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Maggie’s Quick Picks: A Review of the Movie “The Savages”

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Reviews 2 Comments

I chose “The Savages” as my “date night” movie on our anniversary. John took one look at it and said, “It’s a good thing I’ve got to work tonight.”It’s true. He would have hated it.Myself, I vacillated between being interested and depressed. It is a well-written movie with a good share of dry humor thrown in, and that is what caught my attention … [Read more...]

Safe Keeping

by Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me, My Girls 1 Comment

You know it’s time to refill the holy water font when your little girl, pausing temporarily in her game of dress-up to pull the ponytail out of her hair, says, “I don’t need this pony anymore. I’ll just put it in the pony cage.”And leaving her ponytail holder in the no longer “empty” font, she moves on. … [Read more...]

A New Year’s Day Meditation

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Special Events, Spiritual Growth 1 Comment

“In these final days of the old year and at the beginning of the new, we like to wish each other a good year. To tradesmen, neighbors, everyone we meet…we say Happy New Year! They wish the same to us and we thank them.But, what do most people mean by Happy New Year? Doubtless they mean a year free from illness, pain, trouble or worry; that instead, … [Read more...]

Christmas Recap 2008

by Filed Under: Family Fun, Gratitude, Living Liturgically, Minnesota Me 10 Comments

“To an open house in the eveningHome shall all men come.”(from “A Christmas Poem” by G.K. Chesterton)Though we are still in the midst of our Christmastide celebrations, I would like to share with you a few photos from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Hey, it beats working on that newsletter! (And anyway, I can’t send it out until my husband’s … [Read more...]

Heart-Stopping

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, My Girls, Pregnancy, Special Events 32 Comments

Last night, in lieu of that longed-for calamari & movie, I prepared a simple supper of frozen fish sticks (I cooked them first) and picked up this DVD at Blockbuster to watch solo while my husband worked.May I just say that fish sticks are a sad replacement for the calamari at that cozy Italian restaurant just up the road, (though … [Read more...]

13 Years Happy

by Filed Under: Marriage, Minnesota Me, Special Events 36 Comments

Today is our 13th wedding anniversary.I would like to say that we are going out for calamari and a movie tonight but alas, I am married to Lawyer Man and it is the end of a very busy fiscal year for his company.So.No calamari and no movie.(If I could go to a movie, I would go see this one. Have you seen it yet?)Here’s a sad story for you: I had a … [Read more...]

Back to Blogging

by Filed Under: Just Me, Minnesota Me 7 Comments

Or am I?Do you ever feel as if you have everything to say and nothing to say? That's where I'm at today.I would like to do a Christmas recap with some photos from the past few days. We spent Christmas Day in Central Minnesota visiting John's family, and then we made our way gingerly up to North Dakota (passing car after car after truck after car in … [Read more...]

On Blog Breaks and Family Tradition

by Filed Under: Blogging, Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth 28 Comments

When I decided to stop blogging throughout Advent, my goal was two-fold: increased focus and spiritual growth. I knew that I needed to buckle down and get the shopping done, etc., but I also knew that I didn’t want to miss Our Lord when He came.Now, about that increased focus thing. I don’t know, frankly, that being focused is my destiny. No ma’am, … [Read more...]