tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22626315.post7481933438246924234..comments2023-10-31T11:15:49.648-05:00Comments on Chez Ouiz: I've GOT to read this bookOuizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377634340650234707noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22626315.post-1218808560419916462007-07-03T08:09:00.000-05:002007-07-03T08:09:00.000-05:00I drove by your old house this morning on the way ...I drove by your old house this morning on the way to work - it is big and really pretty! It's on the reservoir too so it has a beautiful backyard. You definitely can't see OLMC from there anymore, but it's within walking distance to the pool, clubhouse and playground. It's really one of the biggest houses on the street.<BR/><BR/>I've only heard the Halle Halle once at our church - at the childrens mass. But when I went to Ball State, it was an every week occurence....(And I played guitar for mass so I not only had to sing it, I had to play it!)<BR/><BR/>PS. We're getting a new batch of Nashville Dominicans this year - now we'll have 6 instead of 3! Hopefully by the time Madeleine gets to Kindergarten, they'll have one in every grade!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146718549061898275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22626315.post-44944342688374963522007-07-03T07:13:00.000-05:002007-07-03T07:13:00.000-05:00There was NO ONE else on our street when we lived ...There was NO ONE else on our street when we lived there. We had the cul-de-sac all to ourselves. (we moved in 1985).<BR/><BR/>And WHAT IS UP with the Gather "hymnal"? Don't get me started on the inclusive language! (or the "Chiquita Banana Hallelujah" which, tragically, is my children's favorite... "Halle, halle, halle, looo hoo yah!")<BR/><BR/>Too sad. Too sad.<BR/><BR/>As for homeschooling -- I know some who feel that if it's right for their family, it must be right for EVERYBODY. I don't agree. The Lord gives the right kids to the right parents, and those parents seek to do what's best for their children education-wise. If I had a parochial school in a traditional parish 5 minutes from my house that was run by the Nashville Dominicans and was paid for solely with our tithe I would most definitely give it a go! I kinda think you'd be crazy NOT to! *grin*<BR/><BR/>Have a great day!Ouizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377634340650234707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22626315.post-25225895914632207742007-07-03T06:20:00.000-05:002007-07-03T06:20:00.000-05:00Yeah I know! I"m going to have to talk to our mus...Yeah I know! I"m going to have to talk to our music director :) We have a Sunday evening mass that is for young adults, and it's mostly praise/worship music. That is not so bad. But I'm getting tired of the other ones in the Gather book!<BR/><BR/>I will wave to your house! You should see it around here now. Hardly any meadows left. Kinda sad. Did you know the Kaelins? They have lived in Adios ct. for a long time. <BR/><BR/>And thanks for not "looking down" on me for not homeschooling. I feel like some homeschooling moms do.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146718549061898275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22626315.post-2546790323568722152007-07-02T22:37:00.000-05:002007-07-02T22:37:00.000-05:00The hymns just sadden me because they are so whiny...The hymns just sadden me because they are so whiny, human-focused, shallow, and devoid of much theological content (how's THAT for my opinion?) I cringe at the thought that my kids will remember songs like "City of God" or "Gather Us In" with a certain kind of nostalgia, as if those were the "good old days."Ouizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377634340650234707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22626315.post-56048218629706644602007-07-02T21:32:00.000-05:002007-07-02T21:32:00.000-05:00Adios Ct? That's like 30 seconds from my house :...Adios Ct? That's like 30 seconds from my house :) I wish you guys still lived here!<BR/><BR/>Yeah, now that everyone is talking about the "bad hymns," I notice it a lot more. I never did before but now that I know they're not liturgically correct, it just bugs me :)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146718549061898275noreply@blogger.com