“You might be a Texan if someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.”--AnonymousSo my mom took me down to the state of Texas and all she brought back was...Amazing memories; Delicious treats; A suitcase full of souvenirs; And a heart that's full-to-bursting with love. Let me (the mom) explain.I have always enjoyed … [Read more...]
Texas Speculation
Let us assume, for the sake of discussion, that I am not Margaret in Minnesota.(Not right now, anyway.)Let us assume that I'm in...Texas. A crazy assumption, right? What would you do, if you were me? Would you...oh, I don't know...pay a visit to Waltzing Matilda?Would you swing by the Nut House to see Expecting 'Meg? Or...again, I'm just … [Read more...]
Vintage Six
“All things bright and beautiful pink and purple-y;All creatures Littlest Pet Shop great and small,All things wise and wonderful frosted and ice-creamy,The Lord God made them all.”My five-year-old went away yesterday.In her place, I have a princess.Do you have a six-year-old princess chez vous? They’re great. They like pink and purple.They really, … [Read more...]
And the winner is….
Ladies, thank you for your participation in yesterday’s give-away. I absolutely loved reading all your fall recipe favorites and wish I had a copy of The Handbook for Catholic Moms for each and every one of you.For today, though, I just have one, and the winner of this copy is…Lynn B!(as chosen randomly by Random.Org)Congratulations, Sweetie! … [Read more...]
A Thank You…a Review…and a Give-Away!
Ed. Note: I apologize for taking so long to post an update. The past three days have been eight shades of crazy and I have had very little computer time. The good news is the laundry is done.(Fooled you! It isn't really.)Last Saturday, my 5-year-old made me a card which read:Happy Birthday, Mom. I hope you have a good birthday with good presents … [Read more...]
In Praise of Life
Today is my birthday. I am 44 years old.(The photo on the right isn’t current.)Wow! Can it be? I mean, I totally remember being 43! And 33…and 23…and…Well, the old memory gets a little blurry at that point.Birthday posts are kind of tricky. On the one hand, I’m the one who’s posting this; I’m the one saying, hey, look at me! It’s my special day … [Read more...]
A Week Among Weeks
From the ArchivesThis is what I found when I came downstairs this morning.My husband did the shopping after hours last night! It’s like Christmas!Many years ago, my friend in Idaho (who is currently expecting her 10th child), told me how she had neither the time nor the energy for grocery shopping. I remember thinking at the time, “I could never … [Read more...]
Scenes from the Feast
There are those who plan their feast day meals several days, if not weeks, in advance.And there are those who swing by the store on the way home from piano lessons.Can you guess which camp my tent is in?Look, does it matter if I decided, last minute, on meatloaf & salad & Duncan Hines chocolate molten lava cake?Or does it matter that, … [Read more...]
Homeward Bound (and Back)
You may already know that I’m originally from North Dakota.This is the view outside the WalMart in the town where I grew up. It is much better than the view inside the WalMart. Yes, I realize that makes the title of this blog a misnomer. I am not really a Minnesota mom—I am a transplant, I am a fraud.Would it help if I said that I grew up on the … [Read more...]
Still celebrating?
Of course you are.Unless you’re, like, Canadian. And then you’re probably…not.Or are you?My husband has the day off today and as such we are in the camp of those still celebrating. He’s at the gun club as I type, celebrating his freedom & independence (and not mention, the 2nd Amendment) with his buddies.(He’s got his guns and I got my blog. … [Read more...]
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