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What do Dentists and Doughnuts have in Common?

May 2, 2019 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Motherhood, My Boys, Special Events Leave a Comment

NOTHING! They have nothing in common apart from a delightful D-themed alliteration. Oh, and teeth. Let's not forget that sugar and dental work go hand-in-hand--hand-in-hand...drills and fillings--but it's not like my six-year-old cared a whit when it came to losing that top front tooth. It had been hanging from a thread, that tooth, and oh … [Read more...]

An Irish Blessing from a Little French Mom

March 19, 2019 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys 5 Comments

Many, many years ago, as I was passing through the kitchen on the way to the coffee pot,  an orange Nerf gun bullet whizzed past my head. Spinning around, I spied my then 9-year-old crouched behind the counter. "Shoot!" he grinned. "I missed the little French woman." That boy is now a 21-year-old man and--would you believe?--that story was one … [Read more...]

The Face of Four

May 18, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Motherhood, My Boys 2 Comments

Last night, three friends and I went out for a drink. Amidst the happy chatter, the chips, & the margaritas, I felt compelled—nay, inspired—to tell one (or two) cute kid stories. "I hope you're writing these down," my friend Karen remarked, which was all the prompt needed to get my butt back on the blog. This kid? The one standing on the … [Read more...]

On Being Three or…

November 7, 2016 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Humor, Keeping It Real, Motherhood, My Boys 1 Comment

Proud Parenting Moments, No. 4,376 I couldn’t not tell you all this story. Consider it my public confession—my “mea culpa” on behalf of this kid. Yesterday, my husband and I attended an area meeting for the People of Praise. We brought our three youngest with us: Angela, 12, who was helping out in the childcare; George, 7, who had an "Arrows" … [Read more...]

Clang Clang Rattle Bing Bang

November 7, 2015 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Anecdotal, Reviews 3 Comments

A Quick Pick and another Quick Cute Kid Story Am in between a Suzuki violin rehearsal and dinner with friends tonight (Trader Joe's made the dessert I'm bringing! Aren't they sweet?!) so I need to keep today's post fairly short. First, this kid. Enough said? Except it's not enough. I have to say more, lest I forget the joyful … [Read more...]

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