by Robin | Feb 26, 2011 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Personal
"It's not a contact sport" my behind. Thursday a song about unrequited love kept running through my head as I tried desperately to fly over traffic to rush my 16-year-old to the hospital after he broke his wrist in a soccer scrimmage. Funny how a...
by Robin | Feb 8, 2011 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal
"I just wanna tiss, it, kay?" It was her standard line to get away with murder of the four-year-old variety. Earnest eyes, furrowed brow and nodding head, practiced assurances she'd deliver on that promise. Saucer-sized baby blues have...
by Robin | Jan 25, 2011 | Family, Family Traditions, Kids, Mom stuff, On my soapbox, Product Review
I love receiving Christmas cards. The ones that include a letter detailing The Wonderful Lives of the senders? Well, if I'm honest, those are the ones I used to mock but now look most forward to. Having moved away from our hometown seven years ago...
by Robin | Jan 23, 2011 | Faith, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Music, Parenting, youtube ROCKS!
By Mercy Me, this song has a powerful message I wish every tween and teenage girl could hear. But mostly believe. The lyrics bear repeating– Days will come when you don't have the strengthAnd all you hear is you're not worth...
by Robin | Jan 8, 2011 | Chattanooga, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos, Teens & Tweens, Weather
I'm buzzing around my kitchen exaggerating every move as if each is of Some Great Importance, but mostly I'm just irritated. My two oldest are attending a concert tonight and their convoluted and confusing "plans" do not make...
by Robin | Jan 4, 2011 | Exercise in Frustration, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
After a restless night, I was rudely awakened by the sounds of footsteps and chatter just outside my bedroom door; the hallway hardwood floor might as well have been canyons. This was unusual–my daughter and her two friends typically sleep in when...