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I stopped by my mom’s house the other day. My son has been baking for her, and we had some treats to deliver. With all this extra time on his hands he has taken to baking. He had made popovers for his grandmother. If you have ever eaten popovers you know they are best rightContinue reading “1000 Piece Puzzle”

The other day I went out to run stairs. It has been over a month of baking treats, eating sweets and  takeout. I have so enjoyed all those good things but now it’s definitely time to get back out! I knew I would be slow, I knew it would hurt a bit, I knew itContinue reading “Running Together”

That was the statement my daughter made last night. She’s in college now and obviously so mature. Her younger sister asked me to pierce her ears. Let me clarify, she has her ears pierced. Actually she has a double piercing already. So what I would be doing is putting in a triple pierce. We didContinue reading “Who decided this was a good idea?”

Our family had one of those “have to get out of the house” moments yesterday. We have really been social distancing well and the cooler weather last week in Minnesota really does make it easier. But the sun is now shining and the weather is nicer, which, unfortunately, makes staying at home a lot harder.Continue reading “It’s a Circus”

We failed again. Last week our family attempted to watch an online church service. With high hopes, and feeling a little proud of ourselves, we all gathered around the television, turned on the service, and waited to feel like churchgoers! I imagined a Holy moment would take place. It was not very long before thingsContinue reading “Church in the Living Room”

Today we had a series of failures. After five weeks of online learning I think we hit a breaking point. The internet kept freezing, the all important online check-ins could not be done, and the assignments could not be turned in. The kids hit a wall and in all honesty, I think I hit theContinue reading “Laughter is Good Medicine”

There is a new found freedom when one suddenly doesn’t have to physically attend school anymore. All the social pressures of what to wear, how to fix your hair, name brands, trends, you name it, suddenly disappear. We all remember what those pressures were for each of us and it is no different today. SoContinue reading “Pink hair don’t care”

I’m terrible at Yoga. I really am. I’m not patient; I don’t really like to be quiet; and settling my mind is a whole other challenge. So in all honesty, I’m terrible at yoga. Not only am I terrible at it, it hurts. I know what you’re thinking, for those yogis out there you areContinue reading “I’m terrible at Yoga”

That’s a pretty poignant word these days. Just hearing it brings up images of sickness, fear, and isolation. The very thought of it makes us want to run and hide so we are not somehow infected by it. Well, I saw a sign today that changed my perspective. As I took my morning walk IContinue reading “Contagious”

Whitney Huston, Bon Jovi, Madonna, Prince… the list could go on and on. The best of the 80’s, or at least those are the ones I remember. With so much time and no place to go we have found ourselves doing creative things to keep busy. Last night my husband got on an 80’s musicContinue reading “80’s Music”