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Life. Lemons. Lent. Love.

by Filed Under: Current Affairs, George, Lent, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 9 Comments

Or: On Looking Uncertainty in the Eye So which would you like to talk about: Sunday night’s episode of Downton Abbey, (a double-header!) or the unexpected resignation of our beloved pope? Neither? Well good, because I think both subjects have been amply covered already. It’s not that I don’t have an opinion because I do. Don’t you? It’s … [Read more...]

[Not So] Basic Training

by Filed Under: George, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 15 Comments

I said I would tell you how we potty-trained our 3-and-1/2-year-old and here it is: We did nothing. Potty-trained kids by the age of two? Not at this blog! Pinterest-unworthy ideas on how to arrive at your goal...eventually...by making endless bribes of M&M candies? You’ve come to the right place. There are many things that I feel … [Read more...]

Postcards from Minnesota

by Filed Under: Family Fun, George, Just Me, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me, My Girls 3 Comments

After a week (or so) of Arctic weather, we’ve got snow and balmy temps in the 30’s. You know what that means, don’t you? Recess! Outside! While baby naps and Mommy blogs.* (Because said Mommy is just that desperate.) Hey, we do what we can to survive the doldrums, even breaking out the cornstarch & water when necessary. We had been out … [Read more...]

Cheeky

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Moments of Incredible Joy, Motherhood, My Boys 16 Comments

Okay. Is this not the face of a little boy who’s got his momma exactly—but exactly—where he wants her? I mean, look at those cheeks! ~ Photo by Cate ~ (Yes, I was trying to read a blog or two.) Clearly this kid is getting the good stuff, if—ahem—you know what I mean. I’d just finished nursing when this photo was taken and frankly, little … [Read more...]

Another Auld Lang Syne

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys, New Baby, Special Events 14 Comments

In other words, out with the old... ...and in with the new! Which is not to say that holding a newborn is anything “new” for me, but for some reason—for some strange, advanced maternal reason—it feels like a season that is swiftly fleeting, and for that reason I’m hanging on for dear life. Haven’t made any resolutions yet, other than be a … [Read more...]

From the Heart

by Filed Under: Blogging, Cultural Commentary, George, Minnesota Me, Politics, Pregnancy, Unemployment 24 Comments

Lately George has developed an aversion to photos, whereupon his mom has to beg, plead and bribe him to even look her way. And even then, well... The odds aren’t great that the photo will turn out. I think, perhaps, this might be an extension of what I call his “Little Prince” syndrome, i.e.  “Why should I do what anyone tells me when … [Read more...]

Blog. Interrupted.

by Filed Under: Blogging, George, Just Me, Minnesota Me 13 Comments

It never fails. No sooner do I announce that there will be a certain post on a specific day than whoosh! Suddenly I’m back in college. There’s a deadline looming on a 5-page paper and I’m in full procrastination mode. Trust me. I was really, really bad about getting those papers handed in on time. Really bad. It’s a psychological thing. There … [Read more...]

Grace sufficient for my Weakness

by Filed Under: George, Gratitude, Letting Go, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth, The Faith 15 Comments

First, an admission: I am—and have always been—prone to drama. This is a shocking revelation, I know. You had no idea. And yet, even knowing as he does my off-Broadway tendencies, my husband was startled when he read my latest post. “Sheesh,” he said, and I’m quoting him verbatim. “Sheesh.” Because even for me, that post was dramatic. … [Read more...]