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Little Flowers (April Style)

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, My Girls, Special Events, Spiritual Growth 8 Comments

Cate belongs to a Little Flowers girls’ group that is sponsored by our homeschool co-op. All of the mommies take turn hosting and April was my month.This means that yesterday our home was inundated with lots and lots of happy, hoppy 8- and 9-year-old girls.It also means that Friday night found me stressing.You want proof that this big, waddling … [Read more...]

Grace for the Painting

by Filed Under: Health & Wellness, Jem, Minnesota Me, My Girls, Spiritual Growth 16 Comments

Our little Cate is suffering from several allergies. We recently had her tested and it turns out she is allergic to cats (which we knew) and dogs (which we didn’t) and dust mites (do you blame her?). “I’m allergic to all my favorite pets!” she moaned.“You like dust mites for a pet?” Jem retorted.She is also severely allergic to certain tree pollens … [Read more...]

Wanted: One Stuffed Snowman

by Filed Under: Felicity, Hearth & Home, Minnesota Me, My Girls Leave a Comment

My daughters have literally scores of stuffed items.Whenever one of them goes missing, (ahem!), I will overhear them discussing its absence:“Do you know where your snowman is, Felicity? It’s in the attic!”That’s where they think all the “lost” objects are, you see. What they do not know is that we don’t have an attic.We do, however, have a … [Read more...]

What She Said

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Angelism #1Granted, it wasn’t the best pick for family film night. We like movies set in Scotland, though, and that’s the main reason I chose it.Alas, not even the winsome Scottish accents were enough to win over Angela.“This movie’s boring,” she complained.“There’s no such thing as a boring movie,” I replied evenly. “Only boring children.”Angela … [Read more...]

The Shortcut

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, My Girls, Parenting, Spiritual Growth 12 Comments

I’m sure you’ve all experienced this. You’re herding your children back from Communion and one of them cuts into the wrong pew. Most kids look confused for a second, and then hastily beat a retreat when they realize the tall folks there don’t look familiar.Angela did this today. On our way back she mistakenly entered the pew 2 rows ahead of … [Read more...]