by Robin | Jul 5, 2009 | Compassion International, Faith, Family, Kids, Parenting, Personal, Photos
"Hi were here love u!" [sic]July 2, 11:51 p.m., the most-ever anticipated text message, sent from my daughterI hear her glowing….This week my baby takes a giant leap…an almost 1,500-mile leap. Never has a sliver of my heart–part of...
by Robin | Jul 3, 2009 | Family, Humor, Kids, Personal, Photos
In his mind, my "footprints in the sand" cell phone wallpaper was vanilla-ly boring; yet this is his idea of excitement??? Sons…they're a breed apart…;){Here's a link because this is a REALLY FUNNY, and believe it or not, informative...
by Robin | Jun 24, 2009 | Advice, Kids, Mom stuff, On my soapbox, Parenting, Personal
"If you can't say anything nice,don't say anything at all!"~ Every mother on the planetRare have I written anything offensive and I hope never divisive, but sometimes I feel like I've failed in blogging because I've never received a negative...
by Robin | Jun 23, 2009 | Celebrations, Family, Kids, Parenting, Personal, Photos
Happy 15th to my first-born son, middle child, and testosterone-equivalent of me. That, alone, gives me a much-needed edge :). It seems like just yesterday you were sweating in Wrangler cowboy jeans, lugging Woody around and wreaking havoc as a terrible...
by Robin | Jun 23, 2009 | Family, Kids, Life Philosophy, Marriage, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos
Interminable quiet bears witness to my house's 327-pound weight loss this week: my children are scattered like birds leaving the nest.Like the paradox of deafening silence, their absence is more conspicuous than their presence. Almost.It's a...
by Robin | Jun 15, 2009 | Family, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Kids, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Nostalgia, Parenting, Personal, Southern, y'all
Blood and marriage are reason enough to gather on the hottest day of the year to celebrate family, for no other reason than that. It's the Southern Way. On a canvas of conversation broad-stroked with laughter, the fizzy flit of flies joins a threatening...