Muldoon Memos

I have found some awesome Christmas presents the last few weeks and wanted to share them in case you need ideas! 1. Pink Salt Riot (thanks to Rosie's Catholic Artisan Gift Guide ) has some beautiful (and reasonably priced) jewelry. I bought this necklace for a friend , one for me , and the divine mercy chaplet bracelet for my MIL. 2. Can You Find Saints? book  from Amazon for my godson (who's in Kindergarten). And this one for Luke.  3. These bath bombs  that come with a hidden toy inside for Luke.  4. Kendra's ( Catholic All Year ) Liturgical Living Calendar for my sister. 5. This 30 day devotional (with coloring pages inside!) for my SIL 6. These calligraphy pens  + learning book (for me!) 7. This workout tank for my friend!

(One) After taking a career interest survey in my class, a 9th grade girl saw the result: "Homemaker." She remarked, "Oh wow. That means I have no skills," and laughed. I may have had a similar response at age 14, but nevertheless, this made me really sad. For many reasons, staying at home during the summer is much harder for me than actually teaching. Being a "homemaker" requires an abundance of skills that unfortunately, few recognize. I'm not sure what all my thoughts are about this, it just stood out to me I guess. (Two) Stranger Things moves soooo slowly. First season was okay. Now on Season 2, episode 4, it's finally getting interesting. (Three) I am totally jumping onto the Christmas train .... really early. Sorry, not sorry. I put all of my Halloween decor away (a whole tote, ha) in hopes of Christmas decorating this weekend! Well, everything except the tree, which will maybe wait two weeks for. (Four) Also, thanks to Rosie'...