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Feels like a Monday

by Filed Under: Blogging, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Spiritual Growth 9 Comments

…but I’m hoping that a quart or two of coffee will help. We’ve got a lot of snorty, sniffly people in this house at present and I am no exception. I’m wondering: Just how long can a single, silly cold last? Is this some sort of divine justice thing?We had a wonderful weekend despite the heaps of Kleenex. My daughter attended a 3-hour retreat for … [Read more...]

Brother, can you lend a hand?

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, My Boys 2 Comments

Subtitled: And then there were none. Here is what we homeschoolers do in Minnesota when the days are short, the weather’s cold and the rigors of math are not quite cutting it. We turn our attention to a little engineering!Inspired by a visit from their former (but still just as pretty) babysitters who were home on college break, my sons thought … [Read more...]

Thought for the Day

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 3 Comments

“Among the wonders worked by Jesus Christ, can any match the compassion he showed to the lepers? Somehow the wretchedness and horror of their condition represent everything about our lives that we consider impossible. Yet, when the leper approaches Christ filled with expectation, his entire life changes.” (Magnificat magazine, January 2008)Happy … [Read more...]

Noteworthy

by Filed Under: Blogging, Friends of the Heart, Gratitude, Minnesota Me 1 Comment

I have heard through the blog vine that our Elizabeth is having a birthday! (Aren’t I presumptuous, calling her “ours” like that?) Happy Birthday to you, Mrs. Foss! You’re like, what? All of 28 now?Also on this date in history, we have a one-year blogiversary! Please stop by the wonderful Waltzing Matilda’s to wish her well. Do you not just feel … [Read more...]

To the Moon and then the Sun and Back

by Filed Under: Cultural Commentary, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Girls, Spiritual Growth 13 Comments

A little girl in a yellow dress sits on a cafeteria chair. Her snow boots are swinging slightly and her head is bent studiously over her notebook as one long lock of hair escapes from her ponytail scrunchie and comes to rest lightly on the white page.Her momma stands nearby thinking, “My heart is melting!”My daughter Cate had her First Confession … [Read more...]

The Movie Juno: a Review

by Filed Under: Cultural Commentary, Minnesota Me, Prolife, Reviews 9 Comments

The movie Juno is being called a mini-blockbuster and took third in box-office sales this past weekend. I’m not surprised; I dragged my husband to it a couple weeks ago (It was our anniversary; he was feeling amenable) and we both loved it.Well, “love” is a strong word for my patent attorney husband. He did really like it, though, as far as I can … [Read more...]

And the Winner Is…

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Felicity, Minnesota Me, Special Events 5 Comments

Almost all of you! (No offense to those of you who lost.)I mean, really. You guys are just too good. I’m thinking maybe you’ve seen us driving around town as of late and based your guess on our scandalously filthy van.Yes, Felicity was reacting to the “Ultimate” car wash that my husband treated us to after Mass on Sunday. We live it up on Sunday, … [Read more...]

What in the World

by Filed Under: Felicity, Humor, Minnesota Me 20 Comments

...has gotten this little girl so nervous??Is it:a. her father's driving?b. her mother's driving? (No way)c. the fact that they've just passed McDonald's and are not stopping; ord. none of the aboveThe answer is "d", of course.Which makes the next logical question, then, what's wrong? The first person to guess correctly gets...oh, I don't know. … [Read more...]