Merry Christmas!!

Hello and Merry Christmas!
I hope you are more organized than I am. I still have quite a bit of running around today to do and I am still finishing up several projects. I made a bunch of booties, I guess they might qualify as slippers, fun to knit, not so much fun to sew up. Nev's family celebrates Christmas Eve so I have all of 12 hours to finish all that. See the above post about his family starting on time. :)
I have been playing florist this past week and have had a great time creating lots of arrangements. I love using Christmas greens and this year got a huge box of assorted greens to fool around with. Poor Nevin just keeps cleaning up after my mess, hopefully my new floor in my craft room will go in after Christmas. He finally gave up trying to do things in there and just started to wrap his presents.

My family will have tamales tonight, bought, and will have breakfast together and then open presents tomorrow. Sometime, I hope to squeeze in Mass. My church doesn't do Midnight Mass anymore, it starts at 10:30 these days. Weird, huh? No Riverside again, I'll miss seeing my relatives but will see some of them soon.

My great Aunt Lucy passed away yesterday. She was married to my grandpa's brother Uncle Ray on my Dad's side. She was 91 and last year, her son Dave had a wonderful party for her. We've seen more of her in the last few years since she moved in with Dave in Pasadena. She will be greatly missed!

Have a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends!! XOXOXOXOX, Robin

Christmas Countdown

It is almost here! There is so much left to do. I have one more week of school and during that week, we have our Christmas program, gifts to make, and hopefully a little laerning along the way before Santa visits us on Friday.

Last week was our Union Christmas Party. I decorated with long balloon bouquets grounded in Christmas Chinese food containers. Easy and cute, the opening held a floral pick, I found them for 70% off.
Last night, my dance teacher, Celia, had me over for posole. I think I've only had it three or four times, it was good. She asked if I wanted "pata" in it, I guess feet aren't every one's cup of tea. I had some and I didn't know the difference between that and the regular pork, all good! She had a plate of garnishes and 2 kinds of chile to add. I did not try the chile. I am a wimp. It was a fun night.

Today, I went to a b-day party for my sil and bil. We were late but they were later. In fact, the birthday boy never did show up while I was there and I left 2 hours after the supposed starting time. Nev's other brother showed up just as I was leaving. So I didn't sing Happy Birthday and didn't get to see them open their gift cards, don't get me started!

Met Folklorico friends and had dinner then went to the Shannon Center at Whittier College for a Folklorico performance, they were very entertaining.

Almost midnight and I've got to go to bed! Robin

Milestones

It has been a while, hasn't it? Several milestones have been reached since my last post.

-I turned 50. No floods or famine, the earth did not shake. Just happened. Nev and I had a nice dinner at Claim Jumper, sorry Alonso, no Produce Bar at Brea either anymore! Our families got together at Sizzler's for Sun Brunch the week after, needed time to recuperate from the wedding flowers and Thanksgiving.

-My friend/pledge sister Annelle turned 50 exactly I week after I did. She had a better attitude about the whole business, cheaper insurance was her thing.

-My good friends Wendy and Alonso got married! It was a lovely, joyous occasion and if I do say so myself, the flowers were very nice.

-Thanksgiving 2008 came and went, we had a very nice dinner, no major cooking mishaps and I even had time to make some floral arrangements. We had a nice mix of family and friends over, only 19 this year.

Isn't is amazing how quickly Christmas will be here?

Note to friends, apparently I lost my Juno address book, no clue how I did that, so if you don't hear from me, by all means, drop me a line.

Love to all!

Almost here!

This is quite a week! I turn 50 in 4 days!!! 4, count them 1...2...3...4! Now the ideal way to celebrate this occasion, can't really say momentous, would be go out somewhere and drink and dance till I can't dance another step. However, two very dear friends, Alonso and Wendy are getting married the day after so I will be working on their wedding flowers on my birthday. I am taking a personal day off to do it, maybe Nev and I can sneak away from the flowers to have a nice meal.

It is also Parent Conference Week. Can't say it is a favorite of mine. We already test the poor kids to death, even in Kindergarten , and there are some assessments we do just for the report card. It has been challenging with my group this year, they are kind of an active bunch.

