by Robin | Aug 1, 2008 | Favorite things, Personal, Photos
Breaking up the monotony of a flawless blue sky, a steady procession of puffy whites meander eastward, as if they had somewhere to go; it’s a silly habit, but discovering creatures in the clouds brings me childish delight. There is a welcome rhythm and...
by Robin | Jul 30, 2008 | Blog Carnivals, Favorite things, Giveaways, Personal, Photos
It’s no secret I’m so tight with The Lady and Sons they’re probably gonna call me later today to invite me for Sunday dinner. The mere thought of anything whipped up by Paula, Jamie and Bobby Deen has me sloppy-droolin’ like a baby...
by Robin | Jul 29, 2008 | Blog Carnivals, Exercise in Frustration, Family, Favorite things, Kids, Personal, Photos, Wordless Wednesday
f l o u r. My kitchen/pantry floor, this afternoon. The largest in a set of four cannisters, filled just last night with five pounds of unbleached, all-purpose Gold Medal. A wedding shower gift from my mother-in-law over 20 years ago; I loved this set,...
by Robin | Jul 29, 2008 | Family, Funny Stuff!, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Random, Recycle
When you’re a fly on the wall of my kitchen, this is the kind of thing you might overhear: Conversation #1: Sitting at the kitchen table the other night, my 11-year-old and I were playing gin and he was decidedly spanking my behind in the process. Because...
by Robin | Jul 28, 2008 | Family, Kids, Parenting, Personal
Time is a fickle creature and sometimes I don’t like her one…little…bit. She toys and she taunts at her leisure and her pace is hardly fair–she creeps along at a slug’s pace when A Big Day approaches, but in the lives of my children she...
by Robin | Jul 27, 2008 | Mom stuff, Personal
{Originally posted on my Blogger blog}You are a person of influence.YOU…ARE….you just are!Whether or not you realize it or believe it to be true.There will be times you recognize your influence, perhaps most visibly in your children, if you’re a...