Emmett’s Little World

Lexington’s Birthday Giveaway from Illustrator Alison Oliver!
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Lexington’s Birthday Giveaway from Illustrator Alison Oliver!

Where to begin?   Hello. Last week was exciting for the house of Svell.  I had some personal health issues, Craig had an emergency appendectomy, and Lexington had his 5th birthday. Craig’s sudden surgery in the middle of the week halted party plannings, party goings, friend visits, bloggy writings, and birthday and father’s day present shoppings….

Catholicism for Grown Ups: Shaking Off My Inner Little Girl (she’s got a good grip).
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Catholicism for Grown Ups: Shaking Off My Inner Little Girl (she’s got a good grip).

  So there I was, all revved up to have a life-changing Lent. And you know how perfectly that went for me, because the only thing I’m good at being consistent with is Instagramming. Each Sunday of Lent, Mass with our children became sweatier and thrashier. Then Lent was basically over and Holy Week had…