"We need to call Jake and wish him a happy birthday!"

What I said about thirty times the day before:

"We need to call my sister today and wish her a happy birthday!"

Saying isn’t doing. Doggone it. Note to self and husband: MAKE PHONE CALLS TODAY.

My piece, The Quiet Joy, is up at Catholic Exchange today. It’s that post I wrote while I was pregnant about feeling the baby kick while putting Wonderboy down for his nap, when he was signing his God blesses. I think I’ve gotten more feedback about that post than any other I’ve written.

Also, I forgot to mention that I had a piece up at Edspresso the other day. It’s a broad look at the range of curriculum options available to homeschoolers nowadays; Edspresso addresses a wide audience—anyone interested in school reform—so this piece was aimed at people who might not be familiar how much we home educators have to choose from.