by Robin | Aug 6, 2015 | Memoir, Nostalgia, Parenting, Personal, Uncategorized
? (Thank you!) I’m not a cry-er. I chalk it up to using a lot of my Lifetime Tear Quota when my mom died the spring of ’72 and my beloved grandmother the summer after. Nothing hurts more than losing the ones you love most. Scraping my little...
by Robin | Nov 29, 2011 | Memoir
“'Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.'" said Pooh. ~ A.A. Milne My children are taller than me. The laundry room door looms as reminder. I look up into their eyes and remember when they...
by Robin | Jun 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Warm as toast and perfumed with imaginary flowers, why those freshly-laundered sheets invite flight her spirit insists! Giggles float like bubbles from a magic wand, burst too soon by a mama's weary prick. Princess superintends this routine....
by Robin | Apr 9, 2010 | Advice, Kids, Parenting
When I was contacted by GoodNites to partner with them to introduce Bedtime Theater and encourage participation in writing "Iggy's Next Adventure", I was reluctant to sign on since I haven't personally dealt with bedwetting. But...
by Robin | Sep 7, 2009 | Family, Favorite things, Kids, Life with boys, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos
"Young boys should never be sent to bed…they always wake up a day older." J.M. Barrie, "Finding Neverland" He's an anomaly at 12…at least I think he is. His sister suggested he could be happy living in a box with a...