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Losing, Winning and Happy Endings

by Robin | Feb 16, 2007 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Smiles

At the brink of b e c o m i n g a t e e n a g e r, to Thomas image is everything. He values externals and often judges a book by its cover. I can preach, I can teach and I can model otherwise, but for now, he's a kid, and while I don't like this,...

Tradition & Tea

by Robin | Feb 13, 2007 | Celebrations, Family, Favorite things, Party, Teens & Tweens, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day

This weekend Rachel and I traveled five hours to continue an annual mother-daughter tradition, our twelfth in a row: A Valentine Tea Party. The brainchild and fantasy-come-true of my mother-in-law’s, “tea” has less to do with this than the...

My OWN husband took advantage of me…:/

by Robin | Feb 8, 2007 | Family, Marriage, Photos, Raves & Rants

…I think it was payback for my never-ending series on rodents. He didn’t care for it, I think it had something to do with his disinterest inability to hunt and kill the beasts that were CLEARLY terrorizing me. The last time one invaded, I...

Q & A

by Robin | Feb 7, 2007 | Family, Kids, Sleep Deprivation

Q. What’s worse than getting up every 45 minutes from midnight to morn with your 9-year-old who has an acute stomach bug? A. Your 14-year-old, first-born, not-so-baby girl, apparently catching aforementioned ASB, and getting up without making a...

Superbowl, Reverse Peristalsis & Procrastination

by Robin | Feb 5, 2007 | Coffee, Family, Fun Mondays, Kids, Pets, Raves & Rants, Sleep Deprivation

Oh, yeah, and Fun Monday. Last night’s elation didn’t last long. Yes! We were pretty fired up Dungy, Manning and the Colts had their victory. Thomas was beside himself, to say the least. Yes! I thoroughly enjoyed the...

Who YOU Callin’ Fathead?!

by Robin | Feb 4, 2007 | Family, Kids, Photos

A larger-than-life Peyton Manning Fathead was a surprise gift for Thomas this Christmas. It was worth the ridiculous amount we paid for it because 1) it’s not electronic and mind-numbing, and 2) he has said on multiple occasions, "This is the...