Subtitled: For the Scrapbook (not)Okay girls, scrunch together for a photo, please!Woops. Got a blinker. Let’s try again.Another blinker. Hang in there; let’s try again.Felicity! Alrighty then. We’re done.Who’s got time to scrapbook, anyway? : ) … [Read more...]
A Movie for the Foodies and More
Sometimes all that a busy, burnt-out mom needs to do is slip away.That is exactly what I did last night. In lieu of the Haagen-Dazs and pizza that my tattered nerves were craving, I spent the evening at the movies with a dear friend and a diet root beer. Much better for both the spirit and the figure!No Reservations is fun and funny and not … [Read more...]
Got a Toddler?
If so, this post’s for you.The following is:a. a picture of a little girl playing in a fieldb. a photographic illustration inspired by this paintingc. an advertisement put out by the Minnesota tourism boardd. an image of the calm before the storm, as in: this little girl just whined and fussed and fretted and screamed her way through a full hour … [Read more...]
The Inequality of the Sexes
Or...camping the way that God intended it! … [Read more...]
Where We’ve Been and Where We’re At
Call me crazy and I’d agree.We’d no sooner returned from a 5-day trip to North Dakota then we packed back up and all went camping.Seven couples.31 kids.A little rain and a lot of fun.This is where we’ve been, then.And this is where we’re at.See you tomorrow! I hope your weekend was every bit as fun and familial. … [Read more...]
Safe and Sound
Checking in briefly to thank you for checking up on us! We are healthy and well and are not taking anything for granted.Ever.At least, I am trying very hard not to.Almost everyone I’ve talked to from the Cities has been touched in some way by the bridge collapse. For us, it was our neighbor’s co-worker Sherry Engebretsen, who was one of the four … [Read more...]
Prayers for all those caught in the bridge collapse
As I'm sure you've heard by now one of our busiest bridges here in MN collapsed without warning yesterday: Up to 50 vehicles trapped in bridge wreckage.Margaret is out of town right now, this is her husband, we just wanted to ask for prayers for all caught in this tragedy, and all those working in rescue and recovery. … [Read more...]
A Shout-Out for St. Ignatius
"God's will is what happens."anonymousThis is Margaret in Minnesota coming to you live from my sister's farm in North Dakota, where the kiddie pool is refreshing and cool; where the cows are gently lowing (There are, like, dozens of them. They're very cute.); and where the computer's located temptingly right off the kitchen.You know me. I caved. … [Read more...]
The Sweetness of a Distant Shore
Turning 40 was, in my mind, the perfect opportunity to hit my husband up for a dream vacation: Hawaii. This former North Dakotan grew up land-locked; I had never been anywhere tropical before; I had always, always longed to.My husband considered my proposition. “Will I have to throw you a surprise party, too?”I pretended to consider. “Um….no?”“It’s … [Read more...]
Coffee, Tea and Talk of Blogging
Actually, just tea.But it was such very good tea—blackberry, yum!—that I didn’t even mind not being served coffee.I didn’t mind anything about this afternoon, in fact.I was as happy as a clam.So…for all you non-participants in my guessing game (What’s a gal gotta do to get you people to comment? Offer a $200.00 gift certificate to … [Read more...]
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