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by Filed Under: Keeping It Real, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me 11 Comments

Updated Further to Add: AND we came home to a broken furnace. Still, this is nothing compared to what Kate in the com-box went through. Thank the Lord, indeed!Updated to Add: 3 1/2 hours later and we're finally home. That was fun! I am stuck in traffic during a MN storm, creeping along at three miles an hour.It has taken one hour to drive three … [Read more...]

7 Quick Takes Friday

by Filed Under: 7 Quick Takes Friday, Minnesota Me 7 Comments

Vol. XXIII: The “This and That” Edition(Alright, alright, I don’t have a real theme.)~ Take 1 ~The other day I heard George yelping and so I raced from the kitchen to find & assist him.This was his predicament:Wedged.Between a rock and a hard place the chair and the underside of my computer desk.On his way to wreak no end of havoc.(I thought … [Read more...]

Back-to-Back Birthdays?

by Filed Under: Felicity, Minnesota Me, My Girls, Special Events 10 Comments

Try simultaneous!Hers and hers matching presents: Sewing kits from Hancock Fabrics!I apologize (to no one in particular) for how infrequently I’ve been blogging. Life’s been kinda/sorta crazy-busy—in a good but definite way. Still, I wanted to get this birthday post up—for the girls, for me, for Great Grandma B.Except that Great Grandma B. doesn’t … [Read more...]

Overheard

by Filed Under: Felicity, Minnesota Me, My Girls 6 Comments

[as I lurked in the kitchen eating this by the spoonful]Angela: Which is more holier, Thanksgiving or Christmas?Felicity: Christmas, because Christmas is celebrated by Jesus and Thanksgiving is celebrated by pilgrims. Do you know what you’re asking, Angela? You’re asking who is more holier, Jesus or the pilgrims and Indians.Angela: Oh.[thoughtful … [Read more...]

Gliltchy

by Filed Under: Just Me, Minnesota Me 19 Comments

Updated to Add: As of this very early Saturday morning hour, (it’s 5:15, if you must know), not a single comment has been left on this post! Not a one! Not a two! Not even Lawrence Welk stopped by!(Obscure allusion. Forgive me.)Are you away on holiday? Are you just now returning from Thursday’s tryptophan-induced haze? I did receive a private … [Read more...]