A couple of years ago, youngest spawn was unexpectedly at my house for Halloween (it wasn't my turn), without a costume. My sister came to the rescue and we took a quick trip to the closest store with costumes, 30 miles away. The plus side of shopping for a costume on the last day is... Continue Reading →
For Fox’ Sake…
That may be my favorite blog post title EVER. On Sunday July 6, Mr. Wonderful, Male Spawn, and I took a day trip to the Vermilion Falls and Vermilion Gorge hiking trails. Northern MN has been getting a lot of rain and so I hoped there would be lots of photo opportunities. The weather didn't... Continue Reading →
Middle Spawn Has a Blog!
Another proud parent moment--the Middle Spawn (AKA youngest Pajari Girl) is blogging!! And the title of her blog is... Musings of an Intellectual Badass. Because we Pajari Girls are the perfect blend of brains and brass. 🙂 A self-proclaiming LOTR nerd, her post on Lord of the Rings memes is bahahaha funny. Go say hi,... Continue Reading →
Cabin Fever Cures
Friday and Saturday, the winter blues were encroaching. Then my friend Kelly sent me flowers at work to thank me for helping winter suck less. 🙂 AWWWWW! How sweet is that?? Thanks, Kelly! You brighten my winter, too. 🙂 The big gravel pit banks looked kind of intimidating to the 5 year-old, so I broke... Continue Reading →
One of my latest self-discoveries was that hating winter doesn't make it shorter, and it certainly doesn't make me any happier. So, after making ice candles, candle rings, and ice gems/marbles, I went hunting for more crafty ideas on Pinterest and found this genius named Tracy Lynn Conway who had pinned ice sun catchers using... Continue Reading →
Have you ever made a New Year’s Resolution that you kept?
Thanks to The Daily Prompt for this little nugget. It's a great question. And I've kept one resolution that I made 21 years ago, while pregnant with Eldest Spawn. I was 16, pregnant, and terrified. I was in college, so I was smart enough to know that this could be very, very bad, for me,... Continue Reading →

You must be logged in to post a comment.