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with ms. vbSophia with Ms. VB on the first day of kindergarten, fall 2012.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hudsonalpha-institute-1.jpgHudsonAlpha institute 12015-02-05T12:06:11+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/11/10/horse-crazy-the-adventures-of-polocrosse/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_9436.jpgDSC_9436https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_9369.jpgDSC_9369https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_9388.jpgDSC_9388https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141103_173151.jpg20141103_173151https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/serina-horse.jpgserina horsehttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141108_145827-1.jpg20141108_145827 (1)https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141108_145858-1.jpg20141108_145858 (1)https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141108_142359.jpg20141108_142359https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141108_142348.jpg20141108_1423482015-01-11T03:00:11+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/11/12/egglands-best-your-best-recipe-contest-winners-announced/2015-01-03T14:35:02+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/09/25/ill-be-the-judge-of-that/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140922_102820.jpg20140922_102820https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140921_155101.jpg20140921_155101I got to hang out with my sister, niece and nephew along the way.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140922_1836291.jpg20140922_183629Donna and I were surprised with an EB carton full of goodies, including $500 in cash. https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140922_102708.jpg20140922_102708https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140922_183629.jpg20140922_183629https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140922_093133.jpg20140922_093133Donna Pochoday-Stelmach, left, Elena Parks, right, and I geared up for a full day of judging. 2014-09-30T20:07:55+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/07/07/rolling-down-the-flint-river/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/canoe.jpegcanoehttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140705_154125.jpg20140705_154125https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140705_174800.jpg20140705_174800https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140705_173523.jpg20140705_173523https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140705_171613.jpg20140705_1716132014-07-07T13:37:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/05/17/uphill-off-the-bat/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/als-4968593033_n.jpgALS 4968593033_n2014-05-17T16:54:21+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/05/11/the-sandwich-generations-mothers-day/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20140511_154920.jpg20140511_154920\https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mormor-and-girls.jpegmormor and girls2014-05-12T00:03:07+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/05/06/get-crackin-egglands-best-launches-2014-your-best-recipe-contest/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/announcement_ybr.pngannouncement_ybr2014-05-06T14:05:57+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/05/04/happy-anniversary-celebrating-a-perfectly-imperfect-marriage/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/family-1.jpgfamily 1https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/wedding1.jpegweddingDavid and me on our wedding day: May 4, 1996.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/wedding.jpegweddingDavid and me on our wedding day, May 4, 1996.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/karen-and-david-and-family.jpegkaren and david and familyThe journey of marriage led to our amazing family. 2014-05-05T00:43:17+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/04/21/easter-2014-so-about-the-bunny/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/girls-flowers.jpegEaster 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winter-weary.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/snowman-1653979_675818662457248_255003211_n.jpgsnowman 1653979_675818662457248_255003211_n2014-03-04T14:33:03+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/02/16/the-deep-freeze-or-the-big-tease/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140215_0917201.jpg20140215_091720https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/snowman-1653979_675818662457248_255003211_n2.jpgsnowman 1653979_675818662457248_255003211_nhttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140216_085915.jpg20140216_085915https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/snowman-1653979_675818662457248_255003211_n1.jpgsnowman 1653979_675818662457248_255003211_nhttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sophia-snowball.jpgsophia snowballhttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140213_093000.jpg20140213_093000https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140213_092713.jpg20140213_092713https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140213_092641-1.jpg20140213_092641 (1)https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140215_0836071.jpg20140215_083607https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140213_0923371.jpg20140213_0923372014-02-18T01:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/02/11/when-snow-falls-in-the-south/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dennen-snowman-1901778_10152631294159148_227270473_n.jpgMy friend, Ann Dennen, made a snowman with her kids. There was even snow left to spare!https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140211_073343.jpgSophia after hammering me with a snowball. https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/serina-and-sophia-snow-2014-feb.jpgserina and sophia snow 2014 feb2014-02-11T22:40:35+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/01/18/off-and-running-in-2014/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140112_071119.jpg20140112_071119Zoey will join the Petersens at the Botanical Garden on Feb. 8.