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A little about yourself...

My name is Linda. I'm a stay-at-home-mom of four young ones. We live on a farm in Minnesota. I love to take my kids on adventures to interesting places, and then review them on my blog, Travels with Children.

I also do some travel blogging at Uptake and contribute to Trekaroo.

What kinds of things do you typically Twitter about?

Travel, Farming, Gardening, Kids, Life in General

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mommyhood, blogging, home & garden, technology, social media, twitter, travel, writing, reality tv

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At 7:32am on January 28, 2010, Lea Curtes-Swenson said…: Holy smokes! I had no idea you were so active here, Linda! (And I've been thinking of you as Minnemom for so long that I forgot your name was Linda.) :) At any rate, hello from your fellow chilly Minnesotan! Would you ever be interested in a TwitterMom of the Month feature? Let me know...

At 7:07pm on January 22, 2010, The Redhead Riter gave minnemom a gift…: Red Ribbon
Wishing you a wonderful weekend! The Redhead Riter @ http://theredheadriter.blogspot.com
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At 10:31am on September 26, 2009, Sue Robinson said…: I am going with Google Analytics. So let's see what happens!

At 5:34pm on September 25, 2009, Sue Robinson said…: Checked out your blog and LOVE it!

At 6:59am on July 25, 2009, Ava said…: Hi Linda!
I know this is silly, but your nickname is minnemom and mine is Minimom! LOL! I just thought I would tell you that :) My daughter is 17 now and has been taller than me for a long time!
Learning about Minnesota is so interesting!
Check out my ning site at http://www.busy-mom.ning.com
Chat with you soon!
Ava

At 1:40pm on July 18, 2009, Heather Pelsman said…: Its great to meet you here :)

At 10:10pm on June 8, 2009, Ann Duncan said…: Love your Travels with Children blog, such a cool idea and such fun pics :)

Blessings!

At 12:42am on April 30, 2009, Kathy Baka said…: It’s great to see you here! Twittermoms & Mommy Blog are great sites with lots of interesting moms to follow. If you have a blog you would like to advertise for free Your welcome to join another new and wonderful community please stop by Online Business Club...we support each other and welcome you to be a new member! I hope to see you soon, please add me as a friend when you have a moment!

Talk to you soon!
Kathy

At 9:55pm on March 6, 2009, Kakie said…: Hi there, popping in to say hi and to make sure I am following my twittermom friends, on twitter. Have a great weekend and take some time to do something special for yourself. Peace!

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At 5:26pm on March 4, 2009, Lana said…: Come by and join us at Super Moms. You will be glad you did. While you there, check out all the great things we have going on-recipes, contests, book reviews, frugal ideas, etc.

The latest Super Mom's contest has been announced. Please come the Super Moms discussion forum and check it out. In the spirit of True Mom Confessions, our next contest is all about confessing those little [bad] momma secrets we want no one to find out about.

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Dear Blog Writer,

Your blog is one of many new ones I've come to know through twitter moms. You've got some great content, and your blog looks nice, but I won't be returning. Here's why:

1) Your blog is hard to read. I have a hard time with light-colored text on a dark background. I think it looks really cool, but it's hard for me to read.
2) Your blog feeds only show the title and/or one or two sentences of the post. When this is all I see in my reader, I remove that blog. I never click through if it's a headli… Continue

Posted on October 7, 2008 at 2:30pm —

You know it's time to go to bed when . . .

All the "latest activity" showing on the screen has your name on it. I mean all of it. Every last thing.

Time to quit talking to myself. Goodnight, all!

Posted on September 12, 2008 at 9:18pm —

Oh, the action around here!

minnemom replied to Megan Calhoun's discussion 'Share 10 tips to create a fun, distraction-free family vacation and get a $30 gas card!'

Fun contest. I can't wait to read everyone's tips! My Top Ten Family Vacation Tips and tweet Linda

2 hours ago

minnemom replied to Sasha Perks's discussion 'Any Advice/suggestions appreciated for my blog!' in the group Mommy Bloggers

For Wordless Wednesday, you put up a post with little or no words in it. Then you link it on the Wordless Wednesday site (use the post's actual url--get it by clicking on the post title--rather than your blog's main url). I think they run it every d…

yesterday

Rhonda Cratty commented on minnemom's group 'Larger Families'

Valentine school parties will warm the hearts of elementary schools around the country this week. They are simple and easy to organize, even at the last minute. You need parents that are willing to be on duty for an hour or so. Plus parents who can…

yesterday

minnemom replied to Sasha Perks's discussion 'Any Advice/suggestions appreciated for my blog!' in the group Mommy Bloggers

Well, asking for advice from seasoned bloggers is a great way to start! :-) Your frames are gorgeous, and a blog along with your etsy shop is a good combination. Here are some suggestions I can offer: Blog regularly. It doesn't have to be every da…

yesterday

Rhonda Cratty commented on minnemom's group 'Larger Families'

February is American Heart Month; it was created to raise awareness of heart health issues. Friday kicked off the month’s events with the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day, which is part of the Go Red for Women campaign created in 2…

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Have 4, 5, or more kids? Stop here to discuss the joys and challenges that come with having a larger-than-average family.

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Brie Padfield replied to minnemom's discussion 'What are your favorite Frugal & Thrifty blogs?' in the group Frugal & Thrifty Moms

http://www.sweetiesswag.com/ posts a lot of good deals and free samples

on Wednesday

minnemom replied to Kate Beem's discussion 'I don't want Holden Caulfield teaching my kid grammar'

I actually liked diagramming sentences. It was very scary, however, to see the poor grammar skills that many of my peers possessed in college. These were people preparing to be English teachers!

February 2

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Share 10 tips to create a fun, distraction-free family vacation and get a $30 gas card!

Fun contest. I can't wait to read everyone's tips! My Top Ten Family Vacation Tips and tweet Linda

Tagged: vacation, distraction-free, contest, blogging, alamo

Replied 2 hours ago

I don't want Holden Caulfield teaching my kid grammar

I actually liked diagramming sentences. It was very scary, however, to see the poor grammar skills that many of my peers possessed in college. These were people preparing to be English teachers!

Tagged: kids, parenting, school, grammar

Replied Feb 2