Tell Your Mom You Love Her on Patch

Mother's Day is this Sunday. Share a photo of you with your mom and tell the world why she's so great in the comments.

Yes, that would be yours truly in the above photo—circa late 1980's—alongside the entire Gauthier family. And you had better believe I was sporting a Bucky Badger sweatshirt long before I even considered attending college at the University of Wisconsin. But this post isn't about me. It's about that lovely lady standing behind my sister in this classic family photo: my mom. Whether I was the needy second-grader playing with my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys, the surly high schooler who was too cool for her or the young adult preparing to get married (in about a month), my mom has always been there for me. And I'm willing to bet most of you out there would say the same about your own moms. So instead of simply staring off and thinking of …

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Back-to-School Shopping Beckons

Edina moms offer insight to make the autumn endeavor easier.

As little girl leggings, big boy button-downs and tie-dyed tees dominate Sunday circulars, back-to-school bargains can cause moms to, in fact, run circles.   While price is important to most back-to-school shoppers, ideas from other shopping moms are often priceless. In this article, experienced Edina mothers offer insight into clothing their well-clad kids. Pick and choose tips from the range of ideas below, meant to save money, time and perhaps your sanity. Buy Basics for the Future "I like to the buy basics on sale, so I buy a size or two up and keep them in a storage box on the top shelf of their closets," explained Meg Adkisson, mother of two growing boys. She then brings the new basics out—khakis, shorts, jeans—as needed. Adkisson …

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