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Checking In

by Filed Under: Just Me, Minnesohta, Minnesota Me 10 Comments

It’s a good thing I’m not getting paid to update this blog every day, ‘cause if I were…Man, would my boss be mad at me.We’re still here though, as overworked and underpaid as always. Our days alternate between lazy-daisy and crazy-busy, in true summer fashion, and I find that—as always—I am eating up the season in great big gulps. I love summer in … [Read more...]

7 Quick Takes Friday

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, Special Events, The Faith 8 Comments

[Vol. XVIII for Me]The “Help! I’m-Trapped-in-the-CVBS-Nursery!” Edition~ Take 1 ~Having taken last summer off to—oh, I don’t know, have a baby or something—I am back in the Bible School daycare this year as a volunteer.~ Take 2 ~My son is happy with this choice, as it affords him ample opportunities to flirt with the teenage helpers.~ Take 3 ~I do … [Read more...]

On Seeing the Author Kate DiCamillo

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Special Events 12 Comments

(And On Gushing When I Did So)It’s hard not to get one’s hopes up when attending a famous writer’s talk. Will I get to meet her?Will she think I’m cool?Will we become fast friends and coffee buddies?The answer, in this case, is a single word: No.No, no, and again, no.What’d I expect? It was Kate DiCamillo.And there were hundreds of other people … [Read more...]

7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol. XVII for Me)

by Filed Under: 7 Quick Takes Friday, Minnesota Me 12 Comments

The Lazy Days of Summer EditionSo lazy, in fact, that I’m posting this at 11:00 p.m.Hey, it’s still Friday.~ Take 1 ~Felicity’s ballet recital was an absolute delight. She smiled the whole time and was as cool as a cucumber (dressed in red).Yes, I cried when she came on stage, and no, this photo is not from the actual performance. Are you kidding? … [Read more...]

My Tiny Dancer

by Filed Under: Felicity, Growing Up, Minnesota Me, Special Events 22 Comments

Part II(Read Part I here.)We only have one daughter who’s in dance right now—my middle girl, my littlest girl.“Little” as in petite itself.Petite as petite can be.Now then. What with all my blogging about baseball and soccer—all the good-natured complaining about simultaneous games and chilly venues—I haven’t said much about Felicity’s sport. I … [Read more...]

Babies, Blankets, Books & Bars

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Minnesota Me, New Baby, Sports Stuff 12 Comments

If you bring a baby to the baseball field, you’re going to spend a lot of time entertaining him.That is to say, a LOT of time.That is to say, the whole time.So what if his brother is pitching a no-hitter? (He wasn’t, mind you, but it could happen.)It’s far more fun to play with Daddy.Sort of gives new meaning to the term “pop fly,” don’t it?Catch … [Read more...]