I already got an early birthday present. My sister, Kelley, took me to a play yesterday. It was at a little theater in the Brea Civic Center. It smelled liked smoke the whole time and the air conditioning was cranking. The play was "The Wonder Bread Years", a one man show about all the stuff we used to have and do and how much more simple life was in the "Good Old Days". Very entertaining. He said to "tell your friends", so I am. :-)

Saturday, I went crafting with Dorothy to the City of Commerce, our Saturday craft day has made their Community Services Bulletin as a regular once a month event. Cool! They have it at different parks in the City to make it available to different people. All freeway close to me. I didn't get as much done as I would have liked, but it was fun. The next one is a few days before Christmas, I'm sure I'll be working on last minute gifts then.

Am watching Boston Legal, one of the shows I never miss. I am sad that this is the last season. Very topical and hilarious is a twisted way.

The fires seem a little better, the ashes on the car wern't as bad this morning as they were yesterday. Be safe everyone!
Robin

Post Election Wrap Up

Well my long term of indecisiveness is over. It was a first for me, I declined to vote for President. I didn't want to vote for Obama and I couldn't bring myself to vote for a Republican. Shocked a few people I hadn't talked to in a while but there it is. And I still like Sarah Palin! :-)
I am hoping Obama is a man of his word and despite his lack of experience, will lead us to a better situation both here and abroad.

Random thoughts:

I have only NINE days left of being in my 40's!!! Ugh!!

Madonna is nuts but Guy Ritchie married her.

IMHO, Misty May would have been in the semi finals of Dancing With the Stars.

Luke Walton should get more playing time, hear me coach??!! Derick F rocks!

Top Chef started tonight, love that show!

Not a fan of this "Falling Behind" business, so tired and draggy.

Am a fan of 4 day weekends!

Hope all is well with you!!

Almost over...

Finally, the campaigning will be over for a while. Can't wait to watch TV with normal commercials. No, I am just as conflicted as ever about the presidential race. I've been to to by the best of them, on both sides, and I am still stuck.

We had a great trip up to my sister Sandy's house yesterday in Tehachepi. It is FAR and I don't know how she makes the trip as often as she does. We had a pre Thanksgiving dinner, everyone cooked and my bil Mike made a great vegetable enchilada dish. We took lots of pictures and when I figure out the uploading thing, I'll add them.

Have a great week and don't forget to vote Tuesday!

Now for the positive...

So, I'm done whining for the moment and it is on to good stuff! Last week was really busy, my Thalian pledge class has been getting together for a pre Homecoming dinner for several years now. There were 6 out of 10 in attendance, 60% of our class to be exact. Actives used to get annoyed with us when we'd point that out, years ago of course, because I think they thought we didn't want to assimilate with everyone else but really, that wasn't the case. Now, we are pretty close, I think closer than most pledge classes and I know we'll be together until we are very old ladies who can't get around!! The Homecoming Brunch was lovely, it was held t the Crystal Room in Uptown Whittier. There was a table decorating contest and we won! Of course, only one other pledge class even tried to decorate and we had tons more stuff on the table. Annelle brought yellow satin clothes, I had a cute vintage looking turtle fabric we used as a tablecloth, 10 vases filled with yellow roses, custom M&M's in green and yellow in martini glasses with green stems, Toblerone bars, green balloons and green or yellow fabric napkins. The table was beautiful! Dr Abrahim was there and it was so nice to see him! I was disappointed that some Thalian I had been expecting to see didn't show up but all in all, I think it was our biggest turnout in years.

I had to leave the Brunch early to go home and pack up the candles and helium tanks to go to Oxnard for our Union's Leadership weekend. Usually, I go up on a Fri but this year, I arrived 4:30 on Sat afternoon. Traffic was horrible but I had wonderful helpers who worked hard to ready the room for our mixer. The theme this year was " Caribbean Waves" to coordinate with the "Waves of Change" theme of the business part of the weekend. We had a Limbo game and some really got into it. We gave the centerpiece to the person at each table whose birthday was closest to Bob Marley's. There was dancing at the end and Nevin actually danced some cumbias with me. He noticed that there was another song playing, you know how they run the music together, this was after the 6th or so song. His words, "Hey, that's another song!". SO of course that was soon the end of that. Sigh, I love to dance. Anyway, the weekend was good.

