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Slightly Messy but Delightfully Fun

February 26, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Felicity, Minnesota Me, My Girls 13 Comments

A box of 99-cent cornstarch bought me two very happy girls on Sunday.If you don’t mind a little mess—and which of us well-balanced & patient mothers ever does? wink wink—then here is what you do:Dump half a box of cornstarch into your bowl.Add just enough water to make it “gloopy.”Add a drop or two of food coloring. Some people might say this … [Read more...]

The Third Sunday in Lent (and Counting)

February 24, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 17 Comments

“Jewish and Christian traditions of spirituality speak of the Word of God as the living water whereby the spirit is cleansed and refreshed. A quick sip—an occasional prayer snatched from the jaws of a relentlessly busy world—is better than no water at all, but roots that grow deep draw the water of life by frequent prayer. This living water … [Read more...]

Feeling Social Saturday

February 23, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me, Special Events 18 Comments

The sun is shining and the meteorologist has promised us temps that are almost balmy. We Minnesotans get very excited about 30-degree weather in February. It’s pretty sad, really.Sub-Degree Sports in MinnesotaSubtitled: Table Tennis Consequently we will be spending a large portion of our day outside, soaking up some vitamin D and breathing in … [Read more...]

Obligatory Cake Photo

February 22, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Special Events 12 Comments

All for the Glory of God, … [Read more...]

To My Favorite Minnesota Man

February 22, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Marriage, Minnesota Me, Special Events Leave a Comment

With love on your 3*th birthday.If you were the wood, I'd be the fire.If you were the love, I'd be the desire.If you were a castle, I'd be your moat,And if you were an ocean,I'd learn to float. From “All I Want is You” byBarry Louis Polisar (Juno Soundtrack)You are a “few” years younger but many years wiser than your handful of a wife. Thank you … [Read more...]

Now You Know

February 21, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Jem, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 12 Comments

Dual Portrait of Momby Jem (Age 8)Humbly, … [Read more...]

I see the moon…

February 21, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Special Events 8 Comments

…and it’s totally cool!Are you keeping one eye on all things lunar, too? Full eclipse for us folks in CST at about 9:00 p.m.*Updated to Add:And here is what the kids were doing.(In addition to gazing up at the moon, of course.)Hey, they’d been cooped up all day. I can't say that I blame ‘em. … [Read more...]

Frostbitten but Still Jigging

February 20, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, Health & Wellness, Minnesota Me 3 Comments

It’s insanely cold where we are—minus something something. (I’ve stopped worrying about the particulars. It’s insanely cold. Period.)This is not to say we’re being sedentary, however. Thanks to a tip from our sweet Alicia, we are stuck inside but we are dancing!Grab a partner and let’s go.Ad majorem Dei gloriam, … [Read more...]

Packing Peanuts

February 19, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Felicity, Humor, Minnesota Me, My Girls 17 Comments

These two do not seem to realize that Mom has had it with their anticsand is shipping them to Zimbabwe.Flat Stanley...meet Felicity! … [Read more...]

Ridiculous

February 19, 2008 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Joe, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, My Girls 1 Comment

All children, it seems, are fond of teasing, and 10-year-old Joe (who should know better) is no exception. He decided that the humorous potential of shutting 3-year-old Angela in her room would be worth facing the wrath of both Angela and her mother.Mom was downstairs and would be none the wiser anyway.Or so he thought.Angela, who was playing … [Read more...]

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