Monthly Archives: January 2011

Yes, the Ice Cream Is Important

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Maggie

My weekend in Rapid City turned out to be spectacular. It included craft beer, watching hockey on TV, a pleasant conversation about religion (yeah, those exist, and it was with two non-Catholics), learning to snow-shoe, homemade lattes and a cabin … Continue reading →

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South Dakota and the Art of Zen

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Maggie

Yeah, I know. I haven’t updated in about a week. For the most part, life feels…normal. And who on earth wants to hear about normal? I’ve had to focus on letting go of some control issues and lately, embracing the … Continue reading →

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Do You Smell That?

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Maggie

No, it’s not what The Rock is cooking. It’s the savory smell of change in the air. The St. Francis Mission has plans in the works to build a new school. In the coming months, Fr. Hatcher has asked Monica, … Continue reading →

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Not That I’m Special, But…

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Maggie

Well guess what, my lovely readers. Your favorite blogger (shhh, I know you read other blogs, just pretend with me for a hot minute) has been published in a magazine. My write up about the sweat was included in the … Continue reading →

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The Reorientation Retreat

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Maggie

At one point during the retreat, in a meeting with just the four Sodak kids, we all admitted to feeling just a little bit overwhelmed by the fast pace and large population of the retreat. Oh dear. The retreat was … Continue reading →

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Real Quick Like

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Maggie

I’m leaving for San Antonio for Re-Orientation with everybody from Orientation. I’m excited to see what the other JV’s have been up to. Here in South Dakota, it is really really cold. Like, they’ve been letting school out early because … Continue reading →

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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Blogger

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Maggie

What? I was all ready to write an angry, frustrated blog post of doom. It had spectacular images of steel vice grips crushing my rib cage and a quarter-life crises creature that pooped out of its mouth.  I peered into … Continue reading →

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Hey Ma!

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Maggie

You can now go here to listen to the show that Neil and I have on Friday nights. Episode 1 is a lost episode, since it didn’t record. It will also be about a month before episode three comes out … Continue reading →

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More About the Weather

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Maggie

I probably talk about the weather too much, but this is all so new and wondrous to me. I keep discovering mild phenomena that I’m sure snow people (yeah, you snow people are all the same to me) have incorporated … Continue reading →

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