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Coming Unglued

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Motherhood, My Girls 17 Comments

My girls are going through a phase right now where they enjoy putting signs on their bedroom door. “Do not enter!” I am admonished every time I pass by. “No Boys Allowd!”5-year-old Angela, especially, is most enthusiastic about the process—as in, using at least twenty pieces of tape per poster.And I’m being generous in that estimate.Yesterday I had … [Read more...]

(Almost the) Weekend Update

by Filed Under: Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me, My Girls, Special Events 8 Comments

Angela has struck the records and wishes to amend her previous statement. She now concedes that Anthony is “almost as cute as Jesus.”We are busy busy busy today as we prepare to fête our back-to-back birthday girls. Cate turns 9 tomorrow and Felicity turns 7 on Sunday—oh, the excitement!(Oh, the planning! Oh, the errands! Oh, the good-natured … [Read more...]

No Offense Taken

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, My Girls, New Baby 8 Comments

Angela: “Anthony thinks he is cuter than Jesus but he’s not.”Though evidently he’s still cute enough that his siblings share their candy.You know what all this hand-to-mouth nonsense means, don’t you? It means that I need to clean my floor! (This is so not one of my strengths.)And yes, I took the sucker away from him.Just as soon as Jem got a … [Read more...]

A True Handful

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, My Girls, Special Events 4 Comments

Our Angela turned five on Sunday.Can it really be that my baby girl is now a big girl?We put together a large, impromptu party after Mass, thanks to three of my friends and their multiple children. We’re talking 18 kids for just the four of us!Insta-party.I am richly blessed in all these little ones—blessed and busy and blessed and did I mention … [Read more...]

Humor Break

by Filed Under: Anecdotal, Minnesota Me, My Girls 4 Comments

[Locally Known as Angelisms]Angela and I were visiting with a woman at church.“So how old are you now?” she asked Angela with a smile.Angela carefully held up four fingers.“Four, huh?” the woman replied, still smiling broadly. “So you’re going to be five on your next birthday?”Angela gave a big sigh of longing. “I hope so,” she replied.[And one … [Read more...]