by Robin | Jun 11, 2010 | Family, Humor, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Photos, Poetry, Teens & Tweens
The Malodorous Plight of Mother and Son "The foulest stench is in the airThe funk of forty thousand years*"I hold my breath, near despairWicked boys, give way to cheers.Confined within too small a spacePutrid, vile, scent-clouds descendI cover nose,...
by Robin | Apr 13, 2010 | Family, Mom stuff, Personal, Teens & Tweens
L Later I’ll recall I was examining the floral applique on an Eddie Bauer tee when my “Oh-I-love-it!” was rudely interrupted by the ringtone vibrating my pocket. Caller ID indicated it was my daughter, and there were a nanosecond of...
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 | 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 28, 2009 | Family, Humor, Teens & Tweens, youtube ROCKS!
As a mom to two teens and a tween, oh, how I feel their pain when unsightly blemishes pop up. When it's worse than a pimple or two, I'd be willing to take 'em on the chin (and cheeks and nose and forehead and…) if it meant my kids wouldn't...
by Robin | Feb 13, 2007 | Celebrations, Family, Favorite things, Party, Teens & Tweens, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
This weekend Rachel and I traveled five hours to continue an annual mother-daughter tradition, our twelfth in a row: A Valentine Tea Party. The brainchild and fantasy-come-true of my mother-in-law’s, “tea” has less to do with this than the...