Because most philosophies that frown on reproduction don't survive.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

You know you're Catholic when...

You realize, while catching up on reading daily saints to your children, that St. Bartholomew's feast day was yesterday, and that means that you forgot your brother Nathanael's birthday. Happy 16th birthday, Nathanael!

Here's a family story: on the day Nathanael was born (at home, with tons of people watching from the doorway; Mom was a trooper), we kids called around and told people, as a joke, that he had been named Bartholomew Barabbas. Ha ha! Sorry about that, Nathanael! We all loved you then, and we love you now, you crazy kid.

2 comments:

Barb said...

:) So whose idea was that? hehe...

Sarah Reinhard said...

That's hilarious!

And I'm not the only one with "kid siblings" -- mine are due to divorce and remarriage, but still...explaining to people that you have a 16yo sister and a 12yo brother when you are 32 is, well, long-winded.

Anyway, sorry if this is off topic. It's late and my resistance to leaving wacky comments is down... :)