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The First Meet*

by Filed Under: Growing Up, Joe, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 15 Comments

The photo is blurry because the photographer was crying.And that’s what an emotional sap I’ve been.Where are you going, my little one, little one?Where are you going, my baby, my own?Turn around and you’re twoTurn around and you’re fourTurn around and you’re a young [boy]Going out the door.Nanci Griffith (“Turn Around”)How come no one told me that … [Read more...]

Even More Refrigerator Wisdom

by Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Joe, Minnesota Me, The New School 30 Comments

How do moms with multiple kids at multiple schools do it? I’ll tell you, the past week has been crazy, what with car pools and early morning risings and after school practices and oh! Did I mention that Joe has his first cross-country meet this afternoon?At least his sports are getting me outside.Consequently, whatever “schedule” I might have had … [Read more...]

Refrigerator Wisdom

by Filed Under: Growing Up, Minnesota Me, Parenting Leave a Comment

Question: Why Do They Do the Things that They Do?Answer: Because They’re KidsI have a magnet on my fridge—several, actually—and I imagine you do, too. They come and go and get dinged up...Such is the humble lot of a refrigerator magnet.One of my magnets, though, I have hung onto for years. I like its message very much, and I think that you will, … [Read more...]

Service

by Filed Under: Current Affairs, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me, My Boys 15 Comments

~ For Michelle ~ Yesterday we spent part of the afternoon on a service project for Boy Scouts.I have to say, it was probably my favorite one so far.Have you ever ordered popcorn from a local Scout? Have you ever checked the box to donate popcorn to a soldier? We handed (some of) those boxes out yesterday!One small handful of local Scouts.And around … [Read more...]

Saturday Evening Post

by Filed Under: Felicity, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me, My Girls Leave a Comment

We are having an unseasonably cold August here in Minnesota.It’s not fair.But it’s true.The temps were in the 50’s this evening and the girls were three shivering little bundles when they came in from the backyard. “Go run a bath, Cate,” I directed them, “And all of you hop in.”When I stopped by ten minutes later, they were playing noisily. “How’s … [Read more...]

On Letting Go and Eating Little Schoolboys

by Filed Under: Growing Up, Joe, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, The New School 17 Comments

“Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb?” (Is 49:15) The following picture will tell you almost everything you need to know about my oldest child—easy-to-smile and easygoing, cheerful, helpful, outgoing, eager. He is a homeschooling mom’s dream child. And he left for school this morning. (If you … [Read more...]

Bound for Glory

by Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesota Me 14 Comments

I first saw this idea at Cheryl’s blog, Time Really Does Fly, and I very nearly drove to Louisiana to give her a great big hug & kiss.That’s how happy she has made us.If you’re a Seton curriculum user, I highly recommend getting your workbooks spiral bound. They lay open so nice and flat! I had these done at Office Max and used their in-house … [Read more...]