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There may be 50 days of Easter BUT…

April 13, 2010 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Keeping It Real, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me 10 Comments

I think the green plastic grass needs to go away now.Yours in times of constant sweeping, … [Read more...]

Yet Another Angeladote

December 17, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, My Girls 7 Comments

Today is one of those crazy-busy days where I’ve got a hundred and one things to do—make that one hundred and two*— before flying out the door to piano lessons.I was trying trying trying to do one final kitchen tidy but couldn’t, as there was a seemingly endless stream of drifters who kept passing through and requesting food…drink…a paper hole … [Read more...]

Calling All Ornithologists!

December 8, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 15 Comments

Right now there are birds all over our yard.Great big gigantic clumps of them.It’s freaky. It’s like a movie.I keep waiting for Tippi Hedren to come trolling up to the dock.Why are they here? What are they eating?Is it safe to leave the house? … [Read more...]

No Stove

November 6, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 27 Comments

My stove (and oven) have been broken for two weeks, and we haven’t yet replaced it.My husband claims that he’s still doing research on a new model but I don’t for a moment believe him.I think I’m being filmed for a reality show.Do you have any idea how hard it is to feed a family of seven—eight if you include the five-month-old that’s feeding off … [Read more...]

For Cryin’ Out Loud

October 10, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Keeping It Real, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me 25 Comments

It’s only October 10th!On the menu for today? Grilled pork chops with a Carolina spice rub.That’s right—I said grilled.Mind you don’t burn your mittens.This does not bode well for the upcoming winter.This does not bode well at all.All for the greater glory of God, and that includes living (and grilling) in Arctic conditions, … [Read more...]

Teaching with Terrorists

September 21, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Homeschooling, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 13 Comments

Often I will visit this lovely homeschooling blog or that one, only to see a dozen lovely photos depicting all the fun things they have done that day. I will feel greatly inspired and, yes, a little envious. No offense, dear lovely homeschooling blog. It is just that this is how my classroom looks on any given day.How can this be? This space was … [Read more...]

Where There’s Smoke…

September 9, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 11 Comments

We’ve been putting out some fires lately, in ways many and diverse.Take our most recent family meal as an example.Dinner was fairly late last night—around 8:00 p.m., I guess. (We strive to be like the Europeans in this house.) I was as busy as a mother always is this time of day—passing the fussy baby from sibling to sibling and trying desperately … [Read more...]

Too Doo Today

July 2, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Just Me, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 8 Comments

Move everything that's moveable to be ready for the carpet cleaning guy who comes at 9:00. (check)Be scandalized by the vast amounts of CPC under the furniture. (check)Pack up the swimsuits & towels & snacks & baby & sling--it's the last day of Swim Camp! (check)Heave huge sigh of relief. (check)Plan out shopping list for 4th of … [Read more...]

Uffda

June 22, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Special Events 15 Comments

We survived this past weekend but only just. God is good; He gave us the grace to meet every challenge and we didn’t even kill each other.It would be a bad thing to kill one’s husband on Father’s Day, don’t you think?On the contrary, by the time we reached Sunday—by the 10:00 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral on Sunday—we were on the downhill slide of an … [Read more...]

Help him.

February 13, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Current Affairs, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 17 Comments

One of my favorite actors has fallen and can’t get up.The thing is, I can’t tell if Joaquin is messing with us or if he’s just…messed up.ht: My HusbandStill a fan, though a confused one, … [Read more...]

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I’m Margaret in Minnesota, and this is my mom's-eye perspective of a kid-heavy life. I love the Lord; I take lots of photos; and I try to always tell it like it is, from sex to depression and everything in between! I hope you enjoy your time here. ♥

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