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On being green AND politically incorrect

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...

High Five

by Robin | Apr 13, 2008 | Fun Mondays, Personal, Photos, Random

The Nekked Lizards, as the first couple to host Fun Monday, kept the theme simple: "FIVE PICTURES – FIVE WORDS PER PICTURE–Any 5 (FIVE) pictures, any subject, and any 5 (FIVE) words to describe and/or explain each picture." I threw a couple...

10,000 Comments, a Contest, a Crying Shame, a Conversation and a Cowardly Color

by Robin | Apr 10, 2008 | BIG Announcements, Contests, Great ideas!, Personal, Project Yellow, Random

Wow, I just noticed my Typepad Pensieve blog is nearing the 10,000th comment (I wonder what it’d be if I rolled my Blogger blog into the count….). Let’s make it FUN! Old timers, newbies, lurkers–give me your best shout...

Unimaginative Brain Freeze

by Robin | Mar 8, 2008 | Blogging, Random

I saw this at Rocks in My Dryer…and was surprised by my disappointing results– 32 Seems like I forgot Viridian, Heliotrope and Caput Mortuum; and while I remembered Chartreuse, I just couldn’t spell it under pressure. Right now, I don’t feel...

One of our car convos and why I was “quiet” yesterday

by Robin | Feb 22, 2008 | Kids, Mom stuff, Party, Personal, Photos, Random

My poems were written early yesterday because I knew after school drop off my day would spin out of control and blogging was not going to be a part of it. I hosted a baby shower for a new friend in our Sunday School class Bible Fellowship last night, and my day...

While I’m working on a “serious” post, I offer you (much) lighter fare

by Robin | Feb 19, 2008 | Blog friends, Blogging, Funny Stuff!, Poetry, Random, Recipe Round-Up

[1] The comment thread at my shrine to George Clooney has taken a funny turn; Min and Steve are at it again and who knows if it’ll end up like last time. Once they get started, I’m relegated to blog voyeur status at my own blog...