About Us

My name is Heather and I have been the help meet to my wonderful husband, Len, for 20 years. Our children are Hope (17), Lenny (14), Lily (9), Wren (Born to heaven, 10/02), Mary (Born to heaven, 9/03), Lucy (Born to heaven, Early '04), and Peter (5). Five doggies round out our happy brood.

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Morning Basket

Image of The Wheel on the School

Image of Saints for Young Readers for Every Day, Vol. 1: January-June

Image of The New Saint Joseph First Communion Catechism

Image of A Child's Garden of Verses

Image of Romeo and Juliet

On the Nightstand

Image of The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential...in Business and in Life

Image of The Magic of Ordinary Days

Image of Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay That Way

A Great Quote About Running

As a type-A personality, I totally agree with this quote!!!

“Running is ideal for type-A personalities who prefer routine, structure and a little self-competition,” says Jessica Smith. With a no-nonsense attitude and motivation to burn, you enjoy a no-strings workout that lets you enjoy the scenery (and solitude), anywhere at anytime. Plus, you can harness your [...]

“Because I Can…”

While buying a new pair of sneakers at a local running store the other day, I saw a shirt that simply said, “Because I can..”  I had to buy it because it perfectly describes why I run – because I can…  It is something that I could never do even in my overweight youth [...]

Our First 5K Race

In spite of pouring rain AND thunder and lightning, Lenny (13) and I competed in our first 5K race today.  Mercifully, the rain stopped just as the race began.  How’s that for answered prayers!!!  Lenny placed 3rd in his age group with a time of 25:49 and I was thrilled with my time [...]

Yeah for Me!!! And the Children!!!

Well I did it.  Hope, Lenny and I ran in my first running race yesterday.  We ran a mile and Lily did the 1/4 mile fun run.

Peter and Lily before Lily’s race:

Lily, looking a bit nervous before her race

Lily’s big finish!!!

Hope [...]

Update from Doodle Acres – July 15, 2009

I know, I know, it has been a long time since I have blogged.  I didn’t start out taking a blogging break but somehow, I got out of the habit of posting.  So anyway, for those couple of you who might still check this site, I thought I’d write a post about what [...]

Some Semblance of a Schedule

OK, I admit it.  The last couple of months have been a wonderfully crazy blur, full of many blessed events (hence the reason that I have been blogging so infrequently and also the reason that I encouraged you to add me to your Blogreader —Bloglines is my personal favorite).  While wonderful, these last few [...]