This is my second summer at home with my kids (after 10 years as a working mom) and I feel like I’m getting in my summer mom groove a bit better this year. A kid’s summer should be about freedom and unstructured time and play, but too much of a good thing is just . […]
How to make fairy and gnome gardens
May 24, 2012 by
Last year my then-three-year-old took several trips to the greenhouse with me and loved to play with the huge and elaborate fairy garden display there. (You know, the one that is extremely breakable and says ‘please don’t play with the garden.’ That one.) So we decided to make one for him at home. We bought […]
Survivor in training
May 22, 2012 by
The Minneapolis skyline and Marshall Avenue bridge, from the running path on the St. Paul side of the river. It’s on. I’ve been stress-tested, blood-tested, and pressure-tested. I’ve been examined, reviewed, and notated. Poked, prodded, and medicated. And all the tests and medical professionals have come to the same conclusion: There’s nothing really wrong with […]
Mother’s Day Giveaway Winner!
May 20, 2012 by
The winner of our Mother’s Day Giveaway is Kristin! Kristin said: “I would like to nominate my dear friend, Amy. Amy has two boys, ages 1 and 3. She is an amazingly strong and courageous mother–she does so much with much less than most people. She is extremely loving to her boys, her family, and […]
Last chance!
May 18, 2012 by
I’ve entered contests on blogs dozens of times, but have never been on this side of the fence, and friends? It is hard! I wish I could pull an Oprah and make everyone a winner, because all of the moms nominated so clearly deserve it. I’m glad the random number generator gets to choose and […]
Mother’s Day giveaway!
May 13, 2012 by
Happy Mother’s Day! How does your family celebrate? I plan to start my morning at the greenhouse and end the day covered in dirt, just the way I like it. (And as you know, Breanne celebrated Mother’s Day early, but I bet the day won’t pass her by without some celebration!) As our Mother’s Day […]
The Minneapolis park you’ve never heard of — Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
April 21, 2012 by
It’s hard to believe, but one of my favorite Minneapolis parks actually bans running. No tiny shorts here. No huffing puffing runners thundering behind you, no sweaty elbows pushing you aside. Also: no bikers, with their startling cries of “On your left!” And even though I love them: no dogs, either. Instead, the place is […]
Adventure planning
March 31, 2012 by
Work has been a bit more intense the last couple of months, and only now looking back can I see that the way I dealt with it was cutting out the extras — the extra projects, adventures, outside interests. I don’t feel bad about that — I think it was really effective at keeping me […]