Tweet I’ve started and deleted no less than 15 posts over the past two weeks. Not interesting. Stupid. Boring. Complaining. Sad. Silly. Badly written. No pictures. I’ve also not read anyone else’s blog posts during this time. Also, I had to make a doctors appointment for my kids. They need a camp physical done…
Tweet It’s not a secret that I like to shop. It’s also not a secret that my daughters are getting older, finding their own sense of style, and also love to shop. I’m an equal opportunity shopper in that I love to shop online, in small local boutiques, and also at our local malls. However,…
Tweet There are a few snapshots that just live in my brain from moments in my life. They are the ones that no one could and would think to capture with film, but moments that are more vivid in color, clarity and memories than any photographs that I own. Not all of those snapshots…
Tweet There’s a spot as I drive north on I-35 into Duluth that feels like home. It’s the spot as I summit the hill at Spirit Mountain and pass under some railroad tracks. Duluth then appears over that hill; the harbor comes into view with its bridges, grain elevators and ships, and Lake Superior spreads…
Tweet My days start early. Some earlier than others. I’ve always been an early riser as I’ve followed my parent’s habits of rising before the sun and putting the coffee maker on a timer the night before. I fear my kids are following my example. Sometimes I don’t think that Eloise sleeps at all….
Tweet The rock I’ve been hiding under, or pushing through fields, up mountains, across oceans, and through arid deserts with my dear friends Vikki, Heather, and Galit, will finally arrive to the Twin Cities next Thursday. I can’t believe I’m saying those words – but yes, Listen To Your Mother will debut in Minneapolis on…
Tweet Listen To Your Mother Twin Cities happens in 10 days. TEN DAYS. So now it’s the little details that need to be completed. A million little details. So each and every single minute of every day I’m thankful for my partners in crime on this magical adventure. Do you all know how amazing Vikki,…
Tweet I have to remember. She came downstairs, first stomping, then with loud sighing, and then her hairbrush was thrown unto the vanity. Next came a loud “UGH” and a very harsh comment to her baby sister, who was just standing in the wrong place at the wrong time. I have to remember. I had…
Tweet I’m writing this for Jana’s Stream of Consciousness Sunday – so it shall be brief. ****** Esther continued to be sad about her coins. Strangely, it did not dawn on me to actively pursue finding another Canadian One Cent Coin for her. Life went on as Tuesday turned to Wednesday and there was dance,…
Tweet I love my children dearly. I love each of them just so much that sometimes I’m overwhelmed with this strange and crazy I love I have for them. Like I want to hug them up and tackle them with kisses and awkwardly have my 10 year old sit on my lap in front of…
Tweet Yesterday morning I rolled down my van window to hand a few dollars to the man standing on the median. He wore an old green coat, dirty pants, and scuffed shoes. He was at a busy intersection with long stoplights where many men, women and children will stand hoping for help. He turned to…
Tweet We are less than a month away from the inaugural Listen To Your Mother Twin Cities show! Seriously, so if you don’t see me writing very much over the next few weeks it’s because we are getting ready to put on an amazing show for you all as we celebrate Mother’s Day! I hope…
Tweet I saw the scene playing out in the family room. I kept to my business in the dining room while I listened to Astrid speak to her sisters. I kept my hands busy, my eyes diverted, but my ears were very busy listening and my mind was spinning, hoping that no one would seek…
Tweet I know all (12) of you have been waiting to hear how our BIG DATE went last Friday night. The night started out quite fine – I dropped the kids off at my aunts at about 4:30 and then came home and watched the latest episode of Scandal OnDemand. When that ended at…
Tweet Jed and I are going out on a date tonight. It’s been nearly five years since our last one, and that one truly didn’t count because I was pregnant..very early pregnant..and very sick. I ended up throwing up my dinner before we even left the restaurant. Our reservations were for 6pm and I was…
Tweet I sat down with Astrid’s preschool teacher today so she could walk me through the process on how the preschoolers are going to send a letter to a grandparent next week. “Did you not get the letter with the instructions?” She asked Yes, I got them. I just didn’t understand them..so I…
Tweet Sometimes I think that the end to all the world’s problems can come by just spending a day with a three year old. A well-fed and rested three year old of course, as tired and hungry ones are not fun. At all. Yesterday, Astrid set-up a tea party with 50 of her animals…