Because we were gone, we missed the birthday party of Christopher, our youngest godson. He turned 4. So we took him out to eat during the week to Carino's. His words to us in the car were "You know, I don't eat meat." Yup, the kid is a vegetarian. So is his mom and brother and sister. He had a salad, macaroni and cheese and the most fun part for him, an ice cream sundae. Nev got him some toys he didn't have, that's amazing in itself and he was a good boy.

Next weekend, we'll miss Joshua's birthday, he is Nev' nephew also and will be 7. So we'll take him out somewhere. All I got out of him was he likes Chicken Nuggets. The boy needs to get out more. Wherever we go, it has got to be quieter than Chuck E Cheese!

Chris and Joshua are Nevin's only godchildren, they are my 4th and 5th. Valerie is 24, John Paul just turned 21 on Wed, and Alicia is 14. I accidentally sent a birthday text to John's brother Anthony, phone number is just one different. :-) I was also Anthony and John's mom's sponsor when she became confirmed in '84. Denise is also my pledge sister, see how things work?

Yesterday, went to a Scrapbook Expo in Ontario. The shopping would have been great, probably a good thing I was a little broke then, too many show specials. I took a class form Jessica Guthrie, the great organizer of our Provo CKU bus tour. Learned all about acrylic albums, very cool! Today, scrapped with the "Chino Chicks". Didn't get too much done, but it was nice.

Tonight, we celebrated my fil's 82nd birthday! Happy Birthday Nevin! (he's the second, my dh is the 3rd)

What sucks?

It has been a long time since I blogged, thanks Alonso for noticing! This has been a busy time for me and a lot of things just didn't go well as I would have liked. Here is a sampling:

1. The Dodgers broke my heart. They were doing so well until this last series. Joe, you had a great year and wait until next season.

2. Misty May got injured on Dancing With the Stars, she was my favorite dancer and is my favorite woman athlete. We've followed her career since she was a setter for Long Beach State's volleyball team several years ago. I didn't even watch it last week and I love that show!

3. I have watched all the debates and I am still not sure who I will vote for. I'm torn between national security and my own interests. Nev has offered a "no" vote on Proposition 8 in exchange for a Republican presidential vote in Nov. Thinking about that.

4. Was suppose to start dancing last week but the Dodgers, well you know how that ended. Today, I came home and slept for a couple of hours, I'm getting sick. :-( The City of Whittier is not offering our dancing group a good Sat for our recital so we aren't having one this time, nothing for Christmas or like the last two years, nothing in the Fall. Getting ready for a recital makes me attend class.

5. I accidentally got my phone wet Sat. The battery and SIM card are fine but it looks like the phone is a goner. The contract was over Nov 25 anyway and I'm able to use Nev's phone with my card but his phone sucks worse than mine. Takes 30 seconds to even decide to try to dial a number, so annoying! We both need new phones and I'm trying to convince Nevin that I NEED an i Phone! Wish me luck on that!

There is more that sucks in my world but my brain is a little fuzzy right now.
Positive stuff next time!
Robin

Dodgers Rock!

So, you probably know the Dodgers did it again! Poor Cubs, or really their fans. They looked so sad and dejected after the game, their manager too. I felt bad for them, one hundred years, well it will be at least one hundred and one! I don't pretend to know all the ins and outs of the games, the strategy totally escapes me sometimes but I do love them and have for a long time. Next round...

Now the Angels do not enjoy my support, like they care!. I was ambivalent towards them, nice "Big A"you could see from the freeway, a flat parking lot that was easy to get in and out of. Kind of cute with the Disney connection but now, just forget it! They only did well with OUR former players leading them and then, they stole the "LA" name. As if!

Had a lazy weekend, slept a lot. I go to bed really late but get up at 5:30. I probably would be able to sleep a little more if it didn't take me so long to get going in the morning but I just kind of wander around in the morning, The mind isn't terribly productive at that hour.

We did go to Sizzler yesterday in La Mirada and it was delicious. We used to go a lot when we lived there but don't go as often anymore. They are almost done remodelling it and it looks fabulous! They purged most of the white washed 80's South Western look and it looks so much better! We both had a flat iron steak, have no idea what it is, but it was the best steak I've had for a long time.

Today, I made stew. I hardy cook these days unless it for a special occasion like a family thing or a potluck. Nevin had a hankering for stew, I think he saw it on the Food Network. I cooked it in the crock pot but it still took a long time t make because everything else was the same. I just didn't have to worry about it burning in the crock pot like I would on top of the stove.

