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June 15, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Anecdotal, Hearth & Home, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 4 Comments

Perhaps you're feeling weary from the journey.Stop and rest a spell, my friend. Ignore the jealous rabble rousers. They need a nap but refuse to take one. … [Read more...]

Our Poor Encloistered Turtle

June 11, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Anecdotal, Family Fun, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 9 Comments

…is now free.As are Frindle the frog and his tank mate, Rosa.We did a mass amphibian release last evening at the park where we originally found these creatures. Our kids were wistful but resigned. I’m pretty sure they realized it was time.Ultimately there were two straws that broke this momma’s back. The first was my sister’s remark that the pet … [Read more...]

The Movie Version was Better

June 1, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Real Learning 6 Comments

Lost: One Minnesota mother and her five children. Last seen setting out on a nature walk around the lake. Children were appropriately dressed in shorts and tennis shoes. The mother, however, was still in her “church clothes” from that morning: semi-uncomfortable sandals and a slightly-too-tight rayon skirt. (Don’t ask why. The mother doesn’t know.) … [Read more...]

Baseball to the 4th Power

May 15, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 16 Comments

As in Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.As in stressed to the max trying to get five little bodies (not to mention my own) out the door every night by 6:00.Which means giving them dinner at 5 o’clock instead of the usual time, which is when Daddy gets home around 7:30. (I like to pretend we’re European.)Which means having the van and … [Read more...]

My Camera Hates Me

May 8, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Anecdotal, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 10 Comments

Correction: My cameras (plural) hate me.Why else would they be taking their own lives kamikaze-style every single time I buy a new one?The first one threw itself from the roof of a tour bus full of art students that was flying down the road in the Scottish Highlands. I had set it there during a rest stop while I tied the arms of my jacket around my … [Read more...]

Cabin Fever or the Black Plague?

March 20, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Current Affairs, Depression, Hearth & Home, Homeschooling, Humor, Keeping It Real, Lent, Minnesota Me, Prayer, Spiritual Growth Leave a Comment

Whatever it is, I feel like this house is about to implode.We are so ready for spring to be here. … [Read more...]

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