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Our Journey East cont.

August 30, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Travel 6 Comments

Part II: Coastal Camping (Read Part I: Close Friends here.) It all started with a state study last fall. My daughters and I were learning about the Eastern regions and I said, “What do you know? Delaware was the first state!” And then I added, “We should go there.” It was a novel suggestion,  really, although I did wonder if people … [Read more...]

Our Journey East

August 28, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Friends of the Heart, Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Travel 7 Comments

Part I: Close Friends Here we go! I do apologize for taking so long in talking about our trip. With our boys starting back to school last week and our girls starting up next Tuesday, it seems that I have less and less time for…well, for all the fun stuff. (This is not to say that cleaning one’s classroom and making sure one’s teenagers are doing … [Read more...]

The Trip

August 23, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Travel 26 Comments

A Guest Post by Minnesota Dad Over the years my lovely,  talented, and charming wife has had many guest posters, but out of an abundance of good sense she has never let me post on her blog.  She took the kids to the park this afternoon though, and I've managed to sneak onto her computer. We just took a wonderful family vacation, and I … [Read more...]

A Capitol Vacation

August 20, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Summer Deliciousness, Travel 3 Comments

So here’s the thing. I decided that I couldn’t possibly do all those iBook reviews at home…in Minnesota…with the days of summer dwindling and a great big world just a’waitin’ my discovery. So I packed up the iPad… (and the family and the van) ...and left. For a week. Stay tuned. If you wish.  Ed. Note: I promised my husband that … [Read more...]

Yes, it was a reception!

September 8, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Special Events, Travel 6 Comments

A wedding reception, to be sure, in a little town in North Dakota.I love little towns in North Dakota.Where else would you find an American Legion Hall that looks like the top half of a barn?Where else would you find so many cars & trucks & tractors with North Dakota plates? (Yep, that was a great big clue I gave you. And do tractors even … [Read more...]

If only I hadn’t moved!

February 2, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Current Affairs, Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Travel, Tributes 3 Comments

...I would be the “Person of the Week,” as chosen by ABC News.Go, North Dakota! Having spent half my life as a little girl on this prairie, (and given that I still go home bi-annually), I urge you to watch this video.Because frankly, my friend, you need to know the truth.The Badlands are beautiful;The skyline is flat but so expansive;And my … [Read more...]

No Fooling

April 1, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Humor, Minnesota Me, odds and ends, Travel 9 Comments

Look what I found when I was digging through some old files this afternoon.And on today of all days!Well, all I can say is some jokes just tell themselves. (You are still welcome to make them, however.)I'm wondering, though, if there anyone else brave enough ("brave" being the negotiable term, of course) to post a twenty-year-old passport photo?Or … [Read more...]

Thoughts of Oahu cont.

March 27, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Marriage, Minnesota Me, Travel Leave a Comment

Part IV: Waimea Falls and Pearl Harbor, with a shot of me at lunch and a panoramic view thrown in for good measure.This post is dedicated with love to KC.The trouble with tourist traps is that the people flock there for a reason. I'm always like, do I want to be one among the hundreds? Of course it depends on the attraction, and in the case of … [Read more...]

This Lenten Train is bound for…Spain?

March 22, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, Humor, Minnesota Me, Travel Leave a Comment

Check this out, mi amigo. You can read your posts in Spanish! (You have to click on the word "Traduciendo" at the top.)My favorite part was "Soy un goner."I came across this post, by the way, by checking the referring URLs in Sitemeter. This was from a reader in Brazil.So now wait a minute. That would make this Portuguese, wouldn't it? I'm … [Read more...]

Thoughts of Oahu cont.

March 18, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Special Events, Travel 8 Comments

Part III: Local Color~ Shrimp trucks and shave ice; surfer dudes and snorkeling.~ Oh, and a bonus embarrassing bit about yours truly.Warning: this post contains a scene where the blog author vomits. So there you go, then. You’ve been warned.I. Shrimp!There are these lovely little shrimp trucks scattered all over the island. The food is cheap and … [Read more...]

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