by Robin | Feb 20, 2010 | Blissdom, Conferences, Favorite things, Kids, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens, Videos, Writing, youtube ROCKS!
The Inspirational Writing Workshop at Blissdom remains a warmfuzzymemory for me; Hallmark cardwriters Sarah Mueller and Molly Wigand joined bloggers Casey Mullins and Stephanie Precourt for an inspiration-filled session. It's apparent they love what they do...
by Robin | Feb 8, 2010 | Family, Humor, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting
My 12-year-old son: "I'm glad I don't have a girlfriend for two reasons…."Me (glad he doesn't have a girlfriend for ANY reason): "Oh yeah? How come?"Son: "One, I don't have a cell phone. ...
by Robin | Jan 15, 2010 | Family, Humor, Kids, Parenting, Personal
Realizing I was out of coffee tonight angrily demanded I make a grocery run when it was the last thing in the world I wanted to do. Well, a much uglier fate would have been not discovering our dilemma until morning–hell hath no fury like a woman scorned...
by Robin | Jan 12, 2010 | Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Teens & Tweens, Wordless Wednesday
One day I returned home to find my daughter's friends had graffitied the hall mirror at the top of our stairs…They're teenagers…and I haven't been able to bring myself to Windex their sweetness. Would you?{And, at least it wasn't the...
by Robin | Nov 25, 2009 | Family, Fathers and daughters, Humor, Parenting, Personal
One of my happiest childhood memories is licking the bowl. Didn't matter whether it was a batch of cookies or batter for a cake, there was something deliciously forbidden about swirling my index finger around the rim of the bowl and savoring the sticky...
by Robin | Oct 15, 2009 | Advice, Encouragement, Family, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Home, Kids, Life Philosophy, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos
What are the little, almost ignorable things that touch you…that can turn a frown upside down and absolutely make your day? It's almost a joke in my home, the teensy things that "bless" me. {This is more a Southernism than a spiritual...