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Let’s Taco (Soup) about It! Happy Cinco de Mayo ♥

May 4, 2019 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Recipes, Special Events Leave a Comment

Taco Soup! Because we have an absurdly busy Saturday ahead of us and because tomorrow is an extra-fun holiday and because the sun is shining for the first time in what seems like a month of Saturdays... I have resurrected this recipe (Easter pun intended) from my cooking blog and am posting it here for your (equally busy?) consideration. Taco … [Read more...]

Download Netflix for Holiday Road Trips: the Ultimate Travel Hack

December 23, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Netflix, Reviews Leave a Comment

This post is sponsored by Netflix and their incredibly helpful and awesome collection of  TV shows and movies that you can download and watch on the go.    My 8-year-old greets me each morning with a countdown: “Only ‘x’ more days until Christmas, Mom!” For him, this happy feast couldn’t come fast enough. For me, however? I could … [Read more...]

Am I not your Mother? Our Lady of Guadalupe is Mine and YOURS ♥

December 12, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Living Liturgically, Spiritual Growth Leave a Comment

This post was originally published on 12/12/13.  I am sure you appreciate my recycling!   What do you love most about today's feast? Is it the beautiful, colorful, miraculous image? Is it the humility--the littleness--of Saint Juanito Diego? Or is it the very good excuse to eat good Mexican food? Pour me another margarita, … [Read more...]

Stranger Things Season 2: A NETFLIX Give-Away

October 24, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Family Fun, Give-Aways, Netflix, Reviews 2 Comments

Disclosure: As a member of the Netflix Stream Team I receive special perks in exchange for my reviews & blog posts. As always, all opinions are my own!   For me to burn through three episodes of a series {with} my three teen-aged daughters on a {Friday} evening during the break? There have been stranger things. We are only … [Read more...]

Happy birthday! Love, NETFLIX

October 20, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Family Fun, Motherhood, Special Events 1 Comment

Disclosure: As a member of the Netflix Stream Team I receive special perks in exchange for my reviews & blog posts.  As always, all opinions are my own!   It all started with a box.   A box about which we were very curious. Call me clever (which would be nice) but I quickly surmised it was a gift from … [Read more...]

Oh dear, I fear I missed the Eclipse.

August 25, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 1 Comment

Alas, the solar eclipse was neither total nor partial for this Minnesota family. We had clouds, clouds and more clouds, with just one or teensy random peeks at the pac-man-like appearance of the sun.   We were giddy regardless, as evidenced by this Facebook video: ...because a solar eclipse is a fun and familial … [Read more...]

Summer Stamping with Netflix #StreamTeam Passports

July 26, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Family Fun, Reviews Leave a Comment

Disclosure: As a member of the Netflix Stream Team I receive special perks in exchange for my participation. As always, all opinions are my own!   Okay, I'll be the first to admit it: The month of July's becoming excessively balmy. "Go play outside," I tell my kids, and yet inevitably they sneak back in...mere minutes seconds … [Read more...]

On Celebrating my Independence

July 6, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Blogging, Minnesota Me 4 Comments

(From this Blog ;-) )   So here I am, sheepishly admitting that 30 Posts in 30 Days is SO not a doable goal at this time. Did you win the bet? What do I owe you? I blame this crew for giving me a solid push off the good-resolution wagon: ...because we went camping on Sunday and wouldn't you know? I totally forgot to pack my … [Read more...]

One Picture is Worth…

July 1, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Anecdotal, Family Fun, Francis 1 Comment

This was the obligatory "group shot" at the end of Catholic Vacation Bible School on Thursday. My 4-year-old punk cutie pie is known for his...um...antics in front of the camera. Eventually I told him that if he didn't look at my camera iPad and smile, I'd turn on the church vacuum and suck him up. Not really, but it makes for a good … [Read more...]

Going Home to North Dakota

June 29, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Going Home, Gratitude, My Boys, Special Events 6 Comments

The June 2017 Edition This will be a post largely told in pictures because when it comes to an altogether too brief family reunion... ...who needs words? Okay, here's a little background.  We went home last week—five of my kids and me—to see my Daddy, my brother, my cousin Jim (who was on his way to my parents' hometown), … [Read more...]

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