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They’re saying we got over a foot of snow.

March 2, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

Yep. That'd be accurate. … [Read more...]

We interrupt your Friday

March 2, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, Lent, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth Leave a Comment

…to bring you the following announcement:I have turned off my comments for Lent.Except for Sundays.And best friends’ birthdays.I hadn’t planned on making a formal announcement because I thought that, given my excessive love of comments, my decision would be obvious.I am the sort of happily clueless person, by the way, who assumes that people get … [Read more...]

Forget Me Not

March 1, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood Leave a Comment

By the end of the day yesterday, I was happy.I had tackled a mountain of laundry;I received a long, encouraging e-mail from a sweetie pie of a friend;And I tied up some loose ends on an important project and sent it off.A fine day, all in all.Come the end of it and I felt good—so good, in fact, that I thought that I’d “reward myself” by staying up … [Read more...]

Some Crunchy Granola to Go with that Humble Pie

March 1, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, odds and ends Leave a Comment

Here's a fun quiz for those of us who are snowed in and feeling rather bored & lonely:How "Crunchy" are you?I am merely "sprinkled with granola," as opposed to "Super Nutty, Ultra-Crunchy, Granola Earth Mama."Which surprised me not one crunchy bit.ht: Theresa ThomasPS. If you take the quiz, post your results! … [Read more...]

Humble Pie for the Momma

March 1, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Humor, Minnesota Me, Really Bad Poetry Leave a Comment

My children are simply delighted by this poem.They recite it all the time.Doesn’t it just figure? Of all of the sweet verses they could be memorizing, they insist on learning this one. Munching MargaretWhen munching Margaret speaks to you,You’ll know it’s she, because she’ll chewOr munch or suck some penny-sweet,Some chocolate, gum, or other … [Read more...]

Not What I Meant

February 28, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Humor, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

...when I told her to go lay down on Momma's bed.A nap is a nap is a nap, I guess. … [Read more...]

A New Lenten Look

February 28, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me Leave a Comment

...and I owe it all to Laura.Love & prayers are being flung your way!You are the kindest and the sweetest and the smartest and way cool.PS. And you're very patient, too. … [Read more...]

Lenten Meme

February 28, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Lent, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth Leave a Comment

I have been tagged by Barbara and Matilda to participate in a Lenten meme. I am not worthy, but here goes.What is your favorite Sorrowful Mystery?It’s a bit funny, being asked which one of these is my “favorite.”I think that the 2nd Sorrowful Mystery is very powerful, given that the fruit of the mystery is “to atone for sins of the flesh” and said … [Read more...]

Words of Encouragement

February 27, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Lent, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth Leave a Comment

Which, not surprisingly, come from Magnificat magazine:Lenten self-awareness can bring with it a temptation to give up before we have even begun the season in earnest. We may seem to have failed so badly, year after year, to grow in the love to which we are commanded. To abandon the struggle is to yield to the "enemy," the evil that urges us to … [Read more...]

Happy Birthday, Mon Amie!

February 26, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Special Events 6 Comments

You're like, what? 23 years old today?*I would like to introduce you to my dear friend, Sarah Jane. She’s a peach and you’d just love her.~ Mon amie et Moi ~ 30 December, 1994(I met my husband that same night.)Sarah and I met as college students on our way up to French camp, where we were both working as counselors. She was a happy Catholic—so was … [Read more...]

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