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What is your blog link?
http://minnemom.com
What is your twitter URL?
http://twitter.com/minnemom
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
What are your areas of interest?
mommyhood, blogging, home & garden, technology, social media, twitter, travel, writing, reality tv

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At 9:14am on February 18, 2010, Lea Curtes-Swenson said…
Hi Linda - how are you? I'd totally forgotten that you were featured long ago... I do think Megan wants me to avoid repeats. :) Oh well! Looks like you tried the scariest thing EVER at MOA... my 7-year-old is dying to try it, too. I think I'd throw up.
At 7:40pm on February 15, 2010, Rhonda Cratty said…
In helping our children to become motivated to learn, we need to present ideas and responsibilities in terms of our children’s unique needs. Sometimes it is hard to remember that our children act out of their needs not ours. It is important to start with our child’s feelings, why are they resisting, withdrawing, or why do they not do what others expect of them.

First as parents we need to:
Rule out any physical causes,-vision, hearing…etc
Then check overall emotional stresses, distractions and obstacles
(Family doctors may be of help with this.)

Once you have ruled out physical and emotional needs then begin your tender detective work in discovering what is blocking your child from essentially being ready to learn.
• Is it to get attention? -Getting others to help is a way to get attention.
• Is it easier? -Withdrawing may be easier than filling other’s expectation.
• Is it depression? -The feeling of being misunderstood or gloomy.
• Is it coping mechanism?-Easier for teachers and parents not to expect too much...
• Is it to gain peer acceptance?-The clown, the bad one etc…
• Is it a way of rebelling? –Passively wins by refusing to learn.
• Is it to save his ego? –Can’t fail and avoids risk if he doesn’t try.
• Is it a power struggle? –With parents, teachers…keep reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2010m2d15-Between-potential-and-performance-is-motivation
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…
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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

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Crying Over Jello

Marcy was my mom's best friend. She, a farm girl from South Dakota, and Mom, from the northwoods of Wisconsin, met at college in Minnesota in 1960. After graduating, they went their separate ways for a while--Marcy teaching in Nebraska and Wisconsin, and Mom in Minnesota, Illinois, and California.

Then Mom met Dad, and Marcy was her maid of honor at their wedding. A year later, Marcy married Dad's best man, and the two friends ended up living on farms ten miles apart in North Dakota for… Continue

Posted on July 2, 2010 at 7:00am —

minnemom

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 —

minnemom

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!

Maria Daniels commented on minnemom's group 'Larger Families'
Hi all!! I am a work from home mama of 5 kiddos...ages 11,10,8,5, and 1. I LOVE the company I work for (Willow House) and I love being able to stay at home with the kids. My husband works out of town all week so is only home with us on the weekends,…
August 30
Maria Daniels joined minnemom's group
Larger Families
Have 4, 5, or more kids? Stop here to discuss the joys and challenges that come with having a larger-than-average family.
August 30
Rebecca Farnham commented on minnemom's group 'Larger Families'
Mum of four with another on the way! Waiting for people's reactions with apprehension! I think that being a working mum takes on a whole new dimension when you have a larger family. I've had to change my business model completely so that I only wor…
August 23
Rebecca Farnham joined minnemom's group
Larger Families
Have 4, 5, or more kids? Stop here to discuss the joys and challenges that come with having a larger-than-average family.
August 23
24/7 Moms commented on minnemom's group 'Larger Families'
Back To School Giveaway Extravaganza 24/7 MOMS is kicking off the 2010 School year with a 2 hour LIVE Giveaway extravaganza Webcast . Join us for the 24/7 MOMS LIVE Extrvaganza -(TV show on your computer). Invite your MOM friends to meet you on…
August 3
Rhonda Cratty commented on minnemom's group 'Larger Families'
Little Dresses for Africa is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to distribute dresses to little girls in remote villages of Africa. Nancy's Notions employees are teaming up with this organization to sew and package dresses, then ship them to…
July 24
Jessica D. Horn joined minnemom's group
Larger Families
Have 4, 5, or more kids? Stop here to discuss the joys and challenges that come with having a larger-than-average family.
July 18
minnemom replied to doni brune's discussion 'Really? BK kids meals have Twilight Eclipse toys!!??'
Yet another reason to avoid Burger King. I quit going there when they started those horrendous "king" commercials on TV. If I can't stomach the commercials, I won't spend my money there. I had a hard time when they had SpongeBob kids' meal toys. Ec…
July 13

minnemom's Discussions

Really? BK kids meals have Twilight Eclipse toys!!??

Yet another reason to avoid Burger King. I quit going there when they started those horrendous "king" commercials on TV. If I can't stomach the commercials, I won't spend my money there. I had a har…

Replied Jul 13

Hotel Room for 5?

Use Six Suitcase Travel to do you hotel search. They list hotels with rooms that fit six or more, city by city. It's my first stop when vacation planning. http://sixsuitcasetravel.com This article i…

Tagged: family, travel, hotel

Replied Jul 2

The Great Outdoors - do you Camp ?

We got a used travel trailer last summer and did some camping for the first time. We love it once we're actually there, but you're right, it's a ton of work to get ready for a weekend!

Tagged: Maine, summer, trailer, Stores, CSN

Replied Jun 21

Using Real Names Vs. Online Aliases in Blogging

I use neither. I just keep it general--my son, my husband, etc. I've seen well-done aliases, but some of them are really corny. And I've never been comfortable putting my kids' names online.

Replied Jun 6

FeedBurner Drama

Crystal, I'm by no means a Feedburner expert, but I hope this info helps a little. No, you don't have to burn a feed for each post; once you have Feedburner set up for your site, it will go to peopl…

Replied Jun 3

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