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| My ds dropped out of Hogwarts due to lack of willful suspension of disbelief. All too contrived for him. I'm giving it one last go with George MacDonald and then I'm going to let this child pass into his teenage hears sorely lacking in all things fairy or fantasy. He does, however, love to make those felt folk. He made a dear angel this week. Thanks for linking to all of Crafty's little guys. I think I can get Patrick started now on some of these to go with Nicholas' new and improved alphabet adventure. Saints, Patrick will "do." |
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Maybe with the month of the angels you could direct him in that area. The spiritual world is mysterious, but real. To delve into angels would give him a sense of Truth but also the mystery.
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Oh, and I'll add on that I found in my copy of "A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families" by Monica McConkey (1999) suggestions for spoon angels, sort of similar to Alice's Spoon Saints.
Just delving into the 9 choirs of angels, the possibilities are pretty endless. 
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Books, I wanted to let you know to keep your eyes open at used book stores for Elsa Beskow. I have found all her books at Half Price bookstore...3.98 each!!! Plus they give a teachers discount!!! HUGE score for the McGoverns!!!!!
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Oh, of course I know you were joshing me! I've got enough Irish Blood flowing in these veins to rock the mast as this entire crew leaps about to The Elders. Newest favorite song I just discovered this morning? Saint Brendan had a Boat (Track 13, very last one on Racing the Tide) Gotta love a song with these lines:
One winter’s whisky ration all that steerage would allow
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By this time their only compass was a rosary
It's gotta be an Irish song! 
But my favorite song? St. Kevin (Track 4, on American Wake)
St Kevin walks down the path
See a sign for Lynhams Pub and Glendalough this way
He steps in with caution look around
The boys from Clara Lara just in from bailing hay
Young Murphy tells Kevin of the legends
Father Cronin always said an angel child was he
The truth is all written in Acta Santorum
Let’s have another glass and I'll drink a pint with thee
Perfect! Inspiration for two kicked up Spoon Saint Felty Creations. Can't you just see St. Brendan in his little boat and St. Kevin gazing over the fog-roiled sea at him?
Back to your regularly scheduled WishList now... 
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Jennifer--Would the boats have anything to do with your attraction to those particular guys? You must share photos as I have a little Brendan here who really deserves his own little spoon saint and coracle!
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chicken lady wrote:
| Books, I wanted to let you know to keep your eyes open at used book stores for Elsa Beskow. I have found all her books at Half Price bookstore...3.98 each!!! Plus they give a teachers discount!!! HUGE score for the McGoverns!!!!! |
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I will definitely start checking 1/2 Price books. Thanks for the head's up!
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I love the St. Brendan spoon idea. We are studying him right now!!! My dd was excited to hear that.
Also, Jenn, the spoon angel idea is just right for the feast days coming up. Thank you.
My top five would mostly be crafting supplies and the color fairy books. We are sorely lacking in good craft supplies. Ordering online will be the only way to get them, as the closest craft store is too far for me to go, and our funds our lacking at this moment, so we'll dream for now. I do have the bees wax modeling wax from a year ago. We love it. We need more, as we are good at misplacing it. I have always wanted the kids to read the color fairy books, but our little library doesn't have them, but I know they would get them if I took the time to ask.
We have started making sure we do handwork daily with what little craft stuff we have. The kids love it. I'm having fun, too.
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Yeah...the boats might have something to do with it!
But really, the thought that St. Kevin might just drop in my beachy version of a pub and order a Guinness thrills me and gives me much needed patience up there too.
I'll let you all know if we get around to crafting any wee folk! I'd love to see what you and yours turn out too!
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Elizabeth wrote:
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Honestly, my ds is enjoying the Hogwarts unit, but I wish I had done it last year when it would have been easier for him to "get into character" so to speak. This is the year when my ds crosses that invisible but oh, so powerful threshold into ...is it manhood already? Surely not! But I look at him lately and I cannot deny its ever-increasing presence. And I can't help but yearn to hold on to the little boy in him just a tiny bit longer.
So we will enjoy this little foray into the magical while we still can. I fear the next unit, and those from then on will be more "grounded."
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Theresa,
I don't think that threshold is a jump after all. Patrick asked me today what the next Hogwarts assignment was. When I reminded him that he said it was stupid, he said, "Well, yeah, but it was cool, too."
I think that he is rather like a two-year-old who still does need to be told what to do more often than not. he can't figure out whether he's big or little.
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Yes, that about sums it up, doesn't it?
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