Wednesday the 6th: Music of the Week

 *Music rather than food: music is ramping up for the musical. So much musical music. Mass and home music remains the same; we just received the 2025 OCP new accompaniment binder so I'm working on filling those in and seeing what is new and what is removed.

Tuesday the 5th: Second game

 I attended my second Nebraska game just two weeks after the first but we lost this one. It was still good to attend, and we lost in overtime. We deserved to lose because we played really, really badly in overtime.

 

 

Monday the 4th: Saints of the Week

 *There are only two saints this week, one today and a feast day on Saturday.

*Today is the memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, cardinal who helped implement the Tridentine Reform. He was from Milan, wrote catechisms, looked after the poor and sick during an outbreak of the plague, and died worn out at 46.

*Saturday is the Feast (Gloria, no Creed) of the Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica. This is considered the home church for the Pope as the Bishop of Rome. It is dedicated to St. John the Baptist and was donated by the Lateran Family, hence the weird name.

 (Found on Pinterest, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/30654705882/)

Friday the 1st: Waffles

*Our wedding waffle maker finally died, so we upgraded to a Belgian waffle maker. It's pretty nice, and the plates are removable for cleaning.

 

 

Thursday the 31st: Music of the Week

 Nothing new to report here. Music for musical continues, next concert is in December, one Mass tonight for All Saints vigil and one Mass on Sunday.

Wednesday the 30th: Food of the Week

 *Sunday we made burgers, onion rings, and pumpkin chocolate chip bread. It needs 1/3 c. less water to be most successful. Then I hopped in the car and headed to Wichita for a rosary vigil. It was beautiful.

*Monday was Scholars Bowl (middle school) tournament so  I wasn't home until after 7.

*Tuesday, yesterday, I made the first chili of the year and corn bread from a Jiffy box. Big C loves chili. This recipe is really easy, always tastes good, and if made by the full batch makes plenty for friends. I just did a half batch this time; I deglaze the pan with wine before I put in the water just for some extra flavor. The simmering for a long time is part of guaranteeing a good outcome.

*Tonight will be salad kit or leftovers; I have choir practice at 7.

*Tomorrow I have a Vigil Mass at 6 but before that I'll make fancy Sloppy Joes. I've done this for Halloween for almost 10 years now, so it's definitely a tradition. It's a nice tasty choice, and we bought mini pretzel buns for our eating pleasure. 

*Hopefully tomorrow I'll have the energy to make gingersnaps; this recipe makes lots but they are a very tasty lots. I'm not sure, though, as the other activities this week are definitely making me a little tired.

 

 

Tuesday the 29th: More new furniture

 After 9 years it was time for new barstools at the breakfast. Since we eat most of our meals there, we had actually worn the surface off the previous stools. We also added another chair to the living room to make it a bit more comfy.