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Getting the Pin: An Inaugural Reflection

January 20, 2017 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Jem, Just Me, Motherhood, Sports Stuff 6 Comments

You guys. I started out January thinking, "Okay, I'm going to schedule ALL THE THINGS and like that, I'll get the important things done. My poor forsaken blogging habit! Do I not think it's important? No excuses, though, 'cause I am having a pretty good year so far. Note that I didn't say "perfect" year, because I don't want you getting all … [Read more...]

Catching Up

March 31, 2014 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, My Boys, My Girls, Special Events, Sports Stuff, The Hu'band 13 Comments

Yesterday was Laetare Sunday. Do you got your joy on for the rest of Lent? My family does.  From left to Right: John, me, Joe (holding Francis),  Felicity (holding George), Angela, Jem, (standing behind Felicity), and Cate Photo Credit: Mark Brown See? (Okay, I admit that we were having a photo taken for Family Foundations and … [Read more...]

Autumn Anecdotal [Reprised]

September 30, 2013 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, Motherhood, Sports Stuff 7 Comments

A Semi—scratch that—Totally Insane Narrative Hey everyone, it’s Monday! Are you ready to conquer the brand new week? Are your ducks in a row and is your goose in the oven? Me, neither. And anyway, I think my goose is already cooked. My Life.  The school kids and all their…stuff has us hopping. Seriously, I do not love our big white … [Read more...]

“Take me out to the…”

May 19, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Family Fun, George, Joe, Minnesota Me, Sports Stuff 5 Comments

Yesterday I went with my two bookend boys on a private tour of Target Field. That’s our new stadium for the Minnesota Twins. Just so you know. I didn’t take a ton of photos because most of the time, my arms were full of two-year-old. Don’t let the above photo fool you—that is like one of the only times he let his brother hold him. And … [Read more...]

After the Fact

February 6, 2012 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Cultural Commentary, Current Affairs, Minnesota Me, Sports Stuff 14 Comments

So here’s the thing. I wanted to watch the game & the commercials, but that was downstairs and the (food and the) feminine fellowship was upstairs.In the kitchen.With the food.As I’ve said.We’re talking chili & potato skins & wings & guacamole & these little bits of sausage-y goodness that were deftly prepared by my friend Ruth … [Read more...]

End of Season

July 31, 2011 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Sports Stuff 3 Comments

To all of the coaches who make summer sports possible…Who put in the effort, the time & the miles, and who encourage, inspire & lead…Thank you. … [Read more...]

Win some, lose some.

July 30, 2011 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Photography Stuff, Sports Stuff 6 Comments

As in, we lost today’s game but I got this fun shot:My son got out at first, unfortunately, but the guy leading off third scored a run. My husband called it an “RBI Sacrifice.”I’ll take his word for that. … [Read more...]

Boys, Baseball and…Benatar?

July 22, 2011 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Internet Stuff, Minnesota Me, Sports Stuff 12 Comments

Am staring bleary-eyed at the calendar this morning: two baseball games this afternoon and four more tomorrow...one boy to Wisconsin (and back) to play baseball last night--they won, yay--and another boy coming home from Boy Scout camp in Wisconsin this morning--thank you, Honey, for going to get him--so that (you guessed it!) he can play more … [Read more...]

Pretty Happy Funny Real

June 30, 2011 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Growing Up, Letting Go, Minnesota Me, My Boys, PrettyFunnyHappyReal, Sports Stuff 15 Comments

The Sometimes-My-Teenaged-Son-Makes-Me-Cry EditionAlternately Titled: Independence Day {pretty}My son rode his bike to WalMart yesterday and when he returned, he brought me a treat.Pretty, no?I admired it for approximately 3.5 minutes and then moved on to other senses.{happy}My son (and his brother) have been keeping us very busy this summer. For … [Read more...]

More Food for Thought

June 26, 2011 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Special Events, Spiritual Growth, Sports Stuff 11 Comments

“Coming from an unsuccessful background, I had developed deep feelings of inferiority and inadequacy. I had fallen into the mental trap of assuming that people who were doing better than me were actually better than me. What I learned was that this was not necessarily true. They were just doing things differently, and what they had learned to do, … [Read more...]

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