For those worried about my political voting: This will push you over the edge, Nevin and I wanted to see Sarah Palin at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Denise my Democratic pledge sister also, was going with us but they were sold out! I told Nevin I wouldn't be there to clap and be all silly about it, I just like her and wanted to see her in person. I watched the debate Thursday and I think they both did a great job.

In my attempt to add pictures to this blog, I somehow messed up the CD player on the computer, it won't play anymore and I am in Scrabble withdrawal. One more thing to add to my list to do. I haven't purchased everything on my top ten list, I was really busy and then really tired!!! Usually, I'm already at the credit union getting some of that money out by now.

Take care all! Robin

Robin's Top Ten List (a la David Lettermen)

So I get paid on the 1st! Only teachers would understand the feeling of not getting $$$$ since July 1. Now, this year, I've actually done OK, my summer paychecks from the Credit Union were pretty good. There are times when they are pretty sparse as I've already taken the money out and been left with a few hundred dollars to last a month. I have a list of places to visit and items to buy when I FINALLY HAVE MONEY!!!

This top ten list is an homage to my late night comedian of choice, David Lettermen. He just sends me and I want no comments from the Peanut Gallery about THAT!

Robin's Top Ten Things she'll buy when she gets paid!

#10 Take the car to Jiffy Lube.
#9 Have a shopping spree at Target (tons of stuff there!)
#8 Buy some Partridge Family CD's (you know you want some too!)
#7 Go to Zappos.com and buy some new shoes!
#6 Buy a Glider Glider Pro, half the size of the other ones and it has some green on it! Refills are very reasonably priced too!
#5 Buy some Princess House catalogs for the Christmas season and some samples.
#4 Order from Stampin' Up's new catalog, including that yummy straight scallop punch.
#3 Visit Buck A Roos (it is a local thing, you've probably never heard of them before. They have a store on my way home from work in Pico Rivera and for some reason, they've been closed. But there is a sign in the window that says they are coming back on OCT 1! They have lots of fun stuff for the classroom and crafting but what I really want is 12 x 12 bags both for school and for my home projects. I bought some a while ago that had a zip lock top that would be perfect for my little K students.)
#2 Sign up for Jessica's class in Ontario so I can do the acrylic albums justice.

AND THE #1 THING ROBIN IS GOING TO BUY WHEN SHE GETS PAID...

#1 Some CRICUT cartridges!

Sing along with me, "I think I love you, so what am I so afraid of? Afraid that I'm not sure of, a love there is no cure for." DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH "I think I love you, isn't that what life is made of? Though it worries me to say, I've never felt this way!"
Musically yours, Robin

Go Dodgers! Go Dodgers!! Go Dodgers!

The ORIGINAL Los Angeles baseball team!!!!!

Back To School Night was today. Had parents of 12 out of 19 students come. OK odds I guess.
Our wonderful, awesome Media Center aide is leaving us tomorrow. I had a special fondness for her because I got to be involved in the interviews for her position. She not only took care of the library, she also was responsible for the Computer Lab. Good bye and good luck Selenia. I will miss you tons!

Dancing With the Stars!

I'm in Heaven! Three nights of Dancing With the Stars! Misty May will be my favorite, she hasn't danced yet so I hope she does well and Susan Lucci my second favorite, I am a long time All My Children watcher, almost since the beginning. We used to have season tickets to Long Beach State's Women's Volleyball and watched Misty a lot. Don't know how she's had time to practice since the Olympics but GO MISTY!!!!

Happy Birthday Nevin!

Nevin celebrated his birthday, it was very low key this year. I took him to Steak and Stein in Pico Rivera, always a nice dinner from them. I had plans on going to the School Board meeting later that night, thus dinner so close to Montebello, but our Board presentation by our principal was cancelled two hours before it was to begin! How screwy is that? She was nice enough tho call me so I wouldn't make a trip for nothing. Nev and I had wonderful rib eye steaks and all the usual, decadent fixing on everything. That cheese toast is to DIE for. His birthday doesn't come at a particularly opportune time for me. Since I haven't received a regular paycheck since July 1, things at this time of year get a little lean, not me, just my wallet! I really rely on our Credit Union to hold my money because if it was up to me... I got him either a corner unit for the TV in the bedroom or I contributed to the TV in the bedroom which technically we don't have yet. Confused? Basically, I'll give him money. Not my favorite gift to give or usually to get but I am appreciating its usefulness more and more.

