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I was so excited to hear that one of my favorite bloggers, Hailey at Betty Beguiles, has a new book coming out in spring. It is titled Style, Sex, and Substance: 10 Catholic Women Consider the Things that Really Matter and features many of my favorite Catholic female writers, including Simcha Fisher, Danielle Bean, Rachel Balducci, Betty Duffy, Jennifer Fulwiler, Rebecca Teti, Karen Edmisten, Anna Mitchell and Barbara Nicolosi. How cool is that?
Here is a summary of the book.

In Style, Sex, and Substance: 10 Catholic Women Consider the Things that Really Matter, ten of the top Catholic female writers come together to offer tips, encouragement, and a bit of humor for their sisters in the trenches of daily life. From the difficulties of fitting in prayer time to the impact that lots of babies have on intimacy to the unique challenges of the single life, each author digs deep into the issues that real Catholic women think about. With the tone of a group of gals gathered around a bottle of wine, it is sure to be a hit with all Catholic women, whether they need practical tips in areas in which they struggle, words of encouragement, or just a bit of entertainment after a long day.

Although the book will be released in March, preorders are available at Amazon today. You can get in line after me. 😉

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~

Since I never posted the kids in their Halloween costumes I thought I’d do it for this week’s PHFR. Although, I think the “pretty” would have to be changed to “cute” this week. 🙂

{pretty} & {happy}

Ever since Bella was a cat last year, Andrew had his heart set on being a feline of some sort. We settled on a tiger.

Since Andrew was a tiger and Matthew a lion, John Paul was going to be a circus ringmaster. However, it was really cold that morning and he needed to be bundled up, so he was a Green Bay Packer fan instead.

My cuties.

Matthew spent his first Halloween as a lion. Special thanks to the thrift store where I found this costume for $3. (I am finally taking spendthrift advice from my sis. LOL)

I added this since I rarely post a pic of my sweet hubby. There were a few parents at Andrew’s school dressed up. One young couple was in full costume as Cinderella and Prince Charming. When my brother asked why we didn’t dress up, I told him we did. We are the “before” picture” and the prince and princess are the “after.” 😉

{funny}

Keeping up with this year’s Angry Bird theme, Bella decided to be an angry bird vet. After all, someone has to patch them up after all that crashing into towers,trying to get those evil green pigs. LOL!

{real}

The kids were slowly coming down with a bug and a couple days later they were knocked out by illness and fevers. Poor little guys.

I first heard about Roma Downey’s (did you know she was Catholic?) new DVD Little Angels at CatholicMom.com. The site has background info and is also running a contest to win an autographed copy of the DVD. (I entered!)
Here is the introduction from LittleAngels.com.

Discover the joy of learning and friendship with a heavenly new collection! From Executive Producer Roma Downey (“Touched by an Angel”) and Writer Phil Lollar (“Adventures in Odyssey”) comes the much-anticipated faith-based educational series, LITTLE ANGELS, soaring onto DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
LITTLE ANGELS is an animated DVD series created exclusively for preschool-aged children to teach not only practical learning skills, like ABCs and 1,2,3s, but also to introduce them to the spiritual, moral and ethical principles of the Bible. Of course, we think it’s terrific! (We might be biased…) But don’t just take our word for it – for the first time in their organization’s history, MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) has awarded a Seal-of-Approval to LITTLE ANGELS.

And here is a sneak peek. 🙂 It looks cute and educational!

Here’s a quick peek at our Halloween costumes this year.

Bella was an Angry Bird vet.

She bandaged up the birds that were hurt fighting the pigs. LOL.

Andrew the Tiger.

John-Paul the Packers fan.

Brothers

Matthew the Lion.

Courtesy of The Simple Woman’s Daybook.
FOR TODAY…October 31, 2011
Outside my window… the weather is warm and sunny. Autumn is our summer.
I am thinking… that I should be at Bella’s school Halloween parade right now. Instead I am caring for sick JP and Matthew.
I am thankful … that at least Bella and Andrew are feeling better and able to go back to school.
I am wearing… pajama pants and a snot covered t-shirt. Aw, the glamour of motherhood.
I am remembering… that motherhood is my vocation and road to salvation.
I am going… to clean up the blog a bit while I am holding a sleeping baby.
I am hoping… that I’ve built a resistance to these germs.
I am reading… over some of the past entries on the blog.
I am hearing… in this room – Adele singing and Matthew snoring. In the next room – JP coughing and Thomas the Train tooting.
On my mind… tomorrow is November. Is that really possible??
From the kitchen… there is cooking Chicken Posole Stew in the slow cooker. Yum!
Around the house… numerous signs that I need to get back to my Operation Clean and Organize.
One of my favorite things… when Matthew “kisses” me, placing his slobbery open mouth against my cheek. Precious!
Pondering these words… “The scars of your love remind me of us.
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all. The scars of your love, they leave me breathless. I can’t help feeling. We could have had it all…” I’m so glad I am far from those past days of dating/single life heartbreak. In all honesty, there are moments when I feel overwhelmed and miss the carefree, “fun” days of single life but thankfully it is short lived. A kiss from Brian or hug from the kids and I snap back to reality. I cherish my life. The little trials will soon pass but our love together will remain.
From my picture journal… Here is a picture of me and Matthew the Lion (before he got sick) last week at a Halloween party.

Happy Halloween!