by Robin | Feb 25, 2009 | Advice, Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Great ideas!, Parenting, Personal, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
As a young mom juggling two babies during the “Cheerios and Crafts” phase of motherhood, I had no idea the long-range impact of a “yes” answer to a question posed by my mother-in-law 14 years ago: she simply wanted to know if I’d be...
by Robin | Jan 11, 2009 | Advice, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
The memory is chiseled in my mind as in stone. It was during the season I learned to enjoy my own company, a life-lesson years in the making. Sitting on a park bench sipping a Chick-Fil-A lemonade and reading To Kill a Mockingbird for the fourth time, a cozy blanket...
by Robin | Oct 31, 2008 | Advice, Faith, friendship, Personal
When ER debuted in the Fall of ’94, I had an infant and a two-year-old, and I’m sure escaping into TV melodrama was a welcome respite from the storms my wee ones managed to whirl. I remember lying on our sofa nursing my son–right side, left side,...
by Robin | Oct 6, 2008 | Advice, Family, Favorite things, Personal, youtube ROCKS!
…he’s probably my favorite father on television. I wonder how many men–fathers–remember his classic lines from this clip…and use them from time to time themselves. 🙂
by Robin | Oct 2, 2008 | 40-or-less Photo Challenge, Advice, Family, Personal, Pets, Photos
My family needs your help…this kitty needs your help! First, though, the photo below is Friday’s 40-word-or-less Photo Challenge. Really, truly, does his impish face not compel you to write SOMETHING??? If you decide to play along (details by...
by Robin | Sep 9, 2008 | Advice, WFMW
Try this with the next book you read: use an index card for a bookmark and have a pen handy. Use them to: Record words you don’t know (then look up when you’re able). Write out quotations you like. Write down page numbers with paragraphs...