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Our Lenten Crowns

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Homeschooling, Lent, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, My Boys, My Girls 1 Comment

We finally got around to making a salt dough crown of thorns. What? There are still two and a half weeks left of Lent. We’re doing well! (Haven’t yet made a papal lap book, though.) (Fingers crossed. Please no pope until we get it done!)  Hey, a mom’s gotta do what a mom’s gotta do, and when it comes to cooking & cleaning & … [Read more...]

Naughty Little Mommy Monkey

by Filed Under: George, Lent, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Spiritual Growth Leave a Comment

I got back from dropping the boys off at school this morning and my 3-year-old met me at the door. “George is a bad little monkey!” he told me. “Really?” I asked. “What did he do?” “Him opened up the gate where the bunnies were!” he said enthusiastically. “Them eyes popped open and the babies runned away! Him tried to catch them but them ran too … [Read more...]

Weigh-In Wednesday

by Filed Under: Blogging, Health & Wellness, Just Me, Minnesota Me, New Baby, Weigh-In Wednesday Leave a Comment

(Published on Thursday, because a day late and several dollars short is how I roll.) This post is going to be a hodge-podge of thoughts. I have a hundred posts inside my head but can’t find the focus I need to get them all down. (Lucky for you.) I am so very, very, very distractable. I’m like Dug from UP only my “Squirrel!” is blogging! Facebook! … [Read more...]

An Electronic Education

by Filed Under: Homeschooling, Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, My Girls Leave a Comment

I have a love/hate relationship with the computer. Who among us doesn’t, really? On the one hand, (“one hand” meaning that I’m usually nursing), it is my window to the world. I am endlessly—and I do mean endlessly—inspired, entertained & edified. Best of all, (and this alone makes the computer worthwhile), I have made some of my dearest … [Read more...]

Sunday Snippets

by Filed Under: 7 Quick Takes Friday, Blogging, Current Affairs, Just Me, Minnesota Me, Special Events 18 Comments

Ed. Note: I had originally intended to publish this as part of “7 Quick Takes Friday,” then thought, hey, if I post it on Sunday I can leave the comments open! Is that…cheating, do you think? Of course it is! So sue me! Better yet, get my husband to sue me. He needs the work. [1] Speaking of John, he had a birthday last week. (He’s four … [Read more...]

Baby in Boppy: A Study in Sweetness with Muted Shades of Brown & Green

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, New Baby Leave a Comment

[photo cross-posted from Facebook for all my non-FB friends] [because I love ya] Can I just say... It’s a good thing this little guy’s so cute because he has been a total fusspot. Seriously. He will be exactly 2 months old tomorrow and at this point, all bets are off as to whether he’ll ever let me put him down. (The pose in the photo … [Read more...]