With all the trouble a Minnesota winter storm brings, it also has the ability to give everything a fresh perspective. But then again, so does Jack Daniels.
Yearly Archives: 2008
Life has been so full of gloom in the last several days that I was beginning to wonder if we would ever have joy again. Just moments ago joy arrived in the form of an eight-pound, seven ounce package as my sister, Alyssa, gave birth to her fourth child: Addison Joy Mack. Not all hospital...
Thank you to everyone who has left a supportive comment regarding my mother-in-law’s illness. For those of you who are interested in following us on our difficult journey you can visit http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/caroljohnsonscandia
Darren and I woke up at 4:30 this morning to shop for Christmas presents for the children because we apparently like the insanity of last minute shopping and gift-wrapping. It took us about three hours and an obscene amount of money to choose just the right gifts for our beloved offspring and as we brought...
Dear Kevman, Eighteen years ago today you were born in Room 1625 at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. You weighed 8 lbs., 1 oz and were 19 inches long with dark, inquisitive eyes and the ability to smile when I spoke to you. Throughout my pregnancy I often wondered how I would mother a...
Peter, our beloved cat, has been dressed up in doll clothes, strolled in strollers, rocked in rocking chairs, and danced with to Abba music. He’s an amiable feline with the patience of a saint. But don’t wake him up early in the morning or he gives the evil eye. Peter and I have that in...
I’m so glad that whenever I need a good laugh I can always count on Weird Al.
From ParentalRights.org Today parental rights are coming under assault from federal judges who deny or refuse to recognize these rights. Adding further danger to the child-parent relationship, international law seeking to undermine the parental role is advancing on the horizon. Together, these threats are converging to create a “perfect storm” that looms over the child-parent...
I have sat down several times to write about the different things happening in my life right now and each time I end up hitting “delete”. After my mother wrote a guest blog about how kind and loving I am, everything I want to write about seems vile in comparison to her beautiful tribute to...
Last Saturday we had an all-day wrestling tournament at our high school. This was something Kevin has been looking forward to since the wrestling season ended last March. Kevin likes football but he loves wrestling. He loves it so much that I would think him to be sick if one night passed without him watching...
I asked my mom, Judee, to write a guest post for me while I try to meet deadlines for work. “Mom,” I said “You can write about whatever you want.” I should have known that she’d take the opportunity to make me feel like a million bucks. Thank you, Mom. Merry Christmas and Happy New...
I’m just wrapping up a big project for work which means that I’ll soon have time to eat bonbons and return to blogging about my expialidocious life. In the meantime, Miss Elly, of Ask Miss Elly, has decided to take a new approach to blogging and needs YOUR help. Oh. But I must warn you.....
I began writing about or lives on the internet back in 2002. After our first computer crashed, we were unable to replace it and I lost my very first website called “Best Day of My Life”. Recently I discovered the website called “Wayback Machine” which is collecting and archiving information dating back as far as...
Since I began working for the Post Review newspaper six months ago, I have had many opportunities to meet amazing people in my community. But none more so than the Eiden family who despite having eight children of their own, decided to adopt five more children from Liberia, Africa, simply because they felt the Lord...
Hi! This is Jennine’s daughter Kait. I’m filling in for my mom as a guest blogger. As you know, we have a lot of kids in the house, all of whom are constantly trying to get my mom’s attention. I am a big fan of the cartoon show Family Guy, and today i ran across...
Our elementary school-aged kids have an after school event today, a party of sorts, to celebrate their fundraising efforts from earlier in the school year. This has caused quite the stir in our home with behind-the-scenes plans being made after lights-out in the wee hours of 9:30 p.m. Yesterday I overheard Elly and Nathanael discuss...
I love how my kid writes an article for his teacher about how we let him play XBox for three hours in a row. But seriously, how else is he going to get good at it? Next he plans to write about how he went to bed once without brushing his teeth or the time...
Keeping score in your life from Jennine Johnson on Vimeo
Sipadan from Darek Sepiolo on Vimeo The kids have been on break from school for the last few days because of parent/teacher conferences. I had plans to have a little fun with them but wouldn’t you know, the stomach flu has decided to sweep through our home. It’s been rather exhausting and I just needed...
During the 17 weeks that I was on bedrest while pregnant with Daniel, I had plenty of opportunity to read parenting books. One of the popular trends on the parenting scene was called “Attachment Parenting”. The term, “attachment parenting”, was conceived by pediatrician William Sears and his wife Martha, to describe a highly responsive, attentive...
Miss Elly turned 10 years old yesterday which is a relief to me. We have been listening to her countdown to the special day for the last 364 days. If you thought the political commercials were bad, try hearing a “It’s my birthday in only ___ days”, along with a list of her most coveted...