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Wordless Wednesday

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, The Dawg, Wordless Wednesday 2 Comments

~ For Paula ~Ed. Note: Sharon left a comment on my Notes from Home post, asking about Ellie’s breed. “Is she a Golden Retriever or an Irish Setter? I can’t tell.” We get that question a lot, Sharon! Ellie is a pure-bred Golden Retriever—the daughter of Sam & Ruby and the granddaughter of Paula, (listed above). We call her our auburn Golden! … [Read more...]

Home from the Holidays

by Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me 3 Comments

We did not do as much traveling as we would have liked this Christmas, due to the blowing snow and the icy roads. We were only gone for a day and a half.Still. In looking at this pile of laundry, one would think that we’d been gone for weeks.(Angela, you’ll note, prefers to look out from the laundry rather than at it. It’s much less intimidating … [Read more...]

No longer dreaming…

by Filed Under: Minnesohta, Minnesota Me 10 Comments

...of a white Christmas.Though some of us are clearly still dreaming of other things.Minnesota is in the midst of a winter snowstorm that is predicted to set records. Locals are calling it, (among other less printable terms), Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse, Snonami, and SnOMG.I like the cute, family-friendly Snomas, myself.My husband is thankful for … [Read more...]

What I saw…

by Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me 22 Comments

...when I stepped out of my bedroom after wrapping presents last night.Not a creature was stirring! Not even her ears.This is what I saw when I turned around and looked in the classroom.Okay, so obviously some creatures were stirring.These two are not so much boys as they are bear cubs.I mean, really. Could you take it outdoors?It’s a good thing … [Read more...]

Keeping Christmas

by Filed Under: Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 3 Comments

Looking for a little something extra to fill your days this week?Sure you are.I have really enjoyed the free curriculum over at CurrClick (Love CurrClick! God bless the folks at CurrClick!) ever since Barbara first linked to it. (Love Barbara! God bless Barbara!)I’m sorry. I’ve been feeling a little...giddy these days. I think it’s all the cookie … [Read more...]

Notes from Home

by Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me 6 Comments

The Last Week of Advent ’09 EditionSo here we are in the final stretch. Are we ready? Are our hearts?Waiting expectantly for the world’s most important birth.(The question is: will we be able to find all those hidden baby Jesuses come Christmas?)We hauled out the Christmas decorations yesterday and had an industrious afternoon. Normally we trim the … [Read more...]