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At Least She’s Helping

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Girls Leave a Comment

The girls and I had just returned from the grocery store, laden with parcels that needed unpacking. Angela deftly took the quarts of half & half and buttermilk from my hands and said, “You’re pregnant. You shouldn’t be carrying these.”“Actually, I’m not pregnant anymore…” I replied, following her down to the basement refrigerator with a packet … [Read more...]

blogiversary

by Filed Under: Blogging, Minnesota Me, Special Events 31 Comments

Today is the 3rd Anniversary of this blog. I think I will celebrate by...oh, I don’t know...kissing Baby Anthony or something.“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;I will tell of all thy wonderful deeds.I will be glad and exult in thee,I will sing praise to thy name, O Most High.”(Psalm 9: 1-2)To my readers: Thank you for being a … [Read more...]

On Blogging and St. Dominic

by Filed Under: Blogging, Friends of the Heart, Minnesota Me, Special Events 21 Comments

The 3rd Annual Minnesota Bloggers’ Tea took place yesterday on the feast of good St. Dominic. Could we have asked for a better patron? A fitting theme makes a good tea great, and St. Dominic became the perfect intercessor for our humble get-together.Why, you ask? Well, Dominic is known for his powerful preaching and was chosen by Our Lady to … [Read more...]

The Many Voices of Meryl

by Filed Under: Current Affairs, Minnesota Me, Reviews 13 Comments

I love a good accent (seeing as I don't have one) and will oftenA. botherB. embarrassC. annoyD. haranguean out-of-towner who talks "funny". It's a little game I like to play. "Let me guess," I'll say to the lady with the British accent. "You're from England, right?""Actually, New Zealand," she'll reply with a slight look of condescension. I'm … [Read more...]

An Impromptu Poll: The Results

by Filed Under: Homeschooling, Minnesota Me 9 Comments

I would like to thank everyone who chimed in on my Math & Latin surveys. I now owe half my curriculum to you!No kidding.When I asked the question “Math-U-See or Saxon”, I had no idea that I would eventually be steered in the direction I headed, which turned out to be…Teaching Textbooks.[grin]The idea for Teaching Textbooks came my way via … [Read more...]