a silly song...

now, if we wrote a song from our texts, it wouldn't be half as fun!

Can u be home by 6:15 so I can take big girls to class?

yes

so you can get A from tae kwan do at 545?

sure

hi

hello

I guess you aren't coming home because you have a house blessing soon

yes- finished with first thing, then return to office and will call

R u coming home or staying

heeeellllllooooo

speaking with K and then I come home

Hi- how's work

fine- I keep moving

 Coming home yet?

yes right now

heeelllloooo

in meeting

hi

meeting. home soon

where are you?

still in meeting. wrapping up soon

how was your eval?

meh. maybe okay.

can you get big girls after Shakespeare?

si claro

in meeting. Can you get girls from Shakespeare? sorry

that's ok- home for dinner?

and it goes on and on!

 

Substandard & Slipshod Search Word Poetry

fair trade christmas lights

annoying orange party rock

helen keller's bachelor's degree

queen mary mom of god

christ is risen

but we must cultivate our garden

priests wife

byzantine catholic

byzy

fear not little flock blog

fear not little flock

fear not

annoying orange party rock

cheeky pink

pink
 compare and contract mozart and bob dylan

Easter in Ukraine

polish easter baskets

mary magdalene red egg

mother of guadalupe

mother teresa taking vows

mama of fatima

no fear

with apologies to Simcha Fisher whose search word poetry is  not so slipshod

Bad Poetry for Overwhelmed Mommy-types

Oh, give me a home
where the children can roam
& they sometimes pick up their mess
where seldom is heard
a complaining word
& they spontaneously do school-ish work
home, home with the kids
where the dad has a lot on his plate
metaphorically
'cause I was doing laundry
instead of packing his lunch.


Oh, give me a home
just outside of Rome
where the kids live out of one case
where there's no random clutter
no random junk, just what we actually need
home, home with the kids
where the two-year-old's having a fit
Boy has a sore throat and pink eye
& the girls wait for their personal chauffeur
(that's me)

 image source- not always safe for the kids- I don't read it all!

for your edification

what is the Divine Liturgy

is Theophany Epiphany

can I go to Byzantine Catholics

priest's wife

wife of priest

priest's wife exists

Christmas lights not made in China

lights not made in China

China food delicious

can a Catholic priest eat at a parishioner's home

what does Bill Clinton fear

if you really needed it

fear not

fear

why fear

james thurber

penguins

smile and wave

inspired by Simcha Fisher- yes, this search word poetry knows it's bad

Singing with St Nick- replay

Jolly old Saint Nicholas, lean your ear this way

Don't you tell a single soul (except the Theotokos and Her Son) what I'm going to say

Christmas Eve is coming soon. Now you dear holy man,

this is what I ask of you; tell me if you can:

Grandma wants the CCHD stopped

I'd like a Douay Rheims

Bunicu wants an easy visa

so he can finally see the States

Father wants the monsignor

to return his calls

The kids should practice Latin-n-Greek

not run around the halls

Big Girl 1 would like a poodle

Big Girl 2 wants another cat

Boy would like more, more cars

who can argue with that?

Big Baby Girl would like a new

wooden kitchen from family far away

She'll have to wait for now

Uncle needs to hit the hay

Bishop & Saint Nicholas

We Byzantines adore

you were a champion of the Faith

We praise your works all the more

Although you're used for commercial gain

we remember your great life

through your intercession now

please help end this world's strife

(my apologies...try to sing to the tune of Jolly Old St Nicholas)

Kontakion of St. Nicholas

...You were truly a priestly worker in Myra,
for zealously living the Gospel of Christ,
you dedicated your life to your people;
you saved the innocent from death.
Therefore you have been sanctified
as one who has entered the mystery of God's grace.

PrettyHappyFunnyReal- pans & pumpkins

Pretty- It only took me seven years, but the cloth that great-grandmother wove, decorated and crocheted lace onto is finally on display. Perhaps it is because I was not born in the old country, but I can't figure out how to do the perfect pleats. But I put it up anyway.

Happy- Haiku for a cast iron pan

cast iron, true non-stick

took me forty years to buy

use metal, not soap

'bye evil Teflon

now I truly deglaze it

browned bits with wine...yum

Funny- pumpkins are perfect for my Halloween season apathy/dislike

Real- Can you find the 'real' in this photo? Yes, it is the extension cord along the back that is powering up the refrigerator. We already had an electrician come and fix the three-outlet problem. Two weeks later, the problem is back on- so it is an opportunity to rejoice that I have electricity at all! 

find more PHFR at Like Mother, Like Daughter

in the mommyhood

If you give a mom a muffin, she'll want some coffee to go with it.

