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Kit Kittredge

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me 6 Comments

…it is!Thank you, everyone, for all the excellent recommendations—movie-viewing, ear-cleaning, and otherwise. Keep ‘em coming! It’s like a Netflix queue in my combox.To my disappointment, I didn’t see any Kit Kittredge DVDs left on the shelf at Blockbuster. I went to ask the gal up front, and to my joy she had an extra copy right there. God is … [Read more...]

Gourmet Fun at Friday Night’s Festival

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Special Events 20 Comments

Our parish Fall Festival is in full swing this weekend and I’ll tell you, last night’s dinner did not disappoint. To tell you the truth, our standards are not that high. A quiet evening out for Mom and Dad? We’re there.Except that it wasn’t a quiet evening at all. It was loud, and raucous, and very fun. It was totally worth the price of admission. … [Read more...]

Labor Day, Quite Literally

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Hearth & Home, Homeschooling, Minnesota Me 8 Comments

So one of us is home working on our lesson plans and the rest of us are here.(At least Ellie the dog stayed behind to keep me company. She is currently lying under the desk, licking my legs and making me feel, um, loved.)Speaking of which.I love my husband. He's the best. I just wish that when I asked him if he'd take the kids someplace fun so that … [Read more...]

A Day at the Fair (Part II)

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me, Special Events 7 Comments

Subtitled: In which this blog gets a little bit political. The reason we chose to attend the fair on the day that we did is because I found out that morning that they were offering—on that day only—both reduced admissions & ½ price rates on all the rides.“Pack your bags and grab your boots, kids!” I hollered. “We’re a goin’ to the fair!”[Okay, … [Read more...]

A Day at the (Minnesota State) Fair

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me, Special Events 11 Comments

One of the reasons that I like to go to the fair is that it is our last big hurrah of the summer.That and I just really like to spend my husband’s money.I’m good at spending my husband’s money.And he’s good at making more of it.It’s a symbiotic relationship.(He loves it when I joke like this, by the way.)What were we talking about? Ah yes, the … [Read more...]