by Robin | Apr 8, 2007 | Celebrations, Family, Friends, Ouch!, Party, Personal, Photos
For several years now, Tad has been on call over Easter weekend. This means rather than traveling to South Carolina to join the rest of his family for an annual gathering, we celebrate in Tennefreakinssee. We have several friends here who don’t have other...
by Robin | Apr 3, 2007 | Family, Food and Drink, Kids, Nutrition, Raves & Rants
Wastefulness. This bothers me. It bothers me at an increasing level. Weekly, we throw out an alarming amount of food, enough to feed another family. This grieves me. I’m sure I’ve failed my kids in many ways, but for the moment, my...
by Robin | Mar 30, 2007 | Celebrations, Coffee, Family, Favorite things, Personal, Photos, Random, Smiles
1) $1,000* to the first person to CORRECTLY identify what in the world these are: 2) Woke up at four friggin’ a.m. again….round 37 of Insomnia vs. Sandman. This morning there was a treat, though. Not long after I was awakened, it...
by Robin | Mar 28, 2007 | Celebrations, Family, Favorite things, Personal, Smiles
Remember the 1984 movie "Splash" starring Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah? (Does it kill anyone else this movie is 23 years old…….!?) It’s a classic mermaid tale (snickers to THAT oxymoron), a love story replete with...
by Robin | Mar 27, 2007 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Favorite things, Nostalgia, Personal
It arrived unexpectedly in a non-descript, bigger-than-a-breadbox cardboard container, impossible to predict what was inside. The return address at least revealed it was from my dad’s wife, Anne. Over the past year or so, it hasn’t been uncommon to receive mail from...
by Robin | Mar 22, 2007 | Family, Kids, Personal, Photos, Smiles
We’re packin’ a picnic and headed here :). This is what we discovered last time. Man…this is what my kids looked like last time: I cannot believe we haven’t gone back since 2005. It’s been waaaaaaaay too long. My husband...