The “No Fooling” EditionSigh.AMDG, … [Read more...]
A Tribute to the First Day of Spring
(From the Archives)Despite the fact that today marks the first day of SPRING!!! (forgive me for screaming that in your ear), our Minnesota landscape has yet to update its palette.Gray, gray…everything is gray.(Oh, and let’s not forget those eight shades of brown.)To cheer me up, I have been scrolling through some of this blog’s … [Read more...]
Here comes the Sun
Lenten.Today has just been Lenten.It’s cold and it’s dreary and I can’t bake. Well, I could except we’ve given up treats for Lent and who wants to fill their counter with yummy baked goods only to give them all away?! (Um, Mags? About those spiritual goals of yours…)So what’s a poor homebound like me to do—besides cook and clean and complain, of … [Read more...]
On a Lighter Note
We must have hit a high of 45 degrees today which, for a Minnesotan in March, is nearly Jamaican, mon. The kids were giddy when I took them to noon Mass—running through the parking lot, tromping through the melting snow, laughing wildly—until, freaking out, I gathered them into an impromptu huddle and said, “Look. We are on our way into the CHURCH, … [Read more...]
Got heat?
The vent in our dining room does, which makes it prime real estate for little bodies.Especially when it looks like this outside:Yup, we’ve got ourselves a snow day. … [Read more...]
I [heart] Autumn Birthdays
The fall colors are at their peak in central Minnesota—a bittersweet event, to be certain, because we know what’s lurking just around the bend. Our parish priest refers to winter in Minnesota as that time of year when Mother Nature tries to kill us.It’s true. And still we stay here.Yesterday, though, was warm to the point of being hot—and as such I … [Read more...]
A Day at the Fair (Part II)
Subtitled: In which this blog gets a little bit political. The reason we chose to attend the fair on the day that we did is because I found out that morning that they were offering—on that day only—both reduced admissions & ½ price rates on all the rides.“Pack your bags and grab your boots, kids!” I hollered. “We’re a goin’ to the fair!”[Okay, … [Read more...]
A Day at the (Minnesota State) Fair
One of the reasons that I like to go to the fair is that it is our last big hurrah of the summer.That and I just really like to spend my husband’s money.I’m good at spending my husband’s money.And he’s good at making more of it.It’s a symbiotic relationship.(He loves it when I joke like this, by the way.)What were we talking about? Ah yes, the … [Read more...]
Coming Attractions
Any guess where we’ve been?I could probably save you the trouble of another post and just have you read this one.But where’s the fun and new photos in that?I’ll be back with the scoop when we’ve washed off the dirt.Ad Jesum per Mariam,PS. This is my 1000th post. You’d think I could have tried a little harder, eh? … [Read more...]
The True Caput (A Recap)
Yes, we were at the Itasca State Park.Journey of Truth, you are the winner! (You weren’t the only one to guess correctly but you were the first.) Email me to claim your prize, which is a half-used can of mosquito spray and a tattered map of the campground.The headwaters of the mighty Mississippi are a mere five hours’ north of us. Believe it or … [Read more...]
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