Rita Buettner, Author at Archdiocese of Baltimore

January 24, 2019

Board game fun, spiritual gifts, four-day weeks, Pokemon, and homemade soup (7 Quick Takes)

We are at this magical age where we can play family board games with a fair amount of success.

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January 21, 2019

Yummy Imperfection: Trying a Koobideh kabob recipe

I’m always interested in duplicating a favorite dish at home to save a little money—and also because it’s fun to see what we can create ourselves.

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January 17, 2019

Snow days, snowman building, a reading assignment, preparing for the Year of the Pig, and more (7 Quick Takes)

With snow last weekend and more expected this weekend, we are all in snow mode.

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January 15, 2019

The year an ice storm canceled my calculus exam

I was a senior in high school, and I was failing calculus. I had to be. I hadn’t understood a word the teacher had said for months, and I couldn’t recall passing a single quiz.

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January 11, 2019

Excited about reading, a late Christmas gift, taking down the tree, and more (7 Quick Takes)

Our younger son was afraid he wouldn’t find a book he wanted to buy. Then he spotted a book on a display and made a beeline for it.

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January 9, 2019

Finding Jesus in the hospital

There’s no sign that says, “Jesus,” with an arrow.

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January 6, 2019

Bidding farewell to Greetings & Readings

You never want to see a business close, but seeing a local, family-owned business shut its doors after many years in the community is especially sad. So I was really sorry when I saw that Greetings & Readings is set to close later this month.

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January 5, 2019

Cousins for Christmas, a word and saint for the New Year, “Fanta Baby” on the menu, and more (7 Quick Takes)

We had so many cousins to enjoy over the Christmas break. There were gifts and food and football games.

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January 2, 2019

The year the tree fell

That single tree—a tree I had barely noticed before—was apparently such an obstruction between our homes that our paths had barely crossed. Once it was gone, we saw each other almost every day.

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