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Population Minnesota: +1!

by Filed Under: Give-Aways, Minnesota Me, New Baby 2 Comments

Hi! This is Charlotte from Waltzing Matilda hacking into Margaret's blog to announce the winner of the Minnesota Mom Baby Game... First of all, thank you to everyone who played! Your guesses made the last weeks of her pregnancy just fly by... right, Margaret? ; ) Secondly, Laurie, you won! I need you to send me an email (saluwhat @ gmail dot … [Read more...]

He’s here!

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Moments of Incredible Joy 85 Comments

Introducing... Nicholas David Berns Born Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 8:54 p.m. Weight: 6 lbs, 7 oz Height: 19 3/4 in. Labor & Delivery: painful but perfect Mommy and Son are feeling rested and grateful, and would like to thank you from the bottom of their hearts for all your prayers & well wishes. Merry almost-Christmas! … [Read more...]

“A Righteous Shoot”

by Filed Under: Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Pregnancy 26 Comments

That’s what I told my husband we could call our son if he decides to be born tomorrow. “No,” John responded, in a most emphatic tone. “That is not what we would call him.” *  *  * We’re still here, Baby Berns and I. Yesterday was his due date, as you may recall, and I joked on Facebook that he is either the world’s most patient baby … [Read more...]

7 Not-So-Quick-When-You’re-Waiting-for-Baby Takes

by Filed Under: 7 Quick Takes Friday, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Pregnancy 14 Comments

Vol. 30 for Me   --- 1 --- Today is the feast of St. John of the Cross. Wouldn’t he be an awesome intercessor for this baby boy?!! Yes, he would. And that is ALL that I’m going to say about that.   --- 2 --- You guys, I am so, so tired of speculating about the when/how/and/where of this baby’s birth. One would think, of … [Read more...]

A Quiltie Give-Away & Mercy Covers Fundraiser

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Give-Aways, Minnesota Me 2 Comments

May I have your attention please? I would like to interrupt all this waiting-for-baby to ask a favor—a special favor. Won’t you please stop by Charlotte’s @ Waltzing Matilda for a chance to win one of these beautiful quilties? This is the one that she made for my baby-boy-on-the-way. It is already much loved by all & sundry. Even … [Read more...]

7 Quick Takes Friday

by Filed Under: 7 Quick Takes Friday, Just Me, Minnesota Me, Pregnancy 62 Comments

Vol. XXIX for Me (The “What I’m Doing while I Wait” Edition) --- 1 --- What am I doing while I wait? I’m blogging, that’s what! How obvious. --- 2 --- I’m also, obviously, struggling with sarcasm. Okay. How’s this for some humility? I am praying asmuchaspossible for the grace that I need to go epidural-free. Pray for me too, okay? I’ll … [Read more...]

Let them eat {Lethal Peppermint Chocolate} cake!

by Filed Under: Food and Drink, Minnesota Me, Special Events 5 Comments

~ For Natalie ~ This post must needs be short & sweet. A recipe! For you! How sweet is that? (I'm not bragging, you know. This recipe is brought to you courtesy of Charlotte, who bought me this cookbook--highly recommended--when George and I visited her family two autumns ago.) Here's the printable recipe: Lethal Peppermint Chocolate … [Read more...]

Back-to-Back Birthdays/Food-Fueled Gratitude Palooza

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Felicity, Food and Drink, Minnesota Me, My Girls, Special Events 19 Comments

Prologue: I have to admit that the closer I get to my little guy’s due date, the more eagerly I try to clear the calendar. It’s a beholden-to-no-man (save for my doctor) kind of thing… And she’s a woman, so there you go. Hosting Thanksgiving as well as a sleepover for my back-to-back birthday girls last week was the last big To-Do on my list, I … [Read more...]