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cotton-row-run0091-img_3867-x2.jpgcotton row run0091-IMG_3867-X2I've signed up for the 2014 Cotton Row Run 10K.2014-01-19T22:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/01/13/ten-reasons-i-love-huntsville-ala/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cotton-582524_10150804875939103_2075801261_n.jpgcotton 582524_10150804875939103_2075801261_nOne view from HudsonAlpha is this cotton field.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hudsonalpha.jpghudsonalphaI "get to" work at the HudsonAlpha Institute.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20130406_074423.jpg20130406_074423https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/campus-hudsonalpha-5-2013_mg_0492.jpgcampus HudsonAlpha 5-2013_MG_0492The HudsonAlpha Institute is located in Cummings Research Park.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cows.jpgCows, cows everywhere. Love them!https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/greenway.jpggreenwayAldridge Creek boasts borderline "rapids" after a torrential downpour.2014-01-15T20:47:50+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2014/01/06/2014-new-you-resolutions/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/resolutions-2014.jpgresolutions-2014https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sunrise-speaks-screen-shot-2013-09-29-at-8-06-20-pm.jpgsunrise speaks Screen Shot 2013-09-29 at 8.06.20 PM2014-01-07T00:04:08+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/12/31/goodbye-2013-hello-2014/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/petersen-family-photo-with-mormor-grandma-hgtv-mothers-day-makeover-photo.jpgpetersen family photo with mormor (grandma) - HGTV mothers day makeover photoOur family, complete with Mormor.2013-12-31T22:08:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/12/26/christmas-2013-no-batteries-required/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sorry.jpegNothing like going back to an old classic board game!https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf3068.jpgSerina is glad Julie no longer has to sleep in a drawer.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscf3073.jpgThe only way this gift could be better? If the horses were real!https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/serina-with-julie.jpghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sophia-the-vet-1.jpeg"Maybe you should be a vet!"https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sophia-the-vet.jpegSophia the vet2013-12-27T01:50:05+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/12/10/its-official-im-the-egglands-best-ceo/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/group-shot-breakfast.jpgGroup Shot BreakfastCEO Charlie Lanktree, left, and his wife, Donna, far right, enjoyed breakfast together in NYC.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/karen-charlie-check-2.jpgThe official EB CEO presented me with the "check" at Rockefeller Center Sunday.2013-12-12T17:48:42+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/12/06/zoom-your-way-to-a-brighter-whiter-smile/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/after.jpgMy teeth got brighter after a Zoom treatment from Dr. Doug Booth at the Cosmetic Dental Center.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/after.jpegafterAfterhttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/before.jpeghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/teeth-before.pngteeth before2013-12-12T17:07:18+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/11/26/mandisa-and-fellow-christian-artists-rock-the-house-in-huntsville/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mom-and-girls-at-concert.jpeg https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sophia-rocks-out-to-jamie-grace.jpgSophia rocks out to Jamie Gracehttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mandisa-on-stage-cropped.jpegMandisa on stagehttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mandisa-and-girls.jpgMandisa posed for photos after the concert. She is a doll packed with talent!2014-01-01T18:10:37+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/11/25/back-in-the-race-with-the-r-kids-5k/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/david-gunther.jpgDavid Gunther, left, organized the R-KIDS 5K to support research at HudsonAlpha.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131123_074205.jpgThe team from Aviagen, one of the event's sponsors.2013-11-26T01:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/11/14/ebs-hunt-for-the-perfect-egg-and-honorary-ceo/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20130915_144111.jpgMr. EB has become part of the Petersen family!https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/0qzr6gyoueztkik9s382_normal.jpeg0qzr6gyoueztkik9s382_normalhttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sophia-cracking-1.jpgSophia likes how EB it is to crack these perfectly-shelled gems.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/serina-happy-eggs.jpgMy oldest daughter, Serina, loves her EBs scrambled.2013-11-24T02:40:23+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/10/22/my-daddy-the-man-the-life-the-lutefisk/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wedding-picture.jpgMom and Dad, with Larry, on their wedding day, Oct. 23, 1965. https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/family-photo.jpgThe Hovland family in fall 1969. Larry's hiding in the back, Heidi's in blue and I'm the baby in peach on Daddy's lap.