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An Auld Lang Syne for the Year ‘09

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Special Events 21 Comments

~ January ~Watching...waiting...hoping...praying.~ February ~Growing...growing...growing.~ March ~Watching...waiting...hoping...sleeping.~ April ~Still growing...growing...growing.~ May ~Waiting...watching...hoping...clowning.Breathing easy...praising God!Welcomed to the World~ June ~No more waiting...only watching.~ July ~Welcomed to the Spiritual … [Read more...]

Scenes from Our Weekend

by Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Special Events 23 Comments

Part I: A Tea in Honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe~ Thank you, Alice. ~Cate and I hosted her Little Flowers group on Saturday and decided to have a tea in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe.(It was the second time we’ve had this tea.)If you’ve never had one of Alice Gunther’s beautiful liturgical teas, you must.You simply must.If you decide to host such a … [Read more...]

The Source of All Musical Genius

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Girls, Special Events 5 Comments

My little hens and I are going to see The Nutcracker tomorrow morning at Felicity’s dance studio. I know they know the music, (Dangerous Assumption #342) but we’ve been watching some selections on YouTube in preparation for the performance.Angela grew very excited while viewing The Russian Dance. “I know this music, Momma! It’s from Bug Bunny’s … [Read more...]

Notes on the Feast of Good St. Nick

by Filed Under: Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Special Events 16 Comments

It’s happening, isn’t it? The month of December is picking up speed and is no longer obeying the standard rules of time. “Go ahead and try to keep up,” the month of December is taunting. “I dare you.”Well, here’s a great big raspberry blown by me. Pfffbt! I didn’t do a thing a yesterday other than bake a roast and play with the kids and watch the … [Read more...]

On Gratitude and Giving Thanks

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Marriage, Minnesota Me, Special Events 14 Comments

I’ve got, like, five minutes to do this blog post in between baking a cherry pie & sautéing the caramelized onions with thyme & stirring the sauce for the maple-glazed carrots with whiskey. “Why can’t you ever just make one thing?” my husband wondered.Because it’s family.We will be spending the day four hours north of here—in the largest … [Read more...]

The Waiting Game

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Special Events 5 Comments

When we weren’t planning for, preparing for and/or actually celebrating our two birthday girls this weekend, (photo-laden post to follow), we were auditioning for a part in an upcoming play.Jem & Cate were auditioning, that is.*The rest of us were waiting.From 1:00 to 5:00 on Saturday afternoon we waited. That’s prime weekend real estate, but … [Read more...]

(Almost the) Weekend Update

by Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me, My Girls, Special Events 8 Comments

Angela has struck the records and wishes to amend her previous statement. She now concedes that Anthony is “almost as cute as Jesus.”We are busy busy busy today as we prepare to fête our back-to-back birthday girls. Cate turns 9 tomorrow and Felicity turns 7 on Sunday—oh, the excitement!(Oh, the planning! Oh, the errands! Oh, the good-natured … [Read more...]