by Robin | Dec 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
But not just yet, my pretties… The cat will be out of the bag next Thursday, January 5th. Until then, I shall have fun teasing you, revealing a clue each day between now and then, beginning tomorrow. Note ~ Clue posts will be obvious (i.e., the...
by Robin | Dec 31, 2011 | Favorite things, Holidays, Music, Personal, youtube ROCKS!
From the first time Jovi’s voice met Buddy the Elf’s in “Baby it’s Cold Outside, I’ve had mad love for Zooey Deschanel’s jazzy vocals. Mmmmmm, velvety, musical butter. Delicious. What a treat for she and 500 Days of...
by Robin | Dec 30, 2011 | Advice, Exercise in Frustration, Family, Kids, Life Philosophy, Life with boys, Memoir, Mom stuff, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
I almost titled this the Taming of the Shrew…. Read on. You'll understand. * * * * * Company was coming in hours and he was giving up his room for their visit. Not because he volunteered, but because we told him so. Out of four,...
by Robin | Dec 29, 2011 | Christmas, Vicks VapoRub Bloggers, Winter
A thousand years ago ~ or so it seems ~ I was anticipating The Best Christmas Ever, the first one with our first-born daughter. Though she was only four months old, Christmas was magical again, something that was missing without children around. I...
by Robin | Dec 28, 2011 | Art, Chattanooga
I mean no disrespect… but when I stumbled across this in a local folk art gallery the other day… I simultaneously thought of Matthew Paul Turner and Tim Tebow, though probably not for the same reason…. Which made me smile. Fond thoughts of them,...