by Robin | Oct 11, 2010 | Parenting, Personal, Photos
He’s eagerly anticipated it for days and had a near meltdown the night before when he thought he missed this Once-in-a-Century E v e n t. I wasn’t exaggerating when I mentioned my son’s personal obsession. October 10, 2010, 10:10:10...
by Robin | Jul 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
While he was camping for the week with a friend in the North Carolina mountains, my youngest had the audacity to grow taller than me! For that little stunt I've grounded him til school starts. I'm not sure if it was tent sleeping, mountain...
by Robin | Jun 11, 2010 | Family, Humor, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos, Poetry, Teens & Tweens
The Malodorous Plight of Mother and Son "The foulest stench is in the airThe funk of forty thousand years*"I hold my breath, near despairWicked boys, give way to cheers.Confined within too small a spacePutrid, vile, scent-clouds descendI cover nose,...
by Robin | Jun 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Slipping into his room of shadows and still, I silently pull back the covers and ease onto the side of his bed. He begins departure from the land of dreams and stirs in the place of In Between, burrowing to remain a while longer. Smoothing...
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...