We went to Mass at noon today - it was a bit too close to naptime but certainly better than this evenings Mass which will not begin until 7pm and go for far longer than my children will be capable of behaving for.
We did these coloring pages about Ash Wednesday http://www.christiancoloring.com/cmpdf2006/ash_wednesday.pdf , and have been discussing fasting, abstinance, and sacrificing and mortification, offering it up. We will be reading the Gospel of John in our evening prayer time and are doing the devotions from The Lent/Easter by Bishop Sheen (http://www.amazon.com/Lent-Easter-Wisdom-Fulton-Sheen/dp/0764811118/sr=8-1/qid=1172103220/ref=sr_1_1/102-4588986-7257760?ie=UTF8&s=books). I actually thought I was going to have to purchase this book, as I had forgotten I had it already, but, fortunately I ran across it first. I hate it when I purchase a book I already have. :0)
The good news is that I have now located all of my Lent and Easter resources. Luckily I begin to prepare a couple weeks in advance.
I love this article - 40 Ways to Get the Most from Lent http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/library_article/417/40_Ways_to_Get_the_Most_Out_of_Lent.html
And 40 Ways to Improve your Lent http://www.chnonline.org/2005-02-03/newsstory1.html
The Lenten Workshop at Catholic Culture is a wealth of information I use too. http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/overviews/seasons/lent/