She'll pour herself some.

The coffee will get spilled by her three year old.

She'll wipe it up.

Wiping the floor, she'll find some dirty socks.

She'll remember that she has to do some laundry.

When she puts the laundry in the washer, she'll trip over some shoes and bump into the freezer.

Bumping into the freezer will remind her that she has to plan a supper for tonight.

She will get out a pound of hamburger.

She'll look for her cookbook (101 Things with Hamburger)

The cookbook is under a pile of mail.

She will see the phone bill that is due tomorrow.

She will look for her checkbook

The checkbook is in her purse that is getting dumped out by her two year old.

Mom will smell something funny.

While she is changing the two year old, the phone will ring.

Her five year old will pick up and hang up the phone.

She will remember that she wants to phone a friend to come over for coffee on Friday.

Thinking of coffee will remind her that she was going to have a cup.

She will pour herself some more.

And chances are,

if she has a cup of coffee, 

her kids will have eaten the muffin that went with it.

Last Friday, Boy's preschool held a "Mommies and Muffins" party.  I received a wonderfully handpainted flower pot from my son; we sat and ate muffins and juice before his class began. The school gave us cards with the above poem, inspired by the funny book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. A great half hour was had by all! He is growing up- but Boy is sweetness and light  right now at four years old. We are still working on the whining.

Twas the Night Before Christmas...

'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the townhouse

not a creature was stirring except for dad and his spouse,

the stockings were hung along the banister with care

in hopes that St Nicholas would a second time come there

The children were snoring all warm in their beds

while visions of new cars and Breyers danced in their heads

with mom wrapping presents & dad making cabbage rolls

it would be long before they could take a dreamland stroll

...perhaps next year, I'll finish this silly poem, but for now, we are off to the Divine Liturgy to celebrate the Nativity of our Lord

Rejoice, O Bethlehem! And make ready, O Ephrata! Behold, the Virgin is on her way to give birth to the Great Shepherd she carries in her womb. The God-bearing forefathers will rejoice at his sight, and, together with the shepherds, they will glorify Him in the Virgin's arms.

Troparion of the Preparation for Christmas

Singing with Saint Nicholas

Jolly old Saint Nicholas, lean your ear this way

Don't you tell a single soul (except the Theotokos and Her Son) what I'm going to say

Christmas Eve is coming soon. Now you dear holy man,

this is what I ask of you; tell me if you can:

Grandma wants the CCHD stopped

I'd like a Douay Rheims

Bunicu wants an easy visa

so he can finally see the States

Father wants the monsignor

to return his calls

The kids should practice Latin-n-Greek

not run around the halls

Big Girl 1 would like a poodle

Big Girl 2 wants another cat

Boy would like more, more cars

who can argue with that?

Big Baby Girl would like a new

wooden kitchen from family far away

She'll have to wait for now

Uncle needs to hit the hay

Bishop & Saint Nicholas

We Byzantines adore

you were a champion of the Faith

We praise your works all the more

Although you're used for commercial gain

we remember your great life

through your intercession now

please help end this world's strife

(my apologies...try to sing to the tune of Jolly Old St Nicholas)

Kontakion of St. Nicholas

...You were truly a priestly worker in Myra,
for zealously living the Gospel of Christ,
you dedicated your life to your people;
you saved the innocent from death.
Therefore you have been sanctified
as one who has entered the mystery of God's grace.

Giving Thanks & some kid literary masterpieces

apples, baby kisses, cars to get us where we are going, dance lessons for dear big daughters, eggplant dip from the old country, friendly faces, God's love, happy smiles in the morning, ice cubes ready in the freezer, Jesus' sacrifice, kin that have to love each other, loving hugs, mom and the rest of my extended family, nutella, ocean breezes, people who pray, quiet time, really good books, Saint Philip's fast (Advent), tea, undying mercy of God, violin music by Mozart especially, water, x-cellent kids, you who are reading and commenting, and zoos for fun- Those are a few things I am thankful for this day! and now...a poem....written by a big girl

Time to thank, time to love

Happy are we to have people to think of

All our family has come to the feast

No one can be left out of the feast

Kindness is shown to everyone here

Find no one out there

Underneath the table lie

Little children sneaking pie

another version....written by another big girl....

Time to be cheerful, time to get spry

Happy aromas fill the air

All in the kitchen bake pie

Next, bring out the turkey!

Kin and friends are all here

Find your knives, find your forks

Under the cabinets lie

Lingering mice waiting for evening's pie (seems like somebody's hungry)