by Robin | Apr 13, 2010 | Family, Mom stuff, Personal, Teens & Tweens
L Later I’ll recall I was examining the floral applique on an Eddie Bauer tee when my “Oh-I-love-it!” was rudely interrupted by the ringtone vibrating my pocket. Caller ID indicated it was my daughter, and there were a nanosecond of...
by Robin | Mar 13, 2010 | Family, Funny Stuff!, Humor, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
Giving birth to two sons was tantamount to delivering comedians. Both boys live for the laughs. Victory is particularly delicious when I'm rolling on the floor or tears sprinkle my giggles. Those are their proudest moments.Perhaps the funniest...
by Robin | Mar 8, 2010 | (in)courage, Family, Mom stuff
A box of Crayolas, colored pencils and a stack of coloring books…a little girl's whimsy, right? Well, sort of… In response to March's Creative Challenge at (in)courage, my daughter and I sat across from one...
by Robin | Mar 3, 2010 | Humor, Mom stuff, Personal
I'm a multi-tasker, in life and online. This explains the 51 tabs I've got open at this moment, three in Safari and 48 in Firefox (clearly I'm partial to foxes-on-fire as opposed to elephants-in-the-Bush). It also explains how I'm...
by Robin | Feb 20, 2010 | Blissdom, Conferences, Favorite things, Kids, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens, Videos, Writing, youtube ROCKS!
The Inspirational Writing Workshop at Blissdom remains a warmfuzzymemory for me; Hallmark cardwriters Sarah Mueller and Molly Wigand joined bloggers Casey Mullins and Stephanie Precourt for an inspiration-filled session. It's apparent they love what they do...
by Robin | Feb 8, 2010 | Family, Humor, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting
My 12-year-old son: "I'm glad I don't have a girlfriend for two reasons…."Me (glad he doesn't have a girlfriend for ANY reason): "Oh yeah? How come?"Son: "One, I don't have a cell phone. ...