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/farfar-chris-and-i.jpgDad, with Rachel and Christopher.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/farfar-and-i.jpgFarfar and Ihttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/daddy-at-sea.jpgMy dad, at home on the North Sea, in 1999.2014-01-01T18:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/10/29/the-little-green-store-monte-sanos-retail-gem/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/copper-wide.jpgcopper widehttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/close-copper.jpghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/elephant.jpghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pottery.jpghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wide-shot.jpghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ana-little-green-store.jpgAna Byrne, Ph.D., owner of The Little Green Store, peeks out on a recent Saturday.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wood-art.jpghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/block-art-with-sayings.jpg2013-10-29T12:26:48+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/10/28/egglands-best-ceo-all-cooped-up/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/0909-egglands-best.jpghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/karen-petersen-with-mr-eb-eggy-pants.jpghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/joe-with-eggy-pants-mr.jpg2013-10-28T14:17:01+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/10/07/chopped/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pink-ribbon.gif https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/chopped.jpgI chopped my hair, just like I did four years ago. And four years before that and...2014-01-01T18:00:50+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/10/02/code-purple/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pac-man.pnghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/police_at_sandy_hook-1.pngA Connecticut elementary school became a brutal crime scene in December 2012.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/r-sandy-hook-large570.jpeg2013-10-07T10:30:18+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/09/22/taylor-swift-a-red-speck-in-the-spotlight/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sophia-tears.jpgBy the time we left the concert, Sophia had rejected her "Red" tour t-shirt and was recovering from both a good cry and mediocre nap.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/back-stage-taylor-swift-1233452_10201988704017296_1269126418_n.jpgMorgan snapped this photo of Swift performing with Sheeran in the back of the stadium.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130920_192342.jpg20130920_192342https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/abagail-and-serina-1236934_10201988703577285_1632974805_n.jpgSerina, 8, and her buddy, Abagail, rochttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130920_191859.jpg20130920_191859Serina, center, Sophia, right, and their buddy, Abagail, rock their Taylor Swift Ts.2013-09-29T11:06:32+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/09/25/egglands-best-ceo-the-cluck-is-ticking/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/serina-pointing-at-eb-stamp1.pnghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/family-time.jpghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/serina-pointing-at-eb-stamp.pngserina pointing at eb 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CD.2013-09-18T22:51:11+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/09/14/eggs-the-science-of-the-perfect-scramble/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130914_085708.jpg20130914_085708https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130914_085345.jpg20130914_085345https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130914_085213.jpg20130914_085213https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130914_085206.jpg20130914_085206https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130914_084516.jpghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130914_084132.jpghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/20130914_084037.jpg20130914_0840372013-09-15T02:36:31+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/09/09/egglands-best-ceo-karen-petersen-for-ceo/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/egglands-best-ceo-logo.jpg2013-12-18T00:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/09/04/spectacular-sisterhood/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/karen-and-heidi-nj.jpegSisters on Heidi's birthday in NJ.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sisters1.jpgThe sisters on Heidi's birthday.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/karen-and-heidi.jpgkaren and heidihttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/4-cousins.jpgRiordan, Lena, Serina and Sophia share a group hug!https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/serina-and-clementine.jpgSerina loved Clementine, the goldendoodle pup.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sisters.jpgsistersHeidi (left) and me, before her birthday dinner.2013-09-04T16:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/08/26/diet-coke-how-dr-oz-helped-me-kick-a-25-year-drinking-habit/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/diet-coke.jpgMinnDixie Mom is now Diet Coke-free.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dr-oz-experiment.jpgDr. Oz showed how two cans of soda can send a normal pancreas into overdrive. 2013-09-07T19:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/08/23/libertys-legacy-growing-super-citizens/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kickoff-small-2-43048e9f29.jpgEufala students learn how to become super citizens when the Liberty's Legacy heads to south Alabama.