by Robin | Nov 13, 2008 | Exercise in Frustration, Funny Stuff!, Personal
To begin, please read Part One Do you ever feel as if you (and the world) would be better served some days if you pulled a pillow over your head and never got out of bed? Little did I suspect, following my day of abject, public humiliation last week, things...
by Robin | Nov 5, 2008 | Exercise in Frustration, Funny Stuff!, Personal
File this under "Bloggers will share anything." Two caveats before we begin: I've had about 12 hours sleep over the past three nights. If you tell me the following is hormone related, I might chuck a brick upside your head. Laugh at me, laugh with...
by Robin | Oct 14, 2008 | Exercise in Frustration, Oops!, Ouch!, Personal, Photos, Wordless Wednesday
Just when the vertical, six-inch (palm to mid-forearm) bunny scratch was almost healed, my iron attacked me. Viciously and without warning. Doesn’t the wound look angry, like a grimacing pair of lips? Apparently, domestic chores are hazardous to my...
by Robin | Oct 7, 2008 | Exercise in Frustration, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Personal, Recipes, WFMW
This afternoon, I planned to do two things I rarely do: watch daytime TV and iron. I figured one made the other endurable, though really, I’m not sure which one I disdain more. Some friends of ours were on Rachael Ray’s talk show today, and...
by Robin | Aug 20, 2008 | Exercise in Frustration, Faith, Family, Funny Stuff!, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
While I’m waiting on the muses to inspire so I can complete one thought and start and finish another, I felt the need to share by asking a question: Does the devil get a holt to your family on Sunday mornings, too? This past weekend on the drive to church, I was...
by Robin | Jul 29, 2008 | Blog Carnivals, Exercise in Frustration, Family, Favorite things, Kids, Personal, Photos, Wordless Wednesday
f l o u r. My kitchen/pantry floor, this afternoon. The largest in a set of four cannisters, filled just last night with five pounds of unbleached, all-purpose Gold Medal. A wedding shower gift from my mother-in-law over 20 years ago; I loved this set,...