Robin is 4. She knows a lot. We are very close, and there are special activities that we enjoy together. Last week, being the first of my Sundays off in a while, we went to church in New Bedford at the UCC church downtown. "David's Church". Robin is on first names with my Pastor buddies. She's a real ecclesiastical insider. So we were in the pews ( Read more... )

Robin is very church savvy. she takes after her namesake that way. Robin Bachand spent her whole life in churches, and so far, Robin Bliss is following suit. Ever since she was old enough to make the walk from the Parsonage next door, she has attended Sunday worship with Nanny. She eats her little baggie of Cheerios, empties out her Nanny's purse, ( Read more... )

Robin gave me three heart stickers tonight, and as she firmly attached each one to my belly, she told me I was "doing a good job". It's good to have a successful evaluation every now and then ( Read more... )

Copy and paste this poem. Find your birth day of the week and repost with your name at the bottom ( Read more... )

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It's been too long since I took a stab at writing a real "Babba" type entry in my journal. It's easy to succumb to the fatigue when I sit in front of the computer. My days, as for many, are too long from start to finish, and too distracted for me to be able to write with any regularity or creativity. Sermon writing is my number one priority, and ( Read more... )

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I have a new neighbor - 2 months now. If I go out of my room and turn left, her door is there. Sometimes it is open, and she asks me if I want to come in. I step over the gate and sit in the big pink chair and we read Shel Silverstein's "Where the Sidewalk Ends" together. Other times, she shows me how her toys work. Occasionaly, she is asleep on ( Read more... )

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