by Robin | Feb 8, 2008 | Celebrations, Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Great ideas!, Holidays, Kids, Mom stuff, Party, Personal, Photos, Surcies, Sursees, Cercies, TREATS!, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
Thirteen years ago, my mother-in-law timidly asked me if I’d be interested in hosting a mother-daughter Valentine tea party for my then three-year-old daughter, her first grandchild. After giving birth to four sons, she was delighted, finally, to have a little...
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 | Apr 18, 2007 | Celebrations, Family, Favorite things, Food and Drink, Nostalgia, Party, Personal, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
For 12 years my daughter, mother-in-law, Sarah, and I have hosted a mother-daughter Valentine Tea Party for our friends and family. Reading the passage below has been how Sarah has begun brunch for the most recent several. Every time I hear it, particularly the...
by Robin | Feb 14, 2007 | Camp Days, Friends, Holidays, Spicy, Valentine's Day
I’ve been "spicy" for as long as I remember. My tongue is an untamed BEAST at times, no wonder I say to (and pray for) my children daily "THINK before you SPEAK". Like most kids, I always thought I knew more than I actually...
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...