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kickoff-small-1-07c63d9f98.jpgkickoff-small-1-07c63d9f98https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kickoff-small-3-909117c919.jpgkickoff-small-3-909117c9192013-08-24T00:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/08/19/another-first-day-of-school/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sophia-and-mrs-leslie-first-day.jpgSophia, right, with her first grader teacher, Mrs. Leslie.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/girls-outside-school-first-day-2013.jpgSophia, left, is in first grade this year; Serina, is in third.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sleepy-sophia-first-day.jpgSophia was so excited for the first day of school, she got up way too early. And fell asleep on the way to first grade.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/serina-and-ms-graham.jpgSerina, right, with her third grade teacher Ms. Graham.2013-08-20T14:27:57+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/08/14/mormor-and-the-grown-up-tricycle/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mormor-bike.jpgMormor riding her new bike around the track at Challenger. https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/blonde-baby-and-mormor.jpegblonde baby and mormor2013-08-18T13:22:07+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/07/19/purpose-driven-life/2013-07-20T01:54:03+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/07/11/making-minnesota-memories/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/girls-at-game.jpgThe girls with Auntie Tika and Uncle Jim after the Lynx beat the Dream 94 - 72.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/starbuck-parade.jpgCousins bond at a Starbuck parade. Sitting behind: Auntie Diane, Uncle Mark and Uncle Scott.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/harriet-girls.jpgMarne, center, Anne, left, and I enjoyed a jaunt around Lake Harriet.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/uncle-mike-and-sophia.jpgUncle Mike and Sophia drive the pontoon.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sophia-with-fish.jpgSophia caught her first fish on Lake Minnewaska.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/emma-leah-serina-on-boat.jpgSerina, right, with cousins, Leah, center, and Emma.2013-07-12T23:26:39+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/06/02/cluttered-closets/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/closet.gifSometimes my spirit gets as cluttered as my closet, calling for a serious overhaul.2013-06-02T18:06:32+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/03/09/absent/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/aaa-festival.jpgSerina, 7, and Sophia, 5, at the AAA Fine Arts Festival on March 2, 2013.2013-05-29T21:15:02+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/05/08/blown-away-courage-and-faith-in-cleveland/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/berry_and_dejesus_20130506191340_320_240.jpgAmanda Berry and Gina DeJesus are two of three women freed after years in captivity.2013-05-08T23:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/01/18/southern-snowfall/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/serina-and-sophia-in-the-snow.jpgserina and sophia in the snow2013-01-18T03:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/01/12/the-first-ride/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bike-scene.jpg2013-01-15T03:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2013/01/12/running-on-empty/2013-01-12T20:00:34+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/12/26/christmas-in-the-er/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sophia-stitches.jpgsophia stitchesSophia was a trooper as she waited to get stitches at Crestwood's ER Christmas Day.2012-12-26T14:35:56+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/12/15/crushed-newtowns-new-norm/2012-12-25T03:07:07+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/12/19/triumph-of-a-craft-challenged-mom/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/serina-diorama.jpg2012-12-20T01:47:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/11/23/black-friday-crash/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/target.jpgtargetThis Target employee didn't even flinch when I asked him if I could take a picture of him ringing up my iPad. So many good-spirited employees working the Black Friday rush.2012-11-24T01:40:30+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/11/10/runners-say-i-do-during-huntsville-half-marathon/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/here-comes-the-bride2.jpghere-comes-the-bride2The happy couple poses for a picture after saying "I do" during the Huntsville Half Marathon.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/here-comes-the-bride1.jpghere-comes-the-bride1The happy couples poses with their wedding party after saying "I do" during the Huntsville Half Marathon.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/here-comes-the-bride.jpgHere comes the bridehttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/just-married.jpgjust-marriedThe Clantons: "Just Married."https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/clantons1.jpgclantons1Jessica and Daniel Clanton, two runners from Arab, Ala., got married during Saturday's Huntsville Half Marathon.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/clantons.jpgclantonsCongratulations to Jessica and Daniel Clanton, who got hitched during a break at the Huntsville Half Marathon.2012-11-12T18:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/11/04/i-do-like-my-family/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/girls-choo-choo1.jpggirls-choo-choo1Serina and Sophia at the historic Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/girls-choo-choo.jpggirls-choo-chooSerina and Sophia at the historic Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/carriage-ride.jpgcarriage ridehttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/riverfront.jpgriverfrontThe Chattanooga riverfront and the river was filled with rowers in town for the annual Head of the Hooch Regatta.