by Robin | Jun 13, 2008 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting
She had been waiting two years, three months to eat corn on the cob. Two weeks before her braces were scheduled to be removed, she asked if she could eat on our red "Special Plate". Had she not thought of it, I would have surprised her with it at...
by Robin | Jun 13, 2008 | 40-or-less Photo Challenge, Food and Drink, Photos, Poetry
An Ode to Corn on the Cob Slathered in butter, Sprinkled with saltRows of sweet kernals, Each one I exalt.Is it veg’table, grain or a fruit?Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a hoot! Sometimes a 40-word limit is welcome, other times it’s...
by Robin | Jun 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
If you read this and are feeling particularly kind and generous, would you mind voting for me NOW over at the Bloggy Hoss Elections? Voting ends tonight (whatever time zone Hawaii is in). This is the second year in a row I’ve been nominated for "Most...
by Robin | Jun 12, 2008 | 15 Words or Less Poems, Poetry
Normally, with Laura’s weekly "15 Words" photo prompt, a dozen ideas quickly form. Today? Complete writer’s block. All I could come up with from her photo below seemed expected and contrived and done a thousand times over....
by Robin | Jun 11, 2008 | Funny Stuff!, Personal, Television
The first time she babysat for us–before there were cell phones–she called me at my first errand "stop" to tell me my daughter had just blown out her diaper and there was "stuff" all over Rachel, all over the bed…and everywhere in...