Nevin had been watching the Ryder Cup all weekend. He doesn't usually watch golf but something about this event really grabs him. I find it confusing, it is constantly switching back and forth and I'm not super familiar with the sport.

I finally figured out why I not an Obama fan, he reminds me of someone who used to just irritate the heck out of me. I took me a while to put my finger on it. I have been doing a lot of reading this week but still haven't made a definitive decision as of yet.

Back to School Night this Thursday! If you talked to me at all last school year, I'm sure you heard how hard that class was, I didn't want to be in second grade, felt I wasn't being utilized in the best way and there were some students with, shall we just say, issues. This year I have an interesting K class, a few issues here and there, I just got a bunch of new ones and gave up more to the new teacher who I know, Margie! I am looking forward to being next door to her, she starts in a week at her new assignment.

We lost our substitute attendance clerk who had been with us for a long time and I found out the Media Aide is leaving soon also, so sad! I hate changes.

Friday Night was our monthly "Dinner and a Swap". The format is similar to the old swap club I was in, a hostess picks the project we make at home and we trade or creations. But now, the hostess also picks a restaurant instead of a potluck and it has been so fun to go to every one's picks. This time, it was an Italian place in Downey, good food!

Go Dodgers!

Happy Anniversary Aunt Joan and Uncle Ed!

Yesterday, Nev and I went to a 50th anniversay party for his Aunt Joan and Uncle Ed. It was so nice to see so many family members on such a happy occasion. Cousin Rita made great food, she has a knack for arranging food so it looks elegant and inviting on the trays. She picked some foods I had never tried before like Armenian string cheese that looked like pasta and Polish cookies that consisted of an apple filling, gingerbread surrounding that and the whole thing dipped in chocolate, yummy! Anyway, the point of this story is that everyone was able to get together on a beautiful So Cal day to congratulation Joan and Ed. Here's to you!

My Uncle Raoul underwent triple bypass surgery and I am happy to report that he is back home! My cousins have done a great job keeping us informed. I have some really nice cousins and every time I see them, I am sorry I haven't been able to spend more time with them. Same thing as Nev's family, family get togethers tend to be for weddings and funerals. Quite a lot of them did come down to Whittier for my mom's birthday this summer and also for 4th of July, one of my family favorite events.

Still on the fence with the election business. I am watching and reading a lot. Looking forward to the debates.

See you!

Congratulations Laurel and Dean!

We just got back from our favorite place, the Central Coast. Our friend Laurel married her Prince Charming, Dean in a Catholic Mass in Paso Robles yesterday. They had a really fun casual reception in her back yard. We met some nice people from Whittier. Laurel lives in Creston and near as I could see, they raise horses out there. The weather was HOT, 105 to be exact. If anyone knows how to make the little circle to show the degrees sign, lmk. We stayed in Cambria because it would be cooler and we just love it there. Didn't do too much shopping but bought some preserves, lavender lotion, TimTams (Aussie cookies) and the cutest little frog salt and pepper shakers! Took our time coming home. Stopped at the Cotton Ball. a quilt shop in Morrow Bay, shopped at the Royal Doulton store in Camarillo, ate in Malibu at a very good restaurant we discovered last trip and got home about an hour and a half ago.

I had a post all ready to go last week then I tried to insert some photos. Well, that was the end of that post, it disappeared and the pictures, while saved on my computer, never made it to the blog. I'll work on that.

The gist of that post was that I thought the Sarah Palin was a terrific choice for the Republican Party. I don't agree with her views, but what a bright and interesting women she is, I thought she delivered a great speech. Some of my friends seem almost angry that I'd even consider not voting my usual but but I figured I'm allowed. I'm just checking it out folks, I invite you to do the same.

Dirty clothes await! Robin

Happy Birthday Rita!