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/girls-on-tower1.jpggirls-on-tower1Serina and Sophia on tower at Creative Discovery Museum.2012-11-05T16:02:43+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/10/13/to-run-or-race-the-monte-sano-15k/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/monte-sano-15k.jpgMonte Sano 15kThe Monte Sano 15K is an excellent event to simply run OR race. Photo credit: We Run Huntsville2012-10-14T11:29:25+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/10/07/life-on-the-hill/2012-10-08T13:34:38+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/09/30/full-but-fabulous/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120929_1122031.jpg20120929_112203Great day for a dog fair.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120929_1823022.jpg20120929_182302Face painting at Bridge Street.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120929_09432111.jpg20120929_094321(1)Mormor has Norwegian language class with the girls.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120929_0943211.jpg20120929_094321(1)Mormor is teaching Serina, 7, and Sophia, 5, Norwegian.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120929_1823021.jpg20120929_182302Face painting at Bridge Street.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120929_112203.jpg20120929_112203This poodle was one of hundreds of canines at the HOTC Dog Fair Saturday.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120929_0943212.jpg20120929_094321(2)https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120929_182302.jpg20120929_1823022012-09-30T12:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/09/23/a-race-worth-running/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/womens.jpgwomensA celebratory pose with Lori Gierloff, right, and my new friend Jen Taylor, after the Women's Half.2012-09-23T21:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/08/25/you-cant-get-sick-now/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gfhgfhg.jpggfhgfhgHalfway through my half marathon training, a sinus infection halted my progress.2012-09-18T19:51:11+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/08/19/mission-accomplished-tackling-the-8-mile-run/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/womens-half1.jpgwomens halfI am increasing my long run mileage as I get closer to running the Women's Half Marathon in Nashville on September 22.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/womens-half.jpgWomen's Half MarathongI am increasing my long run mileage as I get closer to running the Women's Half Marathon in Nashville on September 22.2012-08-19T19:12:02+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/07/29/moving-mormor-a-family-affair/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mormor-with-girls-outside.jpgmormor with girls outsideMormor is in Huntsville to stay. Seen here with Serina, center, and Sophia.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mike-and-david2.jpgmike and DavidMy husband, David, left, and his brother, Mike, after hauling Mormor's belongings 1000 miles, from Minneapolis to Huntsville.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mormor-with-girls.jpgmormor with girlshttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mike-and-david1.jpgmike and DavidMike and David after hauling Mormor's belongings 1000 miles, from Minneapolis to Huntsville.2018-07-17T07:27:24+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/07/29/moving-mormor-a-family-affair-2/2012-07-29T12:25:43+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/07/29/mike-and-david/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mike-and-david.jpgmike and David2012-07-29T02:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/07/16/wholehearted-training-for-womens-half-marathon/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/trainingprograms.pngtrainingprogramsThanks to Hal Higdon's training program, I expect to do much better in my second half than I did in my first.2012-07-17T18:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/07/10/hooked-on-disney-channels-cheesy-summer-flicks/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/camp-220px-camprockdvd.jpgcamp 220px-CampRockDVDhttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/let-it-shine-main_300x3001.jpglet-it-shine-main_300x300https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/let-it-shine-main_300x300.jpglet-it-shine-main_300x300Chris, Roxie and Cyrus "Let it Shine" this summer, getting kids and adults on their feet!2012-07-10T01:34:52+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/06/27/confessions-of-big-foot-sizing-up-the-situation/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/shoe_shopping3.jpgshoe_shoppinghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/shoe_shopping2.jpgshoe_shoppingMy shoe size used to be a source of embarrassment. Not anymore!https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/shoe_shopping1.jpgshoe_shoppingMy shoe size used to be a source of embarrassment. Not anymore.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/shoe_shopping.jpgshoe_shoppingMy shoe size used to be a source of embarrassment. Not anymore!https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/asics-new-hope-20120627-005531.jpgasics New Hope-20120627-00553Thee size 13 Asics are a perfect fit.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/asics-new-hope-20120627-00553.jpgasics New Hope-20120627-00553These size 13 Asics running shoes are a perfect fit.2012-06-28T18:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/06/23/home-sweet-home-13/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/new-hope-20120622-00529.jpgNew Hope-20120622-00529Serina, left, and Sophia (7 and 5), feel right at home in their new surroundings.