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April 16, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Current Affairs, Minnesota Me 16 Comments

I’m fairly certain you’ve seen the coverage of Scotswoman Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent by now, but I for one can’t get enough of her plucky performance.It’s crackin’, as the Scots would say.Here is the link to Susan’s performance. Watch how Simon Cowell’s eyebrows go up in surprise. … [Read more...]

Future Tense

April 15, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Homeschooling, Minnesota Me, Pregnancy 29 Comments

We received an overdue notice on one of my son's library books yesterday. I tend to forget about his account, finding it a big enough challenge to keep track of ours. (We are currently at a record low, with only 74 books checked out.)And so wincing and gulping, I went to his online account to see the fees that he'd accumulated. $8.65, huh? Well, … [Read more...]

Easter Sweets

April 14, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Special Events, Spiritual Growth 1 Comment

It was sad that I didn’t realize that the boys’ white Easter shirts were too small until 8:00 p.m. on Holy Saturday. Still, it was very sweet that my husband grabbed his car keys and was willing to run right out to Kohl’s for me.It was sad that my husband accidentally brought home a short-sleeved dress shirt (he was certain it’d been long-sleeved) … [Read more...]

Bone Tired

April 14, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Just Me, Minnesota Me, Pregnancy 10 Comments

(Not that you can see my bones these days.)Completely, overwhelmingly, mind-numbingly tired.Other than that, though, I’m well.How are you? : ) … [Read more...]

Happy Easter!

April 12, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Special Events, The Faith 13 Comments

When this which iscorruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility and this which is mortal clothes itself with immortality, then the word that is written shall come about:“Death is swallowed up in victory,Where, O death, is your victory?Where, O death, is your sting?”(I Cor. 15: 54-55)A very blessed Easter to you and yours! … [Read more...]

Notes from the Triduum

April 11, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Lent, Minnesota Me, Special Events, Spiritual Growth, The Faith Leave a Comment

Here is a photo from our Holy Thursday Seder.It shows 4-year-old Angela and her father, who is helping her ask “The Four Questions.” It is also the only photo that I took, (not unlike my friend Nutmeg’s single shot of their post-Seder china in the dishwasher), because I was tired, darn it, and did not feel like taking photos.Bad blogger.It was not … [Read more...]

Nothing tastes so very good…

April 11, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Just Me, Minnesota Me, Special Events Leave a Comment

...as a slice of homemade Hawaiian bread, given to you by your neighbor on Good Friday and saved for (a well-earned) breakfast on Holy Saturday. … [Read more...]

It’s the Triduum!

April 9, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Pregnancy, Special Events Leave a Comment

Don’t you just feel…different today somehow? It’s as if God is pulling us ever closer, saying, “The promise and joy of Easter are looming, but the love—this infinite, unfathomable love—has never left you.”Something like that.Because I am 33 weeks pregnant today and am, therefore, even more crazy & hormonal than usual, I decided this morning to … [Read more...]

Letting the Little Ones Come to Us

April 7, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Lent, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Spiritual Growth Leave a Comment

Yesterday I thought it would be fun to interview the children. I hauled out the video camera and one by one, I asked them questions pertaining to how well they knew the momma while the others waited their turn upstairs.Some of the answers were hilarious. For example, when asked how old I was, Angela replied: “Big. Actually, you’re medium. Daddy’s … [Read more...]

In Defense of Pregnant Women

April 5, 2009 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, My Boys, Parenting 10 Comments

Ed. Note: The following post has nothing to do with Cool Ranch Doritos™. It seems that some of the boys in the neighborhood have been telling any one of a number of “Your mother…” jokes.Great, right?I know about these jokes because my sons told me one at the grocery store yesterday, only they edited it as follows:“Hey, Mom, your cat’s so ugly that … [Read more...]

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