by Robin | Jul 30, 2010 | Blogging, Favorite things, Personal, Southern, y'all, Wow!, Writing
Last night some of the happiest, funnest blogging news OF ALL TIME crossed my inbox… If you've read me for any length of time, you know I relish all things Southern. When I learned my beloved Southern Living magazine had chosen me as their Mama...
by Robin | Jul 30, 2010 | Biltmore trip, Favorite things, Southern, y'all, Travel
{Biltmore Estate, fourth in the series} One of my favorite movie scenes takes place in the 1984 movie Splash with Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah: his character, Allen Bauer, gives her character, Madison, a lusciously wrapped gift....
by Robin | Jul 29, 2010 | Faith, Family, Favorite things, Field Trip, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Science, Southern, y'all, Teens & Tweens, Weather
"Come on, Mom, we're going on a field trip." It was after 11:00 and I had just gotten up from bed to start the laundry load forgotten earlier, aggravated at myself but knowing she needed "that" shirt and "those" shorts by 7:00 a.m....
by Robin | Jul 27, 2010 | Humor, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens, youtube ROCKS!
There’s just something about the excitement of a child–adrenaline-filled Christmas-morning anticipation, the kind of waiting-for that slows days into 24-hour eternities. His eyes have been locked on the calendar for this day. He’ll defy death...
by Robin | Jul 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
I joined Twitter almost 2 1/2 years ago and I'll admit: those early days were awkward. It was like schoolyard jumprope and you'd have to study the twirl of the rope and time it just right before running in to play, too. It felt silly to...