Minnesota Mom

Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.

Welcome to my happy place!

Subscribe now to stay in the loop. You'll get new posts and freebies sent right to your in-box.

A Walk in the Park

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Toddler George 7 Comments

With my boy, George.(Not to be confused with this Boy George.)(My version is shorter and has much less hair.)So with his two big brothers away at school and the three gabbling geese spending the day at Cahill, George had the momma right where he wanted.That is to say, all to himself.I told him that we would go to the playground and he seemed very … [Read more...]

A Birthday, Our Blessed Mother and a Blog Giveaway

by Filed Under: Give-Aways, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, My Girls, Special Events 69 Comments

Today is our Angela’s birthday.She is now seven year’s worth of spunky!In honor of Angela and in thanksgiving for the gift of all children, I am going to host a giveaway. Because it is October—the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary—I would like to give away three of my favorite things:I. An autographed copy of Karen Edmisten’s book, The Rosary: … [Read more...]

B-Day Plus One

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Special Events 7 Comments

First, a disclaimer: I did not drink too much at yesterday’s birthday celebration. Are you kidding? I had a glass of champagne and a half a glass of Moscato.I may be old but I am not a lightweight.Still. I feel hungover.Like, it was all really fun and I’m not ready to be done.You can relate, I think? It’s that let-down feeling that you get the day … [Read more...]

Ripples

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Special Events 37 Comments

This couple:Had these kids:Including her:Who went on to marry him:Who used to be:And now is:And who is much loved by:Who is very thankful for:...because, well, they had her...45 years ago today.(Yep, it’s true. As of today my age gets rounded up to 50.)(I should have titled this post “Wrinkles.” )Thank you, God, for the gift of life! Thank you for … [Read more...]

In (the extremely rare) case you haven’t heard…

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, New Baby 4 Comments

Charlotte and Co. have been blessed from above! We are thrilled that they named their baby after one of our little girls, (hee), and since she’s directing you here for help with pronunciation… I’m thinking it’s A’-me, (pronounced uh-me), as in French for "loved?" LOVE the name, Charlotte! And so does our Felicity! : ) … [Read more...]

Fin de Saison

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Gratitude, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me 16 Comments

We attended a family picnic for Boy Scouts tonight and I thought, "Two birds, one stone." Meaning, I talked them all into a family photo because I needed one for the new co-op directory. Is it just me or does Felicity look a wee bit wistful? Only two more days and then it's goodbye August. I love the fall--I really do--but for some reason it's … [Read more...]

Changes

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Growing Up, Letting Go, Minnesota Me 7 Comments

Today, thanks to Tracy, we watched a monarch caterpillar go from this: ...to this: They have milkweed plants growing in a garden at Pinewood Castle and were good enough to share some caterpillars with us. Hooray for the changes that took place before our eyes! Also today, thanks to...hormones, I guess, I watched my firstborn son go from … [Read more...]

Food for Thought…and a Thank You

by Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Gratitude, Just Me, Minnesota Me, The Faith 7 Comments

“Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest.” Galatians 6:9 Ann left a comment on yesterday’s post via Facebook, saying, in part, that blogging my way through [some of the painful stuff] allows me to call on the Church Militant and my friends to give my soul the support it needs. Isn’t that beautiful? Ann is … [Read more...]