
• RT @conversiondiary: Getting the baby dressed is often like trying to put a tuxedo on an angry octopus. #
• Do you think @arwenelizabeth would like to come and stay at my house, be my personal chef, if I watch her kids? Maybe with @Deacontom & Dee? #
• From a friend: 5yo yells "This is desquisite!" (exquisite & probably delicious) 2 bites later "Too exquisite and now disgusting." #
• Tempt me not with offers of an upgrade to smartphone, Verizon. I am immune of gadgetlust not related to iPad (for this moment, at least) #
• I love that someone found my blog searching "is cesar millan catholic" (I suspect yes. I have no proof.) #
• Party at my place includes @arwenelizabeth cooking and childcare by @Deacontom, Dee, and me. Anyone else want to join? #
• Rumor has it that @Deacontom's word of the week is TRIPE, as in "It's tripe that @arwenelizabeth is cooking THERE, not HERE." #
• RT @RealLifeRosary: "Don't know how to pray? Put yourself in the presence of God, & as soon as you have said, "Lord…" http://bit.ly/ctwP3x #
• Have you entered to win the Fairy Tale Novels at CatholicMom.com? It's not too late: http://bit.ly/79HEGn #
• Don't forget to enter the fabulous Fairy Tale Novel giveaway by tomorrow at Faith & Family Live: http://bit.ly/6jV4nc #
• I think I'm going to have to read Fr. Larry Richard's BE A MAN. Listening to @LisaHendey's interview on this week's Catholic Moments. #
• RT @WeareTHATfamily: Oh, Saturday, YOU are my favorite. But don't tell Friday night or Sunday afternoon. K? #
• RT @LisaHendey: Only a few more days to enter our @ReginaDoman novel Giveaway! Enter at http://ping.fm/uBULp soon to win! #
• 5yo's latest, the If Game: "Mom, would you rather eat an elephant or a dinosaur?" (We go back and forth taking turns. Quite amusing.) #
• I only meant to geek out in budget-Excel mode for a half-hour. Where did the last hour-and-a-half go? (But the spreadsheet IS pretty cool.) #
• So much for sleeping tonight. My preorder of @LisaHendey's book was in my mailbox. Woohoo! #
• 5yo asks: "Would you rather eat a green tomato with a dead wasp or a red tomato with a tomato bug on it?" (Neither isn't an option.) #

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• RT @LisaHendey: CatholicMom.com: Fairy Tale Novel Giveaway (http://new.catholicmom.com/?p=7820) #Authors #Books #Catholic_books #Contest #
• Want ANOTHER chance to win @reginadoman 's Fairy Tale Novels? Here you go (complete set giveaway!): http://bit.ly/6jV4nc #
• My latest at Today's Catholic Woman on my new favorite Mary, Our Lady of Mental Peace: http://bit.ly/5Z7JEb #
• In my inbox: Phillipians 2:14: "Do all things without grumbling or questioning." Make that my goal for today! #
• The past month's stress melts away in the warm breath of a pony and the squealing giggles of my girls. #
• Questioning genetics of my children. They turned up their noses at my AWESOME beef & noodles tonight. (Their loss.) #
• Wait a minute! You mean it's NOT normal to have ketchup (only ketchup) for breakfast? My kids DO NOT know this. #
• RT @LisaHendey: Have you entered our Regina Doman novels contest yet? Your chance to win at http://ping.fm/lW4Xd #
• 5yo to me: "Watch out! [2yo] is going to act sick so she can ride in an ambliance." ("Ambliance" ride a few weeks ago made an impact!) #
• Realizing after busting my bum to get all the garbage out EARLY TODAY that there was a holiday this week. At least it's there for tomorrow. #
• Hello Garbage Truck. I'm glad you made it today. Forgive my earlier rant. Sincerely, Customer with Too Much Trash #
• Kids jamming to Peanut Butter Sandwiches by @popplemusic , having had pancakes and popcorn and books for breakfast. Major morning smiles! #
• DUH moment of the week: no comments on what I thought was a great Mary post on Monday because I scheduled it for NEXT Monday. (sigh) #
• Have you entered yet? Two chances to win @reginadoman's Fairy Tale Novels: http://bit.ly/6jV4nc and http://bit.ly/79HEGn #
• The cold rain is making me long for snow, snow, snow (and that makes me think of the song from White Christmas, which makes me smile). #
• Uh oh. I just told 5yo I would put HER outside if she didn't leave the dog alone. (In my defense, she is riling the dog up. Both barking.) #
• Hilarious! RT @Karen_Ed: Morning person says: "Hey, c'mon! Time to get up!" Night owl hears: "Hey! I hate you! Here's some torture for you!" #
• I agree with @Momopoly that @DanielleBean is one clever lady. She's making strides for Momdom, that's for sure. #
• Nailed (as usual) RT @colleenspiro: Happiness is finding a quiet moment with Jesus in the middle of a hectic day. #
• It must be Thursday. #
• My desk needs intervention and probably a 12-step program. #
• My texting goal with 12yo niece: to get her to REALLY laugh out loud. (I can dream, can't I?) #
• A feeling I know all too well. RT @conversiondiary: It is as if I have spent this afternoon training for the Procrastination Olympics. #
• If not for the critical intervention needed in the playroom today, my desk could get special attention. Lucky desk, wait til next week! #
• Support Life! Join me in the Virtual March for Life at http://www.VirtualMarchForLife.com! #
• Big cleaning project? NO PROBLEM, at least when I'm wearing my fancy tiara. #
• RT @MarkRSz: "A person's a person, no matter how small." — Dr. Seuss. #
• I can't IMAGINE where the 2yo learned to say "minute!" (as in "just a minute") or "coming!" when I call her. #
• RT @conversiondiary: Sweet story: http://tinyurl.com/yc4cr7v Top A's prospect enters priesthood #
• RT @lolsaints: To Jesus, through Mary, non-stop. http://ow.ly/16p4pe #
• Many thanks to everyone for the prayers for the "Moments with Mary" retreat I led today. Many reports of grace and God-incidences. #

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• Barking dog, howling kid…what's next? Screaming mama? Nah. I have coffee and Ave Maria playlist. #
• Me too. Then I either laugh or cry, mostly hysterically. Bubbles, anyone? RT @mstestosterhome: I blink and my house is trashed. #
• Word of the day, courtesy of @bonnyglen (the lovely Melissa Wiley): gibbery. My challenge to you: use it in a sentence today. #
• Using the word of the day: Autoposting my tweets is gibbery, but it's the best I have right now. Thanks for laugh, @bonnyglen. #
• It's the GRAY that gets me, I think. RT @ErinWittSimons: I'm not a fan of January. It truly is the armpit of the calendar. #
• Staying on task with a big must-be-done project is easier said than done. Especially on a Saturday. #

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• I'll be leading a "Moments with Mary" retreat for women next Saturday, January 23. Interested in coming? http://bit.ly/5cRBGT #
• Who's the patron saint of battling distraction? I think I'm going to St. Michael. This feels like a war! #
• My latest at CatholicMom.com: "Finding God on the Refrigerator Door" http://bit.ly/4rKH48 #
• Hear, hear RT @bego: really, sometimes laughter is such a gift. especially at someone else's expense. I'll go to confession later. (um, ha?) #
• RT @nerdwriter: A truth universally acknowledged that two young girls let loose in Borders with a camera will NOT be in want of amusement. #

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