by Robin | May 18, 2011 | Advice, Christmas, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
The BEST list of high school/college graduation gift ideas for guys and girls I’ve seen. And…you don’t have to click through an annoying slide show to see everything! List below is updated for 2020 and for an even MORE extensive list of vetted...
by Robin | Apr 15, 2011 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Personal, Teens & Tweens, Writing
How can the ordinary be nothing short of miraculous? Before first breath she was wholly dependent on me. Every beat of my heart thundered in her ears, the white noise of mother comfort. My body was her protector, her strength, her incubator…her...
by Robin | Mar 24, 2011 | Family, Funny Stuff!, Humor, Kids, Life with boys, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
He's amused, this boy-man of mine, perhaps more with himself than me; he knows . He likes this power, the ingenuity to hold me hostage, to keep me waiting and wondering, the ability to make me laugh. It is his super power and he brandishes it at will...
by Robin | Mar 18, 2011 | Family, Health, Kids, Mom stuff, Personal, Teens & Tweens
Our appointment is at 1:45, perfect timing to complete the oldest one's post-surgery follow-up visit, stop for a snack afterwards, then drop him off before picking up the youngest for his tennis match. The waiting room is large and full. There are...
by Robin | Mar 17, 2011 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Mothers and daughters, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
The moon is halfway through the sky and I am alone when they bring her to me and I'm glad. She is joy bundled in flannely white with end stripes in pink and blue. I smile to think she looks like an ice cream cone–swaddled tightly with the...
by Robin | Mar 2, 2011 | Advice, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Teens & Tweens
My husband (who's celebrating his birthday today!!) is an excellent financial manager. This has proven important in our marriage since I’m partial to words, not math or anything remotely associated with budgets–he’s much better at crunching numbers...