This week, the Betts bought a new deep freezer and Dom is excited; a shelf collapses out of the blue; visit Dom’s parents; celebrate the last Lucy’s allergies going away; read the latest Dresden Files book; and find Abraham on the Mount... [Continue Reading]
On this week’s episode, Dom and Melanie celebrate a birthday; discuss the Texas snowpocalypse; offer an excellent, quick Mexican rice hack; watch Good Will Hunting; review The Memoirs of Peter and Death Comes for the Archbishop; and begin... [Continue Reading]
On this week’s episode, the Betts clear another allergy hurdle; discuss why they don’t do much for Valentine’s; try to figure out what to do about summer vacation; explain why they’re staying home on Ash Wednesday; and talk... [Continue Reading]
On this week’s episode, the Betts talk about winter when you’ve grown up with snow versus coming to it later; why Melanie doesn’t want to move to Florida (hint: falling iguanas!); a great fish and chips recipe; and Dom watches The... [Continue Reading]
On this week’s episode, in the midst of the winter doldrums, the Betts go for a very cold winter hike with the Scouts; overcome another food allergy; Melanie dives into the world of Star Wars novels and find they’re good; and Dom gets... [Continue Reading]
In this week’s episode, Dom and Melanie discuss Good Discourse, which was the name of a conference where Melanie gave a talk on humility and writing; talk about sharing their music and memories with the kids; discover the magic of potato... [Continue Reading]
In the summer of 2019, a friend posted a quote from St. Augustine on his Facebook feed and then received a notice from Facebook that it violated their terms of service and wouldn’t be visible to others. I thought it was odd because the quote... [Continue Reading]
In this week’s episode: You could tell from our intro music and podcast tagline, the Betts are big into sea shanties and so we discuss the new TikTok sea shanty trend; sing the praises of dehumidifiers; love our huge, new Dutch oven; and... [Continue Reading]
In this episode, as the kids are getting older, Dom and Melanie switch up the evening routine; they go for a hike on a cold, but beautiful winter’s day; remember a friend from her humorous obituary; talk about the Friendship of Christ; and... [Continue Reading]
In this episode, Dom and Melanie ring in the new year watching Avengers and then celebrate Lucia’s birthday on liturgical Epiphany with sushi, pho, and Grogu. Melanie bakes an amazing almond torta caprese, Dom watches Soul and Now You See; they... [Continue Reading]