I just got back from dinner with my friend Rita. She is one of my very oldest friends from Whittier College, I have known her for 32 years! Amazing, isn't it? We had swimming together 1st semester and her sister said that only a Freshman would do that! We later pledged together, she was in my wedding, done a little traveling together and she just always has been one of my very good friends! There were 7 of us that pledged as freshmen and this is the year we are turning 50. Rita's attitude about it is much better than mine. Since she is the youngest of 5, now she is like her brothers and sisters. But I am the oldest of my sisters so when I turn 50, I'll be the only one and for quite a while. Can't say that I'll really looking forward to the big 5-0.

Came home to see Nevin watching the Republican Convention. Sounds quite enthusiastic.

School went well, we had a whole bunch of kids sign up last minute and I now have 25! The other two K classes are high also and hopefully, we'll get some relief in the future, maybe a new teacher? My students were so cute and most of them so little! I'm much more relaxed. Even a couple of parents commented to me that I looked so much happier today than I looked last year. I didn't think I was so transparent. Oh well. My whiskey barrel of flowers outside my classroom survived the summer quite nicely but I want to buy some bamboo for the inside of the class. Thay have always done well in that room, maybe that was what was missing last year. Off to shop, I hear the Dollar Tree has some good deals! :-)

Another school year

School starts tomorrow! I am much more excited than last year. If you recall, or maybe you didn't know the issues, I taught 2nd grade. It was a difficult year, very difficult. If I could have retired, I would have, mid year even. It was that bad. But now, as one of my Kindergarten teacher friends said, "Robin, you're back in the club!" So I am. It took hours of work to get the K stuff out last year and it has taken hours to put it back this year. Best part is that we will be going full day K after the first Parent Conference in November! I have wanted that for years, so much to teach and so little time to do it. In an ideal world, I'd have my aide back for three hours but those days are long gone. Mrs. Valentino was with me for fourteen years and I miss her terribly. We have shared classrooms off and on for the last 10 years. Not my favorite thing, no secret to anyone, I have been in my same classroom since 1985 and it is very hard for me to share that space. Finally, this year, we are able to be by ourselves and teach all day. It is nice to work with another K teacher, especially if you don't have to share the room, just your time and talents. But we will be unable to help in the same way this year so it will be a challenge with a new situation. No matter, I am just so glad to be back teaching K!

The hardest thing will be getting up in the morning, I am still on the "Olympic Schedule". I did get up kind of early today but took not one but two naps today! Hopefully, I'll be able to leap out of bed, (yeah right), and be out of here early! I have a few things to do before I greet my little ones in the morning. I'd like to take their pictures first thing which leads me to another subject. Photos...There aren't any here so far and Natalie, my pledge sister asked me "Where's the frogs?" I know they should be here but I don't know how to do that yet, something on my list of things to learn. That and get good at Excell. :-) Power Point too. OK, my computer skills are lacking but boy, can I shop on line!

So for all my teacher friends out there, have a great year! Dorothy, who already started, hope things get better!

Robin

Welcome to "A Frog's Life!"

So people, I thought I'd give this blogging business a whirl. My summer has come to an end and what better way to welcome the new school year in than starting something new and different. So here goes...

Hi there! It is the first day of Septmber, just one more precious day of vacation before school starts on Tuesday. I've been inspired to try a blog, mostly by reading Jessica Guthrie's. She's funny! I met her this summer, she organized the shopping bus trip from Southern Calif to Provo, Utah for CKU. I enjoy reading blogs, I love writing, spelling not so much, so bear with me. I hope you enjoy a little glimpse in my life.

Dh, aka Nevin, is watching Fox News in the other room. I must tell you, we have a "mixed marriage", he is a Republican and I am about as liberal a Democrat as they come. Politics are always a lively topic around here and this election is no exception. For the first time, let's just tackle the controversial topics first, I'm not sure who I will vote for. I watch and read a lot and I like both canditates for VP, just not thrilled about my choices for President.

My family is meeting for a Labor Day brunch in the instead of the usual barbecue so my nephews can be there. They are busy later at a birthday party for one of Elaine's kids. (my first friend I've mentioned!) I'm going to make a pasta salad. I'm good at those.

I am the oldest of five girls. My folks live right across the street and no, it isn't like Everyone Loves Raymond. We are all really different, well I think so, but things are generally pretty smooth. The bad thing about living across the street is that my parents' house is beautiful and their yard looks like a park and our doesn't. It needs work and we have a PODS parked in our driveway which probably isn't too pretty to look at. We're used to it.

Happy Labor Day!! Robin