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On Blogging and St. Dominic

by Filed Under: Blogging, Friends of the Heart, Minnesota Me, Special Events 21 Comments

The 3rd Annual Minnesota Bloggers’ Tea took place yesterday on the feast of good St. Dominic. Could we have asked for a better patron? A fitting theme makes a good tea great, and St. Dominic became the perfect intercessor for our humble get-together.Why, you ask? Well, Dominic is known for his powerful preaching and was chosen by Our Lady to … [Read more...]

The Many Voices of Meryl

by Filed Under: Current Affairs, Minnesota Me, Reviews 13 Comments

I love a good accent (seeing as I don't have one) and will oftenA. botherB. embarrassC. annoyD. haranguean out-of-towner who talks "funny". It's a little game I like to play. "Let me guess," I'll say to the lady with the British accent. "You're from England, right?""Actually, New Zealand," she'll reply with a slight look of condescension. I'm … [Read more...]

An Impromptu Poll: The Results

by Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesota Me 9 Comments

I would like to thank everyone who chimed in on my Math & Latin surveys. I now owe half my curriculum to you!No kidding.When I asked the question “Math-U-See or Saxon”, I had no idea that I would eventually be steered in the direction I headed, which turned out to be…Teaching Textbooks.[grin]The idea for Teaching Textbooks came my way via … [Read more...]

Why Bother with Latin?

by Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesota Me 33 Comments

I mean, really?Why are we teaching our children Latin?I think I know the answers, but I want to be sure and so I’m asking you: Why are you spending precious classroom time on a dead language? Is it to increase your children’s vocabulary?Is it because it’s part of a “Classical” curriculum and therefore, must be good?Is it because your neighbor is?Is … [Read more...]

God is Good

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Felicity, Minnesota Me, My Girls, Spiritual Growth 3 Comments

The Catholic Vacation Bible School EditionOne of the downsides of having this new baby, (as if anything is ever really a downside), was that we couldn’t do Catholic Vacation Bible School at our parish. It was just too soon after Anthony’s birth and when I wondered out loud if we could do it...My husband offered a flat-out “No.”We love doing CVBS at … [Read more...]

15 Minutes of “Minnesota Parent” Fame

by Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 11 Comments

A couple of months ago, I got an email from a journalist who works for Minnesota Parent magazine. They were doing an issue on “Back to School” and wanted to include homeschoolers.This issue is currently “on the stands”. Which stands? you’re wondering. I couldn’t tell you. I found my copy in the lobby at our pediatrician’s office.And then I grabbed … [Read more...]