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Breaking News

by Filed Under: Jem, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Girls 6 Comments

Son Number Two hit a homer!(Okay, so this happened on Thursday….but still. I’m a busy mom of many! Give me a break!)I would provide you with a play-by-play of the event as it happened, but as luck would have it (or should I say, my ill fate), I was walking off the field at the exact same time as Jem’s hit.In other words, I completely missed … [Read more...]

Half the Birthday

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Felicity, Minnesota Me, My Girls 11 Comments

…but all the fun.Because their late November birthdays usually fall on or very near Thanksgiving, Cate and Felicity’s parties often get wedged into the other festivities. They have dealt with this offense cheerfully enough, but still. For all of her life, and granted she is only five, Felicity has been lamenting the fact that she never gets an … [Read more...]

Keeping the Faith (Part II)

by Filed Under: Cultural Commentary, Current Affairs, Minnesota Me 9 Comments

You gotta have a good bit of faith to stay put during your son’s Tuesday night baseball game (as in all of its innings, in the cold) when you know that the American Idol finals are being televised at that very moment.You have to trust that your friend across town is going to TiVo tonight’s show because doesn’t her son play baseball also? Does he … [Read more...]

David vs. David

by Filed Under: Current Affairs, Family Fun, Minnesota Me 10 Comments

So who’s it gonna be?Who do you want it to be?Up until now I have kept silent on the AI issue, preferring to keep my opinion to myself because, frankly, I had no opinion. I hadn’t watched a single show.I’d remained aloof. I’d resisted.And then one quiet spring evening three weeks ago, I gave in. My husband had the boys at practice and feeling … [Read more...]

Keeping the Faith

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys, Spiritual Growth 4 Comments

Last night was Joe’s first baseball game of the season. How shall I word this? They got creamed. (I believe 16-1 was the final score.)Dickens’ words were ringing in my ears (“It was the best of times…it was the worst of times…”) when—for the first time in his budding career—my son took to the pitcher’s mound in the 4th inning. Is that my little man … [Read more...]

Quote Corner

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Felicity, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Boys, My Girls 2 Comments

Joe & Jem: What did the Spartan warrior say as he dove off the sinking Titanic? (Never mind the historical inaccuracies here and be warned that the following is very middle school boy humor)“The icier the water, the better!”* * * * * * *Mommy (having discovered an unsightly little wart on the underside of Felicity’s thumb): “Felicity, honey, … [Read more...]

Freshly Back

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me 11 Comments

…from a weekend of camping. Our first trip of the season!Here’s a photo of me & the gang upon our return.Such fun! It was cold, though—really cold—and one of the members of my family claims that s/he needs a warmer sleeping bag. (Hmm...I wonder who s/he could be? Hint: s/he does all the cooking on these trips, so it’s really important to keep … [Read more...]