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M in M is a very bad Mom.

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Food and Drink, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Special Events 10 Comments

Or at the very least, a very bad cake decorator.My oldest daughter wanted me to make a cake like this for our 3-year-old’s recent birthday:Instead, they all got this:I call it my “Turrets in a Cloud” cake. Impressive, isn’t it?There was a time when I would stay up until 3:00 a.m. putting the finishing touches on an elaborately frosted, … [Read more...]

Calling Lois in Indy

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, The Dawg 15 Comments

and all other dog owners of wisdom! (Paula, that means you, too.)My children need your help. The puppy thinks that they (meaning anyone 4 and 1/2 feet or under) are walking raw hides. My children don't like this game.My question is: What does one do about the nipping? The books I've read say to ignore the bad behavior and that what the puppy really … [Read more...]

Because I know you’ve missed them…

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Minnesota Me 3 Comments

Here are a couple of cute kid stories that I dutifully saved while on my break:First, in the “I thought I’d heard them all” category, comes four-year-old Felicity and her plaintive:“Mommy, if I finish all my supper and my dessert I won’t have room for breakfast.”(Therefore she shouldn’t have to eat all of her supper to get dessert. Not bad for a … [Read more...]

I’m getting old.

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me, Motherhood 7 Comments

And this is how I know: I slept in until 7:00 a.m. this morning!Should I call the doctor?Then—to my further embarrassment and shame—when I got to the coffee pot (which is always my first stop of the day) there was a note (which is always where my husband leaves them, because he knows that they’ll be SEEN) that read:Wake husband PLEASE.Which I would … [Read more...]

A Crazy Busy Kind of Life

by Filed Under: Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 13 Comments

I have so much to do this weekend that I really have no business blogging.You are thinking, “I have so much to do this weekend that I really have no business reading your blog.”Should we just ditch it all and go for coffee?I’ll give you but one example of the title of this post in action and then I will open up the comments for discussion. ; ) … [Read more...]

Only for Today

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 10 Comments

Lest you think that my love of Magnificat magazine is unfounded, here is the daily meditation from yesterday, which is every bit as applicable....today.How Much More Will the Father Give1) Only for today, I will seek to live the livelong day positively without wishing to solve the problems of my life all at once.2) Only for today, I will take the … [Read more...]

Three Years Ago Today

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Special Events 12 Comments

I was hastily placing a last-minute order on-line—mittens from Hannah Anderrson for the cold Fall days ahead—as I bounced from foot to foot through the contractions.My husband then sped us up the road to United Hospital, while I blinked through the discomfort and tried to appreciate the beautiful, pink sunrise.Two hours later, my baby girl was … [Read more...]

Who is this Murphy guy? ‘Cause I really hate his law.

by Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me 20 Comments

If it could go wrong today, it did.(Brace yourself for a big whiny post. Here it comes.) Jem slept on the floor next to the puppy’s kennel and woke up covered in hives. Is it dander or dirt or dust mites? (I don’t really want to know and yet, I do.) After giving Jem a large dose of Alavert and sticking him in the tub (at 10:00 a.m.), Cate … [Read more...]