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 11, 2008 | Favorite things, Food and Drink, Personal, Photos, Wordless Wednesday
Nothin’ warms you from the inside out like hot chocolate prepared just the way you like it on a chilly autumn afternoon. Mine was the one on the left. Which begs the question: How do YOU like your hot chocolate? I posed the question on twitter and the...
by Robin | Nov 9, 2008 | Blogging, Personal
Good news: We love your blog so daggum much, we decided to feature it on our uber-popular weekly cyber round-up of the BEST in the blogosphere. Bad news: When you wet your pants, you really might want to reconsider posting it on the world wide web. (Mindy...
by Robin | Nov 6, 2008 | Compassion International, Good causes, Kids, Personal
compassion Pronunciation: \k?m-?pa-sh?n\ Function: noun : sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it That’s one definition, but Compassion International’s...
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 31, 2008 | Advice, Faith, friendship, Personal
When ER debuted in the Fall of ’94, I had an infant and a two-year-old, and I’m sure escaping into TV melodrama was a welcome respite from the storms my wee ones managed to whirl. I remember lying on our sofa nursing my son–right side, left side,...