by Robin | Feb 4, 2008 | Favorite things, Marriage, Nostalgia, Personal, Photos, Valentine's Day
My favorite Valentine’s gift evah was given to me in college by my then boyfriend, now husband of 20+ years: a hand-made card. It’s little surprise that a “words of encouragement” girl would choose a card for her favorite gift, but...
by Robin | Feb 4, 2008 | Fun Mondays, Personal
Tiggerlane the Neophyte Blogger, as hostess of this week’s Fun Monday, asked participants, "Have you heard of The Bucket List? Well, that’s what I want from you! Make a list of things you want to do before you die. It must be at least five items...
by Robin | Jan 31, 2008 | Faith, Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Personal
There’s a song on Casting Crown’s current CD, "The Alter and the Door", that haunts me. "Slow Fade". In a nutshell, "Slow Fade" is about compromise and consequence. Considering the repercussions to my own...
by Robin | Jan 26, 2008 | Favorite things, Mom stuff, Music, Personal, Poetry, Raves & Rants, Sleep Deprivation, Smiles
Last night I slept over eight hours in a row, back to back, uninterrupted, without waking up, all through the night. I wish I could be even more emphatic, loquacious, supernumerary, redundant. Only those of you who’ve struggled with sleep deprivation can...
by Robin | Jan 24, 2008 | Blogging, Food and Drink, Personal, Photos, Recipe Round-Up, Recipes
MMmmmm…even as my fingers click keyboard, I’m smellin’ some might fine Bacon-Tomato cups, recipe to be posted tomorrow. Hope you’re planning to share some of your favorite crowd-pleasing snack recipes for "Recipe Round Up" and...
by Robin | Jan 24, 2008 | Personal, Pets, Photos
So all this time we thought Aussie was barking at… …the wind……a mom strolling her babies……marauding, bangle-wearing gypsies……a wannabe Olympian training for a marathon……axe-wielding, razor-fingered,...