Meet Leigh's Table!

Here's Leigh then and now!

Leigh is in 2/4 MOPS and this is her second year as a DGL.  She has three kids.

What is your favorite thing to do in the fall?

I like to go to the pumpkin patch, make pumpkin chocolate chip muffins & chili, jump in the fall leaves with my tribe!

Meet her table!

not pictured: Hilary

Each person was brave and answered this question:

What is your most embarrassing mom moment?

LEIGH: Returning to the elementary school, in which I taught for 8 years, with my new baby Sam.  My principal wanted to hold him and Sam coated her in spit up.  Quite humbling!

MENTOR MOM- LINDA: I left my 3-year-old, Blake, at Fuddrucker's alone

HILARY: One time my daughter & I were walking on the Minneapolis Stone Arch Bridge looking down at the river. She had been looking in between railings as we stopped & walked, but then somehow she got her head stuck in one! Lots of people were walking by and I had to try to yank it out as she was screaming for about a minute. Embarrassing!

MARIE: When my oldest son, who is on the autism spectrum, was learning to initiate conversation, he went into the women's bathroom with me and went right up to a girl, got in her face and said "Hi." I was happy that he was trying to start a conversation, but embarrassed that it happened in a bathroom to a very confused little girl.

JESSICA: It was in the middle of the summer and I was eight months pregnant, throwing a baby shower, when I walked into the kitchen and my mom said, "What's on your back?" I had tucked my dress into my spandex tights. I had walked through the entire shower that way. 

Kristen: A few weeks ago, Emma went potty in the potty chair for the first time.  In excitement we ran to the kitchen to call daddy to tell him, and as we told him she continued to go on the floor.  Running back to the bathroom I stepped in the poop on the floor and tracked it back to the bathroom. 

KATIE: My hair falling out after both my daughters were born.

KARI: When potty training my youngest, he had to strip naked every time he went potty.  At soccer, we had to use the porta-potty.  Of course, he had to take everything off.  I know everyone outside could hear me saying, "Please keep your clothes on.  It's nasty in here." :)

Thanks for the great stories, ladies!

Black Bean Soup by Leigh

2 cans black beans
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can sweet corn, drained
1 can chicken broth
1 small red onion, diced
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
2 T olive oil
1 tsp thyme
1 T cumin
2 bay leaves
Sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Sour cream
Tortilla chips

Heat oil in large stock pot. Sautée onion & garlic until fragrant. Add all other ingredients & simmer for 15-20 minutes on medium heat. Remove bay leaves before serving. (Or whoever ends up w/ a leaf in their bowl makes a wish...our family tradition.) Garnish with cheese, sour cream, and/or tortilla chips. Add crushed red pepper for more spice. Easy & economical! Enjoy!