- I’m posting a bit early, since tomorrow will be filled to the brim with activity. After the five-kid, mad-dash drop-off in the morning, I’ll be heading over to the Real Presence Radio station to co-host with Tanya Watterud on “Real Presence Radio Live.” During the final half-hour time slot at 10:30 a.m. (Central Standard Time), I’ll be conducting my first live radio interview with my friend author-speaker Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle from her home in Connecticut. Donna will be sharing details of her just-off-the-press new book, Mother Teresa and Me: Ten Years of Friendship.
- If you happen to be near a radio and can tune into 1280 AM (Fargo-Moorhead) or 1370 AM (Grand Forks), OR you will be near a computer and can listen in through the Internet at Real Presence Radio (yourcatholicradiostation.com), I’d love to have you tune in. If none of these options work, I’ll be posting a link here in the coming days with the recorded show, so you’ll be able to catch a hindsight listen.
- After the show, I’ll mosey on over to my youngest kids’ school to help with the annual Christmas
insanity festparty. (Those little ones do have a lot of energy, I’m telling you, but hopefully we’ll be able to keep it to a dull roar.) - By the way, if you hadn’t noticed, there are only 4 days left until Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- On my Sunday Facebook status, I wrote: Roxane Salonen: the Nesting Instinct has offically kicked in, and only five days before the baby’s arrival. I always did best working up to deadline. Needless to say, there were more than a few comments wondering if I was with child. Of course, I was referring to the Baby Jesus, but as I flitted around the house with the the mop and vacuum cleaner today, I truly did feel as if I were preparing to welcome a baby into the home. And then it occurred to me, well, that is what’s happening, after all. We are preparing to welcome New Life into our lives! It’s an exciting time in the world as well as in our homes.
- If you’re still with me, still drinking your morning cup of coffee (or late-night warm milk, as the case may be), here’s an article that was published recently by Our Sunday Visitor, “Twas the fight before Christmas,” which includes a few comments from
the peanut galleryYours Truly.
Happy Monday, and peace in the blessed week ahead!
What are you most looking forward to this Christmas? What are you most dreading?
Oh, Roxane! That’s hilarious about Facebook! Even when I first read your sentence this morning, I immediately thought you were pregnant and expecting!
Wish I could listen to your radio interview this morning! But I have two appointments this morning. It’s our first official day of Christmas break and so I always schedule everything (dentist, hair, etc.) over my breaks! I’ll have to catch it when you post.
Have a wonderful day!
I thought you were expecting at first, too! ha-ha
P.S. You’ve been tagged! 🙂
Mother Theresa has been as Inspiring as a very thoughtful person. Her quotes are very realistic and say more about children,women and the need of love in each person’s heart!
take care and keep it up.
The only good thing I look towards Xmas is: love in myself 😉
Really love that photo of you!
Read the article from the Catholic pub. It speaks to this non-Catholic, too. I’ve been blue at Christmas, felt the loss and separation of divorce, and worked hard to make it all happy during the holidays. Having a plan is good. Developing new traditions is the best. We’re having our “Pickle” night on Wed. Hide the pickle ornament in the tree. The kid who finds it gets to open the pickle gift. (It’s a game.) Then, we’ll go look at a great light display at the Arborteum, come home, play the game and eat/drink root beer floats (if I can keep the kids away from the root beer until then!).
Thanks for your gift of friendship, dear writer-mama-pal!
Congratulations on your first radio appearance! I am wondering how it went and if you would do it again?