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Happy Feast of the Immaculate Conception. I love this feast, not only because it's Mary's day (and I consecrated myself to her last year on this day!), but because today is all about salvation. Mary was saved from hell the same as all of us, except she was saved before she was even conceived. What a beautiful and complex mystery. On days like today I think there is just nothing like being Catholic. Oh, and the music...happy sigh.

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Advent is just flying by, don't you think? I mean, my goodness, three days to Gaudete Sunday. Makes me quiver in my boots. Well...if I had boots. Must start wrapping and finish shopping. ASAP.

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And speaking of gifts, for the first time in our 26-year marriage, my sweetheart and I exchanged Christmas gifts on St. Nicholas Day. My sweetheart suggested that we do it, and I'm not certain if it was because he was excited for what he bought me or excited to get what he asked for. Frankly, the gift exchange between the two of us on Christmas Day is often very "squished in" between the children opening gifts and a meal of some sort after Mass. It always feels like an after thought, so I am really glad he suggested it.

And so you ask, what did I get?

I

got

one

of

these:

It's awesome. I bought Doug an iPad for his birthday a few weeks ago, and so we now, essentially, have two pads. We almost never, ever buy these kinds of things, so I don't imagine we'll do it again for like 26 years. I was a real hold-out on the Kindle, didn't want to read any book on an electronic device, but my son Geoffrey bought one with his birthday money as soon as they came out and over Thanksgiving he sold me. The only thing that still bugs me about it is that when I buy an e-book, I can't share it. I always pass my books on -- it justifies me spending the money. But being Amazon Prime members, I can borrow books, and there are quite a number of free titles available.

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Last night I was browsing through apps on the Kindle and came across Words With Friends. Oh my. We are all addicted and even the kids have games going with various people, including their grandma. How fun to play Scrabble with grandma, whenever you want.

Do you play? Are you addicted? I am hoping it wears off, but not for a month or so, because it's so fun. And I really stink at Scrabble. If you play, find me -- I'm scmom4. I'd love to play!


I'm off to work on some rosaries, and knitting, and rosaries, and to check my Words W/ Friends!


PS (like 12 hours post): Please remember my Joshua in prayer, if you would. We are off to the doctor again this morning. A migraine broke the normal pattern of his headaches and, I think, changed the doc's thinking in regard to what is causing them.