http://minnesotamom.wordpress.com Random ramblings from a wife and mother born and raised in the great state of Minnesota Tue, 13 May 2008 03:45:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You, my favorite internet peeps, may have noticed that Bad Poetry Mondays have disappeared.  And FS Fridays.  As much as I loved them, I think I am taking a different direction over the summer.  The excuses reasons?  I work Mondays, we travel a lot on Fridays during the summer, and ... http://minnesotamom.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/sometimes-you-wanna-go/ What I've learned about mothering over the past 8 1/2 months makes me SO much more thankful for my own mother and the sacrifices she made, the worrying she went through, and the joys she knew when we succeeded. Thanks, Mom! http://minnesotamom.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/happy-mothers-day/ A good mom probably abides by the "rules." A good mom probably takes the AAP's advice and doesn't let her child watch a speck of television until they're two. Well, up until this point, I'd pretty much kept Anja from watching anything. We would walk into a ... http://minnesotamom.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/a-good-mom/ Hey guess what?  Yesterday was 6 mos. from my first post.  I've been WAY more committed to this than I ever thought I would be.  And I've enjoyed it a lot more, too.  The company is outstanding.  I've never found a way to read good writers that I've enjoyed so ... http://minnesotamom.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/blogiversary/ Anja is crawling a few little “steps” (do you call them that when you’re not on your feet?) at a time now. She sees something she wants, gets herself from a sitting position to all fours, and makes miniscule little crawling motions until she gets there. Then she grabs the ... http://minnesotamom.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/oh-snap/ Yeah, I know that's shocking. At 8 months, she still can't read. :) Anyway, I asked you all for book advice back in February, and you happily gave it. While I wanted to buy ALL the books you suggested, we don't have that kind of a budget, so ... http://minnesotamom.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/baby-cant-read-yet/ Actually, you're all "winners," but since I'm not rich, I did have to narrow it down to one prize-winner. You had some very clever and cute entries, so it took me awhile to decide. And after deciding that this individual shouldn't be disqualified, even though it was her idea to ... http://minnesotamom.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/we-have-a-winner/ Edited to add: "Sweetness" is not a person who won the photo contest.  It's still going on until Monday.  Just thought I'd clear that up.  Keep your captions coming!!! I sold my big lens today. Sigh...Husband has convinced me to upgrade, which is fine, but it means I'll be without ... http://minnesotamom.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/sweetness-wins/ At the urging of my bloggy friend Donna, I've decided to have a "name that photo" contest. But there's a catch. While I do want a cute caption, even more, I want you, dear readers, to figure out what my baby girl is SAYING in this photo. ... http://minnesotamom.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/this-photo-needs-a-caption/ I made this post back when these cookies were in season, but...my mom also used to make similar cookies for boat trips in the summer. And oh. so. delicious. This recipe (linked here) is a step up or two from hers (no offense mom). They're chewy and ... http://minnesotamom.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/recipe-box-swap-giant-ginger-cookies/