by Robin | Jan 8, 2008 | Blogging, Celebrations, Favorite things, Personal
Or, this post could’ve been alternately entitled: — I’m so excited, that I just can’t hide it, I’m about to lose control and I think I like it! or — Be there or be square (it really should read "Be here or be square", but...
by Robin | Jan 7, 2008 | Advice, Family, Marriage, Mom stuff, Personal
Giving birth changes you in ways expected and in ways never imagined. Cliches from your own childhood–words you swore to yourself you’d never say–echo for a season in the hollows of memory, eventually finding voice as they pass through your own lips...
by Robin | Jan 6, 2008 | Family, Favorite things, Fun Mondays, Lionhead rabbits, Personal, Pets, Photos
Callie ~ who came to us as a scrawny little rescue kitty :). Aussie ~ the Australian Shepherd, skittish as the day is long… Pepper ~ the "bigger" lionhead rabbit whose mane is graying and growing already… Pippin ~ the babiest of them all. Please...
by Robin | Jan 5, 2008 | Family, Favorite things, Kids, Mom stuff, Personal, Photos
"N e w Y e a r ‘ s R e s o l u t i o n s" in my mind’s ear hears that phrase spoken s l o w l y and voiced authoritatively by James Earl Jones. Try thinking it again, but this time with him saying it, and you’ll know what I...
by Robin | Jan 4, 2008 | Faith, Family, Personal, Photos
I spent the Saturday night before Christmas in prison, surrounded by thieves, murderers, sexual offenders, drug dealers and white-collar criminals. There was no mistaking where we were, razor wire-topped fencing was a conspicuous reminder that the way out...
by Robin | Jan 3, 2008 | Family, Kids, Personal, Smiles
Eating dinner together is still a priority in our home. This doesn’t happen every night, but we’re still doing so more often than not. In this day and time…that is good enough for me. "Student life" and our consequential...