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Magnus & Marit

And Then There Were Two

By On September 6, 2011 · 1 Comment
My last post was rather short & left my readers hanging.  Well, I am home after five days in the hospital and I brought a tiny little girl with me.  She had to be delivered via c-section on Thursday September 1, 2011.  She arrived five weeks early and we are so blessed that she is […]
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Backyard Mysteries

By On May 18, 2011 · 2 Comments

Last week when it was nice here (we had a couple days of 90 degree weather) I wandered around my backyard to check out what green thing are growing.  I was pleased to discover that amidst the dandelion sea & thistle traps that I have some lovely plants fighting for attention.  I have […]

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Notes Upon the Death of Your Grandmother : A Reply

By On April 4, 2011 · 1 Comment

Melville,

You honor me with the shared memories of your Nanny. My tears are not only for the grandmothers who aren’t with us but also for the strength & love they bestowed upon us – may we be worthy of carrying it forward.

Grandma was many things: hard working, funny, no nonsense and […]

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Family Reunion 2010

By On August 24, 2010 · 1 Comment
This past weekend we attended my family reunion in New Ulm, MN.  We’ve had the Lee family (my maternal grandmother & her brothers et al) reunion as long as I can remember.  I talked about it in this post. We haven’t gone in the past few years as it was a long […]
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The Birth of Magnus Troy

By On July 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
When we last saw our heroine she was lying in an extremely hard birthing bed on day 3 of being induced for the health of both Baby & momma. As we resume the doctor has decided to break the water in hopes of speeding up the labor & subsequent delivery. It was apparent that I […]
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Baby Time!

By On July 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As you may or may not already know, I gave birth on June 25th, 2010. I’m going to start at the beginning of the road to delivery with June 23rd. I had been having problems with my blood pressure for the last month so the doctor was having me in twice a week for non-stress […]
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Plus Eight

By On June 6, 2010 · 1 Comment
So here’s the deal…eight is rather a magic number in my family. My dad is one of 8 kids (2 girls, 4 boys, 2 girls); I am one of 8 kids (2 girls, 4 boys, a girl & a boy) and now my child is going to be one of 8 grandkids (2 boys, a […]
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A Burst of Spring

By On April 11, 2010 · 1 Comment
A year ago I waxed (somewhat) poetic about the joys of spring.  I was often found sitting on my front patio (sometimes wrapped in a large blanket) enjoying the sounds, scents & sun of that time.  I reveled at my country dwelling & all the charms present.  Flowers blooming, trees flowering & heavy with the […]
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The Marriage Strain

By On April 7, 2010 · 3 Comments
When I met Hubby it was one of those things that you know at the time are going to affect the rest of your life.  I was proven correct in that within a few short months.  By the time we had known each other for a year we were engaged & had 6 months to […]
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October Round Up: Yippie Ki Yay

By On November 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
In this month’s rehash I’m mostly going to post pictures of random things & the visit with my brother TJ, his wife Jen & their boy little A (now I have the Jetsons theme song stuck in my head).  October was a month of more struggles for me & Abe.  We’ve made some major decisions […]
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