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Easter Clean

by Filed Under: Minnesota Me, Spiritual Growth, Toddler George 7 Comments

Or, Things my Almost-Three-Year-Old Teaches MeI’ve been hanging onto this story for a while now, waiting for the perfect time. Well, guess what? There is no perfect time, ever!There have been Mother/Daughter tea parties for American Heritage Girls.There have been recorder concerts where I waited, patiently, for the third-to-the-last name on a very … [Read more...]

Him

by Filed Under: Growing Up, Minnesota Me, Toddler George 16 Comments

This is him.Him is nearly three. Can you believe it?Do you remember--maybe--when I announced this pregnancy? When I cried before the ultrasound because I was afraid I'd lost him? When...wonder of wonders...he was born?Well. I cannot believe it is almost three years later, and that my little man is growing up. Cate was telling him the other day that … [Read more...]

Misbehavior…or Mad Science?

by Filed Under: Keeping It Real, Minnesota Me, My Boys, Toddler George 9 Comments

Well, it’s happened. My two older sons have gone back to school after a four-week break. The reason they had such a long vacation, by the way and because I know you are aching to know, is because the last week of break is “project week”.Seven days devoted to industry. Not once did the boys stray from their assigned task—not once were they … [Read more...]

NiNi and Nana

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, PrettyFunnyHappyReal, Toddler George 4 Comments

I thought about doing a {Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} post today because I’ve got a ton of fun photos from this past weekend in North Dakota. I thought about doing {PHFR}, and then that same line of thinking led to… “Nah.”Because I am busy today—busy busy BUSY, I tell you!—keeping my 2-year-old mister out of trouble. Lately George is fond of Elmer’s … [Read more...]

A Walk in the Park

by Filed Under: Gratitude, Minnesota Me, Toddler George 7 Comments

With my boy, George.(Not to be confused with this Boy George.)(My version is shorter and has much less hair.)So with his two big brothers away at school and the three gabbling geese spending the day at Cahill, George had the momma right where he wanted.That is to say, all to himself.I told him that we would go to the playground and he seemed very … [Read more...]