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Homeschooling Here at Minnesota Mom: Why We Do What We Do

by Filed Under: About Us, Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Podcasts 7 Comments

If ever you've wondered how—and why—we homeschool, I'm giving the lowdown over at Ed Snapshots. Pam and her blog are wonderful. She offers a treasure trove of resources! I had a lot of fun talking with Pam as part of her Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling series. (I'm the voice of School-in-a-Box, aka Seton Homeschooling Curriculum.) Here is the … [Read more...]

On being the Bipolar Mom of Double Bookend Boys

by Filed Under: Growing Up, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys 13 Comments

[Including, but not limited to, a son who will be graduating from high school in three short weeks] I appear to be at a point in my life where either I blog it all or not at all. I was surprised to click over here yesterday and see that I haven't posted anything since the start of May. "How can this be?" I asked myself, "When life is full full … [Read more...]

The Face of Five & the Wonderful, Terrible, Terrifically Challenging Two’s

by Filed Under: Francis, George, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys 4 Comments

My 5-year-old takes me on flights of fancy. "How you make wood, Mama," he said, whittling away, "is you carve little bits like this. I have to make little wood pieces. I have to wait a couple minutes or hours for it to dry out because did you know that wood from a stick is wet? I'm making a house. Do you see all the progress I've … [Read more...]

It’s either lie or be eaten, Mama!

by Filed Under: #StreamTeam, Honest Blogging, Minnesota Me, Pop Culture 1 Comment

Another (Harrowing) #StreamTeam Review Is it ever okay to lie? If you're like me, at first glance, you say no. And then you surprise yourself by lying. * * * The April #StreamTeam theme was "Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire." This annoyed me at first because "Really? They want me to watch movies about lying?" But then, after thinking about … [Read more...]

My Eagle Scout

by Filed Under: Joe, Minnesota Me, Scouting, Special Events 4 Comments

As promised, here are some of the photos from my son's Eagle Court of Honor. It was held on Sunday, April 12th, and was a very fun and busy day, the culmination of his career as a Scout. I'm a proud mama, certainly. (Proud and tired. Thank goodness for coffee.) I was up way too late the night before, assembling his photo board and … [Read more...]

The Wings to Fly: Thoughts about Honesty, Temperance and my Son becoming an Eagle Scout

by Filed Under: Honest Blogging, Joe, Minnesota Me, Special Events, Spiritual Growth 9 Comments

Let's start with the fun, exciting news: My son's Eagle Scout court of honor was yesterday! I have some nice photos from the day but won't be sharing them until tomorrow because our computer, annoyingly, keeps crashing when I try to access the files. This made assembling the Court of Honor slideshow quite stressful, but the coffee and Redd's … [Read more...]

A Life Well-Lived

by Filed Under: Going Home, Gratitude, Minnesota Me 16 Comments

You might think, by that title, that I'm talking about my 90-year-old parents, and you would be right. But only in part.  It's true that my parents have lived their lives--their very long and rewarding lives. The years were full up and now they're thankful...but tired.   Were you to ask them about death, they'd reply: … [Read more...]