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/new-hope-20120622-00527.jpgHome, sweet homeA week after moving in, boxes still cover up the garage.2012-06-23T11:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/05/16/now-we-have-to-buy-a-house-decisions-decisions/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/new-hope-20120515-00425.jpgNew Hope-20120515-00425SOLD!https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/our-house-948619_0437500.jpgour house 948619_0437500We made an offer on a home in south Huntsville. After 24 hours of negotiating, the sellers accepted our counter to their counter.2012-06-17T22:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/06/14/moving-day-is-not-packing-day-but-can-i-sneak-in-a-run/2012-06-14T11:53:49+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/06/01/moving-on-let-the-packing-begin-25/2012-06-01T14:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/05/28/racing-running-and-sometimes-walking-to-the-finish-at-cotton-row-run/2012-05-29T11:53:58+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/05/11/hallelujah-the-real-estate-angels-rejoice/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sold-image519798x.jpgSOLD image519798xDay 52 on the market nets an offer for MinnDixie Mom and her family.2012-05-12T19:51:13+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/05/10/real-estate-restlessness-as-home-prices-drop/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sold2.jpgsoldTacking a "sold" sign over an image of my house just might help create a self-fulfilling prophecy.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sold1.jpgTacking a picture of a sold sign onto a picture of my house just might create a self-fulfilling prophecy.2012-05-11T01:02:23+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/05/04/embracing-lifes-lemons-therapy-through-citrus/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/screen-shot-2012-05-04-at-9-16-47-am.jpgTriple Lemon Cheesecakehttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lemonsouffle_500spoon.jpgLemon Soufflehttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lemons2.jpgEmbracing life's lemonshttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lemons1.jpgFor the love of lemons!https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lemons.jpgEmbracing life's lemonshttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lemon-pudding.jpglemon puddinghttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/picture-32.jpgAnn Marie at graduation from Athens State University.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lemon-cheesecake.jpgLemon cheesecakehttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/picture-31.jpgPicture 32012-05-08T19:14:19+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/04/24/from-shoddy-to-shipshape-a-huntsville-mom-comes-clean/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kitchen-691814_05819362.jpgCheck out these spotless silestone countertops!https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kitchen-691814_05819361.jpgCheck out those spotless silestone countertops!https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kitchen-691814_0581936.jpgkitchen 691814_05819362012-04-25T03:34:59+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/04/21/trigger-happy-mom-races-into-trouble/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/nashville-logo.jpgNashville Logohttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/nashville-1_rotationwindow_whm1.jpgLady Speed Stick Women's Halfhttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/nashville-1_rotationwindow_whm.jpgLady Speed Stick Women's Half Marathon, 9-22-122012-04-22T11:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/04/17/wrestling-with-real-estate-takes-a-toll-on-mom-12/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/homeforsalesigninfrontofhouse1.jpgWrestling with real estate takes a toll on momhttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/homeforsalesigninfrontofhouse.jpghomeforsalesigninfrontofhouse2012-04-18T15:15:26+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/04/01/a-family-divided-putting-the-pieces-together-trip-by-trip/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sea-world1.jpgSerina, far right, with cousins Lena and Riordan at SeaWorld.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sea-world.jpgSerina, far right, with Lena and Riordan at SeaWorld.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sophia-with-uncle-larry.jpgSophia with Uncle Larry, spring 2009https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ice-bg1.jpgCousin Claire, left, with Serina in Glenwood, MN, during winter 2008.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/auntie-love.jpgauntie lovehttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ice-bg.jpgCousin Claire, left, with Serina, in Glenwood, MN in winter 2008.https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cousins-leah-bg.jpgCousins 2011Cousins at Ruby Fallshttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cousins-bg.jpgCousins unitedCousins united2012-04-01T21:24:36+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.com/2012/03/29/minndixie-mom-is-born/https://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/southwest-orange-20120327-00273.jpgSerina and Sophia pause to pose at SeaWorldhttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/kissimmee-20120329-003032.jpgSerina and Sophia in the poolhttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/kissimmee-20120329-003031.jpgSerina and Sophia at the poolhttps://minndixiemom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/kissimmee-20120329-00303.jpgSpring Break in Orlando2012-03-30T13:43:31+00:00monthlyhttps://minndixiemom.comdaily1.02026-02-19T12:39:14+00:00