by Robin | Jan 23, 2008 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Personal
Here for WW? Please scroll down 🙂 Poll most any parent, and I think you’d hear similar conclusion: being a mother or father is the hardest job they’ve ever attempted. It’s not really a "job", though, is it? It’s a...
by Robin | Jan 22, 2008 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Personal, Smiles
The middle child, said with all the drama he typically musters when he has "something" to say: "M o o o m,T H AAA NNN K YOU for buying two-ply toilet paper!" Me, amused, intrigued, that 1) the kid knows there’s a difference, 2) knows...
by Robin | Jan 12, 2008 | Blog friends, Contests, Favorite things, Mom stuff
If you’re a blogger, chances are you’re also an avid reader. If you fit into this category, please pay a visit to my friend Kim’s blogpreneurial site, "Bookworm Bookmarks ". Among other talents, she’s a professional...
by Robin | Jan 7, 2008 | Advice, Family, Marriage, Mom stuff, Personal
Giving birth changes you in ways expected and in ways never imagined. Cliches from your own childhood–words you swore to yourself you’d never say–echo for a season in the hollows of memory, eventually finding voice as they pass through your own lips...
by Robin | Jan 5, 2008 | Family, Favorite things, Kids, Mom stuff, Personal, Photos
"N e w Y e a r ‘ s R e s o l u t i o n s" in my mind’s ear hears that phrase spoken s l o w l y and voiced authoritatively by James Earl Jones. Try thinking it again, but this time with him saying it, and you’ll know what I...
by Robin | Nov 21, 2007 | Celebrations, Family, Family Traditions, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Poetry, Thanksgiving
Last year we inaugurated a new family Thanksgiving tradition: requiring a “ticket” for admission for each member for Thanksgiving dinner. While this ticket is free, there is a cost involved–everyone has to put in writing at least one thing for...