Wow! I can't believe it's been a week since I've updated this!
We had a wonderful visit with the Pergola family! What a blessing.
The kids are so sweet and growing up so fast! They are all so well behaved! You would never know there were seven extra kids in the house. Katie is such a beautiful girl, at sweet sixteen. She loves to chime in on conversations and she has a lot to contribute! It's so neat!
Michelle is an angel and so helpful. She and Katie helped Laura make a huge batch of cut-outs for April's shower. Anna is so quiet you hardly know she is there, but we enjoyed her sweet smile for the time she was here. She went to stay with the Hoppels for most of the time. She and Danielle are like sisters! Giordan got a lot of attention from our boys. They really love getting to spend time with him. Gina is a lovely "almost" nine-year-old. She is very busy and has so much to say. Very cute!
I loved having the time to spend with my little Dominic. What a dear boy he is and such a grown up five-year-old. I had a chance to spend some time with him at the conference, and then I brought him home to visit with our guys. Precious time for me!
Anthony is the spice of life for the family. WOW! He is full if surprises. He is going to be three but he has a very sharp little mind and he can come up with the most exciting ideas! Boy is he cute!!
It's a good thing too...
My biggest treat was getting to spend time visiting with Suzanne. Laura was here too, so it was neat to be able to share the time with both of them. I think the late nights may have been a bit much though!
The conference was great! I really enjoyed the talks that I went to. The homeschooling day was a bit of a repeat, so I didn't go to many of the talks but I did get some books at the used book sale. I was able to find John's Latin books for 3.00! I also got the "Faith and Freedom" Readers that I had been looking for.
I bought most of the books that I will need from the vendors though. New. ughhh. I don't even want to see the credit card bill! On the other hand, I got the AWESOME Science program that I wanted. I found John's Math 65 for next year, all the Religion books I needed, and some English books. I still have to get Brendan and Paul's Math from Abeka.
Tim and I had a wonderful evening at the Marriage Retreat. We had a chance to hear two nice talks, a wonderful dinner, and the best part was Mass and the renewal of our vows. The day after our Anniversary! That was very special.
The other books I got were for ME! And Tim of course. I got a copy of the new Catechism that the USCCB has just put out. Bishop Wuerhl made a great plug for it and convinced me. I found the Novel on St Augustine that I had been wanting, and ahhh, yes, I got the new book by Peter Kreeft about the Lord of the Rings AND I heard his talk on it AND he signed my book! WOOHOO! That was too cool! Loved the talk. It was so great.
Then I heard another talk by Matt Pinto.
I had a chance to go to Confession to a great priest and then I went to Adoration.
We were able to receive a Plenary Indulgence for attending this conference. The Vatican announced this special Grace just before it started.
So all in all, a wonderful weekend.
For our Anniversary Tim and I are giving each other a new floor in the Living Room! We bought the Pergo on Sunday.
I'll take Pictures and post in the next day or two.
Oh, and for all who are reading this, we found out yesterday that Tim will have to undergo another Surgery next week. We are not thrilled but it has to be done. Please pray that all goes well and the it is THE LAST ONE!!! These are getting tedious and it's hard on him. I hate that it keeps happening! We had to cancel our vacation, but I don't want anything to compromise the best outcome.
I'll post new pics tomorrow.
